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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
12
A report from the Benefit shop describes a high demand for toys and children's clothing with supply exhausted. Crowds formed before opening as mothers queued for donations and purchases. The shop relies on gifts and sales to provide wardrobes and aid to families during Christmas season.
Bethel, Dec 14. Miss Amelia House, 76, was found unconscious in her kitchen as flames issued from her apartment. Neighbors, discovering smoke, found her clothing burned and flesh charred. It is believed her dress caught fire from a stove.
In a Barnum Avenue manual training class, pupils eagerly race to the shop to complete projects for Christmas. The basement workshop is a flurry of drawers opening and doors slamming as students carve and assemble toys and household items. The scene ends with a tidy, cleaned space as the day closes and belts ring.
For mothers with young children a nursery and kinder will be maintained at First Methodist Church corner Main and Broad during the Christmas shopping season. Children may be left 10 to 4 on Friday and Saturday this week, and 1 to 6 any afternoon next week if demand continues. Toys and supervised play areas provided. no charge.
A guide for refined dining advises breaking bread into mouthfuls and cutting cheese into small pieces placed on bread or crackers. It suggests fingers for handling bites and avoiding second helpings at formal dinners. It also notes that one should send gifts but skip a wedding ceremony if in mourning.
A local gathering on Huntington Road honored Mrs data VT who soon departs for Bristol. Attendees included Breant with Miss Arne, Harim an, Miss Anna Jackson, Miss Agnes Walsh, Dorothy Wilson, Mrs Yohn T. Ohiln, Mrs. Carl Reidensle, Mrs. A. Hirst, Mrs. A. Turvell, Myra, Robert T Walsh, and Mrs. Those Ware.
Bridgeport's Whitnen League voters show interest in the disarmament effort. State chairman Mrs. Lewis Hose and other speakers, including Mrs. Joseph Alguy and Mrs. Curglng Rute Rees Te, address organizing work and local meetings set for December 17 and January 7.
A fragment lists numerous social gatherings including a bridge and charity event hosted by Mrs. Basal and others at Delahlimn society. Mentions Miss Ishhel Gregory and Miss Anim Latinas among attendees. Refers to Marmeetrod and North Street venues with dates in March and April.
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