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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1924
Page
3
A short notice promotes the Sur Xmas Saving Club as the easiest and most reliable way to save money for Christmas, urging readers to join the Gur Christmas Club. The message emphasizes a simple approach to accumulating funds for holiday expenses.
A large fire driven by high winds destroyed a Waterbury block on North Main Street and a nearby storehouse housing 42 families belongings. Furniture, autos, trucks, and newsprint were saved or destroyed, with property losses estimated around 500000. Local officials and police investigated the blaze as tenants with displaced homes sought shelter.
An intercepted communication reports a commander criticizing a bombardment in Spain and refusing to surrender. He vows to stay hidden in exile, warning against a return to government control while vowing continued agitation.
Danbury officials plan a public hearing to frame a new building code and related zoning amendments. The task group will consider sanitation, structural rules, and fire safety measures for upcoming projects, with legal drafts to follow for council review.
Odd excerpt recounts Captain Squint meeting Santa Claus who narrates a whimsical tale of a dog’s tail. The tale revolves around a railroad path, a magician, a missing tail, and a double of Joe Yeont caused by a mix up at a hospital like setting. The narrator recalls gifting a Christmas fund and a misadventure with a dog house and two Rogers with spots.
The article reports on the planned move of the New Haven Veterans Hospital into a new building, with details on projected costs, construction timing, and administrative decisions. It notes community reactions, timing concerns, and the involvement of state officials in the project approval and funding.
A fragmented obituary note outlines a local Masonic charity benefiting from the will of Leonard Blondel. The text references probate proceedings, beneficiaries, and statements about support to Masonic lodges and related institutions. Reading is hampered by OCR errors, but the core fact is a will directing funds to Masonic organizations.
Pauline Frederick, stage and screen star, faces a divorce suit from her third husband Charles Hutterford. He alleges she deserted him after a short marriage, claiming he learned of her past and stage career, while she asserts grounds of desertion and infidelity. The proceedings reference prior marriages and public spotlight in New York and Los Angeles.
An official from a safety park outlined new strategies to curb crime by deploying vest-like devices and lights along main routes. The plan envisions attracting patrons to a central hub and deterring bandit activity with visible surveillance.
The shop showcases a wide gift range with Satin Slippers 1.50 to 3.50, Fur Coats 69.50 to 425, Coats 15 to 115, Sweaters 1.95 to 15, Gloves 2 to 8.50, Perfumes 0.50 to 6.50, Bead Chains 0.50 to 27.50, Pearl Necklaces 2 to 25, Watches 7.50 to 37.50, and Linen cloths 4.50 to 18, offering affordable stocking stuffer to luxury options for holiday shoppers.
A dense price list for men’s goods includes felt and leather slippers from 1 to 5, Arctics at 5, nightwear and shirts from 1 to 4.50, suspenders belts belt buckles gloves and socks with varied cents to several dollars, watches, chains, and robes, plus heavy outerwear up to 72.50 and golf bags and clubs.
A fragmented travel and gift catalog lists prices for Grown-ups and Young Folks items, poems, dictionaries, diaries, pencils, fountain pens, cameras, radios, phonographs, Victrolas, luggage, playing cards, autos, babies' clothing, bicycles, coats, dresses, coats, sweaters, gloves, hats, paint sets, rubber boots, sleds, stockings, pianos, velocipedes and more with price ranges from a few cents to several dollars.
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