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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1920

Page

3

Progress and complaints on Redding trunk highway work

Redding residents praise overall progress on the trunk highway but condemn several issues. Uncovered broken stone and heavy trucks on Sunset Hill caused damage and delays. several bridges are out of service during replacement work. The state law may provide reparations unless town officials fail to claim damages.

Redding Pine ‘Tree Corner Wato Tres Sunset Hill Putnam Fark Road Ridge School House Conti P— Hall Lemuel Sanford Oga Roy Blue Hall Fund John Rollig Thert Fearon Faston Fritz

Ridgefield Briefs and Obituary Notice

Ridgefield May 26 Dois J. Walden 62 justice of the peace and town officer died at Danbury Hospital last night. He was in the General Assembly in 1897. Honeyspot Stratford pupils plan weekly cake sales and dances to fund a picnic at Lordship. Miss Mary Elizabeth Cooney leads the seventh and eighth grade class with her school orchestra providing music.

Bury Hospital Redding St Frank Rockwell Bethel Pine Tree Corner Miss Runn Ridgefield Dois J. Walden Danbury Hospital General Assembly Mary Elizabeth Cooney Honeyspot School Stratford Lordship

P D Q Insecticide Ad Claims Bed Bug Cure

An old advertisement promotes P D Q as a powerful bed bug insecticide sold by Hindle's Drug Store and regional drug stores. It asserts rapid action, egg protection, and hospital usage claims, with price references and distribution notes. The copy markets Boyden Chemical Co of Terre Haute Indiana and warns against peddling.

Peviis Gutetu Gieuenotta B.O. G Ctipace Bi Phemical ‘Co. Terre Ind Hindle Harti- Drug ‘Stores

Public School Fund Subscriptions and Musicial Contributions

Diss Agnes Smith piano Raphael Garofolia mandolin Clayton Allen drum. YEST ASSOCIATION FUND. Public schools have returned since the last report the following Lincoln 8153.35 Waltersville 21 School No. 21 80.50 Read 15 Whittier 13.50 Corporations and business concerns which have subscribed 25 or der are Bridgeport Screw Co. 50 Whiting Mfg. Co. 50 Acme Shear Co. 25 Cornwall & Patterson 25 Sprague Meter Co. 25 The committee have sent out requests to all who have subscription books and supplies to make their returns by the end of the week so that a complete accounting may be made as near June 1 as possible.

Walker Thorpe Jump Hill EB. M. Jennings Bridgeport Moses Sherwood Pleasant Valley Hogesor Place Redding Wesleyan University Middletown Conn Springfield Western Railroad Salvation Army Danbury Hospital Georgetown Army Sanford Echoe The Dramatic Association Episcopal Church Cunningham Great Hill Great Hill Near [the Old Sanford House D. S Sanford, Jr Hiawatha Gabriel Finck William Gorham Cutters Farm Sunset Hill Gorham Francia C. Malone France Railway Paris Lincoln Waltersville School No Read Whittier Bridgeport Screw Co Whiting Mfg. Co Acme Shear Co Cornwall & Patterson Sprague Meter Co

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