The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-18
Stratford
Stratford Club Supposedly Backing J. J. Albrecht In Fifth District -Ex-Service Men File Claims With Committee

The Stratford club Is the name of an organization In the Fifth district that is understood to be backing John J. Albrecht, a man who was greatly interested in getting the new charter across. Another man that Is being urged to run in this section is for mer selectman John Williams, as we'll as Gustave Bernard. of the PeQuon- mock Foundry.
 Harry Sanford, of Wheeler terrace, has been mentioned as a possible dark horse. He has never been interested in politics before, being an executive with the S. w. HubbeH Building com pany. It is evident that interest in ment is going to cause many voters to become actively interested in the affairs of the town who, before, scarcely gave the matter a thought.
 October 2s is the date for the hold ing of examinations in Bridgeport for young men who are desirous Of enter ing the West Point Military academy. A recent letter from Congressman Schuyler Merritt tells of the competi- tive examination for the vacancy in the Stratford district. The examina- tions will be held at a. m., in the Federal building. The subjects GOV cred are algebra, geometry, grammar United States and general history Anyone desiring the necessary permit to take the examinations should con- fer with MT. Merritt immediately. | One candidate and two alternatives ] the boys to be- chosen according to the grades received on the examtna- | ton. To be 0 candidate a lad must be citizen of the United States, The sion, Washington, D. C., can furnish full examination.
 Tomorrow at the Red Cross head I ,-%a f,4 Golden Hi1 street. Bridgeport, ex- pert government representatives will be on hand all day, until p. n., who l will personally review the cases of incompieted or on which new bust- ness of any kind has been taken up
 The ladies who are active in the Red Cross of Stratford, had hoped
 nittee would hold a session in Strat- ford. that Stratford men might be taken care Of near at hand and with the aid of the Red Cross chapter could be arranged, at least not at this time, and 1t will therefore be neces- sary for Stratford ex-service men tc Journey to Bridgeport.
 Tomorrow will be the only chance and as there Is expected to be a large number of men with claims 1t will be well to be on hand as soon after 3 a
 m. as possible. Any matters having 10 OO Wlln OlSdD11ltyr VOcdIlodat tId1n Ing, allotment, war insurance, ol
 compensation, can be attended to al
 this time, with the resultant saving
 of much time and correspondence and all ex-serviee men with griev'
 ance question on their minds along
 any of these lines, Is advised to b.
 present at the session,
 | With the completion Of the new
 cement sidewalk on Main street, be
 tween Wf1coxson avenue and Windso avenue, residents of the new sections in Paradise Lawn and above er' hopeful that the only unpaved sec ton, that between the fare limit ol
 the Green and the cluster Of store'
 at the Wiieoxson avenue corner, will
 be paved before winter 50 that th' stunt of wadtng in the mud, il vogue last winter, will not again bt 7 in style,
 Wallace Reid in f"The Low Special win be shown at the Strat 3 ford tonight in conjunction with the } regular program.
 Several busmen took time off today !, to make the Milford trip, in order to attend the proceedings against tn, l men on the Walnut Beach run, ar . rested e iittie over week ago by the Milford police, while running
 through Devon,