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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
3
Advertisement notes Schneider's Dancing Studios at 133 Central Ava and 40 Park Ave offering latest dances and steps with afternoon and evening sessions.
At Country Club Ivanston Illinois on Aug 84 the second round of the Western Golf Association championship began on the third day of matches Miriam Burns of Kansas City faced Miss Fergus in a notable feature while Burns had yesterday eliminated Mrs Fred C Letts.
Captain Larren Borges, a military aviator, yesterday reportedly set the American altitude record, rising to about 22,000 feet with two passengers aboard.
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold examinations in the Federal Building Bridgeport on October 22 at a.m. to examine Senator McLean's candidates for the selection of a principal and three alternates for the U S Naval Academy entrance examination. Young men wishing to compete should contact Senator Molen immediately to indicate the city where they will take the exam.
Deeds recorded show Stillman family selling vast Brownsville realty to Homer Mitch of Browns ville. New York Stillman interests, led by James A. Stillman, paid $426000 for 14 city lots and 900 votes within Brownsville city units, an area once controlled by the Stillman family since the 1830s.
The Fryer family reunion at Seaside Park Bridgeport drew over eighty Iver Fryer relatives with Herbert Fryer celebrating his 77th birthday. Civil War veteran Pryor, a Jamaica enlistment and New York Dragoons service, attended as did Kellogg Post and G A R members. The gathering featured dinner, games, music, water sports, and a future reunion planned for Lighthouse Point.
Stratford advocates of Sunday motion pictures have abandoned plans to place the issue before voters. Under the town's government system the question was to be decided at a meeting next week but the petition for Sunday movies was withdrawn amid adverse criticism. The matter will not be raised again until the new council-manager plan takes effect in October.
A crowded Stratford Main Street scene shows cars from Stratfield and Fairfield passing through, with pedestrians and shopkeepers like Dr Simyitowski, Henry Horner, and Mrs Bert Candeld. The chatter includes cafe, bakery, and hotel routines, gossip about local figures, and a lively description of street activity and scheduling.
The New Britain editor Toho ston Vance and Anne Guuer plan a quiet ceremony at St Mark's Episcopal Church with close relatives and friends. Cardinal Gusmani, archbishop of Bologna and confidant of Pope Benedict XV, has died in Rome.
Soviet officials and Moscow press express displeasure over American control of relief distribution in the function district. The article reports disputed actions and cites unnamed sources regarding U A L communications and Politiken as background.
At Rogtoy district in Russia twelve thousand Russians died of cholera in July according to a doctor who arrived from Russia. The count reflects a harsh toll amid the ongoing domestic political tensions noted by observers abroad.
Widespread suffering in famine and cholera zones fuels madness and medieval superstitions revived among peasants and village residents, as fear and rumor spread through affected communities.
A strike by employees at the Polk Electric Light and Power Station halted operations and led to suspension of newspaper publication. No street lights or car traffic were affected as repairs and negotiations continued.
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