City Votes Surge as Third Session Adds Voters
More than 2500 voters were expected as the Board of Selectmen closed its third session last night. Enrollments topped 1500 with 1442 women and 1101 men. Tax Attorney Edward J. Kelly and officials from Worcester and St Augustine’s church joined the electors, as lines stretched through City Hall corridors and 9 am to 5 pm hours anticipated a final rush today.
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Board of Selectmen
City Hall
Council Chamber
Edward JL. Kelly
Colchester
Worcester
Warren
Willam BR. McDermott
Washington Park M E Church
Alfred F. Driscoll
St. Augustine’s Church
Poultry Calendar Sent Out by Connecticut Extension Service
The Connecticut poultry calendar is prepared by the Extension Service of the Connecticut Agriculture College. It mirrors poultry bulletins with Poulietins remedies and suggestions. Monthly letters with up-to-date poultry information are mailed free to Connecticut poultrymen, with a small charge for the calendar to cover printing and postage costs.
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Connecticut
Connecticut Agriculture College
First Bible Discussed By Missionary Society
Twenty four women attended the Congregational Missionary Society meeting at Mrs John A Peck s home in Brookfield October 23 The program marked the four hundredth anniversary of the first English printed New Testament and focused on William Tyndale The hostess served refreshments at the close Also noted were local social visits and a recent marriage in New Milford amidst a string of town updates.
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Brookfield
Congregational Missionary Society
John A. Peck
Henry B Hawley
Emily C Hawley
Hawley
William Tindale
Mra Peck
Clark Anderson
Beacon Valley Track
Naugatuck
Charles Lewis Biggs
Guilford
Cunevieve Lynch
New Milford
Anne Tc Murphy
Wartin Lake
Danbury
Helen Kennedy
Greenwich Man Seeks Court To Change Name To Nickerson
Warren Ogden Towle of Sound Beach Greenwich asks Superior Court for permission to change his name to Nickerson. He has used the surname Nickerson for many years since childhood and has lived with his uncle Nelson Nickerson.
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Greenwich
Court
Warren Ogden Towle
Sound Beach Creenwich
Asterj
Nickerson
Towle
Nelson Vickerson
Aspirin Gargle for Sore Throat and Tonsillitis
An old remedy suggests dissolving two Bayer aspirin tablets in four tablespoons of water to gargle for sore throat or tonsillitis. Gargle throat thoroughly and repeat every two hours if needed. Use genuine Bayer aspirin marked with the emblem, available in boxes of twelve tablets at a low price.
Stresemann denies anti Russian bloc stance at Locarno talks
German foreign secretary Gustav Stresemann said no anti Russian bloc was discussed or contemplated by western powers at Locarno. He stressed Germany would not back such a policy and valued the enduring Russo German ties rooted in geography and the Russo German trade agreement.
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Earlsrue
Germany
Gustav Stresemann
Locarno
Two More Bodies Recovered From Submarine
Divers at New London recover two more bodies from the sunken submarine 51 off Block Island after a collision with City of Rome. Eight of 33 aboard are now confirmed dead, three saved. remaining bodies await fingerprint identification. The recovered remains were sent to Newport naval hospital for processing.
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New London
Oct
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Block Island
Rome
Naval Hospital
Newport
Leave To Attend Religious Meeting In New London
In Bridgeport a church group of 82 led by Miss Lena Knapp traveled by bus to a three day conference at Connecticut College in New London. The program features addresses by religious leaders, group conferences, and a submarine trip this afternoon. Mrs Mary C. Frederickson will lead another conference with a group of Fairfield county girls.
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Bridgeport
New London
Lena Knapp
First Methodist Church
Connecticut College
Fairfield County
All Souls Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Burglary Attempts Reported Around Berkshire and Noble Avenues
Police failed to locate burglars after three break-in attempts in the Berkshire Noble area on Thursday night. Leverty's drug store lost razors cigars and cigarettes after a cellar window entry. Morris Deitch's confectionery faced a forced cellar door attempt. 4 and P atory store on Noble Avenue saw a cellar entry but no entry to the shop.
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Berkshire and
Noble Avenue
Levertys Drug
Berkshire
Noble Avenes
Morris Deitch
4 and P
Rosie Stinson testifies before federal grand jury
Rosie Stinson, ex wife of Jesse Smith and confidante of Harry Daugherty, testified before a federal grand jury probing the alter property custodian's office during Col Thomas W Miller's tenure. She spent about half an hour in the grand jury room. guards barred her from sharing testimony. She planned to return to Columbus, Ohio that night as investigators sought more key witnesses.
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New York
Rosie Stinson
Jesse Smith
Harry Daugherty
Grand Jury
Thomas W Miller
Miss Stinson
Columbus
Ohio
Hiram C Todd
Afterney
Cat Eye Annie Recaptured and Sentenced to Ten Years
Lillian McDowell known as Cat Eye Annie recaptured after escaping Erie county jail. She was sentenced to ten years hard labor at Auburn prison for theft of jewelry worth 75000 dollars. Recapture followed a fall from a jail window and a 36 hour hidout in a vacant Kenmore house.
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Buffalo
Lillian McDowell
Julia Archer
Annie
Erie County
Atburn
Kenmore
Delaware Avenue
Hne
Woerkmen
Tyler
Hye Annie
Miss McDowell
Chicago
JoHet
Toledo
Ohio State Prison
Cat Eye
Kelt Funeral Held At Home Of Son
Herbert Reed Kelt former local newspaper man died in Paterson New Jersey. His funeral from his son Arthur B Kelt 396 Golden Hill Street yesterday afternoon at 4 o clock with Rev. Charles A Decker officiating. Pallbearers were Edward Bennette Hugh Plunkett William Jephcote and John J O Neill of the Typographical Union. Burial in Mountain Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife and two sisters Miss Frances Kelt and Mrs John S Griffith.
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Herbert Reed Kelt
Paterson
Arthur B. Kelt
Golden Hill Street
Charles A Decker
Edward Bennette
Hugh Plunkett
William Jephcote
John J. O'Neill
Typographical Union
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Belt
Holyoke
Mass
Frances Kelt
John S Griffth
Bridgeport Merchants See Record Business This Month
Periodical report from the Chamber of Commerce notes Bridgeport retailers surpassing expectations with strong merchandising conditions. The Chamber meeting scheduled for next Monday is postponed. the November 2 session will be held at night instead of noon to accommodate a telephone demonstration by Southern New England Telephone workers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Retail Board
Bridgeport
Southern New England Telephone Company
Engineer Hurt as Great Western Train Derails Near Waterloo
Waterloo Iowa October 23 AP Great Western train No 56 to Chicago derailed at Hudson eight miles south of town. The engine overturned and the first car listed 45 degrees. Engineer Jim Liddell was pinned in the cab and injured, foot hurt. Train running about an hour behind schedule. Cause not officially announced. believed to be spreading rails. Doctors and wrecking crew rushed to scene from Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Great Western
Faul
Chicago
Hudson
Low
Here
Jim Liddell
Locomobile Officer Roos Resigns From Post
Delmar G Roos vice-president and chief engineer of Locomobile resigns. He joined Locomobile in 1911 from General Electric, served as assistant engineer in 1916, left in 1920 for Europe, then led Pierce Arrow as chief engineer before returning when Locomobile reorganized under Durant in 1920, later becoming VP in charge of production and engineering.
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Delmar G Roos
Locomobile Company
Mr Roos
General Electric Company
A L Riker
Europe
Pierce-Arrow Car Company
W C Durant
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