Mondays Set Time to Clear Up All Freight
Bridgeport War Bureau declares every Monday during fuel order operations as the day to relieve freight congestion. Merchants, manufacturers, and consignees are urged to cooperate, absorb arriving freight, and move shipments to free terminal space. Prompt action will speed release of empty cars and improve terminal operations.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Jan Davee
Duul £. Miller
Bridgeport
Bue Reat
Bridgeport War Bureau Hay
War Bureau
Wearfield
Crowding at Camps Linked to Epidemics Says Gorgas
Washington January 26 Surgeon General Gorgas testified before a military committee on health and sanitation in the army resuming its inquiry. He blamed crowding in cantonments and camps for epidemics at several posts while endorsing urgent training and noting no complete camp hospitals yet. He urged observation camps and said 14 000 physicians in service are enough, with possible civilian help if needed.
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Gorgas
Department
Freylinghuysen
Weeks
50 Million to Build Homes for Ship Workers
Washington, Jan 25. Former Rear Admiral Bowles and other officers of the Emergency Fleet Corporation urged passage of Senate bills authorizing 50 million dollars for housing shipyard workers and for creating military zones around yards. They testified that current housing at Sparrows Point Hogestown and Newport News is inadequate with 180,000 men employed. Bowles warned demand will rise as shipbuilding expands to 400,000 workers. three shift work on ships is not practical due to daylight needs. Rail transport is a key factor and freight delays have slowed the Submarine Boat Company plant. suggestions include diverting New York rail shipments to Philadelphia to relieve congestion.
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Edmonds
Penna
New York
Philadelphia
Seven Army Accountants Chosen for Clerkships Induction
Bridgeport draft officials selected seven accountants for induction into the National Army to work in the Aviation section's finance equipment division. They will undergo physical and aptitude exams in New York City on February 5 to determine placement, with failures reassigned within the Signal Corps. Affected officers anticipate broader classifications by occupation as the draft scales up.
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National Army
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William Murray Oates
Broad Street
Boar
Paul W. Lindstrom
Butler Avenue
Frederick C. Rebstock
Denver Avenue
Jacobh H. Gross
Wallace Street
John D
Finance Department
Taquipment
Signal Corps
Connecticut
Bridgeport Taraft Boards
Honad
Hartford
Fort Wright
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Wairfield
Hearing on Estate of Joseph Kat In City
January 1 hearing set on the estate of Joseph Kat who died in the city. Wahl left no will, and his heir has applied for admission of the...
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Joseph Kat
Wahl
Widow Frances Kahl Heir to Four Daughters Estate
Probate notice details an estate proceeding for a deceased individual. The surviving widow Frances Kahl and four daughters are named as heirs. Real estate valued around $5,000 forms the core of the estate, guiding the probate process and asset distribution under local law.
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Frances Kahl
Navy Enlists Assistant Clerk as Seaman at Pelham Bay
Ernest Kohler will conclude duties as assistant clerk in the office of the Board of Contract and Supply and on Tuesday report to the Pelham Bay naval reserve station to be sworn in as a second class seaman.
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NAVY
Ernest Kohler
Office
the Board of Contract and Supply
Pelham Bay Naval Reserve Station
Divorce Granted After Claims of Spouse Abuse in City
Florence A. Johns Marsh obtained a divorce yesterday from Vincent A. Marsh in superior court. She said her husband waited at the shop for her return to beat her, after years of marital strain since their New Jersey marriage. Agnes Dewey was granted a divorce from Alonso Dewey, who told her he would not live with a woman he had to support, with details of quarrels and neglect since their December 1908 marriage.
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Florence A. Johns Marsh
Vincent A. Marsh
New Jersey
Bridgeport
Alonzo Dewey
Agnes Dewey
Alonso
Married 3 Years Ends In Court Granted Divorce
Alfonsina Mastroiani was granted a divorce from Alesio Mastroiani by Judge William M. Maltbie in the superior court. Alfonsina, born in Italy, resumed her maiden name Penta after the arranged marriage produced no shared life. They wed after a civil ceremony on October 10. the husband refused church rites and they lived apart on Olive Street. Authorities avoided action to protect their children.
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Alfonsina Mastroiani
Alesio Mastroiani
William MT. Maltbie
Penta
Italy
Atesio
Olive Street
Detectives Seek Missing Milford Man
HP DETECTIVES SEEK missing Milford man Kump last seen yesterday afternoon not returning to his brother’s home and unaccounted for at the Skemington Arms plant where he works. He is described as about 4 feet 11 inches, 145 pounds, dark hair, grey eyes, wearing a motor cut with fur collar, grey overcoat, tan shoes and a cap.
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Sydney Archibald
Belmont Road
Silver Beach
Kump
Moat
Skemington Arms
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