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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1922
Page
15
Meriden April 20 The New York East Conference Temperance Society anniversary was held alongside the conference’s 74th session. Rev T W Bartholow of Mt Vernon N Y urged enforcement of prohibition and said thirty one related groups are allied to oppose the Volstead Act. He called conferences to return home ready to press candidates on their positions for the fall elections.
Ambrage H. Coles of New Haven dies at his home in Westport at age 26. He was son of Francis C. Coles, central passenger agent for the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. Coles graduated from Phillips Academy in 1916 and Yale University in 1918.
The Board of Contract and Supply will open bids Tuesday for park road top dressing worth about 35 000 cents. The Public Works department may defer action on awarding 40 000 crushed stone to New Haven Trap Rock Company of New York and Doherty Brothers of Bridgeport as the lowest bidders.
Architect Joseph W Northrop who drew Read school plans and the Black Rock edition will address the Batnam school mass meeting Monday night. He will share views on school planning and construction as the East Side Med school project gains traction. James A Telford of A W Bu ptL Lumber company will press
A dense OCR style listing of numerous business and resident names across Bridgeport and surrounding towns. Names include families, grocers, and shopkeepers with addresses on Main Street Fairfield Avenue West Village Stores Co. Barnum Avenue and many side streets.
Marionettes presented by Tony Sarg will appear at Bridgeport High School on April 29 for Art League helpers. Two performances feature Thackeray’s Rose and the Ring in the afternoon and Rip Van Winkle in the evening. The revival of marionette theater grows with Sarg’s famous puppets amid local theater league support.
TORONTO April 20 Mrs. Sidney Small Toronto city council member and Mrs Maud Wood Park president of the National League of Women Voters have organized Canada's first league. Small will represent Canada at the Pan American Conference of Women in Washington and at the national convention of the League to be held April 29. Her sister Mrs Foline and aunt Mrs Morena York are mentioned.
The Dramatic Club, concluding its May 12 season, will present a new comedy The Heirs AL Law after a prior success with The Red Lamp. The cast includes Dirk Deane William Parry Kee Tless Joseph Bockman General Deane Alvin W. Besa Mrs Rockwood Miss Erie Pitt Phoebe Rockwood Miss Judith Anderson Gertrine Deane Miss Helen Denis Trixie Willargree Miss Mario Empke Meta Miss Lise Elligie.
The text appears as an advertisement offering a blend to keep women youthful and attractive, claiming it reduces wrinkles and headaches. It cites generic benefits and references a “Libs paper” publisher, implying a clinic or product promotion without clear verifiable details.
The twenty-eighth season of EFS Bridgeport Contemporary closed with a refined music program at the home of Mera Nathaniel W. Bishon of rk place. Bruce T. Simonds and Miss Mabellandisou performed with noted technique and delicate finger work, especially Chopin and DaBusay pieces. Miss Addison opened with songs, her lower tones pleasing though higher tones less so, encore pieces highlighting her voice. Dr. William Horace Day announced next year’s officers: Rev. Alexander Alison Jr., president. William J. Grippin and Frederick A. Strong, vice presidents. I. McLaren Richardson, secretary. Mrs. Robert Marsh, treasurer. and an executive board including Rev. A. Alison and others.
In New Haven April 20, testimony linked Dr Frenk T O Neil to smoking a cigar in the Rialto Theatre music room on the night of the fire. Mrs Conroy and the doctor testified about the motion picture performance and a chilling draft on the stage. The defense plans a court reenactment involving a burning incense pot identified as a potential fire source.
Burglars forced the rear door of the Great Northam Pacific Company store at 249 State Street last night. They were discovered shortly after midnight. About 23 dollars in cash was stolen from the cash register.
Advert says to rub four ounces of liquid arvonaphly into the scalp to eradicate dandruff within a few applications. It promises complete removal and healthier hair, claiming immediate relief from scalp digging and improved shine, with availability at drug stores at low cost.
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