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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1925

Page

5

Schoeffel Addresses Lions Club On Military For Armies

Col Joan B Schoeffel of the 418th Infantry spoke at the Armistice Day Lions luncheon about the Army’s organization under the 1920 Defense Act and the 1930 plan. He detailed Regular Army National Guard and Organized Reserves, current manpower shortfalls, and mobilization plans. He warned against disarmament and urged maintaining an adequate Army to deter foreign invasion and preserve national honor.

Joan B. Schoeffel 418Th Infantry Lions Club Stratfield General Staff General Pershing Col. Schoeffel General Upton Ieithy Root Regular Army National Guard Organized Reserves Pershing Congress

Harvard Teacher to Give Terry Lectures at Yale

New Haven November 11 AP Professor William Hocking of Harvard formerly Yale philosophy professor will deliver the Terry lectures on Religion in the Light of Science and Philosophy at Yale this year. The Terry foundation, Yale's largest lectureship fund, was established by a $55,000 gift from Dwight H. Terry of Bridgeport.

New Haven Willam Hocking Harvard Yale Terry Terry Foundation Duight H. Terry Bridgeport

Rum Vessels Anchor in Sound Off Narragansett

A rum armada of at least 14 ships anchored off the mouth of Narragansett Bay extending from Seaconnet to Montauk Point. Navy vessels returning from salvage of the submarine S-51 brought the news to Newport. The fleet carries cargo for the Thanksgiving and Christmas trade, according to navy men.

Providence Narragansett Pav Seaconnet Montauk Point Newport

Increase in New England potato crop forecast

Wakefield Mass Nov 1 AP A slight rise in the New England potato crop estimate was issued by the New England crop reporting service based on grower reports to November 1 The new forecast puts the crop at 43 154 000 bushels up 2 percent from the October 7 estimate.

Wakefield Mass Fnsland New England Crop Reporting Service Federal Department of Agriculture Arowers

Sheriff Assault Case Continued In City Court

Vasillos Zorey, 41, grocery store proprietor, and clerk George Sperr, 20, were charged with assaulting City Sheriff Daniel D'Eglia when he entered the Fairfeld Avenue store to serve a writ of attachment. The case was continued until Saturday in City Court after the sheriff was reportedly struck and ordered to leave the premises.

Vasillos Zorey Fairfeld Avenue Courtlandtreet George Sperr Courtland Street Daniel D’eglia Boston Avenue Vorey Newswarer

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