Change in departure time for overnight air mail planes
Washington July 17 AP Announcement by the Post Office department says the departure time from Chicago to New York for overnight air mail planes shifts from 8 30 p m to 7 30 p m effective June 20. The change aims to address difficulty in an east bound flight arriving at New Brunswick field New York terminal at 5 a m.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
Post Office Department
Bunswek
Drowning of Seven Bridgeport Children Remembered
On July 17 1924 seven Bridgeport children capsized a canoe near St Marys by the Sea. The chldren from West End families were not expert swimmers and the search for them continued for days with several bodies recovered off Fairfield beaches and nearby shores. The tragedy joined other local drownings as officials note tide rips and dangerous waters near St Marys by the Sea and Seaside Park.
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Westerday
ABC
Bridgeport
St .Mary's-by-the-Sea
George W Mills
Madison
Alva Nordquist
Willand
Connecticut
Thomas F. Bly
Fire Department
Ernest Paterson
Walter Bergquist
Penfield
Farfield Beach
Florence Benson
Seaside Park
Alva Angdervon
Long Island Sound
Branford
New Haven
Alva Nordust
Westbrook
Clinton Nordquist
Ash Cree
Edward V Cassidy
Ethel Bergquist
Sound
Greenpoint
Long Island
St Mary's
Trumbull
Talijah Middlebrook
May
Ethel Hitt
Florence Hitt
Anton Kaehier
Fairfield Beach
Vietima
Peter Dobras
Maple Street
Samuel Veres
Hancock Avenue
Women’s Body Moves for Peace at Portland Convention
At the seventh annual National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs closing session in Portland Maine resolutions were adopted calling for abolition of war and for U S adoption of a World Court. The group urged outlawing aggressive war and Congress to act to establish a world tribunal to substitute adjudication for arms.
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Portland
United States
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
National Federation of Business and ‘Professional
Law of Nations
Congress
Towaga
Bus Firm Fights Syracuse Ban Over Interstate Buses
Senator George R Fearon attorney for Colonial Coach Lines seeks a Supreme Court injunction to stop city authorities from interfering with its interstate bus service. Police halted the buses at the city line yesterday. City officials expect Corporation Counsel Grege's ruling that the operation is illegal to be upheld.
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Syracuse
N.Y
George R. Fearon
Colonial Coach Lines Inc
Supreme Court
Grege
Colonial Co
Germanys Ships Show Great Gain At Hamburg
Germanys merchant fleet has grown markedly since World War I, with Danish statistics indicating Germany commands a larger share of merchant tonnage relative to its population. The report notes substantial gains reflected in the fleet and emphasizes improved shipping capacity.
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Hamburg
Germany
Connecticut Roads Bulletin Signals Widespread Construction
Weekly highway bulletin shows numerous routes under construction with open passages. Roads including Portland Glastonbury Portland. East Granby Windsor Locks. Simsbury Hartford Simsbury. Cromwell Rover Road. New London Turnpike Glastonbury. Branford North Branford. and many others report construction, occasional detours, and brief delays. Several bridges and oiling operations affect traffic, while some routes remain open with caution.
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Portland
Glastonbury-Portland
Hampton
Simsbury
Hartford-Simsbury
Cromwell
Rover
Glastonbury
New London
River Road
Greenwich
Boston Road
New York State Line
Bramford-Keelers Hill
Boeine Post Road
Darien
Boston Post
Westport
Boston
Milford, Orange
West Haven- Milford
Milford-Shore
Westbrook
Branford
North Branford
New Hartford
Nepaug
North Canaan-Norfolk
Canaan
Norfolk
Sharon
Sharon-Amenia
Lyme
Haddam
Norwich
Hadlyme
Colchester-Hebron
Amazon
Montville
Raymond Hill
Terading
Dolbeare Hill
Windham
North Windham
Bozrah
Colchester
Fitchville
Trafic
Newtown-Bethel
Fairfield-Sherman
Kent-Dover
Roxbury
Falta
Redding-Georgetown
Berlin-Berlin
Hartford City Line
Berlin
New Britain
Corbin’s Corner
Quake Boosts Worcester Water Supply
Worcester Water Co reports a 50 percent increase in output at its 600-foot Quinsizamond Avenue bore after a March quake. Manager Edward Bauer says the quake opened a fissure that connected with the bore, yielding more water through the dry spell.
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Worcester
Maas
Worcester Water Co
Quinsizamond Avenue
Edward It Bauer
Friedman Back to Bethel on Arson Charge
Abraham Friedman is brought back from New York City to Bethel to face arson charges in the Excluse Trunk plant fire. Alfred Harding and Bernard Inaacson are also connected to the same incident.
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Bethel
Abraham Friedman
New York City
Trunk Company
Alfred Harding
Bernard Inaacson
J Bot
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Searts
Rider Hayes
Water St
Renn Cc
Aladdin
TM Inols
Rogers Bros
Main Street
State Highway Department
Friedman
Rockwell & Co
Main ST
Elm
Aan Silk
Post and Telegram
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