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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1917

Page

2

Poultry Stocks Rise Sharply in June 1917 Report

The Office of Morkers and Rural Organization records 54,334,191 pounds of frozen poultry in 179 firms on June 1 1917. Broilers roasters fowls and turkeys show large year over year gains with total miscellaneous poultry at 30,563,682 pounds. May 1917 movements indicate mixed increases and decreases across categories.

Office of Morkers and Rural Organization Department of Agriculture

Newtown Campaign Rallies Red Cross Support

Local volunteers led by Levi C Morris and A T Nettleton mobilize Red Cross fund drive. Fundraising events at Sandy Hook and town hall raise money for ambulance and relief for soldiers, with bank subscriptions exceeding Liberty Loan goals.

Wilson Red Cross The Grange Equal Franchise League Dorough Thomas F. Brew Sandy ‘Hook James W Newtown J. B .Nichola Levi GC Morris A. T. Nettleton Newtown Sayings Bank Newtown Savings Bank Laberty Mesers Morris and Nettleton Red Cross Week Sandy Hook H. G. Warner John O. Pitzechler M. Kilbride Charles Tib- Dales Mire T. Brew Nelle Tucker Frank Ives A. D. Fairchild Figtows Behn John B.C. Bevans A Huntington Margaret Crowe Coger Farrell Wallace Mitchell Heal Miss Hattle Northrop Arthur Peck Palestine G. W. Northrop Egan

Grant Twenty-Four Building Permits For $189,105 Work

Bridgeport building commission grants twenty four permits totaling 189105 dollars. Notable consents include a Farmers Dairy Co brick dairy on North avenue and a three story store and apartment building for Samuel Zunner. Other projects cover multiple houses garages and commercial alterations across city streets.

Farmers’ Dairy Co North Avenue Bridgeport Cedar East Madu Streets Abraham Schnee Eagle Street Grant and Fanning Stratford Avenue American Tube & Stamping Co East Main Street L. B. Sterling Anson Street John Hendrickson Richardson Street Thomas K. Begg Sage Street C. F A. C. Baron Howard Avenue Danlin and Peletier French Street French Street, For Mrs. A. McKiever Funston Street New England Development Co Kellar Avenue George Jellies Pine Street Hungarian Reformed Church Lakeview Avenue G. Rachukaitis Joseph Michels Stoop Park Avenue J. S. Beers Carroll Avenue Charles F M. Weege Garfield Avenue Louis Korff Gussie Levine Samuel Zunner

Wall Street Quotations Reported by Private Wires

Reported over private wires from Bridgeport brokerages listing 1917 stock quotes for multiple companies. Prices include Am Can, Am Tel and Tel, Bethlehem Steel, Copper groups, Union Pacific, U S Steel, Utah Copper, Whethers, and others with percentage changes noted as fractions or gains.

7. L. Watson & Co Corner Main John Sts Bridgeport Conn New York Stock Exchange Allis Chalmers Allis Chalmers Ptd Am. Smelt, & Re. Co Woolen Alaska Gulf & W. Indies Baldwin Loco Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Butte & Sup Canadian Pacific Cen, Leather Co Chi. M St. Pat Chile Copper Chino Chesapeake & Oh Col Fuel & Iron Crucible Steel Suga del. Hudson Distilleries Securit Eric Goodrich Co Northern Ptd Northern Ore Inspiration Copper International Nickel Inter Mer Marine Inter Marine International Paper Kennecott Cop Lackawanna Stee Maxwell Motors Mex Petroleum Midvale Steel Missouri Pacific Miami Copper Nevada Northern Pacific N. Y. Central N. H Pittsburgh Coal Pennsylvania Bay Reading Repub Iron & St Sinclair Oil Sheffield & Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Third Avenue Texas Union Pacific United Cigar Stores Steel Utah Copper Boston T. Arizona Allouez Butte & Superior Ye Cal Arizona East Butte Island Creek Isle Royale Mohawk North Butte Osceola Pond Creek Saint Mary’s U. & Smelting Utah Consol

Market Roundup: Marine gains and U S Steel dips

Stock market today shows Marine preferred up two points while United States Steel slips slightly. Savage Arms jumps about $312? points. coal shares stay strong. Trading remains weekend in character with many Liberty bonds trading at premiums. Gains appear in Savage Arms Brunswick Company and others, offset by declines in steels oils motors and papers. News mostly helpful.

New York Marine United States Steel Savage

Market closes with mixed bonds as trading lags

The report notes an irregular closing and about 300000 shares traded. Bonds yielded slightly while Liberty bonds moved at par to a small premium, and raw product prices were listed with hopeful trade guidance.

Miss Ayer Found Guilty in Memorial Day Auto Crash

Miss Sadie M. Ayer did not deny intoxication in a Thompsonville court. Judge Bushnell fined her $200 for operating a machine under liquor and $50 for reckless driving after a Memorial Day crash that injured 14 year old Clarence Schnare. The injured boy lost an eye when the car struck E. M. Atwood’s machine. The party had dinner in Hartford after leaving Smith College companions. Bank book No 62546 of City Savings Bank is reported lost with a call for claims within 30 days.

Thompsonville Sadie M. Ayer Clarence Schanare Bushnell E. M. Atwood Springfield Schnare Miss Ayer Smith College Hartford Easthampton Mass City Savings Bank

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