New Britain herald., 1929-07-15

IS also SOmetnlnS else. ne IS q ttllei of tales.
 When Andy was young he lived along the Mississippi river, in a little shack with his Nanny and Pappy. Old Man River rolled by his door; on sunshiny days he lolled on the bank and dreamed of the time when he would be bending his back over the boilers of Missis- sippi steamer. The river was in his blood.
 One day, his chance came. The Robert F.. Lee needed another fire man. Andy, fine husky. strapping youth, was accepted for the job.
 That was in the days of steam boat races when fortunes changed hands on decks while below blacka- moors sweated. Andy was firing the Robert l.. Lee in 1870. She was challenged by the NatcheZ. The historic race from New Orleans to St. Louis began.
 We fired boilers with anything we could get hands on,' and Andy he tells of it." Mother boat tied along side us and piled fat pine on decks. Once other boat late. We stripped decks of ev'ything would burn. Had fat bacon aboard too. Burned fat bacon.
 Hi. Even had little pickaninny sittin' on escape valve so wouldn't | lose steam" Andy scratches his 1 head. Great race!' he concludes. | The Robert F. Lee steamed into St Louis six hours ahead of the 1 NatChez and Andy, once the best ! fireman on the river, was happy. l Tuesday afternoon Andy will be l on the river again-in spirit at l least. For Tuesday afternoon the i Betsy Ann of the Pittsburgh to Gin i cinnati Packet company, pride of | the old Ohio river mail boats, will meet the Tom Greene of the Greene line steamers. Last year the Betsy Ann lost a thrilling race 10 the ! Chris Greene. fla gship of the Greene line. To the Chris Greene went the l gilded elk horns the Betsy Ann had won on the Mississippi This year the Betsy Ann will struggle to re- capture the treasured elk horns. If she can defeat the Tom Greene, sister ship of the Chris Greene, the owners of the two boats promise the Betsy Ann q return race with ] the Chris Greene with the elk horns as a prize.
 The race will be from the Broad way wharf at Cincinnati up the river to New Richmond. Ohio. a little over g miles. The exact time Of the race has not yet been de- termined, although it will take place in the afternoon. WLW, Cincinnati, will broadcast a running description of the race.
 An inStallment of the historical series, Did You Know? will open this evenings broadcast from sta ton NTiC. Hartford, at 6:1O. This i feature will be followed by the read ing of news dispatches. At 6:SO Emil Heimberger's trio will present a program of dinner music based on the operatic works of Verdi. The Musical Mechanicians are slated for a concert of popular music after the reading of the days baseball scores at 6:55. The Revel- CTS under Joseph Pizzitola's direc- tlon, will be heard al 7:30. Cur rent Broadway favorites will be 1 combined in the semi-classical num- hers in The Voice broadcast, featur- ing FranElyn Bauer Vaughn de 1 leath and Hugo Mariani's salon group at o'clock. Lifting summer
 melodies will form the bulk of the Gypsies' offering at S:30. The Fam l fly Party is listed for 9:3O and the 1 l'adio Mountaineers will broadcast q haif hour of American folk songs and ballads at 10 o'clock. At 1O:3O tloyd Gibbons globe trotter, war correspondent and novelist. will be al the mlcrophone to dramatiZe an other episode of the series known | ""i'ht ilunltF Wall cr Seliert Will take his place at the console or a theater organ at II CLOCK to offer his weekly organ recital and to close the program.
 A choir of 300 voices attuned to i tn" giant pipe organ of the Mormon l tabernacle at Salt Lake City Irtab VIII launch one Of the most preten- 'louS series of vocal programs ever attempted by air over the coast to coast network of the NEG system this evening at 6 o'clock.
 Excerpts from operas and ora Ioflos' as well as Semi-classical part songs in special arrangement for 'he impressive ensemble, Will be jn- ieFpreted each week by the great Salt Lake tabernacle choir under the direction of Anthony C. Iund. ne tabernacle organ. one of inc largest Tn the world, construction of winch was started by the Mormons Tn 1866, will also be heard. Ed ward ?. kimball and Tracy Y, Cannon are the organists. with Mir kimball at the console in featured solos. WIZ, WIW and kDKA will receive the program in the east
 A concert orchestra. especially assembled 10 play program of light summer music will entertain the guests at the Family Party which IS being broadcast this even ing at 9;3o over the NEG system. Modern music and some Of the ] works Of the great masters will be i presented during the course of in, i program, which has been devised Tor the purpose of giving all types of music lovers something they car remember The program can be heard through WI,AF and WTIC.
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