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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
9
Washington Aug 8 The Agriculture Department canvass as of Aug 1 shows potential corn and wheat crops still bumper despite weather restraints. Estimated outputs include corn and wheat near earlier highs with other crops listed and tone of stable conditions.
Censor John F Farrell of the United States Volunteer Life Saving corps supervises opening dances at the new Seaside park pavilion and bathhouses tonight from 7 30 to 10 30 with a five piece orchestra. The Recreation Board plans a small charge to cover music and incidentals while extending the rules against hugging matches and open air dancing in city parks.
First Lieutenant Max P. Cowett of Chicopee Falls Mass formerly an interne and house physician at Bellevue hospital has received the Croix de Guerre from the French government for his heroic trench work. Cowett is the first Bellevue physician to win the decoration. He graduated from Bellevue Medical College in 1915 and joined the national service in May 1917.
Mrs. Fannie Laser, 35, of 1842 Barnum Avenue, is hospitalized with forehead and nose lacerations and possible internal injuries after falling from a trolley running board on Barnum Avenue near Central Avenue last evening. A police officer ferried her to Bridgeport Hospital.
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