Milford Rotary speaker urges loyalty and defense of town
Milford December 29. Albert E. Lavery vice president of Bridgeport Hydraulic Company and former district governor spoke at the Milford Rotary lunch in the Masonic temple. He urged loyalty to Milford and Connecticut, deplored back-biting, and cited criticisms of police during the Robert Cutler case and other incidents. He noted a Columbia University survey placing Connecticut fourth in economic efficiency and New England leadership, and urged quiet in public discourse when words do not fare well. He closed with humor and relevance to local progress.
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Contract Bridge by Sulton C Work
A discussion of Contract Bridge rules compares bonuses for two and three game rubbers, explains vulnerability and penalties, and details undertricks and slam bonuses. The article outlines how vulnerability affects gains and losses and previews adjustments to bidding strategies for Contract Bridge.
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Marsh to head Bridgeport Trust Company
Egbert Marsh named first vice president and to become president at the Bridgeport Trust Company annual meeting January 11. Barnum Seeler will become chairman of the board, with Edward H. Judson and Hartree B. Merwin as first and second vice presidents. No new directors announced.
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Seaside Avenue
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Devon Iprovement Association
Devon Bank
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Charles Stormont
Mae Muzzy
Grove Street
Far View Beach
Woodmont
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Boston
George M. Brown
Alice Patchen
Bridgeport
Putney
Broad Street
Milford Wheel Club
Devon Improvement Association
Bowden
Rose
Oldroyd
Merritt
Swanson
Carbone
Eade
von Hacht
Sullivan
John Diggs
Park City
N. York
Henry C. Peck
Egbert Marsh
Bridgeport Trust Company
WHS
Barnum Seeler
Boara
Edmuurd H. Judson
Hatree B. Merwin
Koppers Company Buys Large West Virginia Coal Properties
New Haven December 29 Associated Press reports the Koppers company has purchased coal properties in West Virginia totaling about 27 000 acres for nearly 200 million. Acquired holdings include Houston Coal and Coke Keystone Coal and Coke King Coal and Coke and Tidewater Coal and Coke. Coal will be shipped from Hampton Roads to New Haven using dredged channels to 30 feet if possible, enabling 6 000 ton vessels.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Koppers Company
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Houston Coal and Coke Company
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
King Coal and Coke
Rhode Island to double marriage license fee in New Year
Rhode Island, once a Gretna Green, will begin the new year by doubling the price of a marriage license. The present cost is 81.
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Associated Preas
Rhode Island
Driver absolved for Black Rock fatality
Coroner ruled the death of Stephen Magdiee at Ellsworth street and Fairfield avenue accidental after a trolley incident involving a tar owned by Louis A. Merson and operated by Samuel Randolph. Testimony suggested Magdiee could have boarded the trolley without incident. Randolph swerved to avoid a collision.
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John J. Phelan
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Ellsworth Street
Louis A. Merson
Linwood Avenue
Samuel Randolph
Barlow Road
Fairfield
Conscience Gift Adds 250 To Connecticut Treasury
A Southbridge resident with a guilty conscience sent five $50 bills totaling 250 to Connecticut state treasurer Ernest E. Rogers. The money was postmarked Southbridge and recorded in miscellaneous receipts under conscience fund, the sole contribution of its kind for the year ending June 30.
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Sy Associated Press
Connecticut
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Paper-Making Expert Duncan L. McCorkindale Dies
Duncan L. McCorkindale seventy three longtime Parsons Paper Company superintendent dies in Holyoke Mass on December 20 He was a renowned paper industry expert with prior work in several other locations born in Scotland and immigrated in youth to the United States.
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Holyoke
Mass
Ampelated Press
Duncan L. McCorkindale
Parsons Paper Company
Scotland
See the Whippet Run New Price Next Friday
A dealer urges readers to examine the Whippet closely and compare it with other cars. They promise to reveal the new price next Friday and invite inquiries about an easy payment plan tied to the buyer’s income.
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