Eagles Home Fund Drive Beginnings for Bridgeport Site
The Drive for Eagles Home Fund to begin tonight in the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie clubhouse. Finance committee and district committees will be appointed to raise money for a new two story building at Main Street opposite Arch Street with a 65 foot frontage. John A. Eckley, Joseph C. Koppel, John B. Nesry, and Frank J. Dizney named to the finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Aerue
Order of Eagles
Main Street
Arch Street
Niance
Grand Aerie
Kansas City
John A. Eckley
Joseph C. Koppel
John B. Nesry
Frank J. Dizney
John
Bastion John C. Bastion
Courtland Street
John L. Bastion
George Moynahan
Frank VanBusket
Maud Bastion
Arthur
Charles Bastion
Pittsfield
Mass
Charles L. Dennis and Son
Pitts
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Bridgeport Officials Inspect New Danbury High Building
Bridgeport school officials visited Danbury yesterday to inspect the new Danbury High School. Attending were Elmer H. Havens president of the Board of Education, William Martin school board member, Business Manager John B. Wynkoop, Superintendent Carroll R. Reed, architect Sinesta Southey, staff member Henry O Hara, and contractor William T. Hewlett of the Hewlett company which built the Danbury school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Danbury
Danbury High School
Elmer H. Havens
Board of Education
William Martin
John B. Wynkoop
Carroll R. Reed
Sinesta
Southey
Basslex Junor
Henry O’hara
William T. Hewlett
Hewlett Company
Youth in Rye Sought After $1000 Theft From East Main Street
Otto Lebner, about 20, sought after allegedly stealing $1000 from Mrs. May Feydt at 2376 East Main Street, Hmm. He failed Navy enlistment earlier, then moved into a rental room and fled after cash was taken from a buffet box. Police traced movements to Rye, N Y as they investigated the strongbox theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Lebner
May Foydt
East Main Street
Rye
N. Y
Navy
Feydt
Obituary notices in local Fairfield paper
A long list of obituaries and funeral notices for residents of Fairfield and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs. Dine Dennepy Dane Denney widow of William Denney with daughter Mrs. John O'Donnell. John P. Lyons World War veteran. Sarah E. Gilpin. Mrs. Katherine Sullivan O'Hara. Charles William Beckman. John L. Kann. Estelle G. Bartlett. John C. Bastion. Mary A. Buckley. Sarah A. Hawley. Julia A. Reck. Marie Anadel. Anne Kastek. and others with addresses, survivors, and funeral arrangements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dine Dennepy Dane
William Denney
Fairfeld Avenue
John O'Donnell
Catherine Desmond
Ireland
Denney
St. Peter's Church
Sarah A. Bryan
Sarah A. Hawley
Walter B. Bryan
Charles E. Minton
Nunfield Avenue
Union Cemetery
Stratford
Child Fracture After Fall From Playing
Five year old Allen Clatson of Elsworth Street was hospitalized at St Vincent's yesterday afternoon after falling on his arm. He suffered a fractured radius in the forearm while playing and was transported by emergency ambulance to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Anaidel
Domenico Anaidel
Lindsey Street
St. Raphael
John Sullivan
Anne Cisero
Cisero
Anna DeRosa
T. Romanies
Domenica Esposito
Dametica Dellarocca
Joseph Esposito
Joseph Dellarocca
Antonio Dellarocca
Leo DeLucia
Emilio Galle
Allen Clatson
Elsworth
Street
St. Vincent's Los
Air Mail Flight to Bethany to Highlight Meet
Special air mail service will be a feature of the Bethany aviation meet next weekend. Harris Whittemore Jr. seeks postmaster general approval to have Boston New York mail planes stop at Bethany Field Saturday night for on field mailing. Army and commercial planes, stunt flying, fireworks, and sky writing are planned with 30 plus aircraft under Lieut. L. M. Eller. Police details from Waterbury Naugtuck and New Haven will manage traffic. Governor Trumbull to attend Saturday afternoon events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Aviation Station
Harris Whittemore, Jr
New
Gustave A. Farons
Soho
Mamouth
L. M. Eller
Brainardfield
Hariford
143Rd Aero Squadron
Waterbury
Naugrtuck
New Haver
Bethany
Whistemore
John H. Trumbull
Factory Owner Overpays Bill in Danbury Water Charge
Danbury water bill mix up ends with F Lee overpaying $630 on a $480 semiannual charge. City officials say waterworks aren’t metered yet manufacturing excess use beyond eight hours daily is billed at higher rates. Lee claims he owes for extra consumption. city lacks meter to verify usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Reupen H. King
F . Lee
King
Lee
Tee
First marine gasoline station opens at Bridgeport harbor
Beacon Oil company operates a floating gasoline station on a scow in Bridgeport harbor basin opposite Locomobile, offering 24 hour service to motor boat owners. The two 2,000 gallon tanks and twin pumps enable yachters to drive up, horn, and fuel up, replacing shore refilling with gun and can. Weather lore from old skippers hints at rain, corroborated by a phosporescent ring and a veteran mariner’s forecast from Joe Cort of Bridgeport Towing Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Harbor
Locomobile Company
Beacon Oil Company
Bridgeport Towing Line
Stretford Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drive For Eagles
New Danbury
J. Johnson & Sons
Bridgeport, Conn
Aerhe
John. P, Lyons
John P. Lyons
France
Franklin Street
James
Catherine Lyons
Edward Hendricks
Margaret
Alice Lyons
Ralph Kein
Sarah KE. Gilpin
Sarah E. Gilpin
Sterling Widows
Ernest Judson Croft
Christchurch
Park Cemetery
Katherine S. O'Hara
Katherine Sullivan O'Hara
William F. O'Hara
Laurel Avenue
Walnut Beach
Marion
John H. Dempsey
New York
Julte Nairn
Michael Sullivan
O'Hara
Ladies Auxiliary
Matin Street
St. Patrick's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Charles W. Beckman
Charles Wiliam Beckman
Grasmere Avenue
Fairfield
August G. Bake
Stratford Avenue
Dean L. Kann
John L. Kann
Pairview Avenue
Charles Mercer Hall
John 8
Angeline Bartlett
Daughters of Veterans
Bartlett
Mary 4
Duly A. Reck
Julia A. Baxter
Paul Reck
Avenun
A.m
Lieumn
Heaphy
Lafayette Street
St. Peter Thureh
Anne Kastek
Anne
John Kastek
Knowlton Street
St. John's
A. E. Kamata
Paul §Rodnick
John Zihula
Willan Young
Andrew Bodner
John Huzyar
John Rusnak
Jacob Ke
AIR Mail
Postmaster General
Field
Plant
Harbor News
Joe Cort
Mr. Cort
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rockwell & Co
Elm
Thrift
Hoover
Rippelette
Guimps
Iscuit Co
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