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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
15
Relief claimed for itching scalp and dandruff with a new treatment STIM SCALP TREATMENT. A 30 day trial promises satisfaction or money back. Available at Leverty Drug Co and local stores listed.
Rev Florence Randolph of Ter Yo Clay New Jersey traveler lecturer evangelist will be guest of honor supper tomorrow night by the Pastor's Aid society of Walters Memorial A 1ction church. The event begins Christmas celebration with services led by Rev Randolph and Rev B W Weller. Parents invited to bring children for afternoon service with a youth chorus. Dinner served 1 to 3 in vestry. Sunday school Christmas celebration next Thursday with carol and refreshments.
Electrical engineer J. Irisek of Trumbull remains in critical condition after a morning collision with a streetcar overturned his car, caught fire, and burned late last night at St. Vincent's Hospital.
An effective Christmas pageant by the local Y W C A centers drew a large audience at the Barnum Avenue service center auditorium. Santa collected donations for Mel Eddy to Japan and Miss Betty Wright, with performances by Chinatman bells, dolls, and costumed groups of international children. Mrs. Ople led the physical program, a 75 voice carol chorus sang under Mrs. Shetor and Mrs. Anderson, and Mrs. August DeAngelis rendered an Italian Christmas carol.
The Christmas rush begins as local post office workers brace for peak volumes. Tuesday saw 1,22 sacks of outgoing parcel post and 446 parcels cleared, with 132 sacks of parcel post and 700 packages entering the city. Postmaster Charles F. Greene urges early mailing and notes no rural mail will be delivered on Christmas Day.
The annual charity ball for the Day Nurseries of the Associated Charities will be held at Stratfield on December 7, a prominent event of the Christmas season. New this year is mah jong and bridge in the sun parlor and colonnade with prizes donated by Mrs. J Dever Warner and several others. Numerous contributors from society are listed among organizers and donors.
New Haven December report states an indefinite postponement of a hearing for former jailer Edward D. Keating, who had been dismissed for lacking legal qualifications after five years in the role. The delay follows claims he granted liberties to a convicted prisoner, with further jail administration details to be reviewed.
Mexican and Guatemalan governments agree to build a joint international bridge over the Sirshiaie river on the southern border. The structure, a reinforced concrete design, is expected to cost about 7.1 million dollars and will connect the two countries.
Alberte Mastin Carter in Wau recounts a morning scene at a family kitchen where the oven door heat and aluminum wear spark a flight of fancy. A girl with a baby appears in the imagination, weaving a story about an oven dons and a travelling toy. The tale titled The World of Reality emerges from these visions.
Under the Bridgeport branch of the N A S 13 the first of a mid winter lecture series for stationary engineers and freemen was held in the Taylor building classrooms at 62 Cannon Street. A motion picture Heads Win was shown followed by a general discussion on the value of education.
The Ulster government purchases Hillsborough Hall in County Down as an official residence for the Governor General, the Viscount of Abercorn, whose family seat is Hillsborough. The ornate estate, noted as one of Ireland’s finest ancestral homes, stands as a symbol of regional prestige.
Under Prof Gratian the Blessed Sacrament church choir staged a minstrel show in the school hall drawing a large audience. End men teased choir members while solos and chorus numbers were well received with many named performers listed.
In Torrington on December 18, Kelly, a 60 year old farmhand, was struck by a passing automobile driven by Harold G Palm. The driver reported the accident to police claiming the light from the oncoming car blinded him. Local chemist W G Williamson and others described the day’s events as investigators examine the scene.
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