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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1918
Page
6
DETROIT Mich Aug 26 The Ford Motor company offers its assembling and service plants across the country to the government One eastern plant already has been accepted and is being used in gas mask production by the government
Plans are underway to welcome soldier and sailor boys from nearby camps for Jewish holidays. Park Avenue temple and city synagogues will host special services as about 160 Jewish servicemen are expected home. The Jewish Welfare League secured furloughs from September 6 noon to September 8 morning for New Year and September 17 noon to September 18 morning for Day of Atonement, if public service permits.
Draft Board No 2 selects four men to join its city quota for Camp Devens on September 4. Names: Charles Turner 409 Maplewood Avenue Ernest Theubault 215 Mountain Grove Street William Austin New Milford and William B Garrison 256 Cottage Street. All four passed physicals and are fit for general service.
Boston telegraphed that Dr H F Moore deputy commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Fisheries urged a publicity campaign to educate households on the gray fish described as nutritious and palatable. He warned Massachusetts lobster business needs modern handling and size restrictions to protect medium lobsters.
Connecticut doctors will join nationwide mobilization under the reorganized volunteer medical corps for home or abroad service. Supervised by the council of national defense, Connecticut's executive committee is chaired by Dr. Phineas H. Ingalls of Hartford with Dr. Frank Wheeler of New Haven as secretary. The state is divided into sections by regional counties, each with a committee to conduct mobilization.
Hartford August 26 Governor Holcomb will lead a Connecticut auto pilgrimage to Lebanon on September 8 for patriotic exercises. The day includes visits to Jonathan Trumbull and William Bucking ham birthplaces the Trumbull tomb and historic sites connected to Washington and Lafayette.
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