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SPEEDS HIS TRUCK AT 45 ML AN HOLR Springtield Driver Fined $10 by Judge Hungerford Harry F. Carlson, aged 26, of 11 Magazine street, Springfield, plead- ©d not guilty to the charge of speed- | ing in police court today. Motor- | cycle Officer Alfred Tanguay testi- | fied that Carlson drove a 2% ton truck at the rate of 45 miles an hour on West Main street between Liberty and Lincoln streets shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Carlson denied he was driving fast- | er than 25 or 28 miles an hour and | he was positie the truck could not &0 45 miles an hour. He described a test that was made on West Main street following his arrest yesterday and sald Mechanic May of the municipal garage drove the truck and said he would be willing to go | into court and testify that the great- | est speed it could attain was 39| miles an hour. | Judge Hungerford sald even 28 | milés an hour on West Main street | ONDRICK PASSES EXAM T0 ENTER WEST POIN New Britaln Boy One of Three New Engianders to Succeed in Test. John G. Ondrick of this city has successfully passed the entrance examinations to the United States Military academy and will begin studies at West Point on July 1. according to an announcement re- | ceived from headquarters of the First Corps area today. Two other New England boys will enter with Ondrick, Edward J. Cotter of Brock- ton, Mass., and Glendon L. Stafford |of North Hanson, Maine. LINDBERGH TODAY IS AT BRUSSELS (Continued From First Page) Lindbergh,” was the word sent around, “but they must be kept from rushing.” The whole gendarmerie was also NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1927. him alone, but was an expression i of the sentiment which the French | people had for the land of his birth, and he vowed he would tell his people when he reached home iabout what had been done for Mm,l Makes Neat Speech | The kindness the French people ! | have shown me and the many hon- | ors they have bestowed,” he said | | “are doubly dear to me as an avi-| ator because I'rance has bcen a leader in the development of avia-| tion and has filled the pages of| history with the names of her glor- | ious heroes.” | He again referred to the flight of Nungesser and Coli as the hardest ! way to cross the Atlantic by air, saying that “although they did not | succeed, their names are immortal.” | So the captaln of the air and the ! king of hearts departs on his tri umphal progress to the other capi- | tals of the old world, leaving with | impreasionable Parisians the mem ory of a perfect hero, strong, self: reliant, skillful and natural, with a | native sense of breeding. He proved | himself cqually at ease among fac- | tory hands and statesmen, thinking of himself only as a workman who | forged a new link in the chain of | progress. J He gave another example of the traits that endeared him to Pari-| sians last night. Although weary | from a long round of receptions, the | SCOUTS TO PARADE | ON HEMORIAL DAY Will March in Second Division On Monday Morning All Boy Scouts are requested to take part in the morning parade on Memorial Day. Scouts will assem- ble at 9:30 &. m. at Franklin square | and will march in the second divi- sion. National and troop colors will be massed at the head of the scout column. Every scout, whether he has a uniform or not, is requested to take part in this patriotic service, On Wednesday night at the Chamber of Commerce the local roop leaders met for a discussion period at which the following men were present. 'C. E. Morgan, Holt, Depot, Johnson, Tallon, MacDougall, Boehm, Ahlgren, Goldman, son and President A. H. Scott. Some of the items discussed were Camp Keemosahbee and its pro- gram, scout fleld day is to be held | of | scouts in the Memorial Day parade | June 4, and the participation and exercises A special board of review will be Erick- | during the day time constitutes | broughtiout to keep open the routcs | speeding, in his opinion, and it is | Lindbergh would cover in reaching | worse for trucks to be driven fast | the American embassy, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the roval | nsom for his glory, he Insisted on Ved v } Xonn OF 11, g 10Ty, /e Mgiate) held on Wednesday, June 1. Scouts| " BrC (CT0 ¢ going after the theater hencfit (0 a),nq Jeaders are requested to spread boxing tourney of the porting club | pyy potice, 8o that all troops may be | than it is lighter cars. Prosecut. | ing Attorney Woods asked Officer Tanguay again about the speed, and the officer replied that his speed- ometer clocked the truck at 45 miles an hour and a test of the speed- ometer on the truck showed it to be |ago Captain Charles A. Lindbergh | inaccurate to the degres of 17 miles. Judge Hingerford imposed a fine of §10.and costs. Paul Wirth, aged 33, of 130 Wooster street, Hartford, was fined $50 and costs for overloading an au- tomobile truck. Motorcycle Police- man Strolls testified to making the arrest on Stanley street late yester- day afternoon when Wirth was drk ing a truck of the Cercal Products Company of Hartford, with a load of near beer weighing 4,000 pounds miore than the law permits. The beer was found to be within the law, Judge Hungerford said the pertaining to weight of trucks is onc deserving of obedience, as indicated by the severe penalty it provides. Attorney Dowling of Hartford ap- peared for Wirth and entered a plea of nolo contendere. The case of Jack Falmer, aged 27, of 24 Windsar avenue, Hartfor: charged with overloading a truck, was continued -until June 3. He was arrested by Motorcycle Officer W. B. Strolls on Stanley street yes- terday forenoon. Judge Nathan - Schatz of Hartford telecphoned a re- quest for the continuance. Trank McDonough, aged 47, of 81 Hartford avenue, was committed to the state farm after pleading guilty to charges of breach of the peace and drunkenness and not guilty to the charge of being a common drunkard. Officer Otis Hopkins ar- rested him at his home about 1 o'clock this morning on complaint. 21 Local Residents For Paris Convention Chairman Gus Carlson of the France Travel committee of the Eddy-Glover Post, American Legion. announced today that there aro 21 persons signed up to go to the Le- gion econvention in Paris next Sep- tember, He expects that there will be a few more before the final whistle toots on the official Legion- naire boats. New Britain holds the national record for any one post in the T.egion, according to State Commander Kenneth Cramer of Wethersfield. PLE MILLION New York, May 28.—A—A pledge of $1,000,000 by an anon mous patron for establishment of a national gallery of contemporary art was announced today. palace, and other places where he | had engagements. | | Just & Week Ago Paris, Ma} 28 (® — Just a week | was winging his way over the At |lantie in his little monoplane, alone {with his thoughts. He was confi- {dent he would reach the goal — Paris — but he did not know what was In store for him in the way ' {of adulation. | Today. as he made ready to say an revoir to the city that hastaken him to its heart, he was closing the !mnost momentous week of his life. Unparalleled honors were heaped {upon him in this brief week. In the | lapel of his coat he wears the rib- hon of the Legion of Honor, con- terred by President Doumergue; his memory, modest. though he nust have a distinet impression of hecering crowds gathered at his every appearance to do him honor. He has been received by statesmen | generals and diplomats, feted by the elite of Paris, and his daring exploit has been the sole talk of the average citizen ever since he | came to a landing at the Le Bour- get alr field. Pocms and Ballads Poems and hallads have been | written about him. and last night at a theatrical performance for tho nefit of the familles of stricken laviators, an ode, “To the Glory of !Charles Tindbergh,” speclally writ- ten for the occasion by Mile, Je- hanne D'Orliac, was dedfcated ecile Sorel, the famous Fren, setress, Lindbergh was there, and ves were focused on him. As he loft the theater. he was greeted iby cheerlng throngs waiting in a downpour of rain to cateh a glimpse jof him. ! While his courageous journey Imade him admired by all, his popu- larity among Frenchmen has heen idue in no small measure to his sympathetic references to Captains Nungesser and Coli; his modest [talk about thefr trans-Atlantic at- {tempt from Paris to New York be- |ing more difficult than his flight, |and his visit to Nungesser's mother. Frenchmen were impressed also by his formal thanks for the wel |come accorded him, given out last |night for publication particularly lin {he French newspapers. Tn this Istatement the American flier said the should never forget the friend- ship that has been shown to him | by the people of the glorious coun- Itry of Trance. He realized that | what had been done was not for Very Beginning Men Who Built, and Built With Vision, planned their their materials, course, selected and -put their shoulder towards getting the maximum utility and endurance- for the effort and money spent. Today, men who see the ultimate build with vision need of .a sound Banking connection and you will find thousands of them with checking accounts here at the New Britain Trust Co. Why Not Yours? of France In aid of the Association | | of War Blind, where the star per- | formers were a blind British former | officer, Captain Lowry, Eugene Cri- | ! qui and Fred Bretonnel. He auto-! graphed two programmes which | were auetioned for 000 francs and | consented to the sale of a letter he | had written to the Aero club of| | France, which brought 25000 trancs. Captain Lindbergh has consoled | Parisians by promising to come back, telling them that France was the first place on which he landed and | would be the last to see him when he departed. Further great things are in store for the flier when, after regal horors at Brussels, he flies across the Eng- lish channel to London. It is learn- |&d here that King George, anxious to hear the airman’s own story, has invited him to Buckingham palace, and there are hints that a high honor may be conferred on him. In the company of another distinguished young man—thé Prince of Wales— represented by scouts ready for ad- vancemest. The session will begin at 7:30 p. m. Troop 3. with Scoutmaster George Ward in charge of I7 boys, had an enjoyable overnight camp in For- estville, The scout office has on hand a supply of camp posters suitable for window and troop bulletin board display at the troop meeting place. A few registrations have already | come in for camp, and with the warm weather these will increase | with the wusual rush. The scout { | | i City Items Our First Anniversary Sale. New Gift Shop.—advt. A daughter was born at New Brit- ain General hosptial today to Mr. and Mrs. George F. Howe of 86 Park Drive. » Dance tonight, Sunday and Mon- day at the Black Kittens club, Farmington.—advt. Miss Bertie Surtaski ot 86 Whit- | Ing street has left for Olean, New York, to join her sister, Mrs. Chuck Morrison, who is playing with the Honeymoon, Ltd., Co. A daughter was born to Mr. and The {drive this morning. Mr. Howe is a | teacher at the State Normal school. Monday morning at 7 o'clock at St. | Mary's church for the late Angela | McDonald. | The police were notified- today of jthe return of the operator's license of Anson B. Place of 258 street. ! Stanley Majewski of 111 Willow street complained to Officer Peter Cabelus last night that an automo- {blle driven by Charles W. Johnson | of 16 Warren street, Hartford, struck a tree in front of the complainant's house and broke oft a limb. A daughter was born at - New | Britain General hospital today to Mr. and Mrs, Adelard Thibault of Market Steve Kirmosky of 214 Main street reported to Captain Kelly this morn- ing that a sult of clothes was stolen fnce Tuesday. A son was born at New Britain General hospital last evening to Mr. {and Mrs. II. Olson of §15 Capitol Hartford. $1750 JUDGMENT STANDS The motion of counsel for the de- fendant, to set aside the verdict of the jury in the case of Mrs. Mary Saunders of this city against the Plerce estate, has been denied by Judge Dickenson in superior court. avenue, council believes that the running of| yjre’ gaunders was recently awarded la two weeks junior camp at the ,opening of the camping season will Imean a more satisfactory scouting! program and more fun for | scouts who are regular Camp Kee- | mosahbee boarders. DANCER CONTINUES ACT | DESPITE INJURED ANKLE he will go to the racing classic, the | English derby, Wednesday, while banquets, receptions and teas will fill theprogramme for his stay. Refusal to Buy House Results in $10,000 Suit Alleging failure to comply with an agreement to purchase a house in this city, suit for $10,000 damages has been brought against Emil Erl- ing of New Britain by Elsic Levy of Hartford through Alfred LeWitt. The writ is returnable in the city court the second Monday of June. Suit for $2,500 damages has been brought against J. J. Erwin and son of this clity by F. Grey Libby of West Hartford, through Reuben Taylor. The writ is returnable in the su- perior court the first Tuesday of Sep- tember, TRUCK DAMAGES HOUSE. | Trank Bingle of 1569 Grove strect complained to the police this morn- ing that an automobile truck ripped | the corner of his house off and the ! | driver %as abusive whan spoken to | about it. The registration of the | truck was given the police and an | ation is being made. SOCIAL TEMPLE FORMED The Social Temple, the woman's branch of Phoenix Temple of Honor and Truth, met last evening and or- zanized for work here. Ofticers wems elected. Six candidates were inifiated. At the next meeting eight more candidates will be elected. \member of her troupe. | the curtain to receive applause, Miss | }.\(nrr‘an! had to be assisted, her in- | {jured ankle causing her con!lderable{‘ Juva Marconi, At Strand, Wins Applause By Pluck In Com- pleting Her Performance. Miss Juva Marconl. premler dan- scuse at the Strand theater this week, suffered a palnful injury to her ankle at last evening's perform- anee at the playhonse. Miss Marconi was in the midst of a barefoot dance when her right foot crumpled beneath her. Game- |1y keeping on with her dance, injury was scarcely noticeable to the audicnee although the danscuse limped badly when making her exit. The closing number, a dance, was given by M who managed to complete the num- her, staggering at the end and hav: ing to leave the stage assisted by a Called befora pain. Today at the Hotel Burritt, where the danseuse is registered, Miss Mar- coni stated that her ankle had im- proved slightly during the night and he would be able to go on this srnoon and evening. “A doctor—no,” the danseuse stat- ed, T am the only doctor who can care for my ankle—T can go on this afternoon—I will he able to drag vself home—much better, thank Your savings deposits, made up to and including Saturda 4th, will draw i Ist of June. Bring those lars in this next , June nterest as of the few extra dol- week and let them earn 5% for you. $1750 by the jury for injuries sus- tained while riding in a miniature automobile at Lake Compounce. the | ghe brought suit for $25,000. K. OF 0. MEMORIAL MASS. A memorial mass for deceastd ‘members of the Knights of Columbus will be celebrated at 8 o'clock Mon- day morning at St. Peter's church. Deaths | — | Sl iss Marcont | Funeral arrangements are | M i Procko Chyr Procko Chyr, aged 58, died last night at his home, 40 Gilbert street. He was a native of Ukrainia and had lived in this city for 25 years, being employed by the Cabinet Lock Co. He attended the Ukrainian the | church and was a member of its so- cieties. He is survived by his wite, Anna, and two daughters, Mrs. Xatheritia Jozefika of this eity and Mrs. Antolnette Malata of Plainville. incom- plete. { Funerals Jl I Stephen Beller. Funeral services for Stephen Beller of Farmington were held this morning at 10 o'clock at St. Patrick’s church in Farmington. Interment will be in that town. Andrew Hanson. Funeral services for Andrew Han- son of 65 Trinity street will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home, Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist of the First Lutheran church, will offi- clate. Interment will be in the Swe dish cemetery, Portland. Fdward Bergman. Funeral services for Edward Berg- man of 424 Church street will be held this afternoon at the home with private services. Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist, pastor of the First Luth-! eran church, wtl officiate. Inter- ment will be in Fairvicw cemetery. Mrs. Michael Schupsinski. Funeral services for Mrs. Michael Schupsinski of 75 Hartford avenue | were held this morning at 8 o'clock | Yorkonas church, Rev. Bd- ward V. Grikis, pastor, celebrated a requiem high ma ) The pail bearcrs were Joseph Adumavich, Charles Gozauski., Anthony Yar- mont, Joseph Valcaonis, and Peter Carlonis. Pather Grikis conducted the com- mittal sFTvices at the grave at St. Stanley | Mary's cemetery. | Abel A. Ahlguist, | First Fric Idljegren. Funeral services for Eric Lilfe- gren of 359 Main street, who died as the result of eating heavily be- fore he retired Thursday night, will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Erwin chapel.” Rev. Dr. pastor of the Lutheran church, will officiate. Interment will be_ in Fair- view cemeter) Joscph Schilling. Funeral services for Joseph | Schilling, former superintendent of | American the Russell & Erwin division of the Hardware corporation and an employe of the corporation tor 45 years, will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock with private services at the home and at 9:30 o'clock at St. Peter's church where 1 a solemn high mass of requiem will ha celebrated. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery. e Joseph A. Haffey UNDERTAKER Phone 1623-8. Opposite St. Mary’s Church. Residence 17 Sammer §t.—1633-3. ) BOLLERER’S POSY SHOP BEDDING PLANTS We invite You to visit oar Greenhouses on Johnson Bt., Maple Wil 83 W. Main St. Tel. 888, “The Telegraph Fiorist -6t New Britain” | Mrs. George F. Howe of $¢ Park There will be an anniversary mass ; STOCKS REACTING 10 STREET RUNORS Impresive_ Exhibitions ol Strength Are Noted New York, May 28 U® — Impres- ned to be manifested at the open- ing of today's stock market, with ‘high priced shares, usual, re- | cording the largest gains. Union Pa- | cifie, Baldwin and General Outdoor t Advertising certificates started 1 to 1 1-2 points higher, while General Motors, General ectric, Allied Chemical and Hudson Motors scored large fractional advances, Rumors of important develop- ments affecting particular stocks were responsible for eager bidding {which carried several of the leading transportation shares to new high figures for the year. Wabash com- jinon was heavily bought and touch- and Eastern 1llinois common and preferred and Norfolk and Western also reached new high levels. In- vestment shares such as Lacka- wanna, Pere Marquette and General { Motors were bid for on a steadily Mising =scale. ~ National Products, which loomed into prom- inence yedterday, opened with the sale of a block of 6,600 shares at 38, or a rise of 3 3-4 and a new top. Texas and Pacific Land Trust (new), International Nickel and General Refractories were among the industrials which also moved into new high ground. Gains of 1 to 3 points were liberally scattered Ithrough the list and embraced var- fous motor, oil, public utflity, rail- road equipment and chemical shares. THE MARKET AT 11:30 A, M. (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) High Low Close Al Che & Dye 14415 1433 143T | American Can 503 49% Am Car & Fd 109 — Am Loco .... 115% 115 Am Sm & Re 159 158% Am Sugar ... — - Am Tel & Tel 168 1673 Am Tobacco . 1347 13415 Am Woolen 17% — Anaconda Cop 457% 451 Atchison 185 1845 Bald Loco 223 2211 Balt & Ohlo. 123% Beth Steel . Calif Pet .... 24 Can Pac L1833 % Cer De Pasco 60 Cer De Pasco 60 Ches & Ohio 1801 CMG& S P.. 245 C R 1 & Pac 108 Chile Cop ... 85% Chrysler Corp 4672 Coca Cola ...113% Colo Fuel 383 Consol Gas ..104 Corn Prod ... 57 Cru Steel 87 Dodge Bros A 22 Du Pont De Nem .. Erie RR i Erie 1st pfd . TFisk Rubber Genl Asphalt . Genl Genl Motors Gt North pfd . Hudson )Io(ors 82% 11l Central ....128 Int Nickel . 69 Int Paper . 4014 Ken Cop ..... 64X Kelly Spring .. 211, Lehigh Val 125 Louls & Nash.143 Marland Ofl ., 38% Mack Truck 1153 | Mid Cont 311 1Mo Kan & Tex 3 Mo Pac pfd Mont Ward 681 Y Central ..155 Y NH&H 1% Nor & West ...1871 North Amer.. 497 North Pacific.. 883 Pack Mot Car 36% Pan Am Pet B 581 Pennsylvadia 65 Pierce Arrow.. 163 Radio Corp .. 4875 Reading .. Reynolds B Sears Roebuck | Sinelair Oil \ Southern Pac .1 Southern Ry {Standard Ol Studebaker Texas Co ... |Texas & Pae .. Tobacco Prod .1011; i Union Pac United Fruit 1U 8 Ct Ir Pipe {U S Ind Al { U, 8& Rubber . U 8§ Steel Wabhash Ry 1 West Elec . | Willys Over . ‘Woolworth 1151 1593% 168 1547% 104 (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) Insurance Stock: Actna Casualty | Aetna Life Ins Co | Aetna, Fire . Automobile Ins . Hartford Fire National Fire Trave] Conn. General Manufacturing Stocks, Am Hardware o 79 Am Hosiery 20 Beaton & Cadwell ... | Bige-Hfd Cpt Co com | Billings & Spencer com | Billings & Spencer pfd Dristol Brass . Colt's Arms . Eagle: Lock Hart & Cool Landers, T N 13 Machine B Machine pfd les-Be-Pond com North & Judd Peck, Stowe & Wil Russell Mfg Co Scoville Mfg Co . Standard Screw . Stanley Works Stanley Works pfd . Torrington Co com . Union Mfg Co ... 25 Public Utilities Stocks. Conn Elec Service Conn Ig & Pow . Htd Elec Light 8§ 15 104 sive exhibitions of strength contin- | ed 76 1-2, a new high, and Chicago | Distillers | PUTNAM & CO Members New York & Hartford Stock Exchanges 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN TEL. 2040 HARTFORD OFFICE, 6 CENTRAL ROW TELEPHONE 2-1141 Offer: Phoenix State Bank & Trust Co. Price on Application. @homson, Tem & Burritt Hotel Bidg.. New Britate Telephone 3000 MEMBERE NEW YORR AND AARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGES | Donald R. Hart, Mgr. We offer: § 503 | & | committee American HARTFORD Bought—Sold Hardware 3 Price on Application. | We do not accept Margin Accounts. |EDDY BROTHERS &4 NEW o Burrtt oteBidg, \Tel. 3420 Hartford Electric Light Rights and Adjusted Prince & Whitely Established 1878 Members New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange—Cleveland Stock Exchange ESSEX BUILDING, LEWIS STREET, TEL. 2-8261 New Britain BANK OF MANH 76 176 Treasury® Balance, $153,892,514. { Ry i U URY BALANCE | : DEPOSED MINISTER GETS RE-HEARING Holmes of New Bediord Will Have Review of Gharggs New Haven, Conn,, May 28 (P— Guy Willis Holmes, of New Bed- ford, Mass., expelled from the min- of the New England South | Methodist conference a year ago for alleged immoral relations with |New Bedford waitress, will receive a new trial, | An ecclesiastical court church, after hearing the tran of the evidence taken a ¥ last month by a special iny of the conference, manded the case for new trial in Fall River, Mass., next April. No witnesses were called yester- The court consisted of 14 clcrgymen from the New York East, na New Hampsh was presided over Blake, Mothodist Cpiscopal bishop, of Paris, France, chairman. I investigating committee ot Holmes' conference, the southern New England, at, South Manchester, Conn., April 12 of last ycar found Holmes guilty of immorality and conduct unbecoming & minteter, on charges preferred by Robert I | Roberts, superintendent of the N Eedford district. At that time innocence and istry W of the script Holmes protested announced that E to the general conference in 1928, In his appeal he said that because of illness and lack of oppor- tunity for preparation, he was un- able to do justice to his defense last vear, In accepting the report of the in- vestigating committee which frocked Holmes, the conference praised the committee by resolutiop for its work in the case. The Rev. C. Spaulding, of New London, Conn., represented Holmea at the court yeste: With seven events left, the New | Britain High school track team is |running a poor third in the annual ipeing held at Willow Brook park. {Hartford High school is leading with 26 points and New Haven High {achool is second with 16 points. New Britain has eight points, five of re- | « | months this year $7.4 he would take an appeal if neces- | un- | Tel. 4081 ATTAN COMPANY MECHANICS BANK OF BROOKLYN | which was gained by John Reid | when he won first place in the high jump with a leap of five feet, six inches. [ SMALL BOYS “GET EVEN” Three boys, two aged 9 years and |one 11, admitted to Officer Fred | Wagner that they tore tar paper off a roof of a house being erected on Everett street by Merlino & Son of Hartford, and {that they ripped boards off to gain entrance, their | reason being that men employed on | the job stole rhubarb from a garden !in the yard of one of the boys. The case will be handled by Miss Ruth | Bristoll, woman probation officer. | POST OFFICE HOURS | No windows will be open at the local post office on Monday, May 30, Memorial day, according to a state- ment of Postmaster H. E. Erwin to- day. The last mail on that day will close at 10:45 o'clock stahdard |time, or 11:45 o’clock daylight sav- |ing time. There will be one box [collection tn the morning and an- | other late at night. There will be |no street delivery. | Wall Street Briefs | Heavy melting steel scrap, No. 1, has declined 50 cents a ton in the Pittsburgh district, new quotae | tions ranging from $15 to $15.50, { Norwalk Tire and Rubber reports inet Joss of $46,953 for the first quarter, against net loss of $63,895 in the preceding quarter. | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad had Let earnings of $2,010,508 for April, | after taxes, against $2,237,978 in April last ar, and for the four 80 in con- trast to $11,239,220 in the same | period of 1926. | Crude oil production fn the Semi- | ole area of Oklahoma reached a new high record of 366,000 barrels in the 24 hours ended 7 a. m. yes- | terday, an increase of 8,000 bare | rels over the high figure of May 21, R. G. Dun and Company reports 449 commercial failures in the United States last week, five more than the week before and fiffoen more than a year ago. City Advertisement There will be a public hearing at 7 p. m, D. 8. T, Wednesday, June 1. Room 201, City Hall, on the pro= | posed change in location of the - | tarmers’ market. All persons intere ested are hereby warned of said | hearing and are requested to attend. DAVID L. NAIR, Committee Chairman.

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