Connecticut Brass Industry Pioneers in Waterbury History
The article traces Connecticut's brass industry from early button making in Waterbury to modern electric furnace operations. It covers the rise of Waterbury as the American brass hub, key figures like Scovill, Croft, and Mears, and the shift from tin to copper and zinc alloys with evolving casting, rolling, and tube production processes. It details old methods, the advent of electric furnaces, and the intricate steps in sheet, rod, and tube manufacture, emphasizing skill, control, and lab work.
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Beaded Velvet Gowns Dominate Winter Fashions
The season favors velvet dresses and beadwork in opera and theater circles. Colors such as white, red, green, and black top the list for gowns and wraps while designers showcase varied bead trims and crystal accents to bolster formal evening wear.
Boston Pride as State of Mind Draws Mixed Views
A Minneapolis Tribune columnist notes Boston loves being called a “state of mind.” The piece surveys Boston pride in education, science, and culture, with quotes on its melting pot effects, civic duty, and shifting social attitudes shaped by new immigrant influences.
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Tohn D. Barry
Minneapolis Tribune
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Company to Pay Employees Bonus Next February
The General Electric Company announces a bonus plan for employees with over one year of service. Eligible workers earning under $4,000 annually will receive a nine month period bonus, with a 10 percent increase for each year of service, funded by bonds. The plan aims to direct the bonus into current expenditures and bonds, despite the plant not operating for five years.
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Paghenployes
Belknap Stock Jourmist and Quebec Power Plans
The Belknap Manufacturing Company seeks approval to issue stock totaling up to 4,000,000 with a 1,200 percent denomination. Quebec power project anticipates a dam on Lake St. John enabling 1,200,000 horsepower at $12,000,000, plus potential surplus to the U S. Devon power plant adopts Super Power project, aiming for rapid expansion. Tweedy Mills increases capital to 450,000. Local department store trade expected to peak in holiday season with strong sales and growing consumer activity.
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Murder in Richmond Prompts Court Case
The case centers on the murder of Mrs Thelma Richardson, a Richmond divorcee, allegedly shot by Thomas Pollard in front of his home. Eyewitness accounts and testimonies are expected as authorities pursue motive and connection to the crime.
New York Battery and Robo Menace in a Confused Scene
A garbled report describes New Yorkers facing an unclear threat involving a battery and robotic men and a curious plot unfolding in a provincial area. The text is fragmented with stray phrases about betrayal, eyeing, and a planned move tied to a mysterious event.
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Philadelphia hosts 250 choirs for carol service
Leopold Stokowski led a 36 voice choir in City Hall Plaza as more than ten thousand people attended a Thanksgiving season carol event across Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Salvation Army and other groups joined in the large singalong spanning halls and plazas until after midnight.
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Fairfield Man Held for Assault on Wife
Fairfield Dec 2 Special Abbget Miller of 791 Kings High on arrash canight by Cone stable x Ry Elwood on 2 charged with assaulting his wife He was held over night in the Third precinct Bridgenort and will be arraigned in Town court tomorrow morning The piece notes caution about meeting strangers with a suspicious agent undertone.
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