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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-28

Weir sound and lighting effects
heighten the atmosphere OF mys-
terry and suspense in Guilty
Hands," Bayard veiller's new muir
der drama which will open tomor-
row at the Rivoli theatre, San
Benito with Lionel Barrymore In
the leading role.
In the murder picture Barrymore
plays the part Of a veteran prose-
cutor and criminal attorney who
has both sent and saved men from
the electric chair. When he deter
mines to murder the man who he
IS convinced is about to ruin his
daughters happiness. he Uses all
his past experience with criminals
In hiding his part In the crime
from the police.
Kay Francis shares leading
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-28
QUEEN

Compelling. both in dramatic
theme and emotional sweep. Doc
tors Wives" Fox's intensely human
drama OF marriage In the medical
profession, c~ofeaturing Warner
Baxter and Joan Bennett, opens
at the Queen theatre tomorrow.
Briefly the story concerns the
marriage OF a doctors daugt er
with the most promising ~oung
surgeon in New York. The mar
riage runs adrift on the waters Of
jealousy and suspicion when Joan
Bennett, as the naive and IDEAL
istic wife. falls prey to the saving
common to doctors wives THAI the
patient Is the common enemy OF
every doctors wife,
How she finally learns Of her
misjudgment of her husband, and
to believe in the greatness OF his
sacrifice for humanitarian service,
completes the story which Is said
to be the screens most realistic
effort to date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-28

FIVE YEAR straight loans on
improved irrigated farms In cult
walton liz Hidalgo and Cameron
counties. Refinance vendors lien.
Vets a. watts. Phone q Donna.
Texas. R239 1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-28

5-ROOM modern house. furnished.
on paved street, Victoria Heights
Call I. s Steiner. ~ Port Isabel.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
THE COUNCIL
 OF RELIGION
Thirty-One Teachers Nam= ed at Meeting in St
 Johns Parish House
SESSION ON FRIDAY

At the first session of the leader ship training school of the Water bury Council of Religious Education held at St Johns parish house last night, 31 teachers were registered Sessions are to be held on Friday nights of this month. Rev Emri s. Sites is dean of the school and Miss Hazel Beecher, registrar. Miss Edna Baxter. professor of religious educa- ton at the Hartford Theological seminary, will be the instructor.
 Four conference groups are planned. Mrs Oscar l.. Locke, su- perintendent of the beginners divi- sion of the Oakville Congregational church. will be in charge of that division here. The primary confer ence will be in charge of Miss Bax- ter. Ray Johnson will be in charge of the junior department. The in- termediate conference will be un- der the direction of Henry Peck. director of religious education of the Naugatuck Congregational church.
 Other members of the faculty are Rev Sites, of the First Baptist church, Miss Hazel Beecher. teach CT in the primary department in the Mill Plain Union church. The schools represented at the meeting last night include churches from Watertown,s Naugatuck, Middlebury and Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Weather Only Flaw
 In Air Maneuvers
Fog, Rain, and Clouds Worst Enemy U S Army Air Units
 Will Have to Contend With This Month

1 ing the period from May l 5 to May 30 for the exercises, the army made an exhaustive study of weather rec
 ords covering the communities to be visited. These records show that
 over an average of 43 years the
 month of May. in Dayton, Boston.
 New York. Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington. has averaged 10
 clear days, II partly cloudy days and only 9 cloudy days. Fog is usually
 scarce in May. In 50 years New York and Boston have had only one day with fog. As for thunder
 storms, the average is AZ days with
 disturbances of that nature. Dayton Heads with 6, Chicago and Washing 5, New York and Philadelphia and
 Boston only 3.
 "The rainfall in May for 4S years averaged 3:65 inches, with about II
 days when the rate of precipitation | is over 0:01 inches.
 "As compared with April, May is the earliest month of the year that
 one can be fairly sure of not hav- ling freezing weather, the average temperature for May being about ten degrees higher than that for April. Winds are not quite so strong Tn May
 as in April. There are. on the aver age, more clear days in May than in April and fogs are not quite so re quent. As compared with June, there are fewer thunderstorms in May than in June."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
New Members for French G. 0. P. Club Meeting Held Last Night at Franco-American Social
 Club

Congressman Edward W. Goss, Judge John F. McGrath and Jos eph D. Lemieux, secretary of the French Republican, club. were the speakers at the session of the club held last evening in the Franco American Social club at which time about 50 new members were initi- ated. ..
 All were urged to take an active part in politics and Congressman Goss requested all who. wished infor- nation pertaining to national ques- uons of importance or immigration information to. write to him.
 Those taken into the club follow: Edward J. Balthazar, Walter H. Derouin, Mrs Eva. St Pierre, Blan- dine Bourassa, Louis J. Bernier, Frank Roberge. Napolean Roberge, Mrs Donald St Jean, Albert St Jean. Harmidas Delage, Walter J. Racicot. Mrs Georgiana Goudreault, Mrs Rose Laporte.; Helen rLaBelle, Clarence Calipault, iGermaine Lemieux, Ang- ele Dumont, Simonne Poirier. Mary Poirier, sGaston < Poirier, Emman- uel Poirier, Margurite Poirier, Julia Poirier, Ceclie M. 'Masse, Mrs Row. land Masse, Joseph Genereaux. Mrs Clemnete Pilon,a. William Rivard, Harmidas Bourgue, Henry N. Der nier, alnlore Bernier, Herman Ber- nier, Ulric Girouad, Walter Auray, Joseph Desaunier, Mrs Clarinda Cir ouard. Miss Antoinette Aubrey, Mrs Sophie Aubrey, Mrs Hector Pratt. Mrs Fedora Bourdue, Mrs Angeline Letrault, Anna Auray and Miss Gar ielle Hamond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Special Program Tomorrow For Mill
 Plain Congregation
Completion of Chapel and Erection of Handsome New < Structure to Receive Special Recognition n- More
 Than 1000 People Affiliated With Rapidly Crow 6 ing Parish Ns ,,

The Mill Plain Union church will celebrate two anniversaries Sunday May 3. The Union Chapel was completed in May. 1888 and for over 40 years services were carried on every Sunday by the Methodist Baptist, Episcopal and Congrega- tional churches in this little chapel across from Chase school. Sunday will mark the 4sth anniversary of the completion of this Union Chapel. Less than ten years, ago the com niunity grew so rapidly that the chapel became too small and it be- came necessary to build larger quar- ters and after five years of sacri- fica1 labor the beautiful new Mill Plain Union church was completed and dedicated under the leadership of Rev Joseph o. Todd, May 6, 1928. This will mark the 3rd an-i niversary of the new church which was dedicated three years ago by Dean Chas R. Brown of Yale.
 The church membership is now we'll over 500 with a Sunday school of over 400 children. More than 1000 people are affiliated with the church through it's various Organi- zations and still the numbers in- crease from year to year. The day will be observed by special music by the choir and an anniversary ser mon by the pastor. Sunday school is at 9:30 and church service at 10:A5 a. m.
 wednesday May the young
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
MANY ELECTRIC
 HETEROGENEOUS
Installation Heads All Other Appliances During the
 Past Year
35,OOO IN CONNECTICUT

The electric refrigerator advanced
 to first place as the most important appliance in domestic electric serv-
 ice during 193o> according to an analysis compiled by the statistical research department of the Nation al Electric Light association. At the close of the year. there were 2,625.- 900 refrigerators in use in the Unit ed States, of which Connecticut is estimated to. have had about 35, 1000.
 The refrigerator moved to the top of the list in importance. not in the point of numbers, since the. elec- trio fiatiron, still leads by large margin. but from the viewpoint of increased use of current. The refrig- erator's increase in this respect was forty-five per cent over the figure of 1929, a greater gain in '4r kilowatt hours consumed than that recorded by any other domestic appliance. In Connecticut. electric consumption by household refrigerators was estim- ated at 14,040,O00 kilowatt hours. This is based not upon the use of power in the 35,000 appliances in use at the end of the year. but upon an estimate of the. number in:regular service throughout the entire year which was about 24,000.
 At the present tune, the reIrlger- ator ranks eighth as far as the num- Der in regular use throughout the year is concerned. The fiatiron, heads the list Connecticut approximate number being 175,500. Next in line is the vacuum cleaner. The state had S2,500 of them in regular use last year. Radio is giving the vacuum a close race, the average number for the year having been 72,SO0. These leaders are followed in order by washing machines, fans, coasters, percolators. refrigerators, space
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

Boston, May 2.-Old Man Weather is the only real enemy the Air Corps
 has to reckon with during its coast defense exercises next month when
 67O army planes are to be formed
 into a division under command Of |Brigadier General Benjamin D..
 Foulois. t-
 Fog, rain, thunderstorm and clouds are the combat elements that weather can array against lombard ment, attack, pursuit and observa- ton to the extent of check mating their operations so successfully that they may be compelled to remain on
 the ground.
 "No attempt will be made to carry the field exercise program through on days which might have weather |unfavorabl to flying" said Assistant Secretary of War r. Trubee Davison, in charge of army aviation. in a statement issued to-day. This is not real emergency and 1t would be a poor policy that called for risk ing the safety of personnel and |equipment. particularly in View or the fact that most of our operations will be in the vicinity of thickly pop ulated centers such as Dayton, Chi cago. New York, Boston, Philadel- phia and Washington.
 towing to the rigid schedule which the field exercises must fol- low, it will not be possible to defer the demonstrations set for any par ticular locality on a given day if weather should interfere with our plans. It will be impossible for the division to remain over at any point. waiting for weather. in order to stage its demonstration.
 "There is, however, good reason to expect that the weather will inn pose few handicaps. Prior to select-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Yaretz Faces
 More Questioning
Counsel for Creditors Plan Further Examination of
 Bankrupt Store

Five first meetings of creditors in bankruptcy cases are scheduled to be heard at the regular United States bankruptcy court session to be held in the common pleas court room Monday morning. The fact that there are five new cases to be heard makes the story unusual since usually there are but one or two cases heard at each regular bank ruptcy court session. Referee Carel- ton E. Hoadley will preside.
 New cases, all of Waterbury. in- clude Emile Gagnon, Joseph Krieg- Ter, Jan Cakaba or John Chekawa, Malafronte Motors Co, Inc.
 Among the other cases continued from the last session is that of Sid- ney Yavetz doing business as Boyd's formerly located in the Brown Block -Yavetz formerly operated, for q brief time, a mems haberdashery store in the new Brown building in Exchange Place. Attorney Milton H. Meyers, appointed trustee at the last meet ing, Is expected to make a report
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

on the sale of the assets. Tn addi- ton, Yayetz will undergo further examination of counsel for his cre- ditors.
 The report of the appraisers and trustee in the case of Morris SilIer will be, made. Examination of Mike Macary of Waterbury is scheduled when his case comes up. Report of the trustee, City Sheriff William J. Roach, is slated to be made in the case of James Shea, doing business as the Community store. The trus- tees report will also be made in the case of Luria Bros. A hearing on petition to sell assets in the case of c. B. Johnson Electric Co is scheduled and petition for the sale of real estate in the case of the Naugatuck Motors, Inc, is to be heard.
 An adjourned hearing on a peti- ton for. discharge is slated in the case of Harry Fisher. The trustees report is to be made in the cases of Arthur Winer and I. M. Shapiro. Co. A hearing on a petition for dis charge is scheduled in the case of Harry Slatnick.
 There are only three cases in Litchfield county to be heard. They are Leon Mackiewicz of Plymouth, Joseph Mascetti Co. of Torrington and John J. Cody of Winsted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
STATE REQUIRES
 2O7 RESERVOIRS
Concentrated Industry in Conn Makes Large Sup-
 ply Necessary ,.
NEW HAVEN LEADS

Connecticut, state somewhat less than five thousand square miles in area, requires total of 207 re- seryoirs, both man made and na- tural, to provide its water supply according to statistics contained in the 1880 report of the Connecticut Public Utilities Commission. Be- sides these reservoirs, which chiefly serve the larger communities, hun- dreds of springs and wells are in use to provide for the requirements of smaller communities which lack the more elaborate type of water systems.
 The concentration of industry in the state is the principal reason why Connecticut must have such a large number of reservoirs. Manu- featuring processes require the use of large quantities of water and still greater amounts are consumed in the electric generating stations which furnish the power for the operation of industry. Consequent ly, wherever industrialization Is greatly developed, the water supply systems must likewise be of a size to meet adequately all requirements. In fact, in recent years many of the water utilities have increased their reservoir storage capacity in order to insure a future supply which will keep pace with the expansion of industry.
 Other figures contained in the re- port. show the requirements of the individual cities and towns in the matter of water consumption. New Haven, although second to" Hart ford in population. uses the greatest amount of water, its annual con- sumption being close to eleven bil- lion gallons. Bridgeport uses more than nine billion gallons a year, while Hartford's total, is. six and one-half billions. Greenwich uses nearly three billion and Stamford and New Britain more than tive billion. Meriden, Norwich, Nor
 walk, Bristol and New London con. sume a billion gallons or more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
False Alarm
 This Morning
Firemen and Police Rushed
 to Waterbury Hospital

The private box numbered 1513 registered an alarm at 1:33 o'clock this morning. It came from the prem- ises of the Waterbury hospital. About six companies responded to the call. A squadron of police was also sent to the scene, but discov- cred that there was no occasion for their services. Sergeant James Fitz- gerald and Henry Johnson were in charge of the police detail.
 The fire alarm box is located in the boiler room of the hospital. No one was found, who knew the iden- tity of the person who sent in the call.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

The coal dealers look radiant and happy these days while families who thought they were through wrestling with the furnace for few months are wondering if the backbone or winter is yet broken. The cold snap of the last week made it necessary to start fires and many whose sup ply of the black diamonds had run out found it necessary to send hurry order to fill the bin again else the family would perish.
 All this goes to show that you never can tell what kind of weather you are going to have in New Eng land. This is one reason why people who can afford it have installed the oil system of heating, some of them so perfect, that they save the house. wife the trouble of watching the thermometer start up whenever the temperature gets 50 low that a little artificial heat is needed. That's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
ARKANSAS COACH'S HUNT
 FOR FULLBACK ENDED

Fayetteville, Ark -- (UPJ-Coacn Fred c. Thomsen, University or Arkansas mentor, has quit looking for a fullback to take the place va cated by Jack Dale last fall.
 Thomsen has found new full back in Tom Murphy, former All American prep school basketball player and a letterman on the var sity cage squad here.
 Murphy recently dashed 75 yards in a practice spring football game and shows signs of being a good defensive player. He weighs 1Ib pounds and though he played high | school football was more famed for his basketball ability.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
ARTHUR BLEWITT TO
 SPEAK AT BUNKER HILL.

Arthur ID. Blewitt, local naturaI- ist and author. will talk on "ln the Realms of Nature" at the meeting of the Mems league of Bunker Hi!i Monday. "a,
 On Friday evening there will be family night supper put on by the league with William B. Runk as gen. erai chairman. Rev Moses k. Lowell of the Second Congregational church will talk on Plans for a Life Ad- iustment Center for Waterbury"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Roger Baldwin ' Gets Divorce
End of Long Family Differ- ence Between Man
 and Wife
(Snccial to the DemOcratl

(SpcC1aI 10 the UemOcratD
 Winsted, May 2.-Roger sherman Baldwin of Woodbury, son of for mer Governor Simeon E. Baldwin, was granted a divorce from Olive Porter Baldwin, now of Florida, in the superior court before Judge Earnest c. Simpson here Thursday. The divorce which was uncontested, was granted son grounds of cruelty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Cold Wave Boon
 To Coal Dealers
Hurry Orders From Public Keep Dealers Busy Meeting
 Demands

what the agents tell you, and of course they would not misinform prospective customers. But others have different story and claim that there is no fuel to compare with coal, even though it does entail a little more labor that oil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
LIGHT FROST MAY
 DAMAGE FRUIT TREES

Whether the frost of the two past nights will do any damage to fruit trees will not be known until later. In any event early risers say that when they turned out this morning the ground was covered with 8 white carpet of frost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

people are presenting a play of three acts entitled Tumble Inn" May 10
 will be Mothers day and all children are requested to- honor their motif-. CTS by church tattendance. On May
 IS the big event of the year of the
 Mems club known as Ladies Night"
 Giles of East, Orange, IN. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
rREE POP BOOSTS GRADES

Yuma, Ariz.-A decided difference in grades was observed here by city school authorities after an enterprise ing confectionery firm offered each student free bottle of pop for every perfect grade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

heaters and electric ranges. These appliances account for nearly half of the entire domestic sales of elec- tricity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Yes Business Is Good

Yes Business is Good and I am told it is on the i"upD in many places. See the good news we are re- ceiving from our factory heads: The E. J. Manville Company which has been practically closed down has a part of the plant working a night shift in addition to the day schedule. The Pat ent Button Company length ened it's working schedule this week. Our building in spector reports an increase in building and William M Harris, chairman of the ul- employed committee which has done such good work reports that quite a few of the unemployed are finding work in our factories. Yes, that's good news for every body.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-26
POSSIBILITY OF
PAVING TO Golden

Since T. H. No. z between New
Ulm and Sleepy Eye was reconstruct
ed, highway Improvement in this
part of the state has been going for
ward at rapid pace. Pavement was
laid from New Ulm last year and
prospects are that the distance from
Sleepy Eye to- beyond Golden will be
hard-surfaced this year. Bids have
not been called for this work, but it
is confidently expected that they will
be during the spring.
Contracts were recently let for a
number of highway improvement
jobs, totaling $1,732,463 on 1874 miles
of paving and 81. miles of grading.
The cost Of this work to the state,
according to contractors estimates
was increased between 3 and per
cent, or between $51, 900 and $4,000
by advances in wages to be paid on
all highway jobs and shorter hours of
labor.
Contractors under orders issued by
Governor Olson, will pay minimum
of As cents per hour on an 8-hour
day, with time and half for over
time work. This was done to in
crease the number of jobs for the
unemployed persons in the state.
Improvement work on T. H. No. Is
south of New Ulm has been abandon
ed the past several years because of
work being done on No. z and the
paving project on No. Is north of
New Ulm to the Twin Cities. It is
anticipated that the contract for the
bridge across the Cottonwood river
will be let this year and that next
year No. Is will be rerouted and
graded south of New Ulm to Searles.
Then following will come the pave
ment of that highway south of New
Ulm.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-26

oil was the most effective, trees treat
ed with this mixture being left until
others were completely stripped.
Sulphonated oil may readily be
made at home. Heat linseed oil to
470 degrees Fahrenheit, or in other
words, until it is smoking hot. Set
it outdoors and Immediately add flow
ers of sulphur, one part sulphur to
nine parts oil by weight. Sift the
sulphur slowly into the oht oil and
stir it. The mixture will become hot
ter until all the sulphur has passed
into solution. When it cools, the mix
ture will be ready for applying to the
trees with brush or if it is to be
sprayed, it may be thinned with tur-
pentlne to permit application with an
ordinary chemical sprayer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-26
SULFONATED OIL KEEPS
RODENTS FROM TREES

Injuries to young trees from rab-
bits, mice, or other rodents, may be
prevented easily and effectively by a
new treatment worked out by DR.. R.
B. Harvey, plant psychologist of the
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment
Station. The treatment consist of
spraying or painting the trunks of
the trees with sulphonated oil.
During the past two winters, DR..
Harvey has worked on this problem,
combining rabbits in pens with trees
treated with various mixtures, includ-
ing aluminium and bronze paint, cop
per soap dissolved in linseed oil, oil
and rubber beef liver blood, and the
sulphonated oil. Although several of
these treatments kept the rabbits
from attacking the trees until they
were near starvation, the sulphonated
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-26

1855; value Of unplatted land and
buildings, $12,539, 1888; value Of town
and city lots including structures,
1888, 618; value of taxable personal
property $1,638, 1928; total assessed
valuation SIG, ,0o4.
Total of all counties of Minnesota:
'46, 1886, 374.91 the total number of
acres not including town lots; value
of unplatted land and buildings, $685.
138, 1892; value of town and city lots
including structures $714,97S, los;
value of taxable personal property,
$223,345 ,611--. total assessed valua-
ton, $1,899, 1852, 708.
Total taxes levied in the state,
$130,921, 946.62, which is decline of
over two million dollars from 1929. !.