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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1927

Page

13

Handiwork Samples Exhibit at Labor Day Park Event

Samples of handiwork arriving at the Board of Recreation offices will be displayed at Sedside park on Labor Day in a city wide exhibit. Prize pieces from Verous playgrounds include fancy basketry and carved items shaped as row boats pianos and park benches. Miss Hartiet Mabte of Danbury hosted a luncheon and bridge party for Miss Helen Perry of Ridgewood with guests from Bridgeport including Miss Flora Saur Miss Catherine McKeon Miss Mary Colonesse Miss Helen Cavaugh Miss Loretta Hickey and Miss Anna Haenue.

Sedside Park Board of Recreation Hartiet Mabte Danbury Pine Creek Beach Helen Perry Ridgewood Mabie Bridgeport Flora Saur Catherine McKeon Mary Colonesse Helen Cavahaugh Loretta Hickey Anna Haenue

Women Now Open to Most Occupations in Society

Fifty years ago women faced few jobs beyond teaching housework nursing. Now women work in large factories and hold roles as architects lawyers dentists executives and legislators. Yet economic independence often harms health. Elizabeth Chamberlain of Unionair says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound gave her wonderful results and she promotes it to factory coworkers from 500 Monmouth St Trenton NJ asking others to write with questions about better health.

Elizabeth Chamberlain Unionair Lydia E. Pinkham Chamberlain Monmouth St Trenton N. J

Sailing for Home and European Travel Notes

Multiple family and social notices from Bridgeport area society pages. Mentions couples sailing home from Europe aboard Mauretania and Berengaria, weddings in New York, European travels, and upcoming tennis tournament at Brooklawn Country Club with organizers. Also lists local gatherings, club dinners, baptisms, theater roles, and banking institute regional conference in Hartford.

Bridgeport American Institute of Banking Hartford New England Institute Mationel

Sunbeam club roasts for church building fund at Sunbeam supper

Women's Activities note the Sunbeam club of the People's Presbyterian Church on Laur el avenue hosts a six thirty roast beef supper to benefit the building extension fund. Club members Miss Alice Keough Mrs J Smith and Miss Cora Spalding assist as hostesses with Mrs Howard Sloat in charge of arrangements. Attendance invited by church members and friends.

Sunbeam Club People's Presbyterian Church Laurel Avenue Alice Keough J. Smith Cora Spalding Mildred MacLeod Howard Sloat People's Church Church End

Grange Picnic Set for Tuesday at Smith's Point

Harmony grange will hold a picnic at the shore cottage of Mr and Mrs William EK Mix at Smith's Point Milford on Tuesday. The Con gregational church Ladies Aid will run a food sale Saturday at Mrs Mary Wheeler's home offering bread biscuits pie cake and other items.

Charles F. Nichols Irma Nichols Oscar Plumb Nichols Niagara Falls W. ©. Hazard John E. Holmes Stratford Owen Leonard Curtiss Chesterfield Marlowe Keene New Hampshire Farm Bureau Clapboard Hill Farm New Canson Monroe Edward S. Beardsley F. FP. Shermor Elmer Banks Alpheus Stannard George W. Burr John Burr Kenneth Burr Margaret Damm Ralph Benedict

Beardsley School Sidewalk Project Awarded for 1400

Bridgeport Construction Company won the contract to lay sidewalks and curbing around Beardsley school. City officials announced the bid totaled about $1,400 with T J O Conner as the only other bidder at roughly $1,600. Other invited bidders included Michael Sinhra Burns company Levetty Hurley and Billiman Godfrey.

Beardsley School Bridgeport Construction Company John B. Wynkoop T. J. O'Connor Michael Sinhra Burns Company Levetty and Hurley Bllliman and Godfrey

Dinner Banquet Precedes Southport Fire Benefit Show

Mrs F T Bedford of Greens Farms Miss Annie B Jennings and Mrs Walter B Lashar of Fairfield and Mrs Clarence B Sturges of Southport join others entertaining tonight before the Southport Fire department benefit at the Pyramid Mosque Bridgeport. Guests include Mr and Mrs Luesehher and performing artists, with dinner at six prepared by Southport people and served by the Women’s Auxiliary. Mrs William F Russell presides over the dinner committee. Edward Von Holtz secretary and wife of the fire chief and Mrs Arthur Brown auxiliary president aided. Guests will receive a fireman badge from hosts.

F. ‘T Bedford Greens Farms Annie B. Jennings Walter B. Lashar Fairfield Clarence B. Sturges Southport Pyramid Mosque Bridgeport Luesehher Southport Fire Department. Mrs William F. Russell Edward von Holtz Arthur Brown

Marriages and births listed in vital statistics

Samuel Weinstein aged 25 of 2472 Main Street marries Jennie Rome aged 24 of 442 Carroll Avenue. John and Elia Peter of 396 Hancock Avenue welcome a daughter on August 20. George and Mildred Miller of 60 North Avenue record a child on August 23. Carl M. Schmidt of 308 Lindley Street and Nellie Schmidt welcome a son on August 15. Jean Carlos and Mary DuBac of 103 Lewis Street announce a daughter on August 11. Trying John and Mabel Kane of 77 Olive Street report a daughter on August 18.

Samuel Weinstein Main Street Jennie Rome Carroll Avenue John and Elia Peter Hancock Avenue George and Mildred Miller North Avenue Carl M Nellie Schmidt Lindley Street Jean Carlos Mary DuBac Lewis Street Mabel Kane Olive’ Street

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