Stratford Fire Board to Seek Special Tax for Equipment
Stratford residents will vote next Tuesday evening June 21 on a special town meeting to approve a tax for fire equipment. A recent high school fire and a Honeyspot road blaze showed hose lines blocked by obstacles reducing water pressure, prompting a joint fire commission and finance board meeting. The Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. isn’t blamed. a table in the report shows the pressure issue and the urgent need for a pumping engine.
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Stratford
Stratford High School
Honeyspot Road
Spet
Board of Fire Commissioners
Board of Finance
First Selectman
James Lally
Robert Turney
William Farmer
Clarry Saunders
Charles Wheeler
John EB. Phelan
Harold F. de Lacour
George B. Cass
William H. Hart
Walter God Gard
Col. L. J. Herman
Thomas RicQuillen
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Tsck
Stratford Puts Dealers In Difficulty Over Aiding Poor
Near-starving Stratford poor prompt aid to relief, with independent dealers facing bankruptcy. First Selectman Tally schedules June 28 meeting to transfer street funds to settle debts, aiming to spare dealers who extended credit. Charity commission continues operations in Stratford theatre building, phone line listed.
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Stratford
First Selectman Tally
Charity Commission
Stratford Theatre
Fire Opening Gun In War Over Gasoline
The Stratford Board of Fire Commissioners at a near midnight meeting authorized steps to stock smoke helmets and basic gear, while a committee will inspect Vic Nichols avenue and Lordship houses for needs. An accounting of May fire department expenses is sought, signaling a broader gasoline dispute with the police. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Scull, and Doorman Simon McCullough is the new grandfather.
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Stratford Board of Fire Commissioners
Fire Department
Vic Nichols Avenue
Lordship Houses
Po-Lce
Joseph Scull
Milne Street
Simon McCullough
Police Department
Lttle
$1000 in Jewels Taken From Savin Brothers Store
Police investigated a burglary at Savin Brothers jewelry store 1260 Main Street after thieves gained entry by cutting a rear door panel. Jewelry including rings bracelets and watches was stolen and the interior was ransacked. No clues to the suspects have yet been found. The burglary was discovered when proprietors opened the shop this morning.
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Goca- Sola Company
Savin Brothers
Main Street
All Planes Must Go To Allies Paris
On June 15 the Council of Ambassadors demanded Germany surrender all airplanes and dirigibles built since the Boulogne agreement. They warn against further aircraft production and threaten confiscation of 25 percent of civilian planes and airships. If enforced, aviation in Germany would be virtually wiped out for the time being.
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Germany
Imany
British Troops Ordered to Halt Advance in Silesia
Berlin June 15 General Leronde head of the Allied High Commission in Upper Silesia ordered British troops to suspend their advance against Polish insurgents until German volunteers withdraw as per commission orders. Paris June 15 The French Ambassador at Berlin M Laurent instructed to press Germany over Hoefer refusal to withdraw volunteers. England and Italy expected to join in similar action.
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Berlin
Leronde
Allied High Commission
Upper Silesia
Paris
M. Laurent
Hoefer
England
Italy
Disarmament urged by AFL and Harding leaders
Denver signals support for world disarmament as President Harding and Congress urged to convene a world powers conference to redirect naval expenditures to taxpayers. Irish sympathizers clash with British labor leaders over resolutions. calls for boycotts against English goods in the United States intensify.
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Denver
Colo
Harding
Congress
American Federation of Labor
J. H. Thomas
Organized Labor of America
Hunt for loot after Polk Street mail robbery
Chicago reports federal investigators hunt for about 200000 dollars still missing from the 381 Polk Street mail robbery. Big Tim Murphy, a labor leader, is jailed in Joliet as the alleged brains of the scheme.
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Chicago
Tim” Murphy
Polk Street
Joliet
Stores To Start Summer Closing Hours July 5
At a large Bridgeport Business Men's Association meeting held at the Stratfield hotel the group voted to begin the summer five o'clock closing of retail stores on July 5 and end September 6. Saturdays remain at six o'clock. The Entertainment committee will plan a Pleasure Beach outing in July with Gov. Lake and a Retail Order speaker invited. New members were admitted and other retail merchant matters discussed.
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Bridgeport Business Men's Asso
Stratfield Hotel
Pleasure Beach
Gov. Lake
National Educator Speaks At Bridgeport Chamber Luncheon
Payson Smith Massachusetts education commissioner and nationally known educator addressed a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at The Stratfield. He emphasized that schools alone cannot finish a youth's education and urged focus on how to think, noting community roles including church, theater, library, street life, and home as education partners.
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Payson Smith
Massachusetts
State of
Chamber of Commerce
Stratfield
Board of Education
Bridgeport High School
Moving Picture
Great Crowd Bids Sims Farewell As He Sails For Home
London reports Rear Admiral William S Sims leaving Waterloo for Southampton to board the Olympic bound for New York. A huge sendoff filled with floral tributes and cheers accompanied the departure as press crews captured the moment. Sims thanked critics in recent dispatches and said he had nothing further to say. Continued on Page Seven.
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London
A. P
William 5. Sims
Waterloo Station
Southampton
Olympic
New York
United States
Must Number And Record All Motor Boats
The act requiring numbering and recording undocumented vessels imposes a $10 penalty for failing to report loss abandonment or ownership change. Local owners must report changes within ten days to the customs house, even if the boat is not in use, to avoid penalty.
Commuters Face Jitney Rule Shake Up in Stratford
A month from now Stratford jitneys may vanish if state jitney regulations require action. A pro jitney town meeting preceded urging the Board of Selectmen to file the petition with the State Board of Public Utility. Jitney advocate Stephen J. Duch pressed First Selectman James Lally, who said another special town meeting is needed. Bus operators push petitions to keep five cent jitney service after July 15, with a selectmen meeting pending and a town vote to follow.
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Stratford
Board of Selectmen
State Board of Public Utility
Stephen J. Duch
Connecticut Avenue
First
Thorne Cow Sells For Record Price At Syracuse Sale
Superintendent of Charities Angus P. Thorne earned another honor as his Holstein Friesian herd achieved top prices at the Syracuse sale. A yearling heifer named Sesis Ornsby sold for a record 1825 dollars, the highest price of the show, underscoring the value of pure bred stock from Hillside Home.
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Angus P. Thorne
Holstein Friesian Association of America
Syracuse
Bridgeport
Thorne
Hillside Home
Lewis Ornsby
Gerdenier to Leave Local Gas Light Co after 35 Years
Charles M. Gerdenier of 77 Elmwood Place will retire from Bridgeport Gas Light Co after 35 years of service. He is the oldest employee and will conclude duties on July 1, with pension awarded in appreciation of his untiring efforts. In other news, Ascot Heath won the hun cup at Ascot Heath, June 1, with Lord Londonderry's Glanmerin second and F. T. Beauresard third among twenty-two starters.
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Charles M. Gerdenier
Elmwood Place
Bridgeport Gas Light Co
Gerdenier
Gerdemier
Jldumen Vpor
Ascot Heath
Ene
A. P.—Illuminator
E. Short
Lord Londonderry
Glanmerin
F. T . Beauresard
Governor Signs Validating Act to Allow City Payments
Governor Lake signed the validating act approving $315,000 in outstanding city bills including $82,000 to Bridgeport Construction. The move ends injunctions blocking payments from last year’s over appropriations. Attorneys for the city will request formal dissolutions in Superior Court tomorrow.
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Bridgeport Construction Company
Governor Lake
Kellogg
Superior Court
Times
Trilge
Finance Committee
Common Council
Wilson
Askman
Chamber of Commerce
Robert M. Donnelly
Thomas Mooney
Will Work Two Degrees On Big Class
The first and second degrees will be conferred on a large class of candidates at the K of C chapter rooms on Washington Avenue tomorrow evening. The local degree team will oversee the work and preparations are underway for the third degree on Tuesday evening June 1 at Colonial Hall with State Deputy P J Gerrity of Derby and the New Haven degree team. Hundreds of visiting Knights from across the state are expected. The local council seeks to reach twenty five hundred members before next year.
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K. of C
Washington Avenue
Jass
Exere
Colonial Hall
P. J. Gerrity
Derby
New Haven
Aix
Peter Davey
John H. Fitzgerald
May Name DeLaney For Judge
The article reports Senate Leader Alexander L. DeLaney being floated as a compromise candidate for Bridgeport city judge. Presented to Governor Lake to resolve a dispute between Attorney Albert J. Merritt and Judge Wilder, the governor may appoint soon. Delaney may decline. he currently serves as city court provost tutor, earning $5,000, while the judgeship pays $4,000.
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Senate
Alexander L. DeLaney
Bridgeport
Delaney
Governor Lake
Albert J. Merritt
Wilder
DeLaner
Record Stockholders Suit Sets County Principal Count
Fairfield County records a historic number of principals in a suit with 814 stockholders against Liberty Manufacturing of Bridgeport. Only three stockholders’ names appear on the writ now, but the full 814 plaintiffs will be added soon. Reports say additional plaintiffs may join, and the case may be heard in September. Some $200,000 in Liberty stock is said to have been sold to buyers, aiding plant construction in Stratford, with bank account attachment involving a few thousand dollars.
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Fairfield County
Liberty Manufacturing Company
Bridgeport
Daniel E. Loewe
Danbury
Hatter's Union
United States Supreme Court
Stratford
Pittsburgh Man Falls Afoul Of Train Riding
Frank Oberg of Pittsburgh Illinois searched the country for four months seeking work. He rode a New York freight train past Bridgeport before authorities arrested him for train riding. In City Court Judge Bartlett warned he risks separation from relatives if he continues. Sentence suspended.
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Frank Oberg
Pittsburgh
Boson
New York
Bridgeport
Fartlett
Ownership fight over Bridgeport Sunday Herald damages claim
Daniel E. Brennan for Agnes Boucher sues the Bridgeport Sunday Herald for 20000 alleging a Nicelous article printed on December 1, 1918 damaged her. Testimony covered ownership certificates, estate administrators, and the Herald manager Richard Howell who admitted ownership in 1918 and 1920 amid concerns over publicity and circulation around Bridgeport. Judge Kellose ordered a noon short release after Howell testified.
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Bridgeport Sunday Herald
Daniel E. Brennan
Agnes Boucher
Sheridan Street
Brennan
Richard Howell
Jacob Klein
Frederick St. Swift
Courge
Howell
Martin Deuch Wan
The
Herald
Sunday Aid
City of Bridge
Ludge Kellers
Construction Co Receives School Grading Contracts
The Board of Education awarded contracts after competitive bids for grading on Washington School and Bryant School properties. The work includes site grading and related preparations.
France Charts New Policy Toward Germany
Paris reports France intends a policy shift toward Germany aimed at an economic entente within six months. An official in the Foreign Office cited Louis Loucheur and Walter Farnau as guiding figures, signaling a move from sentiment to business in Franco German relations.
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Paris
France
Germany
Foreign Office
Louis Loucheur
Walter Farnau
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