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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1918

Page

10

Laurel Beach Croquet Tournament Attracts Weeklong Play

Laurel beach hosts a croquet tournament at Laurel Beach Park with three games running simultaneously. A large beach crowd, concerts at Milford band, and bustling concessions drew crowds on Milford beaches. A Red Cross meeting was postponed, with a dance planned for Laurel Dean area residents. Remington Arms plant had a sheep roast at Charles Island with games and races, a pinochle contest, and a large party. several locals, including Casey Jones, entertained attendees. Twitter Club holds farewell for Marsh and Shearin as they join Camp Greenleaf, with several members remaining and others already in service. various locals and visitors enjoy vacations and social gatherings along Myrtle, Milford, and Laurel beaches.

Laurel Beach Laurel Beach Park Milford Myrtle Walnut Beaches Coney Land Pathers Qaurél Beach Red” Cross Laurel ‘Déawr cd'Cross Regina Fort Trumbull Beach Tortrumbull Red Cross Remingtons Katy Remington Arms Plant Charles Island Feod E. Osborne Matilda Lanzo J. Weeks J. Case Ibert DiSome Casey Jones R. Xolson G. Case J. Weds M. Canavant J. Brout Alfred Hoffbauer Twitter Club Hora Camp Greenleaf Thisorning Gold Street Myrtle Beach Andrew Marsh John Shearim Beach Marsh Khearin LeBaron Bonshy Edward FitzGerald Eobert Newkeins Stephen Wallipin Charles Hickey Albert Kosthener Frank Bullivan Jack Bentz H. Campbell Jake Myer Waterbury Percy Lohr Bridgeport Gardner Cottage Homer Milotle Shady Nook Myttle Beach Woonsocket Stuart McKinney Hartford Stowe Cottage John Point Springfield Mount Vernon Cottage A. Manamacker South Bethlehem Ort Krumbull Beach Milo Norton Bristol

Sweet Corn and Tomatoes Leaders In Market Here

The weekly market report shows tomatoes leading as the main vegetable, with heavy supply early in the week and later varieties replacing early types. Sweet corn prices rise, beans become scarce, and peaches are forecast scarce due to a poor Connecticut crop. Bridgesport and New England demand sustains fruit shipments as prices rise.

Evergreen Connecticut California Washington Oregon Bridgeport Bureau of Markets New Jersey Delaware Maryland

Paoli Theatre previews war and vaudeville act lineup

Polis presents a Monday theatre program highlighting a broad mix of educational and military-themed film reels, musical acts, and vaudeville. Featured performers include DeLeon and Davies, Dorothy Phillips in The Two Souled Woman, Laing and Green, Bessie LaCount, Al Tyler, and the Abisinia Three. The schedule covers September 15 to 22 with D. W. Griffith War Masterpiece and Plaza Theatre releases starring Anna Nilsson and Franklyn Farnum.

Polis Poli Europe DeLeon and Davies Frank Lorraine Dorothy Phillips Miss Phillips Laing and Green Paoli Theatre McNally Dennis DeWolf al Tyler Abisinia Hazel Moran lLarower Ey Lyons-Moran

Details of Skip Stop System for Trolleys Revealed

Connecticut company eyes four stops per mile in rural areas and eight per mile in business districts under a wartime skip stop plan. Cities across the country have adopted the method to save coal, with adjustments per direction and block corners to limit stops during peak travel times. The scheme aims to cut stops while balancing passenger needs amid rush hours, with examples on State Street and Myrtle Avenue. Universal current liveants, Lyons Moran comedy slate, Wednesday program previews follow.

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Ten Direct Hits By U. S. Flyers Over Conflans

American bombing airplanes dropped 38 bombs on Conflans along the Verdun Meaux railroad, with ten direct hits reported. In the Woevre region three aerial combats were logged, including Lt Jones seemingly destroying an Albatross biplane near Murre and Lt Bridgman engaging two Fokkers that disappeared after being fired upon. A third American airman observed a German craft dive after taking fire.

Lorraine Front Associated Press Conflans Verdun-Meetz Woevre Jones Murre Verdun Bridgman

Persecution of Jews Is Ordered in Hungary

Amsterdam dispatch reports that Jews in Hungary are rounded up by government orders with barricaded streets and deportations to the frontier. Galician Jews are taxed and escorted out as Premier Wekerle defends the measures as necessary. The piece contrasts with domestic concerns about efficiency and faster travel times.

Hungary Amsterdam Jawa Budapest Jewish Correspondent Bureau Galicia Wekerle

Housatonia club to hold clambake at Stratford plant

The Housatonic Shipbuilding plant workers form the Housatonia Social and Athletic Club to stage a clambake on Saturday September 14. Boxing will be featured and Joseph Berry J J Thorpe and Ernest Cox lead the committee. Tickets are available from store members.

STIP Thousatonia Social and Athletic Club Housatonic Shipbuilding Company Stratford Joseph Berry Ernest Cox

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