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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1926

Page

5

Hens in Storrs Contest Averages 130 Eggs per Bird

In Storrs Conn during week thirty ninth, Livings contest shows an average of 134 eggs per hen with total lay for the first 69 weeks at TAL.BSL eggs. White Leghorns led weekly production with 58 eggs from George B. Ferriss entry. other top pens include Adam Glas Mobile Ala and R W Colman Medina N Y. Rhode Island Reds and Leghorns from Tyngsboro Mass and Red Bank N J tied for fourth with 51-52 eggs. Varieties weekly lay shows White Leghorns near 37 percent, Marred Hocks about 53 percent, White Indolites near 48 percent, Reds around 44 percent, and All Other Varieties about 3 percent. Leading pens listed for White Wyandotts Locusts West Cornwall Conn Labs Winlay, while Colman Medina and Dudley Poultry Webster rank high in Leghorns. Toivonen Farm Girard La leads overall with 1838 eggs by week thirty nine.

Storrs Conn George B. Ferriss Rhode Island Nancock Farm Tyngsboro Mass Wilgernd Brothers Red Bank N. J Toivonen Leghorn Farm Girard R. W. Colman Medina Dudley Poultry Farm Web West Cornwall Conn. Labs Thomas Rhode Taland Reds John & LeBelle Ballouville Sargent East Ryegate Pabry Brothers East McKeesport Pay Shel Crest Farm Holliston Toivonen Leghorn Girard la R. W Colman S. Y Webster Transon’s Leghorn Corvallis Ore Marquis Poultry Farm Toms River Lenzee White Rocks Northttleboro F. M Wistner Monroe Mich Thurlow Travis Peekskill

Truck With 7000 Dollars in Furs Vanishes then Returns

Pasquale LaFalica of Newark faces $500 bail after an automobile accident tale. He says four men seized his Mooney Transportation truck carrying furs worth $7000 near New Rochelle, then released him in a woodland known as Lovers Lane. He returned to his employer’s Greenwich office, while Frederick Mooney pursued questions about company policy.

Greenwich Spelal Pasquale LacFalica Pleasant Treet Newark Nords LaFallon Mooney ‘Transportation Company JeanWich Danbury New Rochelle Lovers Lane TatFalica Saya Freederick Mooney Heal Transportation Compan Lalalion Mooney Atent & m Heromayy Nef Bridz*port Charles G. Smith Stratford

Mooney Truck Collision Under Investigation in Boroughcent

Police probe a road accident involving a Mooney truck with cargo intact. A local man Prank Fitchipan of Ching Avenue witnessed the truck shortly before the crash and described two men aboard, one later identified as a suspect. The case was expected to be updated in Boroughcent tomorrow as investigators press forward.

Fitchipan Ching Avenue Lalallea Smith Oreport Havy Ome Mooney Sis Alea Inne

Beets Invade Island Estate in Destructive Invasion

State forest entomologists report blue pine borer beetles swarm an unoccupied Mt Desert Island estate biting into woodwork and furniture. Fumigation with hydrogen cyanide gas is ordered as eggs hatch into grubs and new beetles emerge next July. Also noted are Death Watch beetles and a Dowser Post variety destroying a barn structure.

MT. Desert Island State Forest Kenry D. Pierson Mr. Pierson Death Watch

New Bus Line To Start Tomorrow In Darien Norwalk

A new Darien Norwalk bus route from the Review office along Post road to Cedar street Norwalk to Fairfield Avenue Washington Avenue and the railroad station begins Sunday at 7 20 p m. Two fares apply one to Keeler Avenue and one to Norwalk station. Buses run every 30 minutes from Darien at 6 30 a m and from Norwalk at 6 35 a m with the last trip from Darien at 8 50 p m.

Darien Darien-Norwalk Connecticut Company Post Road Cedar Street Norwalk Pairfield Avenue Washington Avenue Railroad Station Keeler Avenue

Clothier Arrested on Fence Charge in Stamford

Stamford August 6 Isadore Shapiro a clothier of 114 Pacific street was arrested today on a charge of receiving stolen goods. He was released on bail of 300 pending appearance in city court on May. It is believed he bought several pairs of trousers from Frank Unndido of 144 Jefferson street who has been arrested for theft from United Clothing Company.

Stamford Isadore Shapiro Pacific Street Ecliy Frank Unndido Jefferson Street United Clothing Company

Boy,16, Held on Burglary Charge

George Thompson of Oaklawn road is under arrest on burglary charges after police recovered a missing items from a break in at George Judson house. Thief allegedly took a ring set with three rings two pearl necklaces and a fountain pen. Judsons were away on vacation when the break occurred two weeks ago.

Stamford George Thompson Oaklawn Road George Judson Judsons Witteh

Florist Dies at 65 to Be Buried Sunday

Darien Aug 6 Special A gust Hoffman florist died yesterday at St Vincent's hospital New York He was born in Germany and became a U S citizen in 1494 He is survived by his sister Mrs Ellerman Newmann of this town Funeral services set for Sunday at 229 at the Coffin funeral parlor Nor walk Interment to be in Spring Grove cemetery here

Darien Agust Hoffman St Vincent's Hospi New York Germany United States Ellerman Newmann Coffin Funeral Norwalk Spring Grove

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