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Bridgeport Telegram in Bridgeport, Connecticut

24 May 1926

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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1926

Page

5

Bridgeport Firm Wins Post Road Pavement Contracts

State highway department announces contracts for paving the Boston Post Road through Fairfield and Norwalk. Bridgeport firm Slatin and Godfrey leads a field of bidders with a bid around 59 625 90 for a reinforced concrete pavement, amid dozens of proposals from Bridgeport Greenwich Waterbury Danbury and other towns for 235 miles of new highways across Connecticut with total costs near 1 500 000.

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Slatin and Godfrey West Haven Orange Milford Boston Post Road CW Brisclee and Sons New Haven Connecticut National Pavements, Inc Osborn-Baines Danbt Bridgeport Compan Bridgepet Lowell-Grossman Foughkeepsie John DeMichiel Bios Torrington Hlakesleet and Sone Patterson and Rossi Connecticut National Pavements Company Immich Meriien Arrisom Midgetown Conn DiMarco Plainville Cutis-Quilan Company Providence Arrigoni Middletown Fred D Miller John J Carroll Naugatuch Ani Sons New London Daniel T Allman Waterbury Saybrook Winthrop Road Middle- Town Coon Arbario Flood Construction Company Hartford Benvenuti and Sons Windham Willmantic-Chaplin Joseph Mascetti Company Suzio Construction Company Meridan Waterbury Construction Company Y. Arrigoni Waterbury Concrete Construction Company Waterburs Immick Companie Julius Varosio New Hay Ianfeld Boston Mill River Santard Silman Godfrey Bridgeport Waterhurm Bridgeport Construction Company Oxsborne-Birnes Company Danbury Patterson and Rogsi COW Blasesiee and Sons Guilford Fastilvee Co Keel Blakesleeand Sony New Haven Iidgeport TN Virione and Co L. Suzio Construction Co Mertiden Frank B. Hastings Miller Road Contraction Co Inc Sitliman and Godfrey Co Fleming Joseph N Mathias Immick Company Meriden Alborio Road Construction Company Hiartford Dugatt Construction Company Nes Haven Osborn-Barnes Daly and Merritt Inc Port Chester Joahim Michael and Bros Blakeslee and Sons Groton Brading Thames River D T Allman Benvenut and Sons Connecticut Concrete Company
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Don’t Let High Blood Pressure Shorten Your Life

A health advisory warns high blood pressure poses serious risk and can shorten life with few warnings. The claim states a vegetable medicine and physician prescription have helped many, promoting a drugstore remedy and urging readers to seek medical advice.

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Five Shots Fired In Ram Boat Capture Off New London

In Long Island Sound near New London five men of the armored speedboat Madge of Providence were taken into custody after Coast Guard patrol boat No 147 fired fifteen shots from a one pound gun. The chase lasted miles and one bullet came within a few feet of the bow. The Madge carried no papers and offered no names.

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New London Madge Providence State Pier Coast Guard No 147 Long Island Sound Artes Black Island
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Mayor appoints Klein to represent Bridgeport at national farm school conference

Mayor F Willam Behrenshaw officially delegates Jacob B Klein to represent Bridgeport at the National Farm School conference. The event runs May 2 to 7 at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City and is endorsed by President Coolidge and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Senator Arthur Cappec of Kansas is named conference chairman.

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F Willam Behrenshaw Jacob B Klein Bridgeport National Farm Biltmore Hotel New York City United States Department of Agticulture Nationa Farm School Doyletoun Pennsylvania Imavola Prineiort
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Auto rolls over twice five escape in Stratfield incident

Five passengers in a touring car escaped serious injury after the vehicle rolled over twice at Montauk street and Stratfield road in Stratfield at 3 pm. The car, driven by Mrs Davies, shifted to the roadside when miscalculation sent it toward a rock. A wheel struck a rock, the wheel was torn from the car, swerving it left and causing two near-nonfatal rolls. All five occupants were shaken but uninjured.

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Stratfield Specelal Montauk Street Stratfield Road Mre Lwitam J Davies Davis
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Danbury Police Seize 69 Gallons Alcohol in New Car

Danbury police arrested Morris Rand of New Haven and Mrs Roge Ciccolino of New York after 69 gallons of alcohol were found hidden in their new automobile last night. Both suspects are detained on $1,000 bond.

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Danbury Morris Rand New Haven Roge Ciccolino New York Rand Ciccolino
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Scandal Involving Nautch Dancing Girl Revived

May 2 report from London says Mumtaz Begum the Nautch dancing girl once favored by the Maharajah of Indore has petitioned Amritsar court for the return of a baby she claims her parents kidnapped. She testified a female child was born to her but a nurse killed it. The case ties to Abdul Kadir Hinla, a Bombay merchant murdered amid Indore palace intrigue.

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London al- Iahabad British India Dss Muntaz Begum Indore Amritsar Abdul Kadir Hinla Bombay Mumiz Bexum Tafter Bawla Mumtaz Mer
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Woodcraft League Annual Meeting Held at Little Peeque

The Woodcraft League of America convened in Greenwich at Little Peeque estate yesterday with about 300 members attending from across the country. Six new council members were elected, and the program featured sacred fire lighting, shield unveiling, and a peace invocation, with remarks by Dr. Jon May, Hayden Merritt, Mrs Henry Newman, and Morros Smith among others.

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Greenwich Woodcraft League of America Little Peeque Ernest Thompson Seton D Fagan New York Eleanor Deming Paul Hufford Grant Simmons Grwich W. Foster White Elwich M J E. Pettitt Ofville Pew Council Jon May Boston Hayden Merritt Philadelphia Henry Newman Brooklyn Morros Smith Germantown
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Siliman Godfrey Blakeslee A. Sons New Klein Nautch Nery Tots Margréthe Denmark Albert Belgium Mumtaz Begum Marilyn Miller of Paradise
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