New Head Named for Bridgeport Brass Plant
President Carl F. Dietz of Bridgeport Brass announces the appointment of Robert Whursman Kent as general manager. Kent, a noted industrial and technical expert, has a distinguished career with ties to Frank B. Gilbreths and Frederick W. Taylor, and has edited key engineering works. He has previously headed prison industrial programs in New York and served in multiple mechanical and management roles.
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Carl F. Dietz
Bridgeport Bris Company
Robert Whursman
Kent
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Sinass Company
Frank B. Gilbreths
Frederick W. Taylor
South
Stevens Institute
Unterlude
rHbtreth and Taylor
Uivy
New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Federal Office Bans Overused Fhores
In Washington May of the chums division under Semphoster General McCarl the 660 imploves unit lacks telephone links to the outside. Clerks used to discuss dlasma data directly, bypassing records. Now all claims records go through a central desk in approved form, slowing work and costing the government money.
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Washington
Chums
McCarl
Claiants
Pickford Miller Divorce Looms In Paris
Los Angeles dispatch reports musical comedy star Marilyn Miller and her husband Jack Pickford will seek a divorce in Paris next month. Pickford says a French tribunal will hear a petition on incompatibility after a year of separation. Relatives in Chicago deny knowledge of the Paris plans.
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Los Angeles
Marilyn Miller
Jacek Pickford
Paris
Pickford Diseluneu
Today
Pickford
Wiswrt
Waonowix
Chicago
Franer
Mikey
France
Tie
Wile Wall
Dudley Field
Malone
New York
Chivago
Jack Pickford
Caro Miller
Miss Miller
Joan J. Sweeney
Tnet
Marilyn
Jack May
Marshal Seeks Man in Brewery Case
Waterbury May 19 Deputy U S Marshal Joseph Parks Warren today investigated warrants tied to the Eagle Street brewery raid last Friday morning. One man named Neil, alleged to live in New Haven, was sought along with two other men said to live in New Haven. No arrests confirmed as of tonight and status of the three warrants remained unclear.
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Waterbury
Joseph Parks
Warren
Officius
Eagle Street
Federal
Neil
New Haven
Ambulance transfers to hospitals and a public arrest report
Ambulance calls report several transfers from emergency services to St Vincent's Bridgeport and Reidseport hospitals for multiple patients including Louise O'Neil age twenty nine with acute appendicitis, Mildred Will with bronchitis, and Marie Muassineer age thirty two. The note also mentions an arrest of Seth Cummings, seventy, and a transfer to 111 High Street.
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St Vincent's Hospital
Louise O'Neil
Medina
T Vincent's Hospital
High Street
Mildred
Bridgeport Hospital
Reidseport Hospital
Marie Muassineer
U51
Lafayette
Seth Cummings
Fire records from Columbia and Gregory street blaze
A fire reported at 32 Columbia Street with blight and unknown cause. Three engines responded, operations focused on containment and evaluation of the scene at Columbia Street and Gregory Street. No injuries noted in the fragmented report.
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Gregory Street
Columbia Street
Inige
Egemical
Americans Forget How to Use Their Legs at London Monument
In London, the 260 year old monument to the 1604 fire lacks an elevator or spiral stairs beyond 344 steps to the viewing platform. The gatekeeper notes Americans visiting the column seldom ascend, preferring to admire the Woolworth building and its lifts, while British visitors climb despite the effort. The keeper urges Americans to honor enduring monuments with a climb.
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London
London Monument
Christopher Wren
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Woolworth Building
New York
Bouton
Washington Monument
Washington D.C
Londen Monument
London Bridge
Tower
Landen
Woolworth
Detective Put Back On Street After Bureau Transfer
Patrolman Robert W Grandfield, of 173 Hewitt Street, who joined the Bureau of Investigation last July and was set for promotion next July, was transferred to patrol duty in the Third Precinct. Officials say no specific charges exist, only general dissatisfaction, and the move aims to benefit the department. A board meeting may revisit weekly shift rotations as part of department reforms.
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Robert W. Grandfield
Hewitt Street
Bureau of Investigation
Patrick J Wlanagan
Carfield
Samuel Dawe
Grandfield
Frank Anderson
Twelfth
Lerson
Investigation Bureau
Police
Stutec
Poetics Board
Moose to Present Free Entertainment Monday Rally
Sotman Hwoeyd of Toronto, famed as supreme leader of the Moose order, will headline a Monday evening rally at Central High. Local volunteers, including Fred Baye and the Blessed Sacrament quartet, will provide entertainment, with other acts listed amid unclear credits and contact hints.
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Moose
Sotman Hwoeyd
Toronto
Canada
Bridgeport
Esd
Fanny Crosby Circle Plans Meeting for New Members
The Fanny Crosby Circle Sons and Daughters of Liberty will meet tomorrow at 1 30 PM at 629 Arrileti Street to nominate new members. The notice lists Mallhamt Ssiaatzer at 919 Malu Street as the contact and mentions a family accident leading to hospital treatment for a boy who was struck by a falling object.
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Fanny Crosby Circle
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Pall
A. J. Derkowski
Dan Fetter
The Tender Hour at Polls Majestic Theatre
Amusements note the new star Billies Dove in The Tender Hour a love story with Ben Lyon Montague Love and Alec HK Francis supporting. Lavish pageant scenes feature Roman soldiers Egyptian dancing girls and a captive princess amid a climactic finale. Also playing Rovukiles a military training camp comedy with Ixart Dane and George K Arthur and the final chapter of The Collegians. Jewish Prudence closes its run today.
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Billies Dove
Majestic Theatre
Ben Lyon
Monntague Love
Alec HK
Francis Sna
Aliss Dove
Migs Dove
Montague Love
Ixart, Dane
George K. Arthur
Collegians
Tomorow
Vaudeville and Film Programs at Poli's Palace
Milton Berle headlines the vaudeville at Poli's with Mary Dunn Gale Glen and 8 Berle. Terpsichore with Bart Lewis and Dorothy Beatty adds, plus Jack Nanle in Making the World Safe for Hokum. The Pour-Slasher act, juggling by Howard Nichols, and White Gold feature. Warner Brothers film White Flannels tops. Continuous acts include Clark and Bergman Dutch Dance Color Speed and more.
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Milton Berle
Milton
William K. Wella
Poli'a
Jie
Howard Nichols
Jetta
Kenneth Thomson
George Bancroft
Pathe
Palace J
Warner Brothers
yaudev'He
Clark and
Bergman
Harry Breen
Jamey Conlin
Harry Roye
Billie Maye
Boganny
Lil Moutians
N. Y. Hippodrome
What Cries Glory at the Cameo theatre
The photoplay What Cries Glory excites with laughs thrills horror and romance and runs through Sunday. Starting Monday May 23 the new picture and Vitaphone presentations will begin with What Price Glory a war tale featuring Victor McLaglen Edmund Rowe Delores Del Rio Barry Norton Phyllis Haver and others. The film contrasts two rival characters and argues against war while truth remains central. Next Monday The Yankee Clipper and new Vitaphone offerings will be shown under the summer prize policy.
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Cameo Theatre
Victor McLaglen
Edmund Rowe
Delores del Rio
Amy Cohen
Barry Norton
Phylis Haver
Pleasure Beach Opens Weekend With Earl Gresh
Bridgeport amusement park Pleasure Beach opens Saturday and Sunday with Earl Gresh and his Columbia Recording Orchestra in the dance palace. The season kicks off May 21 with attractions for children ages 1 to 10, roller counters, aerial rides, and a variety of games and prizes. Surprises and novelties are promised as the park expands offerings for a bigger, better year.
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Pleasur Head
Bridgeport
Earl Gresh
Columbia Recording Orchestra
Dance Palace
Yeaur
Grand Dance Palace
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Alice
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Jack Hanley
Nokum
Walter Rosick
Cecil Bode Mill
Jetta Gondal
Patho News
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Arthur Huskins
Hal Roach
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Rialto
Kelly
William Haines
West End
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Park City
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Everyman's Bible
E. B. C. Orchestra
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