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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1922
Page
21
For sale notice describes fine rooms with three baths, yard, wood floors, hot water heat, screens, storm doors and windows, gas ranges, electric washing machine, porcelain tubs, French doors, mirror doors in chambers and hall. Beautifully situated near trolley line, double garage, heated. Call Barnum 367 for details.
Charming 12 room owner house plus 2 room gardener’s house and barn on 12 acres in Fairfield Connecticut. Buildings in first class condition, near railroad and trolleys, short town distance. Price 320000 as a single plot or two plots: 12 acres with buildings for 16009 and 2 acres without buildings for 2000. Very reasonable terms. apply.
Numerous Stratford listings describe six to eleven room houses with various improvements on Maple Brooklawn Devon and Stratfield Road. Properties feature hot water heat, garages, large lots, trolley proximity, and flexible payments. Agents Doherty Langner Barns Lovell advertise multiple locations and prices, urging inquiries.
Property listings describe multiple six and seven room cottages for rent in Fairfield and surrounding areas. Advertised features include modern improvements, showers, bath, heat, garages, yards, and convenient locations near streets and avenues such as Laurel Ave Hillside Ave Fairfield Ave Reservoir Ave and Grove Ave. Many entries list contact by Arthur Gibson or local agents with pricing hints.
Milford property on Long Island Sound near Laurel Beach offers 295,000 to 3429 thousand area figures with 000 ft of frontage and dry garden features. Prices run from 109 to 3429 with two years taxes included. Small cash payment options and weekly or monthly payments available. Contact Wilbur Co Inc offices Milford 847 for details.
A cluttered OCR page lists property for sale or mortgage offers in Port Jefferson Long Island areas. Includes estate details, attorney mentions, and varied ads for stores, apartments, land, and goods for sale, with multiple personal names and businesses in scattered listings.
A jumble of old want ads and listings for sale rental and pets. Includes houses for sale and rent in Bridgeport Milford and Fairfield areas with various prices and contact lines. pets from puppies to birds. jobs or services like painting and decorating and a few odd items such as musical instruments and furniture. Enquiries refer to local addresses and contact names.
Topmra Kansas May 25 Aviators should remember that when flying In ingaa they Must save a license This was delivered by Adjutant General J Marin chairman of the new State Aircraft Board General Martinsla states that all aircraft manufacturers and dealers through not the state imate be licenser Smaters are requiren ts bale V examination butora they recelia a 1i cence way gs Nye oh
A joint meeting of Jokak Meena of the Enginers elay and Bridgeport branch of the American Society of Mechanics discussed ratifying the Connecticut Engineering Societies affiliation. The goal is a statewide organization linking engineering societies for mutual interests and improved public service. Members from CTA societies, talks by W By Webster and Frank Cog, and a planned June 17 outing on the Potatuck Yacht Cheb were noted.
Anthony Retartha, 19, of Magle Steens, an amateur boxer, fell against a fencing post during training with Lele Bogash last night at Acorn Quarters. He suffered an acing laceration and was attended by Dr. A. BR. Margulis of Emergency Hospital.
Obituary notices list Margaret Beck of 0b 8290 A and family requests attendance at May 27 funeral from St Augustine Church at 209 A. MM, burial at St. Michael Cemetery. Also list Bull from Stratford May 24, 1229 aged unknown, Harty of 112 Washington Terrace, Hopkins and Stokes widow of Michael M Stokes with funeral at St. Patrick's Church and interment at St. Michael Cemetery.
A brief card from the family extends thanks for flowers and sympathies received after a bereavement. The note expresses gratitude for the support and comfort shown during the recent loss.
Federal District Court in WoYORK upholds the state Commerce Commission order requiring New England Rail Lines to implement a 15 percent rate increase on traffic passing through the eastern group south of the Bueson River. Judges Hough, Manton, and Moyer presided. Manton authored the decision.
District Attorney Weeks and authorities pursue broad inquiry into Ward and Peters links amid rumors of prior associations. Witnesses in Mamaroneck and New Rochelle testifying about sightings while a sailor’s repair job and a Brown suit lead to Peters identification. open publicity aims to uncover sources of information.
New York May 25 James Tierney a youth about 16 was shot dead in the street by one of three men who fired as he crossed from a garage where a raid days earlier seized a large quantity of bootleg liquor. Police faced an uproar but refused to comment on the shooting as spectators gathered nearby.
In Dorchester on Aspinwall Road a distressed cat prompted a female voice to summon police from Boston. Captain Jar McDevitt sent Patrolman Davis to remove the animal but it had vanished upon arrival as an excited group of women and children watched. An investigation revealed the feline had been sheltered by a neighbor, and the call proved unnecessary.
May 25 report from Paris states the American University Union backs U S college students studying in France. About 776 men and women attend University of Paris with 217 Americans enrolled. many study at American colleges abroad. The union helps find reasonably priced rooms, and runs an employment bureau to support financially independent students.
Washington May 25 Cloture proposed to curb Senate tariff wrangle was discussed at a Republican conference and in the Senate. Democrats warned against a gag rule while some majority members questioned the advisability of clamping down on tariff legislation. If adopted the rule would affect revenue and appropriation bills and allow only a one hour per senator debate on the measure. A second conference was called for Saturday as advocates argued it would save time.
Chauncey Hanford of Westport died at 65. Funeral held yesterday at Saugatuck church with Rev. Clifford W. Hutchings and Rev. Alexander Hamill officiating. pallbearers included Stanley Hull Elwood Beers and Harry Fairchild. Burial at Willow Bank cemetery. Surviving sister in New Haven and a marriage painter by trade. Interment at Mount Saint Grove cemetery. funeral tomorrow at Zunera Parlor.
London hosts a lavish gay social season as Americans descend for grand entertainments. Hostesses include Mrs Jamra Corrigan at Mrs George Keppel’s house and Miss Mabel Gerry among many society figures. The season features large balls, dances, and notable guests, with anticipated high society gatherings and foreign guests boosting the city’s social calendar.
May 25 report from New York states George Reiner, 65, was found dead in his Brooklyn flat after a suicide pact with his partner Sophie. A bystander era unrest, and the elderly couple faced eviction as a fire and safety committee hosted an event at the Remington Arms clubhouse in Boston.
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