Stratford Near Bottom Of List In School Costs
Stratford, Nov 3 Special. A state report shows Stratford has among the lowest school costs per pupil in towns with 10 000 to 39 000 population. Enfield and Derby show lower elementary costs and Windham and Norwalk lower high school costs. Stratford’s per pupil figures for elementary and high school are 57.56 and 93.73 respectively, with a town population now about 16 000 due to migration from Bridgeport. Transportation changes, including portable East Main street schools, cut costs by 1 300 yearly while improving access and safety. Police investigate drugging and robbery claim by Mrs Nettie Rhodes.
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Stratford
Tlans
C. C. Thompson
Enfield
Derby
Windham
Norwilk
Ansonia
Bristol
de Danbury
K. Hartford
Middletown
Milford
Naugatuck
New London
Notwalk
Norwich
Stonington
Torrington
Wallingford
Wingham
West Haven
Bridgeport
Strafford
Thompson
Upper East Main Street
East Main Street
Farmill River
Lordship
Franktin
Honeyspot
Irranklin
Washington
Sedgwick
AW Burritt Company
Nettie Sthodes
van Park
Red Cross Drive planned in Stratford Armistice Day kickoff
Stratford officials, led by Councilman Harold DeLacour, prepare the annual Red Cross roll call to run through Thanksgiving. The drive continues the Red Cross mission post war with national reports showing expenditures of over 10.3 million for the year, including disaster relief and support for ex service members.
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Stratford
Red Cross Drive
Harold DeLacour
Amerian Red Cross
Red Cross
Declaour
American Red Cross
Pageant to be staged at Jesse Lea church Easton
Easton residents will see the Jesse Lea Methodist church pageant The Pilgrim and the Book directed by Rev H B Warren with a lengthy cast including Pilgrim Robert Marsh Revelation Mrs Arthur E Wheeler Satanis Fred Marsh and many others A dress rehearsal is scheduled for Saturday night Victor Sandone five died of diphtheria at the isolation hospital in Bridgeport News items note visits and perfect attendance lists from Sport Hill and several local schools with names of students and teachers.
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Bruno Cianelli
Calvin Crown
Andrew Kachele
Robert Kent
Edward Knight
Albert Mills
Charles Miller
Robert Rowell
Frei Sprandel
Harry Scott
Chester Hull
Clarence Jennings
Walter Jennings
George Marsh
Arthur Wheeler
Walter Briggs
George Gregory
Edward Knight, Sr
Ralph Lacher
Arthur Staples
Carmime Sandone
Bridgeport
Fred Turney
Fargo
New Rochelle
New York
Mary Minor
Norwalk
Andrew Mlinar
Walter Bilash
Teddy Burham
Louis Davis
Royal Gordon
Vincent Jakecemis
Ralph Miller
Gabriel Nagy
Frank Nagy
James Nagy
Robert Randall
Lester Stilson
Louis Stillson
Center School
Christine McStay
Elizabeth Baksay
Ellen Kriseo
Grace Nichols
Betty Meyers
Marion Conklin
Olga Kochis
Fred Carlson
John Hoffman
Margaret Meyers
Regina Knasur
Anna Mlinar
Nichola Zlineak
Horace Nichols
Frank Matthews
Julius Jancuska
Wilbert Conkitn
Charles Ruman
Peter Nalden
Joseph Hemsley Benard Hemsley
William Sandon
George Nalden
Irving Elman
Lloyd Maquar
Edward Sludky
Miss Winifred Platt
Ernest Bratz
Louis Baksay
Rudolf Minar
Alex Naiden
Tohn Svetlik
Frank Sladky
Ethel Dennis
Helen Freeborn
Millan Wieffman
Mary Kasper
Regina Milnar
Helen Chraden
Rose Polasek
Marguerite Sandone
Anna Urban
Marie Miller
Mildred Hiteher
Milford Board Plans Four Room Addition At Devon School
Milford Board of Education discussed building a four room addition at Devon Grammar School with a $50,000 appropriation. Plans include preparing specifications and seeking estimates to relieve overcrowding amid rising pupil numbers. The article also notes local meetings and various community events and notices across Milford.
Milford Gets New Fire Alarm Boxes And Fort Trumbull Siren
Milford adopts funding at annual meeting for two new fire alarm boxes with equipment at Devon and Woodmont, plus a new siren for Fort Trumbull Beach fire house. Also notes Plymouth Church services with sermons and activities at 10 40? o'clock. evening sermon titled Harnessing the Cave Man. laminated cross feature.
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Milford
Devon
Woodmont
Fort Trumbull Beach
Annal
Charles F. Atking
Plymouth Cong
Sons of Plymouth
Christian Endeavor Society
Fairfield County Hunt Club Opens Southport Home
The Fairfield County Hunt club moves to Long Lots Road Bulkley and Maple Avenues in Hulls Farms Southport. The stable hosts 40 horses and polo ponies with a new fox hound pack arriving last month. Members and the public may attend meets every Saturday in fall and winter, riding over land with permission and observing safety rules to protect crops and property.
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Fairfield County Hunt Club
Long Lots Road
Bulkley and
Maple Avenues
Hull
Southport
Morton Wister Smith
Stratfield groups discuss joint fire and police building
Stratfield Improvement association will review plans for a joint fire and police building at Lincoln school meeting Monday evening. Fire HQs are in a condemned Municipal building on Jackman avenue. debate on a new, safer, adequate home continues. Also on Nov 15 a Bridgeport Bible classes speaker will discuss Connecticut work at Stratfield Baptist church. Father and Son banquet planned by the Stratfield Baptist men's club. Hayden hall ladies club met at Mrs. Prank Rodgers’ home.
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Stratfield
Jackman Avenue
Bridgeport Federation of Bible Classes
Connecticut
Stratfield Baptist Church
Hayden Hall
Prank Rodgers
Wilson Road
Local Social Notes From New Fairfield
Nov 5 report from New Fairfield lists Miss Julian Wildman visiting Stratford for a few days. Mrs. Jacob Wolfe hosted her sister from Dykeman New York. Mr and Mrs Harald Denton of Golmes New York visited Charles Williams recently. Denton plans to return to Orlando. Mr and Mrs Levi Gilbert hosted Mr and Mrs Clarence Parrack George Parrack and Mrs Eliza Bennett of Brooknell. Mrs Marshall Treadwell under doctor’s care at home. Mrs Charles Williams was a recent guest of Ralph Wildman in Maviland Hollow. Mr and Mrs C Peek visited relatives in Georgetown.
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New Fairfield
Jdlian Wildman
Stratford
Jacob Wolfe
Dykeman
N.Y
Harald Denton
Golmes
N. Y
Charles Williams
Eliza Bennett
Brooknell
Marshall Treadwell
Rarph Wildman
Maviland Hotlow
C. Peek
Georgetown
Fairfield Liquor Raids Lead to Fines and Jail Terms
In Fairfield on November 5, two of 18 arrested during Friday night liquor raids were arraigned. James Franco of Southport faced eight counts, totaling $400 in fines and a three day jail term. Rank Ochman, with a jailed brother’s death noted, received a 30 day suspended sentence on liquor sale charges and $25 in fines plus costs for seven other counts.
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Fairfield
Clarence R. Hall
James Franco
Post Road
Southport
Ochman
Rank Ochman
Old Stratfield Road
Tuntxis Hill Road
DuPonts
DuPont Company
Nelson R. Pearson
New York City
Bradford Warner
Penfield
Post Roads
Board of Appeals
Domenick Mercurio
Grasmere Avenue
Ernest Volderauer
Lalley Road
Larro Murray
Meadowbrook Road
Edward Melton
Bronson Road
Joseph Golesky
Roane Street
John Obijeski
New Gade Memorial Presented To Legion
Shelton, Nov 5 Special Another memorial to Chester A Gade Shelton's war hero has been raised. Mr and Mrs George Gade presented the Charles W Sutter post American Legion with a large leather bound King James Bible. Gade died in the battle of Chateau Thierry while serving with the Marine Corps after the US entered the war.
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Shelton
Chester A. Gade
George Gade
Charles W. Sutter
Post
American Legion
Gade
Chateau‘wherry
Marine Corps
United States
Derby Nettleton Estate Divided by Family
In Derby on November 6 a special probate filing reveals Charles H. Nettleton's will. Most estate value goes to wife Katherine Arnold Nettleton, with cash bequests to daughters Katherine Arnold Nettleton and Eilen Nettleton McClure, plus Canadian Mastigouche Fish and Game Club shares. Executors named Katherine Arnold Nettleton and Joseph Arnold Norcross.
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Derby
Charles H. Nettleton
Derby Gas and Electric Company
New Haven Light Company
Ansonia
Hsteq
Katherine Arnold Nettleton
Lordship Plan Social To Welcome Pastor Lordship
A Lordship Community church social on Friday Nov 13 in Lordship club rooms aims to introduce Rev. K Kingston the new pastor. Music entertainment is planned by the arrangements committee chaired by Mrs Pryce H R Bowen. The next Sunday service at 3 15 in the school house will feature Bucklers and Kings a story of divine protection. Guests include Marguerite Mordrow Lillian Swanson of Meriden and John Hayes of Clarks Mills M G guest of Mr and Mrs Malcolm Ottaway in Stratford road.
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Plan Entertainments
Fort Truumbull Beach
Eugene Wadhams
Milford
Stratford Methodist Church
R. Miles Beard
Fire Board
Chemical No. 4
Devon
Lordship
Lordship Community Church
Lordship Club
K Kingston
Pryce H. R. Bowen
Bucklers and Kings
Joseph Reynolds
Lordship Road
Marguerite Mordrow
Lillian Swanson
Meriden
John Hayes
Clarks Mills
M. G
Malcolm Ottaway
Stratford Road
Double quartet formed for Republican club dinner
Huntington town notes show a double quartet led by Mrs. John B Russ and others to sing at the November 17 Republican club dinner with Herbert C G Ferris as conductor A rehearsal occurred at Judge John B Dillon’s home Also local civic updates include real estate purchase by Louis Pinto of Shelton and a new Ladies bowling team ordered by Mrs Percy Cawthra and partners The gathering covers church and chamber of commerce activities and a sewing class at Huntington school focusing on middy blouses and instruction by Mrs Charles W Goldspink
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Tiuntington
Republican Club
John B. Russ
H. Andrew Beattie
Percy Cawthra
Herbert Holmes
John West
Judgeohn B.dillon
Charles Millard
James Nicholas
Herbert CG. Ferris
John B. Dillon
Louis Pinto
Shelton
James Leverin
Mohegan Street
Leverin
Dolph
RP. Leverin
Lemon City
Fla
Frederick E. Cawthra
Edwin Vargoshe
Yordelia Dyer
Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Washington
Co. S
Christchurch
Ansonia
Hluntington
Charles W. Goldspink
Funeral set for Mrs E Wakeman Gilead at Lyons Plains
Weston notices announce funeral for Mrs. E Wakeman Gilead at Emanuel church Lyons Plains on Sunday at 2 30 pm with burial in Lyons Plains cemetery. Also local events include third stereopticon lecture on the Holy Land at Congregational church Sunday evening and Nor M old Grange initiation of a class in third and fourth degrees at Trumbull Grange Tuesday.
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Weston
Southport Seeks to Continue Harbor Dredging Funds
Southport businessmen voted to urge Congressmen Schuyler Merritt and War Department officials in Providence to reconsider abandoning federal harbor work. They note prior appropriation and private investment, plus the harbor as home port for 70 vessels and a storm refuge, urging petitions townwide.
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Southport
Southport Business Men's Association
J Bulkeley Wood
F. Bulkeley Wood
Main Street
Schuyler
Merritt
War Department
Providence
Pequot Yacht Club
Southport Harbor
Fairfield Brincheen
Jesse Harris
Lis
Winter moves and travels of Ridgefield residents
Ridgefield notes show Daniel McKay family moving to New York City for winter. American Prison director B C Chisolm travels from Ridgefield to Jackson Mississippi and then to Kentucky Wisconsin for prison work, with stops in Nice France and Florida. Births reported on Main Street and at Danbury Hospital. Road work on Nod Road and Tel ford improvements.
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Ridgefield
Daniel McKay
New York City
B. C
Chisolm American International Prison
Jackson Mississippi
Congress
Jackson
Ooldysville
Fort Madison
Wapheton
Wis
Maynard
D. Harvey Walden
Main Street
Ernest Scott
Danbury Hospital
Jennie W. Rockwell
FP. M. Adams
Ann Catharine
Nice
France
E. N. Bailey
Telford
W. A. Potter's Corner
Wilton
Catherine Gilbert
Thomas Keogh
Titicus
John J. Braunels
Florida
Bellevue
Carolinas
Trumbull Grange Holds Meeting with Degrees and Harvest Supper
Members of Trumbull Grange met in Grange Hall for a special session Tuesday evening. Northfield Grange degrees awarded with women and men teams performing. Candidates listed include Mrs. Frank Fernald and Mrs. Herbert Meyers. Guests from Petatuck and Harmony Granges attended. A harvest supper followed a short program of vocal and piano solos. W B Brown has returned from Bridgeport hospital. Miss Marjorie Cannon may undergo tonsil removal at St. Vincent's hospital. Earl D. Ward serves on jury at Fairfield County Court House in Bridgeport. Mrs. Edward Merritt and Miss Taura Beach of Norwalk were guests of Miss Cora Beach.
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Trumbull
Trumbull Grange
Grange Hall
Graely
Northfield Grange
Frank Fernald
Herbert Meyers
Vivian Ratchford
Mildred
Mar Jane Cannon
Leonard Berger
David Wakeley
Lews Hendricks
Russell Ganitz
Fpetatuck
Harmony Granges
Late Hickey
Herman Kreikmeir
Webster Shephard
W. 8
Brown
Bridgeport
Marjorie Cannon
St. Vincent's Hospital
Earl D. Ward
Criminal Common Pleas Court
Fairfield County Court House
Edward Merritt
Taura Beach
Norwalk
Mise Cora Beach
Tuesay
Sloan's Liniment Promises Fast Relief for Neuritis and Rheumatism
A Wilkes-Barre reader recounts neuritis relief after ten applications of Sloan's Liniment, claiming it sends healing blood to the sore area and rubs away pain. The letter touts the simple treatment, noting reduced swelling and stiffness, with a call to stock a bottle now for travelers.
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Wilkes-Barre
Sloan
Beware Cough Or Cold Creosote Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion a creosote based remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims two fold action soothing inflamed membranes inhibiting germ growth and notes other claimed benefits for bronchitis and throat troubles with a money back guarantee if not relieved.
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Inpulsion Company
Atlanta
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