Village Society Lawn Social Planned in Brookfield Center
Brookfield July 23 Special A lawn fete hosted by the Village Improvement Society will unfold on the Curti school lawn Friday evening from 4 to 8 o'clock standard time. Tea cream cake and cold punch will be available with various foods for sale and prizes for games. Rain date is the following day. Local residents Erneat Eybal and Ernest Jr of New Haven have returned home after visiting Charlie Green. other notes mention area social visits and a Brookfield-New Milford baseball game won by Brookfield 14 to 12.
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Brookfield
Lage Improvement Society
Curti
Brookfield Center
Gale
Bridge In Bay
Feta
Erneat Eybal
Gon Ernest, Jr
New Haven
Charlies Green's
Peter H Pennel
Edgar H. Beers
Spectosle Lake
Kent
New Milford
Brookfield Boys
Storm damages Huntington roads and washouts widen
Huntington July 23 heavy rains caused road damage with a major washout on Nichols Avenue south of Clarence M Webb’s home. A 4 foot deep hole of large diameter created a ponded area, other locations received repairs as lightning and thunder sparked from various areas. No injuries reported, telephones in service.
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Huntington
Spelal
Olint Shelton
Nichols Avenue
Clarence M. Webb
Daniel B Shelton
Elizabeth Shelton
Gladys Shelton
White Hills
Lordship roads improved with local polling place plan
July 23 Special report from Lordship notes cooperation with Stratford and Lordship Improvement Association in reconditioning Hilalde avenue from Fire Hall to the Casino to handle heavy traffic. Stratford road, Prospect drive, Laurel street and Maple street extended improvements. A new Dutch Colonial cottage on Laurel street nears completion. Councilman Van Yorx seeks voter opinion on establishing a separate Lordship polling place. Local residents host guests and summer visitors amid community news.
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Lordship
Town of
Stratford
Lordship Improvement Association
Hilalde Avenue
Stratford Road
Prospect Drive
Lighthouse
Laurel Street
Maple Street
Leslie Moore
van Yorx
Oder
Bridgeport
Fruit Dealer Fined In Stamford For Liquor Violation
Nart Alri owner of a grocery and fruit store at 227 anal street was fined 200 dollars and costs and sentenced to 0 days in jail on the Stamford city court by Judge Samuel Young for liquor law violation. The sentence was suspended on condition he discontinue business and refrain from further violations. Police found cider with nine percent alcohol and several bottles of home made whiskey at his home. He pleaded guilty, saying poor business led him to sell liquor. The case against Mrs Tahan sky restaurant owner on Oliver street was continued to Tuesday.
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Stamford
Nart Alri
Anal Street
Samuel Young
Fa Tahansky
Oliver Street
Smoking Chimneys Draw Stamford Complaints
Stamford July 24 Special. Several complaints of smoking chimneys, but perhaps to wee or soft coal, have been referred to the corporation counsel Adelbert A Skeel and building Inspector Charles Mollett for investigation. The board will also consider cork on fire walls rather than cinders. cork samples to be examined. Building permits for extending operations costing 82.37 were granted last night. seventeen permits were for cut work costing 500 of Detide.
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Stamford
Russian Countess to Wed in Stamford
An application for a marriage license has been filed in Stamford by Vincent B. Hubbell a 60 year old New York merchant and Irene Egeroff a 33 year old Russian now living in New York The bride to be says her parents are Count Scarbech Wiginsky and Princess Elizabeth Wiginsky and that she was born in Petrograd Both have been divorced.
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Stamford
Iverse
Vincent B. Hubbell
New York
Irene Egeroff
Count Scarbech Wiginsky
Princess Elizabeth Wiginsky
Petrograd
Ridgefield Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Travel
Ridgefield July 23 attendees list guests visiting from New York Hartford Elmwood and West Lane describe extended stays and visits. The article notes travels to Europe Canada England and Gibraltar with family connections to Yale Wabash and the U S Navy.
New Easton Home for Newlyweds
Easton July 23 Special Fred Turney builds a new house in Easton Center after marrying Miss Ignes Fargo of New York City in Port Chester on July 13. Local social notes mention reunions, visitors from Bridgeport and Goshen, a storm outage from a broken live wire, and a brief summer pause for the Lee Methodist Junior League.
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Helene Marsh
Bridgeport
Barlow Hill
Goshen
Mason
Charles Hill
Alice Wheeler
Stratfield
Estella Ogden
The
Lee Methodist Church
Sport Hill
H. Bush
Morristown
New Jersey
F. B MacFarlane
Arthur Bush
Howard Kuehn
Howard
Charles Best
Nelle Loper
Ras A
Ilam Loper
Stamford Scout Visits Denmark Interview with King Christian
Stamford July 28 Special Borge Jensen of 35 Cove Road a Boy Scout from Troop No 8 is in Denmark and has interviewed royalty He reports King Christian is very democratic in manner Jensen his mother and his two brothers accompany him and he described the royal reception and work back home
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Stamford
Borge Jensen
35 Cove Road
Boy Scouta
Denmark
Christian
Jensen
Gag Jonsen
Three Accidents Reported in Stamford
Three separate collisions occurred in Stamford. John Lombardi of 224 Fairfield Avenue collided with Frederick Fowler of 44 Atlantic er rest at Creen which avenue and West Main Street. Lombardi sustained a slight injury treated by Dr. Campo. H Hymovitch of 58 West Broad Street rolled over at West Broad Street and Stillwater Avenue without serious injuries. Robert Hull of M Kisco New York and J E Vrihner of 8 Howes Avenue Stamford were slightly damaged at Bank and Atlantic Streets. no one was hurt.
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Stamford
John Lombardi
Fairfield Avenue
Frederick Fowler
Atlantic
Creenwich Avenue
West Main Streem
Lombardi
Dr. Campo
H Hymovich
West Broad Street
Tody
Stillwater Avenue
Hymovich
Robert Hull
M Kisco
J. E. Vri&hier
Howes Avenue
Bank and Atlantin Streets
Salvation Army Drive Underway in Greenwich
Greenwich July 33 Special The annual Salvation Army drive for Greenwich begins Monday and runs five days under campaign director Captain Frank J Riggs of New Park Avenue Hartford. Mrs Coulter D Muyler chairs the committee with Glamer Elkins as treasurer. Other members include Robert Chamberlain Mrs James Riley Fred Collins Commander Greenwich Post American Legion Dr Fritz C Hyde Lions Club ALW W Marshall Colonel William B Marble Grant Sudmann Rev Harold E Wilson Mrs Charles D Lanier Mrs William Fledoe Roger S Baldwin and William Edwin Hall. Greenwich’s quota is 1500.
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Greenwich
Salvation Army
Frank J Riggs
New Park Avenue
Harlford
Ig Working
Coulter D. Muyler
Compigin
Glamer Elkins
Robert Chamberlain
Mra Jimea
VW Riley
Fred Collins
Greenwich Post
American Legion
Frits C. Hyde
Lions Club
Alw W Marshall
William B. Marble
Grant Sudmann
Harold E Wilson
Charles D Lanier
William Fledoe
Roger S. Baldwin
William Edwin Hall
Alfalfa Growing Talks Planned by Farm Bureau
Danbury Connecticut July 23 Special Alfalfa Hay Makes the Dairy Pay will spearhead a series of talks on haying on farms The meetings organized by the U S Department of Agriculture and Connecticut Agricultural College through Fairfield County Farm Bureau aim to prove alfalfa can be profitably grown in Connecticut County Agent Leroy Chapman cites four fundamentals including seed, inoculation, lime and fertility The talks feature L svena Crop Specialist of Connecticut Agricultural College and run 6 40 p m daylight time at nearby fields July 28 Dr C H Peck Newtown July 29 J A Sherwood Deston July 30 Samuel B Hard Monroe July 31 F K Hawley Whitconter Hill Brookfield center
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Danbury
Connecticut Agricultural College
Wairfield County
Connecticut
Leroy Chapman
Fairfield County Farm Bureau
C H. Peck
Newtown
J. A. Sherwood
Deston
Samuel
B Hard Monroe
F. K. Hawley
Whisconter Hill
Brookfield Center
New Milford Man Fined for Improper Registration in Newtown
Edgar Thorpe of New Milford paid a $5 fine and $16.41 in costs after being charged by Justice P. H. McCarthy with operating a motor vehicle with improper registration. Thorpe was arrested on the Danbury road earlier in the week by Constable J. J. Gomberg. Grand Judge P. H. Gannon prosecuted for the state.
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Newtown
Edgar Thorpe
New Milford
P. H. McCarthy
Justice Court
Thorpe
J. J. Gomberg
Danbury
P. H. Gannon
Star Mail
Sandy Hook
Stevenson
Lake Zoar
Sandy Hook Post Office
Stevesnon
Abbie M. Freeman
Freeman
John Scanlon
Hotchkinsaie
Francis Beanlon
Bridgeport
Michael Lillis
Sugar Street
Charles 8, Platt
New York City
Parker House
Platt
Weston Grangers Visit Greenfield
Thirty eight members of Norfield Grange No. 146 spent Tuesday evening with Greenfield Hill Grange. The Norfield Degree teams initiated a class of candidates for Greenfield in the third and fourth degrees and at the same time giving the degrees to four Norfield candidates. Fine refreshments were served and dancing enjoyed. Prison Reform Talks at Lyons Plains Church Sunday Evening. Carl H Barnett of New York City will speak on The New Movement of Prison Reform. The Christian Tindeasor meeting at the Norfield Congregational Church will be fed Sunday evening by F. C. Fitch, at 90.
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Weston
Norfield Grange No
Greenfield Hill Grange
Norfield
Greenfield
Norflem
Lyons Plains Church
Christchurch
Redding Ridge
Carl H Barnett
New York City
Golden Wedding Celebration in Stamford for Cummingers
Mr and Mrs William HW Cumminger marked their golden anniversary at St John’s Place Stamford on July 23 special. Mrs Cumminger is sixty seven and her husband seventy one years old. They have two children fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Stamford
Wiliam HW Cumminger
St John’s Place
Mra Cummingrer
Twe
Mammoth Westport fair to feature new rodeo show
Westport hosts a two day fair, circus, and rodeo on July 21 and August 1 organized by the Women's Town Improvement Association. The event excludes games of chance and promises a full midway, wild west vignettes, and elaborate acts. Clint Shepherd directs with John Held Jr and a cast including Runty Heartin and Cactus Moore rehearsing intensely.
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Westport
Women's Town Improvement Association
Great Midway
Association
J. Clinton Shepherd
John Held Jr
Runty’ Heartin
Charlie Laggell
Lee Townsend
George “Cactus" Moore
Tony" Balcom
Plains
Clint’ Shepherd i
John Held, Jr
Shepherd Place
Coleytown
Shepherd
Milford Readers To Hear Rare Grand Opera Concert
Milford, July 23 special plans for a August Milford town hall concert headlined by Signor Mainero of Boston and the Boston Opera company with famed opera stars. Proceeds go to Chemical Company No. 2. Sgt Healey chairs the arrangements. Also reports on Baratelli’s carving at St Patrick’s Hartford and local militia promotions and an Arctic Engine vs Citizens Howe baseball game set for Sunday at Milford Prep’s diamond.
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Milford
Milford Town Hall
Signor Luist Matiero
Boston
Boston Opera Company
Fort Trumbull Beach
Signor Maiiero
Metropolitan Opera Company
Grand Opera Dramatie
Signor Mainero
Chemical Company No. 2
A F. Healey
Charles C. Baratelli
St. Patrick's Church
Hartford
New England
Baratelli
Brennan Stone Company
Bridgeport
Dear Warren Harding High School
Metoaka Council
Pocahontas
Walnut Beach
Miford
Battery A
242Nd Regiment
CA c
C.N G
Joseph Vargn
Kenneth Scranton
White
John Lucas
Joseph Kalosinoki
Charles Auburn
Charles Rice
Charley Smith
Lehoy Tiddballs
Jessa Banks
Mies Worrell
Fort H G. Wright
Fishers Island
Arctic Engine Company
Nine
Citizen’'s
Howe Company
Boeymour
Whch
Milford Prep
Oversad Truck Arrest in Stamford on Overloaded Vehicle
Antonio Angelino of Bridgeport arrested in Stamford by State Policeman Mignerey for driving an overloaded truck. He paid $24 and the costs to settle the charge.
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Stamford
Antonio Angelino
Northvenue
Bridgeport
Mignerey
Annual Farm Bureau Outing Set for August 11 at Putnam Park
Danbury special reports Fairfield County Farm Bureau invites farmers and families to Putnam Park on August 11 for a full day of picnicking, sports, and speakers on agricultural topics. Last year drew about 1000 people and featured barnyard golf with a chance to qualify for the Eastern States Exposition. H A Brundage and Farm Bureau staff are coordinating events with a later program release.
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Danbury
Fairfield County
Putnam Park
Fairfield County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Eld
Springfeld
H. A. Brundage
Youths Held on Burglary Charge in Stamford
Edward T. Williams twenty one of 44 Sumner street and Lewis Mola eighteen of 106 Ely avenue Rowayton were arrested at 3:45 p m for alleged involvement in a burglary at C B Ritche gasoline station on the Post road near Adams Corner. A watchman alerted police after two men fled in a described car. Police halted the vehicle and the pair admitted the burglary claiming they took only a few tubes. They were returned to Greenwich and arraigned in Borough court later that day fined sixty dollars plus costs for stealing six tubes.
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Stamford
Edward T. Williams
Sumner Street
Lewis Mola
Ely Avenue
Rowayton
C. B. Ritche
Post Road
Adams Corner
McCormick
Herbert
Pleasant Street
Greenwich
Two Youthful Burglars Fined in Greenwich
Edward Williams, twenty one, of Stamford and Lewis Mola, fifteen, of Rowayton, were fined fifty dollars and costs in Greenwich court for burglary. They admitted breaking into a gasoline filling station on the Post Road behind Rich's restaurant and were caught in Stamford with automobile tools after the night watchman pursued them.
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Greenwich
Edward Williams
Stamford
Lewis Mola
Rowaytons
Post Road
Rich
Williams
Mola
Chaae
Viaduct Struck Shelton by Severe Storm
A fierce storm yesterday disabled many telephone lines and washed surface dirt from hills into valleys. Lightning struck the railroad viaduct at Shelton but did not damage it.
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Shelton
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Curtis
Martha Wildman
Ray C. Wildman
Henry EB. Hawley
Edward Housman
Atlantic City
Brookfeld
Brookhead Center
Signe Mauritia
Edith Anderson
Gertrude C. Roe
Congregational Church
Jag
Pliny Baxter Fiske
Byron, N
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Tanley H Peck
Little Son
Thornhill
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Huntington Roads
Plaasant
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Stiefel
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Circle Inn
Darien
Charles Sigsway
Stamford Hospital
Joseph Larsen
George Thurby
West Engilewood
John Walsh
Brooklyn
Louis Nunnold
Homes Taylor
Virginia
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Marehetta Lawn
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Ridgefield
East Orange
N. J
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Allan B. Miller
B. Ogden Chisolm
Margaret Chisolm
Europe
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William Dingee
U. S. Navy
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N. H
Misa Besale DeMouth
Warwick
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Marian
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Harry Erwin Bard
Yale University
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Wabash College
Wabash
Indiana
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Florence M. Hopper
Compton Lakes
Francis D. Martin
J Vptlio
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Helen Hill Godfrey
Cannondale
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George G. Scott
Gibraltar
Spain
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Arthur B. Whitlock
Towanda
Edward Freeborn
Helen Treeborn
Easton
Frederick B. Thomas
Byron Park
William Bolang
Quebec
Canada
T. A. Byron
Misa Kathryn Bryon
Midgefield
England
Robert A Lee
Pied. Lee
Farmingville
C E. Fanning
J. H. Comoy
Fairhope
William Gray
Edward Gray
Farmingvile
Jennie Fowler
Qudith Augusta Smith
Henry DuPlain
Catherine
Norwalk
Hugh Shield
Joseph W. Hibbart
Julian Rensley
Elizabeth Brown
Mount Vernon
Andrew Benedict
E. A
Trixie
Llen Crane
Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Societies
Joseph ‘Ty Hubbard
Mrailzabeth Morehougse
New Easton
Weston Grangers
Clint” Shepherd
Bey~mour
Henry Munson
Thia
Smiler Nettleton
Smiler
Newcomb
Pulver
Parmelee
Maher
Munson
Wadhaims
Diery
Larkins
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Smith
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Ema Ae Hs
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Tray
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Bayer
Andy
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