Read Memorial Chapel opens to public at Mountain Grove Cemetery
The Read Memorial Chapel in Mountain Grove Cemetery, funded by a $55,000 bequest, will be open for public inspection this June on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2 to 5 pm. The marble interior, Georgian styling, and modern, service-driven design showcase a notable mortuary chapel by Donn Barber, with landscape plans by Wadley & Smyth. The Read family and Bridgeport community are invited to view the facility and read the inscription honoring David Farnum Read and relatives.
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Mountain Grove Cemetery
David Farnum Read
Read Memorial
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David F. Read
Donn Barber
New York City
Connecticut
State Library
Supreme Court
Aetna Life
Travelers’ Insurance
Hartford National Bank
New Haven
Barber
Mountain Grove Cemetery Association
Association
DeVer H. Warner
George W. Wheeler
Frank Naramore
Charles M. Cole
Wadley & Smyth
David Farnum
David M'Namary
Helen Barnum
Helen Augusta
Charles Barnum
Louise Rea
May Breaks Stratford Court Record With Twenty Two Cases
Stratford June 11 The May term produced the most court cases tried in a month here as Judge Howard M Curtis disposed of twenty two cases. Breach of peace led with twelve dispositions followed by motor vehicle violations four truancy two fare evasion two larceny and one peddling case. Amount turned over to Town Treasurer was 156.85. Levin and Kaplan were fined for reckless driving intoxication and interfering with an officer after a Washington bridge crash that halted traffic for two hours. States police investigated. A Stratford Woman's Suffrage executive board meeting is set for Friday at 2 30 pm at Mrs Charles Lay Putney. A Stratford High school junior class food sale is scheduled for Saturday at the town hall from 2 30 to 5 pm.
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Howard M. Curtis
Toown
Walter S. Curtis
Jacob Levin
Pequonnock Street
Bridgeport
Samuel Kaplan
Taft Avenue
Levin
Washington Bridge
Frank Virelli
Anthony Fellows
Rap‘ney Lawrence Finklestone
Stratford Woman’s Suffrage Association
Charles Lay Putney
Stratford High School
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Dead Man Hill Attack Proves Costly German Failure
Paris reports from Verdun detail a May 27 to May 30 battle described as the German army's costliest effort in Verdun. Fresh German brigades and pioneers pressed waves of infantry against French lines from Hill 304 to the Meuse, but French defenses held firm and counterattacked, regaining ground south of Cumieres and on Dead Man Hill.
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Verdun
French War Office
Hill 304
Meuse
Little Courettes Wood
Cumieres
Chattancourt
Dead Man Hill
Desperate Counter Attack Reforms Ground Retaken
After a two hour violent battle, reforming and counting on reinforcements, the forces restored all lost ground. The infantry described this struggle as the fiercest of the war.
Social workers urge curb on usury practice
Social workers warn of growing usury as families live hand to mouth. They argue loan sharks grab most income, charge high interest, and punish thriftless households. Boston plans a $50000 credit union drive to aid the poor at fair rates, with Hebrew communities prominent. The Cologne Zeitung mocks New York reports of a German transatlantic submarine service between New York and Hamburg.
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Cologne Zeitung
New York
Germany
Hamburg
A Home for Every Child in New Jersey Debate
A discussion contrasts two child care plans in New Jersey, weighing large institutions against placing orphans in individual homes. A social worker from New York, favoring homes, notes issues in practice and stresses careful oversight to prevent abuse, while recognizing potential benefits for well cared for children. The piece reflects opinions on foster care, parental failure, and the need for humane, vigilant supervision. It also advertises summer millinery at E H Dillon & Co. and notes Germany’s 1916 crop forecast, 35 percent above 1915.
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H. M. Knapp
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J. C. Chamberlain
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