Map Enlargement Saves Stratford Huge Expenditure
Town manager FL Hunter cut costs on Stratford drainage planning by enlarging a US Geological Survey map. A $12 bill replaced an estimated $ live–ten thousand plus engineer fees, producing a contour map and catchment plan for surface water drainage without full survey work.
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FL Hunter
Slovitt
Ures
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Aurney
Stratfords
Director of Public Works
Paul Goodell
Washington, D D. C
Soft Coal Strike Seen as Spring Season Possibility
An 1928 overview warns a spring strike by soft coal miners may occur if wage and work rules demands persist. It notes union aims for a two year contract with a six hour day five day week and that operators remain divided. The piece surveys mediation limits, anthracite shortages, and production trends through 1922.
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United States
C. B. Lesher
Coal Age
Wbeah
Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers
Ana
United States Coal Commission
Congress
Hammond Commission
Jas
Ater
United State
Danbury Auto Tax Dishonore Pay Up Soon
Town officials warn Danbury automobile owners who did not pay last year tax to settle with the collector by February 1. About 490 owners allegedly owe an average tax of 10, totaling roughly 4000 dollars to the town treasury.
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Danbury
Suggestion as crime curb say Cone in new phase of harmony
A speaker advocates autosuggestion and physical culture to curb crime. He cites experiments in Nancy with troubled youths and warning cases in France and Paris. He argues suggestion can modify character, aid reformatories, and prevent youth from embracing criminal paths.
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Nancy
Europe
America
France
Paris
Lewis XV
Nick Carter
Representative Claude Kitchin Stricken by Pneumonia
Scotland Neck N C Jan 8 representative Claude Kitchin veteran House member and Democratic leader is seriously ill at home from pneumonia. The disease developed Sunday night and has attacked both lungs but is described as mild. Temperature 101 and respiration fair.
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Scotland Neck
N.C
Claude Kitchin
House
Danbury Charity Ball Planned at Hotel Green
Plans for a charity ball at the Hotel Green on February 12 were announced by K of C local leader Dan McGivney. Proceeds will be split among city charitable boards. The Danbury Salvation Army to launch a fund drive soon for a new West Street home, planning remodeling of two Hotel Green dwellings for social services.
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Social Service Branch
the Army
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