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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
14
Read House announces extended evening hours until nine for holiday shopping. Luxurious Italian silk undergarments priced from 1.00 to 6.00 with garments like camisoles vests and envelopes. Main floor features gifts from jewelry to candies and novelty items, plus a strong emphasis on furs toys and leather gloves for the holiday season.
A shop offers a tempting line of sweet waters perfumes sachets and dainty dressing items. Italian silk stockings more colors and prices, children’s coats hats muff sets, Nippon ash trays and lady Mary toilet sets. Warm outerwear for children includes sweaters caps scarves toboggans and white fur hats priced from $1 to $7.50.
Newtown Fairfield County Farm Bureau. Director Johnson and county agents meet to attack dairy marketing issues tied to Bridgeport market. A survey committee of Grace A Johnson and William C Johnson to study dairy production and market conditions. emphasis on sanitary milk meeting health regs. Brookfield hosts farmers institute January 25 with speakers from Middletown and Pomfret. March two day home economics school planned with extension service. lime demonstrations for clover. poultry meetings and market surveys assigned.
A 30 minute board meeting reviewed officer cases. Patrolman John A. O'Brien pleaded guilty to leaving the city without written permission but received a reprieve and 15 days pay. Other actions included pay and compensation for injuries and on duty incidents. several officers listed for illness or recovery.
The Nellis Realty and Building company is organized with 30000 capitalization and operates in this city to erect 100 model homes for workingmen. Fred C. Nellis as general manager and Samuel L. Rickles as counsel and secretary lead the venture. They have already built 20 houses at Pixlee Place and Prince Street with payments set to be affordable and below typical rents.
Drum corps from New York Massachusetts and Connecticut numbering 45 will parade tonight at 8 oclock for the state championship and prizes. Local and visiting groups include the Patriotic Order Sons of America Fife Drum and Bugle corps Yonkers Holyoke Continentals Worcester. The line passes police HQ on Fairfield avenue for review by Superintendent John H. Redgate and special judges at the armory. The parade route runs from Eagles hall through several streets and returns to Eagles hall. A carnival and Dutch supper follow at Odd Fellows hall in tribute to visiting drummers.
A fragment lists individuals including Major James F. Stone Robert Lynch Fred Lundquist Andrew J Swatt Leroy Weltner Frank Hewitt Adolph Georgia Rugo Heysar and Israel Berry, suggesting a soldiers or veterans roster.
The Bialik Zion society holds an open meeting at 871 Main Street Morris Plah bank Sunday afternoon December 17 1916 at 3 o clock Emanuel Neuman of New York City will speak on Zionism as the solution to the Jewish problem He is a noted lecturer in demand across this region M A Cass Hebman School principal and UN Nebraska graduate will give a brief talk Joseph Solomon will preside.
Rev G R Underhill former assistant at Trinity church will depart the United States next week to join the Saint Mary the Virgin and Sagada mission staff in the Philippine province of Bontoc Isuzon. The mission is the largest in the country and engages with the half savage natives in challenging outreach.
The Southern New England Telephone, American Telephone and Telegraph, and Western Union announce Christmas bonuses funded from company profits. About 125 Bell System and eight Western Union employees will receive payments. Eligible N E T and A T T workers with under 3000 salaries and certain service durations will get up to three weeks’ pay, with tiered amounts for others.
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