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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1957

Page

14

Rector's Aid Group And Auxiliary Plan Party Wednesday

The Women’s auxiliary and Rector’s Aid society of St. route Episcopal church plan a joint Christmas party and meeting at the parish house on Beach Street. The auxiliary meets at 12 30 pm for business and officers, with reports and a slate presented by nominating members, then Christmas carols, greens hanging and tree trimming follow with accompanist Mrs. George H. Buser.

Rector’s Aid Society St. Route Episcopal Church Beach Street William J. Murray Norman C. Goodwill Dan Ferguson Herbert Shaw George H. Buser Howard Sweet Frederick G. Breul McDearman Mildred Lenning Charles W. Hall George A. Campbell P. C. K. Harrison Frederick Robinson Claude Stewart

Reduced in Size at Home Free Trial Treatment

An at home weight loss promotion offers a free trial of Relax-Acizer to reduce hips waist abdomen and thighs without dieting or salon visits. It promises expert analysis and a figure booklet, with a mail coupon from Boston Massachusetts and a local figure consultant.

VOGUE Boyinton Joytston St Boston Mass Mall Pease Cc Peeterreee

Embroider This Picture Pattern 757 for Home or Gift

Doane Wher presents Pattern 757 transfer directions for a 16 by 19 inch picture. Easy stitchery, quick to complete, with a send twenty five cents request for the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book and 35 cents per pattern for first class mail. Mail to Bridgeport Telegram Needlecraft Dept P O Box 169 Old Chelsea Station New York NY.

Bridgeport Telegram Needlecraft Dept. P.O Old Chelsea Station New York Laura Wheeler de Ik

Aga Khan Maps Drive to Educate Ismailis

The young Aga Khan plans a vast Moslem education program to lift Ismaili learning to Christian levels after a two month East Africa tour. He said communities will fund the effort with help from local governments and announced the project at London airport as he nears his 21st birthday.

London Aga Khan East Africa

Red Cross Course Set For Refresher Training Tonight

Red Cross instructors will conduct a two hour refresher course in home care of the sick and injured tonight from seven to nine at Red Cross headquarters Miss Doris Jacobs of the national Red Cross staff will attend. Mr and Mrs Charles E Lord of Simsbury announce the birth of their fourth child William Plunkett Lord on November 30 Mrs Lord is the former Margaret Plunkett of Pinehurst North Carolina formerly of Fairfield. Mr and Mrs William Shallow of Old Academy road Fairfield announce the birth of their third child Elizabeth on November 27 at Norwalk hospital

Red Cross Doris Jacobs National Red Cross Charles E Simsbury William Plunkett Lord Lord Margaret Plunkett William C. Plunkett Pinehurst N. C Fairfield William Shallow Old Academy Road Elizabeth Norwalk Hospital

All Day Workshop Slated Wednesday By Garden Club

Stratford Garden club schedules an all day Christmas workshop in Boothe Memorial hall Putney with instructor Mrs Leslie E Vaughan Jr of Stepney a member of Country Garden Club of Monroe and a National Council judge. Program chair is Mrs Julian Giovannucci. Members bring sandwiches and dessert. coffee served by Mrs Ray E Wheeler Mrs Adolf C Persson and Mrs Rodney Dyott. President Mrs George F Kingman chairs the 1 45 p m business session. Exhibits announced include various horticulture and arrangement classes and a Madonna composition. Members will visit convalescent patients with plants and cookies.

Leslie E. Vaughan, Jr Stepney Stratford Garden Club Iin Boothe Memorial Hall Putney Stratford Vaughan Country Garden Club of Monroe National Council Julian Giovannucci Ray E. Wheeler Adolf C. Persson Rodney Dyott George F. Kingman Gary W. Ray Elm Street Convalescent Home Stratford Convalescent Hospital

Hunt Club Ball Set for December 21 at Fair Field County Hunt

The Hunt Club calendar lists the annual ball on December 21 at the Fair Field County Hunt Club in Long Lots, Westport. Former masters and neighboring groups will attend as guests, with Mrs. Paige Proctor leading decorations and several couples from Maryland, New York, and Fairfield among the attendees.

Fairfield County Hunt Club Long Lotstead Westport Paige Proctor Donald Perkins Eastern Shore Sever Palmer New York City Fairfield Daniel, McKeon Golden Bridge Hunt

Generous play helps Sid Mandell seal small slam in club deal

Sid Mandell of New York recalls a metro four teams clash where he led king of hearts and shifted with the deuce after partner dropped it. Dummy ducked, diamonds led, and a series of club finesses let South secure all the tricks for a small slam, with generous play praised as the key.

Sid Mandell New York Four George Neth Dummy West South Sid

Lemilys Advice on Your HEALTH and heredity facts

A health column reviews marriage linked death rates from coronary disease, color blindness heredity, a tranquilizer for skin disorders, and inherited obesity patterns. It cites Public Health Service data that single and divorced men and women face higher death rates, notes color blindness affects 10 percent of men, and mentions Ethchlorvynal aiding itching conditions when supervised by a doctor. It also quotes a Brown University doctor on metabolic inheritance and ends with a baby health Q and A.

Public Health Service U. S. Navy Navy Brown University

Teenage pregnancy sparks debate on marriage and maturity

Marie age 15 announces to astonished parents plans to marry Roddy to avoid delay. Parents resist as Marie asserts a baby is on the way. The piece argues teens lack readiness for marriage and urges parental intervention, stressing teen years as a time for preparation, not union. It notes teens should date and learn, while adults guide them away from rushed commitments.

Marie Roddy

Q and A on licenses and seaships and plays

A mixed set of questions covers hunting license costs by state, the N S Savannah as Americas first atomic powered cargo passenger ship named after the 1819 steam crossing Savannah, and trivia about a historical play Cyrano de Bergerac. The text also references the bellbird’s distinctive note and a Garden club Christmas decoration event in Fairfield, including details of who hosts and when.

America N.S Savannah Atlantic

No clear event headline detected in fragment

The readable text offers casual guidance about stabilizing appearance, suggesting adding starch to collars to prevent fabric from drooping. No persons, organizations, or concrete events are identifiable in the fragment.

Peter Dorsey Smith To Wed in July

The engagement of Margaret Shepard Foxall to Peter Dorsey Smith of Fairfield is announced by her parents, ahead of a wedding planned for next June. Foxall, a Smith College senior, studied at the Columbia School in Rochester and appeared at the 1954 Symphony ball. Smith, a Yale alumnus with an MA from Wesleyan, served in Germany and works with Eastman Kodak in Rochester.

Margaret Shepard Foxall Peter Dorsey Smith Roger C. Smith Governors Lane Fairfield Douglas H. Foxall Creekside Lane Rochester N. Y Smith College Northampton Mass Columbia School Miss Foxall Smith Livingston G. Smith Charles S. Judy Miamisburg Dayton Ohio

Algonquin Club President's Ball Planned at Clubhouse

The Algonquin club completes plans for the President's Ball honoring newly elected president Charles H. Abbott. Cocktails 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. dinner at 7:30 followed by dancing with officers assisting Abbott at the reception. Event coordinated by Edward Kirik as entertainment chair with Earle G. Anderson, Robert E. Cassidy, William F. Connelly Jr., Evert Edgar, Dr. David F. Grogan, Manuel Rodriguez, and Dr. Robert C. Bonvini.

Algonquin Club Charles H. Abbott Abbott Edward Kirik Earle G. Anderson Robert E. Cassidy William F. Connelly, Jr Evert Edgar Manuel Rodriguez Robert C. Bonvini

Engagement of Marlene Regnery to Francis Trew Planned

Mr and Mrs George P Regnery of Stratford announce the engagement of their daughter Marlene Laurette Regnery of New York to Francis S E Trew son of Major and Mrs H F Trew of Southampton England Miss Regnery attended Notre Dame College in Staten Island and is at present an editorial in New York Mr Trew is British Vice Consul in Philadelphia and a Taunton School graduate A January wedding is planned

George P. Regnery Creston Road Stratford Marlene Laurette Regnery New York City Francis S. E. Trew Major H. F. Trew Southampton England Regnery Notre Dame College Staten Island Land New York Trew Philadelphia Taunton's School

Look Your Best by Colette

Gill presents a dainty demure wardrobe feature with a basket weave wool robe and rayon lining for chilly mornings in the country. It suits quick country breakfasts and offers deluxe lingerie for city wear with a casual gay style.

Gill G. L

Printed pattern directions for Misses' dress 4713

Printed directions describe two main pattern parts for an easier sew. The sheath front flatters the figure while the back features soft folds and a high low neckline, size 16 required 4 18 yards of fabric. Include name address zone size and style number when requesting this pattern from Anne Adams at Bridgeport Telegram Pattern Dept. in New York NY with 35 cents plus 5 cents additional mailing per pattern.

Sen Anne Adams Bridgeport Telegram Pattern Dept West 17Th SL New York 11 N.Y

Spinach Soup with Potato Cream for Family Supper

A Cecily Brownstone recipe titled Cooking Is Fun presents a family supper spinach soup. Ingredients include frozen chopped spinach, boiling water, milk, and cream of potato soup. Directions thaw spinach, drain, combine with liquid and soup, simmer until creamy, yielding four servings.

Shirley Thompson Engaged to Marry Robert L Kane

Mrs John Cranwill Thompson of Delaware Road Easton announces the engagement of her daughter Shirley to Robert L Kane son of Mr and Mrs Thomas L Kane of Gladwyne Pa The couple plan a February wedding They were honored at a small party yesterday Shirley is a Rhode Island School of Design graduate and textile designer in New York City She is a Junior League of New York member and a granddaughter of the Thompsons Crawfords Kane is an Amherst College and Colorado School of Mines alumnus now district sales manager in Dallas for Titanium Metals He is a grandson of the Ward and Kane families of New Hampshire and New Jersey.

John Cranwill Thompson Delaware Road Easton Shirley Robert L. Kane Thomas L. Kane Gladwyne Miss Thompson Mr. Thompson Rhode Island School of Design Providence New York City Junior League of New York Harry A. Thompson Greenwich George E. Crawford Fairfield Kane Episcopal Academy Philadelphia Amherst College Chi Psi Fraternity Colorado School of Mines Montana School of Mines Dallas Texas Titanium Metals Corporation of America Fred H. Ward Portsmouth N. H E. E. Kane Montclair N. J

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