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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1923

Page

4

Evening High school seeks gym use for night students

Robert Bruno of the Evening High school league will meet with Superintendent Eysyett Comright and Physical Instructor Ha C Went to press for access to the high school gym. The league, with over 1,000 members, asks equal gym time for night pupils after earlier denials and supports a girls team practice space. Commissioner Wilson favors permission.

Robert Bruno Evening Hist School League Eysyett Comright Ha x C Ducation Board Bruno Lynn W. Wilson The Education Board Brung

Auto Accidents Drop as January Records Set in Connecticut

Connecticut reports a historic January with fewer fatal crashes and a record number of vehicle registrations. The DMV notes 1919 to 1923 fatal accident counts and says nearly 12,000 more autos registered this year than last, with over $60,000 in fees received across offices.

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles

Raid Seizes Still and Jugs at Main Street Home

Early Sunday Bureau of Investigation policemen seized a fully equipped twenty gallon still and several jugs and bottles at 1620 Main Street the home of George Ricks. Wicks was held on liquor law violation in $800 bond and arrested on drunkenness. John N. Schultz listed as Lyric Hotel address was also noted in the raid.

George Ricks Main Street Bureau of Investigation Wicks John N. Schultz Lyric Hotel Wicks Place

Milford Garage Damaged By Flames In Midnight Fire

A Milford garage sustained interior fire damage around midnight Saturday with about 100 dollars in loss. Two of nine autos were damaged including a delivery truck top burned off for American Express and a touring car owned by WT Nesbitt. Fire crews from multiple companies responded. no one was inside. Jackson charged with reckless driving after nearly striking firemen.

Mllford Pel Lie Milford Broad Street Milford Five American Express Company WT. D. Nesbitt North Street Charles Conners Clark Street Linly Conners Warren Willard Engine Company No. 1 Chemical Company Jackson Lord

Two Arrested After Street Fist Fight

Following a fist fight on Harold Avenue yesterday morning, Joseph Gesta of 118 Cabhurg Place and Ames Anonzito of 148 Jones Avenue were arrested on assault charges. They were refused in bonds.

Harold Avec Joseph Gesta Cabhurg Place Ames Anonzito Jones Avenue Charg Ase Salt Hach

American Battalion of Death to invade troubled Europe

Senatorial delegation heads to Europe in spring as the so called Battalion of Death plans tours to observe and report on postwar Europe. Johnson Morse Walsh Borah McCormick Underwood and others will sail for Liverpool and beyond to gauge conditions, politics, and prospects for peace.

Europe Robert TV Europs United States Senate Senate Atlantic United Stat Bitter End Wiram Johnson California Johnson Tor United States George Morse War Hampshire Brttalion Moses Liverpool Johnson Embanks Marey N Engkand Greece Taft David T Walsh Massachusetts Walsh Althrough Ireland Free State Borah Idalia Th’s Sen- Alor Borah League of Nations Medilile Cormick United McCormick Battalion of Death Belkuder Cox League Assembly Geneva Oscar Underwood Alabama Underwood

Professors Name Ten Best Volumes for Desert Island

Six Princeton professors identify thirty favorite works for survival on a desert island. Bible and Shakespeare appear in all lists, with diverse selections spanning Homer to Dante, Milton to Kipling, Plutarch to Wordsworth, and a mix of poetry, prose, and essays.

Princeton Charles W. Kennedy Burton Stevenson Henry van Dyke Shakespear Plutarchh Henry Esmond Wordsworth Edwin Grant Conklin Loag Department of Biology Encyclopadia Britannic Plutarch Live Elatas Womaur Darwin Ux ‘ Brehny Therlebon Ark "Pwall Frelessop Walter Phelps Department of History Book of Common Prayer Shakespeare the Odys Kipling Edge Abraham Linvern

Funeral wedding days mark parish patrimony customs

Fragment describes how communities set alternate funeral and wedding days when candidates of both sexes exist for patrimony. It notes that the great funeral wedding day is appointed and that communities may observe it multiple times a year with intervals of three to five days between such days.

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Tanac claims improved digestion and appetite in Hartford ad

A.F.E. Jones, floor manager at Brown-Tape Department Store, Hartford Conn, endorses Tanlac noting marked improvement since use. He cites relief from gas, stomach misery, and loss of appetite, saying digestion is better and he feels like his old self again.

A. F E. Jones Artford Conn

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