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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
14
Notice to Bridgeport taxpayers that the second half of the 1920 Grand List taxes is due and payable at the Tax Collector's office in City Hall rooms 4 and 6 on Thursday September 11.
A bustling August afternoon in Fairfield features a crowded street with motorists, shopkeepers, and residents chatting, while a parade of locals including Dr Bresnahnis, Mrs Holmes, Rabbi Lederer, and many others mingle. Neighborhood chatter spans cars, papers, and plans for a water carnival at Lordship next Sunday.
Deputy Coroner Henry Staveneon announced the Danbury Inquest finding that Mrs. Rockwell died not from criminal act or carelessness. The auto rear tire blowout caused the overturn trapping her. driver Charles A. Watts of 1147 Fearmore Street was absolved as an experienced, careful driver in an unavoidable accident.
Local market flooded with tomatoes over the past ten days as growers in surrounding towns plow back crops and ship roughly 500 boxes to New York last Tuesday. Prices slid to 50 cents a crate in places, with many canners awaiting the lowest point before picking and packing baskets. The state marketing agent says the rush may ease soon as early shipments already sold at a loss.
An advertisement touts Horsford's Act Phosphate as making fruit juices tart and delicious in plain or charged water.
An advertisement touts Blue-jay as the modern painless cure for corns. It claims a famous expert, a leading laboratory, and universal replacement of harsh methods. The liquid or plaster is applied by a touch, ending pain and loosening the corn. Sold at drugstores with a date tonight.
The Lake Torpedo Boat company announces no sudden payroll reductions as the S-51 submarine is launched Saturday at 2:40 p.m. DST. About 25 to 30 workers will be dropped, leaving a roughly 1,000-strong force for six to eight months, with expected engine and fitting work on four boats and Navy repair orders to sustain employment. Mrs. Mills will christen the sub, and Navy officials and Lake executives will attend, with a select group of Bridgeport viewers invited.
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