Westport Plans Opening of Compo Beach This Year
Westport officials begin preparations for Compo Beach opening with John E. Ryan of Smugatuck appointed to inspect property and report on repairs. He will assess floats boards and pavilions. Bids will be sought from the lowest bidder. Demand for bath houses remains high with hundreds of dressing rooms planned. Parking restrictions will be enforced again, limiting non resident Connecticut parking.
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Westport
John E. Ryan
Smugatuck
Ryan
pAb
Connecticut
Why Your Stomach Grumbles Ad Claim
An old ad fragment warns stomach grumbling signals indigestion and possible ulcers. It promotes Diapepsin as immediate relief by neutralizing acidity, plus Pape’s Diapepsin as a preventive tonic to soothe and strengthen the digestive system.
Beach Parking Rules and Fire News from Westport
Beach access on weekends during the summer will be free on the north side of the beach road with a vacant lot behind the main pavilion. A squad of police will enforce parking limits as the plan commission surveys the newly acquired sedge lands for a future 40 acre recreation park. Three grass fires in Westport yesterday caused no damage but prompted responses from Westport firemen and local officials.
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Beach Front
Town Plan Commission
Westport
Seymour Cotter
Main Street
Kernstock
Clinton Avenue
Francis P. Dunnigan
Roumania Plans Radio Station Rollout With $300,000 Subscriptions
Roumania, once a blind spot on the world radio map, has subscribed about $300,000 for capital stock of a broadcasting company. The station is expected to be in operation within four months, creating a Romanian market for radio supplies.
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Bucharest
Associated Pre
Roumania
Rockefeller donates five million for Smoky Mountain park
John D. Rockefeller gives 5 000 000 to the Smoky Mountain National Park association formed in Knoxville to develop and preserve in North Carolina and Tennessee. The group plans to protect wildlife and flora, with Knoxville and Asheville leaders taking part.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Mareto
John D. Rockefeller
Cmd
Kianatura
Gsrollia
Hiners
Asheville
Easton Social Notes and Local Guests Updated
Easton news roundup lists residents hosting and visiting relatives. Mentions include Lee area event times, families such as Hall Banks Jen nits Kendall Marsh Mitchell MacFarlan Butt Hudson Gilbert Klein Sanford and others visiting or being visited across Easton Hartford Redding Danbury Bethel Greenfield New Jersey.
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Easton
Lee
David &. Boothe O
William Hall
Berthy Banks
Bradley Jennits
Hulls Farms
Edna Kendall
Appemberts
Bridgeport Hospital
Gracdt
Wallner Davis
Fred Marsh
Dorothy Marsh
James Mitchell
Hartford
F. B. MacFerlin
Jessie
Harry MacFarlan
Redding
Eugene Butt
Greenfield
Joseph Jicons
Charles Keller
B. B. Stevens
Bethel
Clarence French
Ison
New Jersey
Levi Fiench
Arthur Hudson
Danbury
Charles P. Gilbert
Daniel Klein
Charles Klein
Myre
Wiliam Raymond Ane
William A T Greenfield
Fred Candee
Robert Marsh
Jesse P. Sanford
Country Doctor program and local social notes in Huntington
Neighborhood report from Huntington on March 6 details Rev. George W. Judson presenting The Country Doctor at Congregational church, a tuberculin test on 18 cattle owned by George Boehn, and various residents’ activities. An accident on Atweter avenue involving a car owned by George Bradbury is noted with no injuries.
Miss Margret Danim Hosts Small Evening Gathering
In Monroe on March 6 special correspondent notes a small party hosted by Miss Margret Danim for friends. Guests included Mrs Dorothy Habersham Elizabeth Hurd Percival Standish Louis Hurd and Kenneth Burt. The item also lists other local visits and Harmony Grange plans for Friday evening.
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Monroe
Margret Danim
Dorothy Habersham
Misc Iizabeth Hurd
Percival Standish
Louis Hurd
Kenneth Burt
William J. Baird Hogve
New Haven
Nelson of
Stratford
Hans Dt So.ured
Milford events mix card parties fundraisers and trips
Despite garbled OCR, the report lists a series of social plans in Milford. Mrs Vallinont hosts an Octet Social Club card party on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. on Kerema Avenue. Another Friday event features Mrs Arled Manus at Bridgept Avenue. A group plans week card parties at Boterd Hall beginning March 7 to raise funds for the Mi day exercises. The Walnut Beach Amusement Park May 19 parade and activities are set, under Myrtle Beach Community club leadership with James F. Cavanaugh as chairman. The Devon Union church prayer meeting at Pequot Street is noted, with Rev G Guggenheim delivering the sermon.
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Lenox Road
Old Stratfield Road
Alvin Street
Fairfield Center Company
Fairfield Pluoble Club
J. N. Hutchison
Mill Plain
Theodore R. Ludlow
Department of Education
Protestant Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Southport
Ladies Sewing Society
Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
Hickory
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Stritfield Parent Teacher Association
Lincoln School
Newton Hine
M. Mathisen
Howard Shall
Father Coleman
Knights of Columbus
Eunice Dennie Burr
Catherine Finnegan
New Haven
Devon
GC. Vallinont
Kerema Avenue
Arled Manus
Bridgept Avenue
New York
Boterd Hall
Elch
Milford
Cale
Walnut Beach
Myrtle Beach
Pequot Street
G Guggenheim
Mrs Mary R Lake Dies While Visiting Newtown
Mrs Mary Rowne Lake aged 68 wife of Edward G Lake of the borough died Monday night at her daughter s home in Devon after months of ill health She had lived in Newtown 85 years coming from Bethel Survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Charles McBath of Devon and Mrs Charles Buell of Stratford and ten grandchildren A funeral will be held at St Rose s Roman Catholic church Sandy Hook with interment in St Rose s Cemetery Allison P Smith local editor spoke Monday night at Newtown academy citing McKinley and Roosevelt as national figures and urging students to emulate their virtues The Misses Gaydosik and others from Bridgeport visited the Borough House guests from Bridgeport attended the Gaydosik residence in the Borough
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Newtown
Mary Rowne Lake
Edward G. Lake
Charles McBath
Devon
Lake
Bethel
Charles Buel
Stratford
Josephine McBath
Moses May
Lillian
Helen McBath McBath
JS Buell
Ada Buell
Charles
Edward Buell
Hee
Danbury
Rose
St. Rose's Cemetery
Sandy Hook
Allison P. Smith
Iocal
Newtown Academy
Lafe
William McKinley
Theodore
Middle West Utilities reports higher 1927 income growth
New York March 6 By Associated Press The Middle West Utilities Company today released its 1927 annual report showing total income of 614,509,763 up 13.7 percent from the prior year. After preferred and lien dividends and expenses earnings were 66,988,401 or 15.12 a share on 462,079,000 shares outstanding December 31 1927. In 1926 earnings were 14.44 a share on 435,730,000 shares. The common stock dividend was raised to 87 per share annually payable May 15 1928. The 7 per cent cumulative preferred stock receives a 7 per cent annual dividend plus one per cent additional.
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New York
Associated Press
Middle West Uttilities Company
Governor approves bill for veterinarians February expenses
Hartford March 6 Associated Press report says Governor Trumbull approved a state commission on domestic animals bill covering veterinarians expenses for February totaling 2437.45 dollars.
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Hartford
Associated Presa
Trumbull
State Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Compo Beach
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Bny
Riverside Avenue
William P. Trent
County Street
Columbia University
Ilness
Thomas H. Leonard
Art Gallery
Westport Business Girl's and Woman's Club
Bedford House
Miss Wood
Ann Wood
Rockland Roads
Post Graduate Hospital
New York City
William T. Wood
Prawlt
Milton O'Connell
Lafayette
Moss Wood
Arthur Henderson
Barre
Vermont
Norwalk
Henderson
Edward Capagse
William F. O'Connell
Fairfield
Gaserta
Angelo Cataldo
Yeatenday
Joseph Cuserla
Central Bus Corporation
Thomas Carroll
Daniel Johnson
Bridgeport
Eknapp
Cataldo
Cataldos
Tunxis Hill Road
Thaler Jewelry Co
Huntington
George W. Judson
Congregational Church
George Boehng
Russell Pollard
Derby
John Peterson
Huntington Street
J. Edward Palmer
Charles Perley
Lane Street
Katherine Batchelor
Margaret Judson
Frank Curtiss
John West
Johm
Arundell
Isinglass Street
Kfe
Wilam Glass
Ethel M. Beardsley
Stepney
Brookskie
Peter J. Reltter
Atweter Avenue
George Bradbuy
Wichnjs Avenue
Seymour Evenue
William K. Mix
Wentworth Lewis
Hertford
Bradford Hawley
Carl Schmidt
A. Nickson
Andrew Nielson
Dricttepric
Ebbe Damn
Harmony Grange
Norflell Grange
Childs
Vicks
Dodge Brothers
America
Detroit
Victory
Dodge Brothers, Inc
the Blue Ribbon Garage, Inc
Fairfield Avenue
Dewn
Mary R. Lake
Roosevelt
McKinley
Kathleen Hannick
Mae Kerth Belen Grich
Helen Gaydosik
Philomena Gaydosik
Frank Vanek
Queet Rudolph Gaydosik
Middle West
Stuart
Stuarts
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