Auditorium project tops Devon school budget request
Milford September 8 Special Correspondent The Board of Education budget 238 925 includes a special 47 500 request to build an auditorium at Devon school plus raises for teachers led by Carl Maddocks successor. Transportation raises 12 000 for full term, repairs urged for Central Grammar and Woodmont sewer issues noted. Budget lists salaries 149 675 supplies 12 300 repairs 18 425 and total 238 923.
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Milford
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Devon
Board of Education
Board of Finance
Carl Maddocks
Herbert J. Mathewson
Mathewson
State Board of Education
James Rose
Rose
Ce Ao
Cartaga
Catherine McCoskey Weds Lawrence Wolf at St Augustine
Miss Catherine V McCoskey daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank J McCoskey of 27 Fulton Street becomes bride of Lawrence Wolf son of Mrs Anna Wolf of 107 Berkshire Avenue in a morning ceremony at St Augustine church Reverend Father Peter H McClean will officiate Best man Victor Pucera and sister Mary McCoskey as bridesmaid A wedding breakfast for 30 at the bride’s home follows They plan a motor tour to Canada and northern New England returning mid September They will reside at 107 Berkshire Avenue The groom a Bridgeport High School graduate works for C A Douglas company The bride a Booth and Bayliss School graduate recently worked for Southern New England Telephone Company.
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St. Augustine's Chuch
Catherine V. McCoskey
Frank J. McCoskey
Fulton Street
Lawrence Wolf
Anna Wolf
Berkshire Avenue
Peter H. McClean
Victor &. Pucera
Mary McCoskey
Wil
Canada
New England
Bridgeport High School
C. A. Douglas Company
Booth and Bayliss School
Southern New England Telephone Company
Bartram Funeral Held for T Earle Bartram in Bridgeport
Funeral services for T Earle Bartram were held at his home at 558 Clinton Avenue this afternoon at 2 30 p.m. He died after injuries from a collision between his car and an inter state bus on Monday. Honorary pallbearers from local social, business and legal circles attended. Burial is planned at Mountain Grove cemetery. An inquest by Coroner Joan J Phelan is scheduled for September 14 in Darien.
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Jan E. Foster Walter Floeckher
Thomas de Forest
John A. Rusling
Maturin B. Waldo
Arthur Wren
Middlebrook
United Congregational Church
Mountain Grove
Joan J. Phelan
Darien
Phelan
William Smith
Bridgeport Man to Be Tried in Simsbury
Albert Fetcher of Bridgeport faces cruelty to animals charges after an automobile collision that injured a cow and horse in Simsbury. Samono Witz, 32, of 173 Bronx Avenue, was arrested by local police and handed to state troopers for prosecution in Simsbury town court. A warrant for Fetcher’s arrest was issued and police believed he surrendered in Simsbury.
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Hartford Barracks
Sat Samonowitz
Bronx Avenue
Simabury
Albert Fetcher
Sloebury
Strork
Reverely Tyre & Cow
Sir John Carling Plane Missing Off Irish Coast
London papers reflect anxiety over the Sir John Carling en route from London Ontario to London England. No sighting or reports by 4 pm BST, crowd at Croydon awaiting the craft, weather off Ireland foul with gale conditions, crew believed to have fuel for hours yet, officials cautious but hopeful.
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Carling
Croyden
Sir John Carling
London
Croydon
Galway
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England
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Croyden Field
Ireland
Atlantic
Pacific
Terry Tully
Priot
Germans Cancel Ocean Hop Plans
Berlin reports the disasters of the Ol Glory and the St Raphael, plus Hamburg weather woes, lead German firms to abandon planned trans Atlantic flights. Junkers Rohrbach Heinckel and Caspar say months should be spent on research. The Reich Transport ministry will rigorously vet next spring’s sport and research flights before authorizing such tests.
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Berlin
St. Raphael
Hamburg
Atlantic
Junkers
Rohrbach, Heinckel
Caspar
Reich Transport Ministry
Hill first flew with tablecloth parachute in 1910s
Scottdale, Pa.—James D. Hill, co pilot of the Old Glory, leaped from a barracks roof with a parachute improvised from a tablecloth. The device failed, yet Hill, a 1885-born local, struck ground unharmed. He later pursued flight after health recovered, becoming an Army instructor and air mail pilot in later years.
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Scottdale
Associated Press
James D. Hill
Hill
Army
McCookfield
Dayton
Ohio
Bertaud
Carling Merely Delayed in London to London Flight
Ontario Londoners, anxious over Sir John Carling’s monoplane not arriving on schedule in London England, remained hopeful adverse winds delayed the flight. The London to London flight committee noted the Croydon airport target at 8 am EST, weather possible. Terence Tully, wife of the pilot, doubted the husband’s safety, and Lt Janes, Medcnlf, the navigator, reported no grave mishap.
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London
Terence Tully
Janes
Medcnlf
John Carling
Ship Used at Santiago To Be Air Bomb Target
In Pensacola Florida the battleship Massachusetts, beached near Santa Rosa Island, will be bombed in live air drops by seaplanes operated by Navy class 27 trainees from today through Friday and possibly Monday. The target is said to endure greater destruction than any prior shot and shell.
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Pensacola
Flo
Associated Press
Massachusetts
Santa Rosa Island
Navy Department
Naval Air Station
Port Pickens
Cervera
Bantingo
Alleged Approval of Old Glory Hop Questioned
Washington officials say stunt flights like the Old Glory are discouraged but not stoppable under current laws. An experimental license suffices for such ventures, with minimal added aviation knowledge expected. a Captain Giles plans a non stop flight to Australia, and officials remark that if he goes it is his business.
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Washington
Associated Press
Commerce Department
Fot Phiip Payne
Dole
Brock-Schlee
Paul Redfern
Ocean
Giles
Australia
Wife Learns Plan After Hop Started Trans Atlantic Flight
Mrs James Medcalf wife of Lieutenant Medcalf navigator of the airplane Sir John Carling learned from a letter that he planned a trans Atlantic flight. He wrote he would be on his way across the ocean after reaching his wife and that the couple would stay in England about a week before bringing the machine back by boat to Canada.
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London
Associated Press
James Medcalf
Medcalf
John Carling
England
George Bradshawne Hackthorn Cuff
Linco
Medcall
Canada
Sir John Darling
Wives Pray for Flyers at Special Mass Rites
In New York a special mass was held in St Patrick's Cathedral for the crew of the miserie monoplane Old Glory. Prayers were offered for Lloyd Bertowi Philip A Payne and James Dewitt Hill with attendees including Mrs Payne and her relatives. The service followed by a visit to Mrs Margaret Hughes home.
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New York
Associated Press
Lloyd Bertowi
Philip A. Payne
James Dewitt Hill
Miserie
Old Glory
St. Pat~ Weir’s
Payne
Bertaud
Florence Callaghan
Per~ Sonk
Brooklyn
Margaret Hughes
Mayor Walker Apologizes Over Lost Flyers in Rome
Sept 8 Rome AP Mayor James J Walker voiced regret over missing flyers tied to a science effort and the fate of Old Glory and its crew He praised Phil Payor as a good friend and a brave man noting he died as he lived a game man
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Rome
Associated Press
James J Walker
Old Glory
Phil Payor
Flying May Milford May Have Proven Fatal
Clarence Chamberlin weighed in on the Old Glory accident suggesting the monoplane may have gone down in fog while flying blind, with engine failure ruled out by designer Anthony Fokker. Milford officials expect no state obstruction to a stop and go signal at Bridgeport and Naugatuck avenues, intended for hours without police presence to manage junction traffic.
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Chamberlin
New York
Associated Press
Clarence Chamberlin
Lloyd Bertaud
Bertaud
Charles Levine
Old Glory
Anthony Fokker
Chamber- UN
Hill
Aconta
America
Irto
Bellanca
Milford
Specie
State Highway Department
Bridgeport Avenue
Naugatuck Avenue
Boston
Devon
William A. Ford
Fairfield
Monroe Woman Seeks Century Milestone Dies Before Birthday
Miss Polly Curtiss of Monroe dies at her nephew Arthur Curtiss home five weeks before her 100th birthday. A longtime church and charity figure in Monroe Trumbull and Long Hill she inspired many with tales of early Rural District life. Funeral Sunday 2:30 p m from Arthur Curtiss home with Rev Henry Habersham officiating. burial in Dim street cemetery.
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Polly Curtiss
Monroe
Arthur H. Curtiss
Miss Curtiss
Arthur Curtiss
Henry Habersham
Dim Street
Obituary notices for multiple Bridgeport area residents
City obituaries report John Rowe of Westhersfield Conn died after weeks illness. Paul DuCharme of 594 Brooks Street died after short illness survived by wife Mary Agnes and children Gertrude Pa combe Charles Edward Howard. John H Meehan longtime city resident died at Bridgeport Hospital survived by six sons two daughters. Mary E Dawson widow of Joseph Dawson funeral from Vincent O'Brien home to St Marys Church with high mass. Florence Marie Jansson daughter of Sister E Daniels Janson died in Newark. Catherine OBrien wife of Michael J OBrien died at 1872 Stretford Avenue funeral from her home to Blessed Sacrament church. Daniel Stewart aged 67 died at sister Mrs Bernard Mackeys home survived by sister. services at Sacred Heart Church and Lakeview Cemetery.
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John Rowe
Westhersfield, Conn
Paul F. Ducharme
Paul DuCharme
Brooks Street
Mary Agnes DuCharme
Gertrude A. Pacombe
Charlea
Edward
Howard Paul
Bridgeport
St. Charles Church
St Michael’s Cemetery
John H. Meehan
Bridgeport Hospital
Witlow Street
Seaview Avenue
Robert
Joseph
John
Frank
Albert
Thomas
Court Pequannock
Foresters of America
Willow Street
Holy Name Society of the Blessed Sacrement Church
Mead Street
St. Charles’ Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Mary
Munson
Mary E. Dawson
Joseph Dawson
Vincent O'Brien
Harriett Street
St. Mary's Church
Provence M. Dunsson
Florence Marie Jansson
Jesse M. Daniels Janson
Newark City
Park Cemetery
Catherine O'Brien
Michael J. O’brien
Stretford Avenue
Daniel Stewart
Bernard Mackey
South Avenue
Locomopile Company
Sacred Heart Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Canadian Aviators Plan Search Flight Stopover in Newfoundland
Ing Loany, Wood, and Schiller, after a harbor visit, received Newfoundland officials and planned to stay overnight. Backers in Windsor advised delaying the trans Atlantic attempt while weather risks grew. They said the flight was undertaken for its own sake, not prize or knowledge, and recalled Alcock and Brown's historic routes.
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Wood
Schiller
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Windsor
Ontario
British
Air Ministry
Wether
North Atlantic
Alcock
Brown
Hawker
Grieve
Town pledges aid in drainage work
The town will fund one third of drainage costs with the rest assessed on property owners. Chairman O G Jennings urged a legal plan prepared by Town Counsel Grant Gilman and District Commissioner Max Waterman to be reviewed by the Board of Finance and Basra next week. The town aims to underwrite the full amount so work can begin promptly. At the same meeting Stanley H Bullard spoke for Fairfield War Memorial committee, seeking a suitable memorial for veterans.
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Stretflete
O. G. Jennings
Board of Finance
Grant
Gilman
Max Waterman
Basra of Finance
Nia
Finance Board
Stanley H. Bullard
War Memorial Committee of
Fairfield
Albert E. Lavery Jo
United States
Captain Micklesen Leaves for Virginia
Three coast artillery batteries with about 200 men marched to the station in uniform to bid farewell to Stanley H. Micklesen U A D O L who is bound for Fort Monroe Virginia with his family after five years as an instructor to Bridgeport National Guardsmen. A farewell party by Battery C officers and friends accompanied the sendoff. He may later be sent to Panama or the Philippines.
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Coast Artillery
Stanley H. Micklesen
U. A
O. L
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Bridgeport
L. E. Evans
F Putlip Hurley
R. ¥. Moore
Mickiesen Reamly
Auetion
Mickiesen
Panama
Philippines
Liquor Prescription Inquiry Postponed in Hartford
A continuance until September 16 was granted to M B Wershow proprietor of the Howard Pharmacy after he was ordered to explain an overdraft of liquor. Director Putney was absent. Bridgeport physicians Neuman Lillienthal Lerner and others are summoned to appear before the Prohibition Director. Additional physicians from Bridgeport and corvette physicians of Devoury are also ordered to attend the hearing.
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Hartford
M. B. Wershow
Howard Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Frank T. Putney
Putney
Bridgeport
H. A. Neuman
State Street
Samuel Lillienthal
Howard Avenue
Samuel Lerner
Duce's Government Mourns Old Glory Crew
Rome reports the Italian government expresses deep concern over the fate of the Old Glory crew. A spokesman says the prospect looks gloomy while authorities hope for news confirming the sailors' fate, stressing the bond between Italy and America amid tragedy.
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Rome
Associated Press
Old Glory
Italy
America
Missing Pride of Detroit Now Worst Territory For Rescue
In a grim report from the Atlantic search, the Pride of Detroit Now Is Missing battled rough seas and sparse signals as crews pursued the American monoplane Old Glory and the Canadian Carling. With weather hindering progress, hopes faded for survivors and a large cache of ships remained vigilant.
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Pride OF
Detroit
Ambulance Calls Log From City Streets
Ambulance calls report multiple cases at various streets for ages from forty to seventy three. Catherine Durges aged fifty Debility transferred to Hillside home. George Brown forty two transferred to Bridgeport hospital. Anna Mienic forty nine medical transfer to Bridgeport hospital. Peter Duvall seventy three Alcoholic taken to Hillside home. Charles Miskie twenty Injured playing football Fractured hip to St Vincent hospital. Steve Sutay forty nine Delirhan tremens taken to Hillside home.
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Nichols Street
Catherine Durges
Hillside Home
Bridgeport Hospital
George Brown
Steuben Street
Anna Mienic
Peter Duvall
Hillside
Seaside Park
Charles Miskie
Alfred Street
St. Vincent
Hallett Street
Steve Sutay
Delirhan Tremens
Milford Seeks Salary Increases Across Town Budgets
Practically every branch of Milford government asked for raises as budgets were filed with the Board of Finance. First Selectman Harry M Merwin seeks 3500 annually, with Doherty and Brotherton requesting 400 each, while town treasurer Sanford Hawkins argues 7200 is too low for duties. Road work, road oiling, water main prep, and a Maple Avenue phase are among the requested appropriations along with new municipal cars.
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Milford
iFy
Board of Finance
First Selectman
Harry M Merwin
Charles L. Doherty
Edward
Brotherton
Merwin
Doherty
Sanford Hawkins
Jecharsa
Maple Avenue
Selectmen
Drowning Victims Recovered In Milford Waters
Gary and Murray, two eighteen year old New York boys, drowned while canoeing off Charles Island’s southwest end. Julius Katz Frank Lennon and Raymond Metzger, summer residents at Myrtle Beach, located Gary’s body and aided the others in recovery. Murray’s father and Mrs Smallstitch identified Gary at the beach. Gerry and Murray were staying Labor Day weekend with Mrs Smallstitch. This is Milford’s first drowning of the season.
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Gary
Murray
Julius Katz
Frank Lennon
Raymond Metzger
Myrtle Beach
Charles Island
Smallstitch
Gerry
New York
Turnpike Too Dangerous Children To Be Carried
Milford officials decide 22 Home Acres pupils will be transported to school despite living within one mile due to dangers from a new turnpike. All other pupils within the zone are bussed at 4 1/2 cents per ride, with annual cost about $12,000.
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Center School
Rose
Central Grammar School
Lct
Albert P Stowe
Pinaice Board
Row
Stowe
Clus
Jervis D Brown
Omar W. Platt
Morton P Tbbal
Board of Finance
Wigis
Norman & Buckingham
John Toomey
Norman
Buckingham
Frew M. Clark
Frank Brothertor
Miss Nett Teton
Mr. Rose
Devon School
Ebook Board
Walnut Beach
Woodmont
A Neon Board
State Board
Rove
Congreelient Company
Home Acres Uistries
Home Acres
New Haven-Milford
Freel Smith
Milford
Byr
New Haven
Board of Education
AS & Tesult
Hale
Connecticut Company
Partola Laxative Tablets Promises Quick Weight Gain
The notice claims lingering fatigue and toxemia from poor bowel action. It urges taking Partola laxative tablets to stimulate bowel movement, cleanse the system, and restore energy, sold in regular and double sizes for 50 cents.
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