New Post Office Rule Requires Return Postage Pledge
Washington June 1 AP The Post Office Dept announced a new rule starting August 1 that all parcels must guarantee return postage if undelivered or unclaimed The regulation aims to cut by one third the parcels sent to the Dead Letter Office saving thousands of dollars for the public and government and reducing wasted time About 100000 undeliverable parcels yearly now are stored six months while senders pursue customers It is estimated that 50000 annually in salaries will be saved by the change.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Paicola
Costa
Agents deny use of stool pigeon in narcotics case
Federal narcotic agents Fred H Mertz and Hyman Muller testified they do not know what a stool pigeon is while aiding in cleaning New Haven of drug peddlers. In Alphonse Mangione's case they disputed Sortido Quinn as a stool pigeon. Judge Edwin Thomas noted demand for another district judge due to civil case backlog and long hours.
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Hartford
Fred H Mertz
Hyman Muller
Boston
Etty
New Haven
Attoney
Michael Quinn
United States
Alphonse Mangione
Sortido Quinn
Sortido
Edwin Thomas
Washington
Howe
Vermont
Thames
Georgetown Law School grad Thomas W. Broderick Jr.
Thomas W. Broderick Jr son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Broderick 613 Laurel Avenue graduated from Georgetown University Law School in Washington D C He attended Bridgeport High School class of 1920 New Rochelle Preparatory School 1921 entered Georgetown 1921 pursuing a college course until 1922 then moved to the law school He belonged to Sigma Nu Phi fraternity served on the Junior Prom committee in 1924 and helped with a farewell Georgetown dance at the Ritz He plans to take the bar exam in December and work with a local law firm his parents returned yesterday after attending the graduation exercises.
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Thomas Broderick
Laurel Avenue
Law School
Georgetown University
Washington, D
Bridgeport High School
New Rochella
Georgetown
T the
Sigma Nu Phi
Broderick
Dle
Brofesick
Derenibe
Foreign War Veterans Meeting in Bristol
The fifth annual State Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars opened in Bristol with an Americanization meeting. About 80 delegates attended from the various Posts. The program featured a concert by the Post band and speeches by Captain Walter Joyce of New York City and Mayor John S Wade. A memorial service was led by Mayo. Wi J Shanahan of Waterbury. Business sessions begin tomorrow and run through Sunday with officer elections and installations planned. The annual banquet will be held Saturday night at Lake Compounce.
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Bristol
Il Aps
Ulatus Post
Primeil Post
Walter Joyce
New York City
VFW
John S Wade
Joseph
F Dutton
Mayo
J Shanahan
Waterbury
Lake Compounce
Receivership Explained for Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul
A June 11 AP summary explains why the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad was put into receivership. It notes a reorganiza tion plan filed with Federal Judge J H Wilkerson and credits engineers whose investigation led to the court action.
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Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
J H Wilkerson
Telephone rate case halts for conference
Providence RI June AP The cross examination of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co witnesses in Rhode Island rate increase hearings will adjourn this afternoon Mr G W Cummings Chicago telephone expert advising Providence in its opposition may accept an invitation to confer with the Massachusetts department of public utilities regarding the rate case Mr Cummings is an assistant to I G Wray Chicago consulting engineer now involved in rate cases in Washington state.
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Providence
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Rhode Island
W Cummings
Chicago
Massachusetts Department of Public
Cummings
I G. Wray
Washington
Greenwich High Graduates Class of 43 Students
Greenwich June 11 Special The thirty seventh commencement of Greenwich High School held in Havemeyer Auditorium drew a large crowd. The June class numbered 43 with members listed by program including College Preparatory, Commercial, and General courses. Honors went to Nellie Lola Suojanen and Helen Nupel for four years of study.
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Greenwich
Greenwich High School
Havemeyer
John Joseph Cunningham
Theresa Anne Gramigne
Jabez Dean Hammond
Claire Laulae King
Mildred Allee Mannie
Joseph Wiliam Purell
Dortis Elizabeth Ryder
Nellie Lola Sojanen
Alcie Lols
Webster Richard Pellerin
Bernard Williams
Pauline Bartos
Elizabeth Mary Dowd
Margaret Ferris
Helen Hupal
Edith EB Lockwood
Olive MacGauhan
Ethel McFarland
Catherine Elizabeth Mead
William Eugene
August Richards
Virginia Louise Schmehl
Loretta Margaret Sullivan
Charlotte Betty Wolff
Laurence Hatton Dufford
Herbart Elaworth Conklin
Pan
Edward Cunningham
Ells
Worth Lowe Danard
Emma Honora Dietrich
Alice Emma Doll
George Alfred Durrant
Herbert Hegel
Edward Hummel
Helen Mayo Kent
Frank Dominic Marin
John Frank Vis McHale
Robert Warren Ogle
David Alexander Robinson
Catherine Mercedes Ryan
Alice Elizabeth Shendan
Alexander Stein
Adina Rose Strazza
John Michael Tatter
Alice Ro van Dyke
Joseph Stephen Walde
Nellie Lola Suojanen
Heten Nupel
Norwalk Burglars Sentenced to Prison
Max Milley and Harry Bogoves of New York were jailed for eight to twelve years for their part in the Palace Theatre burglary in Norwalk on February 23. They were transported to the state prison in Willimantic by Sheriff Simeon Pease and Deputy Robert Nichola, along with John Allen of Norwalk, who was sentenced on a statutory assault charge, and George Bilinsky of Stamford, sent to the reform school on a statutory charge.
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Max Milley
Harry Bogoves
New York
Palace Theatre
Norwalk
Wethersfield
Sherif Simeon Pease
Shelf Robert)Nichola
John Allen
George Bilinsky
Stamford
State Reformeratory
Trenton Banker Injured In Revolving Door Incident
AP reports in Trenton that banker OG Bowman Wi, a leading figure in banking and industry, was injured today at the Broad Street National Bank when he fell through a revolving doorway, sustaining a fracture of his left hip.
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Trenton
Bowman Wi
Broad Street
Natonal Bank
Man and wife held for attacking police in Torrington
Louis Malaten and his wife of Ne paing were arrested after resisting officers during an aviation order attempt. They appeared before Judge C I Avery in Superior Court at Gitchfield on a bench warrant for resisting and aggravated assault with a shotgun. Malaten held on 2500 dollars bond and his wife on 1000.
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Torrington
Louis Malaten
Nepaing
C I. Avery
Gitchfield
Malaten
Nebraska to discard current school science textbooks
In Nebraska extensive changes are planned as the state education department shifts away from textbooks that describe fermentation, alcohol production, and intoxicating liquors. The move affects physiology, chemistry, and physics volumes, with several officials voicing opinions on the overhaul.
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Lancoln
Nebo
Cary
Nebraska
State Department of Tiduration
Kolor-Bak Restores Cray Hair Color and Health
Kolor-Hair is advertised as a popular color restorative for cray hair. It claims to return hair to its original shade, banish dandruff and scalp itching, and rejuvenate hair. The ad lists a regular price of $16.50 per bottle with a sale price of $1.29, available at Hindle Drug Store.
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Kolor-Bak
Hindle Drug Storsa
Prince of Wales receives enthusiastic Natal reception
In Natal South Africa on June 1 the visiting Prince of Wales toured local native communities. He witnessed an Aboriginal dance as part of his tour and was greeted with an enthusiastic reception by the natives.
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Natal
South Africa
Prince of Wales
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