Brewery Owner Surrenders to Elm City Cops
George Leonard, 29, of New Haven, surrendering to police admitted ownership of a four story plant on Commerce Street seized in a vice squad raid. The plant used a modern card process producing no fumes. Vordenbaum and Fouser were arrested on manufacturing and possession charges. Leonard faced bond demands and stated he leased the building and owned the equipment.
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Associated Press
George Leonard
Vice
Commerce Street
William Vordenbaum
West Haven
George Fouser
Branford
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Leonard
Scalp er s Get Jail Terms in Broadway Ticket Case
Assoc press reports Oscar and Edward Alexander, owners of the Alexander Theater Ticket Office in Times Square, were sentenced to two and a half months in Westchester County jail for income tax brans. They posted $85,000 bail each and 60 days to appeal. Prosecutor Tuttle vowed to pursue charges against other agencies as George White agreed to pay 50 percent tax on 851,000 he received from resale.
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Oscar
Edward Alexander
Westchester
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Alexander ‘Theater
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Cailly
George White
Produce of the Sundats
New York Subway Strike Sparks Controversy and Debate
An Associated Press dispatch says Waterbury men planned to act as strike breakers in New York subways. Mr Scully calls it a malicious fabrication while noting a private union meeting where members voted to support subway and elevated workers morally and financially. He claims New York workers will not strike if conditions improve and pay increases.
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New York
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Financier cites offer to buy evidence in LAPD case
Los Angeles July 25. SC Levis, resigned and indicted president of Julian Petroleum, testified before the county grand jury that he was offered 210 million dollars to obtain evidence against Los Angeles financiers and brokers. He said the offer was made in a telephone call from San Francisco to him. Gavin McNab, a San Francisco attorney, was named as the would‑be bidder but McNab denied making the offer and said he had no information about a telegram Levis had claimed.
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State Police Rookies Start Training at Edgefield Barracks
Twenty two recruits from across the state begin two months of training at Edgefield barracks under Lieutenant Albert Sield and Lieutenant John Kelly. Instruction covers department procedures, court rules, and firearm practice before eligibility for swearing in.
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Obituary Notices from Bridgeport area
Multiple funeral services for Marie Guggenheim Mark Lyford Janet Gordon and others announced. Burials and memorial rites planned at Mountain Grove Cemetery Cambridge Mass City crypts and nearby churches. Proceedings include private interments and church masses with Rev. ministers officiating.
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Marie Guggenheim
George J. Guggenheim
Newfield
E Foster Piper
J Sohn
Jesup
C Porta
W Dew
G Rickel
Lakeview
B. Gordon
Janet Gordon
George Gordon
Carleton Avenue
Alexander Allson Dy
I Mountain Grove Cemetery
North End tax changes tentative for land values
Tax Assessor William F Connelly yesterday reported few changes in tentative land values for Sections YI and 8 in the city. Increases could be as high as 83 a front foot in some cases while others show decreases of about 83 a foot. The outlined area runs from North Avenue to Tesing Avenue and from Main Street to Chopsey Hill Road, largely residential with the Main Street side developed and the eastern boundary still rough. The proposed assessment on standsl.
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North Avenue
Tesing Avenue
Main Street
Chopsey Hill Road
Stansl
Connelly
Plane Survives 37,000 Foot Fire Fight With Wright Apache
Pilot recounts oxygen failure and severe engine vibration during an unprecedented flight above 30,000 feet. An emergency oxygen mouthpiece, side slips, and dives fought a spreading engine fire while the Wright Apache aircraft maintained control enough to reach a field for a safe landing.
Navy flyer battles for life high above Washington
Lieutenant Carleton C Champion Jr navy aviator attempts to break the world altitude record climbing for about 40 minutes from Anacostia naval air station. His Wright Apache engine disintegrates as flames engulf the aircraft and he makes a forced landing in a cornfield. Barographs show altitudes near 39 000 to 47 000 feet while officials await final confirmation.
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Associated Press
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Car theft report on Sixth Street street
A police report cites the theft of a Nis automobile parked at 79 Sixth Street. The vehicle is described as a coach with registration Conn regintra Hou F-1N075, last seen in front of the address.
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Fire committee meeting of the Common Council
A notice announces a meeting of the Fire committee of the Common Council scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. The event seeks to discuss fire department matters and related municipal concerns.
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Tomoron
North Woods Girl to Wed Stillman
A North Woods bride to be, Miss Wilson, will wed Mr. Stillman in a woodland ceremony at the Stillman camp. Friends report a large barn dance with local musicians, ample refreshments, and a planned honeymoon in Europe, possibly Paris and Scotland, with hopes of a papal audience in Rome. The marriage, supported by both families, will proceed rain or shine under permission from local priests in a missionary country setting.
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Fuller’s Advisors End Hearings on Respite for Vanzetti Case
Fuller’s advisors conclude hearings as Vanzetti’s advocates report a breakfast interlude. The condemned men, slated for execution in the week of July 10, receive a respite to August 10 while the governor reviews the case.
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Stillman Gives Bride One Half Of Fortune
New York July 25 A special dispatch says James Bud Stillman has given Lena Wilson one half of his fortune, estimated at several million dollars, ahead of their marriage tomorrow The wealth is represented by an inheritance from his paternal grandfather independent of his father’s fortune.
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Associated Press
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James
Bud" Stillman
Lena Wilson
Order of Golden Sceptre Will Meet in Red Men's Hall
The Order of the Golden Sceptre will meet in Connecticut at Red Men's Hall on Madison Avenue Saturday night under Court Liberty Bell of Bridgeport. A fine entertainment program is planned with a basket party and a dance to follow at Walnut Beach on Sunday afternoon. A bingo party is planned for Wednesday evening in the lodge room to help defray expenses.
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Dempsey Kearns dispute surfaces in courts at once
In Philadelphia and New York federal courts Jack Dempsey faces Jack Kearns over a claimed 6590,000 and a forged contract. Dempsey counters that Kearns mismanaged funds and forged signatures while alleging a loan and a Los Angeles apartment deal. Kearns warns of injunctions to block a Tunney rematch if not settled.
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King Ben
Kearns
Berg and Bassett Seek License for New York Wedding
Miss Charlotte Berg of 1¢ Whitney avenue and William E. Bassett Jr of Stratford traveled to New York to apply for a marriage license. They planned to wed later at the Little Church Around the Corner, but the clergyman reportedly declined to perform the ceremony due to lack of advance arrangements.
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Whitney
William E. Bassett Jr
Stratford
New York
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Milas Berg
Henry Berg
Whitney Avenue
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Concord flyer to enter cross country race
Lieutenant Robert Fogg of Concord announced he will enter the national air race from New York to Spokane starting September 20. He is the first New England flyer to enter and is backed by Concord residents Robert Jackson and John B Jameson, along with others including Forever Governor Winant.
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Associated Press
Robert Fogg
New York
Spokane
Washington
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Fogg
New England
Robert Jackson
John B Jameson
Rene Fonek
French Nee
Atlantic
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Baby Drinks Kerosene, Two Taken to Hospital
Calvin Smith, age two, of 336 Williston Street, drank kerosene at home yesterday noon. He was transported to Bridgeport Hospital by ambulance and reported in good condition tonight.
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Williston Street
Bridgeport
Yiolonthy
Rotary Club Bond Directors Dine At Brooklawn Meeting
Seventeen members of the Bond oi Directors of the Rotary club met to dine at the Brooklawn County club last evening. There were no formal addresses but all the club members were discussed. The meeting was conducted by the club officers.
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Rotary Club
Brooklawn Cownty Club
Girl Drowns at Cougamond Lake in Southwick
Miss Marie Strupney twenty three of 41 Maple Avenue Brighton Mass drowned at Cougamond Lake this afternoon while swimming. She let go of a boat to reach grass and sedge that prevented her from swimming.
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Mass
Associated Press
Marie Strupney
Maple Avenue
Brighton
Cougamond Lake
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