Board weighs dismissals of three teachers at meeting
At a Monday board of education meeting the action to permanently drop three teachers from the staff was debated. Names considered include Miss Margaret Kiely dean of girls at the High school Principal William J McAndrew of Waltersville and Miss Mary F Station. Some members urged tabling re appointments to two weeks as reprimand while others favored firing. The board president offered no definite position while one member warned the board must resist teachers or principals groups.
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Educaton
Margaret ¥. Kiely
William J McAndrew
Waltersville
Mary F. Station
Board of Education
Teachers’ Association
Geveral
Kiely
Mallon
Prin|inal
Imp. A. C
Lme
Horns
Ueation
Saynn W. W
Government Troops Strike At Padzoku Bandits
Panic grips Padzoku as government forces press a deter mined advance to disrupt bandit communications and force submission amid the wider foreign kidnapping crisis tied to the Shanghai Peking express incident May 6.
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Bean — Cansociat
Padzoku
Rural influence dominates Connecticut schoolhouses
Hartford May 24 The state education board reports rural families shape schooling in Connecticut. Nine percent of towns and three hundred schools are covered, with thirty percent of teachers in central areas. Most teachers’ children are of mechanics and shopworkers, while twenty three percent are the children of professionals and businesspeople.
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Hartford
Connecticut
State Board of Education
Uien
Unelsas Ifird
Poincare Tries to Resign as Senate Fails to Try Reds
Paris report says Premier Poincare and cabinet offered resignations to President Millerand after the Senate refused to proceed with trials of Marcel Cachin and other communists. Millerand objected to the withdrawal but Poincare ultimately consented to resignations being withdrawn. cabinet remains in office.
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Senate
Reds
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Paris
Associated Press
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Wiva
Acta
M. Poincare
Plate
Miller
M. Potcare
Council of Ministers
Elysee Palace
High Court
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M- Poincare
Greenwich lad dies of meningitis after school play
Jack O Keele aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs James Keele of Greenwich avenue soph at local high school died from spinal meningitis in Greenwich hospital. Illness followed a recurring attack after taking part in the high school play Clarence. He is survived by his parents brothers Joseph Benjamin Emmett Thomas O Keefe and Esther and by a sister. Requiem mass at St Marys Church Saturday at 9 am. Burial in St Marys Cemetery.
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Enwich
Jack
Jam Keele
Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich Hospital
Clarence
Jones
Kittery
James
Joseph
Benjamin
Emmett
Thomas O'Keefe
Esther
St. Mary's
St Mary's Cemetery
Stratford High School to Cost $200,000 Plan Adopted
Stratford board of education approved a trimmed high school project after state authorization cut the bond from 420000 to 200000. Architect Frank Irving Cooper outlined changes to fit the reduced funds including a larger footprint with 180 foot vs 200 foot setbacks, a two story front, fireproof construction, and preserved shop and manual training facilities.
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Stratford
May
w—Spéciais
Stratford Board of Education
Strikes in Ruhr Spread Amid Fire and Fighting
Reported clashes in Gelsenkirchen between Communists and defense guards left eight dead and dozens wounded as police headquarters burned. Negotiations seed a city policing plan with diverse commissioners. In Dortmund, mine closures mount to ten as woodworkers and carpenters join the strike. unions urge loyalty to the German government amid alleged Moscow agitation.
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Gelsenkinchen
Clermany
Preas
Sciauré
Défense Forc
Communista Biday
Christian Workers Trasies Union
Demcratic Union
Dortmend
Associated Press
Thes
Bochum
Ge| Man
Moscow
Ruhr
Dr Adams Case Continued to Fall Term
The case against Dr Frederick J Adams, member of the Palion site geans and welive to military, charged with manslaughter in the death at Miraflport hospital of Maria Helena Woltanste, was continued to the fall term of the court. State's Attorney Mummings said final disposition is pending further action and the investigation will continue.
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Ywyth
Suprion Criminal Court
Oer
Homer
Cam Iings
Prederick J. Adama
Aneathen
Board of Palion
Geans and Welive
Miliirry
Ety Flex
Syith
Iirifigeport Hospital
Maria Helena Woltanstein
Tor
Coron
Dohn J. Mielan
Mummings
Walts
Pts Attier
Pollution Wills Reinforced Or Cast Into Discard
Hartford telegram reports House leaders debate a pollution measure once passed by the Senate. Representative Buckley moves to table the bill to allow amendments, aiming to strengthen or abandon the effort this session. The bill centers on the state water commission and Wheeler's exclusion.
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Hartford
House
John Bucktey
Senate
Buckley
Yeader Buckley
Republican State Organization
Vee
Ateri
Charles W. Wheeter
Athus Tran Stratford
Ten Sentenced in Philadelphia for Liquor Conspiracy
Ten defendants including Matthew Griffin former secret service operator Harold J. Smith export broker and Dr George J Kherilla of New York were sentenced today after a March conviction for plotting to substitute water for whiskey and alcohol shipped to Groove Griffin received six months in Mercer County prison Smith one year and one day in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary Dr Kherilla six months in Atlanta prison Other defendants Penn McTarney Herbert Simon Lewy Leo Gaitesfeldi Samuel Gaitesfeldi and Joseph Kleinman received sentences ranging from three to eight months
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Partaderpaia
Matthew Griffin
Secret Service
Philadelphia
Harold J. Smith
Federal
Atlanta
Kerilla I
Penn McTarney
Herbert Simon
Emplee
Anintective Agency
Tin Lewy
Leo and
Samuel Gaitesfeldi
Joseph Kleinman
Three Daughters Die Saving Mother in Cottage Fire
Mountain Lake Park Maryland May 24 Mrs Mary O Connor four and three daughters died when burning leaven ignited gas in their cottage. The daughters rushed back to rescue their mother and perished. Rescuers found $2000 in gold hidden in a chimney and turned to authorities.
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Mountain Lake Park
Mary O'Conner
O'Connor
Clarksburg
W. Va
Kate O'Connor
Jett Grannon
Fairmont
Mary E. Rooney
Euings
Janitor Sues School Board Over Pay Increase
Prospect street school janitor sues City of Bridgeport after School Board votes a $100 annual raise for janitors but the Board of Apportionment refuses to appropriate funds. The suit seeks judicial ruling on authority of the two boards dating to December 21, 1921, with a raise effective April 1, 1922. Attorney Vincent I. Keating says the case tests financial control between education and appropriation boards. Springfield report notes governor requests 1.0 million appropriation for the Illinois Soldier Bonus.
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Board of Education
Board of Apportionment
David Appleton
Prospect Street
Bridgeport
Schol
Fiess
Vincent I. Keating
Enunse
General Zoning Measure Moves Ahead of Local Bills
WY telegram reports Hartford May 24 The Cities and Boroughs committee favors a general zoning enabling act over Bridgeport Stamford Norwalk local bills. The plan aims to let towns and boroughs establish zoning districts if the general bill passes. Local measures may still be acted on if the general bill fails.
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WY ‘Telegram
Hartford
Cities and Boroughs
General Assembly
Bridgeport
Stamford
Norwalk
Wompe
Jaree Ryeal
Endese
Singer Is Sentenced From Three to Eighty Years in Penitentiary
A Norwalk man Layom Nagy is freed after two years in jail and an insane retreat at Middletown. State's Attorney Homer S. Cummings says Nagy was insane when he killed his wife about two years ago, and the first degree murder charge has been nalled. Nagy will return to Norwalk today to resume life outside.
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Layom Nagy
Norwalk
Homer S. Cummings
Nagy
Middletown
Nasgy
Cummings
Frank D. Haines
Joan Keogh
Nortralk
Moga
Veen
Dera
Hore
St. Vin~cents
Magane
Slate
Snagy
Three-year minimum for thief George Singer in eight year spree
George S Singer, 34, of 138 Sanford Avenue, was sentenced by Judge Frank C D Haines to three to five years on one count and up to one year on three others after pleading guilty to four counts of auto theft. Singer, tearful, expressed remorse and spoke of reform. the judge commended his candor and noted the impact on his family while stressing the state’s duty to penalize crime. The case featured Singer’s plea for a chance to regain citizenship and lead an honest life.
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George S. Singer
Sanford Avenue
Frank Cbd
Haines
Singer
Heunds
Woman Dies After Bandit's Home Invasion
Dorothy A. Merritt of 1574 North Avenue died from injuries linked to a jewelry robbery five months earlier. Two men held the sisters at gunpoint, gagged them, and struck Merritt with a revolver butt during the January 2 attack, prompting a medical operation but she died yesterday in Bridgeport.
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Dorothy A. Merritt
North Avenue
Misa Merritt
Edna
Oni
Rehbers
Merrite
Mocha
Dorothy Mex
Ritt
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