The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-09
FLASHES

FLASHES
 The Republican city convention mated Mrs. Mary M. Hooker. for representative.
 c. J. Anderson of 451 Wood avenue was arraigned in the Milford Town court yesterday charged with pass ing a standing trolley car in his auto mobile and fined $10 and costs.
 Many boys and girls under IS who have run away from home. eager to see the world have been taken into custody by the local police lately.
 Three slightly injured in jitney crash yesterday afternoon at the in avenues.
 Three sheds belonging to the American Sumatra Tobacco Company destroyed by fire last night. The loss is between $10,000 and $15 ,O0O.
 The Connecticut State Teachers Association is to hold it's fall meet ings at Hartford, New Haven, Nor
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 Carl cohens Of springfe1d, Mass, yesterday at Warehouse Point identi- fled the body of the colored lad which was found in the Connecticut river as that of bis son. There was a gash on the head indicating foul play The body had been missing since Setember 24.
 Mrs. Mabel Kenyon is being tried in Norwich for the murder of pr. Herbert Tetlow who was shot and killed at his home in Pawcatuck on June Il.
 Michael E. Keeley former head of Waterbury Baseball Association died at his home yesterday after a short illness.
 Harry P. Wood recently operating engineer and purchasing agent for the Brooklyn Edison Company plead ed guilty to chargSs of coal grafting "scapegoat."
 City is~to operate Staten Islands defunct transit lines. Will start to operate them on December 1 with five cent fare.
 Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen multi millionaire head of the British Amer1cdn LODdCcO company IS De1nS sued for $50O,0Oo by "a Broadway song writer for alienation of the af- lection of his wife. Owen is called a Hove pirate-'
 Lloyd George asserts Coalition will
 In the last ten years the number of Connecticut farms has decreased 15.5 per cent.
 Mayor George P. Sullivan of Derby was defeated for renomina tion at the Democratic primaries last night in that city. - F. Earle Garlicl1 was named as can didate for senator in the 21st district at the Republican convention for town. state and city. A. l.. Delaney and Howard s. Challenger were named for the 22nd and 23rd, districts re- spectively. '. Bristo1's Mayor, Joseph F. Dutton, saved a little girl from injury beneath the wheels of an auto truck yesterday afternoon.
 Having been twice convicted and l sentenced to states prison, thus chasing himself as a confirmed crim- | inal, Lawrence Ferrone was yester- | day given the maximum sentence of 30 years in states prison in the Superior court at Hartford yesterday. Republican convention for the Six teenth district in Waterbury last night deadlocked for three hours on | a choice between Arnold Rasmussen a war veteran, and Samuel Sloan, re- tired factory superintendent A toss | of a coin decided the matter in Ras. rhussen's favor and this choice was | made unanimous.
 | Teachers retirement board at g meeting in the Capitol yesterday re- fused to accept the resignation of Ed ward s. Boyd as secretary. | Despondency over a. combination O. | circumstances over which he had nt control evid ently was the reason tha | William LaMontague shot himself a his home in Glastonbury last night.
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