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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1957
Page
7
Daily cryptogram puzzle page features a letter substitution teaser with a crossword like grid and a quotation. It includes a sample cryptogram and a Saturday quote attributed to Smith, noting the famous line about the great man who acts first.
Frank Murphy announces the appointment of James V Joy Jr as assistant director of the 1958 Fairfield county March of Dimes campaign. Joy is with Shannon and Wilder law firm at 945 Main Street. Boxers first fought for trophies in 1872.
A letter from A Mixed-Up Girl asks whether Tam twenty and a twenty three year old beau should marry. Dear Sally urges reconsideration and notes parents rarely object when love has real grounds but warns a rushed elopement risks family trust and finances. Sally advises waiting until age 21 with undisputed right to choice, and to seek parents blessing.
Hubbard Cobb advises upgrading furniture legs with cups or casters to prevent floor dents. Use the largest feasible cups about 2 square inches or round 2 inch diameter, or casters with wide rubber wheels for heavy pieces. Regularly move heavy furniture an inch or two to distribute weight and protect floors.
The Bridgeport Association of Insurance Agents will elect officers at its annual meeting tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the University Club with W. H. Wiley of the Connecticut Association as guest speaker. John J. McGraw and Wilbert Robinson, famed baseball figures, introduced duck pin bowling.
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