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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
15
The Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul plan an annual reception and May party on Saturday afternoon May 26. About twenty young women will assist as ushers and in service, with eight to perform entertainment and a May blossom themed setup.
A Riverside Connecticut resident has sold a nine acre farm near the Park at Riverside to Irving Bacheller of York. The seller, identified as Samford, plans to continue farming a general crop on the new property. Bacheller is a broker, and the deal comes as he discusses the food preparedness campaign.
National Organizer H. H. Hoffmann of Richmond Va assisted by Mrs A L Hawkins of Bridgeport and Mrs L F Maltby of New Haven launched the Lady Owls branch, with Mrs EB M Hutchinson elected president pro tem and Miss Marie Smith secretary pro tem. A whist party is planned for Monday evening May 28. Miss Stella Sprague of Storrs Agricultural College will lead the canning school at Sanford homestead and speak at the Federation of Women's clubs conference opening tomorrow.
Budapest dispatch reports the Hungarian town of Gyengegoes devastated by fire destroying 1 000 houses and leaving several thousand homeless. Seven deaths are reported. Gyengegoes lies 44 miles from Budapest and had a 1900 population of 16 442.
A massive blaze in Yokozane yesterday killed seventeen people and wounded sixty seven. Half the city reportedly destroyed as authorities scramble to aid survivors and assess the damage. Vienna dispatch notes Dr Constantin Theodor Dumba was supported by Emperor Charles with fifty five life members of the Chamber of Seigneurs.
Bridgeport and Fairfield county registrars met at the high school to review June 5 registration work under Governor Holcomb. Instructions cover requisition cards, forms, oaths, pay vouchers, and district based registration, with emphasis on patriotic service and publicity.
The Santa Fe de Lixe train achieved a perfect on time record for the season. Westbound trips Chicago to California ran Jan 2 to Mar 20, eastbound Feb 20 to May 1. Across 2219 miles, service stayed exact to schedule despite winter weather and mountain ranges in Colorado New Mexico Arizona and California.
W J Black passenger traffic manager of the Santa Fe System notes an unprecedented rise in westward tourist travel this past winter. The demand required extra limited train sections on many days and a heavy freight volume between East and West.
Havre May 23. The Belgian government reports renewed deportations by German forces. About three thousand Belgians are said to have been deported from the Broecets suburbs since early May.
New York reports a memorial for Eximond Charles Clinton Genet of Ossining. He is noted as the first American to fall fighting under the Stars and Stripes in France, killed April 16 while serving with the Lafayette Escadrille. The service will be held next Sunday in Briarcliffe on Hudson.
Food economists report bread is used to clean wallpaper in London drawing rooms. Three or four loaves can clean the paper and restore its look, a trend more common now than in prewar days when paperhangers were plentiful.
The Lonergan creditors’ sale at 1227 1229 Main Street in the Stratfield Hotel building features deep price cuts to turn stock into cash. Men’s suits from 7.85 to 16.95, overcoats 6.98, trousers 2.45 3.48, plus raincoats and summer wear. Sale ongoing. refunds offered if garments are not satisfactory. EDWARD LONERGAN.
At Bridgeport High School the class of 1917 voted to forgo flowers at the June graduation. Principal Henry D. Simonds urged simple, inexpensive gowns and asked friends and families not to send bouquets. The class has not yet reached a final decision on the matter.
Connecticut police say none of the 21 to 31 year old men in Bridgeport and nearby states are reported missing. New Haven police believe some youths are seeking to dodge the draft or have joined the colors without parental knowledge, prompting the call.
Peter V. Barkelew, formerly a city newspaper man and now a commercial traveler, has joined Uncle Sam’s training forces at Plattsburg New York to study for commissioning as an officer. He is assigned to New York Division Company 4 and letters may reach him there.
A Royal Order of Lions meeting is set for Thursday May 24 at 181 State Street where Dr Ray M Leonard will be installed as president. Organizer H A Mackinnon will present the new charter and schedule summer entertainments. Edson W Bowers becomes financial secretary until Edmond C Booth returns, who is ill.
The Argus club of Stratford meets tomorrow at the club rooms Rockwell avenue and West Brest street. Following a successful whist and dance for members the club will hold another on Friday May 25 at the town hall open to the public.
The State Young Men's Christian Association met in convention at New Haven yesterday. Rev. S Parkes Cadman of Brooklyn was the principal speaker at the banquet. Nineteen new men were elected to the state committee. Dr. W H Donaldson of Fairfield, David L Clark of Milford, and Dr. W B Cogswell of Stratford were named for a three year term.
Theodore Lyszko of 86 Caroline Avenue told Judge Frederic Bartlett in city court he was sorry for striking his wife with a soup ladle, causing a head wound. The judge imposed a 60 day suspended jail sentence and allowed him to return home to make up with his spouse.
Detectives probe the stabbing death of John Gozzi, 30, of 261 Grand Street. Capt. E. O. Cronan calls the case one of the most baffling the police have faced as his body was found last Sunday in Chamberlain woods with six stiletto wounds to the neck.
An advertisement touts Anatomik shoes designed to fit the foot anatomy and prevent issues like flat foot, claiming improved temper. The shoes come in men women and children sizes and are fitted at W. K. Mollan at 1026 Main Street.
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