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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
10
Mrs Sperry will speak today to the employer of the Southern New England Telephone company. She represents the Bridgeport Womens Liberty Loan committee and aids the Minute Woman in the Lexington Day drive for bond support.
The Patriotic Food exhibit opens at 2 pm with talks by Mrs. Joseph W. Alsop and Mrs. B. Wilbur. Doro thy Buckley and Eleanor Moss will discuss war efforts and cheese making. Evening program features Mayor Wilson and state food officials, with demonstrations and movies all day.
A cheerful shampoo lady explains why she sometimes forgets amid helping others. She notes people hurry her by demanding redress and jokes about her forgetfulness, while she reflects that rushing to please others blunts her own routines. The piece argues against laughing at or blaming such defects born from good qualities.
John Espazito returns to Black Rock Naval base after a brief leave with parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Espazito of Brooklyn. Numerous social mentions follow including visits, guests, transfers, and community notices across Bridgeport, Hartford, Norwalk, and nearby towns.
The Minute Women led by Mrs. EE W Downs and officers organize daily efforts at the Law Library and Public Library to prepare books for sending to boys. Volunteers attach book plates and author cards, write book titles, and coordinate volunteer days as part of a broad community project with a large roster of helpers and local participants. The group plans a variety program and notes upcoming events and visits from members.
A whist party at Miss Tassie Cohen 77 James Street supported the Jewish Welfare League aiding Jewish boys in the army. Hebrew Children's Aid Society plans to raise 100 dollars. the recent event netted 26 dollars. Attendees included Hazel Finklestone Dorothy Finkelstone Florence Goldberg Lillian Pairchild Wheeler and many others. A law office session followed with numerous women assisting in organizing a new group of volunteers. The article ends with a humorous quip about husbands and tears.
In a charged social scene Grace Draper lingers in the backstory as Dicky struggles with attraction to the dancer Grace Draper. Harry Underwood performs a soulful ballad that halts the narrator’s anger and casts a spell, leaving the future uncertain as tension rises around the rumored stage life and a mysterious relationship.
Natalie visits a large storage facility on Congress and Housatonic, describing a long machine cleaning rugs, dust disposal through a roof pipe, and a vast furs and coats collection valued at $2,500. She learns of twins’ illness, then enjoys lunch at the cheerful Cafeteria and notes a planned Elm street garden and Red Cross work at Black Rock Shore and Country Club.
Bridgeport's Symphony Society played last night before an appreciative Park Theatre audience. Conductor Leslie E Vaughan led a varied program including the Unfinished Symphony in B minor, with Giovanni Patuzzi the cellist and J. Rhey Garrison at the piano delivering notable solos. The ensemble, formed in 1917, aims to unite Bridgeport's top musical talent and featured a program including Mozart, Bruch, Schumann, and works by Scott, Moskowsky, Svendsen, and Popper.
The surplus potatoes are kept at home due to limited shipping capacity and their shorter shelf life. Potatoes are less needed for the Allies compared with wheat meat and fats, so using them locally frees more wheat for the army and allied nations.
Addressing moisture in potato grulek breads, the guide notes moisture depends on potato handling. Fresh potatoes hold more moisture than day-old, and muffins reveal dryness. It advises adjusting liquid to counter potato moisture and using potatoes to reduce wheat intake with balanced meals.
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