Church Welcomes Home Veterans at Grove Street Dinner
Members of the Swedish Congregational church who served in the Army and Navy during the war were honored at a homecoming dinner in the Grove Street parlors attended by about 159 members. Rev. A. P. Engstrom gave the welcome, veterans shared experiences, and Major Paul Larsen was listed but could not attend. The program included patriotic songs, choir selections, an orchestra, and violins by Charles J. Bijuring. the dinner was prepared by the church ladies and organized by a committee led by John Larsen.
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Swedish Congregational Church
Wavy
Grove Street
Lattrel Avenue
A. P. Engstrom
Paul Larsen
America
Charles J. Bijuring
John Larsre
Ocean Outings Planned for City Shut-Ins
At a War Community Service meeting in City Hall the committee was tasked with scheduling the first ocean outings for shut-ins. A fall festival under the Board of Recreation was approved, an institute to train city social workers will be started, and a survey of the East Side for general social knowledge was ordered.
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War Community Service Commission
Common Council
Board of Recreation
Danbury Woman Named In Divorce Case Details
New York June 13. In suit for divorce from Rev Josiah Martyn Neffert former assistant rector of St Marys Episcopal Church Mrs Emilie Neffert testified that the main cause of trouble centered on Carrie Cooper of Danbury Conn a nurse who cared for Neffert when he had rheumatism The wife admitted occasional cigarettes and rare cocktails while denying objection to them by the husband and denying a persistent cards habit
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New York
Josiah Martyn Neffert
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Emilie Neifert
Supreme Court
Glegerich
Caroline Cooper
Dan
100000000 Drug Addicts Across U S Report
New York June 13 A Treasury committee report reveals over a million drug users in the United States and opium use 20 to 60 times higher here than anywhere else. Illegal sales match legitimate traffic, addicts spend about 61 million annually, and over 260000 are unemployed. An underground network channels supplies.
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New York
Secretary of Treasury
Special Investigating Committee
Citizens react to ice price drop campaign by Standard Telegram
William P. Kirk and other Bridgeport figures hail the successful campaign by The Standard Telegram to cut ice from 80 to 60 cents per hundred pounds. Merchants, real estate men, and workers praise the public-spirited effort aiding the poor and stabilizing costs of a daily necessity.
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William P. Kirk
Successfl
Standard Telegram
BX. Berger
Park Avenue
Henry L. Blackman
Fairview Avenue
Andrew Duka
Hancock Avenue
Duka
Cts
Hungary
Leonard Mainiero
Lee Avenue
Columbia Graphophone Company
Ica
Mainiero
George Gardner
East Main Street
Stephen J. McKeon
North Avenue
Mr. McKeon
Edward Morris
Park Street
Vincent Carroll
Madison Avenue
Carroll
George Wilson
North Main
Bridgeport
Standard
Richard
Quigley
Beardsley Street
Sironio Abriola
Fraternal council to confer third degree on 110 candidates
Park City council Knights of Columbus will confer the third degree on a class of 110 candidates at 2:20 tomorrow afternoon in Colonial ballroom. The New Haven degree team under District Deputy William Cronan will handle the work. Musical program led by B. S. and J. Le Hanley.
Four Story Brick Apartment House Permitted on Washington Avenue
The city Building Commissioners approved permits totaling 141,850 for 28 projects including Lena H. Frank's four story brick apartment house on Washington Avenue at 75,000. Other approvals included garages, stores, two family houses, and renovations across multiple streets and addresses.
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Washington Avenue
Lena H. Frank
Lena Hrank
Howard Avenue
Joseph Lebovich
Main Street
Layman and Seeley
Center Street
Stephen Mahoney
Lenox Avenue
J. J. McFarlan, Jr
Fox Street
J. Lucas
Bishop Avenue
Gordon
North Avenue
Charles Freedman
City View Avenue
Joseph Safes
E. L. Buckley
Herkimer Street
William Hamilton
Central Avenue
John Dasak
State Street
Valentine Dorner
Merchant Street
Elizabeth Wetherall
Westfield Avenue
Karl Ochsner
Goddard Avenue
Red Rodington
Huilding
Water Street
W. Rapponorti
Wood Avenue
Bridgeport Coach Lace Company
Bostwick Avenue
Liccle Vassa
Seaview Avenue
Peter Willner
Park Avenue
Charles H. Fuller
Asylum Street
Mary Abney
Knowlton Street
A. W. Burritt Company
Middle Street
The
Post Publishing Co
Lincoln Avenue
Thomas Arnold
Lindley Street
Burns Rand Ford
Union Square
J. Murphy
Lieut Harry Davis to Lead A E F Golf Team
Paris dispatch reports Lieut Harry Davis named temporary captain of the A E F golf team for the inter allied tournament. Davis and others practice as they prepare for the event.
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Harry Davis
Paris
Military roster fragment lists lieutenants and captains
The text names Lieutenants I A ton BH Hurley B W Fowler K Snively Colonel GB E Hask Captain W Greene Captain L Hawley Sergeant William Rat ten bush and Corporal C B Davis. It notes no women appear and mocks soldiers’ clothing.
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Taine
I. Aton
Bh, Hurley
B. W. Fowler
A K. Snively
GB. E.hask
W. 8. Greene
L. Hawley
William.Rattenbush
B. Davis
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Sadie Wong
Sinscott
Wong
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France
Cambridge Rubber Co
Cambridge, Masa
Uncle Sam
Danbury
China
Fairfield Ave
Middle St
Maytag
Than Cas
B. Plotkin
I. W. Connors
George Finklestone
Joseph Ia. Dulbis
Waller Place
J. T. Barker
Stratford Avenue
Dermante
Thomas FE. Ward
Gregory Street
Knights of Columbus
Bay
Bay State
Wadsworth, Howland & Company, Inc
Boston
Mass
New England
Wadsworth, Howland & CO
Broad ST
Bridgeport, Conn
Family Economy Clothiers
Cheerful Credit
Men’s Furnishings
Athletic Union
Bke
Sik Taffeta
Janey Ginghams
Palm Beach
Twalee Main
Golden Hill
Middle Middle Street
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