Stratford News Highlights Local Sales and Nearby News
Stratford residents report a successful charity food sale at the Day ton residence with homemade rye and cakes drawing crowds. References to scarlet fever cases, school board talks on Hollister Heights, and local moves. Notable notes on pavilions, beach bath rentals, traffic fines, and visitors from Boston, Milford, and New Haven.
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Dayton
Edna Intown
Meserse
Beardslee
McQuillan
Hollister Heights
Barnum Avenue
Order of the Mystic Shrine
River Cliff
Charles Bradley
Wilbur
Thirkfield
Boston
Rusche
Philadelphi
Augustus Johnson
Stratford
Moosehead Lake
A. J. Lewis
Battle on the Beach Bath House Fight at Compo Bay
Westport reports a clash labeled the Battle on the Beach as Selectmen and Atlantic Starch Works workers razed Norwalk bath houses at night. The conflict left one worker lightly wounded and sparked anger in Norwalk over the destruction of camp fittings and structures.
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C. B. Doige
Lake George
Herbert French
Southport
Fairfield
Stratford
Judge Foster
New York
Hockanum
Edna Meeker
Jennie Thorp
Post Office
Compo Beach
Danbury
Bath Houses
Norwalk
Atlantic Starch Works
Sherman
Lewis P. Wakeman
Fairfield News Roundup Reflects Local Guests and Happenings
Local residents host visitors from Plainville and New Jersey as pavilion updates and redecorations near completion. Families from Brooklyn and Detroit return for the season while others travel from Pittsfield and Greenfield Hill. Residents report minor injuries, new equipment purchases, motorbikes, and an oil allotment tied to town plans.
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Pred Dewey
Plainville
L. J. Benway
Baldwin
Rutgers ‘College
New Brunswick
N. J
Gould
Benway
Eleanor Morehouse
Pittsfield
Mass
Louis Morehouse
Greenfield Hill
Milton Jenings
Gorman
Brooklyn
Canada
Barlow Hill
de Hill
Minne
Enry Burr
Selectman Fox
Ervin Nichols
Frank Lobdell
S. S. Sloan, Jr
Gladys Denton
Fein
Herbert Hemmeter
Detroit
Thomas Bradford
Nashville
Hargrove School
James Jennings
H. L. Burr
Chinese Troops Clash With Japs On Korean Border
From Victoria B C special report Chinese troops near Cheun Tae clash with border police Japanese forces. Passengers aboard the Monteagle say tension could spark wider war over mistreatment of Chinese and Koreans boycott of Japanese goods. Opinion in the Orient holds that delay on the Antung Mukden railway breaches treaty terms.
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United Press
Victoria
B. C
China
Japan
Antung-Mukdin
Cheun Tae
Antung-Mukden
Billy the Kid opens three day engagement at Jacksons
The Billy the Kid melodrama opens tonight at Jacksons Theatre for a three day run set near the Mexican frontier. It centers on a son driven to outlawry by his father with a strong romance and comedy elements. The standout bucking horse returns, now tamed by Dickson who keeps it gentle with sugar. Matinees are Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
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Billy, the Kid
Jackson's
Great Southwest
New York
Dickson
Read Co Special Price Reductions on House Furnishings
Bargain sale from D. M. Read Co offers 20 percent off on most furniture lines and tableware with additional 10 percent and half price items. Discounts apply to carpets, curtains, linens, desks, chairs, lamps, and toilet sets. Numerous itemized savings include colonial tables, electrolier lights, and women’s summer union suits with lower prices.
Poli's Presents Man on the Box Comedy This Week
Poli's stock company draws crowds with the new play Man on the Box. The strong cast and entertaining story promise a lively performance that theater lovers will not want to miss as seat sales indicate high demand.
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Poli's
Poli’s
Steeplechase Island Presents La Belle Autoride Thrilling Act
The La Belle Autoride car act at Steeplechase Island features a somersaulting automobile, a rider released from a height, a 36 foot arc, a trapeze grab, and a net landing. Daily performances at 4:30 and 8:30, with strong early crowds praising the stunt as thrilling. Henry Street ferry service runs daily for access to the island. Foley’s Urine Laxative advertised as a remedy for digestion and constipation. Local agent F. B. Brill. 135
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Henry Street
F. B. Brill
Foresters of America Open With Parade
Auburn August 9 National Conclave of Sherwood Forest Foresters of America opened with a parade. About 800 delegates gathered from across the country. Local friction left non third degree members staying away from visitor duties. After the parade business sessions will convene at the courthouse. Nine drill companies took part led by teams from Boston and Putneyville Ohio with plans for a prison visit athletic games and a banquet at Island Park Owasco Lake.
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Auburn
Sherwood Forest
Foresters of America
Boston
Putneyville
Ohio
Island Park
Owasco Lake
Knights
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