Danbury School Opening Plans for Fall Term
Danbury public and parochial schools prepare for the fall term starting September 9. A new high school on White Street, costing 599000, will house 1290 pupils and free space in older buildings. The old high school becomes a junior high and a new dormitory for the Danbury Normal School is planned beside the high school, with construction by Hewlett brothers of Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
White Street
Hewlett Brothers
Bridgeport
Danbury Normal School
Shelton Kiwanis hears presidential teacher address
Shelton Aug 13 Special The Shelton Kiwanis luncheon featured Rev E C Carpinter of New Haven who spoke on Calvin Coolidge childhood. The meeting led by C R Radcliffe honored George L Sutherland Shelton Chamber of Commerce secretary back from a two week wedding trip through Montreat. A car accident injured five year old LeRoy Barela and Leota Holmes, Oakley Valve president, opened Holmes Inn at Orenoque with a two night weekly dances planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
Shelton Kiwanis Club
E. C. Carpinter
New Haven
Calvin Coolidge
C. R. Radcliffe
George L. Sutherland
Shelton Chamber of Commerce
Montreat
Carpenter
Tall
Yirst Methodist Church of
New
Charles Barela
John Badela
Bank Street
E. M. J. Seeley
Penham
Waterbury
Carmen ‘Pepe
Leotie Holmes
Oakley Valve Company
Holmes’ Inn
Orenoque
Prosecution fails over undressing at park bathing beach
Ralph Land and James Land of New York were acquitted in Stamford City Court on a city ordinance banning dressing or undressing at Hal Deween Park bathing beach. The LANDS argued ignorance of rules. judge doubted interpretation and gave the benefit of doubt. Attorney Mat Spelke blasted the dressing and undressing clause as indefinite and almost impossible to prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Ralph Land
West 169Th Street
New York
James Land
Lexington Avenue
Haldeween Park
Beth
Mat Spelke
Stamford Seeks Site for New High School
Stamford special committee recommends purchasing a six acre Alling property on Strawberry Hill for up to 61500 with building restrictions lifted or property condemned. Town meeting set for August 27 to decide. Districts Barngall Farms Hunting Ridge Long Ridge Riverbank and Bracwich to be consolidated for a combined high school for 1699 pupils. tentative cost and plan presented with next meeting Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Strawberry Hill
Alling
Barngall Farms
Hunting Ridge
Long Ridge
Riverbank
Bracwich
New Canaan Residents Seek Clues in Mysterious Case
Frederick Hautau found a young girl lying in the road near Weed Street and brought her home after she fainted. The woman, claiming to be Wayleigh from Brooklyn, said she came from Port Chester seeking work. She had one dollar in cash and later indicated she would take a Brooklyn train, but did not board a train. The Hautaus worry she may be suffering memory lapse or running away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Canaan
Frederick Hautau
Weed Street
Thooklyn
Connecticut
Port Chester
Hautaus
Wayleigh
Brooklyn
Stepney Fire Chief Receives New Cap at Carnival
Easton notes a Saturday night carnival gift to Fire Chief Charles Keller from Stepney Volunteer Fire Company. Chief Keller attended a New Haven Firemen's Convention Tuesday. The issue also lists a long string of social visits and local gatherings, including scouts, baseball tie on Sport Hill grounds, and residents visiting relatives in Bridgeport, Hartford, Stratford and Ancron New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawleyville
Sonn Downs
Stevenson
Preston Warren
Stanley Blobins
George Goessinger
Bridgeport
Frederick Haeublein
Henry Osborn
Frederick Silman
Eugene Hope
Grasmere
Erwin Edwards
Sherwood Edwards
William McCauley
Harvey Radopp
Levi French
Leroy Wheeler
J. Arthur Sherwood
Stepney
Frank Smith
Sylvanus Mallett
Hartford
Alvin ¢. Hoffman
Moraton
Dudley Brothwell
Andrew Manzon
Devon
Chris Sprandel
J. B.S. Jones
Suniay
Robert Marsh
Frank W Slady
New York
John D. Slady
Willam Slady
Robert Maquar
Chris Shhroeder
Homer Logan
Harely Shultz
Ancron
Fred Carlson
Pleague Beach
Merrittt Ward
Dorix
Stratfeld
Julia Mitchell
South Tritain
Helen Marsh
Milford Police Budget Plans and Local Events This Week
Milford officials finalize the police department budget for the next fiscal year and seek public input on year round protection. A Second Regiment band concert kicks off the Milford Fire Department annual review on Wednesday. The Milesfield carnival by St Mary's church and the Arctic Engine Company carnival on Milford green draw crowds, with plans and decorations under way and proceeds funding church renovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Board of Police Commissioners
Board of Finance
Milford Shore Front
New Haven
Milesfield Avenue
Bayview
St. Mary's Church
Frankfort
Foeher and Connor
Broad Street
William J. Fitzzerald
Thomas &. Maher
Three Held After Raids at Walnut Beach
Milford police under Chief James J. Maher conducted raids at Walnut Beach last night and arrested three for violating the state prohibition law. Eight alleged disposal places were entered, but evidence was found at only three. Dominick Lombardo John Millspaugh and Bessie Southard were released on $500 bonds to appear in Milford town court Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
James J. Maher
Walnut Beach
Dominick Lombardo
Grove Avenue
John Millspaugh
Sound View Hotel
Bessie Southard
Oak Avenue
Milford Town Court
Monroe Fire Dept Dance At Town Hall Saturday
Monroe Aug 18 special report says the Monroe Fire Department will host a popular dance at the Town Hall on Saturday evening Aug. of a. Many from Monroe attended the Farm Bureau and Grange picnic at Putnam Park to play. Mr and Mrs Charles Nichols and Miss Irma Nichols are on a four week auto trip to Maine. Miss Edith Hammond is entertaining her sister Miss Ethel Hammond of Hartford. Mr and Mrs Charles Skillings and Mr and Mrs Leonard Curtis and daughters spent Sunday in Milford. Sunday night marked the close of Stepney's seventh annual carnival which was a great success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Farm Bureau
Grange
Putnam Paak
Charles Nichols
Irma Nichola
Maine
Edith Hammond
Miss &Thel Hammond
Hartford
Charles Skillings
Leonard Curtis
Milford
Stepney
Chesire TakesMute
Michael Peluso, deaf and mute, was committed to Cheshire Reformatory after being accused by two Stamford girls of chasing them at Halloween Park and attempting to force them into an automobile. The Mansfield State name refused to receive the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Michael Peluso
Halloween Park
Cheshire Reformatory
Mansfield
Hydraulic Company Promises Westport Water Relief After Protests
Westport officials and residents pushed for better drinking water after the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company faced widespread complaints. Samuel P. Senior pledged immediate action including a new sixteen inch main to Westport, plus blowing all Westport pipes to remove foreign material, in response to calls from Health Officer Munson and civic groups. The embalmers’ supplier C B Dolge reported royal color changes in their embalming fluid since the water swap, affecting business and customer confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Samuel P. Senior
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Selectman
King W. Mansfield
Press
Lranic Company
William R. Munson
Women's Town Improvement Association
Edith Wheeler
Anna Stamm
Westport Water Company
C. B. Dolge Company
Annual Session of Grange and Farm Bureau Draws Crowd
About a thousand people attended the Fairfield County Farm Bureau and Pomona Grange meeting at Pquinam park Newtown. Highlights included remarks by Senator Philo T Platt the Agriculture Commissioner and Charles Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Fairfield County Farm Bureau
Pomoma Grange
Pquinam Park
Bureau
Nellie Lakeman
Edgar Tucker
Philo T. Platt
Commissioner of Agriculture
Charles Wheeler
Mass
State Grange
Charles M. Gardiner
Gardiner
Demeter
National Grange
George Brundage
Charles MacKay
Bes Earl Chapman
James Sage
Ten New Policemen Named in Stamford
Stamford August 18 Special Ten supernumerary policemen have been appointed regular patrolmen and will assume duties today or during the coming week. This increase to the regular force will be used mainly to patrol the business district at night. The new officers are James P. Kearns Joseph Rich Theodore Kemp Wayne Peters Augustus Herrman Bernard J. Wagan Thomas F. Troy Harold Herbert Francis Lyden and William Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
James P. Kearns
Joseph Rich
Theodore Kemp
Wayne §. Peters
Augustus Herrman
Bernard J. Wagan
Thomas F. Troy
Harold Herbert
Francis Lyden
William Ryan
Ansonia School Board Plans Fall Schedule
Ansonia residents report that the Board of Education voted August 18 to divert 4,000 from the next year's appropriation for summer repairs on multiple schoolhouses so they are ready when the new term begins after Labor Day. The meeting focused on preparing for the upcoming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansonia
Board of Education
Derby arson suspect held for trial in 1923 blaze
Derby Aug 18 Special Bia garo Stine of Anson Street was arrested on arson charges and held for trial next week. He allegedly set a fire that destroyed automobiles and the Fiat garage on April 24 1923. Report says he is said to be part of an arson ring whose seven members are already in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Biagaro Stine
Anson Street
Fiat
Arsenting
Stamford Boy Placed Under Curfew Laws
Stamford August 18. Benjamin Obuchowaki sixteen of Selleck street was arraigned for theft of phonograph records and boxing gloves from a boys club house. Deputy Judge James E Brincheraff placed him under a nine oclock curfew with his mother ordered to ensure he is in bed by nine each night during August and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Benjamin Obuchowaki
Selleck Street
James E. Brincheraff
P. Am
Aged Stamford Man Found Dead in Bed
Samuel Murphy aged sixty seven a charter member of Rippowam was found dead in his bed at 124 Main Street during the noon hour today. The acting medical examiner Dr John A Clarke ordered the body removed to Pritchards morgue. Murphy survived by six brothers and a sister all living in New York and Massachusetts. his wife died about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Samuel Murphy
Rippowam
Log
O. F
Main Street
John A. Clarke
Greenweh
Pritchard
Murphy
Kippowam
Willam Scott
Joseph
James
Geonie Murphy
Port Chester
R. D. Murphy
Syracuse
Isaiah Murphy
Springfield
Mass
William Murphy
Worcester
Marry Ball
Hinton's Condition Improves After Illness Abroad
New Canaan August 18 Lieutenant Iter Hinton United States Navy is a patient at the home of George Bye suffering from malaria contracted during a recent South American exploration with the Rice expedition. For several days his condition was serious but marked improvement is reported today. Lieutenant Hinton piloted the NC-4 across the Atlantic when the Navy made the first Trans Oceanic flight in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Canaan
Iter Hinton
United States
Na’ Ir
George Bye
South America
Hinton
Athaetic
Weston Church Services Delayed To September
Weston Aug 18 special. Morning services and Endeavor meetings of the Norfield Congregational Church will be discontinued until the first Sunday of September. Pastor Rev W Carroll on two weeks vacation. Thimble club meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs Frank E Bennett. Communion Sunday August 23 at Lyonk Plains Church with services at 9 o clock daylight standard time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
Board of Assessors
Piedmont College
Demarest
A. T. Osborne
Newtown Congregional
Weston
Norfield Congregational Church
W. Carrol
Thimble Club
Frank E. Bennett
Lyonk Plains Pharch
Electrical Work in Huntington Held in Abeyance
In Huntington the completion of electrical work in the center is delayed while State Highway Commissioner James H. Macdonald decides the Shelton Avenue road layout. Several sharp curves, including one by Harry Brownson's home, will be addressed once the plan is known. A recent thunderstorm damaged a telephone line at George D. Nichole’s home, causing sparks and shocks to residents. A hymn concert on Huntington green Sunday August 23 from 4 to 6 pm DST is welcomed by locals, drawing visitors from Riverview park and beyond. The piece also lists local visits and social updates from residents and guests around Huntington Street, Waverly Street, and nearby areas. The Knights of Washington will meet Thursday at 8 pm in the Episcopal parish house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
James H. Macdonald
Shelton Avenue
Harry Brownson
George D. Nichole
Nancy Rowley
Nellie Schneider
Auice
Huntington Green
Ansonia
Riverview Park
Shelton
Cedarcliff
Misa Dita M
Brockway
Farmill Street
Carl Guggenheim
Robert Gue~genheim
Strohmberg
Otto Strohmberg
Albert Kuble
New York
John J. Totten
Mr. Totten
John Wert
J. Edwin Stevens
Huntington Street
Albert Welch
Helen
Misa Milgred Welch
Gertrude Derry
New Medford
Mass
Rachel Fair
Nichols Avenue
Edward Barnes
William Svehlak
John Hanggi
Waverly Street
David Grant
Henry Kempf
Church Street
Otto Goebel
Hudson
James Leverin
Hiram Loverin
Talcottville
Peter Nevers
Anna Nevers
Grand
Gallager
Ambrose Gunger
Joseph Gunger
Edward
John Jacobs
Jenonis
Bridgeport
Sheldon Brownson
Ralph Sherwood
James Johnston
Theodore Krueger
Mis
John West
Hiner Johnson
Orange
Douglas
Natalie Johnson
Minnie Brotz
West Havens
Rachel Farr
Carlotta
Walnut Tree Hill Street
Knights of Washington
Episcopal
Firemen Threaten to Quit If Not Given Their Choice
WESTPORT Aug 16 Special The Vigilant Hose company faces a possible secession from the Westport fire department over a truck purchase. A committee selected by town action favors a Hahn truck while the Vigilant men prefer a Seagraves truck citing fit, weight, and road handling concerns. The cost gap and equipment differences fuel the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ORG
Westport
Westport Hose Company
Westport Fire Department
Vigilant
First Selectman
King W. Mansfield
Erwin M. Jennings
Board of Finance
Francie I’. Dunnigan
Hahn
Seagraves
Unaay
Hain
Sea Braves
Dunnigan
Segraves
Beulgraves
Central Fire Station
Jerry P. Keehan
Natde
Tia
Norwalk Pastor Appointed Director at Rutgers Church New York
Rev Arthur J Pennell, pastor of East Avenue M E Church in Norwalk, will become director of religious education at Rutgers Presbyterian Church in Manhattan on September 15. His resignation from the Norwalk church, which called him in March 1924, has been accepted. Pennell came from New Haven where he led Grace M E Church and previously served Brooklyn and other Long Island pastorates. He is a Yale Divinity School and Bloomfield Theological Seminary graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Arthur J. Pennell
East Avenue M. E
Rutgers Presbyterian Church of
Visiting ball players robbed in Derby game
In Derby on Aug 18 visiting Brigade and Waterville players reported theft after a Sunday game. They claim civilians clothes left at Storm's engine house on Elizabeth street were ransacked and about $15 stolen. Police investigate. A touring car and a coupe collided at Main and Water streets with minor damage. no injuries or arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Brigade
Waterville
Elizabeth Street
Peter H. Dallais
Cherry Street
Waterbury
Stanley W. Searles
Derby Avenue
Main and
Water Streets
Rescuer Stung While Saving Canoeists At Milford Yacht Club
Milford August 18 Special William H. Marigold Jr son of former Bridgeport mayor and Bridgeport Post proofreader is confined at home after being stung in the eye by a jellyfish while leading a rescue that saved six canoeists from drowning at Milford Yacht Club. Canoeist Felix Pelois 9 of Watersbury disappeared and drowned during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
J Wiliam H. Marigold, Jr
William H. Marigold
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Post
Marigold
Milford Yacht Club
Felix Pelois
Watersbury
ORD SHIP GIRL BETTER FOLLOWING OPERATION
Five year old Marcia Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson is resting comfortable at Bridgeport hospital after an operation for mastoids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordship
Marcia Anderson
Albert 3. Anderson
Bridgeport Hospital
Transports liquor youth jailed in Greenwich case
Aug 18. William F. Reilly seventeen from Providence RI address received 60 days in jail and a $200 fine for transporting 74 gallons of alcohol in an automobile. Louis Fishman twenty one of Stamford in the car was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
William F. Reilly
Providence
R. I
Louis Fishman
Stamford
Girls' Useful club campers return from Lake Wauramaug trip
NEW FAIRFIELD Aug. 18 Special The Girls' Useful club members ended a ten day camping expedition at Lake Wauramaug with a enjoyable time despite frequent showers. They slept in the open cooked their own food fished and bathed. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Ernest Benedict Mrs Sannah Rowley Mrs Larrie Fairchild and William Bosworth. Members in camp were Mamye Alda Benedict Mamie Rowley Martha Post Ethel Post Josephine Mohr and Margaret Trezardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Fairfield
Lake Wauramaug
Ernest Benedict
Sannah Rowley
Larrie Fairchild
Will Am Bosworth
Miayes Alda Benedict
Mamie Rowley
Martha Post
Ethel Post
Josephine Mohr
Margaret Trezardy
Alice
Ruth Disbrow
Danbury
Arthur Disbrow
Robet Chatterton
Ridgefeild Park
N. J
George Chatterton
Beacon
N. Y
Walter Chatterton
Betty Hatch
Daniel Hatch
Kellogg Street
George Young
Cave Sweitzer
Norris Ballard
Ruth Treadwell
Sumner
Specner Masa
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Shelton Kiwanis
NEW High School
Canaan
Easton
Police Board
Chesire
Hydraulic Company
Grange and Farm Bureau
Ansonia School Board
New York Church
M. E. Church
Willard Battery
Pioneer Electric & Battery Co
Post Road
Fairfield
Ford
Chevrolet
Overland
Maxwell
Star
Willard
Bancroft & Bradstreet, Inc
Crescent Ave
Noble
Congress
Newspaper
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