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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1921

Page

7

South Norwalk Man Heads Connecticut G A R State

Christian Swartz of South Norwalk was elected department commander of the Connecticut Grand Army of the Republic by unanimous first ballot at Unity hall. The session focused on officer elections and a debate over Sons of Veterans attending Grand Army meetings.

Hartford Christian Swartz South Norwalk Douglas Fowler Post Connecticut G. A. R Enn Unity Hall Sons of Veterans Grand Army Kk Lha Linegoin Devin A. Price Sedgwith Norwich George Schudge Pemander Drake Manchester William F. Sternberg Chard J. Cutbill A G. Blakeman Derby William TL. Smith New Haven George I. Buxton Hast Nor David M. Sharp W. J. Henry Renfree Winsted S$ New London Hugone Dew

Widow of General Chaffee Dead in Pennsylvania

Anna Rockwell Chaffee widow of Lieut General Adna R. Chaffee died at her daughter s home in One, Pennsylvania where she had lived. The funeral will be held tomorrow with interment at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington.

Philadelphia Anna Rockwell Chaffee Adna TR. Chaffee One Arlington National Cemetery Washington

Chicago Bandits Shoot and Kill Bartender

Two youth full bandits shot and killed George Fields a bartender at a cabaret on South State Street as he defended the cash drawer. They wounded a watchman who confronted them in an alley behind the cafe. About 150 dollars was taken.

Chicago George Fields South State Street

Torrington Man Is Fined for Having Booze

Torrington April 14 John Partyka fined $100 with costs in borough court for keeping offering for sale and selling intoxicating liquor. He was arrested yesterday with two gallons of grappa in a suitcase. He admitted manufacturing the grappa.

Torrington John Partyka

Boy Kills Mother by Accidental Shot in Quebec

Eight year old son of Mrs. Aime Bilodeiu grabbed a loaded revolver in an Abitibi store he visited with his mother. Unaware it was loaded, he pointed and fired, killing her instantly. In Washington, March cotton exports show Germany receiving 105,788 bales, far ahead of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Three Rivers Que Aime Bilodeiu Abitibi Washington Germany Census Bureau United States United Kingdom

Prohibition asks arms shipment ban and court actions

The State department requests Congress to bar shipments of arms and munitions to nations that might use them for revolutionary aims. A New York case seeks $1 804.21 in damages in superior court against John J Reisler by Ah BE Sause Co. of New York. Portland field reports a fatal air crash of Lt James Langin as his plane went into a descent within two hundred feet of the ground. The Bureau of Mines unveils a new mine danger warning system using compressed air and a dispersal irritant to warn workings.

GTON Congress State Department Supreme Court of New York Superior Court Ah. BE. Sause Company New York John J. Reisler Washington James Langin Army Wir Service Tolling Field Tia

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