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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1923

Page

6

STOECKEL OPPOSES SPEED REGULATORS ON AUTOMOBILES

State Motor Vehicle Department opposes speed control devices as unsafe and easily bypassed. Commissioner Stoecker argues fast and slow drivers both create danger and traffic emergencies demand flexible human judgment. urges supervision and removal of reckless operators instead.

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Fire Department Alerts Contractors on Hydrant Openings

The Fire Commissioners will implement hydrant precaution measures in coming months. A notice sent to contractors asks hydrant openings to be reported to the Hydrant Inspector for freez e risks and safety checks during the dangerous season.

Norwalk Widening Contract Delayed By Bidder Refusal

Norwalk merchants oppose contract delay after William Lawlor the lowest bidder fails to sign. The council will postpone awarding the Washington street widening contract to November 9. Work on the north side must finish before December but likely cannot start due to impending severe weather. Merchants favor the delay to avoid disruption during the holiday season.

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Leonard sues gas company over damages in Common Pleas

Theodore Fr Leonard files suit in Common Pleas against New England Gaseling and Oil Company alleging damages of $1. The complaint claims the firm charged for boards and sand brick and misused charges related to the premises.

Common Pleas Court New England Gaseling and Oil Company Theodore Fr. Leonard

Hearts Afire in the Towers A Prudence Page Love Triangle

Prudence Page, 8 years old of country lore, becomes entangled with Bert Fragmore, a charming philanderer, at a Winston Towers summer home. Janet Mercer aids the girl as Virginia Date, a blase ward of Mrs Vansittart, captures Traymore’s affections. Peer Armstrong, an inventor, helps reveal love’s true course as Prudence flees the ballroom then returns with him.

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Virginia Vansittart Ball Sparks City Gossip

The Vansittart ball at a grand house centers on Virginia Dale's allure and social power as men circle her, while Janet Mercer watches the scene and ponders fate, virtue, and the hidden tensions among the true blue and the showy. Prudence Page ends her night absent, and Peter Armstrong the inventor draws crowds with his arrival as the party scene shifts to new intrigue.

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Civic Affairs Committee to Consider Camp Idea

The Civic Affairs Committee will discuss a suggestion to provide a suitable camping area for tourists near Bridgeport before next summer. A report on the work of the Thuyground committee will be submitted at the weekly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce's Civic Affairs Committee.

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