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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
15
Comptroller Craig reduced annual salaries of seven Major Hylan commissioners from $10 099 to $00. The action follows Home Rule pressures and changes in the police commission lineup.
The excerpt portrays a crowded, informal chat about shop goods, payments, and daily concerns. Names, locations, and numbers mingle as residents discuss jobs, permits, and local commerce amid a stream of casual, lively dialogue. The piece hints at social ties and everyday routines in a small community.
The annual city outing at Hillside Grove will draw crowds led by Mayor Beh and City Clerk Burdick. Events run from noon to 4 30 with sheep roast, baseball games, a debate on street repairs and bridge, and entertainment including a ventriloquist act by Police Commissioner Dane and three dummy officers.
A horse pulling a wagon crashed through a 12 foot square plate glass window at the Diamond Tire Co on State Street yesterday around 11 AM. The driver was thrown but not seriously hurt, and a hospital ambulance was summoned for treatment.
Camp Devens range officer issues warning to avoid all roads near the artillery range for the week. The 102nd Tier Artillery plans high explosive and shrapnel firing starting tomorrow morning and continuing through Sunday.
William Chew, ousted Board of Assessors member, is sworn in as deputy city auditor by City Clerk Alfred W Burdick. Chew will earn 9250 dollars annually and serves at the pleasure of the city auditor Walter Garrity, following the death of Berner and Behrens era.
The wedding of Misa Bln Kerkes and Henry Yee of Passaic NJ takes place at noon in New York City. Miss Kerkes will wear a blue dress with a matching hat, bouquet of white roses, and the couple will be attended by Mr and Mrs Cayton Veech of Passaic. They plan a reception in Ridgeport and a honeymoon before residing in Passaic.
Stratford groups hold the Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel with a morning procession to St James church and a 10 oclock high Mass. An afternoon and evening program includes a fireworks display supervised by Santo Pan zone of Newark and the San Carlino band. The parade begins at eight and the Mt Carmel society officers and festival committee members are listed.
Henry Desau longtime Bridgeport resident and news dealer died at 174 Stillman Street from age related infirmities. He operated at 108 Noble Avenue and 82 Noble Avenue with his sons from 1869 to 1885 and was a 50 year member of St Johns Lodge A and A M. He leaves two sons Henry T and George W and four grandchildren. his wife died three years ago. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 4:30 pm at his home with lodge chaperone assistance.
A weather lore note warns that 40 days of continuous rain follow St Swithins Day with observers counting days from July 15. The tale links St Swithin of Winchester to rain forecasts and urges umbrellas and coats for future outings and planning amid anxious crowds.
Patton reports a coroner said a 37 year old man fell from a window at his home on July 3 after leaving a Veterans Bureau building in an inquiry the coroner would not detail. The widow said the man had been questioned for over two hours at the bureau earlier. He died at home later that day.
Campers at Siprenose Valley Forest Campground near Clinton County discover the decomposed body of a woman in a shallow grave. An active search begins as investigators and local residents gather at the scene, while authorities piece together the victim’s identity and circumstances.
The report states the French president will review war vessels including the Mediterranean squadron and Channel and North Sea forces, with attention to naval readiness and deployment plans amid evolving tensions.
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