Shower Tendered Newtown Girl At Fairfield Home
A miscellaneous shower was held Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Astle in Fairfield honoring the upcoming marriage of Miss Grace Carroll of Newtown to Robert Astle. Guests included many locals and listed relatives with music and dancing and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Astle
Funxis Hill Road
Fairfield
Grace Carroll
Newtown
Robert Astle
Veronica Groholy
Mildred Rowe
Charles Voight
Marion Rowe
Lillian Voight
Catherine Carney
Muss Miralda Voight
Mary Carroll
Mable Singleton
Anna Carroll
Alice Carroll
Carroll
F. J. Astle
T. J. Astle
John Astle
Robert Patterson
James Lynch
Terrence Carrell
Maurice Carrell
Harold Boyle
Grace Carrell
Elvira Virelli
Beatrice Burns Is Honored At Shower In Provincial Event
A miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Clancy honored Miss Beatrice Burns of 30 Vincet Street. She will wed Peter Lewis Street on August 21. Mrs. Chiney announced the engagement of her sister Miss Rourke to Frederick Stevens of Renham Avenue, with a marriage date tentatively set for September 26. Many guests attended including Anni Clark and Mrs. John Lavexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Dourke
Vinceet
Thomas Qamey
John Lavexy
Owen
Road Nears Completion on Pembroke District Link
Work on the new state road through Pembroke district is nearing completion. When finished it will connect Winkfer state road in Danbury and New Voilfield. The stretch under construction runs about three miles in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Pembroke District
Wink Fer State Road
New Voifield
The Letters of Natalie Dear Evelyn
A vivid handwritten note from Beardsley Park describes a pleasant park day with bears, a planned picnic, and shopping at Hayes Market for supper provisions. The writer catalogs bread brands, crackers, wafers, juices, and luncheon ideas, plus fashion glimpses from a local boutique and a casual stroll through the park with Harold arriving by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Tm
Beardsley Park
Harold
Hayes
Airfield Avenue
Keane
New York City
Amherst
Sten
Parfield
Anna Jennings
F. Lakey
Sae
Estoning
Church Societies Open Bazaar for Benefit of Fund
Under the auspices of the United Societies of the Holy Rose church a bazaar and lawn fete opened at Qak and Grant streets to benefit the proposed new church at Grand and Grant. Activities include mood sales, varied programs each night, and an exhibition by boxer Louis Bogash. Executives Rev P T Quinlan and others lead the committee for the bazaar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Societies of the Holy Rose Church
Qak
Grant Streets
Ave
Louis Bogash
Bidar Port
Helge
P. T. Quinlan
F Wh. Piccolo
Steve Dondern
MM. OF. Krenting
Itloly Thase
New Danbury Bethel Gas Bonds Issued
The Danbury Bethel Gas bonds, valued at 600,000 dollars, are offered by A. B. of New York. The mortgage bonds are dated August 1, 1923 and mature August J, with details obscured in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury Election Company
A. B
New York
Isis
J. Tas
Dsethel Gas
Birth Announcements from Taw and Bradley Families
Vital statistics record multiple births with names and addresses, noting August birth dates for children of Olenis Taw, George Bradley, Wilippo Paratore, Arthur Taylor, Jancis Burt, George Wargo, Philo Calhoun, Harry Brown, and Jesse Kiindecker. Also lists marriage licenses Nicholas Sansone and May Norton in Meriden Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary Olenis
Taw Street
George
Mabel Bradley
Wilippo
Annie Paratore
Crescent Place
Arthur
Carolyn ‘Taylor
Tirkey Hill
Jancis
Alma Burt
Brewstreet
Margaret Wargo
Seaview Avenue
Philo
Torothy Calhoun
Park Avenue
Nicholas Sansone
Street
May Norton
Georne Meriden
Bridgeport Art League Card Party at Club House
The Bridgeport Art League will host a card party at the club house on Clinton avenue tomorrow at 2 30 o clock with Mr Richardson and Mrs J e Mrs D BR Whitney as hostesses. Bridge and Mah Jong will be played. reservations by calling Mrs Whitney Barnum 383. Miss Wright in Warner of Colorado avenue spent two weeks vacationing in Montreal and East Tr anpton Mass. See Miss Clark Sherman of the D M Read company spent two weeks at Old Orchard Beach Maine. Coleman C Taynenbaum of 3560 Main St left for Waterbury to visit his mother. they plan to motor through the Berkshires and visit Saratoga Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Art League
Clinton Avenue
Richardson
J. E
D. BR. Whitney
Bridge
Whitney
Barnum
Miss Wright
Warner
Colorado Avenue
Montreal
Canada
Transpton
Mass
Coleman C. Taynenbaum
Main St
Waterbury
Berkshires
Saratoga Springs
Aged Aristocrat Sells Candy on New York Streets
Marie Antoinette Van Wyck, once from a Dutch era aristocratic family that helped NY politics, is arrested for selling candy and chewing gum on restricted streets. Her paralytic husband George Mitchel Van Wyck, a former mayor’s cousin and former judge, earns $18 weekly as a watchman while she supports them by street vending. The magistrate suspended the case, noting rich relatives’ view of poor kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Antoinette van Wyck
New York
Supreme Court
van Wek
George Mitchel van Wyck
van Wyck
van Wrek
Mmily
Widespread Alarm Over Lack of Rain in Fairfield County
A severe dry spell has caused crop withering and water shortages across Fairfield County. Officials warn that fire risks rise as wells dry and rainfall remains scarce. Bridgeport water officials urge restraint until drought signs ease. Residents report hundreds of dollars lost to sun and drought, with northwest winds unusual for July and August. 31 inches of rain have fallen this August, below the monthly average, prompting weather experts to call the situation perplexing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westvert
Bridgeport
Samuel Senior
Fairfield County
Comito End Herries
Anay
Pattern Pattern Department Notice From Bridgeport Telegram
Pattern of the above style will be mailed to you on receipt of 15 cents in stamps or coin. Write your name and address. Pattern Department Bridgeport Telegram. If you do not receive your pattern within five days, phone Barnum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Telegram
Barnum
Household Guidance From A Grocer's Column
Household tips cover scrubbing carrots washing silk garments and potatoes. Read hints advise soaking clothes in borax water rinsing in warm to lukewarm water and using white soap to protect delicate items. A note suggests covering waiting potatoes with cheesecloth to retain warmth while preventing exposure to cold air.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beatrice Burns
Fusushin
Natalie
Prisvilla Tea Reon
Stratford
Keinemady
Fort Sun
Helen
Barth
Haruld
Clark Sherman
D. M. Read Company
Old Orchard Beach
Marina Selser
St ¥Ven
Ais
ABC
Annabel Worthington
Wess
Ivery Burr
China
Wosthal
Che D
Read Co
Forsythe
Japan
Col
J. Miller
An Ry Putnam
Carnac
Beck’s
Logan ST
Dilenan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bethel
Wis
L. Pinkham
Mra
W. G. Monson
Irk Ave
Beloit
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