New Regime May Bring Changes in Dry Forces Here
A planned personnel shakeup at Bridgeport’s federal prohibition office follows the July 1 retirement of Harry E Mackenzie, state prohibition director, to become commissioner of the state department of labor and factory inspection. James Fowler is slated to leave, with shifts in remaining agents anticipated and Frank T Putney of Guilford expected to fill the vacancy.
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Prohibition
Bridgeport
Harry E. Mackenzie
Hethe
Prohibition Directos
State Department of Labor and Factory Inspection
James Fowler
Kenzie
Frank T. Putney
Guilford
Haver
Your Home Garden: Vines and Fences Shape Bridgeport Beauty
W H Ham urges planting vines and hedges to soften city blocks in Bridgeport. He praises Wisteria, American Bittersweet and Hall's Honeysuckle for façades and piazzas, notes trellis supports, wall planting, and the value of hedges to curb street clutter.
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Aple
Bridge
Yachts Begin Season At Pequonnock With Launches And Tugs
Yachtsmen at Pequonnock Yacht Club opened the season as boats were sent into the water amid high tide. Captain Walter Davis in the motorboat, Bill and Commodore Edward Decatur in the Georgiana led the launches. Tug arrivals from Bridgeport with coal barges and repairs marked a busy week for local shipping activity amid company notices and a Brooklawn owner’s death. A novel long diesel powered craft from Oyster Bay was noted among port arrivals, reflecting broader regional oystering practices along the Sound.
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Pequonnock Yacht Club
Walter Davis
Bill
Edward Decatur
Georgiana
Hast Jind
Miamogue
Berkshire
Long Island
Oyster Bay Company
Honeysuckle and vines reshape Bridgeport streetscape
A reader promotes Hall's Honeysuckles and related vigorous vines as evergreen all winter in Bridgeport, arguing they soften two story wood homes and could influence future building heights. The piece notes varieties, evergreen traits, and seasonal scent, urging widespread planting to curb harsh carpentry lines.
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Bridgeport
Fairield
Stratfield
Stratford
United States
Bridgerort
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