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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1925

Page

15

Ladies of Columbus Assembly Organized Here

Margaret Dutton of Norwich presided as the St Thoree Assembly Ladies of Columbus organized in Bridgeport at 1661 Washington Ave. Officers, installed by state executives, include Mary Taylor as president and Mary Moran as financial secretary. Out‑of‑town guests Esther Riordan, Elizabeth Bree, and Margaret Crane attended.

Mix Margaret Dutton Norwich Washington Avenue St .Thoree Assemly Ladies of Columbus Bridgeport Efficera Dalton Rose Gribbins Shelton Lillian Patcheit Rochford Mary Taylor Muirgare Keegan Man Brennan Mary Moran Anna Sullivan Margaret O’nel Mischess Sarah Snyder Mary Church Alice Gregor Annie Owens Elizabeth Cody Genevieve Weighing Catherine Mahan Florence Obert Mary Sheehan Margaret Keezan Esther Riordan Rockville Elizabeth Bree New Haven Margaret Crane Hartfurd

High School Building Trouble Debates Keeps Shops In

Stamford December meeting of the School Committee stretched past midnight as members threshed what to include in the proposed new high school. They voted to joint with the building committee to reconcile differences and expressed unwillingness to drop shop facilities, making retention likely.

Stamford Schoo Committee Special

Geraldine Farrar Health Improves After Breakdown

Geraldine Farrar, who suffered a nervous breakdown during a Hartford premiere, rests comfortably at her Ridgefield home. Doctors say she will be bedridden for a week to ten days, and may not sing for a month. Her father provided the update last night.

Geraldina Farrar Hartford Ridgefield

Supposed SOS halts radio broadcasting

The Yamacraw distress signal, relayed by ships, caused a brief halt in radio broadcasts off the Florida coast. The Independent Wireless Corporation says the message was a request for temporary radio silence to permit communications with nearby ships and was mistakenly interpreted as a distress call. Commercial broadcasting resumed with no further word from the Yamacraw.

New York Chips At Sea Coast Guard Florida Independent Wireless — Corporation

Mayor and Republican Leaders Confer on Aldermanic Committee

A conference in Mayor Behrena's office with Mayor, Alfred W. Burdick, and George HII discussed aldermanic committee assignments for the new Common Council. Resumption of consideration is expected today. North Bay Ont December 2 fire devastated half of Mattawa by 10 am and continued to rage.

Behrena Alfred W. Burdick George Hii North Bay Dee Mattawa

Smith Club Holds Its First Meeting For Season

Bridgeport Smith College Club held its first meeting at Miss Marjory Smiths home on Myrtle Avenue. Mrs Sanford Stoddard presided as president and members planned yearlong studies on Smith Alumnae work, with a program on philanthropy and sociology readings from Edward Gibbon and James Beck.

Sanford Stoddard Bridgeport Smith College Club Marjory Smith Myrtle Avenue Smith Carolyn Chapman Mira Alice Chapman Yanipation Bridgeport Tracy Campbell Dickes Edward Gibbon James Beck Gibbon

Plot Suspected As Lights Go Out In City Hall

Reports of a new plot against the city spread through City Hall after lights failed in the town clerk, Public Works, and Probate court offices around 4 pm. Tax collector records remained intact. An investigation led by City Clerk Alfred W. Burdick found a blown fuse. He hired Shelynn and Power to fix the outage.

Hartford to Show How to Use Screened Coal

Hartford officials unveil a city demonstration program using a city Jet on Shelton Street to teach residents how to burn screened soft coal in stoves and furnaces. The plan aligns with Governor Trumbull’s proposals and trade groups to ease coal shortages and inform households on proper burning practices.

Hartford Stevens Shelton Street Alion Rannain Trumbull Democration Aid Uchambers of Commerce Sncape

Births and Families: Local Vital Statistics Report

Passages list births at multiple addresses with dates in November. Pasquale Pastone and Loulea at 242 Wheeler Avenue welcome a daughter on November 24, followed by several other families reporting newborn daughters or sons across streets such as 704 Kasutl, 301 Charles Street, 81 Trench Street, 228 Burroughs Street, and 450 Pequonnock Street, with dates between November 2 and November 26 including families like Antonio DiGiuseppe, James Kelly, Edward Wesley, and Vincent Keating.

Pasquale Loulea Pastone Wheeler Avenue Larry and Lucile Way Kassutl Street Lusinia Vimini Charles Sleet Antonio and Antanietta DiGiueseppe Trench Street Robert and Lstefana McClane Burroughs Street James Annie Kelly East Avenue Edward and Frances Wesley Pequonnock Street Laudious Alma Sutton Adams Street Vincent and Mary Keating Washington Avenue

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