Three Aldermen Bid Colleagues Farewells Verbal Bouquets
The 1918 Board of Aldermen session closed with retiring Aldermen John C. Thornton John F. Clancy and William R. Kearns paying tribute to colleagues and recalling shared times. Thornton rued missing another year, Clancy hoped friendships would endure, and Kearns reflected on six years with substantial city improvements. Ford and MacFayden spoke briefly amid hopes of veteran reassignment. Roder proposed November bill payments upon mayor and auditor approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
John C. Thornton
John F. Clancy
William R. Kearns
Thornton
Clancy
Common Council
Kearns
Robert A. McBride
John J. Ford
Ford
Vetera
MacFayden
Charles H. Roder
Farmers Fret Over Repeated Thief Raids in Local Districts
Farmers in Fairfield and Greens Farms districts report ongoing thefts of corn and other farm produce. Bar ney Ostrowski of Fairfield was jailed 15 days and fined for alleged in-field theft, as locals call for stronger action against robbers. City officials, including treasurer Alderman Joseph F. Oakey and others, back a resolution praising President Robert W. Blaakeslee for his efforts.
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Fairfield
Greens
States Council of Defense
Barney Ostrowski
William F. Dorsey
Bridgeport’ Market Gardeners’ Association
Bacon Wakeman
Joseph F. Oakey
John J. Ford
John F. Clancy
Robert W. Blaakeslee
Blakeslee
Evitts Visit and Local Illnesses Highlight Trumbull News
In Trumbull on November 4, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Evitts of Huntington visited Charles N. Evitts. Dorothy Madison has been ill at Samuel Lovig’s home. Peter Lovig lost a finger in a fanning mill and was hospitalized in Bridgeport. Ruth Englund’s illness eased but she remains under care. Mrs. William R. Parks suffered a severe cold last week. The Red Cross auxiliary plans a Thursday meeting at Mrs. Easton’s home seeking strong turnout for winter work. Verna Barske is ill with influenza under nurse care from Bridgeport. Mrs. Elias F. Sanford of Salisbury will spend winter with her daughter, Mrs. Banford S. Beach, in Long Hill. Mary Moynihan of Bridgeport visited Thomas H. Cone recently.
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Trumbull
Frederick Evitts
Huntington
Charles N. Evitts
Dorothy Madison
Samuel Lovig
Peter Lovig
Bridgeport
Ruth Englund
William R. Parks
Red Cross
Charles F. Easton
Elias F. Sanford
Salisbury
Banford S. Beach
Long Hill
Mary Moynihan
Thomas H. Cone
Head Nurse Ill Now Patient In Stratford Hospital
Stratford Nov 4 Special conditions at Stratford Isolation hospital on Stratford avenue are as well as can be expected with many patients improving. Head nurse Mrs. Margaret Shook fell ill with influenza last week and is among those cared for. One admission was recorded today amid routine notices on local life including barbers raising rates and a brief staff change.
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Stratford
Stratford Isolation Hospital
Stratford Avenue
Margaret Shook
Bridgeport
Hanford Bigelow
Force
Bigelow
Nike
Mildred Pearson
Broadbridge Road
Benjamin Graham
John Graham
Warwick Avenue
Students’ Army Training Corps
Wesleyan College
Middletown
Students’ Training Corps
Sidney Follett
Columbia College
Academy Hill
Irving Bennett
Yale College
New Haven
Irrank
Conine
Center
Desertion and Cruelty Flag Divorce Suits in Superior Court
Two divorce petitions filed in Superior court allege desertion and cruelty. Hannah Pulejtis seeks separation from Patras Fulejtis, claiming he left July 15, 1914. they married July 1905 and have two minor children for custody. Rosanna Minto seeks decree from Joseph A. Minto, alleging cruelty. Mrs Minto, born Rosanna Stevens, wed November 19, 1902. suits returnable to the November term.
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Hannah Pulejtis
Patras Fulejtis
Patras
Rosanna Minto
Joseph A. Minto
Minto
Disturbance at boarding house leads to arrest
William Harris, 62, was taken into custody after a disturbance at his boarding house on 469 State Street. His landlady lay ill with influenza in bed as witness statements emerged. A city court appearance is scheduled for a witness.
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State Street
William Harris
Price assumes duties as Bridgeport chamber secretary
Seward B. Price, new secretary of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce, took office yesterday morning and spent the day learning routines and meeting officers and committee heads. Secretary and Mrs. Price arrived from Peoria Illinois on Saturday night. The Kaiser’s left arm is deformed and shortened from birth.
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Price
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Seward B. Price
Bridgeport
Peoria
Troop of Jewish Boy Scouts to Be Organized in City
A new troop of Jewish Boy Scouts is to be organized in the city with a meeting at Park Avenue Temple. Leonard Ashaim will lead the new troop and Irving Goldstein helped spark the idea with many eligible youths ready to join. Scout executives urge older scouts to attend a November 7 conference for leadership help. The article notes Yoshihito as the 122nd monarch of the Japanese dynasty.
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Park Avenue Temple
Park and Laurel Avenues
Leonard Ashaim
Irving Goldstein
George M. Butler
Maitland
Yoshihito
Court Fines Gamblers and Confiscates the Kitty
Hahe Schabe pleaded guilty in City court to operating a gambling house at 684 Matte Street and was fined 50 dollars. Fifteen frequenters arrested during a police raid were fined 5 dollars each. Money unclaimed from the night was turned over to the Police Sick Benefit association, though several admitted ownership later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahe Schabe
Matte Street
Police Sick Benefit Association
Elliott Recovering From Illness At Long Hill
Word from the home of J Ed ward Elliott of Long Hill says he is recovering from pleurisy which incapacitated him for a few days, according to the War Bureau secretary.
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Gaiell Price
Carter
Parksdale
P.berry & Sons, Inc
Hartford, Conn
New England
Parksdale Farm
R._K
Abercrombls of, Cranston
N. J
Charles J. Abercrombie
Wrank J. Blakeman
Ivan L. Morehouse
Fred Parker
Shore Road
Wallace Riley
Naugatuck Avenue
Devon
Walter Kenney
Ellaworth Avenue
Milford
Irving Darling
Eleanor Street
Andrew Egerfeldt
Thompson Avenue
Franklin Hill
Levin E. Peck
Main St
Kaiser
Swift & Company
Swift& Company
U.S.A
Water Street Co
F. Jaeger
the Kaiser
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