Police Wagon's Driver Is City's Top Hi-Fi Fan
Bridgeport patrol-wagon driver Harold Smith has built a renowned hi-fi setup and a vast record collection worth thousands. Since 1931 he has acquired thousands of discs, from early labels to modern jazz, with a meticulous filing system allowing instant access for friends and neighbors.
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Police Wagon
Harold Smith
Bridgeport
Fred Hall
Sugar Babies
Mr. Smith
Maurice Chevalier
Harvey Girls
Rudy Vallee
Boswell Sisters
Paul Whiteman
al Jolson
Jimmy McPartland
Glenn Miller
Eddie Howard
Abe Lyman
Ted Weems
Morten Gould
Cab Calloway
Red Nichols
RCA Company
General Electric
Smith
New York
Jerome Kern
Gilbert and Sullivan
Victor Herbert
Rudy Newman
Margaret Pendergast
Fairfield
Bridgeport Fire Department
Fear-Crazed Men Plunged Women and Children to Death
An editorial note from the Newport News Daily Press recalls a catastrophe described as one of America's ugliest tragedies. The piece frames the event as a fear fueled mass act against women and children, reflecting on a long national mourning period and the lasting impact on maritime safety and public memory.
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U. & Merchant Marine
Atlantic
Arctic
America
Newport Xeons
Daily Press
Luce
Arctic Sinking 100 Years Ago Promoted Safer Seas
Aboard the Arctic in 1854, George Allen saved lives including Capt Luce and a German passenger by pocketing a cold chicken during the disaster. The wreck near Newfoundland killed most aboard, prompting lifeboat rules and bulkheads. The Vesta survived and later safety reforms shaped transatlantic travel.
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Arctic
U. S
Atlantic
Cunard Line
New York
James Brown
United States Mail Steship Co
Edward K.collins
Collins Line
Allen
Vesta
St. John
Half Star
Marco Polo
Boston
Robert Bennet Forbes
Virginia
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Newfoundland
Currier and
Ivee
Puerto Rican students and education in Bridgeport
A Bridgeport school survey describes mixed outcomes for Puerto Rican children as teachers adapt to assimilation needs. It highlights Sam, a disciplinary problem turned leader, and notes rising acceptance and system efforts to address the Puerto Rican influx while acknowledging ongoing challenges in the classroom.
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Sam
Puerto Rico
Bridgeport
Time, Patience For Mentally Ill Caregivers
The piece outlines the core qualities for psychiatric aides including patience, good attitudes, and teamwork. An indoctrination course teaches the institution’s aim to provide care as if for a family member. Aides learn that mistreatment has no excuse and find satisfaction in helping patients recover and regain life.
Only A Bruise
Salina Kansas September 18 Harold Biers lost a leg in 1939 in a train accident and was changing a wheel drum when the jack slipped. The car fell onto his artificial left leg and pressed against his right foot but a bruise was the only injury. Neighbors jacked up the car to free him from the wheel.
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Salina
Kan
Harold Biers
Biers
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Huntington Turnpike
Caruso
Irving Berlin
Rudyard Kipling
Richard Crooks
Jan Garber
Ted Lewis
Nelson Eddy
Gracie Fields
Thomas
Bullard-Havens Technical School
Kathleen
Thomas Hooker School
Patrolman Smith
Harold
Alexander C. Brown
The
Associated Press
George Allen
James C.luce
Liverpool
Luce, Allen
Puerto
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