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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1918
Page
4
The article discusses U S Comptroller plans to cancel Army contracts amid wartime strain. It outlines potential government payoffs to contractors to terminate, avoid losses, and preserve labor, with Baker and War Department officials weighing cancellation terms and legal constraints.
The suit filed in Common Pleas claims Sophie Zablotny took $5900 in cash and numerous household items including silverware and linen on November 1. Stanley Zablotny seeks $1000 in damages alleging conversion. The defendant’s property on Landon Hollister Avenue has been attached.
Mayor Clifford B. Wileen is dedicating substantial time to his address for the Incoming council and to committee assignments. Both items will be finished in time for Monday night when the council will meet.
Lieutenant T. C. Walker, commander of a British warship that bottled up the German fleet at Zeebrugge, will headline the second annual Four Minute Men of Connecticut gathering in this city on December 17. About 1,245 Four Minute Men plan to entertain 800 guests as speakers and a busy program unfolds from noon to early evening at the Stratfield hotel with Governor Holcomb invited.
Telegram promises a full report on the Peace Conference. London bureau chief Probert and staff will compile details from writers and reporters. The Telegram will publish the major doings hours after they occur, with morning papers echoing the latest developments.
The American Bank and Trust Company of Hast Main Street will distribute over eighty thousand dollars in Christmas club checks to more than 3,000 members. In coordination with Bridgeport Trust Company, checks go out on December 9 or 10 to ease holiday shopping burden. West Side Bank will issue over twenty thousand dollars in its Christmas club. A new club starts December 18 after a late start, with one payment due December 9 and checks mailed December 14.
Papers filed in Superior court allege Crescent and Tool company did work for C. and K. company worth 2154.85. Suit seeks 2000 dollars in damages. action returnable at the December term.
An assorted old styled advertisement lists junior coats with heavy weight materials, fur collars, belted designs, sizes 13 to 19 priced around 18.50 dollars. It also promotes Turkish ikish towels in colored borders and plaids, floor displays, and women’s plush coats with fur collars. Additional items include children's cotton Sergin plaid pieces, pique collars and cuffs, and belted belted styles in various colors.
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