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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1924
Page
15
The article notes a steady rise in savings deposits as a new habit formed during the war. People learned self-denial, living within means, and the value of bank savings to bridge the gap between income and expenditure, with banks reinforcing this lesson and boosting financial well being.
The article notes harsh travel and high start up costs for northern trappers, with few surviving seasons profitable. It mentions a screened country north of The Pas with many trappers, seasonal transport by canoe in summer and dog team in winter, and an estimated outfit cost around $800 for a season.
The Rector's Aid Society of St Pauls, Bt Faul's Episcopal church, meets at 2 15 this afternoon at the Parlor House hosted by Mrs Carl Stetter and Mrs Warren Hall. Everett H Colby speaks at New Haven Lawn Club on League of Nations and wartime relations. American Legion Auxiliary hosts a large benefit card party for welfare work and a Christmas tree for children. A birthday party at 9 Annes street honors a three year old with games and a grab bag. Various births, marriages, and engagements are noted among local families.
The American embassy in Mexico City was instructed to investigate the shooting death of Deputy Sheriff Joseph Wierros of Webb County Texas near Nuevo Laredo after an incident yesterday.
Boston Dec 18 John J Taber chief of the Boston fire department died early today after a short illness He was 60 and had served with the department since 18x.
The Philadelphia Inquirer recounts a weary playwright pestering a well known theatre manager to stage his farce. After many refusals the manager proposes a drastic compromise: implement a snowstorm dream sequence by tearing up the stage to simulate a blizzard, a submission the playwright eagerly accepts.
Judge and Mrs Edward Nicholson return to the city after two months in Europe. They will stay at the Stratfield hotel until spring, plan to open a home on Park avenue, and hosted by Sir Charles Rosa at Bainsgown castle. In Edinburgh they met Major General Trotter, then toured London and cities in Italy for sight seeing.
Capt John H Craige aide de camp to Major General Lejeune and publicist for the US Marine Corps pioneered war news flights during 1921 maneuvers. He flew from Washington to the Wilderness and back daily gathering reports, braving a sixty mile gale on one leg and landing a plane in a meadow near President Harding’s camp. Craige later returned to Washington to feed telegraph wires to national papers, having previously chased sea and war stories across Europe and Latin America.
A Republican senator from California advocates a constitutional amendment to elect the President by plurality rather than majority. The proposal, noted during current campaigns, is presented amid discussions on reforming national election rules. The report cites figures and timing tied to the national political period.
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