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Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1919

Page

11

Older Boys Conference Set for Oct 24 to 26

Bridgeport hosts its 20th annual Older Boys conference October 24 to 26 under YMCA auspices. A varied program features speeches by notable figures led by H W Gibson of Boston. The opening banquet on the 24th at the Casino will seat 60 boys with Lavery as toastmaster and greetings from Mayor Wilson and church and YMCA leaders. Reverend Wallace Petty of Crescent Avenue Baptist Church, New York, will speak on What Must Do to Be a Christian.

Bridgeport H. W. Gibson Boston Massachusetts Rhode Island A. TE. Lavery Wilson A. F. Campbell W. B. Spencer Wallace Petty Crescent Avenue Baptist Church New Yorkley

Birth rate in state for July shows decline

Vital statistics from the Connecticut health department report 2,379 births in July this year vs 3,264 in July 1918 and 3,191 in July 1917. The July birth rate per thousand was 19.04 in 1919, 27.07 in 1918, and 30.02 in 1917, with 148 marriages in July this year, fewer than 1918 and 204 less than July 1917. Local Navy enlistments add 20 men from Bridgeport in two days, to be sent to six ships. Also Germany claims 30,000 emigrants prepared to leave for Mexico, per German official.

Hartford State Department of Health Connecticut Enlisl NAVY Cannon Street Broigeport Frank Spry Garrielo Neri Sarlo di Pasquale Samuele Quinta George L. Campana Henry G. Smith Vincent J. Reynolds Millard B. Wiand Grabville C. Marshall Tsadore M. Chaiklin George A. Riedel Lewis J. Burke Lewis A. Kaspa Albert Fallmer Timothy 3. Howard Frank H. Williams Joan IF. Baichumas George Dennis Louis Kovacs John J. Falula

Diamond Investment Urges Quick Purchase Before Rise

An advertisement touts diamonds as rising in value over the next six months and offers several gems of sizable quality at special prices within the next ten days. It promotes availing the chance to buy now for enduring beauty. The notice is listed with shipping and transit references to New York and Liverpool services.

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