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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
14
Dr Gerald H Beard will preach at Park Street Congregational Church on Sunday morning on The Overcoming of Life's Disappointments as interior repairs continue. Robert Brandt, tenor, sings A Song of Faith and the choir performs Magnificat. Church school meets at 12:06, evening service suspended until September 7.
The transport General Gorgas and the battleship Rhode Island arrived today from Bordeaux and Brest carrying 2,280 officers and men. The Gorgas brought units 48 44 51 847 811 and 166 of the transportation corps plus depot service company 27. The Rhode Island carried engineers and support units including 28 29 35 46 and 48 of the 20th engineers 338th field remount squadron and 316th Motor transport company.
Five local Bridgeport service men were elected members of the Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States. Captain Frank Hunt and Captain Horace B Merwin of the Ordnance department, Lieutenant Paul Blackburn Captain Lawrence N Cornwall and First Lieutenant John Field were named. Major General Edwards, who led the 26th Yankee Division in France, was also elected as a member.
Paris July 4 the executive committee of the general labor federation says after talks with British and Italian comrades plans are ready for an international labor manifestation on July 21 featuring a complete stoppage of all work in France and Italy. The aim is to urge cessation of armed intervention in Russia rapid demobilization of armies restoration of constitutional rights full amnesty and a war on rising living costs through all possible means
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks Bridgeport second among New England centers and thirty-seventh nationwide for low average retail costs of forty principal food items. New England states generally show higher prices than other regions, though Bridgeport trails the Mississippi valley in real food costs.
Prince Otto Windisch Graetz files a divorce bill in Vienna against his wife former Archduchess Elizabeth daughter of Rudolph of Austria. He accuses her of improper relations with certain naval officers and seeks separation in the divorce court.
A dense store advertisement lists discounted summer clothing and toys for children on the second floor and main floor. The copy promotes seersucker bloomers, canvas and nubuck shoes, thread silks, dolls, jumping ropes, and stocking varieties plus travel cases, toiletries, and assorted chocolates and candies. Prices are shown, with some items marked down from higher figures.
Dress accessories include organdie with lace edging for fichus collars and cuffs. Georgette plaiting in white and flesh color, organdie lace and net vestees for fichus. Lace and net fichus sold by department. Glass handles, emerald tops, and bowls in turquoise pink purple or bright red for iced drinks.
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