The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-26
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

Andover, Conn, June 26. - (UP) - Sections of the Skungamaug river valley were flooded today and crops were inundated as the river swollen by heavy rains, overflowed Its banks during weekend storms. Lightning, accompanying the rain, killed five pure-bred Jersey COWS on the farm of Arthur Savage. t
 At Coventry, Hop river also over- flowed and washed out Q section of highway No. 6, and another wash- out occurred on route GA at East Hampton.
 Lightning struck several places at West Hartford, Ellington and Ver- non, and interrupted telephone service at Bradley Field.
 Stamford, Conn, June 26. - (UP) - Leaving notes indicating she had been Respondent since the death of her husband several months ago, Mrs. Susan Moore, 7S, committed suicide by inhaltng Illuminating gas in the kitchen of her home last night The body was found after neighbors dtected the odor of gas and summoned police.
 Granby, Conn, June 26. - (UP) - Funeral services will be held Tues- day for Ned E. Kendall, 83, tobacco farmer and former probate judge, who died Sunday. Kendall served one term in the state legislature. and was a former director of the Connecticut Milk Producers Associa- ton.
 Putnam, Conn, June 26 - (UP) - Home on 24-hour pass from e radio school at Hollidaysburg, Pa, Seaman. Second Glass, Emil Tokarz, 9, Putnam, was killed Sunday when his automobile broke through a highway guard rail, hit a tree and went over an lS-foot embankment. A companion escaped with minor in- juries.
 Hartford. Conn, June 26. - (UP) - Ira c. Key. sailor attached to the New London submarine base, was charged with assault and battery today after he allegedly knocked Miss Dorothea Cookson. IS. Bristol, unconscious. A sailor companion. Grant W. Kinner, was charged with breach of peace.
 Eastern Polnt, June 26-(UP)- Pledged to care for the veterans of World War II and their dependents, the American Legion State conven- ton colsed its annual session Sum- day with the election of Herbert L. Emanuelson, Orange, as department commander, while the auxiliary chose Mrs. William Kashman, Hart ford, as its president.
 Both the legion and auxiliary ap- proved a resolution endorsing Mrs. Helen Lee Gilbert, Norwich, as na- tional president of the auxiliary.
 The convention, concerned prin. cipally with the welfare of service men in the current war, adopted resolutions to immediately double the facilities at the Veterans hos- pital at Newington; calling for re- turn of administration of army emergency relief from the Red Cross to the Army, and opposing the un- necessary destruction of goods end property by the military merely to be rid of the responsibility"
 Joseph G. Leonard, Stamford, was elected senior vice commander; Carlos Ellis, Middletown, was re- elected judge advocate, and Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, Waterbury, reelected chaplain.
 Chosen district commanders were: William c. Mullane, West Hartford: : William Eaton, Arlsonia; Georges e. De Lage, Greenwich; Earl Taylor. Mansfield; John Conway, Baltic: Samuel Filli, Winsted, and s. Oliver Sizer. Portland.
 The auxiliary chose Mrs. Anne Phillips, Hartford, secretary-treas- irer; Mrs. Margaret Dillon, Water bury. chaplain; and Mrs. Florence Johnson, Thompsonville, historian. North Dakota, II.
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