Mayor backs expanded library branches in Bridgeport
Mayor Fred Atwater supports a plan to exchange the present library site for City National Bank property at Main and Bank, with a new central reference library and two branch libraries. The board would swap sites and receive an undetermined bonus, enabling construction of a new library complex.
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Fred Atwater
Bridgeport
Board of Library Commissioners
City National Bank
Main and
Bank Streets
Central Worary
Yeesterday
Library Board
Bank
Lbrary
Immigrant Ships Reach New York Harbor Ahead of Derby
Crowded steamers carrying thousands of immigrants arrived near New York harbor ahead of the September 1 quota opening. The Estonia brought 1,269 passengers mainly Polish and Finnish, while the Wellington followed from Near East ports. To ease congestion, four liners were diverted to Boston and Providence before proceeding to New York.
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New York
New York Harbor
Tye
Gravee Send Bay
Estonia
Libau
Copenhagen
Near East
Ellis Island
Boston
Providence
Robbery at 696 Alain Street Targets Two Boarders
Police investigate theft of clothing from 696 Alain Street home shared by two boarders. A coat was taken from William Tart’s room and a pair of trousers from Rastus Perkins’s room while the men were at work yesterday.
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Alain Street
Rastus Perkins
Dope addicts sentenced in city court conflict detours
In city court Patrick Ryan 20 and Joseph Parker 34 both from waterstreet were jailed for 60 days on a breach of the peace charge after entering police headquarters seeking narcotics. Police linked the pair to a New Haven narcotics campaign. Other cases include Aimes J Woolstey fined 200 dollars and 20 days jail for drunk driving with an appeal bond set at 600 dollars. Edward Anderson 22 of New Haven failed to appear on a license charge and was ordered re-arrested.
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Ccort
Patrick Ryan
Joseph Parker
Waterstreet
New Haven
Ralph JT. Beers
Beerg
Fo Jull
Aimes J. Woolstey
Hallet Street
Woolsley
Nichols
Edward Anderson
Joseph Tlaszhumyak
Berkshire Avenue & Painter
Stratford
James Rhagras
Spruce Street
Park Avenue
Thomas Mc Ihoney
Main Street
Irving G. Kiebau
Capitol Avenue
Inim Street
Nora Jones
Chopsy Hill
Big Subjects Before Aldermen Tuesday
Mayor Atwater presents a permit granted to Samuel Carp to erect a gasoline station at Beerivwood and Park avenues with a council reading set for Tuesday. Also on the agenda are pension questions for widows of policemen and firemen, city mall proposals, and the Shamary Site plan. The mayor declines to preview content or indicate approval of the permit amid neighborhood discussions on Park and Beech Wood avenues.
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Fred Atwater
Samuel Carp
Beerivwood
Park Avenes
Common Council
Nlaga
Khmmry
Swan
Parx
Beech- Wood Avenue
Local Boy Will Lead In Connecticut Wiggle Review
Stephen Pallakan of Bassivk Avenue will play a lead in the Connecticut Wiggle Review to be staged at a local theatre next week. He is well known in the city for exhibition dances at local affairs and is regarded as one of the least eccentric dancers in the east.
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Stephen Pallakan
Bassivk Avenue
Stephen
Mail 5 000 Copies Of Proposed Charter
City Clerk Francis Dunigan mailed about 5 000 copies of the proposed charter yesterday to voters. The mail was distributed to residents of wards including the Second Fourth Sixth Twelfth and Eighth streets and other areas.
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Francis Dunigan
Visit of Bakelite Pioneer Dr Braekeland At Local Yacht Club
Dr L H Braekeland inventor of bakelite and a Crvining club of America charter member visited the Pootatuck Yar club midweek. He cruises from Yonkers to Maine on a 40 foot brigantine yacht named son while other guests travel aboard vessels including Estra Spindrift Archer Caroline II and Caroline II. Six barges and two towed craft arrived in Bridgeport yesterday signaling river traffic activity.
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L. H. Braekeland
Crvining Club of America
Pootatuck Yar
Dr. Braekeland
Fam Yonkers, N M
Maine
C. R._ Poster
New York City
C. B. Gaillara
Archibald Mart
New Rochelle
Archer
Frank Mayne
A Huntington
J. I
Caroline
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