Park official cites $150000 land gain from reclaiming island
Bridgeport park superintendent Henry Cliffe told Lions Club members that 15 acres on Payerweather's Island have raised the city’s land value by about $150,000 over 15 years. He noted plans to develop Beechwood and Fairchild Memories parks and discussed winter sports, Pleasure Beach use, and waterfront land preservation for future growth.
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Park Board
Payerweathers Island
Connelly
Payerweather
Seaside Park
Beardsley Park
Hydraulic Company
Park Department
Bridgeport
Cliffe
Bomb suspect Zucker held after Boston telephone scare
New York August 10 Joseph Zucker arrested after telephoning a Boston chorus girl and warning of subway bombings. He said the call was a joke. Zucker, alias Baker Turner Hoffman Lewis Harris, has prior arrests and is in $10,000 bail on a grand larceny charge. Police say he is not tied to terrorism. He was taken at a West Fifty Seventh Street hotel on tips from Boston police via Miss Catherine Boylan.
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New York
Associated Press
Joseph Zuker
Boston
Zucker
Baker
Turner
Hoffman
Lewis
Harris
Lberty
Magistan
Mgistrate
West Fifty Seventh Street
Catherine Boylan
Colonial Theatre
Harvard Caid Coach Recovers From Appendicitis Operation
Henry Eskie Clark coach of Harvard football centers underwent an appendicitis operation in Boston. The procedure was successful and doctors expect he can resume coaching at the start of the football season.
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Boston
Associated Press
Henry “Eskie’ Clark
Harvard
Clark
The Maypole May Day Ceremonies in Village Life
A brief note on May day rites as remnants of tree worship. The May Queen embodies vegetation’s spirit while the maypole and garlands symbolize the revered tree in village celebrations.
Lightning Strikes Polish Battalion Wounding 45 Soldiers
A bolt of lightning struck a Polish battalion during drill near Chrzanow, mid-way between Cracow and the Czecho-Slovakian border. Forty five soldiers were treated in hospitals, with fifteen in Chrzanow and thirty moved to Cracow for care.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Chrzanow
Cracow
Chrzancow
Lowest Corn Yield in 26 Years Sees Modest July Upturn
Washington reports July crop prospects show corn up by 110 million bushels from a month ago, now forecast at 2.985 billion. Winter wheat totals fall to 562.767 million, spring wheat up to 298 million. Rainfall distribution aided gains, yet frost risk looms for late-season corn. Winter wheat yields average 14.5 bushels per acre, down 2.5 from last year.
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Washington
Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Watertown Boy Drowns After Lake Accident
Victor Hubert nine-year-old boy drowns in Echo Lake Watertown when he falls in while preparing to wash. Unable to swim, companions panic and search for his father wasting time. Recovery takes over an hour before the body is found.
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Watertown
Associated Press
Victor Hubert
Echo Lake
No eggs no oil salad dressing with Magnolia milk
A recipe touts Magnolia Sweetened Condensed Milk as a base for a rich smooth salad dressing no eggs or oil required. It explains milk concentrates sweetness and richness, compares to regular milk, and recommends Magnolia for desserts breads icings coffee and more.
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Magnolia
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