Legion Should Be Community Asset State Head Says
Hartford AP reports new Department of Connecticut American Legion leader Kenneth F. Orne of Wolthefield outlines a plan to build a broad, efficient state structure. He praises past work, commits no bulk membership drive, and urges active efforts to enroll every eligible veteran as Civic Welfare becomes a focus.
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New Church Spirit Crusade Urges Renewal Across Nation
In Murray New York on January 2 a formal call by Rev John Garber Murray, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, launched the Nationwide Bishop's Crusade to urge rededication to Christ and renewal of commitment. About 300 clergy and lay members will spread the message nationwide. Bishop Charles Henry Freer Western New York said there is a breach between professed faith and everyday practice, noting overuse of lofty language without fitting action.
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Sheffield greets Cal les on holiday at Nations Palace
Mexico City on January 8 James Br. Shefield head of the foreign envoy group led a New Year’s call at the National Palace. He presented greetings and good wishes the president responded cordially. The exchanges touched no pending questions between the two countries and were mere ceremonial pleasantries.
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American Automador
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Federal highway plan approved by government
Washington Jan 2 AP reports final location of the United States highway system approved by federal and state authorities. The plan designates about 30,000 miles of major roads with ten transcontinental routes and numerous through routes north south and east west. Route numbers will standardize signs and aid safety and travel.
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Aviation death damages asked Hartford
A notice filed with the attorney general signals a claim to the 1927 Legislature for the death of Sergeant John D. Kent of the Fifth Observation Squadron killed on duty at Brainard Field last summer. Kent was fatally injured when struck by a propeller due to motor backfiring, per court findings.
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Ex-Congressman Guernsey Dies in Massachusetts
Boston January 2 AP Former representative Frank E Guernsey of the Fourth Maine district died yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital after months of treatment His home was Dover-Forell Me He served in Congress 1908 to 1917 declined renomination to run for US senator He was unsuccessful in three contests for the Republican senatorial nomination He declined the Republican governor nomination years ago to pursue the Senate He introduced the first parcel post zone while in Congress and had long been a trustee of the University of Maine Survived by no widow one son and a brother Simuel Jo Guernsey of Harvard University Museum
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Salgatic Alan Dies in Naugatuck at 70
Salgatic Alan Sweeney, longtime real estate and insurance figure in Naugatuck, dies at 70. A widower with three sons and a daughter, two brothers and three sisters survive. Funeral set for Tuesday morning. Sweeney served as deputy sheriff from 1944 to 1948 and as tax collector in Naugatuck from 1902 to 1908.
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Let Cannibals Be Segregated Says Great Naturalist
Walter Goodfellow the renowned English naturalist advocates preserving New Guinea as a reserve for primitive peoples and calls for ending cannibalism now. He explains why avoiding contact with civilized society so cannibals can remain in their stone age culture while researchers hope to study their behavior and biology. He describes the Bird of Paradise and his desire to observe and capture specimens, detailing dances, plumage, and feeding during expeditions in New Guinea and beyond.
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The Fun Shop and Odd Tales at Squash Corners
A miscellany of comic vignettes and letters features Andy Ames the notary, a skeeter helper named Alonzo, Mrs Newlywed, and jokes about Harold the robber. George Godfrey offers light verse and pays compliments to Wally while a reader writes in with a humorous name request.
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Gangland silence after latest death in Chicago gang war
Chicago police report 1926 murder and crime trends as Hilary Clements is found slain with bullets under a house. Joe Saltia plans to move to Wisconsin while investigators note uncertain links to rival gangs and the North Side raid aftermath.
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California actor admits blackmail letters demand money
Vern Shannon, 21, held on attempted extortion charges in Fresno California after confessing to writing threatening letters to Lew Cody Beverly Hills actor and other Hollywood figures including Douglas Fairbanks Willam Wrigley Jr. and Doheny oil magnate, each asking for five thousand dollars. The Cody letter led to his capture.
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High Degree Lodge Formed by Templars in New Britain
The William C. Buckley council of Select Templars, a higher degree group, was organized in New Britain as the 43rd annual gathering. The ceremony honored the late William Buckley of Windsor. Officers elected include Chief George H. Hamlin, junior chief Rew F. Ackley, senior chief David Coocher, recorder J. S. Porteous, and treasurer John Sloane Jr., with Sloane serving as secretary of the national organization.
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William C. Buckley
David Coocher
Seymour
Porteous
Middletown
John Sloane, Jr
Starvation Threatens Hundreds on Batanes Islands
Manila Jan 2 AP Reports the Batanes islands population, numbering several hundred, faces starvation as food runs out. A telegram from the Batanes provincial board says virtually no food remains and efforts to rush supplies from the north have failed.
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