Normal School May Be Election Issue Next Year
The Bridgeport city Board of Education voted to discontinue the current normal school in June 1933, sparking talk of retaining it or establishing a new school under state control. Local sentiment and finances, including travel costs to New Haven, weigh on parents, teachers, and graduates facing potential career disruption.
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Normal School
City Normal School
Land of Memory
Board of Education
Bringeport
Scholl Board
State Normal School
New Haven
Tynn W. Wilson
Schoal
Maplewood
Shelton School
Clinton Avenue
Bridgeport
Bela Diynomas
E. Everett Cort- Tight
Althomsh
Rockefeller
Mutual Savings Banks
Mutual Savings Bank
Children of Mary to Give Entertaining Dance Friday
The Children of Mary of the Wlemed Sacrament church present an entertainment and dance at the Lincoln theater Friday night to raise funds for the church school and convent building. Committee members include Miss Rose Duta Miss Katherine Rowdy Miss Sadie Clark and Miss Margaret Hawley with participants listed as Miss Eleanor Fulin Miss Veronica Long Hue Miss Helen McManus Bliss Aten Ibison and Miss Elien Donehat.
Costly toll of careless check writing across the nation
New York reports Burgess Smith of the US Bureau of Engraving warns that forgery and check-raising cost Americans up to 30 million annually. The piece details how forged checks exploit weak paper, inks, and signatures, outlining criminal networks and advancing protective paper as a countermeasure against erasure and alteration.
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New York
Burgess Smith
United States Bureau of Engraving
National Association of Manufacturers
Dra
Mr. Smith
Torger
Penmar
Underworld
Thora de
Soas
Spal
Hig
Sindy
Sea Crimes not Always Grim at Sea London May 14
May 14 report notes sea crimes range from crockery losses to bullion thefts and a bizarre fire in a wooden case aboard a steamer. A Finnish mutiny near Spithead ended peacefully with Marines guarding and both sides singing Finndah tunes after a day of cleaning.
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London
United States
New York
Southampton
Pacific
North Sea
Berwick
Spit+head
Key
Naval Offcer Jm
Newark Boy Scout Death in Mountain Quarry Tragedy
Charles Parley Nidae Mavddo, 15, a Newark Boy Scout, plunged to his death while with two companions near the Orange mountains. Ed ward Meakin and Walter Teach, both of Newark, found the body after being separated from him during the trek.
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Orange
Nidae Mavddo
Charles Parley
Newark
Nowalk
Orange Mountains
Edward Meakin
Walter Teach
Milford Church Easter Offering Prize Won
Official notice says St. Peter's Episcopal church Sunday Schools won third prize for largest percentage increase in Easter offerings. The banner was presented at the Diocese of Connecticut service at Christ Church Cathedral Hartford, with Bishop Brewster announcing banners for St. John's Waterbury and Bridgeport and St. Peter's Hartford. Superintendent BR. J. G. Oliver led 15 volunteers at the event.
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Bishop Brewster
St. John’s Church
Waterbury
St. John's Church
Bridgeport
St. Peter's
J. Peter's
BR. J. G. Oliver
Standardization effort trims product styles and sizes
The National Association of Purchasing Agents and U S Department of Commerce report progress in reducing styles and sizes across bricks drywall and advertising catalogues. Standards include a 7 1 2 by 9 58 inch catalogue size and wider adoption of small uniform catalogues to cut paper waste and costs.
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Rochester
Associated Press
National Association of Purchasing Agents
United States Department of Commerce
W.L. Chandler
Mishawarka
Ind
Comraitier
United Typothetae of America
National Association
Standardization Committee
Fuel Committee
Motorcycle Run Through Milford Attracts Attention
About three hundred members of the New York motorcycle club rode through Milford on their first spring run toward Springfield to meet another section of the club and return via the Hudson river route. The long procession drew much attention as it passed through the town.
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Milford
Mar
New York Motorcycle Club
New York City
Hudson River
Harding Cheered by New Jersey Throng at Church
President Harding and Mrs Harding, guests of Senator Edgvar Jeft, left Chelsea Baptist Church in Absecon to cheers from several thousand people. The presidential party will drive to Wilmington for dinner hosted by Senator DuPont, with Senator Edge and General Sawyer accompanying.
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Absecon
N. J
Seaview
Golf Club
Harding
Edgvar Jeft
Washington
Wilmington
DuPont
Senator Edge
Sawyer
Chelsea Baptist Church
Tighforming
Atantic City
Brush fire quelled near Milford hotel grounds
Milford firemen answered an alarm Saturday night at Pond Point behind the Schermerhorn Hotel. A substantial tree was burned before the crew extinguished the blaze. No damage reported.
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Milford
Mar
Chemical Company Nou
Pond’ Point
Schermerhorn Hotie
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Main ST
Corner Elm ST
Glenwood
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City Savings Bank
N. E. Corner Main and Bank Streets
People's Savings Bank
Main Street
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Main and Bank Streets
Bridgeport Savings Bank
S. W. Comner
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State Streets
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Meigs & Cyser
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State
Bank Streets
Barnum
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Kirkmans
Maine
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