Incks Starts State Savings Stamp Drive in Connecticut
A Bridgeport meeting of the War Savings Stamps committee heard William T. Hincks detail the drive plan and how Bridgeport factories will be engaged. Charles B. Benedict and postmaster William Meyer outlined stamp distribution through Bridgeport post offices, with the local post office serving as the Connecticut accounting station and holding emergency stamp supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jar Savings
Artford
William T. Hincks
Bridgeport
Hinccks
Ems
Arles B. Benedict
Nce
William T. Meyer
Conicut
Conny
Official order to conserve fuel for home range purchase
Government notice urging fuel conservation with a pitch for No 30 Chann ers Ranges. The text touts the range as a combined fireless cooker and range, marketed as a major fuel saver for the home, claiming year after year savings equal to the price of the cooker.
Husband Deserts Wife After Short Marriage Trial, Divorce Granted
After a seven month trial marriage Floyd I Bentley II and Alice E Bentley of Norwalk were granted a divorce in Superior court on desertion grounds. Bentley, an ex railroad worker and organist, refused to work, visiting Syracuse and Boston at his wife's expense. He left in June 1914 with all belongings, including his winter coat, saying it might be cold. They married November 12, 1913, and Bentley never contributed to support during their time together. The report also covers Knights of Columbus campaign events and fundraising figures from a luncheon, highlighting contributions and team totals as the drive exceeds initial targets.
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Floyd I. Bentley
Alice E. Bentley
Norwalk
Superior Court
Bentley
Syracuse
N. Y
Boston
C. L. Sullivan
Says Baby Was Cause of Wife Leaving Home
Testimony in a Shelton divorce suit before Judge William M Akuthie says the wife left after the baby arrived claiming she had no time for walks or movies. She left five years earlier with no money. he sent five dollars weekly and later gave furniture to a brother after she refused to return. The divorce was granted to Mason.
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Hush J. Mason
Shelton
Lacey Mason
Hartford
Superior Court
William M. Akuthie
Abandon Entertainment Though for Charity Fund
At a special meeting of the Hebrew Lewis Aid society yesterday the officers and committee voted to postpone their ball planned for tomorrow at the Casino. The committee's members were told of Dr Garfield's order to abolish all entertainments and the Ladies Aid society chose to end this year's entertainment despite its charitable aim.
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Hebrew Lewis Aid Society
Garfield
Ladies’ Aid Society
Riker Urges Removal of Fuel Chief Amid War Strain
Telegrams to Senator Brandegee from J H Spence and Co criticize Garfield and call for his removal. They urge replacing the fuel administrator with a national figure and ending coal operator influence. Other Connecticut groups protest factory shutdowns as harming Allies. Brandegee presents the telegrams to the senate. An Helsingfors rumor stockpiles on a Bolshevik style uprising and a planned senate formation unsettle bourgeois circles.
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Brandegee
J. H. Spence and Company of
Suilford
Garfield
Andrew I Riker
Bridgeport
Congress
Connecticut
Bran
Bran~degee Were the Manufacturers’ Bureau of Norwich Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturers’ Association of Stamford
Sterling Tire Corporation of
New Haven
American Woolen Company
Meriden War Bureau
FH. T.ing
George P. Hart
Stanley Works
New Britain
J. T. Roche
Locomobile Company of America
Senate
Fuel Shortage Sparks Police Plea for Aid in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police report a severe fuel famine as hundreds seek wood from the Chamber of Commerce. Families of seven or eight rely on a single oil stove, with widows and orphans at risk. The police warn immediate relief is vital to prevent deaths from the cold and illness.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport Department of Police
Driver Hurt In Fall From Wagon On Kossuth Street
Walter Ilo of Derby was injured when he fell from a wagon in front of Gregory Coal Company offices at Kossuth and Stratford. He sustained a fractured skull and deep facial lacerations. The cause is unclear though it is believed he leaned out to look for boys riding on the rear.
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Kossuth Street
Stratford Revenue
Gregory Coal Company
Walter Ilo
Derby
Gato
Kicked Her Out of Bed Ends Marriage in Court Ruling
Elizabeth Smith Lyman of Fairfield obtained a divorce from Harry Robert Lyman after he kicked her from bed at 3 a m and locked her out. Judge William M Multhie granted the divorce in Superior Court. The plaintiff testified she left him after learning another child was on the way and that she has since lived with her mother in Stairfield while ill and supporting herself and their children. Lyman provided no support.
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Harry Robert Lyman
Mairfield
William M. Multhie
Superior Court
Elizabeth Smith Lyman
Lyman
Trolley Company Maintains Service Despite Fuel Order
New Haven January 18 The Connecticut Trolley Company announces it must limit weekday service through fuel orders. On next ten Mondays operations will run on normal Sunday schedules with a reduced level of service to transport workers to munition plants.
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Trolley Company
New Haven
Connecticut (Trolley
Gare Field
United States
Connecticut
Abstract on City Fuel Conservation Measures
Fragmentary note discusses added service limits to honor fuel curtailment rules. Mentions possible curtailment of late city services to keep consumption within set lows. A second fragment laments everyone expecting others to set a good example.
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Ace
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Incks
Merican Hardware Stores
Grumman
Airfield Ave
Middle St
Wey
William Forace Day
The
United Church
Knights of Columbus
William Horace Day
Leach
TaAwhat
Jesse C. Hamilton
Arch Leverty
4. F. Blank
Thomas M.cullinan
Hdn. J. Rowe
Joseph Carroll
John J. Lynch
John H. Redsate
John T. King
Executive Committee
Stratford
American Bank and Trust Co
East Side Bank
East Main Street
Barnum Avenue
Liberty
Riker
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Diet
CSIN
Washington
3Dalie
Vveryone
City Savings Bank
Psar
Misch Stores
Smarkdowns
Caesar Pach Bre
Golden Hill
Middle Streets
Humphreys
Atlas
Fairfield Avenue
Broad Street
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