Testimonial Concert Honors Dr Giovanni Conterno
Friends organized a testimonial concert at the Casino on State Street in honor of Dr Giovanni Conterno for his services to music. The program featured the United German Singing Societies, a local orchestra directed by Conterno, and solo performances including soprano and duet numbers with noted performers.
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Ad Orchestral
Giovanni BE
Conterno
Casino
State Street
United German Singing Societies
The
Germania and
Schwaben
Dr. Conterna
Robert Weber
Overtirs
Ruy Blas
Mendelegohn
Borltone
J. ®. Roberts
Joseph ‘Wieler
G. E. Conterno
America
Kern
United German Singing Societes
Don Carlos
Verdi
Nanchen Adams-Rosen
Kentucky Bale
Foster
Eugene Hildach
Nanghen ‘Adams Rosen
Joseph Wheler
Grand Manph
Three Die As Train Hits Auto Near Battle Creek
Three people died when a Michigan Central passenger train struck an automobile at a grade crossing near Thomas Crossing four miles east of Marshall. Victims were Edgerton Van Meter 29 of Albion and his wife Agnes 28, and nephew Harvey Van Meter.
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Battle Creek
Mich
March Ag
Michigan Central
Thomas Crossing
Marstall
Edgerton van Meter
Albion
Agnes van Meter
Harvey van Meter
van Meter
Armenian Patriarch Appeals For Aid To Starving Near East
Armenian patriarch Zaven sent a message to about 800 American tourists returning from the Holy Land. He warned that 200000 people near Erivan are starving and famine rages in the Ciucasuy region. He noted Near East relief teams rescue many starving children daily but the problem grows too large to meet. He urged more aid for Armenian children, saying the older generation has lived their lives while the children are the future.
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Constantinople
Mer, Zaven
Holy Land
Erivan
Ciucasuy
Near East
Eltizeng
Henry Bernd of Danbury Dies at 84 in Danbury
Henry Bernd a cigar manufacturer and prominent Danbury citizen died aged 84 in Danbury from age related infirmities. Born in Allentown PA he moved to Danbury in the 1870s and served as first mayor under the new charter later as first election town official. He led the Danbury Gas and Electric Co. and belonged to Union Lodge and the Shriners Pyramid Temple. He leaves a wife and several children. Funeral arrangements unsure.
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Danbury
Henry Bernd
Efe
Mir. Bernd
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Danbury Ectric Light Co
Danbury Gas & Elec+ the Co
Bernd
Union Lods
New Club House Becomes Hot Election Ground at Fort Trumbull
Milford residents await a Wednesday vote by the Firemen and Ladies Auxiliary association on whether to accept the $7,000 clubhouse and its debt. The merged Fort Trumbull Fire company and Auxiliary worry over ownership and liability as the new group might take over. If the association gains control the building could become a community house for religious and other events.
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Milford
Fort Trumbull Beach
Firemen’s and Ladies Aowary Association of
Fort Trumbull
Oehg
Ben Sasa
Tzig
Sremen
Central Grammar School Cetificates
Irena Shepherd
Richard Chappel
Dorothy Cann
Alia Ben
Jamin
Clara Royden
Leonard Benjamin
Mary Kine
Leila Finch
Weston Conant
Town Court
Raymond HF. Davidson
Gibson
Milford Fospital Board
Incorporated Society
Arthur B. Clark
Nicholas M. Pond
Harold Hawkins
Helena Y. Putney
Portuguese cruisers convoy to Lisbon flight attempt in 4000 mile trek
Three Portuguese cruisers position themselves in the Atlantic to escort two officers preparing a hydro plane flight from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro. The pilotless timetable remains undetermined with hopeful weather enabling a 60 hour crossing of about 4000 miles at 80 mph using a 360 horsepower machine. Route spans Gisbon to Canary Islands to Cape Verde to Fertiagdo Norandt and finally toward Rio.
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Lisbon
Atlantic Ocean
Rio Janeiro
Gisbon
Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Fertiagdo Norandt
Pernamfuse
Rio
Milford Court Resumes Business and Local News Update
The Milford court resumed business after idle days with Judge J D Brown Jr. Several cases were postponed while Michael Czechowicz of Milford faced a $150 fine and $10.75 costs for liquor sales, plus a 10 day suspended jail term. Witnesses included John Confidente and Thomas Dooler. Ewart E Overton of Fall River, with a Boston business, was fined $25 and $9.40 costs for reckless driving. Mrs Mary Wightman, 93, widow of George Wightman, died at her daughter’s Fort Trumbull Beach home after two weeks illness. Funeral services at Dr Mahony’s home with Rev Leslie Briggs set for tomorrow noon. interment in Quinnipiac cemetery. The Brotherhood of First and Plymouth Mary Taylor Methodist churches held its final meeting and banquet Friday evening with 100+ attendees.
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Rif
J. D. Brown, Jr
Boston
Brown
Mary Wightman
George Wightman
A. W. Mahony
Elm Street
Fort Trumbull Beach
Milford
Southington
Lewis Hall
Berd
Ming Letti¢ Hall
Derby
Sarah Cowles
Jennie Miller
Ristol
Mahony
Leslie Briggs
First Congregational Church
Quinnipiac Cemetery
Brotherhooda
First
Plymouth Am
Mary Taylor Methodist Episcopal
Plymouth Church
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DR. Conterno
Concen
Certainateed Products Corporation
Tarred
Hawley Hardware No
Main Street
Nurse Association
Milford Post
American Legion
Fleischmann
Abel
Smith=Murray Co
Fairfeld
Bridgeports
Ourer
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