New Britain herald., 1929-12-31
NEW BRITAIN IN RETROSPECT DURING YEAR 1929

| l Brierty elected chairman, New Brit ain council of Catholic Women, anl l Austin l.. Stowell elected president New Britain Drama league. Mrs. Willis Marsh chosen president Moth- CTS club Of Trinity NJ. F. church.
 lS-EdWard S. Hoffman given watch on OCCASION of p years ser vice with the Stanley works. Gradu- ates of Georgetown university forr1 club with Dr. JohnxF keavcny pres ident.
 19-Dr. John l.. Kelly dies at hos pital after short illness. Germ n Baptist church changes name 10 ! Memorial Baptist church. Total ref | 4l5 aliens naturaiiZed-l4 l40 Italians and llS Poles. Miss Estclle G. Cud1y elected president State Physical EdI- cation association at New Haven
 2o-John Dixon elected grand pat ron of Order Of Amarath at Bridge port. Patrolman Clarence l.anpher S5 years on local police force. 21--Rcv. Charles Coppcns dies al St. Peters parsonage. w. Gould elected president Evcrymans Bible class.
 23-William Brown given dia- mond pin on completing 50 years of service with the x. Y. x. II. & II. x. k. James s. North re-clccted president Of the Y. M. C, A. Se- bastiano Gozzo files petition m bankruptcy, giving assets of $lG,5g0 and liabilities of SiS.N00.
 2f-State con> ention of Sons of Veterans and auxiliary held here with lGO delegates a;tcndin Mi. chael ". Bannan elected president of newly organized Democratic club
 94-George F. DidSbury. 39. ot Glenn street dIes Of injuries rcceirc ih automobile accident at New Hav- en. April q.
 o5-Mr. and Mrs. James Garrit! ot kcnsngton married 36 years and , Mir and Mrs. James J. Crowley, 690 l East Main street, 35 years.
 26-Officcr Dennis Nealon ap- pointed to police force 96 years ago i Dr. Vincent J. Smith elected prcs- 1 dent New Britain Medical society vice. Dr John J. Kelly. deceased.
 2S-Daylight saving begins Jolfl ! Weber of Berlin. a years old.
 29-George Biyby' seriously iniur- ed by fall rom Lyceum theatar scGffoldng
 1-Gustav W. Iicllberg policeman 55 years Union painters strike for flve-day week. Walter F. Shean. ac- complice of Gerald Chapman. parol- cd from sttae prison, James r.. Lu- kens elected president of Robert J. | Vance school Parents and Teache. {: Association. Frank W. Everson. 62. o2 years all cmployc of Parker Shirt { Co. Arthur G. Crusbcrg re-clecte ] president Smith school Parents and ! Teachers Association.
 Site for r. 0. annex will cost S45.ooo. M, J. Kcnncy Co. pu,- cases First Baptist church parsoT- age for funeral home Freddy Roy, 5, uninjurcd when he falls from third story veranda at 364 Elm 1 street.
 S-kev. Matthew J. Traynor. pas tor of St. Mary's church appointed member of welfare commisSior Rosario Adorno gets judgment oi S2,e00 against Joseph Liss for dcali, of daughter Mary, killed by the Liss car, May A. 1928.
 4-Harry kiaffer appointed assis: ant physical director Of Y. NJ. C. \. 1 Policeman and Mrs. John l.. Carlson. 351 Chestnut street, married %5 1 years.
 5-Bruno keriska, S5, killed hy trolley car near Manchester.
 b-Rev. Matthew J. Traynor pas tor of St. Mary's church. clect4l chairman of public welfare commits sion.
 7-Teresa Chiarayalloti Of St. Jo- seph's school wins spelling contest and trip to Washington, D. C.
 S-Strike of plumbers and heaters halts work on s70.0oO contract or senior high school addition. William Sokol. senior high school student wins prize in American Chemical society Connecticut essay conte st stephen Roper buys Black Kittene Inn for SS9.9S. John J. Cummisllcl appointed member Of board Of con- pensation and adjustment
 9-Flenry Witliin elected presi- dent, Elhue Burritt school Parents and Teachers Association and Earle l.. Bishop of Lincoln school Parents and Teachers Association
 11-New Masonic temple dedica: cd. Eugene Forrest Of Plainville made assistant to Probation Oftic r Edward c. Connolly.
 12-Mr. and Mrs. John H. Keevers Hl Lincoln street, married 59 years. Jack Derry. colorcd, Of KensingtoA. shot and killed by Sam Thomas ID row resulting from crap game.
 lS-Hcrbert S. Woods clccte ] president. New Britain Musical cluo
 l4-l. o. o. |. grand lodge opens here with 5000 delegates Bliss 1 ! pointed life guards at Willow Brook park. Mrs. Margaret Ellnger of Booth street Il years old. 1o-Anson A. Mills reelected president, Master Plumbers AssociA- = ton of Connecticut. George B. Tay- Tor elected president. Senior high school Parents and Teachers Asso- citation.
 16-Home Of James Reynolds, 2lS West Main street, damaged by fire to extent of s5,O00. Mrs. Mar garet Malone elected president of Mothers club of Robert J. Vance school. Heavy gale damages three- tenement block at 32l Clinton street so badly that Building h. spector Arthur N. Rutherford or ders it razed