New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 8, 1929, Page 5

AT " - ,,dll!'!f?'f W Onlems otherwise indicated. theatrics] setioss and reviews tn thie eslwmp &rv FTXer Wy orem egencier for the JOHN GILBERT AT STRAND | One of the most sensational and | daring hold-ups and gem robber ever attempted is used as the by theme of “Desert Nights”, Metro. Goldwyn-) starring feature tor John Gilher now playing at the Strand theater today, Tucsday and Wednc 5 Ernest nee and Mary Nolan, hiding under the cleak of bility as an English nob! . and | his daughter, assisted by thre cohorts, make a clean job and with a fortune in uncut To make sure of their safety they | take John Gilbert, manager of the African mine, with them and set out to cross the treacherous desert, 1t is a most interesting and grip- ping tale from the opening scenc to the fade out for some of the most dramatic work of Gilbe s colorfu arecr is 10 be scen in the later se- quences in which the three in the heart of an African The true terrors of thirst picted realisticaliy by these artist The vaudeville program Thas five aplendid acts featuring The Fashion efte Revue with seven peppy Misse Hamp and Beck Co., in “Around the Town;" Sambler Bros., athletes; K mand and Grant “The Flapper and | the Jelly Bean;” and Broadwa famous funster, Harry Howard TEACHERS RESUME SALARY CAMPAIGN School Delegation to Appoint Schedule Revision Committee | scape diamonds. are lost desert and veteran | de- ste First definite { the New « il 10 convince achiool hoard that 1 ‘quest for a| change in the sal schedule is rea- | sonable will be taken this afternoon when sub-councils of the senior, | funior and elementary schools will each appoint th from their mem- bership to act as a special commit- t t is expected thed the conumittes will write to other cities with a view of determining what st th places take in respect to the super- inuin request which is the prin- al item b the board. Accord- fng to the pre tews the teach- Wi sala coneluded 10 years of s the intent of the wehers to make it possible to re- t salary salary after s teacher has shown he possesses special ability. Stunley 1 Holuws of the I board toduy expressed himsclf s skeptical sueh a seheme would work. Contracts to Be Awarded Contract jpore than H00 cru- ploye New Britain scho: depar including teach supervisors will b at the May In the tie veral chers Britain rers members of the t coive 10 ye sl s to how for and next year school board P pal granted for meeting of the meantime Supt. Holmes and £ committee Will have nicetings to decide whie will be retained Acc ing to custom the teacher waits until she is offered a contract for next year before she sends in word that she is severing her con- nection with the system. This 18 done regardless of whether the toachers is satisticd with the con- tract. Vacaneies in the senior, central $unior, and Nathan Hale junior high Kchools are expected to be filled by the six training teachers who have been doing substitute work this year. No official announcement to this ef- fect has been made and no action will be taken until Supt. Holmes determines whether the experiment was & Favorable reports have Mr. Holmes which indicates that the work of the New Britain satisfa ry sessful. six New girls are T tory “Paris,” Off Mud l-lals. Makes Up for Lost Time New York, April 8 (B)— The liner Taris was speeding toward Havre today in an attempt to nake up eome of the 36 hours spent on the pud flats in A York harbor. The ship ran aground in a he: fog on her way oul carly Saturday morning. It tdok 15 tugs and a| bigh tide to float her after tons of | fuel oil had been lightered. There were 1,000 passengers aboard ew Singapore, its Settlements eontly had a baby show. re- ¥ | troduces us to Edd | sioned to write the music tand her sister, | partners, in tho new show. | one of the {Programs By St. Cecilia Choir {liminary investigation had convine |totaled 14,399, tover ||Ipll|‘|lluill!n ll ulul | i s S, spective smusement company. ‘BROADWAY MELODY'—CAPITOL “The Broadway Melody”, which may properly be cailed the screens' first musical drama, is an eye-filling, lieart-tugging, fascinating entertain- | ment. Sound picture skeptics may | g0 see this picture, now playing at | the Capitol theater all this week, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929. EAST END CHURCH ' TALENT IN COMEDY “Hotel Lobby Romance” o Be Presented in T. A, B, Hall Tonight at the Y. M. T. A. & B. society hall on Main street, a two- | act musical comedy, “A Hotel Lobby Roman will be presented by a | cast of players under the auspices of the Church of St. John the Evangelist for the benefit of the building fund. Final rehearsals on the tableau were held yesterday aft- crnoon at 2 o'clock and thosc tak- and be amazed. It is a revelation | of what can be accomplished—a por- tent for the future. { “The Broadway Melody™ first in- | : Kane, success- ful composer who has heen commis- for Zan- | die gets a job for “Hank” Mahoney, | “Queenie”, vaudeville | Then he discovers that he is no longer in love | with his fiancee, but with her young- | cr sister. “Queenie,” who also loves im, tries to hide her feeling for the ake of her sister, and goes out with | millionaire backers of the | show, Dramatic developments come | thick and fast, and at the end “Hank" gocs out to resume her for- mer position on the vaudeville cir-| cuit, big-heartedly sacrificing herself for her sister. | Such is the bare outline of a gor- | geous evening in the theater—an cvening that stretches the boundar- ies of the silver screen far beyond anything reached before. Looked | on as a great human interest story, The Broadway Melody” is a re- markable achievement: as an clab- ! orate musical production it is equal- ly !vl\l Next all s Barke: AUDIENCES ENJOY SUNDAY CONCERTS field's Revue. his sweetheart, Sunday Milton Sills and an r cast will be offered in “The and Mandolin Orchestra | A large audience for two hours, while of women's voice isted by an orchestra, raised its voice in Polish songs at a concert held last evening | by the St. Cecilia choir of the Sa- cred Heart church in the auditorium | of the parish school on Gold street. 'he melodious tunes reverberated nd fell upon appreciative cars of an audience that enjoyed every num ber of the well balanced program. Polish selections brought out th greatest amount of applause, whil of the others the “Russian Song" by Miss A. Balowski was reccived well. A feature of the evening was | a figure-dance executed by a group | of school children from the lower grades. This was enthusiastically re- ceived. The assisting artists were Mr. and Mrs. I, Valentine and 8. Squillance, | Mr. Valentinc's violin solos being ! rcceived with much enthusiasm. Mr. Squillance played a number of | saxophone solos which proved pleas- ing. Mandolin Orchestra Concert The concert of the Hartford Sym- | phony Mandolin orchestra, which | was given last night under the aus: pices of the Holy Cross Dramatic circle at the Y. M. T. A. B. hall, aftracted a most cnthwsiastic gath- | ering. which although not record- breaking, showed a deep interest in the unusual musical combination. | The orchestra made a hit with | the playing of “Polanka,” a group | of lively Polish tunes that were re- | ceived with much applause. The or- | chestra scored again when it played | Odell's overture, “Down Dixie | Way," a group of southern selec. | tions the ever-favorite “Oh, a" “My Old Kentucky | Home,” *“Old Black Joe)* “Old Folks at Home” and “Dixie. Walter e Bauer, director of the orches a pleasing ren- dition of two mandolin solos. Other soloists included Alex C. Galerneau on the mandolin, Miss Helen Stan- ton Seely on the mando-cello and | Anthony J. Loprate on the tenor! banjo. i sat spellbound large chorus ATWOOD KILLED BY FALL Torrington, April § (UP)—Pre- 1y police today that Irving Atwood, 6 formerly of Waterbury, died as re- It of a fall and not through crim- inal act as was at first suspected. | lmer, (CENTRAL SCHOOL CLASS | Diplomas JAMES J. BONN ing part look for a successful pro- duction tonight. The principal roles in the play will be portrayed by a quartet of weil- known and experienced amateur players. They will he assumed by James J. Bonney, William Dowling. larie Cavanaugh and Helen Bren- The chorus cast is composed of !local young people all of whom have had much expericnce in amateur dramatics. They are: Flavia Rivers, Grace Hanrahan, Rita McGrath, Charlotte O'Riley Antoinette Recano, Helen Baloski, Mary McCrann, Gertrude Wisniew- ski, Bernadette Hartney. Rita Crow- ley, Frances Crowley, Helen Peter- son. James V. Sullivan, Charles Far- Joseph Crowle mes Brea- | nan, John Connelly, Everett Souney, Philip O'Riley, Daniel Sullivan, Charles A. Livingston, Matthew Cal- lahan and Francis Clynes. Dancing will follow. The curtain will be drawn at §:15 o'clock. T0 NUMBER NEARLY 300 Wil Be Presented to Record Group in June— Officers Elected. Edward Mirante, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony H. Mirante of 17 Ken- sington avenue, was elected presi- dent of the graduation class at the Central Junior High school, accord- ing to announcement ma by Principal William C. ¥ raduation class this ye | the largest ever to receive diplomas lat the school, almost 300 being num- bered among the group. Those who will serve as oficers with Mirant Anna Salina, Mr. and Mrs. Carlo East street who de- other candidates for vice president; Charlotte Parsons, daugh- | ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parsons of 35 Russell strect, secretary, and | Charles Maguire, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Maguire of 102 Linwood | street, treasurer. DRAMATIC CIRCL FROLIC The St. Elizabeth Dramatic circle of the Sacred Heart parish, will hold its annual spring frolic and |dance Tuesday evening in its club- | room above the parish house on | Orange street. Members of the circle have preparcd many surprises and | the program will include several vaudeville numbers, India has a boom in sports, | rose City Items Thomas C. Conway of Beaver street has returned to Bentley School of Accounting, Boston, after & va- cation spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Conway. Roger Scully of Hart street re- turned te Fordham University yes- terday after visiting at his home in this city. George and Patrick McMahon of Farmington, studgqnts at Georgetown University, have returned to school after spending the Easter holidays in this city and Farmington. John Lacava of Hawkins street has returned to Georgetown Uni- versity following a vacation here. | Carl F. Linn of 24 Roberts strect spent the holidays at his home in| this city. He is a senior at Dart- | mouth University. r Gabriel Bromberg, a Dartmouth | University student, spent the Easter vacation with his parents here. Howard Beloin has returned to I"'ordham University after spending | the vacation with his parents here. Maryan Zaleski of Booth steret 1cported for Fordham University seball squad during the past week- | He was in this city during the holidays. Officer Herbert . Lyon has re: sumed duty at police headquarters after 13 wecks layoff on account of a fracture of the left arm sustained | in a fall on the ice on the Jr. 0. U. A. M. property between Glen and Arch streets. Pansy, foxglove, Canterbury bell plants for sale. Hansen's Perenniul Garden, Elm Hill. Tel. 1791- advt. J. M. Burkharth of 21 strect is confined to his home by a severe attack of inflammatory rheu- matism, | Crescent Past Noble Grands' as- | sociation will meet with Magnolia | Rebekah lodge of Bristol Tuesday | afternoon. Stella Rebekah —lodge | Sewing club will meet at the home | of Mrs. O. J. Selander, 89 Dwight street, Thursday afternoon. Laurel Court Sewing society will meet Tuesday from 10 to 4:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. Smart, 140 Fairview street. Mr. and Mrs, Vincent Scully have returned to Newport, R. L, aftef a visit with Mrs. Scully’s sister, Mrs, therine Conlin of 88 Hart stree Sergeant J. Stadler yesterda ri y turned over to the probation depart- ¢ ment a 14-year-old girl who admit- ted the theft of $10 from a cash register in Mrs. Ruth L. Dunn's dry goods store at 60 Hartford avenue. Members of A. G. Hammond Camp, U. 8. W V., and the auxiliary, who plan to visit G. A. Hadsell camp of Bristol tonight, will meet at 7:30 o'clock at the South Congregational church. I'riday evening of this week, mem- bers of the New Britain Chapter of | the Mt. St. Joseph Academy Alum- | rac Association, will hold an annual | Lridge party at the K. of C. home on | Franklin Square. Miss Mary Ring- of Wooster street is general chairman of the committee on ar- rungements. The regular monthly meeting of the Hely Cross Dramatic circle will be held this cvening at 7:30 in the bhasement of the church on Farm- ington avenue. DANCE at the Colonial Hall Plainville TULSDAY, APRIL 9 Music by THE HARMONY BOYS Dancing from § to 12 Admission 50c Walnut ,ported that Macnano . | collision {owned and driven by Stanley Kras-| IBOARD T0 APPOINT |BOMBS EXPLODE IN INDIA' LEGISLATURE (Continued from First Page) NEW SUB FREMEN More Than 13 May Be Named At Meeting Tomorrow The substitute force of the New Britain Fire department will prob- ably be increased by ore than a dozen meimnbers at tomorrow night's meeting at which time some of lhc long list of applicants will be before the commissioners for examination Several of those called have had applications for appointment to the | department in the hands of the board for months. There are about | 20 vacancies in the substitute ranks. | Tomorrow night's meeting will also receive bids for painting No. 4 station, and for placing a composi- tion flooring. This work will com- plete the reconstruction job started | n\u vears ago, but delayed be of the of funds. Suffic money was allowed to do the other bombs and pistols were found on their persons. They gave their | names as Butukeswara Dutt, from | Bengal, domiciled at Caunpore, and Bgagat Singh from Punjab. Thrown into the crowded assem- bly room with the two bombs was a red pamphlet entitled 'hlndus(an ocialist Republican Army,” | signed by “Balrajn. honorary chist The effect of the bombs on the leg- islators was to drive them instantly | \ln!o a panic. Police, who locked the | | perpetrators, had difficulty in re- straining the crowd made up of both assemblymen and those in the gal- leries. V. G. Patel, president of the as- | |sembly. had just risen to give a rul- ,ing of intense local interest when the lack first of the hombs was thrown, the nt work |second following a moment later. | this year. | The trades respitc bill had just| {been considered and the ruling had | {to do with whether discussion | Two Week-End Crashes flhould be allowed on the public Recorded By Police |sarety bin. Automobiles driven by \lulmvl‘ He ruled not, until Saturday, facnano of 90 Grove strect and Carl | when the trial of alleged commun- | Thureson of 58 Kelsey street col- list conspirators recently arrested at | {lided about 8 o'clock Saturday night | Meerut should be concluded. The ai Stanley and South Main streets,|government contested Patel's view | causing slight damage to hoth ma- |and his power to har discussion and chine crgeant T. J. Feeney re- several members suggested that the was driving | occasion required a viceroy's inter- north on South Main sireet at the |vention. approximate rate of 30 miles an hour, and Thureson was driving | south on Stanley street and turning into South Main street. Macnano's car struck Thureson's | car in the left front fender and run- ning board after Macnano made an attempt to avoid the crash. Mac The presence of Sir John Simon lin the assembly room was given | {added significance by reason of he\ {and his colleagues having just com- | | pleted a semester of investigation of | |facts and opinion which British au- thorities regard as the most import- | ant undertaking of its kind. The | nano said he did not expect thel.ommission was expected to embark | Thureson car to pass in front of him. | April 13 from Bombay for England | Sergeant P. J. O'Mara reported # | with certain tentative proposals between a car owned and{ypich might pave the way for a| driven by Miss Alice J. Moran, R.\yind of autonomy for India. | N of 85 Hartford avenue, and one| Tndian has had a strong nmion.‘ arhf”‘“nlmu movement in recent years of " |\(ith intrusions of communisti Main | (hought even more recently. both of | which have led to disturbances and Moran was driving east on |y, iregtations against British au- Main street and turning to go ol o* side of Central| “rpaork of the Simon commis- 1 was driving west{ i,y 1q hindered from its start by : Main street and his car cul|,,¢jonq)ist opposition which took the | in front of Miss Moran's car as ha o R4St OPROBEOR WAIER 10K Lhe made the turn. 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An act of parliament in 1919 de- clared it the policy of the British | fempire to extend further powers of |self-administration and develop self- | |governing institutions with a view |to “progressive realization of re- {sponsible government in British |India as an intcgral part of the | British empire.” The royal statutory commission, with Sir John Simon at {its head, was appointed in Novem- ) [ber 1 ' Week’s Activities in | Catholic Churches St. Mary's Church Requiem masses at | Ruling Interrupted | month's mind for James MoC | Wednesday at 7, anniversary | Orazio DiStefano; Thursday at 7, | 5 . hnomh., mind for Edward Smith; Friday at 7, second anniversary for and Saturday at 7, anniversary for Mrs. Bridget Ryan St. Mary's parochial school re- Easter recess this The forty hours devotion will open at St. Mary's church a week from | next Sunda For this reason, the | regular communion Sunday for the men of the parish, scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed until until a week from Sunday. The § o'clock mass will be celebrated on {the morning of the opening of the forty hours devotion. Confirmation will be administered at the church on Saturday, June 1, at 9 o'clock. A class of children will receive first holy communion on Saturday, May 18 St. John’s Ohurch An anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated Friday morning at 7 o'clock at the Church of St. John the Evangelist for John Laposky and on Saturday morning at 7:45 ‘clock a requiem mass will be WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 ODD FELLOWS’ HALL 8 to 12 Adm. 50¢ Imperial Orchestra celebrated for James Scanlon. SL Joseph's Church Bequiem masses at 8. Josepl church this week as announced yes- terday are as follows: Tuesday at 7. month’s mind for Rafael Ravag- nani; Tuesday at 7:30, anniversary for Charles Olcott; Wednesday at 7. third anniversary for Mrs. Catherine O'Dell Suess; Thursday at 7, an- ersary for Patrick J. Griffin; day at month’s mind for Ed- ward McMurray and Saturday at 7, ry for Mrs. Patrick Hayes. afternoon after school dur- ing this week, instructions will be given those children who are to re. ceive their first Holy Communion. | Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. instructions will be given the class which is to receive confirmation on May 12. | There will be a meeting of St Joseph's parish society Thursday | evening at 8 o'clock. | st. Peter's Church | Thursday morning at 8 o'clock there will be a first anniversary re- | quiem high mass for KEdward Sehaeffer. Tuesday evening at the Lolic Women's meet and on Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock the Union will give a card party in the church hall for the bencfit of the church redecoration fund. o’'clock, Union will At least 12,000,000.000 tons of highest grade iron ore are in Brazil, according ot a recent estimate, All pictures accompanied with sym- onized score and effects. 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