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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1922
Page
11
Fragmented local notes detail a social event on Howe Avenue with a party and dance, plus police concerns about theft. Separate items mention residents traveling to Canada, vacation plans, and social notes about visits, with several names and addresses noted among brief community updates.
Benjamin F. Hurd age T1 died August 26. Funeral held yesterday at 2 pm from his Monroe home. Rev H S Haversham of St Porters Episcopal Church officiated. Bearers were W Hurd Edward L Hurd Edw Edward S Beardsie Wales and Frederick P Sherman. Interment Monroe Center Cemetery.
In Montreal Aug 29 a crowd gathered as twenty of the city's prettiest girls formed a no longer skirt league to shun long skirts and embrace abbreviated styles. A fashion show featured gowns dating before 1809 from Cyrus Broadley of Greenfield Hill, with locals recalling bygone eras as Miss Bessie Jennings and others modeled long skirts and pane caps.
The funeral for Miss Laura C. Baker, a former public school teacher in New Hampshire, was held at her home yesterday. She died from a self inflicted wound on Saturday after a period of nervous trouble. The 24 year old had taught in this section earlier.
The record lists multiple funeral notices and local incidents. James Bennett’s funeral occurred yesterday at St. Thomas church with a high mass, officiated by Rev Willam J. Blazee. Bearers included William Granville Jr and others. Separate notices mention Jacob Kovalske, foreman at Holtries and Edwards Silver Company, to be buried at Mountain Grove. James Regan, milk dealer from Derby, died after two months illness. and a Milford auto incident injuring 15 year old John Wilbur on Huntington road.
Fairfield residents note women voters and WH members influencing town affairs as a $260000 high school project advances. Women are named to party conventions, marking a historic recognition by male colleagues. Community events include Drum Corps travel to Norwich and a fundraiser dance at Penfield Reef.
Second District Democratic club will meet tonight at the club rooms located at Lafayette and Gregory streets. The gathering is open to both men and women, with local residents invited to attend and participate in discussions.
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