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Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1919

Page

10

Recreation Field Day Draws 5600 At Camp Near Fairfield Beach

Recreation field day and outing drew more than 5600 attendees to a west Fairfield Beach camp for a day of games nature studies and swimming. Prizes were awarded for leaf collection flowers and nature projects while prize winners included Rose Tainedles and Esther Grane. The event exhausted commissary supplies and even a well ran dry due to large turnout with plans for similar outings next week under Superintendent P Y Gachan.

Fairfield Beach West Fairnetd Gach P. Y. Gachan Board of Recreation Rose Esther Grane Boston Avenue Jardiniere Davids Turrsen William Haynes

Camp field day highlights city youths outdoor life

Bridgeport field day showcases swimming contests for younger boys John McPad den wins underwater event while Joseph Burns places second. Girls swim winner Miss Rona Baum and boys 15 and under excel in 60 yard and underwater races. Camp life features meals, sanitar y discipline, and nature study led by Burlingham Schurr and Scotty the Pullman cook, with seven tents and a 30-capacity.

Burlingham Schurr Schurr Mr. Schutz John McPadden Brooks Street Folin Swate Joseph Burns Connecticut Avenue Wiliam Alden William Streat Edward Bieber Eagle Street Wilbur Knapp Las Boston Avenue Albert Wyan YGG Stratford Ygg Stratford Avenue; Second, Gilbert Mesery Orchard Street Albert Kagan Stratford Agenus Andy Marzik Rona Baum Seaside Bathhouse Gertrude Demuth Fairfield Beach Alice Bishop New Haven Bridgeport William H. Hayes Long Island Ling Uke Scotty Pullman Scott Mr. Haynes Aie Mr. Schurr Bernice McNamee State Street Irene Marks William J. Knapp Boston Avenue

Flowers Bring Joy and Swimming Lessons at Camp Recreation

A brief poem by ateNamee extols flowers brightening tenement rooms and uplifting the poor. Camp recreation features daily swimming lessons led by Rudolph Huta, with Captain Baum assisting at Seaside bath house. A girls versus boys baseball game ends 3 to 2, highlighted by Miss Charlotte Lieberum’s winning home run.

MateNamee Rudolph Huta Lfe Saving Corps Ham Baum Charlotte Lieberum

Court Hears Title Case Over Encroaching Fence

Margaret Bell sues neighbor Louis Parales in Common Lois court over a 30 inch strip. Bell claims Parales fenced onto her land by two and a half feet and seeks possession. Attorney Thomas Cullinan states Bell held the disputed tract for over 20 years and holds title by deed.

Jonn J. Booth Common Lois Margaret Bell Louis Parales Thomas Cullinan

Vacation Dream Away From Expense

A Brookfield Argus quip envisions a blissful two week break where the speaker imagines escaping all thoughts of expense and financial concerns while on vacation. The remark frames travel as a carefree retreat from costs.

Brookfield Argus

Fruit-a-tives advertised for nerve exhaustion relief

A Buffalo reader reports paralysis on the right side since April and credits Fruit-a-tives for rapid improvement. The testimonial claims the product eliminates harsh laxatives and salts, with a suggested price of 60 cents per box or two dollars fifty for a case, offered by FRUTE-A-TIVES Limited in Ogdensburg New York.

Grant St. Buffalo Ostrandet Frute-A-Tives Limited Ogdiensburg N. Y

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