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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
7
The 1924 Republican campaign will open with regional conferences led by Chairman Adams and national committeemen. The kickoff is set for next Tuesday in Boston with party leaders from six New England states attending.
Eight local dealers apply to Chief Engineer J Johnson of the Wire department for permits to sell fireworks from July 1. Firecrackers over four inches in size will be prohibited. Hartford report notes a Federal court fine of $428 for whiskey beer with excess alcohol content.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Bran as a permanent relief when eaten regularly. It claims two tablespoons daily clears toxins and improves health, with benefits including headaches, biliousness, and bad breath. Bran can be eaten as cereal or sprinkled on foods, and is sold by grocers. hotels and restaurants serve it in individual packages.
Listing of bargain prices for toiletries including Cremated cocoanuts toothpaste soaps face powders and cosmetics from Coty Palmolive and Coty L Origan with assorted brands and sizes. Items include Pebeco toothpaste Coty face powder and Pinaud products among others.
Director of Public Works George M. Coughlin will confer with Bridgeport Connecticut company officials early next week on repaving Stratford Avenue Main Street and the Yellow Bridge. About $14 000 is available for the work. The road is in very bad condition with holes and sunken spots and vehicles must bump over the outer edge near the tracks. The conference will decide whether to pave anew and what type to use. The trolley company has faced a worker shortage hampering its section.
Building Commissioners granted multiple permits this week with total value 55680 dollars. Projects include frame garages on Worth Street and 105 Plane Avenue, a gasoline station at Park and State Streets, a three family dwelling at 1700 Bos three family, and several additions and remodels for properties on Courtland Street Manhattan Avenue North Avenue and other local streets.
Washington June decision by state Commerce Commission allows rates between Memphis and New Orleans with no short haul clause for lines west of the M1. This authorization enables lower freight rates for general goods moving between Memphis Vicksburg and other Mississippi points and New Orleans, altering interstate transport rules.
Special to this Palegram reports a lightning strike yesterday on the house of A. C. Wilson at the upper end of Daniels Parr street near the Huntington town line. Mrs. Wilson was inside and subdued the blaze with a few pails of water, leaving only nominal damage.
June 7 New Haven CT Joseph W Alsop on Connecticut Experiment Station board notified Deputy Comptroller Willing of Dr. F. L. Jenkins intending to retire from the director post. The Shire Board of Control awaits retirement allowance of three fourths of his salary for Dr. Jenkins.
Fort Worth Texas June 7 Hiyohn St Ilyatt one of the last of the pony express riders of frontier burial today at Midland where he died. He was born in Asheville August 7 1841. Hyatt was one of the most daring in the West and rated as an expert pistol shot.
An agreement between the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and the Wabash system was affirmed today, granting roughly 3500 workers across the company hourly pay increases from one half to nine cents.
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