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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1920
Page
7
The Farmer Publishing Co announces the sale of its business to The Times Publishing Co. All sums due before February 1 must be paid by October 1 to close the books. Sums unpaid by October 1 will be turned to an attorney for collection.
Geneva October 13. Agenda for the November 15 assembly session includes election of president and vice president, credentials committee, adoption of agenda and rules, admission of new states, council and secretariat reports, budgets for 1920 and 1921, plans for a Permanent Health Organization, a permanent body for transit questions, a tribunal for treaty differences, relations of technical organs with the council and assembly, Brussels financial conference recommendations, expense apportionment, economic weapon preparations, statistics supervision, and questions from league members including Covenant amendments and opium traffic controls under Article XXII.
Oct 13 report from Tokyo outlines Nichi Nichi concern that Japan cannot find space at home or in Liberia and Alaska for its growing population. An anonymous official argues Siberia offers mutual benefit for Japan and the United States if policy is rational, noting Japan's lack of territorial ambition and potential for agricultural development with American trade gains.
The piece argues common sense matters in rare moments as in daily tasks. It contrasts practical judgment with theory, noting that in religion and faith matters, shrewd discretion, presence of mind, and adaptability are crucial beyond formal schooling.
More than 1,500 laundry owners from all states gathered in San Francisco for the 38th annual convention of the Laundry Owners National Association. A foreign delegation from Great Britain attended for the first time, led by James J. Stark of London. Officials announced plans to establish a national laundry institute near Chicago, with a convention hall and business quarters, to be run as a commercial enterprise. Governor Stephens and Mayor Rolph welcomed delegates at the St. Francis Hotel as sessions run five days.
Arthur Black of the Shaftsbury Society spoke at the World Sunday School Congress in Kyobashi outlining militarism as a prime threat to children. He warned that wars and armaments devastate infant life, noting famine in Eastern Europe, orphanhood in Britain, and heavy debt. He urged genuine world peace and the League of Nations as life-saving goals. Dr Magnus Hishfield was killed by an anti Jewish mob in Munich.
A. M. Wooster, formerly examiner at the U S Patent Office, invites readers to send for his patent booklets. He lists 1115 Main Street Bridgeport as the contact address for obtaining information and materials on patents.
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