Bridgeport Boys in 102d Ambulance Men Promoted and Rumors
Prominent Bridgeport soldiers in the 102d Ambulance Company are rumored to be named lieutenants after service in France. The group, led by Dick Bartow, reports furloughs and notes their charity through the Bridgeport Comfort Club, which funded food and supplies for wounded. The unit also fields a baseball team and describes daily life, money handling, and contact challenges as men are transferred between units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Barlow
Comfort Club
Bridgeport
Newtown Lad
102Nd Ambuance Company
Mace
France
Dick Bartow
102Nd
Dame Tumor
Barlow
Seaside Fark
Gilbert
BeerlcDonald
Wills
Ahearn
Dor &Kki
Widinghall
Erendle
Coci
Marshall
Boy and Matches Make Same Old Story
Fragmentary OCR note repeats a theme about boy and matches with disordered text and stray phrases. Mentions pregnancy and a sequence of unreadable lines, offering no coherent event or names to anchor a clear summary.
Five More Men Sent to Lytle From Board Two
Five men have been selected by Local Board 2 to be sent to Cen Greenseat Lytle Cin to replace registrants rejected for physical reasons on arrival with the Yeeent Bridgeport delegation. They are ordered to leave the city Thursday. Names include George W Walsh 600 Park Ave Hare & Wender 920 in street Clarence Hibb Mountain Grove St Irite Tendrickson 380 Wood Ave Isdward Foonan farmer of 1470 Wairfight Ave now of Kearny Noo. The eleviet force has finished addressing questionnaires to 19 to 26 year olds in the district. It is expected questionnaires for 21 to 87 year olds will be mailed in a few days. No orders received to send out more questionnaires. Since nore registration cards from those who were in the city last Thursday have been received. The bite stains are William Hopkins 33 Fairfield Ave Corneling Bradley 698 Beechmont Ave David W Robinson 8 too Ave William J Wooden 203 Mountain Grove St iu Andy Bila 2132 Howard Ct Joseph Auction 2107 ato St Joseph L Skerritt 269 Hancock Ave Beeton PF Lauder 60 Sherwood Ave Clifford J Conn on 86% Hancock Ave
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cen Greenseat
Lytle
Cin
Bridgeport
Ceorge W. Walsh
Park Avenue
Hare & Wender
Clarence Hibd
Mountain Grove Street
Itrie Tendrickson
Wood Avenue
Isdward Foonan
Wairfight Avenue
Kearny
Noo
Eleviet Force
Teddy
William
Elopkins
Iairfield Avenue
Corneling
Bradley
Beechmont
David W. Robinson
Too Avenue
William J. Wooden
Howard Court
Joseph Auction
Ato Street
Joseph L. Skerritt
Hancoek Avenue
Beeton PF. Lauder
Sherwood Avenue
Clifford J. Connon
Coroner Finds Biggar Responsible in Auto Collision
Greenwich September report shows Nelson Arro incapacitated but not skull fracture, held responsible by Coroner Fhelan for collision that killed Alfred Cuenel. Patrick McBride, driving W J Coulter Colin’s car, exonerated. Coroner also clears Benjamin Porter in a separate crash, cites poor judgment. Judge Mead dismisses case against Parte and Philip Schnee pleads to reckless living, fined $25 and costs with $100 Liberty Bond surety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Nelson Arro
Alfred Cuenel
Fhelan Tod
Patrick McBride
W. J. Colin
Benjamin Porter
Coulter Musler
Alex Ross Riddle
Harry Linemann
Porter
Meat
Philip Schnee
Bridgeport
J. Swates
Philadelphia
Liberty Bonds
Mead
I. i
Cole
Fairfield
Three Claim Fraud in Promissory Note Deal
Charles Herraninn Louis Sones and Myer Cludstein sue Joseph Yate for 2000 in Common Pleas alleging they were induced by false representations to sign twelve promissory notes dated July 1. Notes called for payments every two months and were not backed by financial consideration. plaintiffs claim Yale sold the notes to a bona fide purchaser after promising not to transfer them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Herraninn
Louis Sones
Myer Cludstein
Joseph Yate
Yale
Connecticut Unable to Fill Last Draft Call
Heatford reports Connecticut failed to meet the latest draft call as 2,923 potential receivers in Washington state were unavailable locally. The war effort faced staffing gaps with Class One and Buckley figures, leaving state boards short of manpower amid ongoing mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Heatford
Wee
Washington
Buckley
New Milford Heroic Messages and Local Events
A garbled wartime message from New Milford reports a soldier overseas safe, wounded in action with three stripes, wearing a Voltaire style hat. Local festivities include St John’s church service, and a planned visit by Mrs. Marmion Lalosine with fundraisers near Ames estimate. A service at Owners Sunday afternoon is noted alongside civic notes and street events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Milford
Oh Sturges
AW Stiinta
Jesulin Ghee
Alfie A. I
Bert
Pepades
Reyniond
Noy
Noharge
Dee Mae
Pata
Henan
Eames to Attend Draft Instruction Boards Meeting
Captain Robert Aves of J. Bumneth Infantes to attend a draft instruction boards meeting. The conference covers training methods, salute procedures, marching care, and other soldiering details to speed pre camp drill and prepare men for life in camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eames
Draft Instruction Boards
Robert Aves
J. Bumneth Infantes
Aeeling
Duvet Fort
Bridgeport Instruction Boards
Sever
Dart
Eludrinen
Mapes
Mariford
Crowder
Junes
Senera
Maem
Cummings May Represent State In Session Today
States Attorney Fomer Cummin shows slight improvement at his simmer home in New Canatan and may attend the Criminal Superior court session today. Assistant States Attorney Carter at the county courthouse discussed final case details and said action on the William Baby Doll Thomas case remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fomer &. Cummin
Simmer
New Canatan
Atttorney Carter
Statesttorney
Mrr. Cummings
William
Thomas
Morris Pannell
Keystone Clib
Burglary Sleepwalker Involved Three Men
At 36 Stratford Avenue a burglary occurred as residents slept and $50 plus an identification card disappeared. Detective Washburn learned three youths William Thomas, M. Homer, and Walter pretended to be burglars, while Matthes had a night of sleepwalking. The subject took items from his roommates, moving cards and valuables to rugs and radiators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Avenue
Washburn
Willian Thomas
M. Homer
Wate
Diel Matthes
Alix
Hiemoner Hn
Washbirn
Unclear text about cows chickens and health issues
Fragmentary OCR text references cows and chickens and health problems with scattered phrases about people, work, and medical terms. No clear events, names, dates, or locations are discernible for a solid summary.
Women urged to work in bridgesport factories during war
Bridgeport mobilizes women for essential factory work. A public call, endorsed by local civic groups and the Ordnance Department, seeks every available woman to enter war production without replacing men. A mass meeting at the high school will organize enlistment and labor recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Ordnance Department
Entente Consuls End Chinese Railway Strike
Harbin reports say entente allied consuls issued an ultimatum to Chinese eastern railway workers to end the strike. Workers agreed to run trains from Usthin to Vladivostok for military collections but will not suspend the strike. Telegraph operators also struck, with echo Slovaks controlling telegraph offices for dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbin
Associated Press
Entente
Chiese Eastern
Usthin
Home intrusion targets summer residence in Greens Farms
Thieves entered the summer home at Go and later hit a Southport property on Saturday night, stealing about $300 worth of silverware. Mrs Mayhell, aiding French orphans, believes the thieves planned to seize the cash from the affair chart, which was hidden. Another summer home, that of J. U. Bedford in Greens Farms, was also entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GO. Atay
Southport
May Hell W
J. UL Bedford
Greens Farms
Local Court Case Involving Madaline Baccari
In this city, Madaline Baccari appears in Superior Court proceedings against Ades. The case emerged yesterday with an October 1 return date. Baccari alleges cruelty within the marriage, the couple having wed on January 4, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madaline Baccari
Ades
Tapers
Baccari
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102D Ambulance Co
Edgeport Comfort Chubr
Heller
Stevens
John Hancock
Y. M. GA
Glen
Inet
Twist Infantry
Comemittee
Bridgeport Comfort Club
Hain
Red Cross
Kea
Ile Park
Thilkird
Merriley Gilbert
Doors
McDonald
Eer Anearn
Doren
Grendie
Cowie
Aurshat
Newtown
Warvest
Amieet
Doughboys
al Sorensen
Hub Beers
der Coyle
Ren
Jane
Duck Semimster
Wei
Clive
Amin
Pedee Port
Ben Pareja
A. Frank
Optometrist
Fairfield Ave
Aden
Ponpcotts_ SUNRAYS & MALL
Wit ‘Attionnss
Rampren Paint & Critical CO
Spring Mussgebusetts
Bridgeport Distributors
Conlin & Green
Elm Steel
Barnnm Seg
Matt
Biggar
New Milford
Hartford
Cummings
Averts
Pyar
Denuke
Evry
Finnan
U.S. Food Administration
Meat Department
Grocery Department
Marina
Iside Ib
State and Bank
East Main ST
Westport Scldier
War Department
Myers — Olson
Brookside
Seouls of America
Mrideeport
Earl Whit
Stain Heard
United States
Ordnance Departement
Chamber
Aivsi
Hith School
S. He Utlard
William He. Griffith
John Kingmai
Wiliam — K. Ink
Military Order of Foreign Wars of the TinWed Des
wWilean
RLM
Barnum
Main Street
Poli
CONON
Polding
Meesaca
Jersey
Deering
Thompson
Lyra
Liberty Brown
Outfitters
Main ST
Bridgeport, Conn
Frank J. Ostrofsky Pharmaci Aed
Pembroke St
Cor
Hamilt
Y. M. C. A. Educational Dept
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