Mystery hay theft solved in Lonetown case and local notices
In Redding May 27 report the mysterious hay load taken from Albert Williams' Lonetown barn is explained. Emory P. Sanford provided the facts after initial detective work, showing the hay was bought and moved via intermediaries, not stolen. The piece also notes local building progress, residents arriving for summer, school events, road plans, and a forthcoming June 4 public entertainment and June 17 Grange dance with a vendor’s party theme.
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Redding
Albert Williams
Lonetown
Emory P. Sanford
A. H. Dimond
Williams Place
Easton
Cornell
Williams
M. B. Burr
Umpawaug Hill
J. H. Amell
Brooklyn
Amell
Mr. Burr
Kate St. Maur
Selleck Place
W. E. Gruman
Selhouse
Joel and
Joel Selleck Jr
Lester O. Peck
Sunset Hill
J. T. Teets
Hoggson
Pleasant Valley
Connery
Banks
Sanford
Macdonald
Henry S. Osa
Ridge Inn
Miss Rushton
G. Barnett
Uukres
Ford
Misses
Osborn
Bremen
Brien
Iget Qualey
Benjamin
United States
Cuba
Mecadam Road
Commodore Luttgen
Redding Ae
Easton Grange
D. S. Sanford
The
Grange
Stoned By Schoolmates In River Tragedy At Riverton
Francis Ives, 11, son of George Ives of Riverton, jumped into the Farmington River after schoolmates teased him with stones. He was unconscious when pulled from the water and revived after some time. an ear was lost in the panic. Cameron S. Roberts, who lives nearby, helped, but the incident nearly cost him his life. Typhoid fever continues to surge in Winsted with Edith, aged 32, dying at the county hospital and four new cases reported.
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Francis Ives
George Ives
Riverton
Farmington
Bhat
Cameron S. Roberts
Winsted
Edith
Public Library Closed for Holiday in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Public Library will close all day due to a holiday on Monday. The reading room will be open from 1 to 9 p.m. in Dubuque Iowa a 75 year old riverman is reported as the father of his 23rd child with his 19 year old wife, married one year.
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Grasmere
Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Public Library
Dubuque
Iowa
Kimje
Borgnee
Wholesale Market Prices For Butter Eggs Fruit And More
A dense price list shows wholesale rates for dairy eggs and produce. Entries cover butter creamery specials 26c, eggs white fancy 26 4c, apples Northern Spy per barrel 5 6, strawberries Delaware Maryland Virginia per quart 5c 12c, hay Timothy 95c per 100 lb, poultry alive chickens broilers 28 32c per lb, dressed broilers 60c per pair, potatoes Bermuda per barrel 4.50 5.25, Maine 2.62 2.75, asparagus 50c 3.50 per dozen, radishes 25c 50c per 100 bunches.
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Baldwin
Ben Davis
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Timothy
Bermuda
Florida
Maine
Summerfield School Bids Are Much Too High
William Noonan won the Prospect street school remodeling contract from the board of education for 13 795 with a Sept 13 completion deadline. Delays incur 25 daily, fireproof front and rear wings plus stairways boiler room lavatories redesigned. Architect J W Northrop plans underpinned bids. lowest bid 52 000, board hoped for 30 000, work likely abandoned though Mr Een e to be paid for labor.
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William Noonan
Prospect Street
Board of Education
Summerfield School
J. W. Northrop
Annual Meeting of Church Federation Opens Campaign
The Federation of Men's Church Clubs of Bridgeport will open a campaign of extension in the First M E church Tuesday evening. Rev F B Marble, vice president of the American Federation, will discuss Organized Churchmen and Social Problems. The city federation covers Episcopal Methodist Congregational Presbyterian and Baptist societies with 40 eligible churches. Vespers at St Augustine's tomorrow shift to 3:30 PM.
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Federation of Men's Church Clubs of
Bridgeport
M. E
F. EB. Marble
American Federation
District Attorney to Investigate Meat Prices
Federal District Attorney Henry A Wise orders a deputy to probe a suspected meat price fix among wholesale dealers in New York City including major packing houses. Retailers report price hikes not tied to cattle scarcity, with meat fish and related products rising. Porterhouse 28 cents, sirloin 22, soups 12, mutton 22, lamb 28, chickens 36 to 40 cents. ice price may rise with season.
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United Press
New York
Henry A. Wise
Omaha
Guests of University Club to entertain Lt Louis McBride
The University Club will host guests on Thursday evening June 3 to entertain Lieutenant Louis B. McBride, Assistant.
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University Club
Louis B. McBride
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Redding Grange
Bach
Cap
Litchfield County News
Fairfield Ave
Main Street
Bridgeport Trust Company
Ash Creek
Fairfield
Grover & Layman
Bridgeport Trust Co
State ST
Prospect
Annual Meeting OF Church Federation
ST. Augustine's
St. Augustine's Rch
Gibson
Women’s
Main St
Connecticut
Admiral Evans
Gleeson
McBride
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