Sterling Piano Company Reopens Shelton Factory
The Sterling Piano Company resumes operations at the Shelton factory, taking over the former Huntington Piano Company plant. Begin work this morning after wartime closure and prior merger. Derby shop will handle mill work while Shelton handles finishing. Fred Martin of Prospect Street is recovering from a severe grip.
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Shelton
Sterling Company
Derby
Huntington Piano Company
Huntington Company
Edward Ward
Fred Martin
Prospect Street
Wolf of Wall Street Sentenced to Jail
The U S Supreme Court ruled that David Lamar known as the wolf of Wall Street must serve his sentence for conspiracy in restraint of foreign commerce. The writ of habeas corpus was denied as meritless and intended to delay incarceration.
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Washington
Ansonelated Press
Supreme Court Today
David Lamar
Wolf of
Wall Street
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets A Remedy For Indigestion
Digestive relief pitched as curing stomach upset by tonics and liver stimulation. Ad claims Olive Tablets are a vegetable compound with olive oil that ease indigestion without gripping or cramps and can be taken at bedtime for quick relief.
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Edwards
Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments Ad
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a cure for eczema blotches ringworm and similar skin troubles. It claims instant relief from itching and healing with a penetrating disappearing liquid available at drug stores for 350 or 4.00 for extra large bottles.
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Zemo
Home Brew Darkens Hair Says City Resident
A well known Cincinnati resident, a longtime barbecue veteran, claims a simple home mix darkens gray hair at little cost. The formula uses water bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine, applied twice weekly to achieve a youthful, glossy shade without staining or greasing the scalp.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Legal battle opens in Fairfield Superior Court this week
The case of Frank McMullen and James McMullen appealing probate of John McMullen s will opens in Fairfield County Superior Court before Judge John W Banks and a jury. Plaintiffs claim the testator was of unsound mind, epileptic and unduly influenced by niece Laura A Hughes, with most of a 2 million estate left to Cornell University.
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Fairfield County
John W. Banks
Frank ‘McMullen
James McMullen
John McMullen
Norwalk
Cornell University
California
Avill
Laura A. Hughes
Howard W. Wakeman
Edward Griffin
Connecticut Co
Keogh and Candee
McMullens and Light, Dunbar and Quinlan
Frederick C. Taylor and Cummings and
Loskwood
Bird of Paradise at the Majestic an Effective Yet Flawed Play
The review likens the production to Madame Butterfly with an American partner and a Hawaiian princess. Nila Mac plays the princess, her hula and English draw mixed reactions. Edmund Abbey and Arthur Chatterdon deliver strong, distinct turns, while staging of magic rites and volcano imagery falls short of audience impact.
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Nila Mac
Arthur Chatterdon
Edmund Abbey
Beach Comber
Joan Storm
Sakhalin Concessions Confirmed by Soviet
Maxim Litvinoff says the Soviet bureau confirms Sinclair Consolidated Oil rights on Sakhalin Island off the Siberian coast. The island is half under Japanese control and half under Soviet rule, with rights granted to exploit oil tides.
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New York
Maxim Litvinoff
Bureau of Foreign Concessions
Sinclair Consolidated of! Corporation
Sakhalin
Sinclair
Siberian
Demand authorities clean up Blanford Indiana
Governor Warren McCray called for federal action to clean up Blanford Indiana once labeled the worst town in America after saloons operated openly since prohibition began. He spoke after Sheriff Harry Newland was wounded and two Seminana were killed early today.
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Indianapolis
Blanford
Ind
America
Warren McCray
Harry Newland
Population of Prussia Drops 34 Percent During War
The report notes Prussia's population declined by about one third amid the war. Cites widespread casualties and displacement as key factors driving the decrease across provinces.
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Prussia
Vaudeville Showcase offers laughs and music acts
Polys Vaudeville presents a menu of acts including Macart and Bradford with a vehicle called Take My Tip a clever farce. Tunes and Steps features four pretty musicians. The End of the Line offers a rural village comedy sketch. Mme Verobell and Virginia headline songs and dances. Lon Chaney Billie Dove Malcolm McGregor star in All Brothers Were Valiant and Lloyd Hamilton in The Speeder.
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Polis Vaudville
Poli
Wiam H. Macart
Athlynne Bradford
George Cohan
Wm. A Jones
Sand al
W. Ray
Wddie ‘White
Mme Verobell
Virginia
Lon Chaney
Billie Dove
Malcolm McGregor
Metro
Lioyd Hamilton
Louise Lovely
Wilton Welch
Miss Lovely
Marion Wilking
Rant Hughes
Ryan Weber
Ryan
Breeze
Monroe
Mae
Pwo
Tom Brown
Princeton
Tom Kelly
Wonder Dog
Strongheart
North
Bird of Paradise charms Majestic audiences anew
The Bird of Paradise from Richard Waliey Tully delighted Majestic Theatre crowds yesterday. Nila Mae, a Hawaii veteran, portrays the South Sea princess Nana with vivid realism. the Royal Hawaiian Troupe adds music and dance, boosting the show’s acclaim.
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Majestic
Majestic Theatre
Richard Waliey Tully
Oliver Morosco
South Sea
Vail
Nila Mae
Hawii
South
Nana
Notable Burlesque Pioneer and Film Scene Highlights
An aging burlesque showman who organized the Columbia burlesque on Broadway is profiled alongside cast notes. The report covers Lew Rose, May Santley, and others, with remarks on their performances. It also details the wedding procession scene in the Paramount film When Knighthood Was in Flower directed by Robert G. Vignola, featuring Merion Davies at the Dane Theatre with 3000 extras. The piece closes with Sol Lesser presenting Jackie Connagan in Oliver Twist at the Hippodrome today and tomorrow.
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Columbia, Wheel
Columbia
Bernie Clark
Wiliam Mack
Comedains
Margaret Hastings
Jean Peltier
Dave's
Robert Gs Vignela
Merion Davies
Dane Theatre
Mary Tudor
Louis XII
Vignola
Sol Lesser
Jackie Congan
Oliver
Tippodrome
Republic Restaurant to Reopen After Fire
The Republic restaurant slated to reopen after a summer fire following alterations by Clifford Lewis proprietor of the Studio building on Fairflala avenue who recently purchased the building. A six year and six month lease starting March 1 1928 was given to a firm of Leong Gim Leong Pong and Leong C Wing at 7980 a year. Center Lunch leased the store at 12 Fairfield avenue paying 4000 annually.
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Republic
Clifford
Connie) Lewis
Studio
Fairflala Avenue
Lewis
Leong Gim
Leong Pong
Leong C. Wing
Center
Pairfield Avenue
Bills and appointments dominate Shelton notes in Senate records
Jan 29 reports list Representative John Hill introducing several measures in the General Assembly. Bills concern police salary, charter recall and referendum, and charter amendments. Other items include appointments to judicial terms and successors. Local notices mention residents with illness and travel to Hartford for an agricultural exhibit.
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Judiciary Committee
Rinsabaugh
Joseph G. Shapiro
Ward
Clarence Radcliffe
Cheatnut Street
Ig 1
Frank Welles
Hlart?ord
Armory
Rescue League 10 Disband and May Join Humane Society
Bridgeport Animal Rescue League voted to disband at a meeting in the T. H. Downs office on Broad street near Fairfield avenue last night. A committee will present a proposition to the Connecticut Humane Society to take over the league’s work at the Hartford annual meeting. Paul Ricker donated several acres on Black Hook Turnpike for an animal cemetery. London physicians say strap hanging is beneficial exercise.
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T. H. Downs
Broad Street
Fairfield Avenue
iCon- Tiecticut Numane Society
Hartford
Black Hook Turnpike
League
Paul Ricker
Marina Park
London
Desertion Charge Claims Soldier From 4th GC Army Unit
A man identified as Eugenery, left without leave in January and returned to work in a factory. He reported to Fort H. Wright where Hurzig told police the soldier was tired of service and faced court martial.
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Stamford
Eugenery
Whart
Hurzig
Brown Ave
Jyas
Laken
Fort H. G. Wright
Guitra
Skirts and Blouses Trend Highlight in Worn Fabrics
Separate skirts in pleated crepe and wool gain popularity with sweater and monogrammed blouses noted as fashionable in current dress reportage.
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Pallor Theatre
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