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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1918
Page
7
City sinking fund commissioners deny plans to invest funds in plaza bonds. They note most of the fund is already invested in city securities and only a small amount remains idle. No money is available for such a use, despite rumors.
Obituary items list Private Robert J. O Mara funeral at home and church with military honors. also multiple deaths including Sirar Bennett Edward Bennett Michael Welly James Griffin Catherine Rehill Mary E Freshour Joseph Ellery Marion Allen Henry French Lewis Lounsbury Louise Budan David Cameron. Details cover service times, locations, and survivors.
Taldo Bryant, named civilian ordnance production manager, seeks adequate office accommodations in the area. The appointment was first announced by telegraph officials over the past several days. He aims to secure suitable rooms to perform his duties effectively.
A government notice from Washington this week states the headquarters will be set for all of Connecticut and western Massachusetts. The position requires a large suite of office rooms to handle the vast details involved in ordnance work in factories across western New England.
In Superior Court this morning at 10 o clock Dr I W Wright recalls to testify as Frank J Flughes sues Hugh Keegan and George Burna for 10000 damages from an auto mobile collision near Central and Connecticut avenues on May 28 1915. Attorneys include W H Comley Jr Banks Redden and mayor Fitzgerald. Court adjourned yesterday after Dr Wright testified on plaintiff's condition.
The witness, Russell, says he was not unfriendly to Burns but not especially friendly. He recalls only past favors sought by Burns and notes Burns claimed he was not to blame after the accident. Russell adds he focused on helping Assessor Hughes and describes the Burns car distance from the Central and Connecticut intersection as a factor in the collision.
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