Daniels to Open Red Cross Drive for Bridgeport
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels will visit Bridgeport on May 20 to launch the spring Red Cross campaign. He plans to tour munitions factories, meet workers, and address those aiding the Red Cross drive at a Stratfield dinner, with official reception by local Red Cross leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus Daniels
Bridgeport
Red Cross
Red Cra
Daniels
Tie
Navy Department
Stratfield
Armory
Walter B. Lashar
Connecticut
Bradford D. Pierce
The
Expect Housing Bill to Go Through This Week
A $100 million housing bill is expected to pass the Senate early this week. Armstead of the Bureau of Industrial Housing in Washington, visiting Bridgeport, said the government would assist the housing situation here once the bill is approved. He noted Bridgeport needs more facilities but current conditions are better than in many cities visited.
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Senate
Arimstead
Bureau of Industrial Housing
Washington
Armstead
Bridgeport
Haism & Xn
Noted guest to address 6000 at Bridgeport mass meeting
Stay here, he will be the guest of Archibald McNeil Sr., with a mass meeting at the armory arranged to reach at least 6,000 listeners. Secretary Paniels appears May 20 in Bridgeport, his first public city visit, after overnight stays with ex-Senator Mec Neil on recent state flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald McNeil
Ed Grass
da Niels
Armory
Paniels
Bridgeport
MecNeil
Two American ships sunk in European waters
Washington reports the i. S. S. Lake Moor sunk by a submarine on April 11 while abroad. 5 officers and 12 crew survivors. Survivors include Lieut. Commander Kimehon J. Powers and others with addresses in North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and more. Missing officers and men listed. many names and towns provided. Also Florence F E blown up in a French port on April 17. 84 rescued from a crew of 94. survivals named with hometowns.
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Washington
I. S&s
Admiral Sims
Lake Moor
Shipping Board
U. S
Kimehon J. Powers
Walnut Street
Wilmington
N. C
Powers
Treut
William
D. Goodman
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Frank Pulaski
N. Th
Sawyer Avenue
Chicago
Til
George Lennett
N. R
Bushnell
Ensign Allan’ Brown
North Mountain Avenue
Mont Clair
N. J
Robert C. Barnes
Quartermaster
Tenth Street
Bridgetown
Barbadoes
British West Indies
John J. Daley
Mulberry Street
Philadelphia
Clarence BE
Hensley
Mansfield
Chauncey M. D. Jaques
Rescue
Cal
Prince A. Johnson
Franklin
Roscoe C. Leonard
High Street
Cambridge
Richard VY. Wichets
Byron Street
Camden
N. Z
John FP. O'Neil
Allston Street
Somerville
Mass
W. D. Reichard
Wilshire
Sydney L. Rusack
Adams Street
Lakewood
R. 1
James DB
Stibling
Hartford
Wash
Ipetons
Frank L. Winslette
Isk
Florence H
Florence FE
Simms
Navy Partment
United States
Aloysius Joseph Engelhardt
Jno
Yin
Flehardt
West 48Th Street
New York City
Leonard Graham Johnson
Leonard Johnson
East 146Th Street
Teconidus LaFayette Livesay
Georgia A. Livesay
Stockton Street
Richmond
John W Rogers
Rogers
New Haven
Conn
Ray Hampton Smith
Harriet M. Smith
Sayville
N. Y
Horace Campbell Woodworth
Julia C. Woodworth
Pleasant Street
Hyde Park
Livesay
Staith
Woodworth
Minute Women's Dance Enjoyed by Milford Folks
Milford hosts a large Minute Women dance in the Municipal building with Mrs. John Ackroyd and Mrs. Edgar T. Clark organizing. Guests included five Army members in uniform and local officials, with extensive social scenes and mentions of social visits, a smoker, hotel plans, and Red Cross participation upcoming.
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Milford
Minute Women
John Ackroyd
Edgar T. Clark
George Secor
Army
Marshall
Winchester
New Haven
Fowler
Ellenberg
Remington
Bridgeport
Simpson and
Derhamimer
Gas Defense
Medical Department
United States Army
Margery Clark
George Nettleton
Edleton
Sheldon H. Bassett
Star
Fort Trumbull Beach
Als
Arthur Hirsch
Hartford
Larkin
Mary Harris
William Marsh
Central Avenue
Harvey B. Mallory
Brooklyn
Jank Gray
East Mathias
Mallory
Harris
Gray
Hanscombe Homestead
Red Cross
Milford Schools Reopen After Three Day Break
Milford public schools resume on Monday after a three day vacation. Boys ages 10 to 16 worked at Woodruff Farms in Orange earning about 1 to 1.25 dollars daily planting turnips carrots and other seeds. Several Milford residents travel to visit relatives in New Britain Eastport and Florida while others attend a conference in New Britain and Detroit in the region. Dairy ice cream ads appear and a proverb about wealth closes the item.
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Milford
Woodruff Farms
Orange
Frank Gordon
Eunice Gordon
Home Acres
New Haven
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Red Cross Drive
Secretary of Navy
Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Lakemoor
Overseas
Lewis W. Offutt
22Nd Avenue
San Francisco
Thomas Kirk
T3rd Street
Ensign Setirres Lizikoe
Island Thassos
Greece
Claude B. Kriebel
Mt. Vernon Street
Lansdale
James A. McGourty
Fruit Street
Worcester
Joseph Battle
Rocky Maunt
Frank W. Burk
Sixth Street
Sioux Falls
Wm. F. Bush
Danville
Tenn
Walter Chassel
Providence
Chester C. Clay
Swift Street
San Diego
Caldaceb E. Cohen
Broad Street
William JN. Donnell
State Street
Barkeley
Wiliam B. Ferguson
Dennison Avenue
Roanoke
Francia R. Flood
Wain Street
Hannlehal
Roheinhold A
Branke
184Th Street
New York
Roy A. Gridder
Gridgenort
Ala
Alvin IF
Hann
Catonsville
Charles B. Hiller
Diamond Street
John GB
Hobbs
Alva
Qhla
Dinwiddie Street
Fortsmouth
Otto A. Kingrey
Olympia
James A. Kirkpatrick
Duke Street
Greenville
Thomas A. McIntyre
North Waterloo Street
Robert W. Meacham
Glassfield
Mich
C. A. Nelson
Charles T. Oldham
Elko
Nev
Cleland K. Satellite
West Grace Street
Titchimond
Joseph EF. Ryan
Cayuga Street
Charles §. Slonaker
West Boundary Avenue
Fark, Pa
Philip HH. Stein
Oliver Street
Warry Taggitt
Hamlin
Tex
Lawrence MM. Yaie
Tenth Avenue
Peterburg
Ila
Adolph J. Thibert
St. John
John H. Thorne
Wilkins Avenue
Baltimore
Loomis
Rudeau
Campbell Avenue
Schenectady
George Ward
Baldwin
Frederick Wilson
Easton
Thomas Wilson
Carolina Street
Portsmouth
Robert H. Wuest
Bosley Street
Cincinnati
Walter E. Patchin
Detroit
George Evans
Orlando I. Allen
Ssa
PF. Ll. Signor
Edgewood Ave
I. Garbarino
River St
Bells
Main Street
United Illuminating Co
Liberty Loan Committee
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