Seeley Poised to Lead Board of Apportionment Reorganization
Wilhaus E Seeley five-time president of the Board of Apportionment likely to be re elected at the January reorganization. Terms of Seeler Booth Ley and Setzer expire January 1. Mayor Wilson to announce Friday his selections for commissions and boards. City Clerk sent notices for four oclock January 4 meeting to organize, elect a president and consider transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhaus E. Seeley
Board of Apportionment
Frederick D. Seeler
William B. Booth
William Fley
Bernard Setzer
Wilson
Seeley
Aldermen weigh three new jitney routes tonight
The Board of Aldermen executive committee meets at 1 in the hall to consider requests from bus owners for three new jitney routes. They seek authority to run vehicles on Beaverview Avenue to Lake Torpedo Boat and on Upper State Street and Noble Avenue to Braidstown Park, with a push to abolish the police stenographer office and return patrol duties to petrol.
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Board of Aldermen
Powe Department
Beaview Avenue
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Upper State Street
Noble Avenue
Braidstey Fark
Oymen
State Board Debates Bureau of Markets Funding
A committee reported in favor of asking the General Assembly for an appropriation to establish a bureau of markets within the state board of agriculture. W A Saunders from Washington urged a crop survey or census in Connecticut, to be conducted by the state in cooperation with federal authorities.
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Hartfoad
State Board of Agriculture
Capitol
General Assembly
W. A. Saunders
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Connecticut
Obituary notices of Regnery, Kennedy, Burns and others
Obituaries report William F Regnery, 12, son of Patrolman Regnery, who died after injuries from a fall at Chemical Engine No. 2. Also mourn Edward Shaughnessy, Julia Cunningham, Theodore A Carter, John Burns, William F Kennedy, Anna Wontowicz, and Paul Lisbona. Funeral services and burial arrangements are listed for each. Surviving relatives include parents, spouses, and children. multiple churches and cemeteries are named. The notices note pneumonia, illness, or injuries as causes, with services held at local homes or churches and burials at Park or St Michael's cemeteries. The pieces reflect a broad local obituary record from Danbury area society.
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William F. Regnery
William F.regnery
Regnery
Hancock Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Chemical Engine Company No. 2
Maplewood Avenue
Maplewood School
Frank Jr
Ruth Regnery
Park Cemetery
Edward Shaughnessy
River Street
Kate Shaughnessy
Joseph
James
Joseph Clair
Julia Cunningham
Julia Cuningham
Grave Street
St. Augustine’s Church
Joseph A. Ganley
John Birmingham
Jamés Sullivan
Charles Fitzgerald
H A. “Remington
Marnum Avenue
William F. Kennedy
Mwilliam F. Kennedy
France
Allen Kennedy
Brooks Street
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
John H. Landry
John Andersen
D. D
Hartford
Edward i
Shaughnessey
Harry W. Conggan
American Legion
Philip Manoney
B. C. Pasuth
Fred Garry
Daniel O'Neil
Allen Beards-ley
John Fitzpatrick
St. Michael's Cemetery
Father Landry
Anna Woltowitz
Anna Wontowitz
John Woitowics
North &Avenue
Evangelical Lutheran Zion church _&y
Herman Wehmeyer
Buriel
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Mr. Lispona
Indicted in Trust Probe Signal Deepened Collusion Claims
Testimony shows extensive networks among business rivals across the country. Witnesses discuss price talk as past and present, with claims of thin ice and weak cases against major firms. The Portland Cement Association and Terra Cotta suppliers face allegations of discrimination and inflated profits within a broad probe into trust practices.
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Clark McKircher
Anti-Trust
Department of Justice
Matthews
Untermyer
American Column Company
Eddy
Frederick W. Lord
Lord Electric Company of
New York
National Association of Electrical Contractorith
United States
Canada
Tce
Portland Cement Association
Terra Colta
Jury Deliberates On Murder Charge Against McGannon
In Cleveland on December 29, jurors weighed the murder case of William H. McGannon chief justice of the municipal court. After final defense and state arguments and a brief judge’s charge the panel retired for supper and began weekday deliberations. The trial opened December 14 with McGannon charged with second degree murder in the slaying of Harold Kagy on May 8.
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Harold Kagy
Cleveland
William H. McGannon
Municipal Cour
Mann Bernon
McGannon
Harold ©. Kagy
Msy
Thread Mills Announce 221 2 Percent Wage Cut
The American Thread company posted wage reductions of 221 2 percent effective next Monday. About 000 workers in mills at Fall River Holyoke Westerly Willimantic and Glastonbury Connst as well as Willimantic and Groton Conn are affected. Mills have operated only one day a week for the past month and the future schedule remains unclear.
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Willimantic
American Thread Company
Mongay
Fall River
Holyok Mass
Westerly
R, C
Willimantie
Glasko
Conn
Policeman's Young Son Dies After Skull Fracture
William Regnery aged 12 or 13 died at St Vincent's Hospital yesterday from a skull fracture suffered when he fell into a pole hole at Chemical Company's No 12 quarters on December 4. He had been in critical condition for 25 days.
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Wiliam Regnery
Prank Regnery
Prank Street
St Vincent's Hoayual
Chemical Companys No. 12
H Head
Logn'tal
Merchant Fights Five Bandits in Culver Bank Holdup
Tacob R. Seine owner of a Culver dry goods and hardware store is not expected to live after a street fight with five bank robbers who held up the Culver Exchange bank and escaped with about $10,000. Seine was shot in the jaw and is paralyzed below the third rib.
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Culver
Ind
Tacob R
Master Painters Banquet Skills Bond in Bridgeport
United Master Painters met at the Stratfield Hotel with Bridgeport Master Painters Association members present. The gathering featured a shared meal and discussion on art, craft, and profession, highlighting camaraderie among local painters and their traditional trade.
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United Master Painters
Stratfield
Bridgeport Masters
Bridgeport Master Painters Associa
Twenty Arrested In Dublin Raids By 500 Soldiers
Dublin reports 500 soldiers led house to house raids across Rutland Square. About twenty young men arrested as the military extended searches of homes and businesses in the Irish capital amid ongoing unrest.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Rutland
Swappers Out Swapped Near Taunton
In Taunton Massachusetts area a small isolated group named the Jackals known for phenotypic albino traits were involved in a swapping incident. One man swapped his wife for a horse and the other tried to barter the woman for another use. Police intervened by ordering restitution and the involved man to return the ten dollars.
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Taunton
Massachusetts
Name of Explosive Sengite From Substituting No Glycerine
A South African explosive manufacturer announces a new compound named Sengite. It is stated to replace nitro glycerine with improvements and fewer drawbacks. The name derives from Substitute explosive no glycerine.
Trial of Wade To Begin Today
Noted murder case opens with Wade as the lead suspect. Judge Tinman presides as 71 jurors prepared for selection, with extensive state evidence and defense teams named. Notable figures include State's Attorney Homer S. Cummings and city prosecutor Earle Ciarhek, aiming to convict Wade for the Nott murder. The trial's public interest promises a crowded courtroom and tense proceedings.
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de Tral
Wade
Tinman
George E. Hinman
Lihe
Homer S. Cummings
Galen 8. Carter
Earle Ciarhek
City Court of
Bridgeport
Fred E. Morgan
Wlram H. Comley
Wade Clear Sum
Jiu3h F Lavdr
Johnston
Abe
Geduleig
Pease
Yale Law School approves extended summer session plan
Yale Law School announces official approval of a ten week summer schedule in two equal terms from June 23 to July 21 and July 28 to September 1. The program aims to help students shorten degree time by attending three sessions or study subjects not available during regular terms. Enrollment rose to 785 to 815, with 230 total students this year including transfers and cross-department enrollees. The school notes wide geographic reach with 84 states represented and a continuing push for moot courts in the introductory course.
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Yale Law School
Orm
Taw
Smorth
Thomas W. Swan
le Yale Law School
Connecticut
Yale
Congressman Tells Father of 34 Bet Is Off on March 3
Washington December 29 Representative Small of North Carolina has agreed to stop his long running bond with R C Bland a Carrollton farmer and father of 34 or more children. Bland still lives on the farm with many offspring including grown sons and daughters. Bland recalls the pact formed during a campaign speech at Robertsonville and notes his 65 year old farm life while noting the family’s weekly grocery bill and the wish for no superstition about a buzzard shadow during a group photo.
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Washington
Robertsonville
Here
Bland
Mrs. Bland
Ke Bland
Senator on Trail of Mine Bill Gets Promise of Answer
Senator from Arizona pursues mine claim extension. seeks prompt White House ruling as Secretary Turravit promises an answer within an hour. He visits executive offices and departments in search of clarity on the bill’s disposition. A moot court experiment at the Law School is described as potentially permanent if successful.
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Bill
Washington
Benam Cor Ashusst
Derhoorat
Arizona
White House
Havigs
Turravit
Presdent Wilson
O Vet
Law School
Coolidge Backs Railroad Mergers for New England
President Coolidge urges a New England conference on foreign and domestic commerce at the start of the next political year. He calls for governors and interested parties to map a policy ensuring adequate transportation for New England’s industrial needs and national welfare.
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New England
America
Kresge Employees Awarded Year End Bonus
Profit participation checks ranging from 10 to 350 dollars will be distributed New Year’s Eve to Kresge employees. About 13,600 dollars, 10 percent of 120,090 dollars, will be given to staff across 188 stores. The payout rewards length of service and invested time in the company business. Sales workers receive most of the checks. many have been with the store for about a decade.
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U. S. Kresge
SS. Asylor
Detroit
Bridgeport Fund Drive Sees Influx After Daylight Appeal
Horace B. Merwin, treasurer for the Bridgeport Hoover European Relief fund, reported late last night that donations received in the late afternoon ranged from $200 to $3,300. The on hand total stood near $11,900, with a mass meeting planned for Sunday to boost the drive.
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Horace B. Merwin
Bridgeport
Hoover European Rebel Fund
Snday
Weather forecast for New England and New York areas
Partly cloudy and warmer Thursday and Friday across Southern New England and southern New York. Winds shift from northwest to southwest, with moderate southwest and west winds along the Atlantic coast. Overcast conditions forecast Thursday from Sandy Hook to Hatteras, with generally fair weather east of the Mississippi and a probable snow event Friday in northern Michigan. Temperature changes not significant.
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New England
New York
Sandy Hack
Hatteras
Mississippi River
Michigan
Drastic Cut in Liquor Permits Likely Under Volstead Era Plan
The prohibition bureau plans tighter permit controls in the first year of Volstead enforcement. Atlantic seaboard cities face the sharpest reductions due to rising illegal traffic, with enforcement attention extending to Great Lakes and border areas. Retail druggists who stray from rules may lose permits. Scrutiny of liquor dealers will intensify next year.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Kramer
Boston
Potomac River
Great Lakes
Prohibition Bureau
Mont Mart
City Budgets Seek 136000 For Street Cleaning Next Year
The Director of Public Works asks 136000 to clean streets including snow removal and 15000 for sewer wells. Town Clerk seeks 25498 for the coming year, with last year 25081 allowed. Health Charity Police Public Works and Board of Recreation budgets are still unfiled but expected today or tomorrow.
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Director of Public Works
Health, Charity, Police and Public Works Departments
Board of Recreation
Cityuditor
One Killed In Oil Tanker Explosion In Brooklyn Dock
In Brooklyn tonight a tank explosion aboard the Vacuum Oil Company tanker Charles M. Everest at a dry dock killed one man and injured two others, one probably fatally. The forward end of the tanker suffered the blast as workers responded at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vacuum OH Company
Charles M. Everest
Brooklyn Dry Dock
Local remedy ad touts Foley’s Honey and Tar
Carrie G Harrel of Norfolk endorses Foley s Honey and Tar as a reliable cough and cold remedy. The ad proclaims the medicine acts quickly to loosen phlegm soothe irritated membranes and stop throat tickling prompting mothers to buy thousands of bottles last week.
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Carrie G. Harrel
Nicholson St
Norfolk
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