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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
3
Local trucking service operated by Coonan offers moving assistance with pickup at 68 Mead Street. Phone listing shows Noble 4299 for contact and scheduling. Residence Barnumber appears as an unclear address element.
Classified ad invites salespeople at the Jackson Stone Co for mental work of all kinds. Phone bar 7154 to inquire. Offices and more details appear in the small print of the notice.
Washington reports the Justice Department released a statement on the savings campaign to use less costly meat cuts especially forequarter cuts. It argues retail prices will be reduced and stabilized by shifting demand, reducing waste, and improving distribution across the meat market for consumers and farmers alike.
The March price for League milk is $3.26 and April drops to $2.55 per 3 per cent milk at the 200 210 mile freight zone. The reduction to farmers is 1.7 cents per quart and the agreement aims to shift the saving to consumers. Protracted negotiations with dealers stalled for two weeks, with proposals to pay farmers as little as $2.24 for April rejected by the Dairymen's League. The League hopes May conditions improve. Also noted are thousands of back pay and allowance claims from ex servicemen and a Knight of Columbus bureau aiding the process.
A collage of 19th century automotive notes highlights gas selling for six cents per gallon in 1858, the first four cylinder car in 1909, and early contests with notable judges. It recalls the 1900 New York auto show, low early US car counts, and long distance tours from Cleveland to New York and New York to San Francisco. It also mentions Goodyear California executive W A M Vaughn preserving giant python skins from Sumatra for rubber plantation work.
War Department reports 175000 pieces of unclaimed baggage held under Army Authority at Governor's Island New York. Knights of Columbus Lost Baggage Depart assists in locating owners urging ex service men to claim their baggage at 105 West 40th Street New York City.
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