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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1926

Page

2

Senator Bingham Scores Pacifists and More

Weather permitted a grand championship baseball game for the New Britain Record cup as preliminary games resumed after rain. New Haven Junior Main Post 47 beat New Milford Legion 17 to 6. legionnaires and Auxiliary members attended a banquet and speeches were given. Col Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the legion today amid reports from officers and chairmen. An armory meeting followed a Yale service clubs gathering. An evening outing included a night-seeing trip for Auxiliary members. Ostriches are difficult to control. A description notes a crystal fork energized via a button to catch the neck of a large bird.

New Britain Uf. F.vers New Haven

Simpson Appeals to the Governor in Murder Case

A long hearing unfolds as Senator Simpson seeks bail for Willie Stevens and Henry Carpender in the Hall murder probe. Fingerprint evidence and a calling card at the crab apple tree near Phillips farm anchor the state's case while Hall defends her role amid prior indictments and grand jury plans for three charges next month.

Simpson Stevens Carpender Supreme Court Parker Arson Terker Maine Public Safety Roggans Hall Bogart T. Conkling Somerset County Underwood Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Singer Wille Stevens Eleanor Mills Henry Carpender Mr. Simpson Robert H. Meiier J. Carter Ries Highland Park Jane Gibson Gibson Phillips Farm McCarter New York Hudson Cam Philic

Mexican Episcopate Backs Vatican on Constitutional Amendments

The Mexican Episcopate affirms that only Congress can amend the constitution and works to this end. A petition with Catholic signatures nationwide will be presented to Congress, aiming to show broad support despite limited time. The League for Defense of Religious Liberty organizes rallies to demonstrate unity on Catholic concerns.

Congress League

Rodgers Aimed for Fame in US Navy Air

The narrative recounts Rodgers career from 1899 Laval academy entry through aviation milestones. It notes Spanish-American War service, naval commissions, first aviator status, air station work in San Diego, Pearl Harbor command, a famed West Coast to Hawaii non stop flight, and rescue accolades. It mentions his parents in Havre de Grace Maryland.

Rodgers Laval Academy U. S John Augustus Rodgers Wright Training Dayton Ohio Hearst United States C. P. Rodgers Naval Academy Rodlwers San Diego Cal Academy General Service Supmarine North Sea Nevada Baltimore Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor Hawai West Hawaii Rogers Bureau of Aeronautics Owly Navy Cuba San Piego Washington Associated Press Philadelphia Naval Aircraft Factory Weo Havra de Grace Maryland

Police baffled in hold up at garage on Main Street

Detectives investigated a Thursday night armed hold up at 4063 Main Street by four unmasked youths who shot owner Hyman Fitelson in the lip and fled in a touring car later seized by police. Frank Salerno and two brothers were questioned and released when identification failed. The car owner said the vehicle was stolen for the crime.

Hyman Fitelson Main Street Fitelson Striecken Frank Salerno Wayne Street Big Two Burt Fhelgon White Line Madison Avenue

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