Camp draws youngsters for city Recreation work
The City Recreation Board runs a steeplechase camp where about 40 youths weekly camp during June. Camp director F B Mathewson and assistant Robert Mertens oversee training with emblems for those meeting standards. girls and boys alternate weeks, with tests in knots, swimming, running, potato race, tree and flower identification, and first aid. Adults also use a weekend cottage at the camp.
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F. 8. Mathewson
Mathewson
Robert Mertens
Rafia
Schaffer
Fairfield Notes on Fire Fund Crisis and Local Court Actions
Fairfield drafts urgent call for funds to keep volunteer fire department operational amid a $1,200 debt. Assistant Chief James Brown notes department dependence on private subscriptions and upcoming Sept. 6 meetings, with Brown’s reappointment and department action on the agenda. Also reports Hillman fined for illegal exhaust and mirror violation, Democrats set caucus date, and bond forfeitures in town court alongside a feature on Dr. Wheeler’s record wheat breeding achievements and a historic yield comparison.
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Fairfield
James Brown
Brown
Breach of Promise Suit Filed Over Marriage Claim
Bronislaw Bartosick of Easton sues Mary Bernartsuk for $5,000 damages over a broken promise to marry on January 14, 1920. The case names Bartosick as defendant. Virgie Bologna seeks divorce from Nicola Bologna for cruelty and habitual intemperance, custody of two children, alimony, and name change to D Andrea. marriage dated April 19, 1914.
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Bronislaw Bartosick
Easton
Plaintife
Hhey
Virgie Bologna
Rye
Nicola Bologna
Greenwich
D'Andrea
Ex-Drinkers Not Buying Candy Says Official
Washington reports Walter C. Hughes secretary of the National Confectioners Association says prohibition has not boosted candy consumption. He notes confectionery ranks about fifth in benefits, behind savings banks soft drinks and moving picture theatres. He adds more money in pockets drives candy demand.
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Washington
Walter C. Hughes
National Confectioners’ Association
Fifteenth International Congress Against
Hughes
Moving Picture Theatres
Southport Trust elects new officers at recent meeting
The Southport Trust Company now offers commercial banking, trust, savings, real estate, insurance and foreign departments. Officers elected include President Dudley B. Bullard, Vice President Henry H. Rennell, and Secretary-Treasurer Richard C. Demarast, following Winthrop B. Perry’s passing.
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Southport Trust Company
Dudley B. Bullard
Winthrop B. Perry
Henry H. Rennell
Richard C. Demarast
James Gallagher
Various wartime and political notes from Hartford and New Haven
Flashes Samuel Gompers says employers lay off men for political effect. Great Britain seeks expense payers for port delay of German ships. Hartford asks Attorney General to rule on extra voters outside statute hours. Five Bullock children removed in Westfield after week on green apples. Yale Sheffield society buildings may face market sale due to dormitory rules. Ponsi testifies sending 200000 to relatives in Italy. New Haven Board of Health condemns bottlers. Lieut. R E Davis seriously ill after accidental shooting in Chattanooga. Davis family travels from Bridgeport. Burke alias Har ry and O Donnell bound over for settling a Chandler automobile theft in New York. Interstate Commerce Commission seizes control of intrastate fares. Zamora offers to surrender after capturing Americans. Soviet ambassador to London to leave amid peace term changes. Premier's note to Red indicates allies broke with Bolsheviks. Eckert murder inquiry seen as collusion between federal and local officials and rum runners. Hartford Courant says Lonergan candidate for governor on Democratic ticket. Giolitti warns Flume not to go to the Slavs. Britten notes 87500 contributed by British embassy to Democratic fund.
Wedding gifts and Sheffield plate for home elegance
The piece highlights wedding presents as highly appreciated tokens that enhance a home with charm and fine taste. It notes Sheffield plate as a welcome gift item among many choices and emphasizes the relationship between thoughtful gifts and an elegant home atmosphere.
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Sheffield Plate
Irony of Fate in a Gardener's Spring Hope
Uncle Bill Bottletop recalls the irony of fate as spring begins. He notes his mint patch finally shows real promise after years of struggle. The brief remark highlights perseverance and seasonal optimism in a simple, homegrown endeavor.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
Hanging on Balcony Inside Main Store Entrance
A report notes there is a hanging on the Balcony just inside the Main Entrance of the store. Balcony.
Train League Orators In League of Nations Platform
Washington August 25 Democrats will open schools to teach students to handle the League of Nations plank in the party platform. Senator Hitchcock will be chief instructor. Schools to be opened in New York Chicago and possibly other cities. The idea originated with Hitchcock after Dr J J Poucher travelled to Omaha for information.
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Washington
League of Nations
Democratic National Committee
Hitchcock
New York
Chicago
J. J. Poucher
San Francisco
Omsha
Minister Announces Platform Shift for Cox
A minister stated he would advance Cox on the platform, signaling a strategic shift in the league covenant discussions and political alignment.
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Cox
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