President Coolidge Happy Return From Black Hills Lodge
President Calvin Coolidge returns from a Yellowstone Park vacation to speak with western crowds in Billings and Sheridan. He appears in good spirits, chats with observers, and plans to resume White House duties after touring Montana and Wyoming with Mrs Coolidge. Senator Kendrick and local leaders joined on the extended stop.
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Aviator Tries To Greet Man And Falls At Cape Cod
Maxi Annis Aug 28 reports Henry J Larkin piloting near Mashpee Cape Cod tried greeting a friend in a second plane. An upward air current tipped Larkin’s plane causing a nose dive from 200 feet. Crowley of Winthrop rescued him and taxi to shore.
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Air express to go unarmed says railway chief
BW York August 28 with inauguration number one of country wide air express service civilization moves away from swashbuckling days The Air Express is to go unarmed Cowie president of American Railway Express disclosed yesterday when asked about potential value of an air transport. He noted the value per package is limited but conceded 50 to 90 packages might be shipped on a single plane. no other details were clarified.
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Milford Girl Weds Rudolph C Bubenicek in Milford Home
The Milford girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs S B Wilson, married Rudolph C Bubenicek of Woodmont yesterday morning at the bride’s home with Rev Howard Reserve performing the ceremony. The wedding, simple and private, was followed by a breakfast at the White Turkey Inn before the couple departed for Syracuse. The bride and groom are Milford High School graduates, she attending Connecticut College for Women. he a Wesleyan University graduate. The engagement was announced at a New Year’s Eve party last year.
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New London
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August rainfall near record prompts farm losses across region
Mealia reported 65 degrees while 56 occurred before 6 am and 63 this morning. Eas ton farmer J Arthur Sherwood said farmers nationwide face heavy losses from unprecedented rains. potato crop 20 to 25 percent below normal and rot prevalent. tomatoes spoiled due to lack of sun. sweet corn backward and below normal in size and flavor. berries thrive. apples poor with small blossom sets. peaches in Wallingford and Southington hit by late openings. overall harvests projected low.
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Farmers Forced To Feed Cows More Grain This Winter
Palifield county farmers face higher feed costs as winter grain rations rise, likely increasing milk production costs for consumers. Native produce prices surge with tomatoes at 85 cents per 14 quart basket and higher market rates. merchants refuse to guarantee such prices while New Jersey and New York corn sells around 40 cents per dozen. Sports events have been postponed as persistent rains halt baseball, boxing, golf, and tennis while resort activity remains quiet and beaches are deserted.
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Flagpole Stuntman Shipwreck Kelly Extends Stand
New York crowds watch "Shipwreck" Kelly on a flagpole at West Forty-Eighth Street perched twenty five stories up in cold wind and rain. He vows to stay until two tomorrow afternoon, aiming to beat his Oakland record of seven hours and forty one minutes.
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Church Council Urges Labor Sunday Observance
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America urged ministers nationwide to observe Labor Sunday on September 4. It called for abolition of child labor, protection against unemployment, and collective bargaining, while affirming that churches support wages sufficient to sustain and enhance life.
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Tennis Racket Stolen After 40 Years Use
Walter E Goddard reported a theft of his long cherished tennis racket from his car near Congress Street Hill while he attended a movie. The thief also took a motometer and a spare tire. the owner has used the racket for four decades, restringing it as needed.
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East Side Crash Hurts Two Pedestrian and Driver
At Seaview and Crescent Avenue a collision between cars driven by Carl Hangman of 73 William Street and Wilma Rahner of 77 Cornwall Street sent a woman passenger and a male pedestrian to Bridgeport hospital about 10 30 last night. The woman was released after evaluation. Charles Taylor of 101 Hariet Street sustained a split upper lip. Both cars were badly damaged.
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Lottery crackdown expands with more arrests expected today
State police from the Westport area led by Lieutenant Frank Verelli plan further warrants in the ongoing campaign against lottery ticket agents. Saturday’s sweep resulted in seven alleged sellers being released on bail at $200 each. The drive, linked to a broader effort initiated by States Attorney William H Comley, marks a renewed push to curb organized gambling with local officers aiding in the seizures.
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Herman Slavin
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Michael Carralo
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Golf Pro Killed in Auto Mishap Near Great Barrington
George Williams, ex golf professional at Greenock Country Club, was killed when his car skidded on a wet road and struck a railroad bridge girder in Great Barrington Massachusetts. Two companions escaped serious injuries. He had just left a hospital after visiting a sick friend.
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Air Service Official and Pilot Delayed
General James Fechet assistant chief of the Army Air corps and Captain I C Baker are delayed by fog and heavy rain, forced to land near Hornbrook Pa spending the night in a cottage. They were en route from Little White Fish Lake near Ottawa Canada to Washington D C aboard Pan American flight San Francisco 3.
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Stunt flyer killed in 20 foot fall at Montpelier
Bluffton Indiana August 28 A s tunt flyer named Otto Smith twenty five was fatally injured this afternoon when his plane crashed during an aerial circus at Montpelier near Bluffton The aircraft was only twenty feet in the air when it went into a nose dive Smith died shortly after the wrecked plane burst into flames his unconscious body was removed moments before ignition
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Schoolgirl swims to Boston lighthouse record feat
Frances Vincent a 16 year old East Boston pupil becomes the sixth woman to swim 1 1 3 mile tide rushes from Charlestown bridge to Boston Light. She completed the course in hours and minutes, about 45 minutes behind last year's record by Miss McElowell of Rever.
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Canadian train hits auto five killed near Montreal
Five people died and one was injured when a Canadian Pacific train struck an automobile at Cabane Ronde, 30 miles northeast of Montreal on the Montreal Quebec line. The victims were Mrs. Charles Jeannatte, 43, her daughters Celine 12, Claire 11, Francoise 10, and Alice Beaudoin 24. the father Charles Lennotte, 45, a Mascouche farmer, suffered severe head injuries.
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Child Killed in Auto Crash Near Sharon Springs N Y
An automobile carrying Eileen Leadbetter, age three, from New Bedford Mass, veered off the road at a culvert near Sharon Springs and killed the child. Henry Leadbetter, five, broke a leg and Mrs Harry Leadbetter fractured a collarbone.
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New Hedfort
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Sacco Vanzetti Memorial Demonstration Planned in New York
New York Aug 28 predicted attendance exceeds 100000 at a memorial demonstration in Union Square after the arrival of the ashes of Sacco and Vanzetti. Committee leaders said police protection and assurance of orderly proceedings have been provided for the gathering tomorrow afternoon.
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Negro actors well paid but shun Hollywood
A Prairie era dispatch notes that few black actors seek film work in Hollywood. About a hundred negro performers work here with earnings modest, often 7.50 to 8.75 daily, and many take outside jobs. White actors usually fill major roles, while black leads remain rare. The piece cites James Lowe as a notable early screen break and mentions occasional all negro productions and industry rumors of further opportunities.
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Fascists Gain Converts in Japanese Empire
Tokyo reports rapid growth of the National Spirit Preservation Association. Leaders say Japan must act boldly in crisis, with Mussolini as a model. The group claims about a million members and 70 branches across the empire, urging any arms talks to be on equal footing with Britain and the United States.
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Dawes Niece Escapes Fire At Evanston Apartment
Four members of Evanston's younger set narrowly escaped in an apartment house fire. Mary Hoyt Jerrems, niece of Vice President Charles G. Dawes, was involved alongside D. Gold Jr who sustained serious body burns. Alexander N. Jerrems was cut by flying glass, while Mrs Jerrems and Marion McGee were rescued unharmed.
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Walter Scott McGee
Northwestern University
Canadian Plane to Hop for England at Dawn
London Ontario Aug 28 A P Stinson Detroit monoplane Sir John Carling will take off at daybreak on a non stop flight to London England after favorable weather forecasts were received tonight The flight is reported to be non stop with plans to reach England in a single leg The crew and timing are described as experimental and ambitious through the Associated Press report
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