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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
3
Residents gathered for a morning outing as REACON FALLS hosted events for children with local organizers coordinating crafts and sewing sessions. The Week featured a church group planning a lawn fete, a nursing home incident, and residents noting family visits and health updates in the Wolfe avenue area.
July taxes remain due for 483 property owners and auto owners. Tax collector John Jones reports delinquent totals at 172 dollars and notes four days left before collection steps begin. Officials urge timely payment to avoid further action.
A shower was given at the home of Mrs. James Quinn on Ferry Street in honor of Margarett Quinn of Cherry Street. Many useful gifts were received by the bride to be, with a large gathering including relatives and friends such as Mrs. Foley, Miss Irene A. Curt nt, Miss Mary Minnots, Mrs. J. Martin, and numerous others from the community.
Probable cause was found in the case of shoe cobbler Paul Mastrangeti known as Tittle Y before Judge Frank A. Tangell. He was bound over to the criminal court on a charge of indecent assault under bonds of 1000. Report by Henry J. Free noted. The man was arrested on complaint of a 14 year old girl. Halstead, a 53 year old attorney, was found dead in a bar on Amey Place after working all day.
The Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce promotes a flying meet at Bethany on Saturday under Colonial Air Lines Inc. The new night aerial mail service links New York and Chicago, allowing a letter mailed at 6 pm from Naugatuck Stortford Waterbury or New Haven to reach Chicago by morning. A dinner at 7 pm follows the meeting with Nationally prominent speakers. Reservations are $2 per plate with dancing after.
Bridgeport high school seniors Miss Marc O'Clier and William Hillyer Lion were seriously injured when a car crashed into a pole on Main Street today. O'Clier, 8, and Lion, a senior, were taken to hospital with injuries. officers believe driver error contributed to the crash during a party trip from Stepney.
Stamford reports Thomas F. McCarthy of 2816 Pearl Street Bridgeport held for hearing on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences after allegedly swindling Winford A. Scofield out of 250 for 850 shares in the National Life Preserver company. Police show three other locals invested from 20 to 1000 feed the scam. the New York firm disclaims McCarthy as a salesman. McCarthy was arrested after investigators traced his box at Bridgeport post office and brought to Stamford for trial.
Weather forecast for Connecticut Massachusetts and Rhode Island calls for rain late tonight and Thursday with increasing east and southeast winds. New Haven and vicinity expect fair skies tonight followed by showers late Thursday with unsettled conditions and probable local showers.
Central Avenue school pupils enjoyed a day at Savin Rock West Haven armed with horns and noise makers as their special trolleys pulled away. In Prestwick England the American trio Kirkwood Smith and Barnes qualified for the British open after rest day in tourney prep.
Attorney John F. McDonough from Millville avenue opened his summer home at Wildemere beach Milford. Miss Helen White returned to St Marys hospital Brooklyn to resume her nursing course after a three week vacation with her parents Anthony White of Aetna street. Edward Delaney a Georgetown University Dental School student returned to Washington DC for a summer clinical course accompanied by Howard Reese a Meriden resident and weekend visitor.
Sealed bids for about 1 764 feet of tile sewer eight manholes and 21 inlets will be received by Borough Clerk Frank A Sears until 6 pm on July 7 at the town hall office. Proposals and specs available from the clerk or City Engineer Charles Curtis. Work to be laid along Millville Avenue Arch Street and City Hill Street with private contractors favored to save costs versus borough labor.
Abrsthe Wheeler, 30, wife of a fur buyer, died after a ride to a roadhouse with neighbor Walter During. Police say During confessed to dropping a drug powder into Wheeler's ginger ale to increase her affections. Autopsy to determine if a love potion caused the death. Wheeler died at WIngLewood hospital after becoming violently ill. During held for questioning over the alleged poisoning.
Bids for the grass on the Culver Meadows Riverside drive Nauga tuck were to be received by noon Friday June 26 1925 at the Naugatuck Playground & Recreation Association. Edward J Ahern secretary of the association certified the notice and the organization reserved the right to reject any or all bids.
Arthur Martin, a fugitive from the 1918 Cardiff Coal payroll holdup in Birmingham Alabama, was arrested in Mansfield Massachusetts on June 24. Authorities say he evaded justice for years and was captured today linking to the old Alabama crime.
Stockholm reports that the Stockholm Stadium site of the 1912 Olympics will host national American competitions again this summer. Several American stars plan to participate as August sees French and German champions travel to Stockholm for an all European meet aimed at shaping the next Olympic program to challenge the United States.
Bids will be opened on July 7 at 7 00 p m for a 12 inch sewer line with manholes and 21 inlets. Proposals and specifications available from the Borough Engineer or Borough Clerk at Town Hall Building Naugatuck Connecticut. Borough reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Borough Clerk Sears. June 23 25 27.
The Freemen and legal voters of Naugatuck warn of a Special Freemen's Meeting on June 29 1925 in three wards to decide if the borough should adopt the Council-Manager form of government. Voting machines open 9 am to 5 pm. Harris Whittemore Jr Warden attested by A Sears.
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