The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-12
STAMFORD

The Am erican Legion of Stratford believes that if there is anything in the naerica--- First slogan that America should take care to preserve that in America that is worth seeing. To that end it was decided at the reg uIarA bi-weekly meeting Monday even ing to go on record with state head quarters of the Legion, and direct to we'll 4G.aS -beiHga absolutely opposed to granting to any private individuals any; concessions or privileges with re- lation to harneSsing water power in gOvernm ent reservations, notably Vel lowstone Park.
 The Legion was gratifed to receive number of letters of thanks from | relatives and friends of fallen conn rades who were not forgotten during Yuleude. In this connection the; e;Le- zion has decided to do whatever nec- | essary, or possible, to make sure in the future that the grave of every ser- vice man is properly marked with the standard marker of the Legion that l is now available.
 At the next meeting of the Legion a vacancy in the executive committee will be filled. Several nominations have already been made and at the next meeting nominations will be closed and a new member elected to the committee.
 Any items of news, coming events or personals that~it is. desired be pub- lished in this department may be tel ephoned after 6 p.~rn. to Strakford | 702-12- As good attention as space will permit will be given any such items in the issue following of Tn, Bridgeport Times.
 Rumorse of decided curtailment fir the service on the Derby line are causing wonderment <to those who patronize this line above Paradise Green It was generally thought tha with the entry of the ten cent fare the trolley worries were over for z few minutes. at least.
 l W. ". Leeis of ses E. Broadway superintendent Of s:tfe Stratford ave nue divisions Of the American Tube & Stamping Co. of Bridgeport, is doing as well as could be. expected MT Leck@is still confined to the Bridge port Hospital where he was taken two weeks ago following a painful acci dent suffered during some expert mental work he was conducting at tn, Bullard plant. Itewas at first feared that MT. Lecks would lose foot as ; into a pool. of moulten steel but a the present tine the patient is pro gressing so! favorably that it is ex pected MT, Leck will fully. recover.
 Tonight in Packard hall the annua meeting of the Eongregationa1 ;churcl will be held. 1t is, especially desired that all interested. attend, as all re
 ports willfbe ready sand presented a the meeting: gF'ollowing the meetini the ladies' WilI;. serve a cafeteri
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 Th ose% interested in. the.g advocate, . city. manager form "offgovernment fo Stradord will be! pleased to lear1 that New Lond on lis, among the Con , necticut cities seEiohsly considerin
 making a similar change.
 George M. Powell, former Stratfor
 boy. who has relatives living here
 and who entered the service durin
 May, 1918, has recently been promot
 ed in the ssaless departm ent of tn
 Firestone Tire Co, and :. now Ina
 charge of territory. In western Ne' Hampshire, soathe erin Vermont an parts of Massachusetts. MT. Pow els headquarters are in Keene, N. [ MT. Powell returned to Keene las , week after +aspendIng -ipf daysSvisitin } with friends and reIati9.es, his fir; : vacation sinse arstuTnirlg to eivilfa , life. ef.stg M
 The new storerpom built in fror
 of the property at Mainysstreet nea l Barnum avenueSszis hearing comp1e ! ton in regards to$fNtuTes and insid