Southport Debates Altering Town Boundaries and Funds
Southport weighs a plan to remain in Fairfield while Greens Farms joins Westport, with penalties for tax arrears and concerns over street improvements. Residents discuss costs, potential debt to Westport, and possible Fairfield support if Southport lobbies at town meetings. A veteran civic group plans to push for formal action as political lines shift.
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Fred Waldron
Margaret Slattery
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Wilbur Smith
Norwalk
Frank Novay
Coal Shortage Threatens Bridgeport Supply
Bridgeport officials warn of a coal shortage as weather and transportation issues tighten the anthracite flow from now through April. Officials say only about 60 percent of normal supply will reach consumers, who must mix in small coal and briquettes to fill gaps as prices rise and stocks dwindle.
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John Scott Pitches Giants Past Yankees In World Series
John Scott the Third starred for the Giants, limiting the Yankees to four hits. Meusel, Pipp, and Ruth produced moments of offense as the crowd packed 35,000 plus in the bleachers. The bold lefty’s steady control and decisive pitches anchored a tense game amid a warm, windy day at the Polo Grounds.
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Petition drive seeks charter vote for Bridgeport today
Town Clerk Winton reports about 4500 signatures collected for a charter question to submit to voters at the coming election. Many names are defective, with wrong addresses or initials. A conference with Mayor Atwater and the corporation counsel is planned to review accepted and rejected signatures.
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Atwater
Stratfield
Georss M. Eames
Aamor
Bridgeport
Died Notices From City Deaths and Obituaries
Obituary notices list Eleanor G Cox of 150 Pembroke St died Oct 4 1922 aged 37 funeral Oct 17 at Henry Bishop's Mortuary Chapel and St Mary's Church interment Lakeview. Also Creter aged 33 10 interment Lakeview. Lydia Drew died at 63, funeral Oct unknown. Keeler widow Emily C died in Chicago aged 56. Stratford Dudley Stratford 48 years funeral Oct 10. Bridget Sullivan widow died Oct 5 at 594 Arctic St funeral Oct 8. Maury Tyler died Oct 4 burial Cherry Valley Oct 9. Card of Thanks notes for William Haberle Jr. American Legion services.
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Baseball oddities from a rough early game recap
The article recaps a tense early baseball clash with key moments at the plate. Yankee and Giants stars like Scott and Bancroft figure in pivotal at bats as players chase runs and defensive plays. The narrative captures crowd energy, bench activity, and near-misses amid a tense scoreless stretch.
Turkish ultimatum to Allies and Greek troop shifts
Paris reports General Mombesi praised in Madania meeting as Turkish claims gain support. A thaw in Italian English ties in Constantinople emerges as Greek forces in Thrace face orders, while British transports land and unload troops, signaling evolving wartime alignments.
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Police Will Make Drive Against House Breaker
Police plan a major chase for a housebreaker who raided several homes yesterday, stealing jewelry valued in the thousands. Mrs Lazare Galland reported entry at 67 Stapies Avenue where a burglar fled as officers arrived, leaving behind a diamond ring and a gold lavalier set with pearls and diamonds.
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Piette Avenue
Fog'cock Jaye
Tirniehee Police
Walliam Tookwood
Nettle
Funtil
Tam
Aid
Liberty
Student romance and annulment rumors sweep a campus
Fragmentary lines describe a romance involving Savage and a wife’s mother, suspicions of infidelity, and an annulment case in Michigan and New Haven. Mentions Yale course abandonment and a marriage in March amid legal papers and social scandal.
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Fragmentary note on families opposing an early marriage
A damaged line indicates two families learned of a marriage, prompting swift steps to separate the couple, who were seen by their kin as an unwise union. The fragment shows social resistance to union despite consent.
Toning Hearing At Bridgeport Draws No Residents
Public hearing in Bridgeport Council chamber before the miscellaneous committee of the Common Council drew no residents. Alderman Moran chaired with Wubereford Brady and a Bridgeport Land & Tithe representative present. topics included parking on Main Street, building code, future growth, and street spending.
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Bridgeport Land & Tithe
Zoning Hearing Discusses North Bridge Plan
Mr Hencock led discussion on zoning with remarks supporting a plan for vanin while urging careful work. The council meeting followed Alderman Hogan’s resolution referencing development around North Bridge, east and west of the Dy Ranasly river. No district resident spoke at the hearing. Two salesmen quickly gauged remaining cloth yardage.
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