Old Timer Visits Ovhood Frends After Years
Newtown, Sept. 18 Special to the Telegram J Arthur J Blakeman of California Mo motored to Newtown to visit his brother in law Judge Fi Brisco. Blakeman recalls meeting old friends from 49 years ago when he left for the west and built a thriving general merchandising business in California. He called on Judge Oscar Pletschler and discussed Newtown affairs while his brother H E Blakeman of Bridgeport, secretary of the Building and Loan association, plans to join him. The Johnsons, longtime Newtown residents and former S N E Telephone lineman, will move to Danbury next week after Johnsons purchase a farm. A group including Mrs Frisbie and Mr Frisbie, of Washington, stay with their daughter Mrs W S Hawley in Hawleyville amid illness.
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Newtown
J.arthur J. Blakeman
California
Judge Fi
Brisco
Blakemar
Horace Greeley
Oscar Pletschler
Blakeman
H. EB. Blakeman
Bridgeport
Building and Loan Association
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Johnson
Danbury
Jonnaon
Johnson
Lineman
Grace Osborne
Frank A. Blackman
Newburgh
West Point
Weat Point
New Storm King Road
Frisble
Henry Frisbie
Washington
W. S. Hawley
Hawleyville
Cash Prize Promised in Zain Ad Writing Contest
A five hundred dollar prize awaits the winner of the Zain Ad Writing contest. Entries must be submitted by Saturday noon with ads for three listed stores or products, and may include a self addressed stamped envelope. Judges will announce winners a week from that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crocker
Merchants in Contest Participate in Local Trade Listing
Local merchants join a promotional contest with A L Clark Co listing businesses across Barnum area. Entries include Buick Aptimobises, Quaker Cord Tires, First National Bank at Main & State, Evans and Co products, and various shops from fabrics to piano dealers. Community retail names advertise products and services with contact addresses and taglines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BUICK
Arthur L. Clark Co
Main Street
Barnuy
AULG
A. Leuaneee Co
Fairfield Crepany
Manners Baby Shop
Arcada
First National Bank
Main & State
Streeta
Barna
Rockwell & Cm
Rexall
Main
Hindlebrug Co
Modern Electric Equipment Co
Broad Street
Hawke
Baraar
Hadley Co
Barnum
A. W. Burritt Co
Knowlton
City Sealer to Start Biennial Inspection Soon
William Beloin city sealer of weights and measures will begin a near annual inspection of coal yards and weight dealers October 1. He notes most dealers weigh accurately while basket buyers receive light weights. An assistant sealer proposal to inspect all scales failed but may be pursued next year for coal scales and gasoline pumps.
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William Beloin
Beloin
Eity
Sealere- Join
Asia
Ae Ale
Huntington paper indicted over fight pictures
In Huntington West Virginia on September 15 a federal grand jury indicted the Huntington Advertiser for publishing pictures from the Dempsey Firpo fight. Judge George M Mc Clintic ruled such publications violated the 1922 interstate transport statute. United States District Attorney El Mort Northcott said the indictment would not be pursued at this time.
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Huntington
WW. Va
Wuntington Advertiser
Tor
Federal Grand Jury
George M. McClintic
McCande
George W. McClintle
United States
el Mort Northcott
Grand Jury
av-Huntington
Robbery by three bandits hits payroll messenger in Brooklyn
Fred Rauch a payroll messenger for the Beat National Bank of Brooklyn and former policeman was shot in the jaw by three bandits who held him up in downtown Brooklyn and escaped with 7600 in cash. He was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tay York
Fred Rauch
Beat National Bank of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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A. J. Blakeman
New Haven
John Stree Barnum
Thorn
EWE! Spector's, Inc
Fairfeld Avenue
Garnum
North Ave
Hiquette Piano Co
Sheffeld
Afala
John
Fairfield Avenue
Oes
John Irving
Hildreth Co
Fairfield
Printing Standard Print Shop
Atadie
Fountain Pens
Spector's, Inc
Dunlop
Pelton & Houston
Stratford Ave
Shobar
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hanke
Cannon ST
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