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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
13
Pulp and paper dominate Canada’s manufacturing output with the bur es of the industry leading. Flour and grist mills come next while amber and forest products rank third in production.
The piece evokes stage coach era progress at Brewster Street and Fairfield Avenue, then notes a model apartment at 26 Rowsley Street, Apartment No. 1 furnished by Good Housekeeping. The room features recent furniture exhibited in New York at the Metropolitan Museum and the Fine Arts show, with contact via Noble 70.
Ridgefield on June 16 reports a supper hosted by Miss Marion K Bradley for the executive board of the Ridgefield Republican club. The event surprised newly elected chairman Mrs William H Ryan and included ten guests. Attendees discussed summer meeting plans and club business.
Two appointments expand Bridgeport Brass Company sales. W F Blythe becomes sales manager for the Mill Products Division after 19 years with American Brass Company. A D Merwin from Steele-gan Johnson Manufacturing of Watersbury joins as manager of the Fabricating division.
Katherine Voelzer a seventeen year old fleeing unwanted advances at a Sea Breeze cottage jumps from a second story window in Rochester. She is hospitalized with serious injuries after the incident following a party with two girls and two men. She refuses to name her attacker to police. The report also notes an unrelated historical fact about the discovery of disease producing bacteria by Davaine in 1864.
Convention meetings in the Pao ples Presbyterian church close tonight with 7 30 services. Kev Norman Davis A B and Nev David Mason from the Congo Africa will speak at afternoon and evening services. The meetings move to Berean Memorial church Thursday with 2 and 7 30 o'clock services Rev BH Richards evangelist will speak Thursday evening.
Orlando H. Brothwell of Bridgeport elected president of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution at Hartford meeting. He succeeds Ernest E. Rogers. Doolittle elected auditor. Board of Managers named: Robert F. Bradle, William H. Burr, Major Charles H. Sprague, Tracy B. Warren, Isaac W. Birdseye, Edward J. Morgan. Thurston of Montville Ky. spoke. McThurston to publish a book on signers. Sprague announces new committees with four assistants each led by Day, Curtiss, Brothwell, and Marsh.
The Ladies Aid society of the Lee Methodist church will hold a food sale at the corner of Harrigan Street and Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport on Friday starting at 10 a.m. Mrs. Walter Briggy will be in charge. The Boy Scout troop met with Scout Master Rev. Howard B. Warren Monday evening. Various local residents visited or returned home from brief stays with relatives in Fairfield and Bridgeport.
Six Bridgeport inventors received patents at the U S Patent Office including John Rogers for a self closing basin faucet with shares to Stratford and Milford partners, Frank Balint for an electric switch, Georges W Collin for a thermostatic time controlled device, Harry G Tatesian (Ioe Cream Cone Machinery) for a sugar cane baking machine, Theodore C Roberts for a pallet molding press assigned to Columbia Company, and Daniel H Deery with three auto mobile lamp and indicator patents assigned to D and H Tamp Company.
Danbury June 14 Special This year’s graduating class at Danbury High School has produced an attractive annual titled The Log It is the first time in years a year book has been published and the 1925 class has achieved a high standard The book chronicles the class history with many groups of athletes class and musical groups and includes photographs and sketches of every member It is dedicated by Principal R C Bassett and H S Long The commencement exercises will be held at Emmreas theatre next Monday evening with about 125 graduates contingent on exams last week.
Stamford reports William Emansky, once of the city, under arrest in Minoraville, Pa., on a charge of embezzlement. He closed his business here about a month ago and fled after allegedly passing a worthless $200 check for goods. A Stamford policeman has gone to Minoraville for Emansky.
Supreme Regent Richard F. Kropf of the Royal Arcanum announces a strengthened financial position and a reserve fund grown to 16006000 dollars at over five percent interest. Letters will be sent to keep members informed about the organization’s status and activities.
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