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Newspaper

Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1919

Page

4

Aldermen Refuse Open Air Theater Petition Amid Poll Pressure

At a city council meeting Alderman McManus accused polling interests of blocking a request by Thomas F. Keane to open an open air theater in Wheeler lot Main Street between Congress and Arch. The fire committee opposed leasing the lot. debate focused on taxes versus public pleasure. Eight members voted for the committee’s lease report, five did not vote.

Fire Committee Thomas F. Keane Wheeler Lot Main Street Congress Arch Streets Edward J. McManus Common Council Charles A. Hopwood Keane Ijt McManus Poli

Laborer Inflicts Pipeclenched Thumb Injury Mocking Thought

A laborer bending a large mall to straighten it struck his thumb on a stone. His companion called it a nasty knock. The man joked that the injury would have been worse if he had struck with both hands.

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