New Britain herald., 1929-12-31

Blc ana IL hdllSl capture LidilS lIlSl
 prizes at flower show in Hartford. 1&-Captain Fred Booth of New Haven Blues killed in auto-trolleV accident on West main street; four are injured. Third SeleCtman Ed ward Prior rcuominated by demo-
 crats 1S-PlainvilIe Creamery, Inc, re ceives paper of incorporation. 19- Sclectman ask 24 hour service plan
 at East street crossing. 24-Anthony
 Gross and Dominick Caronfa seri-
 ously hurt by hit-and-run driver. 23-John Coolidge and Florence Trumbull married at Congregational
 church. Thousands visit town to glimpse bridal couple. e5-Towl voting list shows 2.200 names. John
 L. Conlon appointed special officer.
 27-Leo Millct loses finger in acci-
 dent at Trum bull factory. Plainville
 Creamery, Inc, enlarges organiza-
 ton. 2g-John Green, 9, of Win
 stcd, fractures skull in fall from
 truck Water supply in PlainVllle
 gives out. New Britain lines used.
 October 1-Frank LeYasseur elected commander of Brock Barnes
 post. American Legion. William HaT-
 rison Leach. e, dies from heart
 trouble. 2-Store owners agree to close on Wednesday afternoons throughout the year. Allison Morris Clark observes 93d birthday. Mrs. Caroline Noren, S4, dies. 3-Cham-
 ber Of Commerce advocates forma-
 ton of zoning board. 5-Anthony Siukowski, GO. dies. G-John Hull teneus, 79 dies. 7-Republicans score sweeping victory in annual
 town election. Only 4l3 go to the polls. smallest number in history of the town. James Simpson reelected first seectman. S--Mrs. Josephine Hoffman elected president of Amer ican Legion ladies auxiliary. John Madeley celebrates S7th birthday. 11-Annual town meeting held. Pro- posed purchase of Plainvilie Water Co. dropped. l4--John F.. Lamb re elected president of town plan com- mission. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dresser celebrate 54th wedding anniversary. 17-State police start patrol on East street highway. Mr. and Mrs. Myror
 l.. Rogers celebrate 29th wedding anniversary. plainvillc Water Co. completes expansion work. 21- Western Athletic conference organ ized containing eight high schools; nongIoc NIocnonold al1rfa6 prpci dent. 23-Frank Chapman. 62, dis appears. Foul play suspected. Price of slaves increased five cents EY local barbers. 24-Trumbull factory takes out permit to build Sl5,0N0 garage building. Russell H. Smith appointed assistant sales manager at Trumbull factory. Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Conlon observe 41st wei | ding anniversary. Mrs Mary Wagner observes 74th birthday anniversary, Morris Williams, 64 drops deal. Henry Trumbull sued for $25.000 as
 result of automobile accident. % 1 John kclis, 16, injured in motor l Cyclc-automobile accident. Doctors take 102 stitcncs in his face to close wounds. 2S-John Frawley of New
 Britain, motorman on New Britain l plainvllc trolley, held up by two
 men and robbed of S52 at Whites l crossing 29---Wiliam W. ChidsPN 70, dies, Vulcan Sand &: Stone Co of Plainville is incorporated. 3l- Seely and Nell dance hall totally de- stroyed by fire. Halloween damage
 very high, police start investigation War memorial desecrated.
 November 1-Rural free delivery 1 route extended. Bakelight Moulding Co scene of $500 robbery Mrs. X | F. Moultrop observes 75th birthday John $. r. Glackin announces in.
 venting of "talkie" machine. 3-S ! l. Carpenter observes S4th birth
 day. 4--Plainville Skeet club re ceives papers of incorporation. B. Theresa Dillon. pupil at high school 1 awarded certificate in radio COnteG i by Baypath institute. S-Mrs ' Charles Conlon seriously hurt in au tomobile accident. 9--John Madeley ST, passes away. 1l-AmeirCan Le zion observes Armistice Day witt
 special program at Legion hail
 Governor John H, Trumbun, Con gressman r.. Hart Fem, and othe, prominent men present. 13-Consta
 ble George E. Schubert reappointe,
 night patrolman. Committee of fiv'
 selected by board of selectmen t' 1 represent town in water rights hear ing. 1S-John Herbert Harris. }l
 passes away. Earthquake tremo@
 felt here. Post office building rocks
 19--CharleS H. Curtis reelected mas
 ter of Plainville Grange. Fire de
 stroys Joseph Cavaliero's hom1 damage $7.00O. 22-Mrs. William
 Purcell, 3S, dies from poisoning ! brought on by burns. 23-Adven Christian church observes 25th an
 niycrsary. 2i--A. l.. Moultrop cele
 bratcs S5th birthday anniversary
 damage of $500 done to house D
 Bertha Dudoich on Kent street D
 fire. o7--Mr. and Mrs. George Buy
 observe golden wedding anniversary
 Higgins plot on Linden street bough
 by town to enlarge high school al n
 letiC field. 29-Joseph Shaw suffer
 broken jaw in automobile accidcnr
 Henry Parkinson, Co, drops dea
 from heart trouble. TWentNfo',
 hour Watchman service establish4
 at East Main and East street rail
 road crossings. Plainville Trust com panV mails Christmas check
 amounting to sl9.0O0.
 December 2-Rev. Dr. and Mrs , 4. D. kendrick of Baptist churc | observe 25th wedding anniversarl Francesca DiBeredetto. 40, instant ly killed when struck by automobii on East street highway 3-PlainvilI , included in proposed appropriate l by Congress Tor new post offic