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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1921
Page
3
Bridgeport trades council ends its free soup kitchen service citing insufficient financial support from citizens. Officials summarize meals served and food distributed since January, noting thousands of pounds of bread and produce, donations received, and bakeries providing bread. They thank the public for help and outline relief efforts ending.
A man was found tied to the railings before St. Francis church on Liberty Street with a card reading Robber of the MacRoom Trailyar. Police freed him after crowds gathered, and authorities linked the event to a train robbery from Cork to MacRoom involving four armed men who stopped the train at Bishenstown and seized the conductor’s cash.
Former city health administrator connected to the department since 1947 dies by suicide at home today amid ongoing investigation. He was removed from his post earlier and had served as deputy commissioner after a 1947 appointment.
On July 31 Thomas Bell age thirty, caretaker of Orange hall on Comby, County Down, shot a sentry dead at Newtownards while driving past the Sister Speaker's Camp. The sentry did not hear the challenge, and Bell was killed later.
Peter Batens of 647 Berkshira Avenue was treated at emergency hospital after a collision at Sensid Park. He sustained a badly battered rose and was recorded in the hospital logs following the incident with another swimmer.
The note describes planned library branches to be erected near Myrtle, with six branches and a central building funded by an $80,000 appropriation. It mentions distribution stations, reading facilities, and modern shelving, aiming to serve readers once the structures are ready.
Seattle July report outlines Captain Roald Amundsen aiming to relay a wireless message from the Arctic once the Maud is repaired. He recounts two years icebound’s isolation, his return to Seattle, and plans for a year in the United States around Seward, seeking a northerly path to pass the Pole.
Bridgeport men whose applications for ingeny tran ing corn have been ordered to report today for a month’s military training. The camp director, per recruiting officials, will oversee basic drills and physicals. Brigadier General Tereee leads the camp with a trained staff guiding the men through fundamentals of military tactics.
Mrs. Mary Fate, 97, of 29 Mareau aiveards in &l, Vincerits hospital, died after a straw at an end of an estimate down which she slid into a hole. A police officer and coroner investigated the scene at the Treuee mt Pan theater. The injured party, Mr. Don Aseatlt, described the incident as a fall that left her with a badly bruised eye.
Traveling salesmen condemn high hotel rates as war price levels persist. A Philadelphia based group cites wholesale price drops from 1920 to 1921 and urges immediate reductions in hotel supplies and services to spur travel and business. They warn current charges threaten nationwide sales and demand protests.
Dr Jason Noble Pierce in a United Church sermon on the Sermon on the Mount extols Jesus Standards as immortal and superior to time. He contrasts Pilgrim fathers with modern living, asserting Jesus speaks to the heart and daily conduct rather than literal timeless rules. He urges listeners to be ready to live for him and others.
In the Baby’s Own Section the store promotes warmth and protection as health essentials, offering silk and wool garments, soft flannel gertrudes, muslin slips, sweet dresses, and accessories. A range of cribs, bassinets, hammocks, rompers, and nursery furniture priced from 50 cents to over 32 dollars supports safe play and summer comfort.
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