Piano Company 10 Moves Into Larger Quarters
Alfred Fox of the Alfred Fox Printing company announced that the Piano Company 10 will move to the former Republic restaurant site at 174 Walyfeld Avenue and open a large new music store by about September 15. The move consolidates the firm with the Studio Building, freeing the 172 Fairfield Avenue store. The expansion follows years of growing business and will keep existing second and third floors in use.
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Alfred Fox
Alfred Fox Tiane Company
Crompang
Republic
Walyfeld Avenue
Mueie
Oneland States
Wreyler’s
Piano Company
Bridgeport
Alfred Fox Pring Company
Fairfield Avenue
Studio
Remodeling Planned for New Quarters Showroom
Space of the new quarters will be 19 120 square feet, completely remodeled and redecorated. A ground floor showroom will feature a large music store with room for at least 10 pianos and a smaller room to judge tone. A special room is set aside for re-enacting pianos. Ground floor will include sheet music, smaller instruments, radios, phonographs, and upright, grand, player and reproducing pianos. Work starts today with formal opening planned mid September in Tridzeport with a reception and musical entertainment.
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England
Fox
Sorson
Artiels
Tridzeport
Three Prisoners Escape East View Penitentiary
Three inmates escaped East View penitentiary at White Plains by firing a lock and vaulting a rear dormitory fence. Identified are Arthur Penzo Yonkers serving term for armed robbery, Joseph McNealty Dutchess County for possession of drugs, and Anthony Clardine Milford Mass for automobile theft.
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White Plains
East View Penitentiary
Arthur Penzo
Yonkers
Joseph McNealty
Ourhkeepsie
Anthony Clardine
Milford
Mass
Maude Fulton Granted Divorce From Husband Ober
Los Angeles August 17 AP Maude Fulton playwright and actress on the stage was granted a divorce in Superior court from Robert H. Ober. Testimony on cruelty and neglect was heard. The couple were married December 20 1929.
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Los Angeles
Maude Tultom
Superior Court
Robert H. Ober
Patriotism Taught by Telling Lies, Professor Says
Hartyyord August 17 CP A New York observer argues patriotism is taught by appealing to pride and myth. Senate chamber speech notes teachers should promote democracy and equal educational opportunity while noting uneven access. He advocates school uniforms to curb dropout rates and reinforce national characteristics.
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Hartyyord
Washington
Ser
Wile Hun F. Russell
New York
Senate
Capitol
International Institute
Teachers College
Dr. Russell
Inter Democracy
Middle West
Russell
Latin America
Orlen
Erld
Safa Farm Beach
Schools and religion clash in postwar civic groups
Fragmented OCR notes recall debates on how organizations like the American Legion influenced schools. The text hints at factions pushing religion or evolution out of classrooms and a broader struggle shaping postwar civic life. Referred groups include veterans and school committees amid ideological friction.
Peabody police mislaid liquor cases in long seizure case
Police ordered to return 2000 gallons seized from Nick Pappas after 40 cases disappeared during three years in city lockup. In 1923 a raid yielded whiskey 1580 gallons gin 126 beer 490. Case remanded for new trial. warrants later challenged as illegal. theft by unknown offender remains unsolved.
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Peabody. Mase
Peahods
Lndavy
Danie Manning
Nick Pappas
Hayes
State Supreme Court
Parnas
Ex-official cleared of federal rum charge
Federal District Judge W J Grubb sustained the plea in abatement for Aubrey Boyles former district attorney at Mobile. The ruling automatically annuls the indictment against Boyles charged with unlawful possession and associated gun and liquor offenses.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. J. Grubb
Aubrey Boyles
Mobile
Boyles
Guar
Remarkable smoothness and power with new motor mounting
The text praises a new and superior motor mounting method in the chassis and a camshaft with quieting curves. It claims fatigue resistance, smooth acceleration at all speeds, strong hill and terrain performance, and revolutionary overall qualities.
Woman believes father killed in Wallingford shoe box murder
Ann Nellie Smith of 129 Congress Avenue says she suspects her father Adolpir Schweitzer may be the victim of the Wallingford shoe box murder from forty years ago. She recalls her mother describing the hair and facial features matching her father, while former Police Chief Dan O Reilly notes the head was never found and cautions names may be uncertain.
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New Haven
Nellie Smith
Congress
Wvenue
Wallingford
Dan O' Rielly
O'Reilly
Mrs. Smith
Griffin addresses Civitan members with awards satire
William B. Griffin head of the Kivals club entertains Civitan luncheon guests at the Stratfield with a humorous parody of advertising and stereopticon slides. Members respond with praise and recall slogans as W Muirhead presents a talk on luncheon club benefits. Planning for the Campo Beach outing Thursday lists Hoskins, Lauder, and Carstensen coordinating a 4 pm departure and a picnic plus games.
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Westport
William B. Griffin
Kivals Club
Civitan Club
Stratfield
Griffin
Civ.tans
W. Muirhead
H.W. Hoskins
Jerome Stamford
Campo Beach
Weathport
Hoskins
Beeton Lauder
Wallik Carstensen
Niagara Falls Boy Drowns At Long Beach
At Long Beach ten miles west of Port Colborne Ontario a group of youths faced a strong undertow in Lake Erie. Orville Poehlman sixteen of Humberstone drowned while Kern Smith Wilfred Pietz and Ellen Kosher narrowly escaped. Kosher swam to safety as Pietz rescued Poehlman but could not revive him. The body was recovered after efforts to resuscitate failed.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Orville Poehlman
Humberstone
Lake Erie
Long Beach
Port Colborne
Odvices
Poehiman
Kern Smith
Port Colherne
Ellen Kosher
Lawrehee
Mass
Wilfred Pietz
Irumberstone
Miss Smith
Pietz
Miss Kosher
Poehlman
Pielx
Casper and Fienberg Transferred to Wethersfield Prison
Mob Casp er and Slarefgy Prenbers of New York City were sentenced to two to five years in state prison for setting fire to a cloak and salt store at 1342 Main Street in November 1924. They were moved from their cell in Parkfield County jail yesterday to the state prison in Wethersfield. Sheriff Simeon Pease accompanied them.
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Casper
Slarefgy Prenbers
New York City
Iing
Main Street
Pakrfield
Alate
Wetherefield
Simeon Pease
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Connecticut
Chevrolet
Landau
Meares
Flina, Hitch
Smart Thebes
Fisher
THE
Peck & Lines CO
Middle Street
Civitans
Fienberg
Wethersfield
Dolar
B. V. D. Unions
Reo
Broad St
Lesco
Ayes Pilfgi
SS Ag
al All Drug Aterer
Sith
Crawford Laundry Co
Fairfield Ave
Courtland ST
Barnum
Vin
Ua Ge
People’s Savings Bank
Veal
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