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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
17
The St. Aloys society plans a welcome for veterans with a ball at St. Mary's Hall and a banquet to conclude. The event blends with the Father Mathew anniversary observance. A roll of former service members will receive engraved fobs.
James Lynch, arraigned in Superior Court on theft charges, admitted taking $400 from his employer. He said his actions were driven by love for a woman, aided by testimony from Louis Richards, a local undertaker, who reported the money was entrusted to Lynch to deposit in a bank several months earlier.
Derby Oct 2 Crillege 1b a Derby women group comprising asonia Shelton and others hosts a Monday evening event. Prof William von Fehters of Yale will be the speaker on the first program in a Derby arch series.
Paris reports a doctor suggesting poison gas used against Germans could kill bedbugs. The method involves spraying gases or related chemicals into a room and leaving it to asphyxiate the insects, signaling the bedbug era may end.
The recent two week drive for new members at the Charles Wythe Sitter Post American Legion increased the post’s membership to eighty. Harold Thompson chaired the committee that organized the effort.
The Derby Elks bowling tournament begins this week in Derby Ohio with sixteen teams of five men each. Play will continue weekly through next spring as members vie for the season trophy and top individual scorer honors.
Rich Fox Scarfs priced at 95 dollars each, with only fifty available. The Jaupé and Lucille designs feature fox heads and large brush tails, touted as the season’s most sought after style, and presented as a surprise to customers.
A reader notes a shopping guide promising the best values in Bridgeport at the price of 22.50 dollars. The text suggests bargains and value focus for local shoppers seeking solid deals.
HR Butler, secretary of the organization, prepares for an international labor conference in the capital. Butler, appointed by the League of Nations, will arrange the meeting which will be housed in a capital war building. More than 1,490 delegates from 40 countries will attend.
The Junior Wings of LY21 yesterday elected officers for the second term of the year. Bellou was named president with Join Weldon as president of the Ishaslaehating goginty. Katherine elected vice president, Mas TF bons secretary, and Joseph Meray nick treasurer.
Detroit October meeting to revise the Book of Common Prayer and three key canons. Debates likely on matrimony and civil unity allowing intercommunion and remarriage limits. Social service forums to feature the Church League for social and Industrial Democracy led by Bishop Charles D. Williams.
In Washington Senator Smith Democrat Georgia proposed seven reservations to the peace treaty to remove doubtful language and prevent reservations on labor terms. He suggested changes on withdrawal rights, the Monroe Doctrine, internal affairs, and Article 10 obligations, plus limiting commissions and requiring presidential appointments with Senate consent.
Admiral Sims argues in World's Work that wartime submarine rumors misled the public. He notes only fifty four German subs sunk early in the war and Jellicoe’s claim that U-boats are produced at three per week. False surrender tales were used to hurt morale while supplies and communications were stretched.
A promotional pitch extols Camels as a superior cigarette option. It touts a Turkish and Domestic tobacco blend described as smooth and mild with satisfying body, claiming greater satisfaction and no lingering aftertaste or odor.
The article notes German raiders escaping into the Atlantic threaten Britain as three years of submarine warfare erode the British navy. Admiral Jellicoe warned the situation would worsen with long daylight summers aiding submarine operations to clear shipping. By the experts’ arithmetic Britain could endurance peak around November 1, 1917, unless submarines were effectively countered.
Rev Alexander Alison Jr will speak at the Bridgeport Electoral School campaign club first session tonight at St Josephs T S and B association 671 Barnum avenue. Chamber of Commerce members invited to attend as the club aims to educate the public on national problems and the American government system.
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