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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1927

Page

15

President Alone May Back Navy Yard Reductions

Westchester pa Sept 26 A P dispatch reports Congressman Thomas Butler Pennsylvania chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee says only the President as commander in chief can order reductions in naval personnel and the closing of navy yards. Butler wants hearings on Admiral Magruder's proposed remedies and favors a strong naval reserve and better officer pay and promotion chances.

Westchester Byseociated Press Amiral Magruder Congressan Thomas Butler Pennsylvania House Naval Affair Congressman Butler Meder Washington Con- la Opera Congress Admiral Magruder Admiral Gruder Navy Department Mr. Butler

Paper Mill Expands in Maine and Canada

Portland Maine Sept 36 The Prager company Ltd operating mills at Edmunston New Brunswick and Madawaska Maine plans a 95 million expansion with major Maine investment. Madawaska work will raise sulfite paper output from about 24 000 tons annually to 66 000 tons a year an increase of 250 percent.

Portland Associated Press Prager Company, Ltd Edmunston N. B Madawaska Maine

Senator Edge Pushes Massive Tax to Enforce Dry Law

Senate Wets advocate real Volstead Act enforcement by a special tax on all necessities. Edge proposes a one billion dollar fund to hire sleuths to police the nation, with revenue raised apart from ordinary government funds. He argues public support would prove enforcement feasible or force drastic measures.

Washington Associated Prous Edac New Jersey Senate Wets Edge

Tobacco magnate's heir missing in New York

Richard J Reynolds Jr., 21, heir to Reynolds fortune and president of Reynolds Airways, disappeared in New York after leaving a nightclub with a woman escort. A yellow Rolls Royce linked to him was found overturned in water near Chicken Point, Nassau County, prompting police to investigate possible murder.

New York Associated Press The New York Times Richard J. Reynolds Reynolds Airways, Jnr Winston-Salem BR. 7. Reynolds Tobacco Company Reynolds West East Street Groman Grdéna Central Station St. Louis St Louis Young Reynolds Chicken Point L 1 Nassau County

Poles Build Port at Baltic Inlet Gdynia Strives for Seafaring Power

Gdynia Poland becomes centerpiece of national maritime ambition as a 14.5 million ton annual port project advances amid sandy soil, rail line construction, and expansion of Hel harbor. League of Nations experts and American naval observers praise location and progress while noting its similarity to Norfolk and Newport News.

Gdynia Poland iBy Associated Press Baltic Sea Hel J. Case G. P. Nighoff H Vatier League of Nations League

Pilots Prepare for Spokane Portland Race

Spokane Washington September 26 Associated Press reports crews brace for the Spokane-Portland air race following the event’s conclusion.

Spokane Wash Associated Press

Spokane-Portland Air Derby Opens Tomorrow

The Spokane-Portland Air Derby kicks off tomorrow as part of the Nava-Continental and Pacific Coast derbies and the National Air Races. Lieutenant H A Johnson of Wright Field failed to beat world records for 100 and 500 kilometers due to engine trouble after 250 kilometers. Twelve entries have been received from Spokane to Portland with more anticipated. Prizes total 1,000 for first, 500 for second, and 260 for third. Eddie Stinson, piloting his Stinson-Detroiter monoplane, diverted to Missoula after a New York to Spokane nonstop race, then reached the start line yesterday.

Eddie Stinson Missoula Mont New York Spokane

Courtney leaves for Madrid without Whale

Corunna Spain Sept 26 Captain Frank T Courtney British aviator whose flight from England to Canada via the Azores was broken here Sept 3 by adverse weather will leaving tomorrow for Madrid It is reported that his flying boat the Whale has been acquired for the Spanish naval aviation service.

Corunna Spain Associated Press Frank T. Courtney England Canada Azores Madrid Naval Aviation Service

Two Men Die In Lake Squall At Lake Marion

Mrs Richad Hobbs of Okeechobee and Mrs R W Wood of Michigan escaped a five mile swamp trek to reach Walker camp, recounting the drowning of their husbands when a rowboat capsized in Lake Marion during a squall yesterday. The bodies were found 200 yards from shore as the two women, exhausted, received medical care.

Miami Fla Associated Pree Hystericas Richad Hobbs Okeechobee R. W. Wood Michigan Walker Camp Lake Marion

Civil War Veteran Dies in Ballycastle Ulster Town

Antrim Ballycastle Sept 26 A Civil War veteran David Humphreys eighty six returned to his native Ulster forty years ago died today near the spot where American soldiers lost many lives in 1916 in the sinking of the Tuscana Humphreys joined the First New York Regiment at the war's outbreak taking part in Bull Run and the Wilderness He earned a lieutenant's rank in the National Guard after the war while his brother Frank became a major in the same regiment.

Ballycastle Antrim Reland Associated Press David Humphreys Ulster Humphreys Bull Run The Wilderness Leutenant National Guard Frank

General McCoy En Route to New York

General Frank R McCoy, appointed by President Coolidge to supervise the 1928 Nicaraguan elections, was a passenger on the steamer Pastores passing the Panama Canal en route to New York. He said he was surprised by the condition of the people in the revolution and expects to return in January.

Panama Associated Press Frank R McCoy Coolidge Pastoes Panama Canal New York Inquirers Torn Republic

Body of Chatlos Still Is Missing

Edward Chatlos, 28, of 1127 Broad Street, drowns trying to save his son Raymond after the boy falls from the motor cruiser Polke near New Haven harbor. Police drag the area with a harbor patrol boat, led by Sergeant Charles Bowers, in hopes of locating his body. Edward Charles Chatles, junior partner in W F Charles Construction, and his family were on a cruising outing. his wife and sons received hospital treatment for shock but returned home Sunday night.

New Haven Sperry Light Edward Chatley Broadstreet Raymond Polke Charles Bowers Edward Charles W F. Charles Construction Company William Chatles Boston Avenue Edward William Chatles

Elopement Ends In Arrest Of Pair Involved In Illicit Ride

A 30 year old man William Ferris of 221 Congress Street and 17 year old Dorothy Borkman of Tiverton were arrested after an elopement without clergy. They traveled from Tiverton to Newport Providence Bridgeport Asbury Park before arrest. Ferris released on 1000 bond. Borkman held without bond. Charges expected to be amended in City court.

Gir Wiliam Ferris Congress Street Dorothy Borkman Pierce Avenue Tiverton Perris Mm Tiverton Borkman Newport R. 1 Providence Bridgeport Asbury Park N J Walter Auger Patrick Devine Bureau of Investigation Ferris

Canadian immigration rises 27 percent in five months

Ottawa reports that immigration to Canada for the first five months of the fiscal year reached 90,064. This compares with 78,474 for the same period in 1926, marking a 27 percent increase. British arrivals totalled 96,308, with 12,387 from the United States and 51,271 from other countries.

Ottawa Ont Associated Press Canada Department of Immigration and Colonization United States

Trumbull Man Injured After Fall From Silos Top

William Robinson, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Robinson, was seriously injured this afternoon while helping fill gallo on the Daniels farm. He fell twenty four feet to cement, suffered a foot fracture and possible internal injuries, and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital by neighbor Barry F Beach. He is a member of the Trumbull Volunteer Fire Company No 1.

Trumbull Special William Robinson Richard Robinson Gallo Joseph Smith Daniels Robinson Dr. Smith Long Him Bridgeport Barry F. Beach Trumbull Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Inc Frederic A. Cooper White Plain School Parent-Teacher Association Cedric Pease Norwalk Daniel H. Ward Benjamin — Pease White Plains Edward Ward Relaeteee Winer

Special Meeting and Grange Night at Trumbull

A note details a special Woman's Guild meeting at a church to plan for upcoming months and recruit new members. It also covers Trumbull Grange activities, including leadership present, program items, a chicken dinner vote for Oct 11, and Neighbors' night on Oct 28 with exhibit night forthcoming.

Woman's Guild Trumbull Grange Grange The Wildwood Reading E W Bhelton Easton E Ff Tucker Leland Willams Alice Landon Emily Brown T. Novey Emma Bridgeport John Duda Easthampton Mass BE. Kurtz E. Kurtz Edith F Leiss Sandy Hook

Corn Pudding with Spanish Accent and Condensed Milk

A new recipe uses corn, green pepper, pimento, onion and Magnolia Sweetened Condensed Milk to make a creamy corn pudding. Instructions include mixing ingredients, baking in buttered dish at 35 F for twenty five minutes, and serving as an entree or light dinner. The ad extols Magnolia Condensed Milk as versatile, pure, sugar-blended, and economical.

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