Inspectors to curb sidewalk fruit and veg handling
Health department inspectors will drive this month to ensure all fruit and vegetables on sidewalk stands are covered with netting and kept out of buyers’ reach. Violations will be reported and penalties applied if warnings are ignored. Containers must raise outdoor foods at least two feet above the sidewalk. Special focus on stores allowing watermelon and similar items on the curb amid filth.
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Department ‘of ‘Health
Father Dougherty Dies At Mt. Josephs Home
The Rev. James E Dougherty a chaplain of Mount St. Josephs home died in Hartford today at age 75 of ailments linked to age. He served churches in New Haven Windsor Locks Mystic and West Hartford and became chaplain of Mount St. Josephs home in 1910. Funeral set for Monday at St. Josephs Cathedral with burial in Saint Benedicts cemetery.
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Hartford
Mount St. Joseph's
Ife
St. Giles Colleges
Maryland
St. Mary's Seminary
Baltimoore
New York City
Father Dougherty
Sir Francis
Sacred Heart
New Haven
St. Mary's
Windsor Locks
St. Patrick's
Mystic
West Hartford
Mount St. Joseph's Home
St. Joseph's Cathedral
St. Benedict's Cemetery
Benefit Performance at Olivet Church Opens New Gymnasium
Troops 13 and 14 of the Boy Scouts announce a benefit performance for the opening of a new gymnasium at Olivet church located at the corner of Main street and North avenue. The event, next Monday at 7 30 oclock, is expected to draw members and parents with Scribe Albert Weeks noting Camp Fire Girls will attend and promise a pleasant evening. Corinthian Lodge to hold a stated communication Tuesday at Masonic temple.
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Boy Scouts
Olivet Church
Main Street
North Avenue
Albert Weeks
Camp Fire
Elks Donate $6000 to Patriotic Funds
Bridgeport Elks lodge announced a total of $6000 donated to patriotic funds for the year ending April 1, 1918. Twenty applications for membership were read, a special meeting set for the last Thursday of the month, and Michael J. Jordan received a life membership card. Chief speaker Dr Edward J McGovern presented, Peter F Bellew received a gold watch on retirement, and E F McGovern planned to report for service at Camp Devens. A 100 plus Elks delegation will travel to Atlantic City on the 7:01 train tomorrow morning.
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Bridgeport Lodge of Elks
Michael J. Jordan
Edward J
McGovern
Jordan
Bellew
Peter F. Bellew
William P. Kirk
E. F. McGovern
Camp Devens
Medical Reserve Corps
Atlantic City
Elks
Dollar Day is Coming to Bridgeport Shoppers
Bridgeport merchants announce Dollar Day with ads promising “Some Surprises” and thrifty deals. The community is urged to spread the word and invite neighbors to shop, aiming to make a single dollar stretch twice as far through smart buying and aggressive advertising.
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Bridgeport
Motorist Carburetor Wear Impacts Performance
The article explains how carburetors suffer from wear in moving parts such as the needle valve, automatic air valves, and throttle linkage, leading to irregular idle, improper air mixtures, and unstable engine operation. It notes that simpler designs with fewer moving parts resist wear better, and stresses checking gasket seals and connections for air leaks. It also covers non-skid tires, gasoline price uncertainty, car trade-in decisions, and brake band cleaning.
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Hart
M. M. E. Aska
Securimg
Lske
Lowell Textile Strike Ends with Wage Award
Lowell Mass July 6 The textile workers strike ends as Henry B Finci cot executive manager of the state committee on public safety acting as mediator grants a five percent wage increase effective June 1.
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Lowell
Mass
Henry
Finci‘cott
State Committee On Public Safety
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