Stamford Park Named for Homer S. Cummings
The Board of Park Commissioners renamed Hallowe'en Park to Cummings Park in Stamford in honor of Homer S. Cummings former mayor and former Democratic national committeeman The move supported by Mayor Alfred N Phillips despite Cummings opposition The park dates to when Cummings was mayor
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Sole Surviving Mexican Candidate Goes Home
Nogales Ariz Nov 8 General Alvaro Obregon Mexico's sole remaining presidential candidate departed today from his Cajerne Sono ranch for Mexico City arriving before November 22 He was accompanied by Colonel Ricardo Topete speaker of the House of Representatives Obregon plans an address at Mazatian Sinaloa
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Mexico City
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House of Representatives
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Sinalos
Two Italian Flyers Killed in Airdrome Crash
Rome reports two officers Pilot Captain Guglielmo Mondin and Major Giulio Elliot of the Wir corps were killed when a training plane dived from near 2000 feet at Centocelle airfield. Mondin was teaching Elliot when the aircraft suddenly lurched into a dive.
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Associated Press
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Giulio Elliot
Wir Corps
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Elliot
Rehabilitation of Flood Area as Rivers Subside
New England communities begin rebuilding as floodwaters recede. Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut move relief efforts forward with aid, temporary bridges, and restored communications. Gov Weeks forms emergency committees. Colgate funds relief. rail routes relaxed. 86 lives lost in Vermont flood aftermath.
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Red Cross
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Bethel Flood Debris Clean Up as Winter Nears
A Vermont flood left Bethel and many towns cut off with bridges destroyed while footbridges go up. Students and residents rush debris removal, and a mobile MIT radio team reports wide damage across eastern and central Vermont. Neighbors sheltered in James A. Graham homestead. auto travel shifts to word of mouth as circuits strain. The flood touches Waterbury, Stowe, Northfield, East Granville, and Braintree with substantial losses and martial law in Norwich University.
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Flood Costs Hit Boston Roads and Milk Supply
A quarter of a million dollars would be needed to repair highways. Boston faced prolonged flood effects with an impaired milk supply, mainly from Vermont, likely to remain abnormal for six months.
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Vermont
Radio operators limp through cold at Round Hill station
At the Green estate in South Dartmouth Massachusetts operators report near freezing conditions hindered transmissions. J K Clapp at Bethel had to pause repeatedly as cold weather made his hands nearly frozen while sending.
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Bethel
Chicago Mayor Sends Flood Aid to New England
Chicago mayor Thompson sent 100 to the mayor of each flooded New England city from the Chicago flood conference and relief fund balance. The gesture follows a conference effort to aid affected areas.
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Missing camper feared lost in flood near Houlton
In Houlton Maine five searchers found ashes of a campfire near a bridge site as the probable fate of James Dill of Cleveland Ohio. Dill left a sporting camp near Tracy Brook 26 miles from Houston on a hunting trip last Friday and has not been seen since. The bridge was swept away during the storm and the stream was flooding.
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Planes Gather 10 Aid Relief Work in Flooded Area
Army airplanes from three centers rushed to Boston for an intensive drive tomorrow against the rapidly receding flood front in New England. General Brown will inspect Vermont and New Hampshire flood areas and establish a temporary air base at Burlington to replace Concord.
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Bethel
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Washington
Effective clear skin remedy advertised in old ad
After several applications the acne is gone and skin is clean free from blemishes. The ad promotes a pre set skin remedy available for a low price, with druggists glad to recommend it.
Army Pontoon Bridge Ordered for Burlington Flood Recovery
An army pontoon bridge train was ordered from Fort Dupont to Burlington Vermont to reconnect the town with Winooski after a flood swept away the permanent bridge. General Brown planned an advance air base at Burlington to supply the region by air if needed and requested an army transport plane from Washington. The ship departed Burlington Field for Boston at 2:30 to distribute medicine in the affected area.
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Army engineers aid Champlain flood relief transport
A rescue party arrived by amphibian plane to Lake Champlain reporting relief work progressing. The most serious immediate issue is restoring transportation by rail and highway. Engineers from New York and Boston have left for the flood region to advise on transportation restoration efforts.
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Snow Falls in Philadelphia as Temperature Drops
Snow fell in Philadelphia and nearby areas as the temperature slipped to 39 degrees. The fine dry flakes melted quickly, with outlying northern sections also reporting snow.
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Record Cold Wave Hits Jamestown Region
A severe cold wave grips the Chautauqua area with temperatures dropping to 20 degrees and a 24 hour high of 34 degrees. It marks the coldest November in the local weather bureau records.
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