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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1923

Page

17

Bill Passed Return of Alien Property Part of Measure

Washington February 28 The Administration bill directing the return of as much as 3100000 of each estate of former enemy aliens held by the Alien Property custodian was passed today by the House and goes to the Senate. Rayburn opposed recommitment but the motion failed 481 to 124. The bill would repay income from trusts and return most property, estimating about 45 million of 47 million value, not counting a German ship seized after war.

Washington Administration House Senate Rayburn Texas Interstate Commerce Committee Thomas W. Miller

Town Meeting Abates Taxes in Greenwich

Greenwich Feb 23 abatement of town taxes and assessments for sewage disposal was approved for the Israel Putnam House association the First Church of Christ and the Mainu Community Neighborhood House at a town meeting. Attorney Roger S Baldyn moved resolutions resulting in $50 for Arthur JH Brown for encroachment on Roland Hill Road and $90 for Anna H Jackson. Bonds were authorized to cover building costs and sewers with a 425 foot section on Hamilton Avenue and a 300 foot section on Urind Street.

Greenwich Israel Putnam House Church of Christ Mianui Doyuse Roger S&s Baldyn Arthur JH. Brown Roland Hill Road Anna. H. Jackson Hamilton Avenue Urind Street

Notably small death rate from influenza noted locally

Local health data show a notably small mortality rate from influenza and pneumonia since January 1. The report records fewer deaths week by week, with a drop for the week ending January 22 compared with the previous week, and notes influenza and pneumonia rising nationally and in the state as winter fades toward spring.

Beidgepert Ioe

Husband Dies During Wife's Funeral in Ansonia

After Mrs Carrie St Brannen is laid to rest at Pine Grove cemetery her husband Arthur Brannen dies at home from a prolonged pneumonia. Surviving are two sons Arthur and Robert and two daughters Mrs Frank Tanner and Mrs Taymond Al, with brothers John Henry and Oscar Brannen. Funeral services scheduled from the Rutland street home Saturday afternoon. SAD IRON WITH ROLLERS: a new heated roller iron claimed to ease and speed ironing, using a shaft with rollers heated by internal elements.

Ansonia Carrie Brannen Arthur Brannen Arthur Frannen Robert Brannen Wetroit Mich Frank Tanner Shelton Tayvmond John Brannen Henry Oscar Brannen Beacon N.Y Rutland Street Pine Grove Cemetery

Plight of Rural Doctors Spotlighted by Town Physician

The town physician describes the decline of rural medical care as physicians shrink in number and migrate to cities. He cites 1921 state health data showing 166 localities with no doctor and only half of rural villages securing new graduates. He condemns free or compulsory health schemes, warns of bureaucratic medicine, and urges retained general practice with adequate pay and accessibility for farms and towns.

Oeserves New York Times New York State Department of Health New York Army Medical Journal Ponce Wight Prac N. O Tims Board of Fealth Goa Tis Imo Abov Medical College Stud University of Pennsylvania England Michigan State Medical’ Society Connecticut State Medical Society Not Eneagenana

The Medical Profession and Society’s Regulation

A discussion by the Pennsylvania State Medical Society questions the value of modern medical practice laws. It argues laws fail to deter quacks and enforceables, noting a rural doctor shortage and a shift toward specialties. It warns medicine demands sacrifice over money and social glamour, predicting fewer general practitioners in cities.

Theas Jaker Pennsylvania State Medical Society Price H S Ornie

Fairfield Relief Board Probes Property Protest Hearings

Fairfield Feb 28 Special Members of the relief board spent today in personal investigations of protests from property owners who deem assessments too high. The board met last session Wednesday and will continue investigations into early next week with a report due before Thursday March 1.

Fairfield

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