McLean Named Member of Farm Credits Committee
The joint congressional Farm Credits Committee has its Senate members: A McLean of Connecticut, Weller of Maryland, and GI of Virginia, appointed by Vice President Coolidge. House members include Jiladden of Pennsylvania Date of Vermont Strens of Kansas Wingo of Arkansas and Keagall of Alabama.
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Farm Credits Law
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Maryland
Virginia
Senate
House
Jiladden
Pennsylvania
Date
Vermont
Strens
Kansas
Wingo
Arkansas
Aundit Keagall
Alavarna
Engagement announced for Elizabeth Limont and Roderigo Rodriguez
Announcement notes Miss Elizabeth Rensselaer Limont daughter of Alexander Limont of Seeley street and Roderigo Rodriguez of New York City will wed next month. Limont, a Wellesley graduate and musician active with the Wednesday Afternoon Musical club, led YWCA hostess duties at Lakehurst New Jersey and studied at the Tonamblean school near Paris. Rodriguez, a Cornell graduate, served as a lieutenant in the Aviation corps during the war and now works for Ingersoll Rand in New York City, stationed at El Paso, Texas.
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Laabeth
First Exhibition of Radiophones Opens in Bridgeport
Bridgeport hosts its first radio phone exhibition at Odd Fellows Hall on Broad Street. A large audience viewed new receiving sets from about a dozen dealers, with two amplified receivers in operation. Most displays featured elaborate multi bulb designs, while simpler, cheaper radios were less popular. Dealers included Sport Center, Morrison Radio Co, Radio Service, Conn Assembly Co, Carr Battery, Liberty Auto & Electric Co, Kraus & D'Alias Americar Hardware, and Modern Electric Co, among others.
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
Broad Street
Sport Center
Morrison Radio Co
City Auto Co
Conn, Assembly Co
Carr Battery
Liberty Auto & Electric Co
Kraus & D'Alias Americar
Wai
Fairfield Plant Robbed of 1800 Dollars in Stock
Fairfield plant on Sanford avenue owned by Connecticut Lock Company was stripped of leather, machinery, and appliances, with total value over 1500 dollars. Theft likely occurred Friday night, possibly via large motor trucks. Items include tirill presses, nickel dips, drills, and weighing about 280 pounds each at 50 cents per pound.
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Tairedeld
Marely
H. TR
Elwood
Edward J. Managan
Connectenut Lock Company
Sanford Avenue
Kinood
Council Hurdles Mayor Vetoes in Budget Moves
Bridgeport council refers cuts and transfers to the ordinance committee. Measures include reducing the Mar har Master’s salary, two two-day monthly breaks for fire personnel, and shifting ash-collection oversight. A request from the Socialist party asks to save Bridgeport Normal School with a public vote. A rebuke to Superintendent Thorne accompanies a $1500 outside poor expenditure and a push for early reporting to Finance.
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Fire Department
Board of Wealth
Public Works Department
Mealth Board
Normal School
George Wright
Socialist Party of Bridgeport
Bridgeport Normal School
Connecticut
Angust P. Thorne
Charities
Alderman Hogan
Foxon
Finance Committee
Stills Rum and Men Nabbed in Elm City
Federal officers raid a barn in Elm City seizing two fifty gallon stills one in operation and 27 gallons of liquor. Alonso Linsao owner arrested along with Anthony Casco driver of a vehicle seen during the raid. Hearings scheduled before US Commissioner Bernard Lynch Semorow.
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Elm City
Severe Western Storm Set to Hit City Today
A powerful western storm moving from Texas toward the city is forecast to arrive today with snow. Yesterday's warm spell faded as temperatures fell from a high of 50 at 2 pm to a low of 26 by night, with a windy, cooling trend.
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Weather Bureau
The
Mercury
City Dispensary staff denial of wage raise rumor
Board of Governors denies salary hikes for City Dispensary employees amid budget figures showing a rise from 28180 to 91580. Dr Frank W Stevens says nurses and venereal disease clinic staff salaries are part of regular pay this year. A year ago a special appropriation funded the July clinic opening after a forced March shutdown due to funding refusals.
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Ivrank
Stevers
Stevens
Board of Apportionment
Fires Presbyterian church mission opens with week of services
The sixth annual mission of the First Presbyterian Church opened last night in the church chapel with Rev. John Alison of Holyoke MA delivering a sermon titled Who is 50 great & God. The program will run through the week with several ministers speaking and new members to the church to be received.
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the Fires Presbyterian Church
John Alison
Holyoke
Alexander Alison
Crowder Becomes Cuba's First Ambassador
Major General Enoei H. Crowder presented credentials as the first American ambassador to Cuba. President Zayas received him at the presidential palace as Fiavana and the Republic of Cuba establish formal diplomatic ties with the United States.
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Fiavana
Mareh A
Pryor
Oratory of
Cuba
Enoei He Crowder
SS AL
Nia
Zayas
Cabinet reshuffle after by elections in Britain
London March 5 The British government faces cabinet changes after defeats in by elections. Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen resigns from the Wealth Ministry following his Surrey by election loss to Labour candidate J. Claiter de. Colonel George F P Stantey also lost at Willesden and retires. Potential successor Arthur Neville Chamberlain may create another vacancy. Bonar Law reportedly invited Lord Birkenhead who declined. Additional overtures reportedly go to Austin Chamberlain and other late government members to bolster the defeated benches.
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London
Associated Press
Jack
Bonar Law
Arthur Griffith-Boscawen
Ministry of Wealth
Pirvigion
Surrey
Birkenhead
Lord Curzon
Lord Girkemhead
Austin Chamberlain
Lord George
Yso
Locomobile Whistle Blows False Alarm
A Locomobilé emergency fire whistle sounded for nearly two minutes last night due to a mechanical defect. A crowd gathered near the site before fire apparatus arrived, but the whistle was repaired beforehand and no fire response was needed.
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Baron’s New Department Store
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