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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1927

Page

11

Fairfield Veterans Building Seen Likely for Legion

Fairfield American Legion members heard plans for a dedicated veterans building. A move to relocate and remodel an old bank building was rejected while backers urged town funding or subscriptions. Local leaders and officials including Dr. L. E. Poole and Judge J. H. Perry weighed options and future events folding into Danbury convention activities.

Fairfield American Legion Post American Legion Hall Legion L. E. Poole Dr. Poole American Legion Post Committee Rank American Legion Committee John H. Perry Southport Albert EB. Lavery Annie B Jennings O. G. Jennings DeVer H. Warner Visseher American Legion Nestorr B. Burr Fairfield Amerian Legion Post Danbury America Legion Unquowa Henry Sheaff Glover William Brown Glover Daughters of the American Revolution A. R Thomas B. Lashar Eunice Dennie Burr D. A.R Glover Necessa Board of Assessors Grand Istand Board of Assessors Clarence Bradley Edgar Banks F E. Northrop

Newtown Grange Meeting Features Local Talent

Aug 10 special report describes Pohtatuck Grange meeting with 35 attendees. Raymond L Hall organized a varied program including a short play A Pair of Lunatics, a costume reading Gone with a Handsomer Man, piano solo Grandfather's Clock, vocal Believe Me, and two readings When the Minister Comes to Tea and Joining the Grange. Bachelors served ice cream and cake. Next meeting Aug 23 features recitation by Ada M Blake man and other acts. A camping trip by Borough residents to Lake Champlain follows.

Newtown Pohtatucki Grange Leceurer Raymond L. Hall Norfield Grange Willis F. Arndt Mildred Charles A. Steck Sarah Ferris Ernestina Wisney Louise Richa Grangers W. John Murphy The Grange Solomon Levi Louise Nichols Pohtaiuck Grange Ada M. Blakeman Robert W. Tiemann Pohtatuck Grange Reading Anni M. Betts Elsie Stove Edith M. Coger May E. Hoyt George M. Stuart John Sutphin Walter 4A. Reynolds Marion Lefby Lake Champlain Reynolds Stuart Sutphin

Milford rider speeders nabbed on turnpike chase

Milford police report multiple speeders stopped after a chase on the turnpike. Officers pursued cars clocked at 58 mph, 52 mph, and 51 mph, with drivers including George E. Knorr and Leon L. Everetts facing charges for racing and unsafe driving. No injuries. several vehicles damaged.

Hawkins Street Derby von Hacht Felix D. Streinski Union City von Hecht Albert Crestaro West Farm Road Naugatuck John Zurvelli Hartford Avenue New Britain Edwin J. Henley Beach Avenue Milford William S. Bingham Rowe Street Hartford Pole Silver Beach Binghan al Non C. Bryant Wethersfieldt Henley Benjamin Glazer Bay 13 Brooklyn N. Y R. M. Sailer South Burritt Street Harold Fred Pilzer Washington Avenue West Haven Glazer Sailer Pilzer Morris Abbott Rogers Avenue New Jersey Howard Meserve Taylor Library Edna Miller Minnie Mangini Haskell New Jersey Leslie Wells Baldwin Avenue Fort Trumbul Beach Engine Company, No. 2 Fort Trumbull Beach Zoes

Accidental Explosion Startles Boston Neighborhood

An accidental explosion in a North End Boston blacksmith shop caused a mild flurry until cause was found to be a small quantity of acid in a sink. Little damage occurred.

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Republicans Weigh Nominee Strategy for 1928 Election

Washington dispatch notes Republican leaders delay candidate choice to leverage a full year for deliberation. Five top contenders exist, with twelve more acceptable, while Governor Smith's potential impact on New York shapes calculations. Hughes is viewed as an ace in the hole, valued for experience but aged sixty five.

Baran Wakeman James P. O'Day Fairfield Club Boy Scout Command Fairfield John Seagren Farmington Avenue Zoning Board of Appeals Pequot Yacht Club Cornfield Red Men Post Road Pine Creek Road Fairfield Twilight League Knights of A Columbus Southport Firemen St. Paul's Church St. Paul's Episcopal Church Hughest E. W. Fosbroke General Theological Seminary New York Delmar S. Markle Chatham Mass St. Paul's Washington Ade Mr. Coolidge Smith Hugries Hughes Supreme Court United States White House America Mr. Hughes

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