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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1925
Page
12
The article reports a potential merger of the Saugatuck Post Office with the Westport area postal services, noting that the Saugatuck office may be abolished. Officials in Westport are considering a new postal arrangement and a plan to consolidate branches is under review.
Milford announces a full reorganization of the Chamber of Commerce aimed at raising its standard to match other towns. Lloyds Anders leads the effort as director with support from the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce and local leaders. The plan seeks to recruit members, elect officers, and establish a full time secretary to oversee operations.
An educational event in Norwalk features a guest speaker from Mountain School. The talk addresses local student programs and community involvement, highlighting school outreach.
Telegram dispatch reports Ridgefield residents react to the promotion of Miss Touise Martin to principal of the Norwalk school. The ceremony featured Ridgefield Grange officers installed by Past Master Aron W Northrop. New officers include Master Rich Jo Tinnpper and Secretary Thomas Gate Keeper, among others, with notes on community support and a presenting gift.
Fragment text mentions saving accounts, a list of individuals including Clarince Beers and Jerry burang, and notes about banking services and scholars. OCR errors obscure full context but indicate a financial notice or ledger excerpt from a local community, with names and amounts amid scattered phrases.
The city’s real and personal taxable property totals 259,765,577 with 16,51 motor vehicles valued at 7,464,029 an increase of 1,268,940 from 1923. Vacant property, factories, and stores show mixed changes while exemptions rise by roughly 720,000. overall assessments reflect fewer buildings but higher values, and radios and personal items contribute to the higher totals.
Stratford dispatch reports Robert Jauntise, a commissioned officer on leave from Kings Park State Asylum, and injured in a prior shooting, making an arrest at Stratford Police Headquarters after being approached by Quinsey. Patrolman Edward Wanchester, off duty due to gunshot wounds, escorted him to the station where the seized suspect was turned over for processing. A social gathering followed at the local club with dancing, refreshments, and gifts for hosts.
Lordship residents celebrated Miss Thelin entering Bridgeport Hospital Training School for Nurses with a surprise shower on Friday evening. Attendees from Lordship and nearby towns presented gifts in a leather wicker basket and portfolio, and sang and played games. The event featured a rhymed verse by the donor and decor in cornflag and green colors.
Connecticut plans a statewide observance surrounding Seed Corn Week to promote seed selection for a normal 1928 crop. The centerpiece is the National Seed Corn Show in Chicago under the Bears Roebuck Foundation, with prizes totaling over $2,000 for entries nationwide and a $1,000 reward for the county showing the most entries.
Milford Fire Department logged a minor January blaze record with six calls and a total loss around $1,260. The department responded to grass fires, a car fire, a cottage blaze, and a chimney incident, aided by local relief efforts during a heavy snowstorm.
Ansonia services held for former resident Mrs Tlaehem Sk widow of George Ahi. The ceremony took place at 9 Wallam Avenue Shipp Wied with the participation of John Jenkins of Waterbury and Allen Shipp of Ansel. The event honored the late Mrs Wallam and referenced family ties to Waterbury and Sailston. The obituary notes the deceased’s migration from Germany to Australia and later to Ansonia, with the service described as a community gathering around the late resident’s kin and home parish.
Milford Feb 1. telegram service reports the Milford community appeals for funds to support six Boy Scout troops. Leaders note 177 to 200 youths involved and emphasize expenses that cannot be covered by volunteers’ time and services. The push aims to relieve financial burdens on those bearing the training workload.
A Danbury Knights of Columbus debate on prohibition features a pro side led by Edward Cuiings Thoms T McCloskey and Wiallty mbynch with a negative by BO Pius McKenney Khon Grain. Speakers address the audience, with references to the country’s welfare and constitutional questions, as the gathering aims to inform residents.
An obituary note honors a Danbury Express employee who left after 44 years of service dating back to 1887. He served as messenger and office staff, with decades spent at the New York News company era, remembered for long tenure and loyalty.
Norwalk and surrounding notes discuss shifts from agricultural to residential land use as Fairfield Farms tax lists reveal more homeowners and smaller lots. The Norwalk item notes concerns over school superintendent George Buchanan’s job, possible removal, and rumors of a successor amid board tensions and Ku Klux Klan letters, with reappointment favored by several board members.
A Norwalk incident reports a shoestore theft leading to a bound over hearing. The defendant faced charges tied to a 19th century case pattern and was bound over to the county criminal court for trial with bond set at $1000.
A community fundraising event held at the Monror Town Hall on February 4 and a meeting of the Monroe firm bureau at the town hall on February 10 support the Monroe Ture Company and the Monroe Women's Auxiliary. Participants included local figures Curtiss, Dad ward, and Mrs Alexander Suliliwil ghee Wlist with Charls Bilet assisting. the event featured various demonstrations and parts.
An advertisement touts Bronchuline Emulsion as a safe, sugar free cough syrup claim. It promises relief from stubborn night coughing after a heavy cold or attack, noting half a bottle can stop an ordinary cough in a few days. It urges readers to ask at drug stores for a bottle.
An old advertisement promises quick relief from gas on the stomach causing sleeplessness and chest pressure. It touts a remedy labeled a silent intestinal exactant, claiming rapid one hour action for constipation and nervous discomfort, from Itutigan Drug Store at Alan & Congress.
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