Patriotic program at hall on March 2 by YM HATO and YW
The Washington 4 birthday exercises will be held at the auditorium 67 Maiton avenue on March 2. The program includes a prize essay contest for seniors on topics such as Peace and World Politics and The Jews Belgians Race. Juniors give recitations and a patriotic speaking contest. Aesthetic dancing and several musical numbers are planned. Attendance is expected to be moderate.
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Washington
W. HW
Ite Atediitorium
Mauiton Avenue
America
Philippines
Zionist Organization
Four Inches of Snow Halts Torrington Cars
Severe storm disrupts schedules in Torrington as four inches of snow and sleet blanket the area. School dismissals, late openings, and transportation delays reported. strong winds and freezing mix impact travel. Residents urged to stay indoors and allow extra travel time amid continued wintry conditions.
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Torrington
Lurrington
Fairfield Beach Cottages Washed Away by Storm
A severe storm swept Fairfield Beach washing away nearly all cottages along Pannoat Beach. Porches, steps, and shingles tore loose and flung into the Sound. A pavilion formerly owned by James Throw and recently sold to Morz Happh was undermined. A dune end collapsed and a road rear was buried by sand and snow with the tide at its peak.
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Pannoat Beach
James Throw
Sears
Canadian oil man held by Mexican bandits in Hamilton case
Oat. tReb. fu. 'T. O. Mackenzie, Canadian oil man, held for $260,000 by the Mexican bandit. Hippolata Villa, brother of the late Pancho Villa, was to be released today per a message from his wife. The message to Mrs. W WW Sedgenick, Mackenzie’s sister, offered no details beyond Mackenzie’s good health.
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Hamilton
T. O. Mackenzie
Hippolata Villa
Pancho Villa
Youth confesses to killings of parents and sisters
In Des Moines area news, Frank McDowell, aged 16, signed a confession admitting he killed his parents Mr and Mrs M M McDowell while they slept and that he had abducted his two sisters in another state a year earlier. He described a dream directing the slayings and said he later understood the consequences. The youth said a divine prompting led him to write a heart shaped letter and place it on the bed after the shootings.
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ST Phelersburg
Frank McDowell
M. McDowell
Fragmentary Local Report on House Fire Tragedy
Readable fragments describe a fatal house fire where girls perished trapped in their rooms. Neighbors note the father Frank McDowell's erratic reputation and a reform table with philosophy books including The Quest For Souls, each marked page hinting at death or erotic themes, shaping the observed message on the heart.
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Frank
Stamford Streets Flooded by Worst Storm in Years
Stamford is hit by a severe blizzard and storm surge as public schools close except high school. Trolley and rail services struggle. telephone lines falter. Waterfront damage runs to hundreds of dollars with tides surpassing previous records. Lower city flooded. debris washed away.
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Stamford
Gnetty
Tudors Marine Construction Company
Tite
Not Yet Qualified At Revival Meet Says Sambo
Fragmentary dialogue shows Rastus and Sambo discussing revival meeting attendance and the American Legion weekly publication hints at community gathering figures. text is incomplete and difficult to parse for full events.
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American Legion
Suspended Term for Youth in Wine Thefts
Judge Allyn Brown of the Superior court suspended Joseph Borddah's sentence for breaking into his uncle's cellar and tapping a barrel of wine. Borddah, 16, received probation with work and money requirements and a warning to abstain from drinking. Co-defendant Youle Bates, 26, pleaded guilty to robbery and faced a year in county jail with 20 days to serve. his previous record influenced sentencing.
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Allyn Brown
Joseph Borddah
Bostwick Avenue
Cheahire Reformatory
Youle Bates
Pordash
Brown
Bordash
Reformatory
Louis Bates
Suit to reclaim Hillside care costs urged by relative
Julia Delahunt files suit on behalf of sister-in-law Margaret Delahunt a deaf mute with weak mind alleging Hillside home staff failed to care for her. She jumped from a third floor dormitory window on November 26 1922 fracturing her left leg kneecap and others injuries and remains committed. City reimbursement demanded or legal action proceeds.
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Msg
Julia Delahunt
Milne Street
Margaret Delahunt
Hillside Home
Ity
Alfred W. Burdick
Husband and Wife File Suit Over House Ownership
Afary Yansick sues her husband Stephen Yansick in a countersuit to settle a dispute over a three family house on Union Avenue. He previously claimed she failed to take half the rent and sought possession. She alleges he has kept all rents and is in possession after one accounting, seeking possession, rental, and $5,000 in damages.
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Stephen Yansick
Afary Yansick
Yansick
Union Avenue
Norwalk Storm Causes Minor Damage and Power Outages
Norwalk reports very light storm damage with over two inches of snow and subsequent rain and sleet delaying traffic. The Second District lost power for 20 minutes, uptown areas saw outages, and a feeder at the electric plant caused service interruptions. Shore damage remains undetermined but believed minimal.
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Norwalk
Telegram
Tve
Uptown
Electricight
Upper Main Street
Center
War veteran and musician dies in U S hospital
George Schoen a war veteran and longtime Warner Brothers employee and drummer died of tuberculosis of the spine at Veterans Hospital in New York City on November 1. He lived in Connecticut and was active in the Warner Brothers Drum Corps and the State Organization of Connecticut Wifers and Drummers. Funeral set for Saturday at his sister Togarty's home. a Warner Brothers Drum Corps meeting will elect a delegate to Schoen's funeral in Manchester on Saturday.
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George Sehoen
Intiidag
New York City
Warner Brothers Company
Warner Brothers Trenadgier
State Organization of Connecticut Wifers and Drum~mera
Togarty
Buuth
Connecticut
Cauadnl
Filsida Fiame
State Organization of Fifers and
Drummars
Veteran’s Hospital
New York
Warner Brethera Cirenadie
Drum Corpa
Ook
Schoens
Manchester
Satnday
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Mgr
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Standard Motors Corp
Fairfield Avenue
Barnum
Joseph Bordash
U. S. Hospital
Ockwell & Co
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Radio
Rockwell & Co
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