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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1923
Page
13
Illumination Company announces plans to add a second 30 000 kilowatt unit at the Steel Point plant, with construction to start by January 1 1924 and completion readiness by December 1 1924. The Gothic style extension will include three sections and underground tunnels for cooling water.
A Flush report shows a small rise in receipts for the Forget-Me-Not Drive conducted by the Disabled Veterans of the World War. Adjutant J W Hackett urged high school girls to report Saturday to push the quota to five thousand dollars. The fund will aid a veteran who lost government training due to wage cuts while learning a trade, supporting his mother and himself. Capt Mannigan sent a grateful note and a donation from Veterans Bureau employees to the effort.
Preliminary estimates from the Department of Agriculture show crops larger than the five year average. Corn and tobacco yields strong, potato output up, with total value over 2.3 billion dollars. Frost and rain affected some regions, quality variable but mostly merchantable. New England and New York noted frost damage and cool conditions impacting the Michigan crop.
Committees laid plans to beautify the land between the railroad station and water line north of Stratford avenue bridge with a neat hedge line along the roadside. 40 minute parking ordinance signs were also placed along the thoroughfare to warn parkers.
State Health Dept warns motorists as cold weather arrives not to run engines with doors closed unless vented. Several deaths attributed to exhaust gases last winters. Also reports 248 communicable disease cases statewide last week, with scarlet fever rising. Fairfield county breakdown includes diphtheria measles typhoid and other illnesses across towns.
Local Retail board members report strong pre holiday buying and ample stock as merchants plan for a bigger Christmas season than last year. Bank holiday distributions and moderate prices support consumer demand while departments like Howland & Dre Goods expect to handle more business. Early shipments and stocking by D M Read and Tread House prepare for brisk activity, with Thanksgiving trade expected in the next week or ten days and turkeys not yet priced.
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