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Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1919

Page

18

Woman Receives Distinguished Service Medal At HQ

Miss Banker chief Army telephone service operator honored by Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett for distinguished devotion and meritorious service under trying conditions during operations against the St Mihiel salient and north of Verdun. She served overseas a year at general headquarters and the first army.

Miss Grave Bunker Pa Ey NL Hunter Liggett Army Headquarters Miss Banker Army General Headquarters First Army St. Mihiel Salient Verdun

Orders relieving two divisions suspended in Coblenz report

Orders issued ten days ago relieving the Fourth and Fifth divisions from the Third army have been suspended due to uncertain peace conditions. The suspension orders reached Coblenz on Tuesday but were not made public until today.

Coblenz Iby Associated Press Third Army

DAYS AND WOMEN WIN OUT IN TEXAS ELECTION

Dallas results from 284 towns show prohibition passing 62 994 to 43 500 and woman suffrage 451 71 to 48 513. The report notes prohibition and suffrage carried in the general election across Texas. Also announced is the breaking of engagement between Miss Dna Birdsall of Brooklyn and Lt Corrin Strong of Rochester.

Texas Dallas Dna Birdsall Brooklyn Kenneth B. Weeks Corrin Strong Rochester

Two Bridgeport Men Bound Over on Robbery Charge

Louis Savin and Peter Thomalis of Bridgeport were bound over to a New Haven superior court for trial on robbery charges. Bonds were set at 1500 each after Bridgeport police and Orange authorities acted on a complaint from Mathew Kabuchuk of East Windsor alleging the men, aided by an unnamed accomplice, overpowered him and stole $70, a watch, and papers during a ride between New Haven and Orange.

Louis Savin Nie Peter’ Thomalis Bridgeport New Haven Town Court Orange Slavin Thomalis Bridgeport Polich Mathew Kabuchuk East Windsor Bind

PRESENT MISSION PLAYS AT PARK STREET CHURCH

Mission plays Alice Through Postal Card and Ministering Maidens were staged last night at Park Street Congregational church before Civils endeavor circle members and a large congregation. The program included choir musical numbers and Rev. G Beard addressed postwar Christian opportunities in U S commerce and diplomacy. A theft report noted a Ford car owned by John B Morse missing a rear wheel and headlights with brackets, stolen overnight and found propped on a stick.

Alice Park Street United States AUTO John B. Morse Morse

Stolen Pomeranian Reported From Noble Avenue Home

Mrs. Joseph Savard reports a Pomeranian stolen from near her home at 1190 Noble Avenue on Saturday night. Police are investigating the incident as a theft in the neighborhood.

Joseph Savard Noble Avenue

Recognition of Omsk government condition outlined

Associated Press report notes that recognition of the Omsk government by foreign powers would be conditioned on its honoring all treaties and agreements Russia entered into before the Bolshevik Revolution. The suggestion underscores a demand for continuity of prewar commitments as a prerequisite for diplomatic legitimacy.

Torelo Associated Press Omsk Russia

Kitchen Shower Held for Miss Gertrude Gibbons

A kitchen shower was hosted Thursday evening at 1579 Broadbridge Avenue Stratford in Edith Curtis’s home in honor of Miss Gertrude Gibbons soon to wed Captain I W Jackson of the 82nd Infantry AHE. Gifts were exchanged and the evening featured vocal and instrumental selections.

Edith Curtis Broadbridge Avenue Stratford Gertrude “Gibbons I’, W. Jackson 82Nd Infantry A. HE

Ansonia Salvation Army Drive Hits $6413 Total

Reports show subscriptions totaling 6413 in Ansonia’s Salvation Army drive, aiming for 8000. Director Theodore L. Bristol expects quota be reached before tomorrow’s close as executive committee reports donations of 5238. A separate note tells of a stolen open faced silver watch from Jasper Gamble of Reservoir Avenue, believed snatched by a young man during a Saturday night encounter.

Ansonia Salvation Army Theodore L. Bristol Jasper Gamble Reservoir Avenue

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