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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1919
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes mention timing and sports items including a sweater suit and vest. The garbled lines reference green and white attire and attempts at trial cures, with unclear context about yachting timing and related sports items. The readable parts suggest a miscellaneous column rather than a coherent report.
Milford officials push for a central brick firehouse at Stone and Clecti avenues to serve the growing shore area. The plan includes permanent quarters and space for multiple apparatus to unify the shore brigades into a single modern firefighting unit. Firework regulations delay until July and residents are urged to take precautions during celebrations.
A July 1-4 meeting at Wilford High School drew residents from Tort Trumbull Beach urging the Board of Education to buy the Calvert property opposite the firehouse for a proposed new school. The board delayed action, will study the matter further, and debated plans for increased Walnut Beach facilities though a four room school likely cannot be built until next summer. Other routine matters were disposed.
Milford physicians formed a Medical society and adopted a uniform wage scale. Office calls set at 100 dollars final, house calls within miles at 240 cents per mile for extra miles, with double rates from 1 pm to 9 am. birth and other fees listed, miscellaneous amounts unclear.
James O Connell and Miss Helen Quill Vitters of Walnut Beach won the Novelty Prize at Kory Korner Hall. The event, held at the hall’s Balloon Night, featured a fox trot contest with a prize for the best dance performance.
Archduchess Mala Theresa remains a central figure in the anti regime movement. She condemned the overthrow and aligned with strong pro Americanism efforts. Reports indicate she may have relocated to Switzerland after the E enomical Mission quarters incident in the palace at Arstra Wall amid broader insider tensions.
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