Swedes Form Bridgeport Central Community Committee
Bridgeport residents of Swedish heritage organize a City Central Committee to coordinate welfare, contact outsiders, and promote Swedish interests. Officers include A Hedin president KK Stohlhammer secretary August Peterson financial secretary John Hedberg treasurer. First action is joining War Work parade with Viking costume group. A mass meeting at Swedish Lutheran church will select leaders and promote a census of Swedish participation in war loans.
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Bridgeport
Swedish Singing Society
Wall Street
A. Hedin
Stohlhammer
August Peterson
John Hedberg
Barnum and Bailey
Influenza Decline Allows Reopening of Public Places in Greenwich
Greenwich officials report a sharp drop in influenza and pneumonia cases over the past week enabling the health board to permit theatres, Sunday schools, and public and parochial schools to resume normal operations. Funeral home Frederick D Knapp and Son notes fewer than 107 funerals in the past month, surpassing previous records.
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Greenwich
The
Health Board
Frederick D. Knapp and Son
Redding Ridge Boy Wounded Thrice in War Front Action
J Bartlett Sanford son of Judge and Mrs Sanford of Redding ridge and member of Company K 107th Infantry AEF has been severely wounded while going over the top. He received wounds in the leg thigh and hand and is in a base hospital at Reach England. United War Work drive begins Nov 11 with seven organizations. Rev J Wesley Twekes named Bethel district chairman. Committees appointed to prepare for the next meeting in the near future.
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Bethel
J. Bartlett Sanford
Irs
J. B. Sanford
Reddingridge
K. 107Th Inf
American Expeditionary Forces
Reach
England
United War Work
Averal
State Council of Defense
J. Wesley Twekes
Bethel Istrict
Pumpkin Champion Challenges Fellow Grower in Vista
NEW CANAAN November 3 Special H E Scott claims the pumpkin championship after growing a carload of pumpkins on his Vista farm. Sizes range from 19 to 60 inches in diameter. Scott bets on a contest for money marbles or fun and says the secret to giant pumpkins mystifies neighbors. He invites industrious farmers to challenge him. Town reports reopen soon as influenza cases decline and Halloween mischief is minimal. Local notices include school relocations at East Woods and The Rocks, a Tuesday election setup, a Fort Monroe furlough, and community updates on residents and events.
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New Canaan
H. E. Scott
Vista
Scott
Hallowe'en
South Avenue
East Woods
Meyers
New York Tribune
Tribune
Richard Shaw
Ponns Street
Fortress Monroe
J. Howard Hoy
Porus Street
Jessie Ayres
Mary Chichester
Norwalk
Lewis Provost
Tr. &. Marines
Floyd Bouton
St. Paul's Chapel
Lewisboro
Bishop Burch
J.D
New York
Frank Fitch
Fort Adams
R. J
C. A. Raymond
Cannondale
William McAdams
William 4
Arthur
Roscoe
Crawford Frazier
W. A. Arthur
Wallace Clark
Doing Her Bit Noisy Party Lands Woman Before Judge
Chicago November 4. Mrs Anna Telisk i found herself before Judge Stelle on a charge of disorderly conduct after a party that lasted long and became hilarious. Police questioned her about her actions during the gathering and the incident led to court proceedings.
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Chicago
Anna Teliski
Stelle
Boss Barbers Clash Over Haircut and Shave Prices
A Bridgeport dispute splits barber shops into big high rent outlets seeking 50 cent haircuts and 24 cent shaves versus numerous outlying shops holding to 35 cent cuts and 20 cent shaves. Barbers union pressure pushes for city wide uniform pricing, threatening union disruption and member losses.
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Bridgeport
Barbers' Union
Union
Georgetown Lad on Casualty List and War News
War department reports Private Eric Liedberg wounded. Georgetown residents note several military moves and family updates as Captain Denning returns to Washington with his wife and children for winter. Other items include influenza recovery, illness recoveries, a pneumonia death, street improvements, and a push for women teachers amid suffrage gains.
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Georgetown
War Department
Eric Liedberg
Wiliam Champion Denning
Washington
Denning
Army Medical Corps
Hawley Keller
Alabama
Fred, Gilbert
Albert Keeley
Scofield
Wilton
Albert Keeler
Charles
Smith Street
Ren. B. Banks
C. W. Edwards
Newark
N. J
John G. Lindstrom
Edward Ryan
Washington, D.C
C. A. Jennings
L. P. Miller
Harriet Segbare
John CG. Lindstrom
Harry Lindstrom
Turdge Aims Help As Soldier Returns From France
A fragment recalls a soldier’s return and a reply about aiding a comrade. The dialogue hints at wartime sacrifice and resolve, with a stern response about collective duty and support for those serving abroad. The tone suggests a community keeping faith with returning veterans and their families.
Ridgefield School News and War Savings Totals
Ridgefield reports students at Danbury Normal, State Trade, Danbury High, and Norwalk High. War savings reach 3567.55 with thrift stamps among pupils. School committee organized with officers including Michaud McGlynn and Richard Osborn. Enumeration lists center 228 Titicus 122 Limestone 25 Scotland 2 Ridgebury 39 West Mountain 25 Flat Rock 47 West Lane 67 Whipstick 34 Florida 7 Branchville
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Ridgefield
Danbury
Norwalk
Ridgefield Town
Michaud T. McGlynn
Richard W. Osborn
David W.W. Workman
Scotland
Charles W. Birdsall
Bennett's Farm
Limestone
Harry Dall
Titicus
West Mountain
Ernest Q. Wilson
New Grammar
Allee
James Cumming
Mortimer
C. Keeler
Flat Rock
Whipstick Mortimer
Branchville
Florida
Samuel 8
Ridgebury
West Lane
Whipstick
Newtown Red Cross Allotment Arrives From Bridgeport
Bridgeport Red Cross headquarters sent a materials allotment to Newtown chapter. Records show 699 school attendees in September and 608 in October with 225 perfect in September and October. Ridgefield Equal Franchise League elected officers, with Mary Cumming to host November 4 meeting. Funeral held for Leonard Blake of New York, 19, pneumonia victim, of Newtown lineage.
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Newtown
Bridgeport
Red Cross
Farmingville
Ridgefield Equal Franchise League
Mortimer CG. Keeler
Mabel Cleves
May Rockwell
Jennar Lansen
Jamey Cumming
Illen Crane
A. ML. Willing
George L. Boutillier
Willam E. Allee
Mary Olcott
M. H. Maynard
Jennie Curie
A. Barton Hepburn
Echo Rebekah Lodge
Danbury
Demand for Safe Deposit Boxes Is Beyond Supply
Reported heavy demand for safe deposit boxes at Bridgeport banks and trust companies. Institutions say they cannot meet the wordwide demand and have turned away prospective patrons due to limited supply. Interment was in St Rose's cemetery. The Tonahue farm Meadow Brook farm was sold to Cornelius Haugh of Bridgeport with possession in about a month. Miss Coretta Carmody of Sandy Hook hosted a reception and shower at St Mary's hall. Elizabeth Blake became stenographer at Premier company of Sandy Hook replacing Carmody who is to marry Wednesday. A benefit social and musical was held at Mrs Herbert Coger's Botsford for the Sunshine Society.
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Bridgeport
St Rose's Cemetery
Tonahue
Meadow Brook Farm
Cornelius Haugh
Coretta Carmody
Sandy Hook
St. Mary’s Hall
Elizabeth Blake
Miss Carmody
Herbert Coger
Botsford
Sunshine 50+ciety
McCreston Goes to Mineola to Qualify for Aviator
George McCretton of Beechwood Avenue has been sent to Mineola by Draft Board 2 to join the Aeroplane section and enter the first Reserve Training brigade. The board, amid a manpower shortfall, could not respond to a general call by Provost Marshall General Crowder for experienced blacksmiths, as its list contains only a few smiths in deferred classes.
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George McCretton
Beechwood Avenue
Mineola
Itl
Wil
Thar First Reserve Training Brigade
Crowder
Banks rush to fill orders for steel deposit boxes
Banks increasingly order new safe deposit boxes as demand rises for small cheaper boxes at five dollars a year. Bridgeport Trust (400 boxes) arrived last week after ten months. Banks cite security and a safer place for valuables, prompting clients to seek guarded storage.
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Bridgeport Trust Company
Dua Liberty Ioan Campaigzn
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Leonard Blake
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Margaret
James Blake
Clarence
Broad Street
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