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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1922
Page
3
Dec 3 report notes discarded ammunition boxes repurposed in Germany as building material. Boxes are bound with clay and embedded in walls with 13 bricks per mortar joint, aiding construction of small dwellings.
Hampton dispatch reports that Black Virginia farmers improved crops and rural life through federal and state farm demonstration programs. Across 23 counties, county agents, farmer boards, cooperative buying, and extension services boosted corn yields, tobacco contracts, and dairy and livestock practices while funding for agents rose and community projects expanded.
The report highlights 49 000 visitors, 120 improved open-fount poultry houses, and 4 518 Negro boys enrolled in Farm Makers Club. It names standout youth Pickett and Parnell of Jak Hil, who grew 78 bushels of corn at 44 cents a bushel with a 56.0 profit, Jack Brown of Surry with 72 bushels of peanuts and 120 pounds of hay at 46 cents feeding a 78.23 profit, James Tucker of Dewitt with 70 bushels of potatoes at 20 cents per, and Pucell Blond of Dendron fattening a six-dollar pig for 25.26 profit.
Bridgeport’s new Common Council with many fresh faces meets tonight as no major actions are planned yet. Expected items include Middle Street from Fairfield Avenue to Gold Street, East Side High School funding, Charter Commission funds, and North End sewer extension. Mayor Atwater will address informally and announce committee personnel. Finance committee members will be named. Democrats pick Doherty Yengis Kelly Buckley for Finance. Sanford likely Republican president.
Milford's Charter Committee, appointed by J. Fred Van Lyckie of the Milford Chamber of Commerce, conducts an intensive information search on city government to draft a modern charter preserving existing principles. The panel obtained Milford's charter from the mayor after a delay and plans further meetings with a state Uniform city charters official present.
Arthur Bamsley was reelected president of Branch 32 of the International Association of Letter Carriers at the annual meeting held Saturday at Odd Fellows Hall on Stole Street. Willan Monge was named vice president and Joseph Reaper secretary to succeed Walter Rocha. Thomas J. Lynch was reappointed sergeant at arms and Harey By will succeed John J. Callin g as financial secretary. Coffing joined the Board of Trustees. The meeting drew many members as SR Merritt and state vice president of the association spoke on the council’s achievements. Installations planned for next meeting with a banquet to follow.
Milford hosts a Silver Manufacturing Company plan to set up a factory and keep headquarters locally, despite prior talk of moving to New York due to poor rail service. The firm will maintain offices in Milford Post Office block until the plant and headquarters are established locally.
Radio messages of Christmas cheer say a Westinghouse A C set brings Havana and other distant music within 1500 miles. The Ariola set with headphones runs on 224 V battery and 6 V dry cell for $65. A Westinghouse 10 D loud speaker costs $55. Fourth floor front.
Still time to make up pretty gifts with stamped designs for aprons luncheon sets bedspreads and yarns. It lists stamped apron designs 19c to 50c, luncheon sets and napkins 39c, centers 9c, banded muslin bedspreads 2.00, plus yarns in multiple colors 30c to 39c a ball and full instructions with purchase.
Time for evening wear. replicas of rare Spanish laces with bold floral designs in black brown and gold silver threads create a rich evening look. Sleeves vary from long sweeping to sleeveless with gold or silver girdles, velvet fabrics feature in several pieces. Prices range modestly from 39.56 to 55 dollars.
An assortment of decorative home textiles offered including marquisette curtains hemstitched with dus at $1.50 per pair, voile curtains with ti backs at $2. and ruffled hemstitched curtains with tie backs at $1.25 per pair. Net curtains fringed priced at $3 per pair and $5.50 for a single panel. Rich velour pillows in various shapes from $2.50 to $5. Sunfast silk overdraperies shown in rose green blue at $1.50 per yard. 50 inch wide rich velours suitable for table coverings and upholstery offered at $2. Moor center line.
In old style voice the article compares Benjamin Franklin’s adage to today’s purchasing power. It emphasizes saving by knowing what you want before buying and reading advertisements to learn where and when to buy for best value. It notes readers spend yearly on clothing shoes food and house needs. It urges using ads to keep posted on store offers.
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