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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1916

Page

10

Masterpiece War Brides screen version praised by Brenon

Herbert Brenon delivers a masterful screen adaptation of Marion Craig Wentworth’s War Brides shown at Po ls Yesterday. The film foregrounds maternal love amid war without battle scenes, highlighting Nasimova’s tragic grandeur and Brenon’s climactic moral punch in a refined production.

Herbert Brenon World & Sim Marion Craig Wentworth Evemy Gertrude Berkley Sedines Charles Bryant

Greenwich Man Forced Into Bankruptcy in New York and New Jersey

Harford T. Marshall of Greenwich Connecticut with offices in New York filed schedules before Referee John W. Banks showing liabilities of 12754.03 and assets of 7119 including life policies, bank balance and client fees. He seeks to exempt certain life policies for his wife under Connecticut law. Judgments listed include 10846.31 plus interest from First National Bank of Bayonne and 658.44 plus interest from Steuben County. attorneys Cummings and Lockwood appear for the petitioner.

Harford T. Marshall Greenwich Connecticut Christopher L. Williams First National Bank of Steuben County N. Y Cummings & Lockwood

Girls Seek End to Radcliffe Chaperon Rules

Radcliffe College students push to rewrite the long standing theatre and curfew rules. The student council plans a new code while the faculty retains final say on changes to chaperon requirements and late stay policies.

Boston Radcliffe College

Merry Mirths Social Club Elects Officers for East Bridgeport

The Merry Mirths Social club elected Albert Baker as president, Stephen McMahon as secretary, and Isabelle Cuddy as treasurer at its Sunday meeting. Members plan a first grand ball at Colonial Hall in January with Albert Baker as chairman and other organizers including William McAuliffe Edward Cuddy John Fitzpatrick Stephen McMahon John Bishop and rank Phelan.

Merry Mirths Albert Baker Stephen McMahon Isabelle Cuddy East Bridgeport Colonial Hall William McAuliffe Edward Cuddy John Fitzpatrick John Bishop Rank Phelan

Army Y M C A reports unusual activity at camps

El Paso reports a surge in Army Young Men's Christian Association activity between El Paso and San Diego. Nineteen Y M C A buildings in camps, October attendance 648,970, letters written 446,212, entertainments 156,267, lectures 18,263, reading matter 42,944, visits to the sick 2,436, religious meetings 52,594, Bible classes 2,172.

el Paso Texas Army Young Men’s Christian Association San Dieggo

Weather forecast for New Haven unsettled with rain snow

The forecast calls for unsettled weather with rain or snow and colder tonight and Wednesday. Connecticut expects snow and colder in the west, rain turning to snow in the east. Wednesday brings more snow and colder air with shifting winds.

New Haven Connecticut Illinois New England Mississippi River Atlantic

Crowded new Bridgeport High calls for rapid addition

Bridgeport school board weighs bond issue to add rooms as 1 555 pupils fill the new high school. Supt Slawson warns that next September 1 300 new pupils will graduate into the high school and the old building may need conversion or extra rooms.

Board of Education Samuel J. Slawson Supt Slawson Nathaniel Bishop Committee of Schools Board of William J. Matthews New York City John B. Wynkoop Matthews Wynkoop New Haven Road Robinson William J. Moran Fones Elmer H. Havers Col. Havens George Wesborn Robert D. Goddard John A. Kinsella David Ginland Florence B. Kirk Willa C. Reid Mildred M. Rose Bell James J. Rooney Elmer H. Havens William R. Webster, Jr Nathaniel W. Bishop Howard Challenger George W. Osborn A. William Bell John A. Hurley Louis F. Schweidtle Harry H. DeLoss Elias Howe Charles T. Molden Clayton J. Griggs Longfellow School Mary V. McNamara Washington School Elsie L. Lines Milford McKinley School Ann L. Kiernan Stratford M. Azeila Goodell Morrisville Roger Sherman Washington and Wheeler Wheeler School H. D. Simonds

Fairfield Town Meeting Considers School Site Purchase

Fairfield December 12 A town meeting tonight will discuss accepting six acres offered by Miss Anna B Jennings for a school site near Bird Sanctuary north of the railroad. Other items include buying two Holland district sites for eight room schools, adding a visiting nurse program, and a Fairfield Democratic club organization committee meeting at the town hall.

Fairfield Anna B. Jennings Holland Joseph Berry The Baptist Church Howard Gray Greenfield Hill Gray Berry Bacon Wakeman Fairfield Democratic Club

Boxing and wrestling card at local YMCA gym event

The new YMCA gym hosts a Christmas week wrestling bout lineup with fighters including Sanderson, Olaf, Dillon, Johnson and others in a 20 to 30 minute set. Bridgeport YMCA plans to match well known teams such as Springfield Y and Yale for regional meets.

Plano Sanderson Olaf Billy Dillon Charley Johnson Captain Peterson Bull Kallatron Billie Agust Dick Johnson Fatty Zorbos Freckles Oderf Boston Rosen Young C. Way Bridgeport ¥. M. C. A Springfield Y. M. C. A Yale

On With The Holiday Shopping

Store decor highlights gift ideas for Christmas with many articles priced lower than rivals. Shoppers are urged to browse every section for safe, satisfactory holiday buys and home needs.

Jewelry and Leather Goods and Toilet Articles Prices

A catalog listing collar bags, collar boxes, tourists sets, military sets, brass desk sets, cuff links, mesh bags, leather cases, manicure sets, and puff boxes with price ranges from 20 cents to $10.00. Items include leather finished pieces, silk linings, ebony finishes, and moire linings. The listing notes multiple styles, sizes, and finishes across jewelry and personal care accessories.

Morocco

Lingerie Boxed For Xmas And Childrens Robes

Christmas lingerie boxed sets feature satin and embroidery in fine muslin with lace trims. Gowns in Nainsook and cotton options are priced from 1.00 to 1.25 with embroidered yokes and ribbon details. Children's bath robes in assorted colors and sizes 2 to 14 range from 59 cents to 1.39.

Batiste

Kimonos and Petticoats Make Ideal Gifts

Japanese crepe kimonos hand embroidered in many colors with varied styles and prices from a few dollars. Heatherbloom petticoats in black with large patterning and ruffled options, plus plain colors and fitted tops in greens and blacks. Children's fur sets offered in multiple qualities and styles with gape sets for older girls.

Heatherbloom Jose We

Birthday tributes and echoes of Fourierism in 19th century press

Arthur Brisbane born in Buffalo. longtime Hearst editor famed for box car headlines and editorials. His father Albert Brisbane promoted Fourierism,Brook Farm reform ideas, and socialist presses. The note also marks Archduchess Maria Louisa and Napoleon’s marriage pivot, plus brief local notices of fires and robberies.

Arthur Brisbane Hearst Publications Buffalo William Randolph Hearst The Sun Evening Sun World Evening Journal New York Brisbane Albert Brisbane America Fourier New York Tribune Phalanx Brook Farm Saint-Simon Considerant France Hugh Doherty England School Brook Farm West Roxbury Boston Germany New York Sun Jeffries Dr. Eliot Dr. Elliot

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