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Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1919

Page

14

National Buttermilk Day Declared for July First

Washington June 22 National Buttermilk Day is set for July 1 by the United States Department of Agriculture. The aim is to promote buttermilk as nutritious and tasty while boosting dairy industry by encouraging wider consumption and ensuring ample supply from creameries and milk plants for homes hotels and restaurants.

Washington, D. C United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture

Local bartenders elect convention delegate

David E Miller was chosen delegate to the Hotel and Restaurant Employes International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America convention in Providence the week of August 11. David Steele installed officers for a six month term. the union will continue after July 1 as the country goes dry.

David E. Miller

Woman Mail Carrier Resigns for Returned Soldier

Mrs Sallie Schmidt of Princes Bay Staten Island resigns as the first woman letter carrier in the U S to make way for George Smith a soldier returning from overseas She had served Prince Bay Hugonet Park Amnadale Green Midge districts trucking daily twenty five miles in her automobe and cited peace time need for men in the job as her reason.

New York Sallie Schmidt Princes Bay Staten Island Carlier George Smith Schmidt Prince Bay Huguenot Park Amnadale Green Midge

Denial of Von Lettow Vorbeck Army in East Prussia

A Copenhagen dispatch from Berlin denies reports that Colonel Von Lettow Vorbeck former East Africa commander is organizing a large army in East Prussia to fight Noske and the Entente. The Berlin source specifies the statement as false and unsubstantiated.

Copenhagen Berlin von Lettow- Vorbeck East Africa East Prussia Gustav Noske National Defense von Leviow-Vorbeck

Singers Break Even In Industrial League Weekend

Industrial league results from Saturday show the Singers split two games and held top position alongside Lakes Remyos and others in a muddled standings table. Key batteries were listed for each game, with Ostrowski, Wilson, Plura and Sentzack contributing. The American Association results in Columbus Toledo Minneapolis and Baltimore also appear with scores and pairings.

Singer Finn Luderman Sentzack Singers Ostrowski P. Wilson Plura Farrell American Association Columbus Indianapolis Toledo Louisville Minneapolis St. Paul Kansas City Milwaukee International Reading Buffalo Jinrading Baltimore Rochester Jersey Toronto Jersey City Alwark Fire Fame Binghamton Newark

Italy Birth Rate Falls to War-Low Levels in Italy

Rome June 22. Correspondence A Preports a study by Dr William Charles White of Pittsburgh head of the American Red Cross Tuberculosis commission showing Italy's birth rate dropping from 31 per thousand before WWI to about 17 per thousand after. The piece notes population gains in 1901-1911 and 1832-1914, high infant mortality in war years, and the impact on child welfare across districts.

Rome William Charles White Pittsburgh American Red Cross Tuberculoss Commission White Italy Hugh Healy

Home Sold While They Were In Army

An Inver tigation reveals two Leather siblings in the United States Army saved a Brooklyn home while serving in France. Both soldiers were wounded. one died abroad. A woman claimed as executrix of the estate appears, with siblings placed in an orphan asylum. Benjamin Pidlow, 21, lost a leg in the Argonne and is about to be discharged from General Hospital No. 8 in Gallip?nia, New Jersey.

York United States Army Brooklyn France Caniutlit Ieen Kent Haltoering Uist Sather Gald Ota Benjamin Pidlow Mayors Committee Argonne Forest General Hospital No. 8 Galedonia N. J

Peace footing for French naval service

At Toulon on a Saturday in June Vice Admiral De Ben, chief of naval operations, ordered a peace footing for the French naval service. The Mediterranean mine sweeper flotilla is disbanded except for a few vessels kept in service to pick up stray mines.

Toulon de Ben

German and Austrian exchange rate rises in June 1919

The article notes a rise in the German exchange rate from about 44 to 118 francs per den cred marks and the Austrian rate from 1 ½ to 2 9 francs per hundred crows amid peace prospects. It also lists assorted bankruptcy notices and local legal notices from Bridgeport and surrounding districts, including bankrusptcy schedules, property executions, and a special town meeting notice in Trumbull for June 26, 1919.

Berne Trumbull Said Taw Conn Iain

Desoto Petroleum Co seeks investors in 320 acre Leases

Desoto Petroleum Co promotes 320 acre leases in De Soto Parish Louisiana claiming high grade oil wells with initial outputs from 1000 to 7000 barrels and promising substantial returns. The offer cites expert endorsements, prior company success, and a bond guaranteeing two wells, urging immediate subscriptions at 10 dollars per share and claiming rapid profit potential.

Louisiana de Soto Parish Standard Qit Company de Soto Petroleum Company Burk-Waggoner Bere Springfield Hutchi American National Ban L. Sargis de Low Petroleum Company Sdisate Sail Company

Austrian Crown Jewels Now in Switzerland

Vienna reports a new turn in the Italy Austria dispute over art collections. Ex Emperor Charles is said to have carried off the imperial jewels to Switzerland, claimed by Austria as private property. Italy has filed claims, notably over the Florentine diamond of 133 carats.

Vienna APIAA Italy Austria Charles Switzerland

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