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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
7
At a meeting in the Legion home on Golden Hill Cite Mrs Charles I Sprague was elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion. Mrs C J Crosby previous president has become president of the state auxiliary.
An authorized British government article received in Louisville outlines a plan to form a large permanent organization the British Empire Cotton Growing corporation. The goal is to reduce dependence on the United States for rosy cotton and establish government subsidies and preparatory work funded by a substantial imperial appropriation over five years. Entities named include the British government and British Empire Cotton Growing corporation with implied support from the empire.
Washington reports the French government has undertaken the enlargement of two American military cemeteries at Belleau Wood and Romagne Sous Montfaucon. The aid appears part of postwar cooperation.
Building inspector issues permits including a $100,090 project for Tagersoll Construction to erect an 18 000 square foot circular dance hall on Chase Island with a 148 by 118 foot footprint. Old hall to be repurposed for amusement. other listed permits total $984 500 and involve garages and two family houses on multiple avenues and streets. French war ministry will cover costs for Marine Corps monument near the embassy.
An eighteenth birthday party for Kyota Council was held at Kyota Hall on Tirwad Street with entertainment. The event featured a court of Susqua council members, musical numbers, and a dance sequence. Rose Barbara led piano, Comer provided a dance, and V Vinaugh acted as quartermaster.
Obituary notices recount the lives of residents including John Dunlap proprietor of a Main Street jewelry store and Edward Howard a power plant engineer. The fraternal and church ties of the deceased are noted, with funerals planned at local homes and churches and burials at nearby cemeteries. служ
ATI and union leaders returning from Cincinnati warn that railroad managers must conform to railroad labor board decisions or face action. Grand President Reed of the Brotherhood of Stairway Clerks and allied unions say the Cummins Esch act should be strengthened to prevent transport disruption and compel compliance by railroads.
New York March 9 report to the European relief council describes the desperate plight of thousands of refugees from Russia, many children, fleeing the Balkans. It notes overrun Serbia and other areas with inadequate shelter and urgent relief needs, including 4,000 Russian children in Salonika needing food, while Polish refugees report being stripped of possessions across the 30 kilometer neutral zone.
Former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall urged rejuvenation of democracy in Cleveland Ohio calling America the hope of the world. He said disarmament is needed and that the nation should level class distinctions to make America truly democratic.
Francis A. Randall, banker and former Vernon legislator, died at his Rockville home after a long illness. He was 61 years old. Randell previously represented Vernon in the Connecticut General Assembly several years ago.
Kingston reports the measure approved an annual grant of 350000 dollars for forty years to aid in liquidating the country's war debt. The plan designates Jamaica as the source of the funding to support Empire activities.
The Fifth District Democrats will relocate from YEC Poplar Street to the Hillman Building at 803 Wood Avenue. On March 14 they will celebrate the move in their new quarters with a fitting event at the new clubrooms.
Warranties and quitclaim deeds show transfers between individuals and banks. Properties include plots on Highland Avenue Park View Wilks Street West Mind Realty Park Avenue Tudor Street Palisade Avenue Ash Street and North Avenue with several two and three dozen foot parcels, plus mortgage details and sums such as 1340 and 3000 dollars. Names include Israel Cohn Mary Wasco Theresa Carson Gustave Bratz Lena Snow Louis Baumer Bernard Stone and others.
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