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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1925
Page
9
Washington police under Major Daniel Sullivan say pre inaugural liquor raids have begun and in the last two days 6000 gallons of assorted beverages were seized.
A dated advertisement promotes Bisurated Magnesia as quick after meal relief. It claims two teaspoonfuls or four tablets with water after a heavy meal can relieve gas and stomach distress in minutes. It emphasizes a pleasant, non laxative form and urges purchase at any druggist.
George L. Warren chairs a new Division of Care Work committee of the Council of Social Agencies meeting biweekly at the university to reduce overlapping case work. Victoria Armour serves as secretary. members include agency representatives aiming to coordinate services and conserve scarce funds for truly needed cases. Representatives from family agencies and the Employment Managers association discussed unemployment cooperation and plans for better mutual understanding at a Wednesday noon conference. A separate committee meeting at Judge Ralph Beers's office focused on child welfare and forcing parental financial support to reserve funds for essential cases.
Oscar Peck of Greenwich died yesterday at Sound Beach in his 78th year after pneumonia. A longtime member of Second Congregational church, he aided many quietly. Born in Round Hill, he was a machinist and farmer, past master of Acacia lodge No 84. Survived by wife, two sisters and a brother. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 from his uncle’s home. interment Putnam Cemetery. Acacia lodge to attend.
STATE CAPITOL Hartford Feb 12 The Legislature opened with Lincoln Day remarks by chaplains and a Sisson eulogy to Lincoln to be printed in the journal. Senator Ford urged Governor Trumbull's address be studied by a committee for better laws and economies. No action taken. House and Senate moved through various bills including railway extensions, armory construction, and tax proposals while several measures were rejected or reported unfavorably. Bolton lake fishing ban for three years was adopted.
From 1864 to 1922 Stamford and Fairfield provided six State's Attorneys each, with Norwalk Bridgeport Stratford and Newtown contributing fewer. The seventy year span shows only eight State's Attorneys since 1864 and four in the fifty years after 1874, reflecting a period of strong jurists like Olmstead and Carter shaping Western Connecticut law.
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