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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
A WEST END FIRE STATION

It now being proposed to erect | west end fire station in Barnssdale. the question naturally arises. just how much of an addition ,rill that be to the fire protecuoh In that rather large expanss of the city known as the west end?
 Suppose the fire station is erect ed at BarneSdale. And then a fire starts at the Lincoln school. or in that neishborhood. Would the Barnesdale fire equipment be ex- pected to take the most direct route to the scene of the blazs-which would be the Wooster Steele street route-or would it be expected tc take the alternate route through West Main street. Corbin avenue. and thence to Steele street?
 This is not an argument against the Barnesdale site. It is not an argument for or atainst any site, 70 long as the firehouse is modern and possesses efficient apparatus. It can be construed. however, as an argu- ment for highway sufficiently mod. ern to enable fire equipment to pass over it. The Wooster Steele street highway. leading from Barnesdale to the vicinity of Steele street, ts de- cidedly not such highway. It is . dirt road of the most impassable nature during part of the year.
 If the fire station is constructed in Barnesdale, the next move-if not simultaneous undertaking-should be the improvement of the Wooster. Steele street highway. At present this street passes through what amounts to acreage. which brings up the problem whether the work ought to be done. But just as the post of- flee department refuses to deliver mail along streets not possessing adequate sidewalks, so the city should see to 1t, when conatructing fire houses, that all the logical routes for the fire equipment are In rsason- able condition for fast travel whom the emergency arises.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
25 Tears Ago To-day

The Liquor Dealers association held a meeting yesterday and there vas some plain talk against the em- ployment Of spoilers. It is said that inc spotters are even watching drug sists
 An orchestral concert will be given by the New Britain General hospita! on Tuesday for the purpo-e Of raising funds for beds.
 Various rumors have been soins about town concerning the deaths or two well-known people II is said that they died from the spotted" fever. This was not verified by the health department.
 Complaints were made today con- corning the poor conditions existing in front of the Monroe street school. One man said that the school front was disgrace to the town and the neighborhood
 Dr. r.. B. Lyons team caused con siderable excitement on Main street when his horse ran away and dash cd down Church street. Althoue the etrects were crowded. no one Va. hurt.
 m'etinz of the selectmen will be held in tho near future to act on the school boards request for an ap- propriation of sS.aoo to erect a school at Osgood Hill
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
HOW TO BE PROFESSIONAL
 Au Actress Advice

When the phone rings announce preferably Tn darkey dia- lect, Miss C-'s apartment" Then. This is her maid. I'll see if she's in.'
 Cultivate a critic and attend the openings.
 Usher at every benefit.
 Send photogra phs to every jewelry store. tThe correct size for silver frames.)
 Have . photo on the wall Of every agents office. This is very easy if chummily inacribed-prefer- ably ITO the pest agent in town. with undying love-
 Never be seen without a play script under your arm. Nery easyD
 Get discounts at drug and depart ment stores. Also at modistes Capt to be a little unreasonable).
 Always send wires 10 friends openings. You may only get returns from a tenth of these on your own' but your name looks well on the wall.
 Of course go back stage.
 If the managers singular inabili- ty to spot talent forces you into an involuntary retirement. imply thai you've just returned from Europe (They won' know the difference anywayD When the manager prances or top of his mahogany desk demon. strating the part you might play keep a maskiike expression and nod understandingly. If you must come down in salar, (and you must. do 30 with hur' and wounded air and imply. but oi course you would rather. be under his management than any other!" Have a few phrases like "goof theater," smash hit'-if speakin. Of any celebrity. Charming fellow. etc.
 Oh, And it helps a little if vol can act!
 The ENccpt'en! College President: "Our graduate. i 30 10 every corner of the globe"
 Friend: '1sn't it wonderfully"
 President: "Yes, and occasionall.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
SPELLING UNDER DIFFICULTIES

SPELLING UNDER DIFFICULTIES
 In winning the spelling match Miss Teresa Chiaravallotti defeated hsld Of as brilliant youthful aspirants as ever assembled in this city to de- eide an intellectual cham pionship. She won the contest through q com- hination of ability, keen-wit repose. restraint and those other subtle qualities that nullify the effects of scvere fundamentally and emo- tionally.
 Words were missed by the youth- fM spoilers last night which would have been mastered under ordinary circumstances. But being on a plat form in front of a large audience. and in possession of the knowledge that the least slip means disaster, are not ordinary circumstances.
 Qualities of mind and tempera- ment of q high order are necessary to be the victor over such an ordeal. Many a good speller fails under such circumstances. whereas in the privacy Of the home he or she might know every word in the spelling book" Many of those who were boWled over by words they really could spell were not bowled over by the words but by tbe demon of self-consciousness which under mined their ability to think quickly and accurately.
 simple. reasonable rules govern cd the contest. They were part Of it. The first mistake that some of the contestants made was not to pay enough attention to the rules. The contest began when the rules were read. not when the spelling began. One simple rule brought disaster 10 at least one contestant-the rule that when the spelling of word be- gan the spelling must not be started all over again. Any other system naturally would lead to disputes. But there was no rule against spoilers waiting a few moments until their thoughts were sufficiently collected 10 proceed without hesitation. There was no limit at all. in fact. to the time elapsins before contestant began enunciating the letters. Here was . test that included restraint repose and confidence before utter. ing the fateful letters. These were rart of the contest. Wi, bout them contestant could not win.
 The eight boys made a better
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

Here is what a railroad man says: Travelling by automobile used 10 be regarded as a luxury. Now, with crowded roads and the inevitable tir- ed feeling at the end of a long motor journey, it is an ordeal. Travelling by train has become the luxury" Which may be true enough in spots: but it depends upon where one happens to be going.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

the Republican ticket and not through an alliance with the city Democrats Being human they will take to no other conclusion.
 The Democratic senators who got there on the Al Smith wave, how ever. tell the world they voted ex- actly in accordance with principle and justice-two things that do not always win votes
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

did not know evsa tho nams ef . single contestant).
 Lest my criticism be itself open to criticism as obstructive rather than constructive let me say that in my opinion the bric-a -brae (some of 1t resembling nothing 70 much as the pictured carton of breakfast Ca real upon . tillbeard) should have been removed from the platform and the ceatestants seated in . single row across its sswidth in frert with 2 curtain behind them. The contestants should remain seated at all times except the individual to whom . word is given who should then rise to respond. The pronounc- CT should stand upon the main fle0r of the auditorium behind the judges: from which point of vantage he would have no difficulty in getting the spoilers to face the judges Tor they would at the same time be fac ing him. Last. but by no means least. those members of the audience who look upon q spelling contest as tea party should be provided with the accessories of a tea party-in a room at the opposite end of the building. Those who come to hear the spoilers spell would need no other incentive to preserve quietness.
 Lastly, M-. Editor, why don't somebody start spelling bee" for the business men of New Britain: line 'em up and see how many words out of hundred they can spell wrong without preparation? I don't mean a contest wherein eaca speller is dismissed as soon as he or she mispells g word. but the good old-fashioned kind they used to have when I was boy, This is how it was done:
 On the last day of the school term the teacher would select the two best spoilers in school to 7'captain" opposing teams. The captains would then take their respective places with their backs to opposite walls of the schoolroom and proceed to choose sides:" each captain choos- ing alternately until the whole school was lined up in opposing ar ray. The teacher would then give out the words from Webster's Spelling Book, the dictionary. the geography, and-perhaps-the Bible i've had Bibles in school in those days), al- ternating between the sides and ia. voring the spoilers of each side in regular rotation. If a speller failed to spell a word correctly he did not sit down. Oh No! The same word was flung promptly to the next in line of the opposing side. and If by him spelled correctly the captain of that side was privileged to ''chooac'' any speller (except the captain) from his opponents.
 When in the exigencies Of orthc- graphical warfare some plucky little girl like the winner of last nights contest found herself alone and un- dismayed. facing forty or more hua- ky youths of both sexes, brought them all gradually over to her side (Fve seen it done) and finally clinched her victory by outspellins even the captain of the enemy teanl then there was something doing. We may not have learned so much when we were kids. but-believe me We had just as much fun.
 Yours truly.
 Ellsworth Sheldon Most of Mir. Sheldon's remarks ara
 we'll taken. The list of words. how, ever, was similar to one which will
 be used in Washington. Catch words
 with similar sounds and different spelling are liable to appear there
 They are not supposed to be dc, fined unless the speller asks for tt,
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

Query: Does the air mall pro- ceed when severe storms preVall One never reads of the abandonment of air mail flights due to indictment weather, but that doesn't prove any thing. The gentlemen operating the air mail may merely keep such aban- doned trips from becoming loud for the press wires.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

In Middletown an order has been issued that the streets must be Kept free from litter Does that include parked automobiles? Or is there to be less litter in order to provide more room for the parked automo- piles?
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
There's | Reas@!

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 I so with . beautiful girl. I've been going with her for long time now. I go here. there and every wherc with her. I'm going to keep on going with her. When a fellow goes places with . girl, there must bs . reason. When I % with this girl there's q reason.
 I % with her because I couldn't trust her to go alone!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
.oMoreCas In Stomach
 and Bowels

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 That drowsy. sleepy feeling after din. hsr will he replaced hy desire for en- terta inment. Bloating will cease Your linnbs arms and fingers will no longer feel cold and "Ko to sleep because Baal- mann's Gas Tah'sts proven. gas from iu- '.rf"rirg rit, the circulation. Get the genuine. in the yellow atksse. ct any good drug store Price q
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

an honest man an a member O the kirk forbye. l canna talk yer seesuars!"
 Well" said the traveller realizing that there was not great deal of sincerity behind the refusal. "6hall we put it this way-you'll buy tho box of cigars from me for shilling. That will make the transaction quite in order"
 "Now you're speakin' reasonable" quickly said the Dundonian, smiling all over. "In fact I'll buy two boxes for couple of shillinss."
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

You can't destroy class system in a land where everybody hopes to belong to the upper class next year.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

Every town has at least ono prom inent citizen who learned to clean his nails after the town grew up around him and made him rich.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
NO BRIBERY

An English traveller had got . very good line" out of the manager of a big store in Dundee and was anxious to show his appreciation of the order. So he offered tho man. ager a box of cigars.
 How dare ye try to bribe me. sir?" protested the angry Scot. I'm
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
Facts aa1Eancies
Recipe for making . great man: First write your headlines.

Demosthenes held pebbles in his mouth to improve his eratery. Luekiss not being available at that time.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
No RNarian!

Dr. Ruggles: You should brush your teeth with . rotary notion.
 Patient: T can't, I'm a kiwan- ian!"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

Mexico will find prohibition an economy. It should take only four officers to arrest . sober American.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

And yet any other town would seem just as narrow-minded if it csusht you doing the same thing.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

Additional voting districts are all lowed-possibly in preparedness Tor inc time Al Smith runs again.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

The air mail division of the U. [. postal service has been operating since May IS. 1918.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

self shall he exalted. the future is rosy for Mr. Gam.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
Hereditary Trait!

Mete1ut3Ty IF1W. Jennings: Our baby certainly has ! mania for matches" Mrs. Jennings: Well, he comes by it honestly. Look at yourself" Jennings: "Me?" Mrs. Jennings: "Yes, you always liked bright lishts."
 Janet Desser Copyright. 1929. Reproduction
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

Why pity the farmer? There are appropriations to fight the pests that trouble him. but the city must fight it's own.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
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Specdins Up Production

A. incubators hatch out chicks Why can't some really wise guy A fun-cubator for us, Folks. Te hatch out Jokes and Jokes
 and Jokes!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

Only n Amateur! My little boy can't tell a lie, Mother boasted to her visitor. Seeing her sons thoughtful eN. pression, she added, "Can you dear Not as good as you can,' was the reply.
 -Mrs. George w. Dick
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

government successfully is because they do their utmost. Americanism: A frenzied affection for the player who is lucky; bitter scorn for him when he misses | hard chance. He isn't a true radical unless he thinks you an enemy when you sug- gest being reasonable. If only tho dry agent had . sense of duty in his head instead Of his trigger finger. Einstein isn't the first. Many an ancient prophet got by because mo- body could prove he was wrong.
 Radio: A racket in the corner while the family reads or plays cards in complete detachment.
 Still, the Leviathan is dry half Of the time-and that's pretty good, considsring the length of time she's away from home.
 English voters think Lloyd George will provide a job for everybody. A similar faith has elected presidents in this country.
 An English woman paid 310, 900 to silence q witness. If the accused over hare has that much money. the wit- nesses don't matter. ..
 Fathers Day will soon be here, and the old dear should be given thanks and affection and-er-a years subscription to this publica- tion.
 Correct this sentence: "Our town isn't yellow" said the fan: Tt just doesn't enjoy supporting . losing team"
 Copyright, 1929, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
Couldn't Say!

History Prof: Was Caesar 'B.C. or 'A.D.'?" Robert: T don't know what his initials Were!
 Henry NJ. Toock
New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-08
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-10
STATE MAY GET
FEDERAL LANDS
ON EAST MESA

Possibility that federal lands on
the east side mesa and elsewhere in
the regions to be served by the all.
American canal will become proper
ty of the state of California looms as
result of conference at Boise,
Idaho, this week at which Secretary
of interior Wilbur, Reclamation
Commissioner Elwood Mead, United
States senators and congressman
from nine states having large public
domains, expressed their veiws re-
garding transfer of federal lands to
the states in which they are located.
In a telegram received by Secre-
tarv F. H. Melver of the irrigation
district today, the information is
given that Secretary Wilbur told
delegates at the conference that he
favors reclamation work but that he
wants the public domain turned over
to the states for development.
The telegram, signed by F. w.
Greer, agent for the irrigation dis
trict, states further that confer
ence has been called at Salt Lake
City for August &c and 27, at which
governors, members of congress and
delegates from | western states, are
to be present. Governor Baldridge
of Nevada and Emerson of Wyoming
are to arrange for the conference,
Greer states. He adds that as yet
Governor Young has not indicated
his position with respect to the con-
ference, the purpose of which, it is
understood, will further action to-
ward securing transfer of federal
lands to states.
Officials of the irrigation district
here are of the opinion that the fed
eral lands to be served by the all
American canal would be among the
first to be affected should Seere-
tary Wilbur's policy be adopted. The
project is already authorized and
would present one of the most i'm
portant sections for immediate de-
velopment by the state or some sub
division of the state, probably the
irrigation district itself.
1t is likely that the district will
be represented at the Salt Lake
CITY conference in view of the direct
bearing on the Imperial Valley de-
velopment.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-10

ture 'flopping'' ' for he cam do it
IN California.
Yesterday the State Athletic
Commission decided to suspend
Pete indefinitely, which means that
he can not don the gloves in this
state again until given permission
to do so. Undoubtedly this will be
until Christmas when the commits
sion usually lifts indefinite sus-
pension if the boxer has proved
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-10

himself deserving OF consideration
Pete went down in the first round
of his fight with Hawkins and took
the count on one knee, it being APP
parent that he had not been hurt III
the least. His money was held ~
by the boxing inspector and a re-
port sent to the athletic commits
sion. "Suspended indefinitely for
quitting was the commission S
verdict
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-10
SENIOR-JUNIOR
CHAMBERS WILL
COMBINE TONIGHT

Tonight IS chamber of commerce
dinner at the Barbara Worth hotel
at $3.50, the first of this summer
season, promises to be of extra
ordinary interest. DIR. W. w. Ap-
pie will tell the gathering of the
plans of Imperial Valley Grapefruit
Growers Association. That organ
ization is preparing for great ex-
pansion of yield and markets, and
the association intends to be pre-
pared by having adequate packing
and storage facilities.
Russell Lewis will give five
minute address on why / am i'll
Ell Centro.'' This talk was given
before the junior chamber at last
week. breakfast, and following
many requests, Lewis will repeat it
at tonight's dinner. Later it will be
broacast over Radio KXO.
E. w. Lott, manager of Imperial
Valley Milk Producers Association,
another of Imperial Valleys fore
most marketing organizations, will
tell of the dairy and livestock sit
uation here, and how these indus
tries may be increased here.
Duke Johnson, chairman of the
merchants protective committee Of
the chamber, will report on plans
for closing retail stores on Satur-
day afternoons during the summer,
and the idea will be the subject of
discussion. Last year some Of the
stores were closed, and this summer
the proponents of the plan will seek
to have closing made general.
The senior and Junior bodies will
meet for the first time together at
dinner tonight. Imperial Motors,
Inc, and American Automobile
Owners Association are arranging
special programs to be broadcast
over Radio KXO during the dinner