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Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1919

Page

18

Acting Barber to Lion Unique J N Boulque Job

An aging lion valet, Frank Howland, tends to 22 lions and three lionesses for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey merged circus touring Bridgeport. He brushes coats, clips nails, and stabilizes unruly cats while Consul the lion calmly accepts the grooming inside the cage. The act features a vast menagerie with giraffes rhinos and most elephants, highlighting the circus blend and its grand scale.

Ringling Brothers Barnum, & Bailey Show Bridgeport Great Zoo Frank Howland Howland Vane America

Milford approves 360000 road bond issue for Myrtle Beach link

Special town meeting in Milford endorses a 360000 bond issue plus 9500 prior funds to build a permanent highway from Devon railroad station to Broderick's Corner Myrtle Beach. Bonds dated August 1 at 1000 each run with yearly coupons until repayment. sale at par. Community leaders from Walnut Beach Myrtle Beach Devon and Gulf Street supported the plan while Judge William B. Stoddard objected over route scope.

Walnut Beach Milford Devon Railroad Broderick’s Corner Myrtle Beach Norman Buckingham Board of Finance Devon Naugatuck Avenue Electric Avenue Broadway John J. Doherty League of Communities William B. Stoddard Gulf Stree Stoddard Cherry Street Gulf Street Letretman M. J. Cheney Board of Selectmen J. D. Brown Charles Gaylord William H. Woodruff Herbert Peterosa J. J. Bennett Ths Bard Charles T. Doherty Fh. H. Washburn Benjamin Cordes Stephen Bent Perry Dimean J. J.foomey Lewis P. Baldwin D. J. Bullivan

Sheriff Pease Returns From Extended Trip

Sheriff Simeon Pease returns from a long tour across New York state with My Pease and their two daughters. They traveled by car covering between 0 and 1,000 miles visiting numerous places including Que onte dihuen Flmira and Binghamton while he recalls his youth as a schoolteacher in the region.

New York State Simeon Tey Oatein Pease Que Onte Dihuen Flmira Binghamton Awhd

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