Probate notices and state legislature actions in Bridgeport area
Probate court records reveal estate matters for Mary Mull and Andrew Beresick with notices to creditors and heirs, while Connecticut legislators report favorable actions on charter amendments, municipal and water company bills, tax measures, library funding, and wildlife licensing, spanning February 1923 to 1927. Notable items include appointment of administratrix Anna Beresick, and various bills on corporate charters, tax powers, and public safety.
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Connecticut
Bridgeport
Mary F. 3Ull
Mbull
Ridgefield
Onnecticut
District OF Bridgeport
Andrew ‘Berescik
Anna Berescik
STA OF C
Obituary notices from Stratford Milford area 1925
Funeral notices listed for Collins Hastings Joyce Lotty Middlebrook Morvay Prew Ryon Schaible Theabot Walsh Whale y with details of dates times and burial places plus two cards of thanks from families acknowledging sympathy and support after bereavement in Stratford Milford and Bridgeport Connecticut communities.
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Hastings
Stratford
Conn
Christchurch
Union Cemetery
Joyce
Charlton
Mass
Kiagon
John St. Joyce
Wilmot and Weat Inc
Lafayette Street
Bridgeport
Stepney
LOTTY
John Lotty
Martin Terrace
Mountain Grays Cemetery
Middlebrook
Juesday
Louise Tyack
William Middlebrook
M. J. Gannon
Rosie
John Street
Lakeview
Morvay
Louis Morray
Spruce Street
Hungarian Reformed Church
Mt. Grove
Prew
Devon
Theresa F. Prew
J. A. Bergeron
Ellis Street
Anne Church
St. Mary's
Milford
Providence
Ryon
Varrick ST Ryan
Schaible
William Schaible Jr
William H. Schaible
Smith's
Broad and
High Streets
Theabot
Gecee F. Theaghat
Main Street
Zion M Church
Park Cemetery
Walsh
Bridgeport Conn
Catherine Murphy
Walliam A Walsh
Central Avenue
Blessed Sacrament Church
Magunt St. Benedict
Hartford
Connecticut
Whaley
Fairfield
Anna May Whatley
James H
Mary Scriber Whaley
Granville Terrace
Oaklawn
Women Legislators Meet On Voting Bill In Hartford
After adjournment of the House today women representatives held a meeting at Rev Daniels Bethlehem visitation. He has a pending bill to make the voting residence of married women the same as their husbands if living together. Miss Cheney Manchester said women prefer voting where they reside for home and children's education despite some husbands and fathers voting out of state.
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Hartford
Daniels
Bethlehem
Cheney
Manchester
Connecticut
New York City
Frovidence
R. 1
Springfield
Mass
Woman Made Defendant After Auto Collisions
Lily Tegel of New Canaan aged 18 is named a defendant in two lawsuits filed in the Court of Common Pleas after an automobile crash in New York City last November 12. Henry Urchard and Edward Braxton of New York allege a car driven by Mrs. Riesel struck their parked vehicle on Seventh Avenue, seeking $500 damages each.
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New York City
Lily Tegel
New Canaan
Court of Common Pleas
Henry Urchard
Edward Braxton
New York
Riese
Seventh Avenue
Notice of Public Auction at Mook Storage Bridgeport
Notice states Joe Moores Storage Warehouse at 560 Union Ave Bridgeport and Mook Storage Vanetious at 669 Tnien Ave will auction off stored household goods including beds dressers tables bedding and related items to cover storage charges and other debts. Names listed include Arthur Fuer M Gray Unich George Anthen and George Periyv with charges due per MOOK 5 Storage. Public sale begins 3% 1925 at 669 Tnien Ave.
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Joe
Tnien Ave
Union
Bridgeport
Conn
Brooklyn Bridge Spotlight On New York Skyline History
Radio program from Station WNYC features chief engineer of New York City plants and structures discussing the Brooklyn Bridge and skyline landmarks. He notes Trinity Church as 1883 beacon, cites 1924 bridge traffic up 90,327 daily, and reports over 1.5 million pedestrians daily on the four main bridges. Also mentions the Brunswick music memory contest radiocast with hit tunes and a quiz on familiar melodies.
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A. Burns
Department of Plants and Structures
New York City
New York
WNYC
Brookyn Bridge
Trinity Church
Cathedral of Commerce
Woolworth
Singer
Brunswick
WGY
WJZ
KDKA
KYW
WRC
Swanes River
Oyster Fisheries Bill Sparks Shellfish Lease Debate
A hearing on a bill to extend Shell Fisheries commission powers to lease shellfish areas north and south of the state line drew questions on jurisdiction and impact on natural beds. Opponents argued it would harm natural growers and public access, while supporters claimed clarity and benefit to oyster interests. The panel signaled possible unfavorable reporting amid heated exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Narbor
Milford
Shell Fisheries Commission
Hoyt
Eugene Hoyt
Bridgeport
Appropriations Committee
Fish and Game Committees
Wallace RR. Pulersor
Senate
Wheeler
Lovejoy
Pierson
Commission
Preson
Adelphian Lodge Confers Second Degree at Broad Street Hall
At a regular meeting of Adelphian lodge 1. C. O. F. at 1087 Broad Street the second degree was conferred on a large class of candidates.
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Adelphian Lodge 1. C. O. F
Broad Street
Legislature Kills Many Measures in Busy Session
State Capitol news from Dartford reports a busy two chamber day as committees issued scores of unfavorable reports and most Senate and House calendars moved slowly. Several bills were disposed of, including some on municipal wards, and Hartford and Noroton college incorporations advanced while others stalled. A proposed state rail plan drew criticism and a measure limiting terms of State Farm commitments was unfavorably reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartford
General ‘Assembly
Senate
House
New Haven
Ford
Hartford
Naval Parley Shapes Attitude On Submarine Warfare
A naval parley discusses limits on auxiliary craft and submarine warfare. Britain seeks limits on subs, France resists. discussions reflect broader auto austerity and potential shifts in French naval spending amid a perceived economic downturn and rival powers' build ups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Paris
Rome
Ansonia Boy Elected To Yale Daily News
At Yale Daily News elections for the class of 1928, two names stand out from Ansonia and Hartford. Omeroy Day of Hartford and Dana Treat Bartholomew of Ansonia join the ranks, with Raymond Otis Mitchell of St. Minn also listed among victors.
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Ansonia
Yale Daily News
New Paven
F Olowing
Three Governors Share January Salary in Hartford
Hartford dispatch reports United States Senator Herbert Bingham received 13.44 from the state for one day as governor. The deduction came from Governor John W. Trumbull’s January pay. The state allocated 416.66 for three governors for January, Templeton seven days 94.67, Bingham one day 44, Trumbull 23 days 309.14.
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Hartford
United States
Htrant Bingham
State Comptroller’s Office
John W. Trumbull
Bingham
Charles A.templeton
Trumbull
Native Filipino For Chief Justice Native Filipino For Chief Justice
President Coolidge nominates Ramon Avancena a native Filipino to be chief Justice of the Philippine Islands Supreme Court and Antonio Lb Villareal as associate justice in a February document from Washington noting the nominations of the Philippine Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ramon Avancena
Coolidge
Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands
Antonio Lb. Villareal
Philippine Supreme Court
Two Bridgeport Men Seek Restoration of Rights
Two Bridgeport men, Leonard J Maloney and Nicholas Fagan, asked the Legislative Forfeited Rights committee in Hartford to restore their citizenship rights. Maloney, a former Connecticut Company claims agent now in a Bridgeport garage business, was convicted of embezzlement about two years ago. Fagan, a Bricklayers union walking delegate, was convicted 15 years ago of stealing a harness. Support came from Senator Redden, City Attorney TreLaney, and others for Maloney. Doolan and DeLaney backed Fagan, noting no other trouble except the old arrest.
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Telegram
Hartford
Legislative Forfeited Rights Committee
Leonard J Maloney
Nicholas Fagan
Bridgeport
Maloney
Stratford Avenue
Connecticut Company
Fagan
Bricklayers’ Union
William 4. Redden
A. L. TreLaney
Frank L. Wilder
James W. Carroll
Waterbury
France
Charles A. Pelton
Cromwell
Accidental Death Found in Stamford Boy Case
Coroner John J. Phelan ruled the death accidental for 15 year old James G. Seymour of Stamford who died after a bicycle collision with a truck on the Post Road in Greenwich last Wednesday. The truck, owned by F. C. Toulston Trucking of New York City, was driven by Max Tieberman at the time of the incident.
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John J. Phelan
James G. Seymour
Stamford
Post Road
Greenwich
F.C. Toulston Trucking Company
New York City
Max Tieberman
Meetings Tonight In Bridgeport Fraternal Orders Scene
Fraternal groups across Bridgeport gather tonight at throughout the city including Aerie at 1598 Main Street and W G W Camp at 1119 Foud Street. Lodges and clubs from K of P 1025 Main to I O O F 1064 Atie Street host sessions and public events as calendars list numerous venues and addresses.
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Bridgeport Aerie
Fraternal Order of the Hagien
Main Street
Bridgeport Camp
Bridgeport Lodge
B. P O
Slate
K. of P
Main
Bridgeport
Stat Armory
Noble
Inlon Avenue
Stratfold
T. O. O BF
Proad
Stratford Lodge
Knights of Tythlas
Red Afen
Sture Lodge
O. V. of A
Lee Avenue
Wowompan Tribe
J O. Rom
Stratford Man Held on Breach of Peace Charge
News brief reports a Stratford man, aged about SL years, arrested on a technical breach of the peace charge and held in $200 bond while a money matter is investigated by authorities.
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Stratford
George Fraser
Barnavesque
Amended Charters Before Senate in Hartford Session
Senate committees favor amendments to several charters in Hartford. Measures include boosting New Britain Gas Light stock to 2 million, extending Uline for Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Society, and allowing Village Water of Simsbury to issue excess stock. Middlesex Hospital gains more directors, Title Guarantee and Abstract awaits action, and penalties for county home reports are set at 25 dollars. Unfavorable items include Emma Pendleton claims, Bradley Home for Crippled Children, and hospital appropriations disputes. All Hartford city bills moved to House calendar.
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Setath Capitol
Hartford
Senate
Incorporation
New Britain Gas Light Company
Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Society
Uline
Village Water Company of
Simsbury
Middlesex Hospital
Garantee and Abstract Company
State Board of Charities
Emma Pendleton
Bradley Home For Crippled Children
Toeithode Island Hospital Company
Ast Haven
New Haven
Henry Nowicki
New Britain
Bllica, Raiway and Transportation Company
Lordship Park Railway Company
Lordship Association
Protestant Episcopal Denomination
Protestant Widows Society
Masonic Building Association of
Middletown
Tracy Brothers of
Waterbury
Hartford City
Mrs Budlong On Roof As Husband Feud Hits Headlines
Portraits and reporters fill the scene as Mrs. Margaret Budlong clings to a four story ledge during a high profile feud with her husband. Photographers crowded the area while Budlong’s lawyers and detectives sought to manage the escalating stand off. She later emerges in the street and hurls shirts at onlookers while a typed note to the press warns of personal danger and legal steps.
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Acc
Margaret Budlong
Suspected Truckman Released in Westport
Lawrence Webb of Bristol was detained after police seized a truckload of alcohol in Westport. Webb, questioned by Sergeant Walter Lynelma, was released as officers pursued the driver who abandoned the vehicle near Bulkley’s Bridge.
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Segean
Walter Lynelma
Westport
Lawrence Webb
Bristol
Bulkley’s Bridge
Radio Reception Across New York Stations
Weather clear but alatic reception varied last night with WAHG WBZ WVAM clear and Blazie distant. WEBA and WGM Chicago best for distant reception. little code interference noted. Factors include transmitter power antenna direction and occasional interference. The Telegrama prints daily radio reception for local pages.
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New York
WAHG
WBZ
WVAM
Blazie
WEBA
WGM
Chicago
Telegrama
Ocal
Debate on Making Election Day a Legal Holiday
Hartford news report on February 18 describes legislators hearing support and opposition to a bill to make election day a state holiday. Testimony cites Travelers Insurance office closures raising payroll effects, concerns on robberies, and arguments about too many holidays.
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Hartford
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Walter E. Batterson
Representative Lane
Rocky Hill
Legislative Judiciary Committee
Ralph O. Wella
Wells
Bridgepot Manufacturers’ Association
New Britain
Grange
Oppose Bill on Married Wives Voting Location
Hartford February 18 women members of the House of Representatives oppose a bill that would require a married woman living with her husband to vote in the same town. Representative Daniels stated the bill’s author urged endorsement after a meeting of women members. They argue a woman should vote where she lived and where children attend school, noting cases like Greenwich where the husband votes out of state.
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Hartford
House of Representatives
Ote
Daniels
Greenwich
Hove
Connecticut
Father shoots daughter's lover in Suffern crime
In Suffern New York Gerry Palmarozzo father of nine shot and killed Ken Thomas Schack who pursued his daughter Helen Fulmarozzo after a months long affair. Police say Schack had fled after a previous trip to Connecticut and was later arraigned by District Attorney Leon. Palmarozzo was captured and jailed without bail for the grand jury.
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Suffern
Ken Thomas Chak
Gerry Palmarozzo
Heen
Schack
Charrer
Helen Fulmarozzo
Connecticut
Palmarozso
Leon Ho
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Mead
State Capitol
Greenwich Country Club
New Britain Trust Company
Bank Commisoner
Bacon Academy of
Colchester
Lizzie M. Whittlesey
Westport Electric Company
Savings Society of Salsbury and
Robbins Burrall Trust Company
Richse Clela
Ukenlise Bethlehem
Louis R. Lincoln
Orange
N. J
Trustees
Berkley Divinity School
Norwich Court
Borough Court
Naugatuck
Towns Court
Groton
Hartford Public Library
Wadsworth Athenum
Norwich
Norwhilk
Stonington
Hamden
Wilmantic
Norwalk
Farmington Water Company
Yalesville Water Company
Manchester Water Company
Board of Public Safety
Fast Haven
Young Men's Temperance Society
Wallingford Runiag
Billy
Salem
Montstits
Cornwall Hollow
West Traven
United Workers of New Haven
Westport Electric Concern
OED
Mary Collins
Thomas A. Doyle
St . Anazustine’s
Ik. Michael's Cemeary
Frank Alex
Editie
Ernest N Smith
Main St. Stratford
Mary A’ Marth
Hughes & Chapman Co
Charles L. Dennis
Underytak Feneral Home
Bar's State St
M. J. “Gannon Feneral Home
John Bt
BRRHO
Adelphian Lodge
State
Sacred Heart Academy of
Stamtford
Mount Saint Joseph College of
Saint Thomas Seminary of
College of the Sacred Heart of Noroton
Hartford College of Law
Incorporations
Fish and Game Committee
Brinsmade
Durant
Guilford
Roads, Bridges and Rivers
Evans’ ,Corner
Washington Green
Sturges
Railroads Committee
State Farm
Leonard J. Maloney
Stratford Man
Lordship Park Association
Mrs. Budlong
W. Grove
American Hardware
Fairfield Ave
Middle
Ie Hardware
Havana
Meale
Ashort
Robert E. Lee
Inervice
Mexico City
Vere Crus
Marico City
Grice
Laos
Plubkes
Newspaper
Drehiye
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