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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
10
The Amelia Board of Education approved a $2,500 request for the school census while noting only $2,000 was available. Delays arose from insufficient funds and staffing, with lingering questions over allocations and timing of workers.
Barre Vermont verdict and jail term for bank president Howland after pleading guilty to embezzling about twenty nine thousand dollars from Barre Savings Bank over four years. He admitted covering loans from the general account, proposed fines instead of prison, and resignations followed bank failures and a closure order. The judge imposed seven years with early terms, noting prior public service and seeking to aid recovery of the institution.
Hadley Furniture Company yesterday completed a long term lease of the Wentworth building on John Street adjoining its present business. Expansion plans call for four floors plus basement, with alterations to create the largest furniture store in New England once finished.
The state board of control in Harrisburg placed Charles D. Hine, ex secretary of the state board of education, on the retired list with a pension of 2708.30 dollars, equal to half of his average annual salary over the past five years. His final month’s salary was around 7,500 dollars, with plans to retire on pension by year’s end.
President elect Harding will be conferred as a Scottish Rite Mason by the Columbus chapter in January. The ceremony will begin at noon with the fourth degree, and by 3:30 there will be further degrees for selected members.
Barker Bakery lowers bread prices nationwide as stores react to a large volume of business. The main office is at Lastons, with protests over weighing methods cited as a factor in the price change.
Coroner files state a New Yorker identified as A Blane fled from a frame shop after being found beside railroad racks at Bevan. The December 2 incident left unclear whether he was aboard a train the previous evening en route to a theater in New York City.
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