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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1921
Page
11
Obituary notices for Burdick Carlson and others filed from Milford and Stratford list funeral plans, residences, and interment details. Names include Charles Carlson, Lester Burdick, Thomas J. Lee, Helen Doro, and Anna Fierng. Dates in July 1923 and 1921–22 appear with times, places, and cemetery details.
Obituary notices report Mrs Pudi Agena Dervied Dba Putin Na Dera of Avon age 69, survived by husband and daughter, with funeral at St. Peter and St. Paul church and burial at St. Joseph's cemetery. Also listed are Lorenz Niemes funeral at 2:30 pm from his home, Lake View Cemetery burial, and a service for Miss Lavery and Miss Tarvary with details of survivors and affiliations to local Catholic organizations. An obituary chronology notes a Walter yound man and other local figures, with services scheduled across Central Avenue and St. Michaels cemetery grounds.
An Imperial currency collapse leaves Austrians facing soaring prices and eroded purchasing power. The piece explains rapid cost increases across food, clothing, and basics, detailing per item surges and the widespread misery as incomes fail to keep pace. It contrasts the situation with Western economies and notes a dramatic price rise since 1944 45, with households struggling to secure essentials.
York July 17 The report notes rising farm product prices easing credit strain as commodity prices rebound. It cites Federal Reserve districts Dallas Atlanta Richmond Minneapolis and improved mortgage credit conditions boosting farmers purchasing power and potential lower discount rates.
The readable text appears to describe a legal proceeding or complaint involving a female subject and a dog, with references to monetary amounts and alleged acts. Fragmentary phrasing makes precise facts hard to determine.
A garbled passage argues about war, domination, and the tension between the conquered and conquerors. It references 1914 and mentions figures like Norman and Agoll, presenting a confusing critique of imperial actions and moral divides without a clear narrative.
Washington July 11. Archer Wall Douglas of the Chamber of Commerce outlines in The Nation’s Business how the country works toward recovery. He notes the present business low mood stems from credit destruction and a drop in prices, with unemployment and factory slows following. He warns against past depressions’ schemes to stabilize prices or currency and emphasizes reliance on solid financial principles and the Federal Reserve.
Washington dispatch details Colonel Forbes and the bureau of War Risk Insurance pushing a comprehensive plan named Program 70 to aid disabled soldiers. The proposal aims to consolidate benefits, prevent despondency from hospital confinement, and outline Senate prospects. details await enactment.
Financial leaders push for a lower Bank rate to five percent to mobilize deposits for industrial ventures. Trade optimism grows as textiles and gilt edge securities rise, while tax plans and resolutions influence global finance amid Washington discussions and President Hardin’s stance on tariffs.
Secretary Hoover proposes using a substantial portion of the nation's 22 billion dollars in postal savings to boost home building. He urges 40 to 50 percent of savings deposits be redirected to housing to relieve a 1.6 million home shortage. He cites savings institutions as key financiers and calls for broader use of Postal Savings funds to encourage rapid housing construction.
The American Legion passenger liner, 594 feet long and 18 000 tons, arrived in New York for its maiden South American voyage under the American flag. It sails next Saturday to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, carrying officials and delegates from New York Washington and Philadelphia. The ship is part of postwar plans and will be used for service to South America with crew primarily from the United States.
The Moscow congress of the Revolutionary International Workers at Moscow decided not to liquidate the Industrial Workers of the World. It aims to unite with other radical groups in America and bolster revolutionary minorities within the American labor movement. William J. Hayward, IWW organizer, lost a bid to count revolutionary minorities and unaffiliated unions in the alliance.
A triple funeral was held Saturday afternoon for three women who died while clamming on a sandbar at Ure Creek. Mrs. Josephine Mills, Mrs. Walter Marks, and Mrs. Aston Tackwood were all laid to rest at Willowbrook and Lockwood family plots as mourners followed the services from Charles Pahle Undertaking Parlors in Westport. The Holy Trinity Nap Episcopal church officiated with local officials and family members in attendance.
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