Killed in 100 foot fall near Memphis
In Clarksdalke Mississippi Lieutenant Keller and Sergeant Eugene Chapman were killed when the airplane they were in crashed near Merilphis, Resa to Caray Shelby. Kelless home lifeinia and Jackson, Miss.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
3
In Clarksdalke Mississippi Lieutenant Keller and Sergeant Eugene Chapman were killed when the airplane they were in crashed near Merilphis, Resa to Caray Shelby. Kelless home lifeinia and Jackson, Miss.
Obscure obituary note mentions James Henry Lyons dying and an executor named for his estate. Disjointed phrases reference a wife and misread names, with scattered fragments about a milk wagon and local places. The garbled text preserves no clear dates or places.
Chief Daniel Johnson reports on the national convention of fire chiefs in Chicago and the new apparatus shown, including a 1700 gallon per minute pumping engine and a 1100 gpm hose wagon. He and 93 chiefs toured cities, observed tests, and noted underwriters laboratory experiments and the value of a two platoon system.
Twelve cases are on the Superior Court weekly trial assignment before Judge Warner. The list includes Har Latroix versus Winifred Dooley LaCroix and others, George A. Upham versus William F. P. Carrigan, and Giovanni Rievoli versus Israel Fishman. Tomorrow features Morris Rome versus the City of Bridgeport and James W. Burnham versus Samantha Burman. Thursday lists Hippolitus versus Joseph P. Hippolitus and Louis Mattes versus Gazella Mattes, plus Whitherson Company versus Port Paper Box Company.
Divison No 2 begins the search for eligible registrants to reclassify men below Class 1 under the work or fight rule. The board lacks precise counts of those affected and not all exemptions are clear. Telegram reports show past success using published registrant lists for publicity and public notice.
Frances Vilas Carpenter seeks a temporary injunction in Superior Court to prevent Bertrand and Mabelle Shapleigh from transferring or disposing of $40000 deposited in their names. She alleges inducement to defraud and that the money would be returned on demand, but the Shapleighs allegedly refused. The suit aims to protect funds before trial as another case remains pending. In a separate Common Pleas decision Judge Walsh orders Ida Goldberg to pay $290.84 to Mrs. Cosgrove and $250 to David Watson for failures to perform repairs and pay taxes on Staples Street property.
Draft Board One reported after noon yesterday that of 60 appeared cases on late marriages three in Class 1 A eleven in Class 2 and the remaining eleven were returned for further investigation Castle Rubber Company versus Charles Friedman Julius Nussen against City of Bridgeport August A Doke against James A Doke.
The text promotes Athena knit underwear designed like outer garments with tested cutting lines for a glove fit and comfort. It highlights summer vests cut low in front and back, a patented seat in drawers and union suits, and price points ranging from 5 cents to $1.73 for vests and pants.
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