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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1927

Page

2

Lindbergh Honored by France After Paris Visit

Lindbergh arrived in Paris amid honors at Versailles and Paris briefings. Marshal Foch hosted him at the home, and Belgian veterans saluted the American flyer who visited the tomb of Napoleon. Briand praised his achievement as crowds cheered from the balcony.

Lindbergh Legion of Honor Pershing Whiting Tegendre Marriaux Marshall Doffre St. Louis Marshal Trach Ministry of Foreign Affairs Birdman Versailles Hall of Mirrors Presson Paris Petit Trianon Aristide Briand M. Briand Proise de Ville Mession Crewas Mim Amfeeder Herrick Republican Guard Moon Mme Foch Lafayette Escadrille France

Children Pick Tulips From Town Hall Beds

Milford May 28 By Special Correspondent small children in the municipal grounds in front of the town hall gathered bouquets from tulip beds. Judge Omar W. Platt spotted them from his office window and a call to the town hall brought the janitor who chased them. The children fled leaving a trail of red blossoms. their identities are unknown.

Milford Town Hall Omar W. Platt

Father Ignorant of Infant's Fate

Danbury May 26. Thomas Perry of U G I Construction, building Lt Danbury reservoir, left for New York to meet his wife and three children due home tonight. A telegram read by Mrs Daniel Wilson from Jonburgh reported four month old Kathleen Perry dead in her Pullman berth. details were lacking and Perry could not be reached in New York.

Danbury Thomas Perry U. G. I. Construction Company New York Northville Town Center Street Aim Daniel Wilson Kathleen Perry Jon Burgh Chiadh

Major Dargue To Fly Here Today

Major Herbert A. Dargue commander of the recent Good Will flight lands at Mitchel Field and plans to tour Bridgeport Hartford Worcester and Boston with stops in New Bedford Newport and Fall River. He travels with Walter Lochner head of the National Association and Commercial Organization Secretaries and meets Hartford Chamber officials.

Edward T. Buckingham Chamber of Commerce Sanford Stoddard Robert A. Crosby Hartford Dargue Boston Springfield Worcester Brooklawn Country Club Mitchel Field Associated Press Herbert A. Dargue Highlands N. J Bridgeport Conn Waterwitch New Bedford Newport Fall River Providence Appleboro Walter ©. Lockyer The National Association and Commercial Organization Herbert Dargue South America Walter O. Lochner Dent National Asset Commercial Brainard Field Lochner Wlliam H Cort'n Hartford Chamber Commerce

Funeral held for Irene. playmates act as pallbearers

Four dozen Irene's friends attended her funeral in the West End, serving as pallbearers and flower girls. Teachers called her the Pollyanna of the area and she left notes requesting her writings and stories be shared with her mates. Burial followed at Mountain Grove Cemetery. The Rev Alexander Tadlum led services at Foster Mauee Reformed Church.

Evelyn Balla Rose Farkesh Helen Isak Margaret Szuch Margaret Gregor Julia Haydy Elizabeth Beitka Helen Magyar Jrnnie Sabo Trene West End Pollyanna Yeaterday Julia Haydn Irene George Washington Mountain Grove Ceine Alexander Tadlum

New York Girl at Buckingham Palace Presentation

A New York girl recalls her day in London, riding to Buckingham Palace with Josephine Flood, attending a grand audience with King and Queen, and witnessing the royal procession and throngs of ladies presented, ending with a late supper after champagne.

New York Ray Neally

Jersey Saloons Bank Signs But Keep Swinging Doors

In Omaba on May 26 Rev J S Poulson head of the New Jersey Anti Saloon League described New Jersey as not yet ready for Prohibition and praised Hudson county where saloons still operate with swinging doors. He spoke at a National Council meeting of Congregational churches noting the persistent saloon influence in Hoboken and Jersey City.

Omaba Neb Poulson New Jersey Anti-Saloon League National Council of the Congregational Church Hudson County Hoboken Jersey City

Lindbergh Defines Liquor Attitude in Paris

In Paris on May 20 Lindbergh says he is not a prohibitionist though he does not drink stronger alcohol than mineral water and milk. He explains he avoids alcohol to avoid appearance of impropriety and notes he has never indulged in alcoholic beverages. At a reception he chooses orangende over champagne and drinks three glasses.

Paris Lindbergh Stephen Lausanne Lindhbergh

New Industries Drive Growth in a War for Markets

A Waterbury banquet outlines a nation-wide push for trade cooperatives and new industries. Leaders emphasize the fight for consumer dollars, with 2,000 trade associations and planned lumber, metal, and food campaigns. Prizes for attendance funded Red Cross relief.

Munteriala Mr. Thorpe United States Fisheries Congress Philadelphia Atlantic City Allied Baking Inndustry Rogers John H. Trumbull Virginia Bond Hotel Marcus H. Holcomb Frank B. Weeks Waterbury Chamber of Commerce Waterbury Red Cross Mississippi Flood Relief Fund

Spanish War Veterans to Aid in Memorial Service

Members of the Lieutenant N. W. Bishop camp United Spanish War Veterans plan gatherings at Central High School and the Armory on May 29 and May 99 to join memorial services and a parade under United Patriotic Societies. Uniforms are required or badges worn, and a dinner follows at the Elks club.

N. W.W. Bishop United Spanish War Veterans Central High School Lyon Terrace United Patriotic Societies, Inc Armory Fairfield Avenue Broad Street Elks Club

Man Held for Speeding and No License Charge

Nick De Toro of 690 William Street was arrested yesterday by Motorcycle Officer Willan S. McMullen on speeding. A second charge for driving without an operator's license was added after he was found traveling between 45 and 50 miles per hour on Willain Street.

Nick de Toro William Street Willan S. McMullen Ligne Willlain Street

Injured man taken to St Vincent's Hospital

A wounded man was brought to St Vincent's hospital in the early hours in a serious condition. He was unconscious on admission. The cause of the injury appeared from an accident, with no details available and police not informed of the incident.

ST. Vincent’s Hospital St. Vincent's Hospital

Holmes Shot Man He Told Officers

Witnesses describe a chaotic scene near a school during a raid as Constables Bennett Holmes and others confronted gamblers. Bullets fired as Holmes allegedly hit a man and three shots rang out with witnesses identifying Holmes and Bennett in the melee.

Holmes Flacher

Duce Sees Italy At Zenith By 1940

Rome May 26 Mussolini told the Chamber of Deputies that Italy will be ready to voice its rights by 1940 with a strong navy large air force and a mobilized army of 5 000 000 men He outlined three tasks transforming the Chamber of Deputies into a corporate body reforming the constitution and continuing economic financial rehabilitation He warned of looming calamities from Locarno and stressed Italy must mobilize five million troops at the right time while aiming for a 50 000 000 population by 1850 and ruling for another decade or more.

Rome Associated Press Italy Mussolini Chamber of Deputies Duce Mussolinii Charter of Labor Locarno

Coolidge Era Western White House Proposed in South Dakota

In a western setting the game lodge near Hermona would be a wilderness vacation home for notable families. The two story summer White House sits thirty acres with cabins and a large fireplace while nearby towns Custer Rapid City and Hermona anchor a sparsely populated region rich in western history.

Chicago Benator Morbeck Hermona Custer Rapid City Hills Country Whid Calumny Jane Demdwoud Dick Hye

Britain Breaks Off With Soviet Escalates Uproar in Parliament

Debates in the House recount the government decision to sever relations with Soviet Russia amid warnings of amplified espionage and propaganda. Lloyd George and opposition leaders argue for a measured response, while the Home Office reveals a missive list of Moscow agents and battered communications from the Arcos raid.

Lloyd George Aaip James Maxton Arthur Ponsonby Arthur Henderson Henderson William Joynson-Hicks Home Secretary War Office Arcos Home Office Joynson-Hicks J. B. Clynes Clynes Manchester Third International Great Britain U.S Moscow United States Canada Austria New Zealand South Africa Mexico South America Anton Miller Robert Kol

De Pinedo Misses Azores Tow Flight to Horta Impaired

Commander Francesco De Pinedo aboard the Santa Marta II attempting a Newfoundland to Azores flight has not reached Horta. The schooner towing the plane makes slow progress and is not expected to arrive before tomorrow. Uncertainty remains about surviving the long tow through open sea without damage.

Francesco de Pinedo Santa Marta II Horta Azores de Pinedo Newfoundland

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