Civil War Veteran Honors Actress at Palace Theatre
Capt Harlan P. Rugg of Bridgeport presented Nancy Gibbs with his G A R medal after her performance in Dear Little Rebel. He penned a note praising her patriotic devotion to North and South as a treasured keepsake.
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Harlan P. Rugg
Nancy Gibbs
Palace
Post’s Palace Theatre
Warren Street
Bridgeport
Gibbs
National Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
H. P. Rugg
Rugg
Notable Evening at the Palace with Generations Present
A performance at the Palace drew a crowd including the performer with his great grand daughter and great great granddaughter, while Miss Gibba wore the medal with pride, highlighting a ceremonial night of family and honors.
Paris ash tray insults Legion stir in Paris
A Paris ash tray depicting a drunken American soldier dancing with a nude French woman and bearing the words Allez Up and American Legion Paris 1927 is being sold in French bars. The piece, deemed insulting to the Legion and French women, led Prefect Chiappe to order its suppression after publication of a photo in L’œuvre today.
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Special Cable Dispatch
Paris
Legion
Police
Chiappe
Bassick Sales Conference Wraps Up After Three Days
Bassick Company concluded a three day sales conference at its local plant with 36 salesmen and officials present. H O King vice president and general manager led the final group discussions after two days of general meetings. The annual dinner for office employees and sales representatives was held Tuesday night at Champ n Fat in Black Rock.
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Bassick Company
H. O King
Black Rock
Court martial ends with bride plan for Springfield couple
Omaha report details Private William Bullard of Fort Crook and the Scott sisters Gladys and Mildred of Belleville. After a court martial for forcibly kissing two sisters, sentences were reduced, and the women later helped the soldiers. Bullard says he will marry Mildred Scott after leaving the army and move to Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Omaha
Neb
Alisa
Wiliam Bullard
Fort Crack
Gladys
Mildred Scott
Bellevelle
Here
Bullard
Felow
Scott
Passensby
Leavenworth
Mildred
Springfield
Mass
Carrier pigeon killed in battle with hawks
Maas Worono coress August 24 The carrier pigeon bearing the initials T K C 64 died after a fierce fight with two hawks over Tekoa Mountain. The bird dropped dead in Tekoa avenue after its vain struggle.
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Woronoco
Maas
Associated Press
Tekoa Mountain
Tekoa Avenue
Cairo Procession Mourns Zagloul Pasha
A grand funeral for Zagloul Pasha nationalist leader and president of the Egyptian chamber of deputies drew thousands to Cairo. An hour plus procession followed his death with intense heat causing several prostrations and a balcony collapse that killed three spectators.
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Cairo
Egypt
Associated Press
Zagloul Pasha
Egyptian Chamber of Deputies
Natalie Sees Wonderful Display of Northern Lights in Vermont
A Vermont diary recounts a thrilling northern lights display near Danville and mentions a new Stratfield area home, local commerce, and neighborhood life. The writer notes travel plans, the Williams farm scene, a bridge project on Williams Road, and plans for fall shopping at Meigs Co and W. Loewith tours.
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Natalie
Vermont
Falming
Black Rock Point
Black Rock-McNei Corp
K W McNeils
Bridalport
Williams
Ike Paul Ricker
Broad 81
Misses Rickard
Lakey House
Brooklawn Ave
W. C. Brearley
New York
Palisades
The
Hudson
Adirondacks
White
Mts
Brearley
8. Loviwith & Co
Cuba
West Indies
Tropics
S. Loewith & Co
Will wed Sunday at local synagogue
Miss Helen Mellitz will marry Harold Freudenheim on Sunday evening, August 28, at Rodeph Sholom Synagogue. The ceremony includes a matron of honor, bridesmaids, best man, and ushers. Extra details describe Slovak community remarks and convention events in Bridgeport.
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Helen Mellitz
Joseph Melita
Washington Avenue
Harold Freudenheim
Lmore Freudenheim
Madison Avenue
Rodeph Sholom Synagogue
Tranistan and
Maplewood Avenues
Samuel Friedman
Samuel A. Lefkowitz
Estelle Swaybell
New York
Irene Gordon
Frieda Mellitz
Maurice Valin~shik
Joseph Boas
Joseph Mandell
Slovaks urged to retain best of native culture
At the triennial Catholic Sokols banquet in Bridgeport last night, Mayor Behrens and Alderman Badler urged Slovaks to preserve their culture while adapting as valuable citizens. Speakers praised education, trust in fellow Slovaks, and service to the United States, with remarks by Rev. Nik, Dr. Layicz, Michael Bosak, and Michael Sincak among others.
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Bridgeport
Stars and Stripes
New Land
Amereicana
J. Patratka
J. L. Kostdk
Stephen Panik
Joseph A. Kusner
H. Rutil
Martin B. Rubleky
Joseph J. Dulek
John L. York
Behrens
Alderman Sadler
John A. Ungyonky
J. C. Molitoria
Anna Kockiss
Joseph Husek
Michael Bosak
Michael Luicak
Magda Kojin
W. Lavicka
Gustav Kosik
Harry Greenstein
G. H. Mika
George Bricko
Jan Jakobecin
P. C. Jakabecin
M. Turdiac
Joseph Watosavsky
Orayer
Catholic Pokols
Martin H. Kubicky
New Brighton
Sta.eynls
Mernedius
Sulvey
Hell
St. Joan's Nepomveene Rovak
Pargchini School
Jane and
Vempbroke Streets
Gustave Kosut
Michael Hrechko
Middletown
Slovak Catholic Union
Hrechko
American Wreath Society
Martin Velky
Te Warren Herding High School
General Electric Company
Beardsley Park
Mathew Yankola
Father Yankola
Order
Sacred Villa High School
Danville
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
Father Rubicky
Gustave Kosik
Passaic
N. J
Yankola
America
Sts. Cyril and Imethoding Hall
Rublozky
St. Cyril's Hall
Briyax
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church
Church Street
William Behrens
W. =. Badler
G. Wv. Panik
Seng
Mayor Behrens
Father Penth
Bokol
Steven Zaharnacky
Sts. Cyri’s Church
Joseph R. Andrus
Pasquale Viani
Martin Rubicky
Yico-Coreal
Layic ¥A
Ins
Wid
United States
Siovaks
Kasik
Catho
Sokoi
Long
Soke
Pre-Wi Gaya
France
Bosak
Bankee
Michael Sincak
Sokol
G. H Mika
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Fairfeld
Connecticut
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Crawford Laundry
Beng
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Nichols Road
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