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Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1920

Page

5

Marine Corps Seeks Young Men For Trades And Service

Sergeant Joseph Sullivan at the Marine Recruiting Station 1208 Main Street says the Marine Corps offers top training and trade opportunities. Recruits go to Quantico for schooling after basic training, with reenlistees choosing stations. The Marines emphasize accessibility, urging healthy young men to apply despite fears of exams, noting Marines see action worldwide and that the Corps remains active.

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Readers differ on trolley jitney clash in Bridgeport

Bridgeport readers urge careful judgment on the trolley jitney controversy. OTLING ROADS. Cost of permanent highway work grows, states shift to oiling as a temporary fix. Oiling cannot replace good roads work. Connecticut oil supplies must have proper binding qualities.

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Bridgeport Residents Vote On Jitney Or Trolley Preference

The Bridgeport Times asks readers to indicate which service they prefer by marking a coupon. Readers should mail or bring the coupon to The Bridgeport Times office at 179 Fairfield avenue for tabulation.

Bridgeport Bridgeport Times Times Office The Fairfield Avenue

Brazil Opens Cotton Bureau

Rio de Janeiro reports a Cotton Service Bureau established by presidential decree to boost cotton production in the northeast. The bureau will study soil and climate, set up experimental stations, address pests and diseases, and supply machinery, implements, and fertilizers at cost. It will also prepare cotton for market and involve English cotton interests in regional study.

Rio de Janeiro Ave Brazil Cotton Service

Peat Used for Fuel in Germany

Berlin reports peat for fuel likely to expand use both domestically and industrially due to the Spa agreement. Berlin's Blankenfelde plant already yields 20 tons daily, peat mixed with coal aiding municipal boiler fires. Saxony fears winter cost famine. Reinhold drafts large tree felling plan and plans potato cultivation on clearings. France backs America on Bolshevik posture.

Berlin Germany Blankenfelde Saxony Reinhold

Howco Jewel coffee fine flavor now 37c a cup

Roasted fresh every day with fine flavor options Howeo Crown and Howco Royal blends offered at 45c and 50c per pound respectively. Available roasted fresh daily, in bean or ground ready for order.

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