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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1925
Page
5
A man about 40 near Flanders, 30 miles north of Danbury, was found beside the Pittsfield rail line. A train swung into action, shuttling him to New Milford where he died from freezing and exposure. The deceased is believed to be Lister Andrews of Sharon.
Principal J W Jeffery announced forty five pupils at Congress High School have earned term honors. Printing department certificates were presented to the scholars, with a lengthy list of names including Henry Hartman Willis Burns Albert Coles Karl Paradzick Nicholas Rottenthaler Dominic Tartaro Harmon Strauss and many others.
Betty Morse Laidlaw of New York City testified in Superior court before Judge Nickerson that on their wedding day aboard a train to California her husband Loper Baird Laidlaw of Greenwich intoxicated repeatedly assaulted her. He was described as frequently under the influence of liquor and granted a decree for intolerable cruelty. Laidlaw’s first marriage ended in divorce for cruelty in 1918, his last marriage occurring February 22, 1923.
The Eyota council No 16 D of P will hold a masquerade dance at their hall 62 Canton street tonight. Surprise features are planned with great chiefs of the Great Council of Connecticut present and delegations from Stamford Norwalk New Haven and Fairfield. Committees include Mrs William Vincent Mrs Joseph Shackett and Mrs Clara Stoeppel.
Lincoln council No 4 United Order of AMericans will celebrate its 51st birthday February 6 with a large guest list from across the country. The event will feature past chancellors presiding and conducting as in early days. A February 22 trip to East Hampton for the degrees team with new uniforms is planned.
Attorney Francis B. Jones told the Exchange Club the Connecticut State Chamber of Commerce backed bill would create a State Board of Regulation with expert examiners and a grievance committee to revoke licenses after hearings. The plan would bar fraudulent practitioners, allow appeals to the Superior Court within 39 days, and exclude interim practice during appeal.
Fairfield January 30 Telegram Service. A demand for a municipal bathing beach was voiced at a Drasmere Improvement Association meeting at Grasmere School after a discussion of Ash Creek pollution and a state health Board ruling to ban bathing in the creek. The meeting supported a sidewalk along Frost from Grasmere to Fairfield Center and discussed town leadership changes and local appointments. A funeral for Mrs Hannah Raymond Ambler was noted. upcoming basketball games between Bridgeport FFMA and Fairfield American Legion were listed with Greenfield High and Community teams as preliminaries.
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