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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1920

Page

10

Canada Plant Growth Promises Raybestos Expansion

Mr. Simpson reports the Canadian Branch plant near Peterborough Ontario should be running in two weeks with the first rooms ready by month’s end and the ing room in 45 days. The facility will serve Raybestos Canada, has $200,000 in orders, and will draw staff from Bridgeport except for a few local hires. The article compares US and Canada auto production, noting vast US figures in vehicles, dealers, factories, and payrolls to illustrate industry growth.

Simpson Boker Ing Raybestos Company Bridgeport Peterborough Toronto Ontario Spesking Canada Farm Journal United States Connecticut

Coroner Denies Advising Change On Check Case

Hartford Sept 30 Attorney and County Coroner Samuel A Herman of Winsted testified in Superior court denying he advised Granby man Frank Stoddard and Simsbury man Louis Barnes to alter a $1000 check to read Payment in Full. Barnes confessed to perjury. Stoddard received one to two years. Herman faces no further action.

Hartford Samuel A. Herman Winsted F. D. Haines Frank ©. Stoddard Granby Louis E. Barnes Simsbury Herman Antoinette Eno Wood

Obituary notices for George Louis Bater and others

Funeral services were held for George Louis Bater son of Louise and Rev Louis Bater at 2 50 yesterday from 238 Remington street with burial in Lakeview cemetery Rev J Khaz officiated. Several obituaries followed for Henry F Elliott Catherine Egan Annie Toohey Catherine Buchank Egan Gabriel Papp George Shaykanes and others with services at St Patrick s church or local chapels and interments in Lakeview or St Michael s cemeteries.

George Louis Bater George Louis Louise Louis Bater Paan Rents Itemington Street Kaaz New Haven Baptist Churen Lakeview Cemetery Edward W. Dupee Edward W. Dupes Bridgeport Dupee New Haven Fairfeld County Medical Association American Medical Society the Woodmen of the World The Independent Order of Foresters Macabees Harry A. Dupes Nellie Robinson Park Avenues George Lous Bater Remington Street J. Khaz German Bapist ' Church Henry F Elliott Henry F. Elliott Brook Street St. Charles Church Thomas Gloster Jessie Murray Ava Maria Francis Rock American Legion Court Marina Foresters of America Veterans of Foreign Wars Annie Toohey Annie Patrick ‘Toohey Main Street St. Patrick's Church Charles Hosey J. A. Keane M. J. Lynch Aurelia Berger Campbell Mary Kelley Catherine Egan Catherine Buchank Egan North Avenue Michael J. Lynch Charles Osey Thomas and Luke Eee Peter Carley Russell John Weary James McCormack St. Michaels Cemetery J.C. Lynch Gabriel Papp Gabriel Pape Fjordin Sventic Seeae Haeeen Mulling, Scott & Redgate Preleck Socialist Labor Party George Shahamas George Shaykanes Willow Street Mullins, Scott & Redgate North Abington Mass

Oyster Industry Here Threatened With Extinction

Long Island oyster beds face extinction due to water pollution and habitat damage, endangering Bridgeport’s fleet and marina foods. Only about 150 men remain in the Bridgeport oyster trade as pollution and acid runoff from mills harm beds, forcing dredgers to sell abroad or to distant ports for reduced prices.

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Redfern Corsets Autumn Models for Every Figure

Redfern Corsets unveils new autumn lines with models suited to stout average and slim figures. Highlights include elastic inset skirts for support and low busts, pink sizes 24 to 36, plus a brassiere over the corset option. Second floor displays and related home accessories are featured in nearby departments.

Baskets From the North Woods Fragrant in Art Display

A description of baskets from the North Woods evokes upland meadows and traits reminiscent of far northern Canada or Maine, presented in the Art Department exhibit context. The text highlights natural scent and craft as key elements shaping the display's mood and regional character.

North Woods Canada Maine Art Department

Farmington Pattern Flat Silver Sets Offered With Fifty Year Guarantee

The Farmington pattern flat silver promises fifty years of satisfactory service with blades made from resistant steel or solid silvadium. The line includes medium and dessert knives with hollow handles, forks, spoons in multiple sizes, and specialty pieces such as gravy and cream ladles. Sold separately for adaptive table settings.

Farmington

Oyster industry in peril as beds decline warns Bridgeport fleet

Oyster men warn that polluted waters and star fish menace lower Puget Sound and nearby bays threaten seed beds, risking Long Island Sound’s vital food industry. Dredgers urge state aid while noting current shellfish commission improvements. about 150 workers operate on 12 Bridgeport boats this season.

Bridgeport Naxrangansett_ Bay Great South Bay Princess Bay Greenport Cape Cod Portland Oregon Puget Sound Washington Long Island Sound American Steel and Wire Mills New Haven Virginia Shell Fish Commission Frank Lockwood Frank Rowley Horace Kelsey Westbrook

Long Hill School Opens With 192 Pupils In New Eight-Grade Building

Tashua and Long Hill celebrate the opening of the new Long Hill school on Monday September 20 serving eight grades with an enrollment of 192 pupils from the former Upper and Lower Long Hill and Tashua schools. Teachers include Miss Helen Crotty Danbury Grade I Miss Katherine Treadwell Weston Grade II Miss Isabel Crotty Danbury Grades III and IV Mrs Davis Bridgeport Grades V and VI Miss Herlehe Danbury Grade VII and VIII. An entertainment for parents friends and children followed in the auditorium with flag decorations and a program led by Samuel Seeley chairman of the Sos qBoard and Bonnie Snyder and others assisting.

Willmarck Shelton Bly Hudson N. Y Benedict Tashua Hill Farm Karl Kaechele Bridgeport Hospital Long Hill Tashua School Chestnut Hill Helen Crotty Danbury Katherine Treadwell Weston Isabel Crotty Davis Bridgeport Herlehe Arranagements Samuel @. Seeley Sos Bancation Sonny Snyder Mra. Griffin

Local Social Notes and Obituary Detail From Tashua

The report lists attendees and performances by Lynn Abbott and others at social events in Reading and Danbury including Miss Edith Jennings and Miss Edith Broagean. It notes Miss Evelyn Seeley’s new teaching post in South Lyme following her appendicitis, and David Blair’s visit to Worcester with his daughter. It also records births, visitors, and the Ada Fuller funeral with burial at Long Hill cemetery after services in Tashua.

Lynn Abbott Samuel G. Seeley Lawrence Sherman Prgram Mr. Proper Merten Abbott Beatrice Clark Alice Kohler Edith Jennings Laura Hickey David Hickey George Clark Stephen Burroughs Edith Broagean Evelyn Seeley Bridgeport Hospital South Lyme David Blair Henry Adams Worcester Mass L. R. Wildman Isabel Helen Crotty Herlhe Danbury Peter Lynch Katherine Treadwell George Cole Ada Fuller Dwight Fuller Hes Tashua Mr. Hoyt Trumbull Grangers Long Hill Cemetery

Ritch files suit for damages over unpaid Danbury note

Charles H. Ritch filed a Superior court action seeking 5669 dollars in damages alleging an unpaid note. The plaintiff cites a note given by Harry B. Meloy of Danbury as the source of the claim.

Charles H. Ritch Harry B. Meloy Danbury Ritch

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