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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1918

Page

9

Norwalk Sailor George Lynch Earns Hero Credit At Sea

A Norwalk sailor, George Lynch, who served from 1916 and saw convoy duty near the Irish coast, narrowly survived torpedo attacks after refusing a fourth voyage. He witnessed German subs dive and American and British destroyers counter with depth bombs. Lynch also recalled serving in Archangel, Russia, and a Jewish refugee credited the United States with saving his life after escaping an attack in 1914.

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Readjust War Time Bodies to Aid Peace Conversion

Washington officials plan a federation of large industrial and commercial groups under war service committees to coordinate postwar conversion. A December Atlantic City conference will address contract cancellations government control price stabilization labor relations and material conservation. The center will collect data on real estate materials labor and credit needs for soldiers returning to civilian life.

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Fire Destroys Paver Plant in Newington

Hartford report states a fire destroyed the paving plant of Thon F. Garvan & Co in Newington, causing an estimated loss near 26,000. The brick and wood buildings included a northwest wing, with the blaze blamed on an unknown cause and investigated by local fire authorities.

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