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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1924
Page
18
Milford December 2. A petition by three leading Milford Polish residents asking to use two rooms in Central Grammar School for Polish language teaching was denied by the town school board. The board ruled it would not align with Americanization to permit public school space for teaching this language and customs.
Four Ansonia weddings marked the month’s end with ceremonies at local churches. Brides included Misa Helen Buvab Cox, Miss Elizabeth Maloney, Miss Winifred Davidson, and Miss Blanche Barrett, with grooms from Ansonia and nearby towns. Local families hosted receptions. other notes cover residents returning from holidays and hospital staff updates.
A Shelton Kiwanis meeting featured a speaker from the Bridgeport club. The report mentions local civic figures, a planned Thanksgiving football arrangement details to be announced, and funeral services for Mrs. Farrell, with family survivors listed.
Ridgefield December meeting of the League of Women Voters featured Mrs Helena Hill Weed of Norwalk arguing in favor of ratifying the Child Labor Amendment to the U S Constitution. A defense of opposing views was read from Congressman Schuyler Merritt’s House speech. Social hour followed with notes on library repairs and Library Week canvass plans.
A Norwalk wedding at St Marys church joined Miss Jennie Tailomenica and Arthur Joseph Genuario. Rev Thomas J Yinn officiated. The bride wore a tulle veil with a lace gown and bouquet of white roses and sweet peas. Guests came from Semers Blanford Frideepers and New York. The couple honeymooned at Niagara Falls and will live at 37 Fifth Street. Both are connected to local organizations.
Lordship Loki Dee 2 features residents Mrs Joseph L Henylds and family of Stratford Head settling into Lordship, winter visits to Stratford, and a party at Mrs Jacob Horkheimer’s with Waidron Horkheimer from Frastoly and Miss Cella Taeaniain. Marjorie Neatto plans winter with her grandfather Mrs Richard Near on Valley Road. Executive Board of Lord Inn Preverent Association to meet at Mary Yeargoo’s home on Porst Avenue. Gotsford, son of Leon Botsferd, has mumps. Country club hosts clam chowder supper at the Lob House followed by a Varieté show. Quo Coin elt held at Helen Horkhemmer’s Fourth Avenue home.
Andrew Jackson of Danbury, a former railroader who vanished seven months ago with another woman, returned after dreaming his children were separated. He found they were in care with relatives and a warrant awaited him. He faced Judge J. Moga Ives, who sentenced him to nine months in Bridgeport Jail. His wife testified to the abandonment and destitution. Jackson showed remorse, but the judge offered little sympathy. Three years earlier he had been arrested for assaulting a railroad engineer with a shovel.
Fairfield December 2. First Selectman Frederick Hurr opposed building a fence around two Nellland Hill quarries despite a 110-sign petition. He warned children will climb the fence to swim and cited ongoing dangers from the adjacent railroad, recent trespass incidents, and frequent court appearances.
Monroe is reported to have hosted a successful benefit play Saturday night despite a storm. Local amateurs earned praise for their effort, turning the event into both an entertaining show and a funds boost for the Monroe Fire Department.
Fairfields church holds a Christmas fair and dance in the community rooms with Mrs Gillan Sincel head directing decor and activities. The event features a doll table, cake and candy stalls, a Grand Hall display of nursery rhyme and French dolled outfits, and a dance expected to be the highlight with various committees assisting including Mrs Gillan and Mrs Wopeland coordinating tables and crafts.
Putnam Hose Company No. 8 plans a larger New Year celebration. New officers elected include Coplay, Stanley Talanage as first lieutenant Louis Chie as second lieutenant. Secretary Gregory Beanton, treasurer Charles Lockwoods, trustee Philip Seih.
Two new members joined the Parent-Teacher association meeting in Ene Ton. Mrs. Yienny C. Dyer and Mrs. James Nicholas attended. The group discussed the Cambridge plan for vacations, a vote favored old style, and a health talk stressed parent cooperation. School welfare included orange juice tests and services for crippled children. many local visits and Thanksgiving gatherings were noted.
Danbury Norwalk line to switch to gasoline locomotives upon electrification progress. Conductors count boarding and alighting to measure passenger volume. Plan to run through expresses to Pittsfield and Wineham with hourly rush hour service and two hourly daytime runs. Officials discuss timetable and capacity adjustments.
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Danbury reports Charles W. Slackford, from Walden N Y, confessed to passing fraudulent checks in Danbury and Newburgh and other New York cities. He was remanded in jail on $1,000 bond after a procession of merchants presented their checks. A separate note from New Canaan details church shed renovations and community activities with local concerts, associations, and clergy updates.
A vehicle at Beehive corner in Roway heading toward Norwalk hospital after a collision with a pickup owned by Stephen Vadas. John Poth of Lex was confined to Norwalk hospital with a fractured seam on a chamber of cuesar. Witnesses reported the chase and collision details remain unclear.
Michael Roberta of Derby, employed at New England Iron Works, fell from the Maple Street bridge onto railroad tracks. He was treated at a local hospital, then transferred to New Haven for further care. An alarm reported an awning incident at Broad Street. Several residents attended a church gathering later that evening.
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