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New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
DisapproNc of Marriage

Bicrni himself confessed that hc came to Belgium to murder the ltal- ian minister of justice, Professor Rocco. Police believed him 10 be connected in some way with Fer nando di Rosa, the yourg Italian anti-Fascist who made an attempt against Prince Ilumbcrt's life on the occasion Of the princes visit here 10 announce his botrothaL
 Tho newspaper said Italian and Belgian ministers were to have been killed in the event plans for the marriage were carried out. Premier Henri Jaspar. Minister Of Justice Janson, and Defense Minister Bro qutvillc all received letters threat
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
Attack BIasphemy Laws
 In House of Commons

London, Doc. 24 lPl - A bill 10 abolish the Blasphomy Laws has been introduced in the House of Commons.
 It would provide that no crira- mal proceedings shall be instituted in any court against any person for schism. heresy, blasphcmy, libel or atheism"
 on the same day that the bill was introduced q delegation. from the Society for the Abolition of the BlasphcmN Laws called upon the Home Secretary urging government support of the bill.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
Punch and Judy Form
 Own League of Nations

Paris, Dee. fl ,P' - Punch and Judy have organized q League of Nations. Those who operate the pup pet shows of many countries, meet ing here for their first congress. created "UHnu l." which is short for International Union of Puppets.
 Tony Sarg of the United States and those who animate the puppets in France. England. Belgium. Italy, C2cchoslovahid. Hungary, Germany. Sutherland and Japan, arc on the governing committee. The members propose 10 study the Use Of the puppct show in rducation
 schools already utilize them m Prague. Punch who is "Guigno}7 in France, took part in the health campaign organized in Lyons by the American army during the War ! Moscow IS using "retrouchka' fo" communist propaganda and mari oncttes portray fascism in Italy,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24

cning death unless they prevented the royal marriage.
 The Independence Beige is the organ of the liberal party and gives especial attention 10 diplomatic and foreign news. The liberal party is one of the government coalition.
 second Attempt Of Kind
 There have been several mani festations. in Bclgium of opposition 10 the wedding, Principal among these was the attempt Of Di Rosa. 10 shoot Prince lIumbcrt as the prince WIS laying q wreath on the unknown soldiers tomb. \ member of the royal family staff knocked tn" assuasin's arm down and the bullet went wild.
 Prior 10 this attack ant-Fascists held a demonstration in front Of the Italian embassy here and broke win- doWs an dshoyed in doors.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
Perfect Menu Composed
 For Dinner for Queen

London. Dec. A PA-Here is the ''pcrfcct monu' according to two of l.ondon's leading hostesscs. Lady Oxford and Asquith and Lady Lav- cry:
 smoked salmon or oysters.
 Clear tomato soup. A sole that has been specially cre- atcd for the occasion by the cher.
 SWeetbr2ads with peas. Oun% turkey with potatoes and q
 special salad with contains
 oranges and ice
 They composed it for a dinner which the queen of Spain would at tend. The queen approved it. with the one proviSo that quail should lc provided somewhere.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24

Washington, Dee. 2f LP,-Uncle sam has taken a hand with the Christmas nut bowl
 Through the food, drug and inscc- t!cidc administration he is @ampli3s every shipment arriving from for ci2n ports,
 On tn" docks and in the freight wards the federal inspectors do thc'' work. With q lCng hollow metal rod or 'trycr" they take sample from any part of H sack of nuts. Thy crack open loo nuts from each saul pie and if there arc less than IL questionable nuts in the lot the shipment is passed
 But if they find very many shrt@- cled, moldy. docaycd CT rancid nuts they dotain the shipment. put the sample in d bag and send il 70 the federal laboratories for maly- sis. There, undor the direction of B. J. Howard, loo nuts arc selected at random from the sample, cracked and separated into five dishes labeled, good" "moldy," "dccayyd and rancid 'shrivclcd," ami "Wormy.'
 The meat of each nut is carefully examined, frequently under Il mi CT oscope. Each wormy, moldy, d2- cayed or rancid nut counts one point against the sample. Each shrivclcd or empty counts onc-half point,
 If there are l5 or more points against the sample the shipment is seized and the owner given the privilege of shcllirE out the gooI ones. The shelIcd nuts then are eX- amined and if found to comply Wi,h the law arc allowed to be shipped and sold
 Between February 1, 1928 and January 3l, 1929, the government
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
City Items

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Toner and sons, Jack and Billie. are spending Christmas with Mrs. Mary CusacN of 1G Howard street. After the holidays they will return to their home at Highland Park. N. J.
 ANclrod's s drugs, We deliver, call 10 -advt
 Isadorc Wiener of 9S9 Main street reported 10 Lieutenant Bamforth at police headquarters yesterday after noon that some one stole S15 from his shoe store after II o'clock Sat urday night.
 Choose Muller's Mozart cigars for his gift: they're his favorite smoke -adV.
 Dr. and Mrs. z. J. Grccnstein and family left yesterday for Lakewood \. J., where they will spend the balance of the year.
 You will have chosen wisely if you give him Mullcr'3 Mozarts.-advt.
 Clarence Ahlbcrg of so Shuttle Meadow avenue, a student at Col gate university, is spending th3 Christmas vacation with friends m Pittsburgh. Pa.
 The regular meeting Of Martha Chapter, 0. l.. S, will be held Thursday evening at 7;30 o'clock at Masonic Temple. The meeting will be followed by q Christmas party.
 Tn" estate Of John Woitowitz. has sold to Nirgino and Louisa I'allati. land and buildings on West street. The sale was made through the Bail "y Brothers Real Estate office.
 Everett Mitchell son Of Mrs. Mil drod Mitchell of 45 Hart Terrace, q student at Northeastern University, is spending the holiday season at his hom" in this city.
 Bobby Conlin. year old son O. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Conln ot SS Hart street, returned to his home yesterday after "n operation at Now Britain General hospital. lady Wallace lodge, Daughters of Scotia, will not hold d regular meet ing Wednesday evening.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
Harris to Clean Snow
 From Boston Streets

Arthur Harris, owner of the Fox snow removing machine, left this morning for Boston. Mass. where h" has signed q contract for the winter for removing snow from the streets of the Hub. Heretofore, the machine has been viewed with q great deal of interest about the city, Mr, Harris reports that the machine can travel several miles per hour.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
Von Opel Discovers New Chemical More Powerful Than NitrogIycerine - Plans Flight Over Eng fish Channel.

New York, Dee. 24 (P}-The day oi l,e9U- passenger airplancs pro- pellcd by rockets at 5000 miles an hour Was visioned today by Fritz Non Opel. German auto manutac- tnrcr and authority on rocket planes.
 Non Opel. who flew a rockct-pro. relled plane in Germany last Octo- OCT a distance ot a mile in about 11 seconds, said he expected 10 see the 0,Ono-mIlc an hour airplanc in operation within the EcNt gcncratio ] and possibly within the next decade.
 The 90 year old inventor arrived from Germany yesterday on Inc North German Lloyd liner tolum- bus, @ccompanlcd by his bride of two months. She also is a licensed pilot and Circlod above her husband m another plaEo when he conducted his rocket tests.
 \on ON"l IS manager of the Ad. m Opel company manufacturers Ul automobiles, and has driven d rock ct-prOpcllcd car at moro than two miles a minute. He said he nc longer Was interested in experiment. Ing with motor cars Gs high speeds can only be attained in the air.
 Discovers New Chemical
 Since his flight of last October Inc said he has found a liquid chemi- cal, three times more powerful thar nltroElyccrinC, which will make rocket planes practical. In his pre- Nloua tests he uscd powder form of explosive and mas found that tho liquid not only reduces the shock of the successive explosions but cal b" controlled in tho same manner as one controls a motor car. He declined 10 disclose the two chemicals used in the mixture. II, said one Of tht greatest difficulties in working with it is that it's igni- uon point is 5,GgU degrees. but clamed this could be handled sue ccssfully. In laboratory cXpcri- ments he sad a speed of more than a.G00 miles on hour had been at taincG.
 Plans Channel Flight
 He is having q rocket plane built !n Germany which he plans to hurI
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
Inventor Foresees Coming of Day
 When Planes Propelled By Rockets
 Will Make 5,O00-Mile-An-Hour Pace

across the English channel. prcb- ably in the summer Of 1881. Ill., expects to present to the havy de- partmcnt at Washington his plan ol preventing forced airplanc landings. By use of perpendicular rockets al- taHhed to a planes tail, he said inc plane can be made to drop plmnst vertically with its nose in the air and landed m a small area. He sab; irc bcheycd rockets would replace catapults for launchng planes from ahins.
 lie issued q challenge to any American to compete with him in a rocket plane flight.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24

rejected 2.711,GGJ pounds Of q total of 45,2l3,S7o pounds of nuts cAam- incd
 While inspection extends through cut the year. more nuts are bought and consumed during tho Christmas season than any other.
 State inspectors examine nus grown domcstically. so that any shipment in state or interstate commerce is fairly sure 10 be within the law in both quantity and qualit:'
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
Mystery of Electricity
 Is Given to Ford Museum

Pittsburgh, Dec. A (Py-A for gotten electrical instrument is among the hundreds of exhibits of the carly electrical industry collected here by the Westinghouse company for Henry Ford's museum.
 It is a little instrument and no one seems able to identify it.
 Next to it's in mystery is a hys- teresis motor. so-called because no one knows how it is supposed to work.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
Sky Will Show Pictures
 On Screen Half-Mile Up

Chicago, Dec. fl GPi - Picture screens half q mile above earth, made of artificial clouds, are plan ned for display lighting at the Chi cago Worlds fair.
 Walter Darcy Ryan. director of the Illuminating laboratory of the General Electric Co.,. says that col Orcd pictures 200 feet square will be projected upon these clouds.
 Tho clouds will be made by use of smoke projectors.
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-24

Peru has such a diversity of clc- 'atlonS and climatic pccuiaritics as to he able to grow almost any pro- duct that is known to man.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
.Raphael's
 Announces
 the 1929 Gift Awards

Fannie be Grango, 1SS North strcet.-Smokor.
 Rose Budzi&, 2t5 Broad street. -Mantel Clock.
 Mrs, Edercr, 2i Nash strect- Floor Lamp.
 Mary Warchol, 100 Cabot strcct,-Book Trough
 Annie spitla, Scpmour Park.- Smoker,
 fl Commonwealth Avenue.-u Magazine Rack.
 Mary Frazzctta, 1C9 Washing ton strcct.-Tclephone Desk and Chair
 sam Dooman, 2o9 Cherry Strcot.-Smokcr.
 Helen Giedroitis, 15 Lyle Road. Table Lamp.
 Rose, Bristol, Conn.-Table Lamp.
 Mrs. Hartford. 12S Oak street. | Southington-Secretary Desk.
 Joe Tracy, S4 Beldon street. Banjo Clock.
 Adele Dionnc, Woodland street, Plainvllle.-Cabinot Smoker.
 Jennie Casella. 91 Rockwell Misunderstanding Cabinet.
 Annie Beecher. 175 Lincoln strect.-Magazine Rack.
 c. Forgione. 3S Bristol street, Southington. Junior Floor Lamp,
 Lillian Erickson, 636 Stanley strect.-Smoker,
 Mrs, G. W. Blinn, 74 Garden strcct.-Table Lamp.
 Mrs. J. Confetto. 1S3 Columbia strect,-Ladies' Desk.
 Mrs. P. kaelin, 727 Chapman Court,-Magaz.ne Rack.
 Henry Peck, 50 Day street. P2rlor Chair.
 Mrs. D. Martenegro. II Lang don Court, kensington.-Sm
 Helen Opozda, 66 Miller street. Floor Lamp.
 Irene, Plainville. - Priscilla Sewing Cabinet.
 Antonina Z,caz, 467 Myrtle strcet.-Banjo Clock.
 Mrs. George Merrell. 67e West Main strcet.-Magazine Rack.
 Mrs. J. Ostarleg, IS Fairview street.-Floor Lamp.
 NJ. Lagerlof, 1T Jubilee street Smoker.
 Rosemary Riley. 614 Main street.-Mantel Clock.
 Elmer Peterson. g Belden strcet,-Magazine Rack.
 c, Kaplan, 54 Vance street. Bridge Lamp.
 Mrs Reckert. 14S Jubilee street. - Telephone Desk and Chair.
 Helen, 67 Monroe street-Oc- casional Chai,.
 Frances Preweg. o11 Jerome Avenue, Bristol.-Smoker.
 stanley Maselck. Newington Conn.-Junior Floor Lamp.
 Ruth Loveland. 51 Woodland street.-Magazine Rack.
 Carmela Masso. 10a Cherry street,-Secretary Desk.
 Mrs. A. II. Schroeder, 5s yic- 'orIa Road,-FIoor Lamp.
 Ahtolnette Catena. South Ay. enu'' Plainyille, Conn.-smoker.
 Mrs. Homer Judd. o0s Ues, street, Bristol. Conn.-Aquarium
 Mrs. Housh, 5S2 Steele street. Par!or Chair.
 Jack Costello, 15 Julius street Hartford Conn,-Floor Lamp.
 Frances Rurkowski, so6 High 'strect.-Smoker.
 Alma Hintz, A Kelley street Bristol, Conn.-Tablo Lamp.
 Jackcy Cronin.-Martha Wash ington Sewing Cabinet.
 E. Tracy 312 South Main street.-Floor Lamp. Bobby Hohmann, Wallace Stroet.-Occasional Chair.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-24

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New Britain herald., 1929-12-24
ASSASS|NS' PLOT
 BELIEVED FO|LED
Plan to Bomb Belgian Royal
 Family Reported 7hWarted

Brussels, Doe. If LT-Thr ncWe- paper Independence Beige today rr- Noalod details Of an alleged plot 10 assaSsinate members Of jhc Belgian royal family and thus to prevent marriage Of Princess Marie Jose 10 Humbort crown prince of Italy. The royal marriage has been sct for January s in Rome.
 A young communist named Bier nj, recently arrived from Italy was arrested, the paper said. and rr- vcalcd to police plans to hurl bombs al a train carrying the Belgian royal family. The missiles were 10 be thrown from another train which would pass the royal train on a sid ing at AIilaD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Complicated Land Leases

JNcLE SAM has Q quantity OF perfectly
good grazing land going to waste and
wants to do something about It, It seems
that the answer to the question would be to
lease it out. This sounds simple, but before
anything can be done about it four bureaus
OF the Department Of Agriculture viii have q
hand IN making the arrangements
FIRST OF, the Forest Service, under whose
jurisdiction the land comes, must take action.
Primarily the areas involved are forest reser.
vations or vital watershed sections. These
must be protected in their FIRST intent above
everything else. Erosion and oyergrazing must
be guarded against as wen as types Of plant
life which might poison stock.
The Bureau Of Animal Industry, the Forest
Service. the Bureau OF Plant Industry and the
Bureau Of Agricultural Economics viii COM
bine in the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
annual Tulip Baftle

ME season has arrived when the annual
battle arises as to whether tul.pS should
be dug or allowed to stay over two years. Ex-
perts take both sides of the question. one
group holding out for the two-year period. on
the ground that the gardener is sure of hlooms
IN the regular order in which he planted his
bulss. while the other group maintains that
by lifting the bulbs after the leaves have died
down the gardener will be able to separate
the bulbs and not only obtain two or three
for each one planted but will be able to plant
the following season in such q way that the
bulbs viii mature better without crowding. At
any rate, whatever the gardener does he will
have authority back of hin
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-14
CORPORATIONS show
INCREASED EARNINGS
Northwestern Bell, Fox Film
American Radiator Among
Large Leaders

New York, March 14.-(R-The
1928 record Of improved corporate
earnings compared with 1927 was en-
hanced further today as several large
corporations issued annual reports.
Fox Film Corporation and sub
sidiaries reported net profit Of S.
957,2l8, equivalent to $6.47 q share
This compares with $3,120.556, or $6.24
a share on fewer shares, In 1927.
Net income Of the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company. subsidiary
of the American Telephone and Tele.
graph company. increased to $7.462,-
226 from $6,973 .995 in 1927.
The repor. Of the American Radia.
tor company and subsidiaries showed
net profit Of $l2,413,742. equal t<
50 % q share, against $12,057 ,314, ol
$8.75 a share, In 1927.
National Supply company Of Della.
ware and subsidiaries, producer Of oil
company equipment. earned net in.
come of $3,371 ,739, equal to $3.50 9
share. This compares with $2,70l,
SIS, or $3.50 share on fewer share.
in 1927.
In contrast to the generally better
earnings record, Peerless Motor Ca,
corporation, Cleveland, reported q ne1
los: Of 81. .243, ,724 compared with a los.
of $725, ,734 in 1927.
The annual statement of L. Bam.
berger & Co.. Newark, N. j.. and sub
sidiaries. disclosed net profit Of $2,'
234,60l against $2,674, ,969 in 1927.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-14
Ice Gorges Causing
Rivers to Rampage,
Flooding Highways

Continued from page one)
so gorged with ice and threatening to
overflow.
Nebraska Town Threatened
Valley, Neb., residents were pre-
pared early today for the second time
within "a hours to abandon their
homes as a huge ice gorge was form
Ing six miles above the town.
Two telephone unemen were ma
rooned for more than six hours on
"a island in the Platte river, west of
Valley. Near Lowell. Neb., the Platte
was eating into the land at the rate
Of one foot an hour and threatening
to change its course. If it does, q new
Two Trains Wrecked
Flood conditions i'm the south CEN
trail portion of Alabama and in
Georgia today resulted in two train
wrecks; inundation of four communi-
ties and In q general tying up of traf-
fic.
While the stricken communities
were warned that the rain Is likely tO
continue for another "a hours, Official
predictions at Memphis were tllat' tho
conditions along the Mississippi river
the south'S most dreadful foe in flood
times. are not alarming. United States
engineers, however, have ordered
careful patrolling of levees.
The most spectacular river rise re-
ported in the south was of the Black
Warrior river at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
which went up 31.6 feet in ~ hours
Thousands of acres were covered with
backwater, while the town was with
out utility service and traffic was i'm
possible.
Mobile reported backwater In sew
eral streets. with hundreds marooned
In their homes.
The towns of Bowling, Chapman
and Garland. Ala, were under one
foot of water. and Townsend. Ca
was inundated.
The first train wreck, which oc-
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-14
DEERE IMPLEMENT
MEN Meeting HERE
Slope Farm Machinery Dealers
Have Two Feasts, Pic
ture3 and Talks

About Is distributors and statesmen
of John Deere farm machinery are
meeting here today. They are from
points In the Slope country.
At noon a luncheon was held at
the Lions den under the Grand Pa
cific and q banquet. will be served
there this evening.
During the afternoon the visitors
met at the local Deere salesrooms
and heard talks on sales methods and
OH features Of the companys prod
ucts. Thomas Cooper, the local man.
ager, presided.
The conference had as guests four
representatives from the Minneapolis
branch Of Deere and Webber. They
are George p. Schultz, J. s. Molstad
r. w. Kimball and John McGlaw
At this evenings banquet moving
pictures will be shown. Their theme
will be THE Building Of the 0rea,
Northwest" which will feature the
development Of this territory from
the days Of the covered wagon tc
those of the combine.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-14

members Of the Gun club at q stag
party ct his home Saturday evening.
Cards were the diversion Of the eve
ming.
The last group Of the ladies aid
committees will hold . st. Patrick's
dinner at the church basement, Sat
urday. March l6. Everyone welcome
to attend. ]. G. Christensen ha,
donated thu oysters and crackers fol
the oyster stew.
The Raleigh hotel Is being redecor.
ated on the inside, the work being
done by Mr.. Peterson and sons.
Miss Allie Harmon Of Thatn wa
a guest In the Albert Schmidt home
Sunday and Monday.
Rev. Corbit ~. able to come tt
Raleigh Sunday for his regular
church services:
Word has been received OF thl
death Of the infant son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Harry Fisher ct their home IL
lennon. 8. y. Mr.. Flsher was form
erly . Raleigh resident.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-14

Cured at 4 o'clock this morning In
the flooded district of Alabama llea,
Evergreen, threatened for q timc k'
end In an unusual tragedy. Ctle foot
Of Bostick Hamn. engineer on
Louisville and Nashville freight train
was caught under the tender Of his
locomotive when 1t plung.d into q
washout. Although he could not
move, Hamn talked with the rescue
workers as the water rose about his
body. After six hours wrecktne
crew got Inn out, his body in the
meanwhile having been tied up SO
that he might have better chance
OF escaping drowning.
In the second wreck. at Brantley.
Ala. John Young. engineer, and John
Smith. fireman. were seriously hurt
when the locomotive, tender and mail
car Of q Central Of Georgia train
went into washout.
The floods came to Dixie day af-
ter another portion Of the section
had counted nine dead In the wake
of tornado. They were killed last
night at Six Mile Community. q
miles from Greenville, s. O. Two
other persons were believed dying to-
day, while several others were hurt.
highway bridge will be left high and
dry. Thousands of acres Of farm land
are In the path Of the flood waters.
Damage to bridges between schuy-
Ter and Yutan. Neb.. q distance Of IS
miles, was estimated at $4,000. Train
service between Ashland and Schuyler
was suspended.
Several hours after all 0alena, Ill.
city hall employees had left the build.
ing it was remembered that II va.
grants who had spent the night In
jail were still locked up. They were
released before the water reached
them.
Ma5ol. City Blasts Ice
Families along the banks Of twt
creeks near Mason City, Iowa. wer,
being moved to higher ground today
High water, caused by Ice jams. wa
overflowing the banks Of the creek II
the southwest part Of the city.
Police last night received q call 70
help from family whose basemen
rapidly was filling. Today severa
business houses suspended operation
City officials were blasting the ic
jam above the southern part Of tn
city. Three bridges were reported II
danger.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-14
. TROOPS REPORT FOR
DUTY near BORDER
American Detachment Rein.
forces Guard Placed Over
6isbee Water Supply

washington. March l4-tF-An-
other small detachment Of American
troops has reported to duty on the
Mexican border to reinforce those
sent two days ago to Naco, Arizona,
to protect that town and the water
supply Of the city Of Bisbee.
Major General william LaSsiter,
commander Of the 9Th corps area at
San Antonio, reported to the war de-
partment today that Colonel Douglas
McC&skey, commander at Fort Hua-
chuca. Arizona, had ordered out the
second squadron Of the Tenth cav
airy and q small detachment Of In
fantry, all under command Of Ma
jor Charles B. Hazeltine, Of the Tenth
cavalry.
Conditions across the border from
Naco, according to latest reports, in
dicated the possibility Of battle be-
tween Mexican federal and rebel
troops at that place. With the new
detachment, total Of 800 American
cavalrymen and 100 infantrymen are
now concentrated at the border point.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-14

ttiests ut the Geo. Ctrlstiai1s6n homo
Saturday.
Alfred Arncsor aud Stuart Sven.
SON spent . few days at Disnharck last
week.
Rev. Lar, ross was 1 dinner guest
1t the j. o. Rise home Sunday.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Alfred Arneson spent
Friday Afternoon at the Dallas Bark
man home.
Clara Rise spent Friday evening
with her friend Alice Arneson.
Olive .<isc who Is employed nca,
Wing is spending few days at hel
home.
Arnold Christianson and Eddie
Arneson played for the dance at
! Driscoll Friday evening.
Alfred Arneson. Stuart 5wenson
ara ]. o. Rise, motored to Regat
Monday.
The Luther League met at J
! q. Rises Sunday. March 10.
Friends and neighbors gathered al
the home u J. o. Rise Sunday after.
noon, the occasion beng Mr. and
Mrs. J. Q. Rises twenty fifth we'd.
ding anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs. Riae