Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-10
NEWS BRIEFS

Newport, X. l., july 9-(H1-k aien-
tine Hiltbold. chief torpedo man,
among the identified dead of the SUBJ
marine S-51, gave the naval authori-
ties his address as Newport, but was
a native of Rochester, n. Y. He had
been living in Newport up to June,
1925, when he was granted divorce
and received the custody of two
small children. The children were
sent to relatives in Rochester and
from about that time HiltboId's
Whereabouts were unknown. At the
time of the S-51 disaster no one here
knew where either Hiltbold or his
former wife was to be found
Orlando, Fla. July e.-(Pl-A. H
Pomeroy, 20 years old, of Hartford,
Conn, died here today while being
carried to a hospital after his auto
mobile had collided with another ma
chine at street intersection and
overturned. Pomeroy was visiting
his sister, Miss Julia Pomeroy, and
they were planning to return to his
home at Hartford within few days.
ST. Adams, Vt, July 9.-(P)-State
Motor Vehicle Inspector Clifford Greg
DRY, who was suspended from active
Guty by Secretary of State Grout
pending further consideration" in re-
lation to the shooting and wounding
OF Albert Beauchamp of Montreal on
June 4 near Swanton, has been return
ed to duty. Beauchamp was a passen-
ger in an automobile of DR.. J. A. La
belle. a Montreal surgeon and was
wounded when the inspector fired
shot at the machine after according
to his statement, it had refused TO
stop on signal. Secretary Grout after
the incident safd Investigation ap-
parently discloses that the inspectors
use of firearms in this incident was
contrary to any explicit instructions"
Colebrook \. H. July 9.-(P,-Fire
destroyed the dry house of the Column
bia Bobbin Company at Columbia VAL
ley early today. One and one-half
carloads of bohbins and speeders and a
thousand dollars worth of wood also
were destroyed. Heavy rain helped
firemen in saving other buildings near
by. The loss was $4,000
Concord, n. H, July e.-(Pl-Gov-
ernor John G. Winant, candidate for
Republican nomination as governor in
the primary on Sept. Z, today announc-
ed that his expenses SO far have been
S321.S4.
Columbus, Ohio, July 9.--LPl-Mal-
colin Jennings, secretary of the Ohio
Manufacturers Association. was
found dead at his home here today.
He was a close friend of the late
President Harding.
Para, Brazil, July 9.-(Pp-Bernard
Duggan resumed his New York to
Buenos Aires fight today, hopping off
for the island of st. Louis de Maran-
hao, so miles down the coast.
Thompsonville, Conn. July 9.-(P)-
Wage readjustments in certain de-
partments of the Bigelow- Hartford
Carpet Company affecting 700 en-
ployes out of total working force of
about 1000, have been announced by
the management. No general wage
reduction in the plant is contemplated
it was stated. An adjustment equiva-
lent to a decrease of IS to % per cent
affected 400 employees when work was
resumed Tuesday after a two weeks
shutdown. The announcement said it
was to "equalize wages paid in GER
tain departments"
Boston, July 9 - up - Four by
ISLANDERS were slightly injured and a
fireman thrown to the ground when
an engine shot up on the sidewalk
this morning to avoid collision with
long ladder truck, both responding
to fire on State street. Both pieces
were speeding through cleared
streets, the ladder along Washing
ton street and the engine down
Court street. Seeing that both could
not enter the narrow end of State
street beside the old State House,
the engine driver threw his wheel
over and brought UP with all four
wheels on the sidewalk
Genoa, Italy, July 9--(P1-Blas-
pheming, cursing or using "over-|
vigorous language" in the streets
and public places, including golf
courses, of Genoa. is made an Of
Tense under anew municipal ordi-
nance. A fine Of from % to zoo Ira