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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
3
A Vatican like meeting saw the Local Knights of Columbus delay action amid rumors and tensions over Mexican issues. Leaders debated responses and considered sanctions while noting potential church wealth and influence in shaping outcomes.
Borah travels through Chicago on the way home amid unclear lines and fragmented notes. The brief item indicates movement through the city with no clear destination or outcome.
The piece notes King George disapproving of fashionable short dresses and skirts as courtiers adjust attire to please the ruler. Readers see a fashion stir during the reign, with sleeves lengthened and hemlines modested to align with royal taste.
A long industrial dispute appears close to settlement as workers outline negotiations with the mills. The meeting confirmed leadership appointments and a committee plan to engage employers and the War Labor head for a negotiated settlement, with further talks slated for Monday and involvement from federal mediators.
Benziger Brothers of New York, a long established religious publishing and crafts maker, selects Birdseport as the New England plant site for a Ridgeport operated factory. The Brooklyn plant will add a brass foundry and finishing department producing meat goods and religious items, employing about 33 skilled workers to start, with potential growth to 308 360 staff across the plant. Production to begin shortly as machinery is installed and the site readies for operations.
Easton Laston reports church groups planning summer gatherings and a lawn supper at the Geoge B Beers home from 6 to 8. A Ladies Aid meeting and a candy sale are slated for August 7 at the Blue Bird Inn area. Several residents and visitors are mentioned visiting, staying with friends, or spending time in nearby towns, with social visits and telegram-style notes from multiple families and churches.
The Mark Twain Library hosts a charity sale and afternoon tea to benefit the Uteary fund. A town carnival is organized by Miss Hardy Torreh Carniad with Patrick's church patrons, featuring music, games, and poetry readings on a Friday and Saturday in August.
A selection of travel cases offers wardrobes trunks with drawers and hangers for wrinkle free clothing. Vul canized fibre cases with brass corners sell at 29 dollars. Shorter trips get black enamel suitcases with leather corners and brass locks from 2.50 to 5 dollars. Hat boxes and all leather brief cases round out the inventory with cretonne lining and multiple pockets.
Caracul, rat, and seal furs headline a November through January display featuring grey caracul with grey collar and cuffs at $225, golden brown caracul with fox trim for $225, and muskrat coats. Sealine coats with Kolinsky or squirrel collars, Hudson seal and cuffs priced around $325, $200, and $238. Fox, beaver, and mink collar options appear with various cuffs and sizes.
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