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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1927
Page
11
Washington July 8 AP Approximately 200000 applications for conversion and reinstatement of war risk insurance were received in June by the Veterans Administration. More than 100000 came from ex service men who had allowed their instance lapse. The period for contest or reinstatement closed at midnight July 2.
The bureau faces congestion for days as applications for conversion and reinstatement exceed expectations, and the exact totals could not be determined due to the flood of submissions.
Miss Mary C Duffe of Newark NJ was unanimously reelected supreme regent of the Catholic Daughters of America at the biennial convention in Asheville NC. Other officers re elected for two years include Frances Mahi Kane Palice regent Katherine M Rosney Poughkeepsie NY national secretary Elizabeth Ahern New Haven Conn national treasurer Lenora 4% Moder Chicago national judge advocate.
Four children aged two to eleven drowned when the car they were playing in rolled over a riverbank into the Niagara River near Buffalo. Fathers Barsnowaki and Zielowska were fishing nearby as bystanders and a police officer watched the accident unfold. Bodies recovered include Marion Zielonka and Raymond Baranowski with others missing. rescues failed as medical staff pronounced the two surviving children dead.
State Motor Vehicle department warned several operators before Deputy Commissioner Baldwin that second drunken driving offenses would trigger a five year suspension. Licenses were restored to some with conditions and warnings, while others faced extra proof of employment or previous convictions.
A broken cam shaft caused Curtis aircraft pilot E H Corecon to force land in the sea off Pishet Island. The wrecked plane was towed to New London by tug. Wings and fuselage are a total loss. The surviving crew member was rescued by a passing speedboat as the engines were dismantled and the parts sent to New York.
The Canadian Pride at Ltd reports the liner Montrose suffered a propeller blade damage while departing New York on July 8. The ship will divert to Greenock Scotland for repairs and is scheduled to resume course to Hampton Roads with arrival set for July 14, pending repairs.
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