Sergaent Gibbons Addresses War Crowd at Casino
Sergeant Arthur Gibbons of the 3rd Canadian Infantry told Bridgeport audiences last night that the Hun drive will never break Allied lines and urged Americans to do their part for victory. He described POW life, German shortages, and warned of harsh wartime experiences ahead before United States government motion pictures showed Marines, submarines, and torpedo boats in action. The event was hosted by the Bridgeport Manufacturers' Association with films loaned by the State Council of Defense and introduced by Mayor Cutford GB Wilson.
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Arthur Gibbons
3Rd
State Street
Gibbons
United States
Xpyves
Soliers
Germany
Kidney Trouble Often Unrecognized Says Insurance Doctor
A physician for a major life insurance firm warns that kidney trouble is commonly undetected and leads to many insurance rejections. Dr Kilmer's Swamp-root is promoted as an herbal remedy, with a sample offer and drugstore availability.
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Kilmer
Bridgeport Daily Petegrans and Post
Return of R R Bul After War Sparks Rail Bill
The House interstate commerce committee advances an administration railroad bill to provide a standard government return to the roads and creates a $500 million revolving fund for operation and extension. An amended provision requires a yearly report on operations under the fund starting January 1. The president may mandate terminal construction and further extensions for war needs or public interest.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce
Obituary notices for several Stratford residents
Obituaries report services for John C. Schwarz a Locomobile foreman at 99 Lee Avenue with attendances from Muensterberg lodge Encampment 10 O FF Schwaben Sick Benefit society and Park cemetery interment. Other notices include Katherine Zehnder died age 62 from 66 Vreeman errect, Lydia A. Smith widow of Augustus Smith at 196 Fairfield Avenue, Abbott L. Blood age 72 dies at daughter’s home 265 Bunnell Street with funeral at 2 pm Wednesday, Christ vanagulis service at Rourke and Boucher and Lakeview Cemetery burial. Ruth E. Stanton funeral at sister’s home 420 Connecticut Avenue, W. H. Jepson officiating. Marion J. French infant death Garden Street Stratford. George R. Roberts 20 died at 1649 Linden Avenue Stratford with St James Church service. Edna M. Stolzwig and Ernest Molnar funerals at Rourke and Boucher. Lawrence V. Laberta died at 7% Volester Avenue with 2:36 pm service at August Baker mortuary chapel. plans for a new French barbed wire fence to hinder enemy advance described in Popular Science Monthly.
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Locomobile Company
Lee Avenue
Stev
Herman Wiemer
German Reformed Church
Nome
Muensterberg Lodge
O. FF
Schwaben Sick Benefit Society
Park Cemetery
Carl Goetz
Atam Schempp
Adolph Werner
Albert Damm
William Henninger
Christian Ruess
Katherine Zehndeer
Katherine
Albert Zehnder
Vreeman Errect
Mamie Katherine
Emil Zeigler
William Albert
Ruth Zeigler
Mary
Pauline
First German Methodist Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Lydia A. Smith
Lydian A. Smith
Wairfield Avenue
Augustus Smith
Henry E.’ Bishop
Fairfield Arenue
Mountain Grove Cemstery
Abbott B. Blood
Abbott L. Blood
Albert J. Sohn
Bunnell Street
Blood
East End
Singer Manufacturing Company
Washington Park
Ruth E. Stanton
Ruth
Stanton
James €. Gregory
Connecticut Avenue
William H. Jepson
St. Luke's. Episcopal Church
Wurral
Marion T. French
Marion J
Burdette French
Garden Street
Stratford
J. Michael's Cemetery
George WH. Roberts
George R. Robberts
Linden Avenue
St. James Church
Michael's Cemetery
Edna M. Stoatz
Dna
M. Stolzwig
Rourke and
Boucher
Main Street
Ernest Molnar
Rourke 2Nd Boucher
Laleview
Lawrence V. Laberta
Lawrence Victor
Frank Laberta
Ester Avenue
August Baker
Stratford Avenue
St. Michael's Esimetery
Varied billboards shift ads from autos to cigarettes
In the scene around town, advertisements change frequently as billboards vary. Last month focused on automobiles, this month on cigarettes, with anticipation building for next month’s likely swing. The exchange notes lively, ever-changing outdoor advertising in the local area.
Milford Gas Outage Darkens Milford Neighborhood
Milford suffers a noon to noon gas outage after a Tadins gas supply pipe break likely due to severe weather. New Haven Gas now supplies gas until Milford repairs its tank. Residents cooked with furnaces and used lamps while some homes lit with candles.
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Milford
Ita Sal
Willam O'Mara
Mileford
Afr
O'dLara
New Haven
New Haven Gas Company
Kenneth Davidson Lewis
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Lottie Davidson
Braddock
Hoover Tea
Hooverton
Sunnyside Farm
Burwell Homestead
Burwell’s Beach
Aid urged for Montana farmers amid seed grain shortage
Washington February 4. Representative Rankin urged the house agricultural committee to provide federal aid for Montana farmers facing a two season potential crop failure caused by seed grain shortages. Rankin said 60 percent of Montana farmers cannot pay for seed due to recent crop failures.
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Montana
Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Rankin
Plan to Abate Taxes of Men in U.S. Service
Bridgeport considers tax abatement for private property of men in U.S. service. Mayor Clifford B. Wilson urges action to ease hardship on taxpayers serving, with the measure limited to needy cases and likely affecting few. City committees to study the proposal as Bridgeport claims first Connecticut city to take such steps.
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Bridgetport
United States
Clifford B. Wilson
Common Council
Robert
Blakeslee
Bridgeport
Connecticut
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