American Valuation Plan Could Streamline Tariff Administration
Former Treasury official J. B. Reynolds urges an American valuation method for tariffs. He argues ad valorem duties should be based on American value rather than fluctuating foreign invoice values, asserting the plan is feasible to administer and enforce with known domestic prices guiding duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Reynolds
of the Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Mr. Reynolds
United States
Efficient New Year Ham Dinner Menuand Instructions
A long recipe section outlines preparing a lean ham with spices and currant sauce, plus Potatoes Chantilly and a French dressing with peppers. The piece ends tying kitchen tips to reader questions and a Christmas party in Bridgeport with Holy Cross men visiting.
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Chantilly
Mary Fosarty
Colorado Avenue
Holy Cross
William Barnes
Edward
Kennelly
James Daley
Bridgeport Jilen School
Mary
Anna
Ellen McGrath
Margaret Walsh
William Walsh
Edward Kennelly
Beauty Chats By EDNA KENT PORBEF
Edna Kent Porbef offers grooming tips for women focusing on hair neatness nails gloves and clean shoes, plus wardrobe tidiness. Advice covers hair net back view check, fresh gloves, immaculate clothing fit, and complexion care with digestion links and mild remedies. A Q and A note invites readers to mail questions for future columns.
Atwater Ball Invitations Sent to Bridgeport Elite
Invitations issued to 500 prominent Bridgeport residents for the Atwater inaugural ball at the Casino on Tuesday January 3. The event aims to back a new era of city governance led by Mayor and Mrs Atwater. Finance chair F S Wolfe Fairbanks Wheeler and W T Hincks steer tickets through clubs including Kiwanis and Rotary.
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Bridgeport
Atwater
Atwater Finance Committee
F. S. Wolfe
Fairchna Wheeler
T. Hincks
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Advice To The Lovelorn By Beatrice Fairfax
A reader asks how to handle a brother in law who pressed a kiss from his fiancée. Fairfax urges a calm, impersonal stance, suggests discussing boundaries with the couple, and advises the fiancée to reassure her partner she rebuffs advances. Christmas gift etiquette follows, recommending simple tokens or cards and stressing personal inclination over duty.
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Miss Fairfax
Trident
Annual Parish Christmas Party At St Josephs Eagles Hall
St Josephs parish in Eagles hall on Madison avenue hosts its annual Christmas party for pupils and parents. Sister tutors direct dances drills and exercises with Santa Claus bringing gifts. A long standing post Christmas event brings festive community participation and holiday cheer.
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St. Joseph's Parish
Eagles’ Hall
Madison Avenue
Santa Claus
St. Joseph's
Bridgeport Leads Connecticut Manufacturing Rankings
Bridgeport ranks first in three of four tables among 18 Connecticut manufacturing cities, with high earnings per capita and top positions in capital, employed numbers, and value of product. Derby and Ansonia trail in earnings. New Haven places in several secondary positions. Government census figures cover 1919 and 1914 with noted increases.
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Bridgeport
Deby
Ansonia
Connecticut
New Haven
United States Census Board
1914 Inc
Derby
Meriden
Middletown
Norwalk
Naugatuck
Waterbury
Hartford
New Britain
Stamford
Bristol
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Torrington
Willimantic
Migalletown
Danbury
New Londer
Inc
Meriden Ae Sale
Sium Fora
Torneton
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Naugatuck Et Cnt
Danbury Ee
Norwich Ee
Willimanthe
New London
Inc. Val
Hiartford Irs
New Graain
Meriden Powe
Norwich Eels
Danbury Es
Norwalk A
Willimantis
Saugatuck
Knights of the Broad Highway Return to Haunts
The piece traces the reemergence of wartime wanderers, the ho and bo, as cold weather and unemployment drive them back to seeking food and shelter. It notes how during the war many joined services or filled essential jobs, but after hostilities ended the drift resumed with farmers and ranches hiring from spring to fall.
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Hetle
Credit Keeps Dollars Busy
When you save enough money to buy land you can invest it in the land to help you build a house. If you couldn't borrow the money you would wait to pay cash. The money borrowed to build the house can be used to contract for erection and financing, requiring specialized knowledge to keep dollars doing maximum work with safety for individuals and the community.
Winter Bo He Keeps Watch On Farm Labor Needs
A wartime shift shows unemployed men drifting between city lodging and farm work. Police at headquarters provide meals and warmth to dozens nightly, while the “bo” remains in winter quarters near town, awaiting spring and farmer demand. Dixie golf schedules shift southward. Jersey City franchise stays with New International League, denying transfer rumors.
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Jersey City
New York
Conway Toole
New International League
Providence
Harry Davis
Philadelphia Athletics
Jersey
Sman
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