New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1929, Page 13

BRIDGEPORT GRL DROWNS IN QUARRY Yictim Appealed fo Moforist fo Give Her “Protection” Bridgeport, Feb. 8 (F—A girl who was drowned when an automobile in which she was sitting backed over an embankment and fell 15 feet into the old quarry pond off Park avenue, morth of Capital avenue, shortly be- fore 9 o'clock last night was iden- tifled as Miss Annie Monko, 20, formerly a roomer at 645 Warren street. A few minutes before her death, mccording to the atories told by three young people who were in the car Mith her when it tumbled into the vater, the girl had come running up to the car from another big sedan which had driven up to the isolated #pot where the drowning took place, and asked the three people in the car to give her ‘“protection” and help her to get home, In the car into which the plimbed were sitting Maurice John Ardito and Hazel May Smith, #ll of Bridgeport. According to the girl's request to take her home, Kiely started to back around to get out onto the main thoroughfare, not knowing that there was an open quarry filled with water nearby. He backed into the quarry, girl Kiely, the car falling in five feet of water, and | Kiely and the strange caught in the car. The two others were thrown clear. Kiely's head remained above water and he was rescued shorily after- ward by police and firemen The girl was dead when pulled from the. water. The thrce others were taken to St. Vincent's hospital suffering from exposure. The dead girl was identified today by Mrs. Helen Frecop of Southport. Senator McLean Is girl being Reported Improved | Washington, Feb. 8 (P—The ser: ate voted today to retain Scott Kield in Iilinois on the list of fiying tions to participate in the construc- tion fund provided in the war de- partment appropriation bill. vote was 35 to The senate was told by Senator Bingham, republican of Connecticut, Its aviation authority, that “opinions of the best minds” of the arwy and the war department favored than- donment of blimps and balloons for observation purposes. “Army officers,” he sid. tate to stale that opinion in public for fear of embarrassing brother of- ticers who might be deprived of jobe | it balloons were drovped from the service, but in private that is their opinion.” The senator was speaking in sup- port of a committee amendment to the war department appropriation | bill by which Scott Field. in Illinois, which is devoted largely to balloons and blimps, would be eliminated {rom appropriations for construction. g, CoLLY Feb, 8—The r foundered off tonight. Six of th- and six were SIX. DROWN 0! Austral Sydney Head crew were saved missing. The | . |reform in the south. City Items Judge Morris D. Saxe is visiting | a sister who is ill in New York, re- covering from a recent operation in | a hospital. Miss Hulda Johnson of 19 How- ard street, and Miss Doris Parnell of Springfield, Mass, are spending the week-end In Schenectady, N. Y. Sebastian D'Orin was arrested this atternoon by Patrolman Peter Cabelus charged with peddling with- out a license. Joseph Gwasda of 169 Smith street reported to the police today that upon entering his store this morning he found the front door un- | locked and a box of cigars and two cartons of cigarettes missing. Mrs. Helen Meehan and Miss Anna O'Connell of the local Visit- ing Nurso Association attended the | meeting of the public health nursing | { section of the Connecticut Graduat. | Nurses association in Hartford yes- terday. | Among those who were in New York city this week were: Mr. and Mrs. . H. Cooper . of Vine street, Mr. and Mrs, F. Raymond Gilpatric | | of Ten Acre road, Mrs. L. M. Schill- |ing of Hart street, William . Ha- bersett of Hamilton street, R. Carter of Adams street and D. J. Gilbert. John F. Rooney, chauffeur, and Susan D. M. McAuley, nurse, both of 10 Congress avenue, Hartford, have applied for a marriage license, Service Medal Goes To Bishop Cannon New York, Feb. 8 (T)—Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist ipiscopal church south, today was presented with the Christian HPI'-‘ ald’s “istinguished religious service awarl at a lunch~on at the Hotel |St. Regis. The a ard is a seroll and is to be | made annvally by the Christian Her- | ald, a non-denominational religious : weekly, to the man who is annually adjudged the author of the most | |outstanding religious service in | America. It carries with it a tour | lof the Mediterranean and the Holy |1.and. Bishop Cannon will sail next Wednesday on the Calgaric. * | At the luncheon addresses were | made by Bishop Francis J. McCon- nell, president of the federal council | |of churches, who emphasized Bishop annon for his work in church | union; F. Scott McBride, head of | the Anti-Saloon league, who talked | {of the bishop's work in fighting for | prohibition enforcement, and Worth | M. Tippy, an exécutive sccretary of | the federal council, who spoke of | the bishop's cfforts for industrial | i CLAIMS 1 Three claims for damages result- | ing irom falls on_sidewalks have | been filed at the office of the town clerk. James Rosalti, through At- torney Angela M. Lacava, represcnts that he fell on Eooth street, Febru- 3. and suffered injury to his head and arm; Mrs. Isaac Abraham, through Attorney Leo V. Gaffney asks reimbursement for moneys ex- pended as a result of a fall on Smal- Iy street, caused by a sliding place which had been created by children: 1da ¥alasco fell in front of 29 Main street, having slipped on a banana poel. and she has rotained Attorney | W. M. Greenstein to present her claim to the council committes, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1929. SEEING THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM THROUGH THE CAMERA |WOULD CONDEMN POPLANSH LAND Osgood Ave, District Resideats Send Petition to Council Twenty owners of propefty locat- ed in the Osgood avenue district, have petitioned the commeon council to take steps by whihc the property of Peter Poplawski may be con- demned for highway purposes, mak ing possible the elimination of nu- merous pocket streets. Their petition reads: “The undersigned, property own- ers and residenty of that section of the city formerly known as Swanson Estate on Osgood avenue, respect- fully call your attention to the fact that this entire section has been sub-divided into building lots and houses are already being erected on this side and that streets have been developed which will greatly in- crease the tax -ist of our city. “We do hereby petition your hon- orably board to condemn that strip, about 50 by 150 feet, which will eliminate many pocket streets where this strip of land is now the con- hecting link. “T land of Peter Poplawski is now listed for taxation purposes as farm land. “The former city plan commiasion has already adopted a street layout in the land in question in accordance with the petition herein asked. We respectfully call your attention to the attached map where it is ovi- dent that this development will not only make improvement in the lay- out of the streets adjoining but will also encourage the owners to de- velop their land this adding preciably to the taxes of our city. The petition was sent to the of- fice of the town clerk by Robert A. Feiffer of 300 Burritt street. SPANISH CLUB PARTY The Spanish club of the Senior high school under the direction of Andrew Guilliano, Spanish director of the school. will hold a Valentine party in the auditorium of the Cen- tral Junior high school on next ri- day cvening. February 15. Becuuse of the great demand for program by the pupils and because of the lack of good reasons for these changes in programs by the pupils and because of the lack of good rea- sons for these changes. the office will refuse to alter any programs after today unless a very good rea- son for the change in given. Special Notice Attend the Junmior Achievement card party and entertainment tonight at 8 o'clock at the State Armory, Arch Street. Admission 50c. Prizes for each table.—advt. Read what the— Landers’ Universal Club has to say about the— —Photos by Collomi 8o this is Venice! Wrong, it's New Britain, or parts of it after they had been inundated by yoster- day’s rainstorm, the worst within the recollection o fold inhabitants, The four uppgr pictures show views in Belvidfre where strects were turned in rivers and the wa- |ter, in some instances, found fits ;\\ay into the living quarters of resi- jdences. The two lower pictures tcll the story of what .aused the Stanley Works to suspend operations for the days when the flood poured into \”"‘ power plant. Fitch-Jones Co This Changing Age NOT TOO LONG WHEN WALKING‘ Advertising “Fashions For Men” in the Early Nineties For the Man Who is Interested in New Merchandise Wwe have found that the highest quality merchandise always sells early and for this reason and being a store that fea- tures quality and never makes a pretense of carrying cheap lines we offer now— Spring Clothing Furnishings Hats | One of a Series of True Stories Picture by the Club That Owns One OPPOSITE STRAND THEATER FOOT GUARD WILL NOT ATTEND INAUGURATION Governor Trumbull Will Allow Bill Providing $10,000 for Expenses 10 Lapse. Hartford, Feb. § UPF — The two companies of governor's Foot Guard will not go to Washington to take t ia the inaugural parade of sident-elect Herbert Hoover and the bill appropriating $10,000 for this purpose, which has been ap- proved by the Connecticut general assembly, will be aliowed to lapse, Governor John H. Trumbull said today. The goverror said he intended to let the bill lapse rather than veto the measure in order that the money may revert fo ‘“c state treasury. Strong scrtiment in opposition to the expenditure of this sum is the 1eason given by the governor for his change of ming. i The bill calling for the appropria- tion was presen’ 1 by the commit- tee on appropriations by request of the governor and it was passed in the house and then in the senate without opposition. The governor will sign it, but will not enforce its provisions. Youth Who Murdered Benefactress Hanged Tolsom Prison, Cal., Feb. 8 (P— | Praying aloud and walking wuna was pronounced dead at 18:16. Randolph paid the penalty fer the murder of Mra. Pearl Hunnicutt in her Bakersfield home months ago. He confessed that he strangled the woman to death after she had befriended him. His meth- er is Mra. Blanche Straka of Lin- coln, Neb. Owls’ Mail Held U Due to Faction Row South Bend, Ind., Feb, § (UP)— Federal authorities are holding mail addressed to the Order of Owls, as a result of strife between John W. Talbot and his som. John Harold Talbot, each seeking to control the order, Each contepder is backed by a faction, end each is submitting briefs to the post office department at Washington setting out thejr re- spective claims to the leadership. The son claims the office of su- preme president as does Ferdinand D’Esopo, Hartford, Conn. recently elected to the office by the faction supporting the elder Talbot. Special Notice There will be an entertainment given by the All 8aint Church at the Ukrainian Hall at Erwin Place Feb. at 6 p. m. Advt remer- ull 1 Radio All Electric Console Model Bremer-Tully Beautifully finished in Figured Walnut, new 1929 Highboy Model. Ready to play. SPECIAL s19§5 - Features of Bremer-Tully Radio Immediate Selector Exclusive B-T Tone Control. nipped with An- Station Mechanical iy. 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