State League of School Teachers To Be Organized
Plans were started to form a state league of public school teachers to handle professional interests. A five member committee from Bridgeport New Haven Waterbury Hartford and New Britain will draft a constitution. The meeting also discussed a proposed code creating a central Hartford educational body with a commissioner a state board and inspectors.
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Bridgeport
Waterbury
Harrtford
Yerkby
Ictal
General Assembly
Hartford
Commissioner of Education
Board of Education
Mayor Won’t Move To Attend Assembly In Hartford
Lieutenant Clifford B. Wilson will not leave the city when the General Assembly opens in Hartford. He plans to commute. if absent the duties of mayor would fall to President of the Board of Aldermen Edward T. Hamilton. In prior terms, Wilson split time between Hartford presiding over the State Senate and the city as mayor. In January he will be away two days a week, and in the rest of the session three days.
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General Assembly
Hartford
Clifford B. Wilson
Board of Aldermen
Edward ‘T. Hamilton
Wilson
State Senate
Thes City
Draft Delinquents to Be Prosecuted After Today
Major John Buckley directing Connecticut draft announces that 18 year old registrants must hand in questionnaires to local draft boards today or be prosecuted. No excuses for carelessness will be entertained. Closing requirements details will be printed this week.
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John Buckley
Connecticut
Buckley
Liberty cabbage released to aid German relief effort
Berlin December 21 The Central Syndicate for vegetables and fruit has released 300000 metric tons of Liberty cabbage for civilian use. Stock reserved for the army and navy is being reduced by demobilization and requisitioning. Prussia gets over half the allotment while Bavaria and Saxony receive about one fifth each. Distribution is nationwide but will only partly ease the severe food shortage. The inclusion of sauerkraut in menus is seen as a notable achievement of the revolution.
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Berlin
Dee
Associated Press
Syrenee
Prussia
Bavaria
Saxony
Snuerkrant Senin
Ridgefield Captain Recovering from Wounds in France
Ridgefield reports Captain Kerr Rainsford, son of Dr. W. S. Rainsford, wounded in the Argonne woods, is recovering in a base hospital after four bullet injuries to the face and shoulders. Other notes include Mrs. Joseph E. Brown leasing a Pinehurst cottage for winter and Mrs. George G. Haven’s stroke with improving condition.
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Kerr Rainsford
W. S. Rainsford
France
Argonne Woods
Jn Atiil
Rainsford
Joseph E. Brown
Wild Farms
Pinehurst
N.C
George G. Haven
Florida
Gasoline Fire Damages Irving Lee Truck
About $26 in damage occurred to Irving Lee’s auto truck at the corner of South avenue and Lafayette street when gasoline poured into the tank ignited. A lantern near the tank triggered the blaze and fire units from Engine Companies 1 and 9, Chemical 1, and additional responders attended after the alarm from box 138.
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Irving Lee
Bunnell Street
South Avenue
Lafayette Street
Bx 138
Chemical 1
Rick
Wyandottes Again Take Honors in Storrs Contest
In Storrs Connecticut during the seventh week of the laying contest the total production reached 31.2 percent. White Wyandottes from Laurel Farm Bridgeton led with 44 eggs A I S Robinson White Leghorns Calverton were second with 40 eggs Obed G Knight White Wyandottes Bridgeton tied for third with two pens Barred Plymouth Rocks Jules French Westhampton Beach and Samuel MM Monks Hartford tied for fourth with 38 eggs The report lists top pens in Rhode Island Reds and other breeds with yields, feeds and values, noting Wyandottes and White Leghorns ahead of last year’s totals.
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Conn
Bridgeton
A. IS Robinson
Calverton
Obed
G. Isnight
St. 1
Plymouth Rocks
Jules
Francais
Westhampton Beach
Salmuel
Monks
Hartford
Roestone Trarma
Katouah
N.Y
Rhode Island Reds
Rhode Island Feds
Deg Viela
Mgrs Doz
Samuel al. Monks
Com
Rock Rose Farm
Katonah
Palenvilla
GG. Knight
Rel Hill Farm
Sullivan
Suit for Slander Before Jury in High Court Today
Joseph Gudrik of Norwalk sues Luyean Wisnewski of Norwalk for slander in Common Flesh court. Testimony finished last Thursday and jury deliberations delayed by a ill juror illness. verdict expected today as final arguments proceed. Budolk alleges Wisnewski called him a criminalist at a Polish Republican club meeting.
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Joseph Gudrik
Norwalk
Luyean Wisnewski
Budolk
Wisnewski
Polsh Republican Club
Hartford Broker Named State Liberty Loan Chairman
William H. Putnam of Hartford has been appointed state Liberty Loan chairman for all Connecticut in the finishing fifth campaign. He has previously chaired the district including Hartford, Totland and Middlesex counties and is linked to Richter & company brokers. The appointment was announced in Boston by Charles A. Morss, governor of the Boston federal reserve bank.
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Hartford
William H. Vutan
Liberty Loan
Totland
Middlesex
Connecticut
Boston
Charles A. Morss
Boston Federal Roeservea Bank
Putnam
Richter & Company
Paris Matin Column Censored Heads to Tomorrow's Reality
The first column of Paris Matin's front page was censored, leaving only headline fragments. The cut texts include notes on a world society, a proposed constitution for a league of nations, and conditions for Germany and its allies to be admitted based on Entente governments' mineral agreements.
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Paris
Teft
Utopia Lomorrow
Germany
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