Sheridan School addition ordered by board
The Bridgeport Board of Education approved a 12 room addition with assembly hall and gym at Sheridan School and instructed Architect F Cooper to finalize plans and call for bids in two weeks. The board also discussed fuel shortages and tested heating substitutions with a technical committee led by James D Skinner and Keating, estimating a 40 to 50 percent coal shortfall and endorsing buckwheat and Welsh coal as substitutes.
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Board of Mauestion
James D. Skinner
Arthur 3. Rowling
Sheridan
F. ‘ Cooper
Etoples
Keating
Detal
Bridgeport
Janito
Georges S. Forbes
Americal Lanking Machine Co
O. B. Smith
National Prosperity Association
Ss. M. Hawley
Te Bridgeport Savings Bank
Mn Tremaine
Hawley
Rex Todhuster Stout
Crooker Contests Lodge Election In Boston
In Boston on December 19, Conrad W. Crooker, rival to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, asked Gov Cox to issue a naval certificate of selection and notified officials that he had sued town and city clerks to retain ballots as he seeks to contest John A. Nicholls defeat in the election.
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Boston
Dec
Ax Counail
John A. Nicholls
United States
Conrad W. Crooke
Cox
Henry Cabot Lodge
Aiuto
Mr. Nicholls
Representatives of American Bond to Speak Sunday
Bridgeport readers will hear speakers from the American Bond movement this Sunday across several churches. Rev Dr Howard Hyde Ruccol of Ohio opens at First Methodist Episcopal. Rev Dr Burlingame of San Francisco lecterns in the Y M C A lobby. Dr Burlingame also appears at Trinity M E and Grace M E. Rev Robert B Carson of Denver preaches at First Baptist Sunday morning. Rev J J Steuart of Providence speaks at Union church in the evening.
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Bridgeport
New National
Howard Hyde
Rucael
Westerrill
Amcrica
Russell
J. Wilbur Chapman
Trinity
J. J. Steuart
Providence
R. I
N Milford Woman Dies After Auto Collision
Mrs Lena F Northrop died in hospital from injuries after an automobile driven by William Marsh collided with a double team driven by Carl Larson on the Post Road two miles north of New Milford Center yesterday afternoon. The crash injured Partridge who suffered a broken nose. Larson was bruised and one horse was killed.
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Sew
Milford
Dec
Lena F. Northrop
William Marsh
Carl Larson
Nouth
New Milford Center
Marsh
Northrop
H. A. Partridge
Larson
Pershing Calls U S to Air Defense First
General Pershing in his annual army chief report says the United States must prepare to take the immediate defensive in the air and expand air strength so it can eventually assume an offensive. He stresses negating an effective air service as a key part of current defense policy.
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Washington
Dec
America
Pershing
Christopher Lake Peace Campaign Aims at War Counter
Christopher Lake, inventor and father of Simeon Lake, announced a Peace Slogan campaign to counter wartime slogans. He proposed commercial subs and airplanes for peaceful use, calling for broad appeals through press, churches, societies, and associations to uplift mankind regardless of nationality or creed.
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Christopher
Ian Improve
Simeon Lake
Lake
Lake Siyeho
Half Million Dollars to Be Distributed by Banks Here
Banks and trust companies began distributing Christmas Club funds totaling about 500000 dollars for 15000 Bridgeporters, with checks totaling near 3 million dollars expected as the year ends. Local merchants anticipate a surge in holiday spending and banks prepare for increased customer activity and extra staff.
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Walton
Io Pacha
Edgrat
Federal Reserve Banks
Cigarette Lighter Believed to Cause Fire at Democratic Club
A cigarette allegedly ignited a fire at the Tenth District Democratic Club on Barbour Avenue after being tossed into a wash-room cover. The blaze caused about $100 in damage to the club facilities as investigators search for the responsible individual.
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Bar Pum Avenue
Tenth District
Democratic Club
Arrests in Bridgeport Decline Despite Population Rise
A Bridgeport survey shows arrests decreasing as population grows by about 1,000. The Connecticut Anti-Substance League notes health gains yet cites postwar business strain and rising unemployment. In 1947 one in 16 were tested, vs one in 48 in the year before, with 1924 traffic inquiries cited.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut AntivSatoon League
Suuienal
Greek picture bride wins $15,000 award in Detroit
Penelope Papanastasopou los, a Greek picture bride, obtained a 15,000 dollar award in circuit court for breach of promise against merchant Zissis Zissis. The case notes she was brought from Athens after sharing her picture, with a demand for 100,000 dollars in damages. Local court terms also report December assignments and a note on carbonated beverage consumption reaching about 900 million gallons yearly.
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Detroit
Penelope Papanastasopoulos
Zissis Zissis
Zissis
Athens
Bridgeport Arrest Tells Tale Of White Slavery Case
John Pazniak, 28, and Sophia Banz, 98, were seized by U.S. Marshal Muller and Justice agent Lieuranee Mit, on a Mann Act case. Banz, a New Jersey resident, allegedly fled her home with Pazniak to Bridgeport, where she wed him. Banz begged to return home. she refused. Pazniak awaits transport back to New Jersey with Banz under guard.
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Ign
John Pazniak
Nt Stonecourt
Sophia Banz
United States
Muller
New Jersey
Justice
Li Ranee
Mit
Bang
Shiru
Bridgeport
Pozuiak
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Illinois
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Layalliers
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New Rose
Anti-Saloon League
Danbury
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