Merritt again in House to penalize misbranding fraud
Congressman Schuyler Merritt of Stamford introduces a bill to prohibit misbranding of goods in interstate and foreign commerce. The measure would empower the Federal Trade Commission to inspect and test, with misbranded items subject to seizure and court action. Support comes from manufacturing groups and consumer groups.
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Rockwell Sunshine Club Supports Jennie at Sanatorium
The Rockwell company employes Sunshine club, a branch of the Employes Tuberculosis Relief Association, has grown to 55 members and supports Jennie, a sanatorium patient. Jennie writes letters, receives care from the club and parents, and anticipates a Christmas surprise box. The Rockwell group funds its gifts through individual subscriptions rather than club socials.
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Merritt Seeks Deep Water Harbor Survey at Black Rock
Washington dispatch reports Rep Schuy Merritt of Stamford urging a survey to deepen the Black Rock Harbor Cedar Creek channel from 12 to 15 feet. The Army engineers lack authorization to survey, so Merritt asks the House Harbors and Rivers committees to include funding in the annual bill.
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Washington
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Cedar Creek
Bridgeport
Schuy+ Merritt
Stamford
Chief of Army Engineers
Merritt
House
Ruigere
Vacant city rents drop as population rises in Bridgeport
Bridgeport reports 1015 vacant rentals as of December 1, down from 1177 last year, with school census data showing 36,596 children ages four to eleven and Bridgeport ranking second to Hartford in city population. The enumeration, delayed for recheck, includes figures by precincts and age groups and notes 2,189 pupils in public schools with 2,188 not in school. Bridgeport will receive an $82,341 state grant at $225 per child.
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New Haven
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Hartford
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Society aghast at Thomson case in London court
In London a major social stir surrounds the bid to identify a man named Hugh Thompson and a woman calling herself Felma De Lara amid a Hyde Park incident linked to a former Scotland Yard official. The pair are on bail and postponed until January 1 for examination at Sartborough Street police court. Basil Thompson denies the charges.
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Sartborough Street
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