School Head Announces Ancient Courses and Ten Changes
The school head states new ancient courses will begin and ten subject areas will be modified. Committees will study the proposed changes to curricula and instruction practices.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1925
Page
2
Bridgeport schools move to modernize elementary courses
Superintendent Carroll Reed announces committees to update arithmetic and English courses in Bridgeport elementary grades. The panels will study and revise the curriculum after nine to ten years of unchanged content, with others expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll RN
Reed
Bridgeportystem
Miss Hurley
Fannie Hurley
William MeaAndrew
Waltersville School
Ida Lolreyd
Black Rock School
Anne K. Shermain
Washington School
Catherine Bradley
Elias Flows
Anna Dorsey
Sheridan
Meroni Green
Bryant
John A. Young
Edith Scofield
Newfield School
Marty Stapleton
Longfellow School
Gruse Bestisk
Staples School
Robert L. Zink
Lincoln School
Maude Curtis
Maplewood School
Anna Cain
Webster School
Charlotte Dworkin
NeKinley School
Indian Woman, 103, Dies in Charlestown
A Charlestown resident, 103, died today. The obituary notes she claimed to have witnessed the 1847 opening of the first railroad through Westerly, a Nat Ragansett Indian described as among the last of pure stock. Her exact birth date is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Westerly
Lob
Tiaps Migg
Malzabeth Primas
Master Plumber Bound Over in Slaying Case
Stamford, Nov 16 Speci diam Devitt master plumber bound over to next term of Superior court on charge of manslaughter in death of 22 month old John Gregorski who drowned August 3 after falling into a hole on Elmer Avenue. City court demurrer by Devitt overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Specidiam Devitt
Superior Court
John Gregorski
Elmerof
Avenue
Cor Fener
John J. Phelan
Devittt
Devitt
Nine U. U Sailors Drown In Harbor
A gale swept a U.S. Navy boat over in the harbor killing nine sailors. One survivor, Taylor, swam ashore after the craft capsized at 6:30 p.m. in pitch darkness. Despite efforts, no bodies of the nine drowners had been recovered by night. The Morrill cutter later relayed the tragedy by wireless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Swins
Morrill
Haney Denied Reappointment to U. S. Shipping Board
Wastzing Don November 16 AP President Coolidge refused to reappoint B F Haney as commissioner of the United States Shipping Board. The decision ends Haney’s bid to regain a seat on the agency. Senator McNary of Oregon had advocated reinstating him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wastzing Don
Coolidge
McNary
Republica
Oregon
Haney
United States Shipping Board
Federal Bank Hikes Rediscount Rate to 4 Percent
Nov 16 AP report states the Poho federal Reserve boosts its rediscount rate from three and one half percent to four percent, effective tomorrow. The central bank action raises borrowing costs for member banks and signals tightening credit conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaveland
Poho Federal Reserve
Community Chest Reaches Sixty Seven Thousand
A Bridgeport Chronicle report shows Community Chest totals with Individual subscribers raising large sums led by Mr. and Mrs. Lash with 500 and others including Walter Lash, Sumner Sim, Edgar W. Rassick, and many local donors such as International Silver Co, Archer G. Wheeler, and Bridgeport firms. Team B 7 led by Mrs. Richard Oppel won the banner with 2,984 raised and a net 18 increase, as Col. George Woods urged broadened participation and noted two extra white cards for new subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behrens
Walter B. Lashteo
Sumner Sim
Edgar W. Rassick
International Silver Co
Archer GC. Wheeler
Wiliam T. Hincks
Ainton Barnum Seeley
G. W. Goodridge
A. W. Burritt
George W. Wheeler
William Crippen
David W. Day
Allan W. Paige
William RF. Webster
Tigbert Marah
Cook
Adford
Hdith KK
Kelsey
Schnee and
Schnee
City Savings Bani
Stanley E. Brown
Sanford Stoddard
Willam E. Burnham
W. J. Nichols
Bridgeport Hardware Mig. Co
George H. Edwards
W. Walder
Frederick Rhodes
Guy P. Miller
Belle Tenkyck
Mary Woodrutt
Samuel G. Krupka
Susan B. Wood
Samuel C. Trubee
Henry Henshaw
Francis C. Hunt
P. Bullard, Jr
Wallis’ F. Hobbs
J. B. Curti
Herbert M. Lions
Edmund WH. Judson
Gregory §. Bryan
Rotary Club of Bridgeport
Henry WW. Hincks
Walter D
Howard Hounslea
E. Grumman
Daniel P. Morgan
Albert Phillips
Mary C. Hubbel
William J. Grippen
Arthur Comley
Daniel Patterson
J. Murray Johnson
W. A. H. Hatfield
Ralph McEldowney
Park Avenue Temple
F. EB. Beach
Henry BR. Terrill
Exchange Club
Morris Beardsley
MM. Burritt
Adolph Sherman
Norman Gaynor
Willis H. Lyons
Livingstone Morehouse
Adelaide. Sherman
Frances A. Lummis
Mary Jones
Stanley Burrite
Frances W. Walsh
Fred W. Harrison
Edward Speer
Charles W. Cyrug
Eaward TR. Roberts
Elmer B. Palmer
William J. Buckley
Frank L. Wilder
Harry M. Clark
Charles K. Calhoun
and M. Frankin ¥. Coville
H. Bertram Lambert
Charles. P. Coe
L. Day
Oar Beek
William Tyon Phelps
Charles Schroeder
Edward A. Godfrey
Mary Dunbar
W. Parker Seeley
Eleanor Webster
Richard 8. Swain
Hughes & Chapman Co
Alvin Hancock
John T. J. Hubbard
Henry D'Ohier, Jr
Bien Cullinan
Oppel
Richard Oppel
George Woods
Crapehenger
Community Chest
Walker
Lyric Theatre
Mr. Poli
Henry Savage
Still Seek Missing Girl in Northampton Case
The search for Alice M. Corbett a Smith College junior from Utica went from an intensive hunt to pursuing scattered clues. She disappeared from her dormitory Friday morning leaving a note suggesting a confused state of mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Alice M. Corbett
Utica
Smith College
Ns. Selaileous
Chapman to Get Habeas Corpus Next Thursday
Frederick J. Groehl, representing Gerald Chapman scheduled to file a habeas corpus application in federal court in New Haven on Thursday. Judge Edwin H. Thomas had ordered Chapman produced in Hartford on November 23. Chapman seeks return to Atlanta to complete a five year term before Connecticut carries out the death penalty scheduled for December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Frederick J. Groeh
Gerald Chapman
New Britain
Edwin 8. Thomas
Thomas
Chapman
Hartford
Frank A. Murphy
Atlanta
Connecticut
Groehl
Jacob D. Walter
Wethersfield
Fury of storm wrecks barges four drownings near Buffalo harbor
A fierce gale of 70 miles per hour sank three tow barges and left a fourth lost off Buffalo harbor. Four crewmen perished: George Dahl, Mrs. Dahl, Mitchel O'Brien, Victor Jenssen. Surviving diver William Smith reported the tow broke seven miles from Buffalo as waves swamped the vessels. Coast guard and tugs searched through darkness but boats rode the breakwall by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Bufffalo
George Dahl
Tonawanda
Jerry ¥. Petrie
Barryton
Cleveland
Lake Bris
William Smith
Carroll K. West
Tus
Clark
Buffalo Coast Guard
French Flyer Sets Heaviest Plane Record in France
Lucien Bossoutrot flew a 14.5 ton machine to 3500 metres and stayed aloft 1 hour 11 minutes 12 seconds. The flight marks the first ascent of a heavier than air craft with such weight. The same plane previously set altitude and distance records for heavier cargo use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Brouget
France
Lucien Bossoutrol
Bossoutrot
Commons Opens Quietly in London Debates
London November 16 AP The first day in the House of Commons yielded no surprises. Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, announced that he viewed the debt arrangement with M. Calflanx, the former French finance minister, as still effective despite recent upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hhouse of Commons
Winston Church- al
M. Calflanx
S-51 About to Be Raised Pontoons Lashed in Place
NEW LONDON Conn Nov 16 AP Work on the S 51 sunk with two of the crew by the City of Rome Sept 25 off Block Island is progressing daily. Pontoons taken to the wreck are in place and the hull is being sealed for pumping out while pontoons are emptied. Fitting of the submarine expected within the next fortnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
City of Rome
Block Island
New Storm Signal Rules Warn Pupils of Session Changes
New storm signaling adopted by all schools. Three blasts replace one for opening and closing actions. The no school signal excludes Bridgeport, Warren Harding, and Congress High schools. Signals indicate morning or afternoon sessions and possible early closure during severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell R.heed
Bridgeport High School
Warren Harding High School
Congress High School
Taxi cabs must abandon stand near railroad station
Taxicab drivers who used the Water Street stand for five years face losing space as the railroad company plans new leases. Commissioners decided last night not to renew a ten dollar yearly lease. about twenty five to thirty taxis may seek new stands since no public stand exists. Drivers fear eviction amid circulating rumors and seek alternate locations. Coolidge to visit New York for address at State Chamber of Commerce after arrival in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Street
Pontice Commers
Aso
Coolidge
New York
Bullard Named Council Member for New England
Stanley H. Bullard of Bridgeport, VP of Bullard Machine Tool Co., was the sole Bridgeporter named to the permanent New England Council in Worcester. He is listed as one of four industrial members from Connecticut, joining others from agriculture, banking, transportation, public affairs, wholesale and retail, and insurance as the council promotes New England projects and policy decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley H. Bullard
Bullard Machine Tool Company
New England
Worcester
Bullard
Jair Council
New
Plainville
J. O. Goss
Waterbury
E. Kent Hubbard
Middle- Lown
John M. Wadhams
Torrington
G. Buckland
New Haven
Harry C. Knight
Isidore Wise
Hartford
Richard P. Bissell
Democrats Claim Campaign Deficit Across Multiple Districts
Democrats faced funding shortfalls in numerous districts as treasurers reported spending surpassing receipts. Precincts in the Twelfth and First districts show deficits, with figures such as An derson at 380 spent against 290 received and Banagan reporting 450 spent from 100 received. Other officials logged modest or zero deficits while some contributions went to party funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Caldwell
Jones Frank D. Anderson
William Banagan
Herman Winkler
Patrik Sulivan
Otto K. Edelman
Nepablican
Ernst Adams
Behrens
Louis A. Abriola
Robert T. Cherry
William S. Allen
Howard Moody
Wall Street News Notes
Wall Street reports rising activity across agriculture and industry. Southern Pacific president William Sproule foresees solid year end and 1926 gains amid better state reports. fruit shipments set records. Interior banks withdraw about 26 million from call loans to meet liberty bond interest needs. Baltimore and Ohio’s Daniel Willard predicts 1925 net income near 20 million, higher than 1924. Steel equipment demand seen for 1926 with large rail orders. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight in first half of November exceeds last year. Leadership changes include J T Gilck as chief opening officer and Jackson Reynolds named director nominee. December 4 result decision anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilsons
Miami
Key West
New York
William Sproule
Southern Pacific
Southern Buckie
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wall Street
Daniel Willard
Road
Iirouds
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
J.T. Gilck
Bh. Greer
Patrolman Clark Cleared Of Charge
Patrolman Clark was cleared of charges after a board accepted Juan P. Shean as Freud. A salary petition for the janitor of the headquarters building was received. he now earns 2250 dollars and was referred to the budget committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan P. Shean
Freud
Atwater
Fire and Police Signals
Signal Committee
Medina Near Fall As Wahabi Tribes Attack Hedjaz
Advices from authentic sources report Medina, the prophet's city in Hedjaz, facing imminent fall to Wahabi tribesmen as the assault progresses. Pritish India dispatches confirm the developing crisis with warnings of rapid advances and strategic implications for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Pritish India
Medina
Hedjaz
Trade School Tract Finalized as Deed Filed in Bridgeport
The Salt's Textile Property at Noble avenue and Sterling street sold for 19000 to the city. The Board of Education completed the tract for the new trade school shop addition. Deeds were filed in the town clerk's office with a textile company resolution deeming the land unsuitable for its operations. The land lies along Sterne street Thurroughs street Amy Wetherall and Noble avenue. Condemnation proceedings compelled several property owners to sell. Construction is underway under William Martin and Sons Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Avenue
Sterling Street
Board of Education
Hain
City of Bridgeport
Sterne Street
Amy Wetherall
Thurroughs
Bulding
Willam Martin and Sens Company
Advertisement for Grove Hromo Quin ine Tablets Headache Remedy
An old advertisement touts a laxative tonic labeled Hromo Quinine from E. W. Grove. It claims to cure headaches and promises a sale of the proven remedy with signature branding on the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
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State Chamber of Commerce
Wall Street News
Jackson G. Reynolds
First National Bank of New York
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