New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

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 c. Where and in what year was Franklin Pierce nominated for the presidency of the United States?
 A. He was nominated at Balti- more, Maryland, in 1852.
 c. Who were the principal mcm- bers of the cast of Memory Lane?
 X. The cast included Eleanor Doardman as Mary; Conrad Nagcl as Jimmie Holt: William Haincs as Joe Field; John Stepping as Mary's father; Eugenia Ford as Mary's mother; Frankie Darrow as The Urchin and Jooan Standing and Dot Farley as maids.
 Q. Was Texas ever an indepen- dent republic? Why is it called the Lone Star State?
 A. Texas was a republic for about nine years before it was an nexed to the United States. The state flag has one star which ac- counts for the nickname, Lone Star State.'
 c. Is Janet Gaynor older or younger than Greta Garbo?
 A. Janet Gaynor is twenty three and Greta Garbo is twenty-four
 c. What kind of fur is Harp Seal?
 A. It is the fully colored pelt of the hair seal of the sea dog family. whose habitat is the extra tropical portions of the sea. along tempera ture and colder portions Of the globe. It has coarse rigid hair and no under hair.
 c. What are the prefix letters for radio stations in Mexico, Cuba, and Canada.
 A. Mexico has adopted the letter \: Cuba and Canada use the letter c."
 .. Is water used to soften model ing clay?
 Q. What is the smallest indc- pendent country in the world How large is it?
 A. Vatican City having an area Of 160 acres and population Of about 500
 e. How much has the number Of horses in the United States dc creased since 1915?
 A. There were approximately 91.195,0OO horses in the United States in 1915 and the department of agriculture estimated that there were 14,029,000 on January l, 1929. c, How many Hcterinaries are there In the United States?
 A. The latest census figures show total of 13,494.
 Q. What percentage Of homes owned in the United States arc mortgaged
 A. According 10 the last census out of 2S,575.00O homes owned in the United States 12.254,o00 were entirely free from debt. 15.S75, 900 were mortgaged and no definite in formation was available for 774.000.
 Q. Why does the ostrich bury his head in the sand?
 A. To obtain water, which in places Is near the surface.
 c. What kind of a musical in strument does Janet Gaynor play in Sunny Side Up?
 A. An autoharp. which resembles zither. but has a piano scale and cross bar mutes.
 Q. Where is Queen Victoria of England. buried?
 A. In the Mausolcum at Frog more. beside her husband and con sort. Prince Albert
 Q. Does q gallon of frozen water weigh more than when it is liquid and does it weigh less when boiling then when cold?
 A. It weighs more when frozen than in the liquid state and loss when boiling than when cold. Ii requires extremely sensitive instru. mcnts to detect the differnc.
 c. What causes dimplcs?
 A. They are caused by adherence of the skin to dccped tissues, most frequently on the check or the chin