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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
14
Sitage and Mrs Josiah Marean open the gardens at their country home Daybreak Greens Farms to visitors today through Labor Day. The display features over 4000 dahlia plants with 1600 in bloom, attracting gardeners and connoisseurs. Ridgefield Garden club guests recently toured the grounds.
Mrs J DeVer Warner leads the Brooklawn Country Club Women’s Committee for a September program featuring a Leasened Saturday luncheon, obstacle putting, and a Wittstein orchestra dinner dance in New Haven. The calendar includes tennis championships, outdoor movies with Nazimova in Revelation, and Wheeler Cup rounds, with many ladies’ and men’s events and prizes.
A patient named Teowa Gall, formerly housed at The Wording avenae, escaped from Alid ae hospital for the insane about two weeks ago and was apprehended at Hillside. He was taken into custody by local authorities and is in proper custody awaiting further proceedings.
The closing exercises for the playground season are at Seaside Park with a Vasela Pong championship at 1 o clock. Luncheon is served at noon and a hard concert follows. Supervisor P V Gahan notes over 760000 children attended, about 1200 baseball permits issued, 669 tennis permits, and bathhouse and beach use totals reaching tens of thousands.
At Yellow Mill and Old Mill Green play grounds hundreds attended the baby shows directed by the Board of Recreation with health and nursing groups. Awards went to Warren Kierstead and Mary Monahan for age groups, best dressed for play to several children, and medals for most normal children to Kenneth Habershon and Dorothy Sladsley. Visiting nurses and recreation board members led weighings, measurements, and exhibits.
The final East Side block party and street dance drew about 2,500 attendees yesterday at the Hallett Hamilton intersection. Napali band played Allies' anthems from eight, with girls led by Miss Cogswell performing folk dances. The crowd crowded the Hallett Hamilton intersection by nine as couples filled the street, the event ending at ten.
A federal investigation assisted by Bridgeport Fire Department found no hoarding. Searches of buildings citywide, especially on Water Street, revealed only normal food stocks and no unusual storage.
Demonstrators led by Gladys Crreen showed preserving summer abundance with two apple preservation methods, including quartered apples and puree straining, plus tomato using cold pack. Jars were sterilized, sealed, and processed to firm jelly using pectin tests. juice and bottling methods were shared for times of sugar scarcity.
Officers and executives of Bullard engineering works held a farewell dinner for Walter Clark works manager at the Algonquin club. About 35 attended and he received a handsome clock before leaving tomorrow to move to Danbury to start a manufacturing business.
Elizabeth Fenner offers permanent facial hair removal and wart and mole treatment using electric needle, with eyebrows permanently shaped and guaranteed privacy. Based in Bridgeport at 800 Conn. Nat. Bank Building, with 14 years’ experience.
Aug 28 dispatches report Montenegro in a nationwide revolution with the country in a state of upheaval. Authorities say strong measures are being used to suppress the uprising as rail links are cut and Serbian reinforcements arrive.
Bargains for Friday and Saturday invite shoppers to visit the Annex Basement for affordable serges and other fabrics. Highlights include green, Oxford and brown materials, 56 inches wide, praised for unusual quality at practical prices suitable for coats, suits, and skirts.
Advertises a range of sateens in gray, rose, pink, green, gold, red, pale blue and old blue for linings and coverings. Includes red and white, blue and white checks, Turkish towels 18x40 at 39 cents, large pillow cases 45x36 and other sheet sizes with prices.
The annex advertises white canvas shoes and Oxfords for women with low or high heels. Prices range from 1.65 to 3.60 dollars with sizes 10 to 14 and 10 to 2 available. The sale emphasizes immediate pickup and season-long wear.
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