New Britain herald., 1930-08-08

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 Q. How many games did the Washington baseball team win and lose 10 Philadelphia during the 1923 season?
 A. Washington won four and lost sixteen.
 Q. What was the highest tenn perature recorded in the United States in 1929?
 A. The United States weather bureau says the highest recorded at any weather bureau station in 1929 was 125 degrees at Le Sage. Arizona. June 24.
 Q. How fast can an elephant i travel?
 A. No exact data are available, but one authority on AsiatiC animals says that about 15 miles an hour is the highest speed of the Asiatic elephant.
 Q. What national holiday in France comes on July 14?
 A. The Republic of France cele- brates it's independence on that date in commemoration of the storming of the Bastile.
 Q How long will currant bush live? How old are they before they begin to bear?
 A. With good care, currant bushes will live IS to oo years. Strong plants begin to bear when three or four years old.
 Q. What Is the address of Eff Dorsay?
 4. Fox Studios. 14O1 \. Western Ave, HollyUood California.
 Q, Is the Eden Musce, formerly located on 23rd street New York City, still operating? A. II was removed from 23rd street, about thirty years ago and recently has been operated at Coney Island.
 q. What is the meaning of the word "synoptic?'
 A. or the nature Of synopsis; arranged for giving general view; containing parts which may be brought under the eye side by side as vertically identical; said of the first three books of the New Testa- ment as distinguished from the fourth,
 Q. Is Marilyn Miller married? A. She has been married twice. Her first husband, Frank Carter, was killed in an automobile accident, and later she married and divorced Jack Pickford. She is now reported engaged 10 Michael Farmer. Q. What is Natacha Rambova. the former wife Of Rudolph Valen- tino, doing now?
 A She is in the dressmaking and interior decorating business in New York.
 Q. Where are the largest radio stations in the world, and in the United States? A. The largest one in the world is said 10 be the Fafayette station at Bordeau. France. and the largest in the United States is the Naval radio station at Annapolis The Radio Corporation "tation at Rocky Point Long Island, New York is , also large.
 Q. Why are cast iron ingots called pigs?
 4. The molten metal is run into long mass with shorter ones at tached 10 1t at right angles and the long one is called the SOW, and the shorter ones. pigs. O. Who holds the record for al ! lowing the least number of hits in 1 single World series game, and who l number Of innings pitched in any l World series
 A. The record for allowing the least number of hits, held by F. N i Reulbach was made when pitching | for the Chicago Nationals, or 1 October 10, 1906. He set the Chi cago Americans down with only ont i hit. Christy Mathewson holds tho record for the greatest number oi innings pitched in any World series he pitched 29 2-3 innings in 1912.
 Q. How many drivc-in gasoline stations are there in the United States and how much gasoline dt they sell' What state has tht largest number?
 A. The estimated number o drive-in stations in the United States is 124,97o and they dis tribute l9,747,513,532 gallons Z year. California has 9.75o, thu largest number in any state.
 Q. How much did stephen Col lins Foster. composer Of Old Folk! at Home receive for his song? A He was paid two thousand dollars and a royalty Of two cent per copy by Firth. Pond and com pany the publishers. He also re ceived fifteen dollars from F. ? Cristy, a singer who introduced tn song. for placing Christy's name ol the cover.
 Q. Who wrote the song "Swee Marie" and when?