Roofer Plaps Petition in Bankruptcy in Hartford
Hanford C. Plumb of Bridgeport proprietor of Farmers Supply and Roofing Co and Excelsior Glove Co filed a bankruptcy petition in United States district court Hartford showing debts of 89,012 and assets totaling 61,231. Major creditors include City National Bank and Bridgeport National Bank on notes. Assets include 14,090 stock in trade in roofing and 100 in glove business.
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Hartford
Hanford C. Plumb
Bridgeport
The
Farmers Supply and Roofing Co
Excelsior Glove
Southport Bridegroom to Sail for France Front
Announcement reports Miss Ielene Collins of Main Street marrying Edward Duncan of Bimbra New York last Wednesday at St Thomas Church Fairfield. Duncan a US Navy sailor on furlough leaves for New York and likely soon overseas. Collins works at Bridgeport Graphophone Co. Friends wish them luck in married life.
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Southport
Ielene Colins
Nellie Collins
Main Street
Edward Doncan
Bimbra
New York
William Blake
St. Thomas' Roman Catholic Church
Fairfield
Dencan
United States Navy
Collins
Bridgeport Graphophone Company
Pathfinder Girls
Pathfinde
Wakeman Memorial Building
Margaret Oliphant
Red Cross
Marjorie Northrop
Esther Neilson
Mildred Post
Beatrice Blamey
Nan Sherwood
Dorothy Bawden
Clayton Nichols
John Nichols
Greenfield Hill
South Norwalk
Nichols
Camp Devens
Hattie Nichols
Etta Yeceman
Viola Nichols
Elsie Nichols
Edward Nichols
Irving Nichols
Theodore Nichols
Elizabeth Angell
Sherman School
Angell
War Service
Trinity Church
Richard D. Hatch
Southport Harbor
Mary Lafferty
Center Street
New York City
Nellie B. Wilson
Hartford
Connecticut State Grange
Inventor McMyer Seeks Army Role for Stabilizer
Richard McMyer a 28 year old colored inventor from Bridgeport has applied to join the aviation section of the US Army after securing a patent in Washington for an aeroplane stabilizer weighing under 70 pounds He would be the first black aviator in the US flying service McMyer born in Richmond Va educated at DeWitt Clinton High School New York City and trained as an expert mechanic faced racial barriers in employment yet persisted with a strong record in athletics and mechanical work He credits the Model Aeroplane Club of America for support and notes Elmer Sperry challenged the stabilizer concept before his breakthrough now lighter and more capable than Sperry’s earlier design He offers the invention to the government for wartime use and aims to advance color in the field of aviation
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Washington
Richard McMyer
Main Street
Thenited States Army
Flying Service
United States
McMyer
Richmond
DeWitt Clinton High School
New York City
Bridgeport
Model Aeroplane Club of America
Elmer Sperry
MecMyer
Mr. Sperry
New York
Watermelon Seed Trick Stuns Wife in Comical Line
In a humorous note from the Ohio State Journal a man seeks to lift seven or eight newly released watermelon seeds from a tablecloth with his left hand without his wife noticing. The item tests poise and manual dexterity in a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Ohio State Journal
An Arab sayin and a trader's tale in prints
An Arabic treatise parchment quote reflects on wealth and virtue. The article lists valuations: $6,994 accounts, one third interest in a Trumbull farm worth 35,100, a Bridgeport total at 1,108, Delaware and Hudson railroad stock 2,160, and store fixtures 1,150.
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Trumbull
Bridgeport
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Entrances on Main Street Fairfield Avenue Cannon Street
Entrances on Main Street, Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street described in local notice. Details unspecified due to fragmented source text.
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Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon Street
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Watkins’ Art Store
Broad St
Opp
D. Cork
Dr. Bern
Kersey
Aneers
Lewark Shoe Storeo Co
Main ST
Wall ST
NEW Universities
Bridgeport Telegram
Chamberlin
Shropshire
Conn
French Front
Howland
Bridgeport, Conn
Weather Fair
Russia
Howland Dry Goods Company
Carter
John F. Fay
Bond Typewriter
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