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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25
MRS. YANCEY HONOREE
AT HOSPITALITY

Monday afternoon Mrs. w. c..
Place and Mrs. Jesse Thompson en-
tertained at the latter's home with
three tables Of forty-two honoring
Mrs. j. G. Yancey who Is leaving
soon to make her home in Houston.
A pink and green color theme was
noted in the lavish floral decora-
tions and IN all appointments for
the games.
During the afternoon Mrs. r. j.
East was successful and was pre-
sented with the trophy for high
score. Consolation for low score
vent to Mrs. @. A. Fisher. The
hostesses remembered the honor
guest with an attractive gift.
At the conclusion of the afternoon
an ice course was served which
gave further emphasis to the favored
pink and green colors.
The guests included Mesdames G.
A. Fisher, Guy SaStleberry, @. z.
Marshall. II. II. Parks, 4. w. Bur-
CESS. I. r. Gilbert. Henry Alsneyer.
Ralph Thacker. r. j. East, John
Prentiss. =. S. Glover, Erwin Reese
and j. q. Yancey.
ass
PERSONALS
MI. and Mrs. G. Z. Watts OF Chi
cago stopped at San Benito Sunday
for a visit with their uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. -. 3. Thompson. Mr..
Watts has been attending the con-
vention Of credit me- at Dallas. He
has been with the Morto Salt com
pany 81 years.
Fred Wedegartner returned home
Tuesday from a business trip spent
IN Houston, Victoria and Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25

10. II. Liston. J. Z. Carey. Ross An
Gin. T. A. Smith. and ID. Jeffries.
NJ. Buchan and Roy Hand. Miss
Wright Chanault OF Montgomery.
Alabama.
Those from weslaco were Mes
danes G. r.. Carey. II. II. Hath
away and Miss Frankie Thompson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25
WEEKEND PARTY

AT Pr. ISABEL
The Senior class is spending the
weekend at Point Isabel. Chaper-
ones are Mr.. and Mrs. G. MI. O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs Walton Hynes. Miss
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Carruthers,
Katherine Irwin and Miss Virginia
Campbell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25
MRS. WATERS
LENTERTAINS

Mrs. r @. Waters was hostess TO
the Contract Club Wednesday after
noon at her home on the highway.
A luncheon was served before the
games started /. A profusion Of pretty
flowers made the decorations.
Those receiving score favors we're
Mrs. G. NJ Sheriff. and Mrs. j. =.
Blake.
Guests we're Mesdames j. r. Ten
ison. J. r. Blake, G. Lester Skaggs.
p. X. Cramblett. Harry Jergen. g.
NJ. Sheriff. and v. r. Myers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25
MRS. WOOD
HOSTESS

Mrs. Ben c. Wood delightfully."-
entertained the Rainbow Bridge club
at her home on Kansas avenue
Thursday afternoon. High score
went to Mrs. II. II. Hathaway.
At the conclusion Of the games
a refreshment course was served to
seven members and Mrs. J. A. Hath
away Of La Feria, a guest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25

Martin, Dea Board. Vincent and
Dairmud Nicholson. Clair Hudson,
Ernie Lee Hankal. B. L. Harrington,
and Douglas Norton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-25

At the conclusion Of the games at
tractive refreshments we're served.
Guests Of the club were Mesdames
Bonnie Compere. T. w. Lowe and
Robinson.
CLUB MEETS AT
BRUTON HOME
The home Of Mrs. r. Z. Bruton
was most attractive with a profus-
ion Of gaily colored spring flowers
this week when she entertained the
Wednesday Contract club.
High score trophy for the after
noon vas awarded Mrs. w. 8. Ray,
with Mrs. G. II. Stevenson scoring
low.
A tempting dessert course followed
the games In which two guests. Mrs.
c. II. Stevenson and Mrs. Reed Leh-
man and ten members participated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Trace Negro Spirituals
to Christian Teaching

For several years Prof. n. G j.
Balanta, native of West Africa.
has been engaged in an effort to
trace the sources and history of ne
gro spfrituals. His findings were re-
Gently published by the commission
on interracial cooperation. The spir-
itual now in vogue is based on prim-
Tive African rhythm, but its present
form and development are due largely
to Christianity. christianity" says
Professor Balanta, "was the force
that breathed life into the innate
musical talent of the African in his
new environment. Far from his ma
tive land. despised by those among
whom he lived, knowing the hard
taskmaster. feeling the lash, the ne
gro seized Christianity, the religion
of cOmpensations in the life to come
for the ills suffered in the present
existence. The result was a body of
songs voicing all the cardinal virtues
of Observation-Disclosures, forbear-
ance, love, faith and hOpe-through
modified form of primitive African
music. "-Pathfinde Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Few Insect Fighters
Able to Defeat Spider

The wasp and the hornet may be
reckOned as formidable foes, but it
would appear that the spider, for
his size and weight, at least, is equal
TO anything he may come across. In
a recent experiment a spider was
pitted against a wasp in an inverted
tumbler. The wasp scored the first
point, biting off one of its opponents
legs; but in the next round the
spider got in an infective bite. and
the wasp died in few minutes. Two
other contests followed, and in each
the spider came off victorious. The
strong feature of the spider is its
agility, and even in the uncongenial
environment of a tumbler it evades
attack with apparent ease. With the
added advantage of a web, which
provides not only lines Of retreat
and attack, but also serves to en-
tangle and embarrass the enemy, the
spider is a foeman whom even the
boldest spirits in the insect world
hesitate to attack.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
WORLD
WAR
YARNS
A Joker Wild
by Lieut.. Fronk E. Hogon

This one, according to Lieut.. Will
Eighth Observation squadron, Thirty
third division, has been told so many
times there is little doubt of its au-
thenticity, but its origin has become
obscured. Anyway, it's all about the
practical joker aviator who was hoist
ed, or rather who descended, on his
own petard.
An instructor at Issoudun, air train
ing base of the A. E. F., spotted one
of his pupils as likely enough cadet.
but a flyer who was ground shy and
lacked punch. He decided to cure the
cadet of his weakness with practical
joke.
"Do everything l do" he said briefly
to the cadet as the two climbed into a
training ship with dual controls. Then
they took off.
High in air, tho instructor accom-
plished various maneuvers. His pupil
copied each move from a seat in the
rear cockpit. Then came the Joke"
the instructor intended to result in
landing directed solely by his pupil.
Reaching into the cockpit, the in
structor unfastened his Joy stick"
by which the plane was controlled,
showed it TO the pupil and calmly
tossed the stick overheard. According
to his advance reasoning the pupil,
grown confident in such an emergency,
now would assume control of the ship.
and bring them quickly to earth in
safe landing.
Imagine his embarrassment, chagriD
and CONSERVATION, when the pupil
calmly lifted his own stick an0
dropped it, too, over the side. Then
the instructor, with one mortified
glance at the dizzy earth below
stepped off the side of the plane.
counted eight, and foated away t"
make perfect landing with his chute
AS the instructors feet touched sell
again the plane reached earth nearby
in a perfect three-point landing AMI
the pupil stepped out. The secret of
the miraculous landing, the instructor
learned later, was that his pupil had
been tipped off" to his plans for the
joke and had equipped the rear cock
pit with an extra JOY stick. This
extra stick, of course. was the second
one thrown overheard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Odd Insomnia Cure

One of the most amusing cures for
insomnia is that discovered by Per-
cival Boyd. He is member of the
Society of Genealogists and, finding
that he could not sleep, he embarked
upon the task of compiling a COM
plete index of the marriages that
took place in England between 1888
and 1887.
He has already compiled a list of
100000 in 139 volumes. So good is
the index that the record of any mar
riage can be found in five minutes.
Boyd calculates that at the pres
ent rate of progress the work will
take 100 years to complete. He can
not go on any faster, because his
task makes him so sleepy. He has
found his cure-Los Angeles Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
"Hello Girls" at the Front

Only comparative few know. even
today, that American women partici-
pated in the two greatest attacks the
Yankees launched in the World war.
At the start of the st. Mihiel Offen-
sive, September II. 1923, six women
operators of the signal corps-known
in the army as the Telephone Sex
tette," were stationed at headquarters
of the First American army.
These women played an important
part in the battle, sending out an aver
age of 10000 words day for six days
over the eight lines they operated.
Because of the great rivalry among
the other women members of the sig
nal corps for this duty at a post of
honor and danger it was found neces-
sary to rotate assignments to the
front.
Later the women operators were
moved over to the Meuse-Argonne and
also assisted there in the long drawn
but highly successful American opera
ton which concluded only with the
ending of the war.
The six who formed the original
and immortal Telephone Sextette"
were Chief Operator Grace d. Banker;
Operators Suzanne Prevot, Esther ".
Fresnel. Berthe Nj. Hunt. Marie Large
and Helen e. Hill.
ia 1890 Western Newspaper Union
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
The First and Last Shots

The question of who fired the first
and last shots in any of our wars and
when and where they were fired has
always been a subject for much dis
pute. So the World war will probably
be no exception and future years prob
ably will see various claimants III
those titles arising. Already men,
bers of the crew of the q. S. S. Kear-
sarge claim the honor of firing the
first shot in the World war for Quar-
termaster Holman of that ship.
On Good Friday, April 6. 1917. the
day that the United States declared
war on Germany. the Kearsarge was
at the Charlestown, Mass, navy yard
A detail was sent in the naval rug
Iwana to, seize the German merchant
ships in East Boston at Long wharf.
They left at 3 80 a. m, crossed the
river, forced the high gate on the.
dock and took possession of the ships
From the deck Of the Kroonland
Quartermaster Holman fired into the
air as signal to the navy yard that
the gobs had arrived and had the stu
alton in hand. And, that the Kear-
sarge crew asserts, was "the first
American shot fired in the World war"
AS for the last shot Lieut.. F. V. X
Greene, q. s. N r. claims that honor
for United States naval railroad bat
terry of 14-inch rifles and quotes from
it's log as follows:
November II, 1918. Battery No.
"A. Gun ready to load at 9 a. m. Be
tween 0:O5 a. m. and 10 :5S a. M. fired
five rounds at railway garage, Longu-
yon. Last shot fired by ]. A. Kafika.
s. F. &c, q. S. N. Sponged out and
secured. One-third of men given lib
erty in afternoon"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
The Financier

The great furry in Wall Street
did reach deep. all right. Some one
was about to call the operator from
drug store phone booth in upper
Broadway when the bell rang. A
clerk came from behind the counter
and answered it. "I'll see if | can
get him." he said, and he went out
on the sidewalk and gesticulated.
The traffic cop out in the street nod
ded and came to the phone. "Down
to nine, eh?" said the cop. "What
would you advise me to do?. Huh ?
Put in an order to sell at mark
ct? ;. Okay, go ahead and get me
out" He hung up and went back
to his intersection. Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Hockey Played Long Ago

A crude form of the game of no,
ey vas probably known to the Gret ks
500 B. c. About 1873 a game resembling
modern hockey began 10 be played. In
1886. the Hockey association was
formed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Uncle Eben

"Dar is a great temptation" said
Uncle Eh"n. ITO take il foh granted
because dey doesn't happen To DO
comm yoh way. Washington Star
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Great Plateau Untraveled )

The ice plateau in the heart of
Greenland has never been crossed
through the center except twice, and
then only in summer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Hide and Seek

Some one has found that when he
buys one shirt he gives employment
to so persons. and Al of them do
nothing but hide pins in the tall
Ohio State Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

Go ahead and quote your statistics.
Nobody can answer you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

To some, mystery is uninteresting.
These are the people who care moth.
ing for the tricks of q magician.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

People lose their minds trying to
take life too seriously.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25

Associated Press Photo The Marchioness Maria Ckistina Mar conf. wife of the inventor Of the wireless, gave birth 10 her first chile, a daughter, at Odescarchi palace,
 Civita Necchia, Italy.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25
Monograph Discs to
 Replace Post Cards

tourists this summer need not write the old stereotyped postcard greet ings to their friends at home
 A flexible phonograp disc design ed for easy mailing of personal ut- terances is on sale in the stores hereN The enthusiastic traveller need only step into the .phonograph depart ment, dictate Well. here I am. folks, in beer old Berlin" and slip the record into an envelope.
 What is more, the traveler, months later. can hear himself en- towing Europe.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25

throwing the ball to second. The Businessmen stoutly deny that the battle was fin the bag and lay their victory to their. big league style of baseball
 The battle was filled with plenty of humor although the players found time at intervals to remember that baseball game was being staged. No torch light parade was held by the Businessmen but there was plenty of noise when they started to boast after the battle.
 Legion to Convention
 Plans have been completed by the Brock Barnes post, American Le- zion, for representation in the par ade to be held in Bridgeport tomor- convention. A large number of Le- gionnaires and auxiliary members plan to make the trip. Three dele gates are attending the three day session at Bridgeport.
 There are many contests for offices
 
 delegates have not made known any preference for any certain candi- dates. All those planning 10 go are asked to meet at the Legion hall promptly at II o'clock.
 Road Work Started
 Work was stagted yesterday by the town in laying crushed stones on Robert and Cleveland streets to- gether with Usher avenue. These streets were recently accepted by the town plan commission after a public hearing.
 In the near future three new hydrants will be placed up in con- nection with the work of laying new mains. One will be placed at the corner of Pennington avenue and Cleveland street, another on New Britain avenue opposite Rockwell avenue and the third on New Brit ain avenue opposite William street. This will make total of v hydrants throughout the town.
 Briefs
 MISS Iud boptoth o4 i1dl NNi ner is spending a three weeks Naca- tion in Canada where she is in charge of the local Girls Friendly society and is also nurse for the camp.
 Mr. and Mrs. Earle Bentley and children of Dallas, Tex are visiting the! aunt. Mrs. Thomas Bedford.
 Baseball Practice
 The Plainville Athletics baseball team will practice tonight at 6:30 o'clock. It is important that all members be on hand.
 No Washington St. 43-4 rooms, garage. Tel. t27-3. Southington.- advt.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25

will be reduced greatly because of the fact that workmen are laboring to finish the laying of main on Divinity street The new 16-inch main. replacing a 12-inch pipe, will be tied Monday morning, it is ex- pected, and pressure will return to normal
 About so feet more of channel must be dug before the final tying commences and a concrete buffer, construction to hold back water, must be broken through. Superin- tcndent Lourie, in issuing the state- ment. requested all residents to be careful in the usage of city water until Monday
 Marriage License Issued
 City Clerk Thomas B. Steele to- day issued a marriage license to Levi N l.agasse. a machinist of Dewey avenue and Marie Louise Dube, a, housekeeper, of 2oo Summer street
 Passes Amber Signal
 Gordon Magnuson of 49 Broad place. Forestville, was arraigned before Judge William J. Malone in police court this morning on a charge of passing an amber light at the Main and School streets inter- section yesterday afternoon, judg- nIent being suspended in his case on payment of the costs of court s1o.S0 He was arrested by Officer Joseph Strup.
 Cavalieri Gains Popularity
 Joe Cavalieri, who has been gain ing popularity as an efficient har- monica player in this state, last night played before large audi ence at Danbury and was enthu- slastically received. Joe has been playing before the microphone at the Travellers in Hartford ard Is the recipient of considera ole fan mail. He has several more engagements t. fulfil this year.
 To Cost S26,0OO
 P. Allaire and Son Co. was grant ed a permit to construct a four story addition to business building owned by c. Funk and Son Co.,, Inc, on Prospect street at an estimated cost of s26,000 by Superintendent of Public Works Oscar Anderson this morning.
 Girard Houle of 137 School street was issued q permit to construct a three-roop house for Omer St. Onge Of 31 Addison street on Overlook avenue at an estimated cost of sS.- coo, and Charles Bettua of 150 North Main street was given per- mission to erect a barber pole at that address at an estimated cost of s15.
 Legion Nine Beaten
 The Seicheprey post, No. :, American Legion junior baseball team was defeated for the second time this season by the Bridgeport Legion nine at Newfeld park, Bridgeport, by score of ' to 4 yes terday afternoon. The winning club will now play at Asbury Park. N. J.. in the regional series for semi final elimination.
 Armstrong Tire, 1s91a School St. Bristol. Factory prices.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25
YOUTH SERIOUSLY
 HURT 0N BICYCLE Face Badly Cut in Crash With
 Automobile TOWN EMPL0YES INJURED
Soft Ball League Team Managers Meet to Consider Schedule for Future Game-Albin Hclnlquist Home from Fishing Trip.

Gordon Goodrich. l3 year old son Of Mrs Hazel Goodrich of S6 M Britain. was re- novtd to ' Britain General hospital shC. liter 10 o'clock this morning suffering from a long gash that extended from the mouth to the ear and many other decorations about the head which resulted when the bicycle he vas riding crashed into the rear of a small coupe at the intersection of Pennington ave- nue and Main street in kensingtor about 10 o'clock this morning.
 According to witnesses the youth was coming from New Britain and Philip Zipadeli of Kensington, the driver of the coupe was proceeding from Berlin and attempting to make a turn from Pennington avenue into Main street. Another car driven by Joseph kananick. of @ Miller street. New Britain coming from New Brit ain had stoped a short distance west of the intersection to allow the Berlin mans car to make the turn. The youth, who was preceding be- hind the former. was apparently un- able to stop and- passing the parked car on it's right side struck the right rear fender of Zipadelli's ma chine which had run well off the road to avoid the collision with the boy.
 Sent to Hospital
 A passing motorist picked the boy up and he was bleeding profusely from an ugly wound that extended from his lip to his ear and from many other painful though less serious wounds. Dr. NJ. H. Griswold was called and he ordered his inn mediate removal to the hospital.
 Inquiries at the hospital disclosed indicate that any of the boys bones had been broken
 The front wheel. of the cycle was badly smashed in the crash with the machine while the auto was. damag~ ed on it's right rear fender and the S iooo III lllt ll6Hl HliuoN "GS pN molished. zipadelli claims that the glass was broken by the handle bars of the bicycle.
 Consta ble George kanupka in vestigated the accident and after taking measurements of the wheel marks of the car did not hold the driver.
 Town Employees Injured
 Henry A. Austin of Lower lane. Berlin driver of one of the town trucks is at the New Britain Gen. eral hospital where he was taken following an accident which involv. ed the truck he was driving and one operated by Paul Gianotta Of Ken sington. According to information given out from the hospital Austf has two fractured ribs and is in a serious condition.
 Thomas Mcintyre who is also en- ployed by the town ~of Berlin and who was riding with Austin at the time of the accident was treated at the hospital for lacerations abont the head and face and an injury to his left arm but he was allowed 10 return to his home last night.
 The accident occurred near the ~ensington Congregational church
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25
Woman Says Sock" Was
 "Well Worth Hundred"

Springfield, Mo, July 25 (UP)- Fined sl3.50 for assaulting a neigh bor woman, Mrs. Sarah Youngblood Wright declared in justice court 1t was worth a hundred"
 Been wanting to sock that wom- an for long time" said Mrs Wright to Judge Hubbard. The other day she stepped out in her yard and made signs I didn't ap- preciate, so l invited her to va- cant lot.
 This woman put her hand on her hips and snarled at me How close do you want me to come?' 1 was close enough. so l spit on my hands and socked her one. What l mean, she toppled.
 'Yessir it was worth s100"
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25
Use Hydrogen Gas in
 Extracting Oil Impurity

Council Bluffs, Iowa, July a25 P>- Tests are being made here of cheap method Of extracting sulphur from crude oil by the introduction of hydrogen gas
 The method was worked out by Prof C. J. Frankforter of Lincoln, Neb,, head Of the chemistry depart ment at the University Of Nebraska
 It consists of injecting hydro gen gas into the crude oil and suspending into the fluid heated electric wires. The sulphur is con verted into hydrogen sulphide and collected in trap below.
 The sulphur content of crude oil has been destructive Of refinery apparatus.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25

It's not the heat that makes Charles W. Cook, Philadelphia sculptor, act this way. Nor is he modern Her cules. for the statue Of George Washington that Cock is holding weighs only 92 pounds. He modelled it out of pulp made from nevspa- pers, Of course. he upholds Wash
 ington in everything,
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25

is said to be grave, She has been i'll for some time A meeting of the Boy Scouts will be held next Tuesday evening at which time final instructions will be given out regarding the departure for the Boy Scout camp. Eight scouts in company with Scoutmaster E. l.. Wilson will leave August ? for Camp Keemohsahbee for weeks
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25
Paint Test by Use of
 Ultraviolet Ray Used

Wilmington, Del, July 25 P-To test durability of paint in one La boratory of the Dupont company, the equivalent of several years out weeks.
 It is done with ultraviolet light, heat ranging from 100 degrees 10 ice water, and moisture and salt.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-25
Police Help Inebriates
 In Big "HOldup" Scare

Kansas City, July 25 UP)-Riot guns held ready, detectives raced in- to a residential section early today in response to a message there was a "holdup."
 The officers found John. Erhart, 5l, prone on sidewalk begging Clarence Hanna, 90. to hold him up
 "Hol me up" Erhart was saying with difficulty.
 Hanna, on a wavering balance, re- piled, Sorry, you hol' me up"
 Both men were held up by off cers until they arrived at police headquarters