Newtown Notes on Local Business and Public Affairs
Newtown reports E J Thrall opening a new shop in Blackman block Sandy Hook after running a shoe repair business at Bulls Head and Printing House Square. District Deputy Charles Beach attended Hiram lodge events with Monroe visitors. Miss Leona Brady returns home from St Rose's rectory. Edward F Keane of Bridgeport dies. funeral today. his family once lived in Hanover district. Measles affect Misses Gertrude and Catherine Crowe of Botsford under Dr Wales care. Holy Week school closures noted. Funeral for Mrs Martin T Keane from Bridgeport. many attend. Mrs John Finnell of Zoar recovering. Lawmakers debate school district consolidation. Newtown elected officials oppose. referendum politics cited. Model side-hill school prospects discussed. North and South Middle schools noted. Judge Ephraim Briscoe ships glacial granite boulders to Missouri for Blakeman family monuments. Marguerite Beecher expected home from Ingleside for Easter. Mary Blake of Bridgeport visits Marcus Conners. Smith P Davis property near Hawleyville sold to New York buyers. deeds pending.
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Newtown
E. J. Thrall
Bulls Head
Printing House Square
Blackman Block
Sandy Hook
Samuel Eigens
Charles Beach
New Milford
Hiram Lodge
Monroe
Leona Brady
St. Rose’s
Edward F. Keane
Union Avenue
Bridgeport
Hanover District
Martin Keane
St. Rose's
Gertrude
Catherine
M. F. Crowe
Botsford
Wales
Daniel J. Keane
John Pm. Keane
Louise Keane
Dayton Street
Martin T. Keane
John Finnell
Zoar
General Assembly
Hall
Hartford
North Middle School
South Middle School
Scudder Park
Ephraim D. Briscoe
New Hampshire
Vermont
Marguerite Beecher
W. J. Beecher
Ingleside School
Mary Blake
Marcus Conners
Railroad Lane
Smith P. Davis
Hawleyville
New York
Paint and Painters Ad Urge Timely Maintenance
An ad stresses that delaying paint costs more than applying it now highlighting water protection and rot prevention. It notes Hubbell & Wade Co. sells paint and claims paint costs nothing if it keeps water out. Also reports a Masonic observance at Pequonnock Chapter and holiday post office hours with morning deliveries only.
U S Soldiers in Hawaii Need Much Training
Washington March 20 Brig General Montgomery M MacComb warns of inadequate topographic knowledge and marching power among U S soldiers in Hawaii He says only through improved terrain familiarity and bayonet instruction can the infantry in Oahu become truly efficient The annual department report notes recruits and recent arrivals lag in training and emphasizes using local terrain as an advantage in war
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Washington
Hawaii
United States
Montgomery M. MacComb
Department of Hawai
MacComb
Oahu
Insurance bill targets state property in Hartford debate
Hartford March 20 the committee on insurance heard a bill by Senator Mc Donough prohibiting insurance on any state owned building or one with a state lien Dale D Butler of the Connecticut Association of Fire Insurance Agents opposed the measure calling it schoolboyish and impractical He challenged proponents while Representative ...
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Hartford
Committee On Insurance
McDonough
Dale D. Butler
Connecticut Association of Fire Insurance Agents
Butler
CharmIng Easter Millinery at One-Third Off
Dillon's promotes Easter hats as the headquarters for millinery offering hats at one-third less than elsewhere. The message urges shoppers not to waste time shopping around for style and value this season.
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Dillon’s
Dillon Company Sparks Heated Committee Exchange
Lynn Wilson of the committee accuses a governor drafted bill of unsoundness. Butler denies personal attack while urging that only a sane mind could back such a bill after full churchwork consideration. Obituary notices follow for Annie Shea Barton Pettit and infant Eleanor Moffitt death in pneumonia.
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Lynn Wilson
Mr. Butler
Obituary for Jennie Boinay and Catherine Shea
Mrs. Jennie Boinay of 572 Central avenue died yesterday at Bridgeport hospital after a long kidney illness. She was 24 and is survived by her husband Edward J. Boinay and one child. Catherine Shea of 206 Catherine street died yesterday after a brief pneumonia illness. she was a longtime member of St. Augustine's church.
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Annie Shea
John E. Barton
Robert Pettit
William Shea
Jennie Boinay
Edward J. Boinay
Central Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Har Husband
Catherine
Dennis Shea
Catherine Street
St. Augustine’s Church
City Court Cases Narrow Docket At Morning Session
Judge Carl Foster presided as only two prisoners appeared. An inebriated woman received a ten day sentence and Thomas Collins was committed for sixty days for vagrancy. John Schneider and Willis Tillis were released for insufficient evidence on railroad trespass charges.
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Carl Foster
Thomas Collins
Collins
John Schneider
Willis Tillistand
Cyrus Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief for Corn Pain
In changeable weather old corns cause much pain but Cyrus Corn Cure claims instant relief. Thousands in Bridgeport endorse it as effective. Price ten cents and worth trying for anyone suffering corn discomfort.
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Bridgeport
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Main ST
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Elizabeth Moffitt
William St
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Smith-Murray CO
Easter
Hte Jouvin
Alsie
Unitedlluminating Co
Frank Jacoby
Broad ST
Post Office Family Outfitter
Cyrus
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Magine
Orpheum
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Gilman Music Studi
Main ST Keller Bldg
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Broadway
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