Mission Study Club entertains at home in Trumbull
The Mission Study Club in Trumbull hosted about sixty women at Mrs. Burry’s home with Rev. T Yeoman Williams speaking on mountain whites. Guests included Mrs. T Y Williams and several Ward and Evitta family members. A town meeting June 15 at the town hall will discuss an agricultural course of study and potential appropriations, plus school centralization in town and teachers’ salaries.
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Mission Study Club
Atlasta Farm
Edward R. Bennett
Elizabeth Dowker
Huntington
Hemingway
Joel Curtis
Chilhood
Ernest Dibble
Bridgeport
C. J. Thorp
State Board of Education
Trumbull
Social Club Meeting at Nichols Home
W C Stocking hosted a club gathering this afternoon at her Nichols residence. Mr and Mrs Byron Jersey have pitched their tent on Howard B Curtis lawn, continuing a yearly custom for the past two or three years.
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W. C. Stocking
Nichols
Byron Jersey
Howard B. Curtis
Mrs. Brooks Wells Injured in Porch Fall at Southport
Mrs. Brooks Wells, mother of Dr. Brooks H. Wells, suffered a serious head injury when a rear porch collapsed while she stood on it surveying her garden. Dr C Hyde treated the wound with 15 stitches. Wells, a well known society figure, spends summers in the area.
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Southport
Brooks Wells
Brooks H. Wells
C. ¥. Hyde
Ordinance Committee Hears Market Place Plan Tonight
The ordinance committee of the common council will draft a market place ordinance at tonight’s meeting. Site selection remains unsettled and Mayor Wilson’s choice is still conjectural. Also on the agenda are a petition to bar public auctions after six and extending newsboy selling hours. Superintendent Gordon of Charities is invited to meet the Bridgeport Protective Association case committee this afternoon at Myrtle avenue.
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the Common Council
Wilson
Gordon
Charities Department
Bridgeport Protective Association
Myrtle Avenue
Court Marina Plans For Family Outing
Court Marina F of A will hold their annual family outing Sunday at Gypsy Spring park. A large number of members and their families and friends are expected. Baseball will be played by the men while an interesting program is arranged to ensure everyone has an enjoyable time.
Foreign Money Order Rates to Be Reduced
The local post office reports Washington announce reductions of about ten percent in fees for sending money orders to foreign countries. The cut, effective August 1, applies to all treaty countries and aims to boost use. Officials warn scammers may exploit the new rates and urge caution.
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Washington
United States
Peas Express
June Clearance Sale Offers Deep Reductions on Hats and Coats
Tomorrow bargains await as a June clearance slashes prices on hats and outerwear. Trimmed hats from 0.25 to 4.98, untrimmed hats from 0.19 to 3.00, Panama and ostrich plumes discounted, white waists and skirts underpriced, and balmacaan coats marked down. Many items sold at fraction of former prices.
Cronin Named Permanent Receiver for Thames Specialties
Norwich June 1 Daniel M Cronin of New London was appointed permanent receiver for Thames Specialties Company in Montville by Judge Shumway. The move blocks Maunezil Van Rennse laer the president from becoming receiver as the Supreme Court ruled an officer cannot hold that post. Cronin, previously attorney for new interests, must resign that role, oversee the company, and report in a month. A $100000 bond will be provided.
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Norwich
Daniel M. Cronin
New London
Shumway
Superior Court
Day
Thames Specialties
Montville
Maunezil van Rennselaer
Supreme Court
Cronin
Distant Kinsman Imposter Held After Hartford Visit
An elderly man, using the name William M. Morgan and claiming relation to a Hartford attorney, is held for investigation on charges of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses. Police say he is a long-time impersonator and may have tried similar ruses in Saybrook and Norwich. He had $35 stolen from his overcoat on a train and sought a $2 loan, promising repayment tomorrow. He appeared well dressed and gave inconsistent residence claims, with one visit tied to the attorney’s Sanford building office.
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William M. Morgan
Asylum Street
Hartford
F. E. Morgan
Sanford
Morgan
Finnegan
New York
Saybnook
Norwich
Attorney Morgan
Atlantic Hotel
City Court Cases and Local Offenses
Charges against 15 year old Buzer Sander for stealing brass caps from Burns & Bas Sick Co. continued for a hearing tomorrow with bonds at 25 dollars. Destruction order issued for a slot machine at the Atlantic hotel cigar area. Rehill jailed four days for intoxication. Selle Pierson twenty days. Richard Drake’s intoxication charges continued as he is in Lakeview for bromide treatment. Frederick Pleasant funeral held at St Marys Church with mass of requiem. Investigators pursue narcotic distribution in tenement districts implicating at least one physician and a drug store.
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Burns & Bassick Co
Buzer Sander
Railroad Avenue
Wilder
Atlantic Hotel
Rehill
Park Paeeteesas
Selle Pierson
Richard Drake
Golden Hill Street
Lakeview
Morrissey
Charities Department
Vardon Sews Up Sixth British Open Victory at Prestwick
Prestwick England June 19 Harry Vardon of South Hertfordshire England won the British open golf championship for the sixth time. Francis Ouimet, United States open champion, faltered with a 75 in the third round giving a total of 250 for the first three rounds. John Henry Taylor, five time open champion and current holder, led after the third round with 226.
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Prestwick
Eng
Harry Vardon
South Hertfordshire
Francis Ouimet
United States
John Henry Taylor
The Smith Murray Co Popular Waist Store Ad
The Smith Murray Co presents new waists in crepe voile and batiste with pleated lace trims and simple handwork imitates. Low and high necked styles with some long sleeves, priced at 50 cents for housework wear. Also listing pretty ginghams in various colors and patterns for dresses.
Ribbons in Every Shade Brighten This Season's Gowns
Ribbons nineteen cents a yard and a surge in usage as trims for gowns. Every shade and pattern is employed from moire to taffeta, with ribbons of all widths and floral patterns. Color combinations are plentiful this season.
Nations and Toilet Articles at Special Prices
Special prices on everyday goods including perfume trial bottles and Derma Viva cleanser. Household items such as shell and amber hair pins, lace dress shields, sewing cotton, wax paper, pocket knives, and buttons are offered at reduced rates. The Automatic Tables promise deep cuts across crockery, kitchenware, and home fittings with rapid selling advised.
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Kline’s
MAIN
Madras
Percales
Paris
Pongee
Nainsook
Itas
Sherene Weils
KL Line
Sss
Lorimer Bank
Court Marina
E. H. Dillon & C
Main ST
Rue ST. Cecils
E. H. Dillon & CO
Thames CO
Distant
Morgan If
Visitor
Munich
John Hansen
Alexander McDonald
Charles Johnson
John Flood
Leopold Fichtl
Henry Gunther
St. Michael's Cemetery
Horsford
Vardon
THE
Smith-Murray CO
Brooks
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
G. W. Fairchild & Sons Inc
Main Street
Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgeport Trust Company
Bridgeport Trust Co
State Steet
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