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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1923
Page
6
A toy ballon caused a major blaze at the Horr Waner Co plant near Wooster on July 5. The fire damaged four storage houses, two barns, an office building, and several dwellings as it spread from a factory layout in the area. Firefighters battled the flames through the night with extensive smoke reported.
Registration for summer classes organized by the YWCA and YMC A in cooperation with the Board of Education drew 186 enrollments yesterday at Central Branch Golden Hill Street 30 at Barnum Avenue 66 at Main Street and many more expected today Sessions begin Monday with central and east side centers serving different grade groups The program aids students behind in studies and offers acceleration options Credit will be granted by the Board of Education based on progress supervised by John A Young assistant superintendent
New York July 5 The American Osteopathic convention heard Dr Roberta Wimmer Ford of Seattle argue that American women ruin charm with tense facial expressions and that proper repose is essential. Dr B P Millard of Toronto urged golf as a remedy for pot bellies and joint issues and noted many doctors were absent to attend golf. Doctors linked corsets to abdominal sagging and rupture risk for men and suggested stays as a cure while criticizing diet heavy bread meat and potatoes as causing spinal problems with sugar taxation proposed to improve national health.
Jon Mozinski of Danbury was arrested in Easton for reckless driving after failing to notice a State Police halt near Aspeluck. He veered to avoid a truck, sending his car over an embankment several feet. No injuries reported. vehicle damaged.
Coroner John J. Phelan continued the inquest into nine year old David Allan Brennan’s death, struck by a delivery truck driven by Joseph Mugavero of South Norwalk. Mugavero free on bond, brakes failed, witnesses include the Boyd children and Brennan family. The funeral was held in New York City.
A Norwalk evening crash left James Stewart Harry Smith and William Dougherty all of Norwalk hospital bound with multiple injuries. The collision occurred at Meadow's Bridge as Stewart’s car was sideswiped by a truck driven by Olle Meckelf of Bridgeport. Meckelf faces $5000 bond on reckless driving charges.
Hartford July 5 George Stevenson of Hartford a Joint New England Railroad committee member told the chamber of commerce that receivership would be a colossal disaster for Connecticut. He urged cooperation as the best method to aid the New Haven road during the current period and questioned if New England would abuse any consolidation power.
A Tokyo based inventor has patented a substitute for petroleum derived from fish and vegetable air. The claimant states the new oil is nearly indistinguishable from natural petroleum and can be used for heating and lighting purposes.
An old advertisement touts Sweet Dreams Double Strength mosquito remedy with a claim of nightly use on bed linens. It promotes reduced prices for weak commodities and stronger options to meet requirements, featuring red-top Lou-as bottle imagery and alarmist assurances.
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