Alleged Veteran Tries to Fleece Nichols at Factory
Chester E. Nichols notified police as two detectives hunted a man calling himself an agent of the Disabled War Veterans of America. James Stone, about 40, brown suit, straw hat, with a blue armband and a defective right eye, fled Nichol’s Benham Avenue plant after seeking $25 for ad space. No such veteran chapter exists locally. officials seek confirmation from Disabled American Veterans of the World War.
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Chester E. Nichols
Nichols Manufacturing Company
Benham Avenue
Dureau
Nichols
James Stone
Himsclf
Disabled War Veterans of America
Stone
Nichola
Brake
Captain Burke
Disabled War Veterans of American Weekly
Nichols Company
Veterans Organization
Bureau
James Dooley
Department
Nichole
Disabled War Veterans of Americn
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Former Pugilist Struck by Car on Fairfield Avenue
Michasel Calandrielli known as Kia' Byda, a former boxer, was injured while crossing Fairfield avenue near Water street. He suffered scalp lacerations and minor bruises and was rushed to Emergency hospital. Bertha Rappa of 20 Fairfield avenue reported that Calandriella stepped from behind a parked car into her vehicle. He is a familiar figure in boxing and local sports circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michasel
Calandrielli
Kia
Byda
Fairfield Avenue
Water Street
Catardriells
Bertha Rappaport
Calandriella
Mac Gilie
Records Shattered as Pilot Reaches 12 400 Meters in Flight
Paris August 24 Jean Callizo reports verified altitude record with a flight reaching 12 442 meters about 40 820 feet. He describes the extreme cold, oxygen use, eye protection, and physical strain while detailing sensations and instrument readings during the ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Callizo
Paris
Monay
Momiay
Government Meteorological Bureau
Walks in Sleep Fatal Fall of Eight Teen Girl
In St Louis an eight teen girl, Mary Palmer, fell from a third story window to a concrete walk behind a rooming house. Neighbor Frank Haegele woke to barking dogs and found her body on the sidewalk. The girl, once a factory worker, had told roommates she walked in her sleep, though she appeared in good spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Somnambullam
Mary Palmer
Frank Haegele
Huntington News From Cedar Cliff Farm and Surroundings
A Huntington report lists a Cedar Cliff farm group of ten visiting Savin Rock on Wednesday, with scarlet fever affecting several, including the dog warden and his son. Other notes include a Maids and Matrons meeting, a quilt sale planned for a future event, a White Hill gypsy band sighting, and local social news from Huntington street to Derby visitors.
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Huntington
Specelal
Savin Rock
Cedar Cliff Farm
George Boehm
Otto Guggenheim
Helen Rogowski
Robert Guewenheim
Miles
Theodore
Jean Roth
Adam Saliya
Frederick Hodes
Robert Sykes
Albert
Pine Street
J. Eugene Black
Shelton
Betty
Mary Rogowski
Brockport
Rogowski
Waverley Street
Mary Luchon
Josephine Luchon
Mohegan Street
Milford
Elmer Lund
Warren Hubbell
Elsie Hubbell
Helen Jones
White Mountains
Maine
Henry C Armstrong
Lola Bailey
Cape Cod
Boston
Henry C. Armatrong
Herbert L. Whitney
Derby
Michael Gaszi
Sainglas Street
J. Edwin Stevens
Huntington Street
Marlon Louise
Brockton
Mass
Charles Etzel
Buntington School
John B. Russ
Republican Party
Shoes from discarded tires in Spain and mines
Report notes peasants in Spain wear shoes made from discarded auto tires while similar practice appears in Chinese and native black workers, and in South African diamond mines workers wear comparable footwear.
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Spain
Granges Meet in Newtown with Guests from Nearby Lodges
Seventeen Grangers and visitors gather at Pohtatuck Grange in Newtown with 22 locals. Talks cover crop conditions, history papers, and a humorous guest act. Plans announced for a Putnam Park picnic and a Sandy Hook library fundraiser. The Sandy Hook Free Public Library closes for two weeks for recataloguing and reports over 5400 volumes. Firemen’s clambake set for August 20 at the Castle, with Newtown Hose and Ladder Co. hosting under committee leadership.
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Newtown
Pohtatuck Grange
Harmony Grange
Monroe
Northfield Grange
Ada M. Blakeman
Charles F. Cavanaugh
Willis . Arndt
Mra
Putnam Park
Trinity Church
Wils F. Arndt
Cartes F. Cavanaugh
Sandy Hook
St. John's Rectory
Sandy’ Hook
John O. Pitzachier
Morria D. Beers
Hobart G. Warner
Anna May Betts
Newton M. Curtis
Martin H. Lillis
Wiliam Burroughs
Frederick Reiner
Herbert T. Coger
Elsie Stowe
Hobart H. Curtis
Louis T. Briscoe
Frank H. Mitchell
Elsie Fo Stowe
William Bentley
Anennie May Betts
John Q. Pitzschler
George F. Taylor
Frederick Renner
Wiliam Tv. Cole
Charles A. Peale
Martin A. Corbett
Wiliam Bentley
Helen Curtis
Ruth Curtin
Robbers Polite Aged Woman as They Loot Two Banks
Four bandits looted Covington Oklahoma banks yesterday, taking nearly $6,000 in currency. They kept the aged victims calm, with one robber asking an elderly woman if they should take her money, and forced customers into vaults before escaping in automobiles.
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Covington
Okla
Covington State Bank
Lucy Leroy
Cowboys Reluctant To Remove Boots At Expo
Philadelphia August 26 A Western cowboy stereotype is examined by Dr E Cartwright at the Seagull Centennial exposition Emergency Hospital. He notes cowboys fear hospitals, prefer boots hats and saddles, and may endure broncos rather than stay overnight. He cites high boot costs and limited clothing budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
E. Cartwright
Cartwright
Fort Worth
Texas
Outing, meetings, and social notices in Monroe August event
The 44th annual Robert Morris birth anniversary outing will be at Wilcox's Pier West Haven Tuesday August 1 with a business meeting at noon then dinner. Harmony Grange and Crescent Isle attend Easton Field Day. Christian Endeavor Society plans a roast at Smith's Point Saturday. Local residents visit and guests arrive from New York Ohio and New Jersey. Red Cross drive leaders appointed in Monroe with canvassing planned and a September pageant at Mr Walter Lashar's Fairfield home.
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Smith’s Point
Margaret Damm
Julia Sorenson
May Fisher
Cleveland
Ohio
Philip_Brooks
New York
Sadie Burton
Anderson
Orange New Jersey
Chester Tyrrell
Irene Curtiss
Paul Blatz
Seymour Johnson
Clara
New Milford
Merwin Johnson
Halen Dama
Caroline Kubovie
South Norwalk
Louise Hines
Hartford
Mrs. Treat
Herbert Partridge
Bridgeport
Arthur Curtiss
Edward
Beardsley
William
Willam Mix
Red Cross Work
Monroe
Alise Lois Standish
Stevenson
East Village
Henry Sherman
Upper Stepney
Ralph Benedict
Lower Stepney
Hans Deneson
Monroe Center
Red Cross
Walter B Lashar
Fairfield
Annapolis Man May Be Given Freedom
Annapolis Md August 20 naval academy officials face a board of officers over Midshipman Farr B Zirkle from Kansas who refused the oath of allegiance on graduation He may change his mind after a cruise before the board If still refusing naval authorities can strip his commission and permit resignation
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Farr B. Zirkle
Kansas
United States
Zirkle
Cain
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