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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1925
Page
3
The August Fur Sale advertises a wide range of fur coats with discounts from 20 to 40 percent. It promises expert furrier assistance, a deferred payment plan, and cold storage protection until wear. Prices listed include 95, 125, 150, 195, 260, and up to 490 dollars.
Satin dresses in new Fall shades with flare silhouettes priced at $15 and $19.50. Lustrous satins and satin crepes in black copper red purples blue greens with new necklines back flares circular flares and trims. Long sleeves and ample tunics added as Howlands promotes lower prices and broad selection on the second floor.
Frederick R. Neely recounts an air mail journey from New York to California detailing the inland route over mountains to Los Angeles and San Diego. The piece notes pilot skill, aircraft reliability, and evolving airway development while contrasting it with the coast route and highlighting the logistical challenges of long distance mail flights.
Richard Baldwin Cogswell of 831 Clinter Avenue Bridgeport marks sixty one years with the New Haven lines. He began as a clerk helper at age twelve in 1844 and rose through agency posts in Pittsfield Hartford Lee New Milford to Bridgeport. Known for loyalty and quiet efficiency, he received a gold watch charm at his fiftieth anniversary and has long been valued in freight office since the Housatonic lines merged.
Several memorial notices list funeral plans for Christian Jacobs Gertrude Terry David Fenton Miss Catherine McCarthy Augusta Converse Louise Jones John McCone Mrs Willa Ley Gertrude Curtis Mary Hanna Mary Harens and others with funeral times and burial places including Lakeview Mountain Grove St Charles Lakeview Stratford Union Cemetery and St Michael's Cemetery within Bridgeport Stratford Milford Danbury and surrounding towns.
Ernest Nathan, impersonating prominent Connecticut figures, pleaded guilty to seven counts of obtaining goods by false pretenses. He was sentenced to ten months in the county jail after being arrested at the railroad station with expensive goods from local stores. He admitted plans to return items to the stores, with cases pending in Stamford, Lyman, New Britain, Worcester, Boston, New Rochelle, and other cities.
John J. Curran, a metropolitan policeman, was found guilty by a Suffolk Superior Court jury of accepting a $5 bribe from Dr. Harold J. Owen after Curran witnessed Owen hug a woman in a parked car. Curran was acquitted of soliciting a bribe and threatening to extort money.
Woonsocket Aug. 18 AP William Brown Orr treasurer and agent of the North Smithfield area Forestdale Mfg Co died at Woonsocket hospital after a surgical operation. A native of Scotland he was 89 and a member of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers.
Seasonal stock marked down to spur timely buys. Embroidered voile and printed dresses drop from 8.50 to 4.25 while crepe de chine and georgette outfits fall to 10.50 or less. Leonard refrigerators cut as much as 25 percent, with several models listed from 14.65 to 54.35. Fourth floor offers door hardware, mohair and Palm Beach suits clearanced to clear stock.
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