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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1918

Page

17

iDevon Children Knit Quilt For Red Cross Aid

Devon dispatch notes a group of under 13 girls under Mrs George A Clark knitting a quilt for the American Red Cross. The exhibit and shipment to New York head­quarters are planned for early next week.

Devon George A. Clark Electric Avenue Red Cross Society American Red Cross New York Josephine Boynton Alda Louise Beard Anna Stewart Avis Kirk Alice Wheeler Matilda McKay Luella Cleveland Donna Jones Ethel Jones Dorothy Ruth Sturges Philipena Zamburer Cecila Wagner Suelah Dorothy Kimberly Elizabeth Stalling Mary Anna Mapp George T. Mapp Ridge Street Aingering Ilness H. J. Mathewson Aillford Ansantawae Lodge A. M Wil Jocwhontas Metwaka Council K. of P Aijed Men's Viieda Kabe Miord Avenue Elizabeth Breanger Plains Watelp Ata Edigabeth Clark C. Oo Bridgeport Avenue Nichols Thomas Calvert Islip L. I Janest Calvert Ernest Calvert Alsa Herman Hirsch Brookyn N.Y Hirsch Red Cross

Four-Day Week Adopted at Watertown Arsenal

Boston December 19 four day work week to extend remaining war orders by a third. All shops closed Fridays and Saturdays starting tomorrow. The plan excludes 1000 workers already dismissed, with further reductions possible in January per General Tracy C Nickson.

Boston Watertown Arsenal Tracy C. Nickson Arsenna

Unverified stomach tablets advertised for digestion relief

An advertisement touts a stomach remedy claimed to cure indigestion by dissolving stomach acids with a daily regimen. It asserts dramatic weight loss and relief from bloating within weeks, urging readers to buy from their local druggist and promising a guaranteed result.

America Atomics Nek Danny

Stratford Sailor Returns Home Surprises Mother

Stratford notes a merchant seaman from the town, William Parks, returning unannounced to surprise his mother Mrs. Nellie Parks. He describes joyful French crowds after the armistice and recounts homeward stories as the community raises funds for Red Cross relief totaling $1,474 with hopes to reach 32,006 by week’s end.

Stratfurl William Parks Merchant Marine Nelle Parks Gust Broadway Paris Verguilies Parks Red Cross Lev Jugh Sehool Nat School Tenn C. C. Thompson Ervind T. Sundbye 326Th Infantry Syvert Sundbye Barnuns Terrace Sundbye Argonne Sullard Machine Toot Pliant Ridgeport France Charles Sundbye 35Th Regiment Transportation Corps Chartes Odd Fellows Hall Aril Real Estate Automobile Ansurance Louis E. Peck Main St. Stratford

Sunday Herald Named Defendant in $20,000 Libel Suit

A libel action for twenty thousand dollars was filed against the Bridgeport-Waterbury Herald by Martin Boucher on behalf of an unnamed 18 year old girl. The suit follows an article in a local paper alleging embezzlement, which she disputes as insufficient to prove theft. The plaintiff claims the publication damaged her reputation and hindered employment prospects. Attached in the case are Herald press and some office furniture, with the action returnable to Superior Court.

Bridgeport-Waterbury Martin Boucher Alurald Moss Herald Pre Herald Press

Further Increase In Flu Cases Reported In City

Forty one new flu cases were reported yesterday to the Health Department as the city endures cooler weather. Dr. W W Brown, head of the Health Department, traveled to Meridian for a State Council of Defense meeting and expressed hope for no further increases. Health guards warned against overreaction as colder weather returns. Reports from the U S Employment Service indicate women are taking roles in railroad tank painting hardware work management and ranch labor.

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