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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
11
The fifteenth Connecticut Trap Shooters tournament is planned for Saturday at Seaside Gun Club grounds with a large entry list. Shooting begins at 8 a.m. featuring single target, team, long run and high gun events plus many trophies under Seaside Gun Club auspices.
Delegates of the Master Butchers Association of Connecticut were hosted by the Bridgeport local. H. E. Mayer was elected president, with Seymour Kashman sti Hartford first vice president, W. R. Bailey second vice president, Arthur Tennant secretary, and Charles F. Wiss ert treasurer. New trustees include Bailey, Porter, E. B. Phillips, and J. Ansell. The banquet followed a lengthy business session with speeches by Mayer and others. Mayor Clifford B Wilson attended late and spoke briefly. The Fairfield dining room impressed with ample food, cool surroundings, and excellent service.
Dr. Nachman Heller a renowned rabbinical academic and author visits the city as a guest of Rabbi W. Wittenstein at Adath Israel Synagogue. He will speak on the Sabbath spies chapter from the Pentateuch tomorrow at 4 30 p m and Sunday at 6 30 p m.
Hugh Smith of Hollister avenue was fined five dollars and ordered to pay costs after attempting to batter down a door and chastise a neighbor's son who was blamed for a dog attack. Newsboys Richard Brown and Frank Taylor were discharged after injunctions barred further releases from street fights. Henry Roberts, 17, tied to a horse theft from C M Calhoun, was returned to Meriden School for Boys after parole. Frank Risky of 1051 Hancock avenue was brought in for cutting copper railroad bonds and signaling tampering near Black Rock on the New Haven system.
A light sketch recalls thirteen year olds in court and a bond tossed into a pool. It also highlights President Wilson’s close, candid relations with Washington newspaper correspondents, from formal meetings to friendly exchanges that shape the public view of the president.
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