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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1926

Page

9

Surprise Party Held for Mr and Mrs Lawrence McGough

Mr and Mrs Lawrence McGough of 203 Main Street were honored with a surprise party Saturday night by friends from New York City. Music from an orchestra enhanced the early evening and refreshments followed. Guests included Mr and Mrs.

Lawrence McGough Main Street City of New York Mra Benjamin Broad Daclie Street Rath Wiliam Meeon New York City Everatt Burns Washington Park

Local Names List From New York Event

Fragmentary OCR lists several names including Alice Wareell Miss Frances Loretta McGeugh Joseph Hayward Robert Cale Don Shelinsky Gene Shelissky and Mrs M O Vonmey Ana ward Gronnbrin with ties to New York. appears as a social or school related notices page item with multiple individuals named. The legible fragment suggests a roster or attendee list rather than a full article.

William Pluck Shelinsey Alice Wareell New Frances Loretta McGeugh Joseph Hayward Teoy Robert Cale Don Shelinsky Gene Shelissky M. O'Vonmey Anaward Gronnbrin New York

Couple Marks Golden Wedding in Pequannock Street

Mr and Mrs EL J Satehell celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at 185 Prequonnock Street Leicester connection noted They were married at St Georges Episcopal Church Leicester on August 7 they left England for the United States soon after arrival Their daughter Evelyn Long resides on Pequannock Street Their four sons remain nearby with Lawrence in Texas.

EL J. Satehell Prequonnock Street St George's Episcopal Church Leicester England United States Caport Ais Evelyn Long Pequannock Street Sat Lawrence Texas

Social notes brighten daily life with many visits

Mrs. BF Cookman returns from Washington with relatives in tow and plans a Geneva engagement era. A wide circle of friends and relatives from To William Street and nearby towns recount outings to Niagara Falls Glens Falls and other spots. Engagements, weddings and church events punctuate a busy summer with travel, hosting duties, and planned festivities at homes and cottages along Main Street and Fort Trumbull.

Mrs. BF. Cookman To William Street Herr Washington Aghter Mabel Wiliam Davison Shell Street Fort Trumbull Beach Tark Avenue Temple

Tommy Pays His Way Caddie Earnings Teach Responsibility

A mother reluctantly lets her son Tommy earn money as a caddie during vacation. Tommy saves, plans for clothes and college, and learns self-reliance, while parents debate letting him grow up and handle his earnings. The family agrees a boy must pay his way to gain responsibility and independence.

Tommy Father Les

Rev Sturges Ball May Go to Kenyon

Dr C Sturges Tall, former Bridgeport rector and current instructor at Goucher College, is nominated for the chair of homiletics and religious education at Kenyon College Divinity School. The proposal awaits trustees approval. Ball will discuss with Bishop Mur and confer with colleagues. He was born in England, son of a Methodist clergyman, and moved from Congregational to the Protestant Episcopal church in 1921.

Baltimorim The Tees C. Sturges Tall Aow Bridgeport Ball John Gardner Mur Siv England

Care of Uncleum Surface Sealing with Varnish or Wax

Instruction on preserving Uncleum fabric by applying a thin coat of varnish or wax immediately after laying it. Reapply when worn, and renew as needed. Regular gentle washing with mild soap and warm water keeps the Moor clean with little effort.

July Weather Sees Extreme Heat Then Steady Rainfall

End of July brought a heat spike with 103 degrees as the second hottest day. The month averaged two degrees below normal after a 46 degree midmonth drop and a late cooler stretch. Through July temperatures were 148 degrees below year-to-date normal, with a high of 143 on July 22 and a low of 54 on July 14. Rainfall totaled 6.84 inches over 41 days, marking one of the wettest months on record.

Weather drift shows hotter August and below average rainfall

The report notes rainfall for the first seven months run 1.36 inches under the long term average, despite a high excess period. August opened with extreme heat and meteorologists predict a long mild fall and a late winter.

Truesdell Family Among Visitors in Kent Conn

Miss Dorothy Truesdell of 184 Grove street accompanied by Mrs Vegley Truesdell and Mrs Truesdell of Brooklyn are spending several weeks in Kent Connecticut. Miss Bertha Roberts of 1205 Braid Street has returned home after two weeks treatment at Bridgeport hospital.

Gader Avenue Chelsea Mass Walter Huggins Brewster Street W. Halpin Bethel Halpin Hdith Falpin Virginia Richardson J. Macharen Richardson Norman Street James Torrens Jarmaica IL. I Miss Richardson Smith College Cornelia Fitzaibbon James Fitzsibbon Camp Mohawk Litchfield Dorothy Truesdell Grove Efreet Vegley Truesdell Brooklyn Kent Conn Bertha Roberts Braid Street Bridgeport Hospital

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