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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1920

Page

8

Milford News Highlights Nominations and Local Happenings

Milford news reports continued nominations for Wheel club offices with no postdeadline chance to influence candidates. It notes a successful whist social by the W R C and nine straight victories by Company B marksmen led by Harold Gottsesen with 31 of 900 chances, the top state score. Also covered are Baldwin farm sale rumors at 31,000 per acre, local real estate holdings, sparse plowing, farm labor shortages, and the death of Dennis Sullivan. Chancellor McGowan to speak on Americanization at D A R April meeting. Dr Spero Vryonis sues Rev Gerassimos Elias over remarks seen as injurious to reputation.

Harold Gottsesen Charles F. Beardsley Phineas Baldwin Pridgeport Mr. Baldwin Charles W. Baldwin First Selectman Beardsteys Hill Street Fair Ground Inmnd Col. Peytor Hubbell DR. Vryonis

Keep Air Passages Clear With Bly's Cream Balm

A health notice urges keeping air passages clear to prevent germs and influenza. It recommends sleeping with an open window, antiseptic nasal care, and using Bly's Cream Balm to keep membranes antiseptic and throat and nostrils clear. The ad claims Bly's has been used for over 80 years and is trusted by mild mens.

Hly Ny Drug Store Bly

Oberlin guests and town notices in an April scene

Devon visitors arrive for a week at Holloway residence Edsewood Park. Oberlin College banquet attendees from the area return to New York. Local groups plan meetings dances and plays, including Sons of Plymouth event and a First Church production. Road conditions worsen with a large auto track stuck near Hell Hill. Scout showings and a jury setting bond in a non-support case mark civic life as a town plans an April 12 meeting on road bonds and a Community House project.

Sons of Plymouth Carlton Clark Stewart White Raymond Parmalee N. M. Pond

Obituary notices for Beers Moses Larson and others

Obituary notices report funeral plans for Jude Alfred B. Beers former G A R national commander and Bridgeport attorney with services at Christ Episcopal Church details of viewing guard of honor and delegations. Also notes Lehman S Moses of New York City died of pneumonia, and William Larson to receive military funeral. other deaths include Mrs Deliacy wife of John Smith with survivors listed. brief item about Lord Reading remark on Jewish population.

Fudge Alfred B. Beers Jude Alfred B. Beers G. A R Bridgeport Fairfield Avenue Christ Episcopal Church Courtland Street American Legion Elias Howe, Jr John G. Saddler Chris Church Mountain Grove Lehman S. Moses Leachman Moses Connecticut Web and Buckle Co West lSth Street New York City Connecticut Web Buckie Co Clinton Avenue New York Wiliam Larson William Larson Alex Larson Bell Street Larson 102Nd Ambulance Company France Yankee Division Veterans’ Association Rev. Olsen Summerfield M Deliacy John Smith Hush Lavery Noble Avenue Hugh J. Lavéry Onseon Annie O'Brien New Haven Elizabeth O'Brien Misa Mary O'Donnell Margaret O'Donnell Smith St. Augustine's Church

First Kansas hanging in fifty years advances toward fate

Leavenworth may witness the first legal execution in the state since 1870 as Robert F. Stroud of Juneau Alaska faces death by hanging for murder at the federal penitentiary. His repeated trials culminated in a death sentence upheld by the Supreme Court, with clemency appeals to President Wilson. The case also notes a weak German mark impacting financiers.

Leavenworth Kansas Robert F. Stroud Juneau Alaska Wison Stroud Roud Andrew E. Turner Turner Court of Appeals United States Supreme Court Elizabeth Stroud Wilson

Vicks as a cough remedy for measles patients

The article urges careful recovery from measles and promotes Vicks VapoRub as a safe external treatment. It explains how topical application draws out inflammation, cools coughing, and delivers vapors through body heat, noting its suitability for children and offering free samples from Vick Chemical Company in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Vick Chemical Company Broad Street Greensboro N.C

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