New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1929, Page 36

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He;rald Cameramen Tefl Ther Story e ————— e e » WOULDN'T PISA BE PROUD—If its famous Leaning Tower could lean at this angle without tumbling over? After defying attempts of worikmen to bcwl it over for two days, 80 foot tower of old Boston Post Office is crashing to earth. New building will be on this site. The tower weighed 400 tons, and was a landmark of Boston. 3 (international Newsreel) TOPPING AMERICA'S HIGHEST SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAIN—Photo shows a mail plane in flight over the snow capped peak of Mount Ranier, at an altitude of 14,408 feet. This is one of the sights witnessed by passengers on the reg: lar Seattle-Los Angeles air mail express and passen- ger route and presents an awe-inspiring sight from the air. The planes fly over valleys surrounded by mountain peaks, eighteen of which range from 8,000 feet to 14,000 feet in height—the greatest mountain panorama in the world. SEINE COURTS ACQUIT FAMOUS DANCER—The case against Rozzika Dolly, famous actress and dancer, accusing her of obtaining $250,000 worth of pearls from two Parisian jewel- ers under false pretences, was o ¢ dismissed by an examining magis- " Davis, son of the late Sir Morti- “‘ mer, multi-millionaire Canadian == trate in the Seine courts. Miss Dolly is the wife of Mortimer tobacco king. (International Newsreel) 5 : i TO WED ROCKEFELLER— A ” % s e % 5 ‘ " o Mary Todhunter Clark, daughter - 3 abed , ’ of Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Clark KEYSTONE POLICE ADOPT TELETYPE ¢ : . 8 U. S. NAVY’S NEWEST GIANT of Philadelphia, whose engage- SYSTEM—Superintendent of Police Mills, Phila- e S ¥ e SUBMARINE, V-5, LAUNCHED— . ment to Nelson Rockefeller, * youngest son of John D. Rocke- delphia, seated at the new teletype machine sending 4 i3 v ; v the cruiser type fleet submarine : 3 £ 5 e, , P ) THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS—Radiati Chri; e o 5 : ‘ 4 5 i ing ristmas feller, Jr., o out’ % st mesiage ver e new system cont : ; . QU 5, [ncle Sam's newest submatine cheer, this handsome commuters’ Christmas tree stands a6 3 The coysgermnt o tha romced: Sylvam»a linstcAt e e o sosioE diacateh ] 4 4 3 ; 2 ) % . Vardi It isithe Gistiotiite typeite %:;irmgc};r:insd?; ;zminel i; tl;; Penn;ylvania gtz;i_on, New a romance which had its origin ;. 3 k 8 oung and old may be seen admiring it at at Northeast Harbor, Me., where ing police warnings and crime communications. ; 5 » ; ; be completed and is designed chief- eas Mayor Mackay is watching the inauguration of the q 255 . Z (Ml 1y for long cruises extending over a ?}Iilc hgor':;st ‘:ir:i’n:l"” as they hurry back and forth through both famlhes“hlzve ‘con(ases‘ 5 i nternational Newsreel new system. 4 £ : (International Newsreel) 1NN . i 2 : period bf m"mhs“““,”m““,m,‘ Newaroih) (International Newsreel) e A 501533 NN L —— WHEN CARNEGIE TECH MET CALI- FORNIA UNIVERSITY—50,000 football tans gathered at the Los Angeles Coliseum to witness the Carnegie Tech go down to defeat before the mighty Trojans of the University of Southern California. At the end of the battle the score board showed 45 for U. S. C. and 13 for Carnegie Scotch- men. The above shows McCurdy of Car- negie Tech in midair with ball, as he was tackled by Aspit of U. S. C « tional Newsreel) FRENCH ACE SETS NEW RECORD — Captain_Dieudonne fuose, Coste, famous French flyer, re- : . . g cently set a new record for long- S i o i i : ¢ ; distance, mon-stop flying, and BIRD BRINGS CRYPTIC MESSAGE—This white pigeon was found has now shattered the exiSting exhausted, resting on a window ledge at the New York Barge Office, by record for distance flight over 3 3 customs guard, who heard a tapping at the window. Attached to its measured close-circuited course. jog wag the coded cryptic message “189 if 20 win”. It is thought to be a ALl s ' tum runner's bird and officials are seeking to decipher the code. The bird will be released when its strength returns. international Newsreel) SRS 27

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