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; NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1927, i e VE ANNIVERSARIES |23nd weda {versaries, respsc- | _ ANOTHER AUTO TRAGEDY. Franels HISSING RIN[is As FLASHES OF LIFE AMERICAN GOBS n:;l.‘sfnl: Mrs. A. Mantredi and | tivel S nn\‘r'“ p:mw deo- | “Towell, un:. May 13 (UP ::-o”:r::::u enm::'"fi ‘Mr. and Mrs. R. Pape of 171 Ellis | orated in lilac and yellow. A buffet | Telesthore Sylvain of Nashua, N. arrested [;wf ,m MUR"ER ALSO DECLARE THEY LIKE BLONDES " it dr = Pame of 11t il o o e red " Boin couples | a1ed on rout to-e Rospias Here ¢ foligwicg (e accilent and — evening in honor of thelr 20th fom o Injnsios s ppcived i an :::L’“M“ b e North Carolina Woman Prob- ably Shain Asheville, N. C,, May 13 (P—Mis- | sing diamond rings of considerable value today caused an order to be executed for the exhumation of the body of Mrs. Mary Cooper, elderly and wealthy Asheville woman who was found dead near har home early this week with her throat cut. No weapon was found near the body and upon discovery that dia- monds were missing from per home, authorities turned to robbery as the possible motive for what they be- lieved might have been a case of murder. Upon the decision of three physi- cians, who will examine the body, | will depend the next step in the case. They will determine vhe!herl Mrs. Cooper's death was self inflict- ed or indicated foul ‘play. —Photo by Johnson & Peterson | MISS MILDRED S. ZEVIN Washington School By the Assoclated Press. New York—Gobs' preferences are like other gentlemen's. The Atlan- tic flest voted and the following was given out as typical of 3500 ballots: “A girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, rolled stockings, short skirts, of me- dium height, with a boyish bob, of a talkatiye nature and with 320 summer$ behind her.” Woburn, England—The best way to make a long journey without fa- tigue is by airplane, in the opinion of the Duchess of Bedford, 63. She has just flown 5,500 miles in three weeks, visiting Italy, Germany, Spain, Africa and France. Toronto—More than grease must be worn by girls seeking to win a $50,000 water marathon at the Can- adian national exhibition next fall. Official rules call for regulation bathing suits. Schwab seems to have made a hit with the boys at the military acad- emy. Heading a delegation of vis- iting engineers he spoke to the ca- dets in the mess hall and because they were hungry, cut the speech short, telling them to read it in the papers. Council Bluffts, Ia.—The Rev. “Uncle Henry” DeLong, marrying 2,900 couples at weddings in various places from theaters to airplanes. He came westward with Brigham bling house and as a cowboy, then was converted by an evangelist. Middletown — Damon Barmes, Wesleyan senior, of West Windsor, Vt., appointed assistant in the Lycee at Poitiers, France, for year 1927- 1928. Oneco—Measles and whooping New York—Some stenographers | cough prevalent among school chil- must swim. Such ability is required |dren. before diplomas are presented at the Girls' Commercial High school. New London — Flying 18 inch parson, is dead at 92. He had united | Young, left him, worked in a gam- | e wheel strikes R. II. Whiteley Solicitor K. M. Wells visited the scens of the supposed slaying and said he was convinced that Mrs. Cooper could not have inflicted the wound in her home, and then have reached the spot where the body was discovered. Mrs. Cooper's body W gound | Tuesday morning nearly 100 yards from her home, a trail of blood leading down a path and over a| barged wire fence. Air Pilot Arrested But Later Is Allowed to Go Dayton, Ohlo, May 13 (P—Fred | Parker, president of an Anderson, Indlana, aircraft company, was re- ! So impressive was Miss Mildred S. Zevin's career at the New Britain State Normal school that she was engaged immediately after gradua- tion for a position in the school sys- | | tem of this city. She accepted a position in the Washington school iIn September, 1024, She is a graduate of New Britain High school. | NOW YOU ASK ONE o o i leased after government agents in-| vestigated his aerial trip to Dayton | wtfh Dorothy Bevins, 16, of Wash-| ington, D. C. Parker, and Ernest Burns, 2 pllot| A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING employed-by his company, and the| Today's list of questions includes girl were detained by police upon | a littls bit of everything—it's a_sort word from Miss Bevins' mother at|of hagh. = Washington. Parker explained that, 1-_Re-arrange this list so that| ke was accompanying the girl to|each city is grouped with the indus- Anderson, where he intended to give | try in which it leads: London—Stamps bearing an uD'iM Chicago, machinist's mate, first to-date llkeness of the Prince of Wales are being made for New- foundland. Current issues picture him as a curly-headed baby or a naval cadet. The empire's oldest colony is the only one to have the heir to the throne on its mail. Newark, N. J~—Mrs. Theodore Hoffman was puzzled when she got a postcard telling of the birth of a second granddaughter at Bound Brook 25 miles away. “Why should they name the baby the same as their other daughter?” she asked. Then ehe looked at the card again. It was postmarked Dec. 25, 1915. New York—The latest Marathon craze is a blackbottoming by the Mlle. Margaret Miller, 18, has been awarded a silver cup at a dance hall. When she stopped a pedome- ter registered $9.5 miles. London—1t seoms that a fellow legally can buy a girl a cocktail but not candy at some hours. Wartime conservation rules are still in effect and John Bull s thinking about re- | class, at submarine base, {njuring head badly. New Haven — Victor Ward of North Carolina in critical condition after being struck on head by drink- ing cup said to have been thrown by Jerry Giles of Danfelson, Vt. New Haven — Edgar Sparr, 21, | railroad ticket agent in Branford, | fatally injured when tire trouble cause him+to lose control of motor- | evcle. i | Hamden — Sunday afternoon mo- |tion pictures legalized by 70 to 63 | vote in special town meeting. | Meriden — Six passengers and' driver of bus escape with scratches | when bus leaves road and crashes |into boulder after front tire blows | out. ‘Waterbury — Thousands of gal- lons more of beer {n process of man- ufaeture seized in raid of federal of- ficers on plant of Earle Fireproof £torage company. ly morning autgmobile onderful Entertainment ‘in Your Own Home! OrthophonicViCtrOIa This - Wonderful new instrument will give every one the music they like. Songs, Marches, Tingling Fox-Trots, Mighty Symphon. ies. The music you like .best. her work In his factory. They were| Jall River furniture detained when their plane landed 8t| Minneapolis Shoes textiles scinding them. The Wonderful GREBE ... oo Two Women Identify New York—The Derby and Tam- o Wilbur Wright field here. | Lyan The pilot also was released last night, but the girl was held in Day- ton until today, when she will re- turn east. Bliss Astonishes With His Linguistic Ability Grand Raplds steel Detroit flour Gary automobiles 2—What did Ponce de Leon try to find in Florida? 3—Who was Damoen's famous | triena? | 4—What was the name of the 424 Paris, May 13 (M—Robert Woods | Americap army division in the world Bliss, newly appointed ambassador | war? many are quite closely connected. For a long time a brown derby was Al Smith's distinctive headgear. A Tammany delegation is to attend the Kentucky Derby—Mr. Olvany, Mayor Walker, Secretary Egan, Sur- rogate Foley and some more. Mr. Woollen of Indiana recently pald a socfal call on Mr. Olvany, and the| Evans as Bank Bandit Joltet, 111, May 13 P—Two wom- en identified Willlam Evans, pseudo priest, fugitive murdere; and ex-| convict seized here Wednesday as | the leader of a gang which held up | and robbed a Chenoak bank of | $100,000 a year ago. | Evans refused to answer the ac- to Argentina after having been 5—What waterfall near Minneap- American minister to Sweden for olis, Minn., is mentioned in Long-, more than four years, proved his fellow’s “Hiawatha”? linguistic ability at a banquet given 6—Who were the two most prom- | in his honor by the American club |inent men in the plot that resuited of Paris last night. |in the murder of Julius Caesar? When the counsellor of the Swed-| (—1n Whal year was the treaty of {sh legation here expressed regret | Peace e"djms the American revolu- that Mr. Bliss was leaving Stock. 10D Signed? holm, the American diplomat re- | $—Who was Charles Wakefield plied: “It's simply au revoir, mot ~ o "o o " | = ate dld Jack Demp- :Z:f,’:’:;,: ”.’;nznsc‘:"df:' s;fi:t::' sey win the heavyweight champion- ship? Swedish and French, and was round- |~ 14" 1 what city did ‘his prede- ly applauded. His accent was de- | cessor, Jess Willard, win it? 4 | A surprise kitchen and pnmy‘L | shower was tendered Miss Ruth Wil- B | son last evening at the home of Miss ] '] R | sally Rowley. About 14 of Miss Wil- R lunch was served. Miss Wilson's ! 8| engagement to Fred Rowland was “Handy Hardware” Store 8| y S R Mrs. Dwight M. Chichester of the | son’s friends were present. A butet 336 MAIN ST. At The |announced at Christmas time. The { couple will be married next month, | Center is spending a few days in { Westerly, R. L, with her sister. | Mrs. E. B. Proudman, president of 8 [ the Maple Hill Woman’'s club, has| !re!umed from the annual convention | of the Connecticut State Federation | 2|0t Woman's clubs at Greenwich. | ‘Mrs. H. B. Olmstead who was also ! a delegate from the Maple Hill | Woman's club, is spending & few | X days In Stamford with relatives. . | B! Some taxpavers In the Maple Hill | B | Fire district have raised the question | B as to the legality of the tax laid by | B the commissioners which includes | B | personal property as well as real es- | tate. ‘The commissioners have ob- ' | tained an opinion from thelr at- torney that they are entirely within ‘lhc scope of thelr power in laying |a tax which includes the personal | property of those living in the dis- | trict. Heavy Galvanized | Hillsido Creamery Butter, Bte. 2 | :lh!A $1.00. Russell Bros.—advt. 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