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New Britain herald., 1929-11-20

Saturday evening the New York Municipal band will have it's music broadcast by WNYC at $50. James J. Cunningham the bandmastcr.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30

charge of the superintendent. There will be a special vesper service at the church at o'clock tomorrow
 afternoon. All are invited to attend. The Young People will meet follow ing the Nesper services.
 Grange Past Masters Night
 Past Masters night will be observ- ed by Berlin Grange on Tuesday evening in Grange hall. The organ ization has five past masters. George B. Carter. Edwin B. Adams. Joseph Wilson, George Tryon and Claude W. Stevens. Mir. Stevens is chairman of the committee arranging an enter tainment. Mrs. l.. W. Williams will sing Tn the Gloaming' and Mr. Britain will contribute group of instrumental selections. Joseph r.
 Lamb. vice president of Landers
 Frary X Clark, New Britain. will lec- ture on his recent bear hunting trip in the Kodiak Islands and Alaska
 His talk will be illustrated with mo- ton pictures. Ice cream and oak" will be served.
 East Berlin Items Easter Sunday will be appropriate
 ly observed in the churches of the
 community with special music and sermons. An Easter program Of
 music will be rendered by the choir
 of the Methodist church augmented by the junior choir. Rev. A. l..
 Burgreen will preach an Easter ser
 mon. Sunday school will be held at 12 o'clock and the Junior League
 at 3 o'clock. The Intermediate League will meet at 6:30 o'clock
 The regular evening service will be
 held at 7:30 o'clock.
 The morning service at St Ga
 briefs Episcopal church will be held
 at II o'clock. Special Easter music
 will be rendered. Sunday school will meet at 10 o'clock
 Mass will be celebrated at Sacred | Heart church at 9 o'clock by the
 Rev. J. c. Brennan. Easter music
 will be sung. Sunday school will | follow.
 MI ,. "lllldHl IpullCe lHu IduSIltl, Theo. are spending the weekend and the Easter vacation at their l home here. They expect to return | here late 10 spend the summer at which time they will reopen their summer camp.
 Frank Kramer, Jr., is spending his ! Easter vacation at his home here | from his studies at Wesleyan Uni l versity.
 The state highway department has l just completed repairs on the high 1 way from the flats 10 Kelsey corner. 1 A heavy coating Of tar oil and gravel | has been placed over the entire
 road bed greatly improving the thor
 oushfarc. Expressions in the road bed below Morse's corner have been | filled in.
 The close Of the membership campaign which has been under way ! in the community club for he past
 several months will be appropriat ely
 celebrated with a campaign supper | on Wednesday evening April 10
 which every member of the club is
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
church in honor of St. Anne.
 Special school Meeting

Voters of the sixth school district will meet at o'clock this evening l in the schoolhouse on Stafford ave
 nue 10 consider the selection of a site for the proposed new school | building. It is understood that the building committee will recommend the purchase of a strip of land from Frederick J. Hiltbrandt O. 1 cated on the north side of rarm- ington avenue. The price asked for the property is said to be s4,6oo. At meeting of the voters cn March 5, 1t was voted to purchase
 site owned by Emil Redman on the south side of Pennington ave nut in spite Of the fact that inc owner announced at the meeting that he had changed his mind
 about selling it. The building com-
 lnlttee' winch was given price Of
 s5'aoo for the land i4. question, fail Cd to secure written option. how ever, and MT Eedman still refuses
 to sell. For this reason if was
 1ound necessary to chose auotb,.r Site and members of the commit, @ were unanimous in the selection of the Hlltbrandt property.
 At tonight's meeting the voters VIII also be asked to authorize ,h,. district committee 10 engage the StfFlces ot an architect, to consjl- CT plans for four room bnildinp and 10 make arrangements for financing both the purchase of the land and the erection Of the new school.
 st. Johns Chapel At St Johns Mission tbe Snn. day services will consist Of celebrs- | tlon ot holy communion at 9:15 a.
 m., Rev. Theodore Martin Of Heb- 1 ron celebrant. and at 3 D. m. the church school Easter festival with the presentation of the Lenten of- fering.
 On Monday evening. April l
 there will be a public whist and bridge party in the parish house
 and on Saturday afternoon, April 5. an Easter party for the children of the church school.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
MUST PRESENT EVIDENCE
 ON PERJURY CHARGES
Lawyer Must support Allegation to Get New Hearing For Clients
 in Bankruptcy Case

Attorney Thomas r. McDonough Of this city must present new evil dence 10 support his charge that two witnesses committed perjury in the Hornkohl bankruptcy case d year ago in order to secure a new trial for his clients, Ida and Felix Scheidl, according to an answer given by Federal Judge Thomas to the local attorney after he had pe- titioned the United States court for a new trial. A default judgment was rendered against the Scheidls in favor of Leo B. c. Fox of Hart ford, trustee of the bankrupt es- tate. A stay of 30 days in the fore closure action was granted to Mr. McDonough in superior court sy Judge Edward M. Yeomans Thurs day.
 A conference will be arranged. ac- cordinG to Attorney NcDonough. with Stewart Porter and R. F. Por- ter, both of New Britain the two men alleged 10 have committed per jury. An attorney, whose name has not been disclosed. is said 10 have advised the Porters in this matter. In his plea to Judge Yeomans Thursday, Mr. McDonough claimed that the Porters had admitted that their testimony in the bankruptcy case had been untrue. It involved a filling station operated in Newing- ton by Edward Hornkohl. He had leased the property from the Scheidls.
 Mir. Fox, the trustee in the case, claimed that there was an agree ment whereby Hornkohl was to get the property upon the payment of s1.oo0. The alleged perjured testi- mony came ill. according to Attor- ney McDonough. when the Porters testified that they had seen such an agreement In a suit brought by Mir Fox to enforce the alleged agreement. Attorney Saul German, sitting as a special master, gave Judgment in favor of MT. Fox.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
elected for the coming year.
 Baptist Church
Easter services al the f

Easter services al the Baptist church will be as follows:
 Morning worship at 10:45 o'clock. Sermon, by the pastor, Rev. A. D. kendrick; theme, "The Resurrecton. !" Junior talk. The junior choir will sing "He Arose"
 Two anthems will be rendered by the senior choir: Morning of Beau ty", Lorenz and Lift. and "Ye Gates Kirkpatrick.
 Bible school at le o'clock. Inter- mediate B. Y. P. |. at 6:l5 D. m. At o'clock the new hymn books will be dedicated. The choir will sing an anthem, Lift Your Heads. " Gabriel. The junior choir will sing, Early We Will Seek Him."
 The ordinance of baptism will be conferred upon several.
 Senior B. Y. P, |. at 8 D. m.
 Easter CantatA
 An Easter cantata entitled "The Dawn of Easter" will be presented by the choir of the Advent Christian church at S:l5 o'clock tomorrow evening.
 The program is as follows:
 Prelude-organ and piano Spring Song'-F. Mendelssohn.
 Congregational Hymn.
 Scripture.
 Violin solo-"F'irst Air Narie"- Charles Dancla. by Ninton Earl.
 Prayer.
 Response.
 Offering.
 The Dawn of Easter B. Wilson.
 Benediction.
 Postlude - organ and planO- Melody in F"-A. Rubinstein.
 The cantata is composed of vocal solos, with violin obligato: duets, trios, quartet numbers and a group of choruses. The soloists are Mrs. w. w. Woods and Ether Finder. so- Arthur E. McNickle. of New Brit ain. tenors: and William fleming way. bass.
 Catholic Church
 There will be masses at and 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. The latter one will be a high mass. with special Easter music under the di- rection of Mss l.. Ethel Prior. or ganist The regular Easter offering will be taken up at both services.
 Rcbckah Meeting
 Martha Rebekah lodge will hold a regular meeting in l. o. Q. r. hall Monday night and will confer the degree on a class of candidates. All members who are connected with the ent.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30

Address and presentation of Bible
 to Lawrence Deloy ,..... Pastor Hymn-"Lift up. Lift up Your
 Voices Now" ...... Senior Dept.
 A union sunrise service. sponsored by the young people of the town. will be held in the Congregational church at 7:15 o'clock Sunday morning.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Federation will be held Thurs day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock in the parish house. Miss Clara Labaree of New Britain will speak at this meeting on her work in India.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30

invited to attend. Mrs. Frank Cobey is the team captain who defeated Max Sugenhime's team. A special entertainment program is being ar ranged.
 On the evening of April c4th the Boys club will give an exhibition before the Community club. This exhibition will be similar to those given in former years and will show to the Community club the nature Of physical ork now being undertaken as part of the Boys club activities.
 camp Woodstock will open up again this summer and any member of the uoys and girls club is eligible to attend this camp which is under the supervision and direction Of the Hartford County Y M. C. A.
 The women Of Sacred Heart church will resume their whist social on Monday evening at o'clock in the church social rooms.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
BRUSH FIRES JET
 OUT OF CONTROL
Pirtmen Called Out Five Times
 Within Few Hours
TRUCK TRAPPED IN SAND
Sixth school District in Special SeH- sion ToniGht-Cars Sideswipe in Terryyille-Nallacc Barnes Bowl CTS Go to Richmond, Va.

In spite of the numerous warn ings issued by Fire Chief John H. Hayes and Fire Warden Alfred H. Breckbll on the setting of grass fires at this time of the year. fire companies were called out on five different occasions between 10 a. m, and 1 p. m. Friday to eXtinguish such fires after they had gotten be- yond control of individuals, In each instance houses and outbuildings were endangered and might have been destroyed but for the prompt arrival of the fremen.
 At 10:15 a. m. Welch fire com Forestville: at 1o;45 q. m. Squad A was summoned 10 Melrose street: at 2:55 D. m. Welch company respond ed to a call from Birch street: at 3:OS D. m. Engine Co. No. 5 was called to Concord street. and at 3:4 D. m. Co. No. 5 responded to an alarm from Pennington avenue.
 The fire on Birch street proved to he the most disastrous of the day and before it was eXtinguished, ap- proximately 100 acres of brush and woodland were burned over. The apparatus of Welch fire company be- came stalled in the deep sand on Birch street and an hour was con- sumed in getting the truck out and on it's way back to headaua rters. Fire Warden Alfred Breckbil draft ed a large force of volunteers, in cluding a number of Boy Scouts, and it was not until late in the evening that the fire was under control.
 Forest and brush fires were also burning on Fall Mountain and South Mountain during the after noon. These were finally extin- guished under the direction of the fire warden of Wolcott.
 Permits Required
 Permits for the setting Of fires outside the fire hydrant district are required and these may be secured from Fire Warden Alfred H. Breck bill, who is also Boy Scout execu-
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
AGED RESIDENTS
 FUNERALS TODAY
0bsequies for George Thompson
 and Mrs. Arabella Moffat
SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON
>Ieoacc of Uncontrolled Grass Fires Strcssed-Grangc to Have Fast Master Night Tuesday-Bird sus- ,ectc.l of Reading Newspaper.

Two of the oldest residents Of the town of Berlin passed away thls week within a day of each other and will be buried this afternoon George Thompson of Berlin h'e long resident and well known as farmer and chicken raiser died al inc home of Mrs. Starr of New Britain last Wednesday after an ill., ness of about a week. Mrs. arra- hel,a Moffat of kensington. '5' died Thursday after a short illness. She was born in Ellington and spent 'he earlv part of her life there. She had lived in Kensington for many years.
 The funeral of MT. Thompson Will he held at o'clock from the tunerai rar,ors of B. C. Porter Sons in New Rritain. Burial will he in Maple cemetery in Berlin. Rev. >. A: Fiske of the Berlin ConsreGa'loiia' church will officiate.
 Tine funeral of Mrs. Moffat will De held at 3:3o o'clock from her nome in Kensington and not from the the Kensington Congregational church as previously announced. Burial will be in West Lane cemetery kensjngton. Rev. Vernon l.. pbilinns of the kensington Congre- eational church will otficiate.
 Mir. Thompson was very active up 10 the time of his last sickness and often recalled the happenings of the carly part of his life.
 Birds Interested in News - Carefully woven in the bottom of A birds nest, believed to be that Of vireo. a portion of the New Brit tain Herald was found to be intact after at least one winter in the open. The nest was found on the property Of William Webster by Franklin Woodruff
 > The printing was found 10 Dc clearly lcgible and by this it was learned that several of the Berlin young men and women were speld- ing the holidays at the home of their parents Those mentioned were Samuel Coale William Coale. Samuel Fiske. Jr.. and victoria Tiskc The names show that the bit Of paper is from the Berlin news of the New Britain Herald. The scrap of paper is on the underside of the nest and this accounts for the state of preservatio, Of the print. From the age of the rest at least one win fer has passed since the paper was used. The nest will be put on eS- hibition at the Berlin library where it may be seen by anyone who is interested.
 Spexial Service Sunday Night
 The choir of the kensington Con- rregational church will give an Easter cOntata at the church at o'clock Sunday night. All are in yited to attend. The contata will be "The Crucifed' by Nevin.
 Rl Junior Choir
 The junior choir Of the Berlin Congregational church will meet to- night at the church at 6:45 o'clock for a rehearsal All members are requested to be present. The choir will sing at inc Faster services to- morrow morning at the church. Ne~Irr Srrskes
 The senior choir of the Berlin Congregational church will sing .
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
Church Of Our Saviour

SuufCn OI OuF SASnuk
 Services for Easter Sunday. II a. m.. holy communion. Rev. T. D. Martin of Hebron will be the cele- brant.: l2:l5 a. m.. administration of holy baptism: 4;30 p. m.. pres- entation of Lenten offerings by the children. Rev. Lincoln E. Frye will tell the children a story: e:3o D. m. Young Peoples Fellowship in the parish house. A. D. Hemingway will lead.
 PlainviIlc NJ. E. Church
 The services at the PIainville NJ E. church on Easter Sunday will be as follows:
 Morning service at 1o:l5 o'clock Rev. Arthur A, Ball. pastor. will be the preacher: The choir will render the following musical numbers:
 Anthem
 There is a Green Hill Far Away"
 ..'...'''. ............. J. J. Bell He ls Risen, Hallelujah' ...
 ................ F. F. Lorenz 'The Lord Is Risen Indeed". =.
 Ndl IC Al
 Anthem Solo
 Easter Dawn" .. R. H. Woodman
 tBy Herman Hanson)
 Sunday school at 12 noon. There will be no Epworth league service in the evening.
 At ' p. m. the Sunday school will present the pageant, He Has Tri- umphed." The public is cordially in- vited to all services.
 This church will unite with other churches at the sunrise service which will be held in the Congrega- tional church at 7:l5 a. m.
 Chamber Annual Meeting
 The annual meeting of the Plain- vile Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the rooms on Pierce street. The reports for the past year will be read and officers for the coming year will be elected. The chamber will also choose seven directors for two-year terms.
 A. NJ. F.. Zion Church
 Services at the Redeemer's A. M F.. Zion church tomorrow will be as follows: II a. m. preaching by Rev. A. A. Perry: theme. The Disciples Were Glad When They Saw the Lord" 12:3n p. m.. Sunday school. 6 D. m.. " c. E. Union. D. m. Easter program; pageant by the church school. The public is in vited to all services.
 Advent Christian Church
 The services at the Advent Chris tian church tomorrow will be as follows: Morning worship at 10:45 o'clock; subject, Come See the Place Where the Lord Lay" Sum- day school at 12:05 D. m. Rev. Sumner Johnson will be the speak CT at all services.
 In the evening special program has been arranged by the choir un- der the leadership of Miss Ethel Finder. The Dawn of Easter" a cantata by Ira B. Wilson. will he produced. The public is invited 70 attend, and, in order that the car- tata may not conflict with other evening services, it will start at S:15 o'clock.
 Hartford Praying Band
 The Hartford Praying band will hold an all-day gospel meeting to- morrow at the home of Mrs. Lena Hanson, Il Grown street. Meetings will commence at 1o:45 a. I'll. and .:3o D. m.. and basket luncheon will be enjoyed at noon.
 PiainviIlc Gospel Mission
 Sunday school at D. m. in Grange hall in charge of Frank Burleigh Of Bristol. Evening serv- ice in charge Of the pastor. The evening message will be The Friend on the Shore.'
 Cottage prayer service at 7:45 o'clock Friday evening.
 Cemetery Assn. Meeting
 The Plainville Cemetery Assn. will hold it's annual meeting at s o'clock Monday night in the office of the selectmen. Trustees will be
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30
PLAN DEMONSTRATIONS
 OF VOTING MACHINES
Explanations Arranged At Four Points For Next Tuesday,
 Wednesday and Thursday.

The use Of voting machines will be demonstrated to new voters and others who wish 10 tamiliarize themselves with their operation, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Of next week. Machines will be set up at the Senior High school on Bassett street. Centra! Junior High school at Main and Chest nut streets, Bartlett school on Broad street, and Elihu Burritt school on North street. Demonstrations will be given be- tween g a. m. and I r. 11., and front p. m. to s ?. m.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30

The American Philosophical so- ciety is the oldest learned society in the United States, tracing it's origin to the "Junto' organized in Phi!d- 11H1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
WATER EXPERT
GOES TO MEET
Valley Man Will Make Rio
Grande Report Before
Body In Mexico City
(Special 10 The Heraldl

SAN BENITO, Aug. lev. Z.
Anderson of this city, member OF
the international Waters Commits
sion, and irrigation expert Of that
body. will leave the Valley Satur-
day for Laredo to meet other Amer
lean members Of the commission for
the trip to Mexico City. where the
next meeting Of the body will be
held.
Anderson is to make a report at
Mexico City before the entire board
Of a survey he has completed of the
Rio Grande. looking toward stor-
age on the river. to enable the two
countries to work out a treaty gov
erning use of waters of this inter-
national stream.
Members of the American half OF
the international Waters commits
sion. and several engineers and as
sistants of the commission will gath
Pr at Laredo, and proceed to Mex
leo City.
Mr.. Anderson said before leaving
that several forces have entered ~
to the situation all looking toward
a quicker agreement on the inter-
national waters question here, and
On the Colorado river situation.
He said that ambassadors Of both
countries are interested in a solu-
ton Of this problem. and that the
present Mexican government has
taken an active interest. prom sing
results soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16

SEVEN
District Auxiliary
Meet In MCAllen

Alamo is to have the next meeting
of the fifteenth district OF Ameri-
can Legion auxiliaries it was decided
Thursday afternoon. at a quarterly
meeting Of the district representa-
tives in McAllen. Thirty-eight
members from the various auxili-
aries were present. The session
opened with a program of songs
followed by the transaction OF rou-
tine business.
Mrs. Harvey Hixson. president OF
the McAllen auxiliary. read a paper
on the activities of the "Sidac." a
association formed among
women Of the countries participant
ing in the world a The next
meeting of the association Is to be
held in Belgrade. Mrs. HiXson gave
a review Of its activities since its
formation.
Mrs. Lee d. Rowe. another men,
Der of the McAllen club. gave a fas-
cinating account of her experiences
during the war. She was caught in
Belgrade al the opening of HOSTILE
ties, and later served as a Red Cross
nurse in Russia.
Mrs. Miller and Mr.. Rowe. assist
ed Mrs. Rowe in presenting several
examples OF Serbian, Polish and Uk-
rainian folk music.
Mrs. j. S. Spikes, Mrs. George T.
Hamilton, Mrs. w. o. Washington,
and Mrs Earbert Davenport at
tended from Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
County School Head
Back From Vacation

Mrs. w. r. Jones. county superin-
tendent of schools. has returned
from a joint vacation and busines &
trip that took her through cast
Texas.
She attended the conference OF
county superintendent held at A. 4,
M. college recently. She visited
friends and relatives III several east
Texas cities also.
The school head stated that She
was pleased to get back to the Val
ley. The weather here is consider
ably cooler than in the places She
visited, she said.
The county school system is
practically ready TO reopen. Mrs
Jones says. The buildings have
been placed in condition and several
addlhf ions made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
VALLEY ACREAGE IS
Eek BY EXPERT
Especial to The Herald

SAN BENITO. Aug. 16.-H. III.
Schultz, StatiStician Of the Texas
department Of agriculture. stationed
at Austin. was a visitor here this
week. checking on acreage pros
poets in the Valley.
Cchutz makes several trips TO the
Valley annually. He toured the Sec
ton with K. H. Townsend. Of the
federal inspection office in Harlin-
gen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-16
With the Boy
Scout Troops
At Rio ondo
ESPECIAL to The Herald)

RIO HONDO, Aug. l6.-The
first period of the Boy Scouts camp
Is drawing to a .close after a most
successful session. There will be a
Court of Honor ceremony on Fri
day evening. Aug. IS, at 7:30 p. m,
when the candidates for advance
ment will be passed on by the board
OF review, and the badges and hon.
ors awarded. At this time there
will also be awarded Eagle badges
to several scouts who have qualified
for this highest award that a scout
can earn. Harry Turpin. San Be-
nito; Carl Griffin. La Feria. and
Walter SibsCA. Santa Rosa. are the
scouts who will receive the Eagle
badge at this time.
The boys at the camp have been
working faithfully on the advance
ment requirements and have pass
ed successfully about 500 tests. SO
far. There will be many more COM
rleted before the close OF camp on
Saturday. Aug. II.
Go On Hikes
Last Tuesday evening the several
troops went for hikes. each troop
by itself. The boys cooked their
own supDars in true scout fashion
over camp fires. They voted this
event one Of the best features of the
camp. No doubt the camp cooks
agreed. because they have been
working overtime preparing the
eats" which have been plentiful
and wholesome.
T. N. t. CThe Naked TRUTH. the
official camp daily newspaper. notes
the fact that the scouts and scout
ers were given a most delightful
treat for Tuesday diSner in the
form OF pie-a generous serving for
everyone-the gift Of Mrs. Emma
Leonard Of Matamoros. II was
E&rch appreciated. since scouts are
normal boys. and scouters lust
grownup boys. John Rowe. Jr.. of
Brownsville, Troop 3, is editor of
T. N. T.
Inspector Praises Camp
During the past week the camD
was inspected b. Mr.. ". M. Ehlers.
Inspector for the state board Of san
ftary engineers. Mr.. Ehlcrs stated
that II was the cleanest camp he
had seen and one Of the best. He
approved all sAe sanitary arrange
ments.
This first period will close on Sat
urday. and the second camp will
open on Tuesday. Aug. 20. with sun
per the first meal to be served.