Wan Awarded 1500 In Suit After Crash
Jury in Superior Court awarded Andrew Votra of Bridgeport 1500 in a suit against Michael Mornyak. Votra claimed permanent injury from a September 20, 1927 crash on Spruce Street near Hancock Avenue. The defense contended Votra was intoxicated and walked into Mornyak’s car.
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Wan
Pace John Rufus Booth
Andrew Votra
Wee Om
Michael Mornyak
Bridgeport
David Goldstein
Joseph G. Shapiro
Votra
Spruce Street
Hancock Avenue
Hornyaks
Bronchuline Emulsion Offers Real Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Bronchuline Emulsion as effective against stubborn coughs that do not respond to ordinary syrups. It claims rapid relief without dope or chlorofarm, urging readers to ask Hindle Pharmacy or any progressive druggist for two doses for ordinary coughs.
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Jnst
Hindle Pharmacyine
Meyer Gets Notice of Formal Appointment as Postmaster
The confirmation by the President and Senate of Willian T Meyer’s appointment as postmaster was received yesterday Meyer promptly sent a US bond of 103000 to cover his administration The bond acceptance is the technical step before he officially becomes postmaster for four years from February 4 1928
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Senate
Willian T Meyer
United States
Fh Meyer Weil
Tuttle to Address Accountants Forum at Stratfield Hotel
Ernst and Ernst executive WOW Tubtle, widely known as a manager in New York, will speak at the Cost Accountants Forum on Thursday night February 16 at 8 p.m. The topic is Standard Cost, focusing on value obtained from measuring variations from the standard.
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Wow Tubtle
Ernst and Ernst
New York
Cost Accountants Forum
Stratfield Hotel
Downtown shopping district reshaped with new storefronts and displays
Changes sweep the downtown area as sections shift westward for remodeling. New shops like Allen Brothers at 739 Fairfield Ave feature General Electric refrigerators in a polychrome showroom. Other outlets advertise spring stock, gift clearance, and fashion fabrics at Read's, Meigs and Company, and Happiness Gift Shop, reflecting a bustling, cluttered retail scene with local real estate interest at Black Rock Point and a focus on modern appliances and decor.
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Fairfield
Avenue
Broad Street
Main Street
Act Telty
Ll. Blackman and Son
Allen Brothers
Fairfield Avernuse
General Electric
Atchter Ment
Stromberg-Carlson Rac
Tris
Paul Ricker
Happiness
Harold
Carpenter Heads Brookla wn Club
E W Carpenter was elected president of Brackinn Country Club at the annual meeting in the clubhouse last night. He succeeds Harry OO King. Officers named include Andrew Smith vice president William Webb secretary and treasurer H Livingston Morehouse. A T McDonald C M Groves and G Williams governors three years George G Howley governor two years Andrew R Smith House committee chairman. TV meeting attended by 30 persons.
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E W Carpenter
Brackinn
Harry OO. King
Andrew Smith
William Webb
H Livingston Morehouse
A T McDonald
C M Groves
G@ Williams
George G. Howley
Antrew R Smith
New Short Story Writing Course Planned
A new term begins Tuesday February 14 for a short story writing course led by Mrs Sara Sherman Pryor at 265 Golden Hill Street. The class covers technique and modern short stories with weekly sessions split between instruction and personal critique, with optional study of the short play. Pryor, ex Yale drama student and former Central High faculty member, has had stories published including in American Magazine.
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Mra Sata Sherman Piyoi
Wocay
Golden Hill Street
Sara Sherman Pryor
Central High School
Department of Drama
Yale University
George Pierce
Girl Scout Council Plans Festival and Meeting Details
Bridgeport Girl Scouts officers plan a festival for Saturday afternoon March 3 at the Mosque. Council meeting this morning at 10 30 at 991 Broad Street will finalize arrangements. Special guests at the Officers’ association meeting include Mrs George Hatheway and Mrs J Hepert Holton, with Miss Catherine O Dwyer presiding.
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Nathaniel Worthen
Bridgeport Girl Scouts
Girl Scout
Girl Scout Officers’ Association
George Hatheway
J. Hepert Holton
Holton
Mias Catherine O'Dwyer
Park Street Congregational Church
Park Street
George Macdonald
Sloan's Liniment Proves Quick Relief for Farm Housewives
A survey of 324 farm housewives finds Sloan's Liniment the top remedy for tired backs and aching muscles. Letters claim rapid relief from injuries after falls from trees and ongoing muscular pain, with users reporting better sleep and renewed ability to work.
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Sloan
Sloan's
Companions of the Forest Meeting Tonight
The Companions of the Forest Stratford circle will hold their regular meeting tonight at the Red Men’s hall in Stratford. The session starts at 7 p m followed by a business review and a covered dish supper.
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Companions of the Forest
Stratford Circle
Red Men's Hall
Stratford
P m
Read School Parents Seek Auditorium at PTA Meeting
The Read School PTA held a meeting in the kindergarten room with Mrs. L E Watson state federation president as speaker. She urged home life improvement, home reading, and spiritual training, and advocated adult schools to help parents understand modern teaching methods. A petition to provide an auditorium and extra rooms was drawn up, and Ella Keenan’s room won the attendance prize amid a 21st birthday celebration for the state PTA.
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Parent-Teacher Association of
Read School
L E. Watson
The
Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations
Board of Education
Ella Keenan
Postal Clerks to Attend New Britain Convention
Thirty five Bridgeport post office clerks will attend the Federation of Post Office Employes convention in New Britain on February 2 the same day as the United National Association of Post Office Employes meeting in Bridgeport. Bridgeport official Shippe heads the delegation leaving at 10 a m in private cars. Business sessions begin 1 30 p m at the Temperance and Benevolence belt with evening entertainment and a banquet at Elk's hall New Britain delegates include George Dillon Hubert L Loeo Joan O Neil Harold M Stevens Owen Rhodes and William Newman
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Bridgeport Post Office
Ste
Federation of Post Office Employes
New Britain
United National Association of Post Office
Bridgeport
Federation
American Federation of Labor
United Association
Postal Department
Washington
Shippe of
Bridgeport Ia
Federation of Postal Employes
Elk's Hall
The
George Dillon
Hubert L. Loeo
Joan O'Neil
Harold M. Stevens
Owen Rhodes
Wilam Newman
Suit After Fight Heard In Court Here
Judge Frederick W. Huxford heard testimony in a 1925 assault case in Com mon Pleas court. Sam Salterelli of Norwalk sues John J. and Jennie P. Vena over a plastering dispute claiming they attacked him in Vena garage on June 18. The Venas counter that Salterelli assaulted them with cash weights and acted in self defense.
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Frederick W. Huxford
Common Pleas Court
Sam Salterell
Norwalk
John J
Jennie P Vena
Alag
Plaintif
Vena
Salterelli
Nobel prizes and giant English airplane details
Beginning in 1801, Nobel prizes amounting to between 83,000,000 and 4,000,000 have been awarded. The largest airplane in the world, recently built in England, has a wing span of 140 feet and total weight including load of 40,000 pounds.
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England
Stuart's Acid Stomach Relief Ad Promises Quick Comfort
An old advertisement touts Stuart’s stomach tablet as a fast remedy for indigestion. It claims a blend of magnesia and calcium carbonate soothes acidity and sour stomachs. A pocket metal box costs a quarter, large bottle 60 cents, and family size 1.20.
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Stuart's
Little Green Capsules Stop Rheumatic Agony
An advertisement touts Allenrhu Number 2 little green capsules as a rapid remedy for rheumatic pain. It claims quick relief within hours and instructs a staged dosing plan across two days then ongoing use until symptoms vanish. The pitch warns purchasers to demand refunds if the product fails to relieve pain.
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America
Allenrhuy
Turn Hair Dark With Sage Tea By Jean Macon
Sage tea and sulfur mix touted to restore dark hair and cover gray. Ready to use store product costs 75 cents and promises gradual, lasting color without noticeable residue.
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Jean Macon
Rome
Uphur
Lesidus
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Tuttle
Natalie
Tne
Alling J Stubber Company
Fairfield Avenus
Meigs and Company
D M
Read’s
Black Rock Point
Black Rock-McNeil Corp
Fayerweather
Girt House
Lordship
Sasco Hill
Black Rock
George
Crawford
Tye
Barck
Stevens
Garpenter Heads
Brooklawn Club
Country Club
H. C. King
Girl Scout Council
Sciatica
Lawson
Hadley New England
Hadley
John, Bridgeport
Alenrhu
Hindle Phicy
Ady
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