Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce opens distributive education classes
The fall session of Bridgeport’s distributive education program begins tomorrow night under the Retail Trade division of the Chamber of Commerce. Courses include sales promotion by Rodney Dyott at the Stratfield hotel, elementary merchandising at Howland Dry Goods, buyers’ mathematics at Leavitt’s, plus classes in effective speech visual merchandising and selling men’s wear, taught by local business educators.
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Bridgeport
Chamber of Commerce
Rodney Dyott
D. M. Read Company
Stratfield Hotel
Gavin Semple
Howland Dry Goods Company
Howlande
Fairfield Avenue
David Rusoff
Leavitt Company
Leavitt
Mildred H. Lovejoy
Marie Flanagan
Central High School
John Tesorero
Howland’s
Edward Strefle
Bond Clothing Company
New Haven
Airline traffic climbs to peak in 20 years
Washington Oct. 5 AP reports airline traffic in September was the greatest in the 20 year history of the business. preliminaries indicate at least 12 of 17 carriers will post a three month operating profit through Sept. 4. Despite a late year profit outlook, the industry may still end 1947 with an overall loss. August 1946 held the prior record with 1,339,406 paying passengers. September figures are not yet compiled.
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Washington
Fireman Killed in Blue Bonnet Train Derailment
Springfield Mo Oct 6 AP a locomotive of the nine car Blue Bonnet passenger train en route to St Louis from Dallas derailed near here killing fireman Leroy A Wright 33 of Muskogee Okla and injuring engineer Harry J Ferguson 67 also of Muskogee who was taken to a Springfield hospital with severe burns and possible internal injuries. Passengers and other crew were unharmed. The Frisco and Katy railroads operated the train.
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Springfield
St. Louis
Dallas
Frisco
Katy
Leroy A. Wright
Muskogee
Oklo
Harry J. Ferguson
Neighbor Held in Woman's Death at Billerica
A jobless 48 year old neighbor and father of two was charged with first degree murder in the slaying of 22 year old Mrs. Roberta Dunn. Her body was found in a cellar after he allegedly attacked her over a rejected loan request and laughed at him. Walter H. Caselden, 235 pounds, 6 feet, allegedly confessed to the drunken assault.
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Billerica
Mass
Roberta Dunn
James Conniff
Walter H. Caselden
Symphony week to pace Rotary meeting program
Connecticut Symphony week will pace the Rotary club meeting tomorrow at Stratfield hotel Carlyle Bennett president of the symphony orchestra will deliver the keynote Miss Ruth Steinkraus pianist will present a brief recital of contemporary and classical music
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Connecticut Symphony
Rotary Club
Stratfield Hotel
Carlyle Bennett
Symphony Orchestra
Ruth Steinkraus
Concert Postponed At Klein Memorial Auditorium
The concert scheduled for Wednesday in the Klein Memorial Auditorium was postponed by Scally Artista corporation. A new date for the resumption of the musical series will be announced later.
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Klein Memorial Auditorium
Scally Artista Corporation
Photopany and older sales slip reward offer on Fifth Floor
A note offers ten dollars for the first photograph to the receptionist on the Fifth Floor and twenty five dollars for the oldest sales slip or bill from The D. M. Read. The advertisement also promotes rayon and gabardine garments with sizes 10 through 44 and 12 through 40. Garments feature buttoned pockets, hip belts, and prints in grey brown aqua green and copper.
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Read
Gibson Girl
Alice Stuart
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Newspapern AbHivye
Glamorous
Dandy
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Read’s
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Sports Shop
Pantie
Kle
Broad and John Streets
Deva
Hickory
Hall and Read
The
Read Store
Guy Trust
Pany
Graph
Bill
D. M. Read
L’aiglons
Tailleur
Pocket Pride
Beauty Salon
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