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New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
INSPECTORS PROBE
 FATAL AIR CRASH Five Killed in Amarillo, Texas,
 Accident on Links

Amarillo, Tex, Dec. P-Aviation inspectors here today sought the reason for an airplane accident on the fairways of the Hillcrest Golf and Country club of Amarillo yes tcrday that resulted in the deaths of five persons. including a British World War flier.
 The lives Of the victims occupants
 Of SiX-puSSenGer cabin monoplane, were crushed out as the craft crash cd after q spin from an altitude pf only 200 feet, apparently as the pilot Was attempting to land on the go.f course.
 The dead are Lieut. Robert II. Gray: 37. of the British air force during the World War; his 2S-year cid wife. Evelyn; Robert M. tSoN)
 Moore; (. x. Dillon and Ray Allison. I The last three named were Amarillo business men.
 Gray. who was piloting the plana. and Moore and Allison were killed Instantly Mrs, Gray died soon after golfers had dragged her from the wreckage. Dillon died on the way to a hospital.
 A broken elevator control or stalled motor were advanced as l plausible causes Of the accident by
 aviators. Witnesses said the craft ! righted itself after it went into the spin. but too late 10 gain altitude
 before it struck the ground.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
James H. Hills

Funeral services for James H. Hills, aged 27, of 4S Court street, who died Sunday at the New Brit ain General hospital, were held this morning at o'clock at St. Mary S church. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Walter J. Lyddy, Rev. Matthew J. Traynor, pastor, was deacon, Rev. John T. Connor was sub deacon, and Rev, Thomas J. Laden. pastor of the Church Of St. John the Evangelist, was in the sanctuary.
 As the casket was borne into the church, Organist John J. Crean played 70 Jesus. Jesus. Dearest Lord" Mrs Mary r. Crean sang 70 Salutaris" and Sanctus and Ben edictus and Agnus Dei from the Mass in E flat. Organist Crean play ed the Vacant Chair at the com- munion of the mass and at the con- clusion Mrs. Crean rendered Near CT My God 10 Thee As the casket was borne from the church, Organ ist Crean played Chopin's funeral march.
 The pail bearers were Francis Maerz. Gerald McGrath. Fred Buck ley, Robert Fitzgerald, Walter Law less and stephen Coffey. John Whit ney and Max kohansky were flower bearers.
 Rev. Father Connor conducted the committal at the grave. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
BOND LIST FIRM; UTILITIES FAVORED
Recovery Disappoints Experts
 Who Looked fog Speed

New York. ,..r. oI Lpl-The bond last day Of year, which had seen prices severely depressed during it's first thrce-quarters by the high in- terest rates accompanying specula- tion in stocks.
 With money expected 10 ease now that tho year end requirements arc all but satisfied. fair investment demand male itself felt in the high grade listings and quotations har- dened. Utilities and rails were most in favor. but there was also some inquiry for industrials and special ties. Foreign loans recovered from yesterdays hcaviness, although the movement Of this group was scarce ly more than irregularly higher. However the volume of trading in all groups was extremely light.
 The course of bonds since the col lapse of share prices has disap- pointed some followers Of the mar ket, who had anticipated livelier inquiry than developed. Investment bankers pointed out. however. that the readjustment forced by that crash had been rather slow, so far as fixed incomes securities are con- ccrned for the recovery Of bonds has been retarded by the frmer money rates which normally appear at the holiday season.
 Nevertheless the contrast between interest charges TOW and a year ago is very sharp and most of the mar kct comment holds that basic con- ditions are favorable 10 real inn provements as soon as seasonal de- pression has lifted.
 Fractional gains appeared in a large number of loans while a few advanced a point or more. In the lat fer group were Consumers Power 5s. New York. West Chester and Boston 4 l-2s. Kansas City Southern First 3s and United States Rubber 5s. Bal timore and Ohio gold As. Kansas Gas and Electric Gs and Donner Steel 7s rose nearly point. Standard Oil of New Jersey 5s. Standard Oil of New York 1 1-2s and Union Pacific 1 1-2s advanced half. Smaller rises occurr- ed in Erie 55 and N. Y. Central As.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
CHATHAM ISLANDS
 MARK NEW YEAR
New Zealand Also Celebrated
 Event This Morning

Wellington. New Zealand. Dec. Sl UP)-It is already 1880 in this section of the world. In fact, peo- pie here were celebrating the new year when most people in the Unit cd States had not started breakfast.
 But the first people to greet 19S0 were a couple of hundred British CTS in the Chatham Islands. 4l4 miles southeast of here. They were ushering in 1880 at : a. m. (Dec. 3D E. s. T. and by the time New York's whistles aAd sirens shriel these islanders will be shaking cock tails and preparing for New Years 5 dinner.
 Theoretically, the symetrical 1S0th meridian from Greenwich is the starting point ~i every day. but this meridian cuts through several is- lands and the northeast corner of Asia, and it's use for time purposes would involve awkward calendar complications.
 To avoid this, the arbitrary meri- dian has been 'adopted, called the admiralty date line, and made to curve east and west of the geogra- phical 1S0th meridian in such d way that it actually touches no land. Chatham Islands, however, lie near enough to the admiralty date line to be first to see the new year born.
 The group consists of half a doz- en islands. They were discovered in 1790 by Lieutenant Broughton of the British navy and named after the Earl of Chatham.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Regional Director of Big
 Brother and Big Sister Movement in New Eng land Gives Dynamic Talk to Lions and kiwanians.

A tall, slim young man, who if his Lair were light might easily be taken for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, leaned far out over a table and with eyes that seemed to pierce right through his listeners, pounded q clenched fist on the table while great beads of precipitation flowed down his face as he thundered The ranks of prisoners in our pepal in stitutions today are being filled with boys and girls who come from broken homes where the right kind oi influence and environment is not supplied"
 It was Charles Brandon Booth. son of General Ballington Booth and Mrs. Maude Blliington B Booth.- He is regional director and New England executive secretary of the Big Broth- er and Big Sister movement.
 He was talking to the combined
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Ashton to Get Second
 Kiss After Wedding

Los Angeles. Dec. 5l UP)-Aftel ;L wait of eight years. Herbert Ash ton, Jr.. soon will kiss his wife-to- be for second time.
 When Ashton first kissed Miss Billy Stout, Hollywood scenarist, in New York eight years ago, she walked out from the luncheon en- gagement. She promised to see him if there were no kisses until after the marriage.
 Now the marriage is to take place early in 1880. The couple applied yesterday for marriage license.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
URGES OLD AGE PENSION

Bridgeport, Dec. 3 IP-To friends members the Connecticut Fedora ton Of Labor has sent greeting for the New Year with resolution for 193O which reads: 'l;esolved that we shall he considerate of the old folks and try to make their last days upon this earth as congcnial and happy as possible.
 "Therefore the least we can do for them in the year 1880 is to help en- act an old age pension law in Con-, nectiCut."
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Wall Street Briefs

New York, Dec. 3 Directors Of Baldwin Locomotive Works, it was reported today, will ask authority at the next annual meeting of stock holders to increase the company's funded debt The Baldwin company has not done any outside financing since the present corporation was formed in 1911. obtaining it's money requirements out of earnings or through temporary banking accom- modations
 The Weirton Steel Co.,. Chicago, has purchased site at Gary, Ind, on which it will erect a branch mill. Construction of the plant. however, will not start for another year or so.
 Stockholders of the Scoville Man. ufacturlng Co.,. of Waterbury, Conn.,, have approved issuance of $25. .bn0,- o00 in 5l2 per cent debenturcs and 500.000 additional shares of stock to he nsed in the acquisition of A Schracder Son, of Brooklyn.
 The Peerless Insulated Wire & Cable Co.,. on January 15 will re deem it's outstanding 5-year per cent convertible gold notes al 105 and accrued interest.
 Galena Signal Oil co. stockh oIders have voted to dissolve the company and transfer the remaining opcrat- ing property to the Galena Signal Oil corporation as provided for in the plan Of organization. December sales of Montgomery
 Ward X Co. are estimated to b" in excess of $35.000,O0 anothcr record for the month and again ot 10 per cent over the sales of De ccmber, 1928.
 Net ca1nngs of S4&,127.4G4 lol the period from Jan. l, to Nov. 30, were reported by the Canadian Ma tioral railways. These carnin ss compare with S53.549,2gl for the same period ill l92S, decrease oI $lO,42l,&26.
 Tn" average renewal rate for call money in December was 4.S5 per cent. compared with 5.3S per cent in November, 6,35 per cent in Oc. tober and S,74 per cent in Decem- Der, 1928. The high rate for the month was per cent and the low rate fl. per cent.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
City Items

The weekly meeting of the Rotary club will be held Thursday evening at the Newington Home for Crippled Children.
 Fred Saunders, who underwent an operation on his knee at the New Britain General hospital yes terday, is resting fairly well today
 Officers James H, McCabe, Thom- as Lee and Cornelius Keough are OH the sick list. Sergeant P. A. McAvay was able to be about yesterday after an illness.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
LEE, CONSIDERED FOR POST

Washington, Dec. 3l (Pt-William Lee, of Idaho. is under serious con sideration by President Hoover as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission to succeed J. B, Campbell. whose resignation is ef- fective January 6. Announcement of Lees appointment is expected soon by those supporting him.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
SURGEONS TO MEET

Worcester, Mass. Dec q LlD - The American College of Surgeons will hold it's New England section meeting here January and [. it was announced today. Several hum dred surgeons and hospital eXecu. tves from New England will attend.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
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Mrs. Josephine HicbOwicz

Funeral services for Mrs. Jo- sephlnc Hlebowicz, aged about II, of 4 Webster Hill victim of heart attack. yesterday morning, will Dc held Thursday morning at 9:50 at the home of her brotherinl law, An thony Hlebowicz Of 1T9 Curtis street. Burial will be in the family plot in st. Mary's cemetery.
 Besides her brother-in-law she IS survived by an aunt, Mrs. Bertha Skerkowska Of Newington.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Acme Wire Co. Votes
 Dividend of 50 Cents

The Acme Wire Co, of New Haven. paid a dividend of 30 cents -hare on it's common stock today. Divi- dends on the common stock have been omitted for the past few years. and checks coming 10 the local stockholders were surprise.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Mrs. Helen Collins OSter

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Collins Oster, 5o years old, of 4l6 Slater road, who died Sunday night at the New Britain General hospital, will be held Thursday morning at S:45 at the funeral parlors of Jo- seph A. Haffey and at 9 o'clock at St. Marys church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
MORGAN HEADS SOCIETY

Des Moines, Iowa. Dec. Sl Pl- Thomas Hunt Morgan. Hoologist, was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the business meeting of the organization today. He is pro- lessor of the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena. California.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Mrs. WilhelInina Eg2ert

Funeral services for Mrs, Will helmina Eggert, S5 years of age, of 549 Park street, who died Sunday right, were held this afternoon at , o'clock at the B. C. Porter Sons funeral parlors, Rev. Theodore 5, Dunn of tho South Congregational church officiated and burial was in FairvieW cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Mrs. NIadeIina Cont

Funeral services for Mrs. Made lima Cont. aged C5, of 6S Derby street. who died yesterday morning at her home, will be held Thursday morning at 9;3o at the home and at 10 o'clock at St. Marys church, Burial will be in St. Marys cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
George Wick wire

Private funeral services for George Wickwire. aged 54, of 127 Cherry street, who committed suicide yes- terday in his room by inhaling il- dominating gas, were held this after noon at the B. (. Porter Sons flIner- a, parfors. Rev. Theodore A. Greene of the First Congregational church o1ftclated Burial was in Fairview cemetery
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Mrs. Fla Louise TenBrOeck

Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Louise TenBroeck. aged 75, a for mer resident of this city. who died Sunday at her home in Washington D. C.. were held this afternoon in Washington, Burial was in Wash ington.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
CURB RALLIES 0N
 YEARS FINAL DAY
Shorts Rush to Cover, Since
 Tax Period Is Past Now

New York. Dec. 3l (P}-The curb rpturns in weeks today-the years final session-but trading continueI in light volume. and the days actiV- ity represented little more than year. end djustments for tax purposes.
 Short Wait to Cover
 Shorts who have been waiting rather nervously to cover at time when their profits will not be tax able until 1881, rushed to do so this morning. as today's regular transac- tions will not be cleared until JaT. ,. and therefore will not appear in 1929 statements. In market as thin as this one has been for the past fortnight, moderate covering vas sufficient to cause a rapid rally.
 By early afternoon. however, the covering movement slackoned, all prices slipped off a little from the best levels of the morning. A mol crate amount of last minute tax sell ing by longs was evident in an un- OSudl iulllDtI Ol CdSll SdlSS.
 Gains of around 10 points. or more, were common in the hign priced, volatile issues, and advances of 1 to points were tEe rule among popular trading shares. Utilities led the advance.
 Northern States Power A advan2- eG about 0 points. Central States Electric was strong spot mounting more than 3 points to above 70, while the Goldman Sach Harrison Williams issues generally were strong.
 Trusts Make Gains
 Tn the investment trusts, Blue Ridge and Shenandoah common mounted about a point, and Gold man Sachs points. Selected h. dustries, g, strong spot in the low priced group yesterday, was again in demand. Southern Corp. rallied a point. Lehman Corp. encoun- tered little profit taking on yes terday's advonce. Pennroad dropped to new low at , S-4, but prompt ly rallied
 In the industrials. Aluminium Co.,. Deere, and Tubize shot up about 10 points each. Tung Sol Lamp, Zon- ite, and American Cyanamid B were in fair demand. Stutz. which drop ped to 1 yesterday. and closed at l1s, re1ecting the bankruptcy ac tion, sold up 10 17s this morning. Fox Theaters A sold little higher.
 Gulf was a strong spot in the oils, mounting more than 1 points. h. diana and Cities Service were firm. Vacuum sagged for a time. but then rallied. In the mines, Newmont sold up several points.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
STOCK EXCHANGE

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New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
Birth Records

A daughter was born this morning to MT. and Mrs. Patrick Barry of Scranton, Pa, at the home of Mrs. Barrys mother, 4 Nash street.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
De a ths s
Albert Covaleski, Jr.


 Albert Covaleski, Jr.. infant son of MT. and Mrs. Albert Coyaleslti of 447 Ellis street, died last night at the home of his parents following q short illness with pneumonia,
 Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Eleanor and Betty Covalesl.
 Funeral services were held thi.; afternoon at o'clock at the home. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
 Mrs. Agnes Martin
 Mrs. Agnes Martin, aged g, wife ot Thomas c. Martin of 5l5 Stanley street.. died this morning at her home after d short illness.
 Mrs. Martin was born in East Ser lin but for the past 20 years had been a resident of this city. Sila vas a, member Of the Swedish Luth- cran church,
 Besides her husband, she is sur vived by her mother, Mrs. Johanna Erickson, and two brothers. Arthur and Carl Erickson, both of this city. Funeral arrangements, in charge Of John J. Tarrant, are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
DECLINES HOOVER OFFER

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 3l P}- Chancellor Robert NJ. Jones of the Knoxville Chancery court. whose nomination for interstate commerce commissioner was sent to the senate by President Hoover before the holi- days, today declined the appoint ment. He said he could not accept, "even if confirmed by the senate '
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
BULLS RULE LISTS
 IN STOCK MARKET
Gains Of 2 to 20 Points Made
 as Old Year Closes

New York, Dec. 31 tP5-The final stock market session Of the year to- Jay found the bulls making grand gesture of defiance after their re. verses Of the past two months by marking up scores Of issues to 70 points. The advance, which was most effective in thv steel. public utility. railroad and electrical shares took place on q relatively small \ plume Of trading.
 Cash s;lcs for the purpose of cS- t1bhshing income tax losses were in unusually heavy volume. estimates Of the number of such transactions ranging from one-fifth to one-third of the days total trading. Casa trades ale cleared today, making any losses taken Geductible in 1929 the ordinary manner are not clear ed rntil Thursday, bringing them within the new calendar year.
 Little Business News
 The days business news threw lir- tie light on the trend of business. Iron Age in it's weekly review. pointed out that producers find en- couragemcnt in the undiminishcl demand Of the railroads, the struc- tural steel industry and the farm equipment manufacturers and in fresh evidence of strength in the scrap market It further sets fort h that the last seven days of Decen. Der saw ingot output at between 40 and 50 per cent of capacity. com- pared with S. per cent a year ago. but improvement is already under way and the current week will find production at 5J to 60 per cent in the valleys, at G8 per cent at Chi caSo and G5 per cent at Pittsburgh.
 Midland Steel Products preferred vas the spectacular individual per former in today's market. soaring l9 l-2 points, Philadelphia com- pany ran up 12 3-4 and Western Union 10 3-4
 Others Make Gain General Electric, and Columbian Carbon, Detroit Edison. American Water Works, Air Reduction, Au- burn Auto, A NJ. Byers, J. l. Case,
 Michigan Steel and Allied Chemical sold , to : points higher. Among the many stocks 10 ad- vance 4 points or more were Re public Steel. Westinghouse Electric. Simmons Co.,, Atchison, Canadian Pacific and Jersey Central. L. S. Steel common. which sold down to 126 58 in the recent reaction. crossed 170 for d gain of more than 3 points and then ran into some profit taking.
 Coppers and oils were rather sluggish.
 Call money renewed unchanged at per cent with indications that the rate would be maintained Wall street is looking forward to a dis tribution Of more than one billion dollars in dividend and interest , payments next month.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31

Stanley Securities Co ....... 415l Stanley Works. cCm ...-....... 43 4s Taylor X Fenn Co ............. 115 Terry Steam TruGine Co ....... S5o Torrfngton Co ................ 6l S2 Union Mfg Co ............... I9 | Envelope Co, com ........ 1891 [ Envelope Co, pfd ........ 111l Needer- Root, Inc ........... 2.l 70 Whitlocll Coil Pipe Co ........ III Wiley -Bickford- Sweet Co., pfd .. 4g Winsted Hosiery Co ......... | l60 Billings X Spencer ............ 5l
 TREASURY BALANCE
 Treasury Balance, Sl15,060.OSA.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
THE MARKET AT 2:3O P. NJ.

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New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-11
REMINGTON NEWS

Newington, April II Arrange. ments are complete for the rremen'. annual ball at Grange hall tonight Modern and old time dancing vii be enjoyed. Music will be furnish ed by a Hartford orchestra. Charle, l.. Boyington, hartman of the com. mittee, expects the largest affair ye1 given by the firemen.
 At the meeting of .Iewington Grange Tuesday right, 15 applica tions were acted upon. and candi- dates will receive the first and sec ond degrees Tuesday night. April 23 The work will be put on by New ington Grange.
 West Hartford Grange will present play entitled Little Miss Jack at Newington Grange hall Saturda, evening at s o'clock. Dancing will be enjoyed after the play.
 Boyd Hounchell, son Of Mir. and Mrs. Theodore Hounchell of Church street. is recovering from an opera tion for abscesses in his cars, caus- cd from an attack of measles, from which he recently recove, ed. Through the efforts of Representa- tive George W. Hanbury the bill creating a board of fire commission CTS has been passed by the lcgis. laturc.
 The next meeting Of the Newing. ton Garden club will be held at the home Of Mrs. Walter Fish. Main street on Thursday afternoon. Apri IS. The subject will be "Our Native Trees Mrs. Hancock will be the leader.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-11

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 ton, Md. On her return to Green vile, a few days later. she said her husband was a physician and had gone to New York where he was planning to open a sanatoriuHi.
 She left Greenyille on February 10 go to New York, supposedly 10 join her husband, and on February , wrote to friends in Greenville that she was going 10 Chester. Pa. Cards were received from her by relatives and friends in Greenville. mailed at Chester few days later. These were the last messages her friends had from her. 1t is not known whether she vas then with her husband.
 She Was widow when she mar rIod Campbell. Her first husband Was B. F. Mowry Of Grccnville.
 Features Were Burned
 The Woman's flame -cnvolopcd hody was found at dawn in the snow by the driver of a ba kers truck He notified the Cranford po- lIcc before making any attempt to eAilnsuish the flames. and before the officers arrived, fire had eradicate d distinguishing marks Of the features.
 Hopes Of identification were based chiefly on deformed finger of the woman, two rings and a peculiar ron brace attached 10 the heel of one Of her shoes. Through these clues police >alnly sought lead 10 the Nictim's identity hy a canvass of shoe and JcWelry manufacturers.
 Mrs. CamphclI's body was dis covered almost q year 10 inc day after the flame cnNeloped the body Of Miss Margaret Brown, New York governess. was found near Bcrnards- vile, about 15 miles from Cranford. Life was pr's"ut m the goNerness' body for several hours after she WAS found. but she died without making a coherent statement Her slayar never was pprehended, although he
New Britain herald., 1929-04-11

copal church will hold another whist and social in the church social rooms tomorrow evening at o'clock Re- treatments will be served. Prizes will be awarded
 The Fife and Drum corps will ho,d rehearsal this evening at 7:30 ; o'clock at Community hall. The boys club will meet tomor- row evening at Community hall.
 The library will be open tomorrow afternoon and evening for the ex- change Of books. Next Monday evening there will bc another whist social at Sacred Heart church social rooms at S o'clock
 The committee in charge of the organizing Of a Boy Scout troop have about completed its work and expect to report in the near future.