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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1920
Page
8
The board of education plans to apply for additional funds from a municipal bond issue to speed construction of new schools. Superintendent Samuel Z Slawson cites rapid grammar and high school enrollment increases since 1914 and 1920, forecasting crowded conditions and a need for a new East Side high school as a top priority.
Constable H. R. Blwood at Pair field investigated a cargo of a wionter truck in Fairfield and placed driver Joseph Oxego, employed by the French-Thalian Wine company of New Haven, under arrest. Federal authorities took over and expect further arrests within days as the case unfolds.
In May authorities say more than 10,000 people are involved in a prohibition violation across New Orleans and the Gulf coast. Officers raided tropical food hubs, seizing hundreds of cases of malt several barrels of hops and thousands of provisions used to make home brew with high alcohol content.
New York May 14 More than five thousand five hundred passengers are booked to leave New York on five steamers for Europe and South America. The ships are the Carmania and Celtic for Liverpool Queenstown Cherbourg Antwerp and the Finland for Queenstown Southampton. The Celtic reinaugurates the prewar route to Queenstown.
Plans form for a New Citizen's Night at the MCA Friday evening. A committee and Americanization secretary coordinate a program. Invitations will go to men who recently secured citizenship papers at the naturalization hearing.
Josinh Joe and Katrine Diavidoskie of 257 Gregory Street were married yesterday afternoon in a civil ceremony after a City Court arraignment on a technical breach of the peace charge. They had resided at the Gregory Street address for the past month.
The body of Charlie J. Klinck, 34, of Fairfield, was found smothered in hay at Fanton's farm in Veelon. Identified by his wife from a scar on his ankle, he had been missing since August 29. He leaves a widow and two children.
Norwich Conn May 14 In annual meeting today on standard time the 41st contention in the Eastern School Teachers association elected President W A Hangen New London Vice President William McDonald Putnam etc treasurer B Lord Willimantic executive committee H M Libby Calchesters M H Turner Danielson and Fred L Newton New London
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