Milford Males First Award for Highway Work
Milford selects Connecticut National Paving Company of New Haven for Section 1 highway improvements under an $114,000 bond issue. The contract totals $38,412.50 for street surfacing in Milford including Seaside avenue Fort Trumbull Beach and Broadway at Walnut Beach. The bid covers penetration work with a five inch stone base and two inches of surface material.
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Connecticut National Paving Company, Inc
New Haven
Seaside Avenue
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Trumbull Beach
Broadway
Walnut Bach
Topeka
Gulf Street
Fairview
Burwell
Town to hold special meeting over road changes damages
Property owners warned of damages from road changes with no available fund for compensation. A special town meeting will be called to approve an adjustment, delaying road improvement work. DEGREE THAM ACTIVE. Harmony Council Ir O. U. A. M. degree team performed for Waterbury candidates and won the trophy against Danbury’s Ben Miller Council.
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Battleships Out of Date Says British Admiral
Admiral Sir Percy Seath argues battleships are obsolete and costly. He urges diverting funds to propulsion and new weapons, citing air power and anti ship technology as future warfare essentials. He and Rear Admiral Adair challenge heavy naval construction and bases, warning of aerial attacks on key ports.
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Percy
France
Iceland
Sir Percy
Newpaper
Adair
Adair Tsid
House of Commons
Halifax
Bermuda
Jamaica
Canada
Singapore
Plymouth
Dover
Percey
Percy Scott
Evening Standard
Issel Canal
Nassau Harbor Improvement Approved by Bahamas Legislature
The Bahamas legislature authorized extensive harbor works at Nassau at an estimated cost of about 1.25 million dollars. Half funded by loan, the project aims for a 3 foot deeper entrance and a 200 foot wide channel, with a 95 foot inner harbor depth to boost Colony trade with foreign nations, notably the United States.
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Yarlong
Tan Bahamas Legisature
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Milford Fishermen Net Large Brook Trout Catch
Milford Apel 1. pecini Walnut Beach boys Bernard Allag Clarenge Masson Joseph La catio and John Millpaugh return with one of the finest slings of brook trout in years. They fished from dawn starting near Stepney and would not reveal their stream location. The trout weighed up to four pounds each and the catch fed themselves and friends.
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Milford
Apel
Pecini
Walnut Beach
Bernard Allag
Clarenge Masson
Joseph Lacatio
John Millpaugh
Stepney Way
Education Board Delays Action On School Head
The board will postpone any decision on the superintendent's position to the May meeting. The contract, dated to 1918, includes a rule enabling termination by a two thirds vote or notice, but no successor was named in March. Superintendent Slawson acknowledged the clause and stated he has no stake in legalities.
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Board of Education
Himer
Havens
Tuwly
Slanean
Nis
Slawson
Tavens
Harris Confession Cost New York State 15000 Dollars
Ray Harris, once linked to the murder case of Joseph B. Elwell, recanted and was released after a judge cautioned him for making a false confession. Police estimated the bogus confession cost New York State about 15000 dollars as investigators pursue the case on other lines. Former Gov. Whitman and New York detectives followed the proceedings.
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Buppalo
Ray Harris
Buffalo
New York
Joseph B. Elwell
Harris
Dudley
Steve
Whitman
New York City
Drwell
Japanese Lawmakers to Visit United States
A large Japanese House delegation plans a U.S. visit in April or September as part of a goodwill mission. The trip aims to discuss mutual interests and strengthen ties between Tokyo and Washington through congressionally supported exchanges.
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United States
Rio
House of Representatives
Western Mail Clerks to Carry Firearms
Twelve hundred employees of the Railway Mail Service in the eleventh district covering Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and New Mexico will go armed on duty. The move follows Instructions received from Washington and was announced today in Fort Worth.
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Texas
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Arkansas
New Mexico
Washington
Mellon Announces Soon to Issue Beer and Wine Rules
Treasury Secretary Mellon said regulations governing the sale of beer and wines for medicinal uses will be issued soon after a new internal revenue commissioner is appointed. Williams has retired and Millard F. West serves as acting commissioner while the successor is chosen. Regulations set limits of two bottles per day and three gallons per month, drafted by Prohibition Commissioner John Kramer, could be issued immediately if urgent.
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Washington
Goon
Maven
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mellon
Forth
Millard F. West
Willias
Prohibition
John ¥. Kramer
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Pierce Remedies Backed By Local Reader Testimony
A Batavia reader praises Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for nerves digestion and liver issues. Miss May Kindall of Clifton Avenue endorses the tonics and urges sending 10 cents for a trial package from the Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo.
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Batavia
Dandruff Cure Promises Hair Regrowth
An old advertisement claims four ounces of liquid aroun will cure dandruff by applying at night. It guarantees removal of dandruff by morning and states three or four more applications dissolve all signs. The ad asserts scalp itching ends and hair grows smoother after use.
Two Straps with Buckles Shown on Fifth Ave Boots
A rogue on Fifth Ave. at present offers two strap leather boots with buckles in dull black calf or tan Russia leather. Priced at $10.00.
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Russia
Fifth Ave
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