Legion Luncheon Planned for State Convention Delegation
The American Legion state convention opens Friday at Stratfield Hotel with a 2 pm luncheon hosted jointly by the Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club and Kiwanis. General Clarence R. Edwards and Father Kelly will speak, with music. Reservations through Frank Cantwell before Thursday noon.
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Stratfield Hotel
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Kiwans Club
Frank Cantwell
Clarence R. Edwards
Father Kelly
R. E. McEldowney
C. E. Winton
Lynn Wilson
Samuel S. Taylor
J. Marvin
A Holly
F. Griswold
C. E. Bilton
Alinder A. H. Robinson
B. Price
E. S& Wolfe
Louis Pawtett
Harry Barnes
W. H. Kincaid
Frank Coville
Charles F. Greene
George S. Hawley
P. G. Keene
Sumner Simpson
de Ver C. Warner
Kiwanis
Fred Atwater
John Fischer
C. A. Paul
Walter Bayliss
R. A. Beers
Archibald Smith
A. M. Englehardt
E. B. Haskins
A. H. Hancock
Edmund
Wolfe
Hawthorne Factory Sold In Fairfield Investment
Edgar W. Bassick of Burns & Bassick bought the Hawthorne Manufacturing Co. plant on Grasmere avenue in Fairfield. Bassick said the purchase was an investment and not linked to Burns & Bassick, and that local factory operations would not be expanded at the new location.
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Fairfield
Hawthorne Manufacturing Co
Grasmere Avenue
Edgar W. Bassick
Burns & Bassick
Can Wilson Be Nominated In Connecticut Politics
The piece argues Mayor Wilson lags for a gubernatorial bid as his city and county split, withBridgeport allies fading outside communities. A final hope rests on allying with the Connecticut Company to resolve the trolley issue, else his career may end with his mayoral term.
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Wilson
Bridgeport
Connecticut Company
Fuel Future: 75 Cent Gasoline Possible in Two Years
A Washington dispatch warned of 40 cent gasoline by September if curbs fail. Prof. C F Medbury of Case School of Applied Science predicts 75 cent gasoline within two years based on current and future oil supplies. Petroleum oils are largely monopolized, complicating price trends.
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Washington Dispatch
C. F. Medbury
Case School of Applied Science
Cleveland
Ohio
Harding not a whirling dervish declares candidacy
Senator New announced at Marion that Senator Harding is a candidate for President and not a whirling dervish. After further executive session, party managers may determine more facts about the porch champion, earning gratitude for clarity.
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Harding
Senator New
Marion
Editorial notes urge Bridgeport to nominate a city governor hopeful
The column questions Clifford B. Wilson’s attempt to boost his political fortune and asks Bridgeport to find a son worthy of the governor’s chair. It notes past state-wide hopes, mentions a renewed Winsted focus, and cites blueberries and oversized plums as signs of damp weather trapping residents at home, keeping Winsted’s reputation intact for now.
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Clifford B. Wilson
Bridgeport
Winsted
Four Desertion Divorces Filed in Superior Court
Four divorce suits filed in the Superior court name desertion as the cause. Frank H Hellman of Ansonia sues Nellie Carroll Hellman, married in 1905, for divorce. Tillian Neilson Carr seeks a divorce from Harry Frederick Carr after a 1919 marriage. Ulah Coates Haines seeks divorce from Thomas Hall and custody of their child, married 1915, deserted 1917. Louis Burton Starkey sues Lizzie Beatrice Starkey for desertion after a 1893 marriage.
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Frank H. Hellman
Ansonia
Nellie Carroll Hellman
Tillian Neilson Carr
Harry Frederick Carr
Ulah Coates Haines
Thomas Hall, Haines
Donald Roert Haines
Louis Burton Starkey
Lizzie Beatrice Starkey
Lowell
Mass
Three Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court
Three suits filed in common pleas court are returnable to the September term. Sterling Tire Corporation of Delaware sues George C. Marvel of Fairfield for 650 dollars. William Wellner of this city sues Josephm of Fairfield for 1200 dollars. David May et al of New York and Elizabeth Colt of Ridgefield sue for 750 dollars.
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Common Pleas Court
Sterling Tire Corporation
Delaware
George C. Marvel
Pairfield
Willliam Wellner
This City
Jostef m
Fairfield
David May Et
New York
Elizabeth Colt
Ridgefield
City Court Cases Report Short Session and Probations
Judge Bartlett presided in a light City Court session with few prisoners. John Selomon of 371 Howard Avenue was placed on one month probation for assaulting his wife. William Shea of 997 Broad Street paid a $5 fine plus costs for drunkenness and breach of peace. Thomas Diamond was arrested yesterday. the case against him was nailed. Joseph DeFelice of 51 Sidney Street was bound over to the September term of Criminal Superior Court on a $2,000 bond for abusing a minor female.
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Bartlett
John Selomon
Howard Avenue
Solomon
William Shea
Broad Street
Thomas Diamond
Yeterday
Joseph DeFelice
Sidney Streets
Ters
Criminal Superior Court
Mayor Signs Parking Rules Ordinance
Major Wilson signed the new parking ordinance after it was approved by the Board of Aldermen at Monday night’s meeting.
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Major Wilson
Board of Aldermen
Tank steamer Salinas ashore off Cape Cod
Boston Aug 18 The tank steamer Salinas with containers of fuel oil went ashore today near Nauset light off Cape Cod. Captain Rasmussen said he expected to float her at high tide. The Salinas was bound from Port Lobos Mexico to Boston.
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Boston
Nausette
Cape Cod
Rasmussen
Port Lobos
Mexico
No Move In The Bridgeport Bus Situation
Bridgeport faces a standstill as officials, businessmen, and the mayor’s committee delay any decision on restoring trolley service. City leaders claim focus on safe, efficient transit while no plan or official action has emerged from the trolley company or city government.
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Bridgeport
Wilson
City of
Permit Granted to Launch Walker Home Drive
Superintendent Flanagan authorized Walker Home Inc to begin a city drive on August 28 raising 25000 dollars to establish a home for colored widows on 111 117 Beardsley Street. The 66 by 200 foot site has been acquired. Temporary HQ at Salvation Army Home. Drive committee and incorporators named.
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Flanagan
Walker Home, Inc
Beardsley Street
Walker Home Committee
Mary Walker
Salvation Army
Elm Street
W. C. Brady
Lydia Cook
W. ©. Brady
Arthur Farrar
Edward L. Farrar
M. L. Whiting
Million-Home Shortage Cited in United States
Senator Calvier of New York says a nationwide housing shortage exceeds one million homes based on questionnaires from major cities. A Senate committee chaired by her held a hearing today on Baltimore housing conditions.
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Baltimore
Aus
Calvier
New York
United States
Senate
Arrest of a Woman Reveals Drug Ring
Ottawa officials say a Montreal arrest of Juliette Florentine alias Mrs Harver sparked a major drug trafficking investigation. She confessed and provided information that could lead to key arrests, with over $100,000 in drugs seized recently. US authorities are cooperating with Canadian officials. She received ten days in jail and a $200 fine plus another month for drug possession.
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Ottawa
Federal Department of Health
North America
Montreal
Juliette Florentine
Harver
Dominion
United States
American and British Manufacturing Company Suited for 5000
The Amercan and British Manufacturing Company of this city is named as a defendant in a suit filed by American Stay Company of East Boston Massachusetts claiming 5000 in damages. Massachusetts claims a loan of 2523.61 to the Bridgeport firm remains unpaid and overdue. The market notes sugar and leather shares shifting with beet sugar down 3.5 points and other commodities advancing slightly.
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Amercan and British Manufacturing Company
American Stay Company
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Corporaton
Bridgeport
Endicott Johnson
Trolley Seeks Bus Operation Approval in New Session
New Haven August news reports President Lucius Storrs of the trolley company says the state transportation commission's recommendations, including authorized bus operations by the trolley line, will be re-submitted when the legislature reconvenes in January after all prior proposals were tabled.
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New Haven
Lucius Storrs
Trolley Company
New Haven Register
State Transportation Commission
Bathing Pavilion Injuries At Seaside Park
Ambulance called twice at Seaside Park last night. Rose Peese of Ellerle street Stratford fractured a small bone in the right knee after falling on a lead pine while bathing. She received treatment at the Emergency hospital and went home. Max Sonick of Wood avenue stepped on an oyster shell and lacerated the foot under the little toe. He was treated and left at the beach.
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Seaside Park
Rose Peese
Ellerle Street
Stratford
Max Sonick
Wood Avenue
Detectives to Be Lowered in Police Headquarters Move
Police announce a shift of the Detective Bureau from the building’s second floor to rooms now used by the Motor Vehicle Department. The MV department is still seeking a new site. The moved bureau will gain an extra room to store unclaimed items, including about twenty bicycles, awaiting owners.
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Detective Bureau
Department of Motor Vehicles
Motor
Bridgeport and Norwalk Bus Corporation Chartered
Certificate of Incorporation filed in the town clerk’s office for a new company named Bridgeport and Norwalk Bus corporation. Capitalization set at 100000 dollars. Incorporators include Samuel Luciano of Westport and Penny H. Carragher, William Blake, and Horatio M. Rice, all of Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport and Norwalk Bus Corporation
Samuel Luciano
Westport
Penny H. Carragher
William Blake
Horatio M. Rice
Bridgeport
Judge resigns over salary as Washington solicitor
Ansonia Connecticut reports Judge F M McCarthy resigns as solicitor for the Department of Commerce in Washington after deeming a $5 000 a year salary insufficient to live on. The action comes amid ongoing debates over federal pay scales and workload.
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Ansonia
Conn
Aus
Washington
F. M. McCarthy
Department of Commer
Drive Yeggs Away From $500000 Booze Heist
A gang of river pirates attacked a north river pier storing liquor worth 500000. A watchman repulsed them in a pistol battle, and several gang members are believed drowned after leaping overboard. A man likely tied to the raid was later arrested at a hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound.
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New York
North River
Estate of James London Valued at 14662.67 in Probate
An inventory filed in Probates Court this morning lists James London estate at 14662.67 total value. Personal property accounts for 36212.66 with the balance as real estate. Appraisers named are Charles J. Knapp and John J. Conway.
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James London
Probates Court
Charles J. Knapp
John J. Conway
Sewer Commission Meeting Hosts New Members Tonight
The sewer commission convenes at 8 o clock tonight in the city auditor office. It will be the first meeting for new members David S Feuer and John Hotz. Current projects and potential plans will be discussed.
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Sewer Commission
David S. Feuer
John Hotz
Fairfield Court Hears Fines For Truck Lights And Verbal Abuse
In Fairfield Court John Stevens was fined $10 plus costs for failing to equip his truck with proper lights. John Gikouski faced a $15 fine and costs for using abusive language after being arrested last Monday. Judge Bacon Wakeman delivered the rulings. Also reported is news that Danish, German, British, and Dutch aero firms plan a regular Copenhagen Hamburg Amsterdam London air service with four weekly trips.
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John Stevens
Bacon Wakeman
John Gikouski
Washington
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Départment of Commerce
Tuberculosis Threat to U S Cattle and Hogs
USDA scientists warn that tuberculosis spreading among cattle and swine may devastate hog and cattle herds. The report cites 1919 slaughter condemnations totaling 65,888 hogs and 37,600 cattle under federal supervision and outlines eradication campaigns, testing plans, accredited herds, and tracing methods to halt the disease.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Meat Inspection Division
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Hattie Murphy Seeks Divorce From James Murphy
Mrs. Hattie Murphy of this city petitions for divorce from James Murphy of Cleveland Ohio in Superior court alleging habitual intemperance and cruel treatment from July 1 1916 to December 31 1919. She seeks custody of their three year old daughter Theresa Murphy.
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Hattie Murphy
James Murphy
Cleveland
Ohio
Catholic State Temperance convention holds in New Haven
Delegates from 28 local societies attend the Catholic State Temperance convention in New Haven with Dennis McCarthy named temporary chair and later president. Michael Gilhuley of Bridgeport becomes vice president and Thomas O'Brien of New Haven secretary. Chief Marsh's police pay rises to 300, Captain Rylands 249, and patrolmen 120.
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Catholic State Temperance Convention
New Haven
Dennis McCarthy
Willimantic
Michael Gilhuley
Bridgeport
Thomas O'Brien
En Haven
Common Council
Marsh
Rylands
Jitneys Win Singer Vote In Bridgeport Referendum
Voters favored keeping trolley service over jitneys with 252 ballots cast. Citizens voiced opinions praising trolleys for safety, cleanliness, and reasonable fares while criticizing jitneys as unsafe and dirty. A letter from a long-time Bridgeport resident condemns jitneys as a disgrace to the city.
Two Auto Accidents Injure Riders on City Streets
Two incidents on Catherine and Main streets left Charles Tyler, 21 Scofield Avenue, with abrasions to the chin elbows shoulder and knee after a bicycle collision with an auto owned by A. Clark. Charles Held, Vincelette Street, was treated for knee abrasions after a motorcycle crash on Main near Lumber. In Moodus, Samuel P. Clark, 6, judge of private for East Haddam district since 1898, died of heart trouble at home.
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Catherine Street
Main
Charles Tyler
Scofield Avenue
A. Clark
Main Street
Lumber Street
Charles Held
Vincelette Street
Moodus
Conn
Samuel P. Clark
District of
East Haddam
Underwood Expands by Acquiring Bullard Plant and Typewriter
Underwood buys the Bullard plant and Typewriter works. The space will be released to expand production of the Portable Machine, enabling the company to speed up output by a full year and devote the acquired factory to the Portable Machine.
Polish Action In Wilsons Hands Lodge Polish Action In Wilsons Hands Lodge
Fall River Mass Aug 18 Senator Lodge replied today to a telegram from a committee of Fall River citizens of Polish extraction urging his cooperation as chairman of the senate Committee on foreign affairs in a move to extend aid to Poland He expressed sympathy for the Poles but said that the American relations to the situation were in the hands of the president. HELMIG in this city Aug 17 1920 Martha infant daughter of Bernhard and Agnes Savase Helmig aged months 12 days Funeral at 10 A M Friday Aug 20 Interment at St Michaels cemetery. McMULLIN in this city Aug 17 1920 Sarah J McMullin funeral from the residence of her sister Mrs James E Kelly 2903 Fairfield Ave on Thursday Aug 19 at 8 30 A M and from St Peters Church at 9 A M Kindly omit flowers. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our thanks and appreciation for the kindness and sympathy of friends shown us in our recent loss of our dear father and beloved brother and also for the many beautiful floral pieces sent MRS A LARSON AND FAMILY Fairfield. AS FURNISHED single double front rooms light housekeeping rooms Single beds centrally located prices reasonable Stevenson 104 Bank Su Lisd p WANTED Room with private Jewish family near center part of cit Box E care Times s WANTED 300 men for tobacco farms 3 to 4 day board lodging 25 Polish men 100 woodsmen for Vermont state 3 day and board fares paid laborers 60 cents rough carpenters 80 cents farmhands Carrolls Employment Agency 24 Allyn St Hartford Conn 1184 Want a bargain in merchandise Read Times Want Ads
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Mass
Lodge
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Poland
Helmig
Martha
Benhard
Agnes Savase Helmig
Hansen Avenue
St. Michael's Cemetery
Pe McMullin
Aus
Sarah J. McMuillin
James E. Kelly
Fairfield Avenue
St. Peter's Church
Cortes
St. Michael's Cemtery
A. Larson and
Fairfield
Stevenson
Bank Su Lisd
Vermont
Carroll's Employment Agency
Allyn St
Hartford
Conn
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Tom Thumb
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