City prepares bid injunction fight over new pavement
City Attorney A L DeLaney will enter an appearance for a Friday 11 am hearing before Judge Leonard J Nickerson in Winsted seeking a temporary injunction to block contracts with Warren Bros and C W Blakeslee for Warrenite pavement. plaintiff seeks to void contracts and challenge the bidding limits set by the $550000 paying bond act claiming open competition was blocked by limiting to Warrenite pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. DeLaney
Leonard J. Nickerson
Winsted
Percy T. Litchfield
Warren, Bros. and
C. W. Blakeslee and Sons
Nickerson
Atttorney
Edward K. Nicholson
General Assembly
Warren Brothers Company
Warren Brothers
C. W. Blakes Jee and Sons
Litchfield
Stillman and Godfrey
Bridgeport Contractors
Warrenste Ag
Ity
Jamra A. McElroy
Behrens
Windham State's Attorney Charles Searls Dies at 80
Charles F. Searls longtime Windham county state’s attorney died at his Thompson home at 80 after two years of ill health. He had been among eastern Connecticut’s oldest and longest practicing lawyers, serving as secretary of state in 1871 and as a senator in 1909 10 where he led the judiciary committee and party in the upper chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Searix
Windham County
Steward
Heath
Thompson
Havin
Searls
Stat County
Connecticut
Superior Court
Congress
General Assembly
RRB
Hobart
Pigeton
New Haven
Senate
George T Lilley
Love Is Scorned Youth Hangs After Proposer Refused
Ernest Murello aged seventeen hanged himself after Miss Cora Mason refused his marriage proposal on a state road near Crafts. He mounted a wall and used a rope described as a slash from neck to a tree. Miss Mason fled for help. Murello was found dead and Coroner McKeown ordered an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Ernest Murello
Cora Macon
Crafts
Murello
Mrss Mason
Spirited Session Awards Sewer Contracts At City Hall
Sewer contracts totaling 121 247 20 were awarded to Pierce Manufacturing and Louis Jacques Construction at a city committee meeting. Alderman Henry Koehler, chairman, said he was distraught for missing the bid opening. Louis Jacques claimed the largest 65 365 contract for South End Henry Street work. Pierce won 55 882 20 for other sewer projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce Manufacturing Company
Louis Jacques Construction Company
Sever Committee
Henry Koehler
Louis Jacques “Company
Fienry Street
Henry Street
Lower Main Street
Affjoming Street
Louis Jacques Company
Leverty and Hurley
Broad Street
Louis Jacquen Construction Company
Pierce’ Manufacturing Company
Capitol Avenue
Pierre Manufacturing Company
Tours Jacques Company
Bernardino and Manocchio
Poli in deal with famous players
Negotiations continue between the Poli theatrical enterprises and the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation to jointly secure and exhibit pictures on a division basis through both theater chains. S. Z. Poll denied buying or operating the Olympia theatre in New Haven, an unofficial report from tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Poli Theatrical Enterprises
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
S$. Z. Poll
Poll
Olympia Theatre
Death sentence commuted to life urged for condemned man
Chicago drug clerk murder case spurs attorney Leslie P Wheelan to seek a commute for Russell Scott. He argues the punishment reflects a crime by another and asks the State Board of Paroles and Pardons to replace the hanging with life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfiewd
Russell Scott
Mrnday
Joseph Maurer
Chicago
Leslie P Wheelan
State Board of Paries and Pardons
Teenager Convicted Of Wife Beating Sentenced To Lashes
In Bred erick Maryland on July 14, Robert Shrover aged 15 was sentenced to ten lashes on his bare back for wife beating. The punishment will be administered by Sheriff Albaugh who was assigned to inflict the sentence as Shrover was ill with rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brederick
Tay
Robert Shrover
Shrover
Albaugh
Court refuses 10 ban liquor upon foreign vessels
July 14. A test attack on the treaty with Great Britain allowing foreign registry vessels to bring liquor into U S ports failed as Judge Mack denied power to compel prosecution to enforce penal laws. He said courts cannot order enforcement and the remedy lies with the executive and the people. The Neptune Association suit sought to declare the treaty unconstitutional and stop such enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Britain
United States
Mack Ralen
Mack
Pancho Villa Dies After Jaw Infection and Battle
World flyweight champion Pancho Villa dies at a San Francisco hospital following jaw surgery for a spreading infection. Villa had fought Jimmy McLarnin on July 4 in Oakland, a bout he lost after a weary, painful effort amid dental and jaw troubles. Manager Frank Churchill warned against fighting but Villa persisted to protect promoter interests. Villa was discovered in the Philippines in 1978 by Churchill, who molded him into a world champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pancho Villa
Villa
Willi
Jimmy McLarnin
Oakland
Frank Churchill
Philippines
Churchlil
Churchill
Bridgeport
New Haven
Brice
Worcherer
Hinks
Cainn
Waterbury
Hartford
Ponies
Browns
Senators
Mackersemack Tigers
Sox
Yinks
Indians
Giants
Piraleg
Unba
Dodgers
Reds
Braves
Herb
Walnuts
Lenox
Champy
Martin J. Kelly Patrolman Dies at 50 in Bridgeport
Patrolman Martin J. Kelly, 50, who served twelve years with the Bridgeport Police, died at his home on 74 Garfield Avenue of heart failure. He informed headquarters an hour before he could not report for duty and died before an emergency ambulance arrived. He joined the force on April 1, 1978 and is survived by his brother John J. Kelly, a Bridgeport patrolman, his mother, and a sister. he was not married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Kelly
Bridgeport
Garfield Avenue
Kelly
John J. Kelly
Hewee
Slayer in Uniform Seen In Auto by Syracuse Pair
Syracuse police pursue leads in the Philip Knox Knapp case as two local men report sighting Knapp in Syracuse last Thursday night with a dark complexioned companion in a small car near a Helms lunch stop. Authorities connect the tip to a believed abandoned car linked to Knapp near Cayuga Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slayer
Syracuse
Cayuga Lake
Oneonta
N. Y
Ini
Philip Knox Knapp
Knapp
Louis Penella
Hempstead
L. L
Andrew Helm
Leo
Covert Teve
Bridgeport Transit Debate Highlights Duplication Concerns
Potter, manager of Connecticut Transit Bridgeport division, told Rotary Club that independent bus lines duplicate trolley service in dense areas. He cited 62 bus certificates, about 56 buses, 15.1 miles of proposed track, 7.5 miles of trolley routes, 600 permits, and a daily 75 099 revenue and transfer riders on trolleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
J. B. Potter
Connecticut Company
Rotary Clan
Stratfield Hotel
Potter
Rnuteath
Bridsepart
Connecticut
Hussea
Traction Company
Romance Buds in Life of Tennis Champion
San Francisco reports suggest a budding romance involving Helen Wills of Berkeley and Gerald Stratford, UC Berkeley student and National Intercollegiate doubles champion. They frequent the Berkeley Tennis Club and have been seen together on campus paths, with Stratford often partnering in exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
The
State University
Barat
Miss Wills
Siavard
Stratford
San Rav Fas
Callt
City prepares injunction to block Warrenite pavement use
The city moves to halt use of Warrenite asphalt in a $300,000 city product contract affecting the entire bond issue. Also reported are sewer contracts awarded at a packed meeting with bids from two Bridgeport firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veres Beys
George KE. Cleaveland
Marlin J. Kelly
Page L
State
Fairfield County
Tral
Man Hit by Auto Walks to Hospital
Louis Handleman a 40 year old man of 203 Golden Hill street was struck by an automobile driven by Frank Tishop of 1846 Stratford avenue near Stratford and Union avenues at 12 45 last night. He walked to St Vincent's hospital after first stopping at the Emergency hospital where Dr A Rokerak treated him for a cut on the back and head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Handleman
Golden Hill Street
Frank Tishop
Stratford Avenue
Union Avenues
St. Vincent's Hospital
Fergency Hospital
A. Rokerak
City flagman on duty at crossing as cars crashed
A city flagman on duty at a railroad crossing witnessed a collision as cars collided with a train. The railroad's stance on potential penalties was reported, with officials indicating possible repercussions and reviewing safety procedures.
Prayer fuels storm at Scopes trial clash over divine plea
Reports from Dayton Tennessee describe a volatile scene as witnesses describe the Grand street crossing accident and the Scopes trial atmosphere grows tense. Judge Rauston warns reporters of possible contempt and a defense motion seeks to bar routine morning prayers or diversify speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scopes
Arsonists Sentenced After West Haven Blaze Case
In New Haven on July 14 Louis Pens pled guilty to arson and drew two to six years in state prison on four counts. Adolph Papale received one to two years. Virelli had earlier arrested Dominick Catalano Salvatore Capoblanca and Peter Charmello tied to separate blazes. they pleaded guilty with Catalano to one to five years Charmello to one year to 18 months and Capoblanca one to sixteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Virelli
Dominick Catalana
Salvatore Capoblanco
Wakeley Stre
Ansonia
Peter Charmello
Bassett Street
Catalano
Capoblanca
Charmeilo
Virilli
Alling
Charmello
Capouianca
Oarsmen Start On Rowboat Venture From Boston
Two oarsmen sail from Union Boat Club in Boston toward New York aboard Venture a light row craft. Dr Thomas K Richards Harvard football physiologist and S Selfridge former naval officer share oar duties. They plan fifty mile stages with nightly stops, tonight at Plymouth, aiming to return by train in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Union Boat Club
Thomas K. Richards
Harvard
S. Selfridge
Cape Od Canal
Sound
Plymouth
Sleeping sickness victim dies in Norwalk hospital
Mrs Ethel Kernstock Dennert, once a clerk at Westport Bank and Trust and previously at the Westport Post Office, died at Norwalk hospital after illness since Saturday. Survived by husband Emil Dennert mother Margaret Kernstock sister Mabel Mallock brother Louis Kernstock. She was active as secretary of Dorie Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Ethel Kernstock
Dennert
Norwalk Hospital
Emil Dennert
Joseph J. Clinton
W. F
Westport Bank and Trust Company
Westport Post Office
Margaret Kernstock
Mabel Mallock
Louis Kernstock
Dennett
Clinton Ave
Tragedy as youth struck by trolley in Occum
Romeo Varicar, 17, of New Bedford Massachusetts, was killed instantly when he was struck and wedged beneath a Connecticut company trolley car at Occum. Motorman Arthur Prodell attempted to brake but could not avert the fatal accident. He was living with his brother in Occum and had a mother in New Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Connecticut Company
Romeo Varicar
New Bedford
Occum
Feucha
Appeal notice served in caucus fight in New Haven
An appeal notice was served on Tawn Chian J Morrissey Republican committee member and 26th ward caucus chairman by Fright F Reiilly board member. Morrissey appealed to the Republican State committee to settle the legality of his claimed election after a court ruling against him as the ward caucus votes approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Tawn Chian
J. F. Morrissey
Republican Committee
Fright F. Reiilly
Republican State Committee
Pward
Reporters Chosen to Enforce Law in Scopes Case
A committee of newspaper reporters was appointed by Judge Raulston to monitor court actions in the Scopes trial as reporters await the judge’s motion ruling. The panel includes Richard Beamish, Forrest Davis, Philly Kinsley, Eat Shaub, and Tony Metro, with brief talks from an International News Service correspondent. A formal report to the court was promised for the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Tennessee
Evel Itlan
Sonfrante
Rhent County
Teliefa
T. Aline
Arthur Gare
Meli Hrva
Ate Torrey
Stewart
Dayton
Tenn
Terimo
Rhea County
John Thott
Scopes
J . John T. Raulston
prng-ug./ i
Teerr
de Faire
Audge Raulston
Richard Beamish
Philadelphia Incqurer
Forrest da
New York Herald-Teibune
Philly Kinssey
Chicago Tribune
Eat Shaub
Universal Service
Tony Me
New York Evening Bulletin
Roulston
Pres
Also Mentioned on This Page
City
Windham
Jacques Concern
Koehler
Alderman
POLI
Britain
U. S. Shipping
Neptune Association of Masters and Mates
San Fransisco Hospital
Vleven
Fbllower
Mitchel Feld
M. J. Efliott
Plattsburg Barracks
DeHaviland
Philip K. Knapp
Long Island
Oneoata
N.Y
Po-Ice
Army i
Kohoe
Rochester
Gram Gity
Horte
Easton
New Canaan
Danbury
New Historical Society
Tore
Storra
Fairfeld
Lutcheon Club
Fairfield
State Highway Department
Saya Aldewalky
Charles Searles
General Pershing
Pennsylvania
Helen Wills
California
Layer
Page K
Rautaton
Page
Oneontagar
U. S
Wall Street
Dodge Brothers
Catlan
Foreign Affairs
Oports
Grand Street
New Haven Road
City I
Frank McNamara
Barnum Avenue
Hitom c
Joseph Cosgrove
John Ricero
Lexington Avenue
Housatonic Avenue
John Riccio
Joseph Pavone
Washington
Postmaster General New
Leters
John T. Raulston
Sfris OF
Blazes
Papp
Addita
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!