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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
4
With all the windows open the summer heat allows dust to drift indoors. Homeowners face more frequent cleaning as sunlit rooms reveal dust buildup and require quick tidying to maintain air quality and comfort.
A joint session of the Manufacturers' Association of Connecticut and the Connecticut Purchasing Agents' Association in New Haven urged Washington to curb coal exports from Atlantic ports. They cited reduced shipments to New England and called for contract fulfillment, data on fuel supply, and consumer restraint on reconsigned coal. Dudley Harmon chaired the meeting.
A report notes that coal shipments into Connecticut by water transport are set to rise significantly, with delivery specifics tied to tidewater timing when orders are placed.
At the Grocers and Butchers Association meeting a five member committee was chosen to draft a petition urging city factories to end cooperative stores. The idea of a cooperative bakery to supply grocers with moderate profit was discussed but no action taken. The group also voted to hold its annual outing August 18 at Lake Compounce near Bristol.
London reports at least 25 Protestant ministers died of starvation last year. The National Clerical Union forms to push a minimum clerical wage, plus retiring pensions and widows and orphans’ support. Acting secretary Rev H Lloyd Evans says many inferior clergymen earn under 300 pounds yearly. no strike plans. Public sympathy urged as movement gains steam.
H C Gardner president of the Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater association told the Tidewater Congress in Detroit that linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic via the upper St Lawrence is a national economic necessity. He urged education of the people in both nations on benefits including power development industry and agriculture growth and a potential 100 million tons of coal saved annually.
Berlin reports the death of Prince Heinrich zu Schoenaich-Caro lath known as the red prince for his democratic views. Once conservative he backed progressive and socialist measures, opposed reactionary laws, and joined the Democratic League after 1918. He was noted for philanthropy.
Obituaries list Mrs. P J Curran of 204 Prospect Street died after an appendectomy at Bridgeport hospital. Also noted are funeral details for George H Kacerovsky of 54 Merchant Street and St Augustine Church, Mary A Laufer, Elizabeth Shields Thompson, Helen W Trench, with service times and burial in Lakeview cemetery. A political column comments on Governor Lowden and Wood with implied jobs for all candidates.
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