Proclamation Ends Government Control Over Cereals
Prevident Wilson issues a proclamation to end all licenses on wheat and cereal products effective June 1 1920 returning trade to private control. Julius H Barnes United States Wheat Director announces termination of license requirements and reports under the Wheat Guaranty Act and Food Administration Act. Grain Corporation sets fair flour price of 10.75 dollars per hundredweight with standard differentials and bidder notification rules for contract expirations and resale rights.
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Grain Corporation
Baltimore
Obituaries and funeral notices from Bridgeport area
Obituaries note Hilda B. Noble 76 of 84 Poplar Street dies at Bridgeport hospital with funeral Friday at Hawley and Wilmot parlors Lafayette Street Rev H B Kelly to officiate burial Mt Grove. John Warren McLarney US Navy yeoman buried St Patrick's Church with mass and taps at St Michaels. Infant Robert Arthur Lake son of Vernon A Lake dies after scarlet fever along with three year old Eleanor Arline Lake. Abigail Meehan O Connor widow of Peter O Connor dies after protracted illness at 159 Pembroke Street. Miss Marilla A Rich 20 daughter of Benjamin C and Ann Rich dies. services Saturday at 2 at 420 Central Avenue with burial Lakeview Cemetery. Political column mocks rise of George Washingtons Lincolns and criticizes cost of living measures despite resolutions.
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Hilda B. Noble
Bouton Noble
Charles Noble
Poplar Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Hawley and
Wilmot
Lafayette Street
H. B. Kelly
St. George's Church
Mt. Grove Cemetery
John Warren MecLarney
John Warren McLarney
United States Navy
Mullins, Scott & Redgate
St. Patrick's Church
John C. Lynch
J. A. Keane
Charles L. Hosey
J. A. Tuckin
F. J. Upgraff
J. J. McGuinness
Harold Smith
J. J. Core
J. A. Spencer
George J. Bell
St. Michael's Cemetery
Robert Arthur Lake
Vernon A. Lake
Waterbury
Eleanor Arline Lake
Marilla A. Rich
Benjamin C. and
Ann Rich
Central Avenue
William H. Jepson
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Lakeview
Fisher Predicts a Definite Price Drop Soon
Yale economist Prof Irving Fisher predicts a forthcoming decline in prices after a long inflationary rise since 1896 and through the postwar period. He notes price levels remain well above 1913, with only selective drops in wholesale and food indices and cautions on broader deflation risks. Washington report covers Sen Walsh faulting Congress for inaction amid profiteering.
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Irving Fisher
Yale
New York Evening Sun
Prof
Fisher
Dunn
Gibson
United States Bureau of Labor
Niiely
Young Collier Becomes Artist in Swansea Valley Exhibition
Vincent Evans, a young collier from Swansea Valley, has a drawing titled An Underground Scene accepted for exhibition at the Royal Academy. Evans, who worked coal hewing until recently, spent his spare time in painting and drawing.
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Cardiff
Vincent Evans
Swansea Valley
Royal Academy
Evans
Marine Corps clerks wanted for Washington postings
Advertises two clerks at Marine Corps headquarters in Washington with pay of $125 monthly plus clothes. Local men from 1208 Main Street recruited to Washington directly, no training camp. Also openings for one re enlisted Marine at Naval Ammunition Depot Iona Island and one at Naval Radio Station Sayville.
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Marine Corps
Washington
Main Street
Naval Ammunition Depot
Iona Island
Naval Radio Station
Sayville
Long Island
Nelson
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Maryland
Army
C. L
Bolsheviks capture Bolshov on Beresina river junction
London dispatch reports Bolshov, a town on the Beresina river where the Minsk Smolensk railway meets, seized by Bolsheviks in their campaign against the Poles. The notice cites a Soviet official statement received by wireless from Moscow.
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London
Bolshov
Beresina
Minsk-Smolensk
Moscow
New Haven Road Imposes embargo on freight shipments
Officials announce a freight embargo on the New Haven Road effective today due to labor shortages and backlog after a strike. The ban applies to all freight cars west through Harlem river junction and Oak Point, with coal and essential railroad supplies exempted for the duration. Daily car movement and interchange volumes show significant congestion versus normal levels.
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New Haven
New Haven Road
Harlem River Junction
Oak Point
Housatonic Shipyard Sold by Government
The Houstonic shipyard on the Housatonic River at Stratford has been sold by the United States Shipping Board to Albert T. Stuart, vice president of the T. Stuart Company, for nine buildings and 15,000 feet of railroad track along 12 acres belonging to Simon Lake. The yard has launched six 4000 ton vessels. sale price not disclosed.
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Houstonic
Housatonic
Stratford
United States Shipping Board
Albert T. Stuart
T. Stuart Company
New Washington Bridge
Milford
Simon Lake
New Offences Mean Jail Terms in Liquor Cases
In Hartford United States district court Judge Edwin S Thomas fined and jailed several defendants for violating the Volstead act. Ambrose Vagavolgyi of Bridgeport received two months and a $190 fine for maintaining a still. Others from Bridgeport faced smaller fines and costs after pleading guilty as authorities raided housing March 27, finding mash and liquor making equipment.
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Hartford
United States District Court
Edwin S Thomas
Thomas
Ambrose Vagavoleyi
Bridgeport
Iit
Asid
Vagavolgyi
Ambrose Vagavolsyt
Welter Binkowski
Rosie Irried
Conta
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Abigail O’connor
Abigail Meehan O'Connor
Peter O'Connor
Famly
Pembroke Street
George Washingtons
Abraham Lincolns
Senator Walsh
Congress
Apex
United States
Japan
England
Federal Reserve Board
Washington, D. C
Legislative Branch
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Walsh
Louis the Fourteenth
Kenyon-Kendrick
Grenna
Mr. Hoover
Federal Trade Commission
McNary
Wilson
Food Control Commission
Senate
House
Meensinz
Collier
Nec
Jaycox
Conyon
Fairfield Avenue
N. H
U. S
the Times
Tak
New York
Broadway
Main St
P&q
J. F. Murphy
Adwa
Herald Square
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