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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1926

Page

20

Submarine S-31 Beyond Salvage After Collision

New York July 18 The operating and living equipment of the submarine S-31 submerged near Block Island for ten months after a fatal collision with the Sternier City of Rome is beyond salvage. Commander Morris J Lenney said the forward torpedo rack is a wreck with torpedoes rotting and the firing head battered.

New York Block Island Rome Ligut Morris J. Lenney Nqimrv Lenney

Submarine collision recount shows crew trapped after water flood

Commander Lennoy presented a timeline of actions during the collision. The engine room clocks stopped at 11:25 p m daylight saving time and the bridge annunciator was advanced. Engineers believe the engines were halted by the man on watch before attempting to reverse with electric motors as water flooded the hull.

Lennoy

Child Struck by Quoit at City Playground

Four year old Tony Conte of 62 Oak Street was hit on the head by a quoit at Lexington Avenue playground. Eddie, who threw the quoit, was cleared of blame as he did not see the child until after release. An ambulance and Dr Green treated the wound. three stitches were required to close the gash.

Tony Conte Oakstreet Lexington Avenue Tony Eddie David 8S. Greenspin Town Hall Esther Andrew Smith Prooklawn Parkson Brie Fourad Oscar Johnson Division Streat Myr Frederick Emanuelson Wings Edighway East Joseph Louis Joseph Louis Lasky Oak- Wood Avenue Arthur John John Henry Leffert Greenfield Street Helen Grace Howard Jack Evans Cross Highway Sella Guildios Southport Board of Selectmen Anthony Langley John Emmia Takaca Kenwood Avenue Cancle Avenue Kings Highway Julius Kish Halley Avenue Florence Steeves Moody Avenue Kyngs Hiighway To and Koentls Minnie Btlin Caungress Street Quowa Road Fairfield Greenfield Hill Bronson First Church of Christ Women's Guild Could Ralph H. Segess Yale Faith Chapel Rogers John H. Grant

Drunk on Probation Led to Longer Jail Term

Herman Snyder of McKinley Avenue must serve four months in jail for drunkenness and creating disturbance while on probation. He had been sentenced to five months for taking a motor truck without permission, with four months suspended on probation. Judge Ralph Beers revoked the suspension after the latest arrest, sending Snyder back to jail and leaving a zero days suspended sentence on the new charge.

Herman Snyder McKinley Avenue Snyder Jal Ralph Beers

Beads of many nations in Mrs. Bishops treasure trove

Atlantic City July 13 AP Y Mrs L Brackett Bishop known as the lady of the Beads displays strings collected from distant lands at a General Federation of Women's Clubs convention. She describes beads from Africa South America Czechoslovakia Russia and Persia. Each strand carries stories of origin love safety and virtue as colors speak a language to her.

Atlantic City APY Mrs. Bishop Monkkey Hugh

Slave Children Traded for Cattle in Radical Case

Cortland July 13 A Chenango County farmer George Shaw is at Mattewan after buying three Thornington children for a horse a cow and three cents The children Jessie Belle and Marcia Thornington were farmers kids Their father now jailed for child slave trade Shaw sought companionship and housework with the children paying with livestock and pennies Officials investigated alleging beatings and brutality The father was indicted in 1923 fled and was later found working under an assumed name The Thornington children are in institutions and attending school to recover lost years.

Shaw Thorningtons Thornington Joe

Boston cashier fights off thief in Waldorf restaurant

Miss Sadie MacDonald, a day cashier at a Waldorf restaurant on Summer Street, struggled with two youths who tried to steal her tin box of receipts. One thief fled after a brief struggle. the other escaped with his companion, leaving no trace.

Boston Sadie MacDonald Summer Street Milas Esther Ahern reHef Miss Ahern Miss MacDona

Fairfield Parish elects Beeman as rector emeritus

Fairfield July 14 Special to The Fairfield Press announces the resignation of Rector Hov. Allen Everett Heeman at St Pauls Episcopal Church. Heeman is named rector emeritus with a monetary honorarium and continued use of the rectory. Heeman, 71, served since 1897 and was archdeacon of Fairfield County since 1907. Heeman was born in Litchfield, educated at Sedgewick, Yale Class of 1877, studied at Oriel College Oxford, and ordained in 1891. He previously led Christ Church Unionville and Christ Church Gandiner.

Fairfield Hov Allen Everett Heeman St. Paul's Episcopal Church Hector Fmericus Lone Beeman Wing Fairfield County Meeman Litchfield Sedgewick Academy Stratford Yale Oxford England Oriel College Berkeley Divinity School Middletown Christ Church Unionville Gandiner Mualne Pony

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