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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1922
Page
2
A fragment mentions cables and a date of May first with unclear context. The text references an exception related to amitterrate and Wolsht, but details are incomplete. Further readable facts are not present to specify authorities, actions, or locations.
East End residents flocked to a Common Council session to back the Stratford avenue White Way project while Chamber of Commerce and Retail Board members urged caution before costly improvements. Ex Alderman Vincent Whitney led supporters for the taxpayers, with Police Commissioner Frank D. Anderson and assessor Aaron Wittstein saying the area’s growth and needs justify the street’s upgrade. A rising vote favored the plan despite some organized opposition and ongoing hearings before final decisions.
T J Pardy Construction Co of Bridgeport awarded contract to erect a new factory building and addition for Local Products Co at Springfield near Saunton. Building is brick and mill construction with steel, ground concrete floor, two upper floors banking style. Foundry addition and new steam plant planned. Estimated cost 85000 dollars.
An early 20th century advertisement touts P. D. Q. Bed Bug Killer promising to kill bed bugs, roaches, fleas, and cooties with a claim of vast effectiveness and clothing safety, urging readers to seek the product at local drug stores and hospitals.
Paris June 19 The Salon des Artistes Francais has opened with American sculptor Jesse Anderson of New York presenting Memories an old woman head with relief pictures in her hair. The work shows stages of life from childhood to old age as neighbors and family circle fill the sculpture. Vet Anderson formerly cartoonist known for Bangs satire now pursues symbolic works including Leaves That Express Human Emotions and a future piece titled Happiness.
An orphan 11 year old, Lefty Ewank, fell from a cherry tree near Baltimore while watching a golf match. Golfers on the Rolling Roads course organized paying godfathers who pledged to support his country summer, education, and care after his two broken arms. The Baltimore Auto Trade members collected $100 for a summer in the country, and the boy was placed in a Catonsville home for the season.
Nine prizes added to the Bridgeport Cycle Dealer’s Association £9 mile race this Sunday at the Sen eval. Donors include H. A. Leopold Mead Cycle Kelly Flandale Bar Mossberg Company and others. Winners’ names listed: Willam Du enne W Yale T Watmough F A Remstland George Gladhorn Dan Elliot Leon T Gully Frank Anderesn Andrew York John Tie.
At Rural Cemetery Memorial Day exercises, the hangman’s tree used for executions of three slayers vanished. A pile of stove wood replaced it after cemetery association orders amid protests from the Grand Army of the Republic. The G A R monument and services overlook the spot as locals rush to claim souvenirs.
A list of funeral and funeral mass notices for Francis J. Breen and multiple local residents. It records services, burial places, and home addresses for the deceased including Melon Klemans Jennie Egeres Ethel Ferris Conwell Ales Jyori William Lee Nash Henry Biebel Thomas P Flanagan Byron F Wilcox Mrs Martha Balley and others with church names Sacred Heart First Hungarian Reformed Blessed Sacrament Mountain Grove Park Osklawn Lakeview locations and burial in St Michael's cemetery and others.
American trade agents in Germany warn U S buyers that German business runs on speculation and prices for future deliveries are not guaranteed. Reports from the Netpaig fair note German manufacturers often refuse firm prices except for limited or already manufactured goods. wage volatility and export supplements add risk. shifting prices, depreciation of the mark, and abrupt readjustments intensify dangers for American traders.
In Hartford the Morris Metal Products Co bankruptcy hearing continued. Attorney Samuel Reich was named trustee with a 20000 dollar bond. Opposing counsel sought associate trustees and opposed Reich’s plan to sell machinery. Reich will report the sale plan to the referee before any sale occurs.
Detroit June 20 Mrs Lillian Watson seeks divorce from Charles S Watson citing quarrels over his growing mustache as the trigger. She is granted $10 weekly alimony pending the action. She doubts reconciliation, saying his mustache ruined the marriage though she acknowledges his youth and need for care.
Washington reports dairy and poultry prices fell only about a quarter from 1919 to 1921, while crops and livestock halved. Wool dropped the most, with 1921 prices at about one third of 1919 levels, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Twenty six students will receive diplomas at Whittier School graduation tonight in the auditorium. The program includes an orchestra, melodies, welcome words, songs, a class prophecy by Frid Kandetzke, a class poem by Mary Takao, stories and patriotic selections, and the presentation of diplomas by Carl Lundberg. Graduates include Ethel Bayne, William Rine, Trene Bodnar, Madeline Buday, Julius Buraczewski, Arthur Duhalme, Steven Holynoch, Ethel Jones, Samuel Kovachik, Frederick Kandetzke, Frances Kupec, Inline Bascau, James Koposo, Olga Kotetar, Margaret Sarposka, Csri Lundberg, Elizabeth Magyar, John Mulligan, Stanley Olsen, Michael Puzak, Elsie Payne, Catherine Roeser, Elizabeth Takacs, Mary Takacs, Bela Vasas, and Helen Yurchak.
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