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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1926
Page
11
An advertisement touts Toxasmia as a cure for nervous headaches insomnia and female ailments. It promises relief from tired nerves sleepless nights and emotional strain claiming to restore vitality and regularity.
A damaged ad-like text touts Resinal Ointment as a quick fix for skin troubles and appearance concerns. It claims the product offers relief from misery and blemishes, naming generic components and endorsements without reliable details.
Instructional food note by Flora M French describing peppers stuffed with a fish cake filling. Step by step guidance covers deseeding peppers, making a cream sauce, frying Gorton's Ready-to-Fry Fish Cakes, crumbling them with sauce, mixing, stuffing peppers, and baking briefly.
Catholic Charitable agency organizes Christmas events for four hundred children with school groups. Exhibitions of work, committee planning, and programs include carols, gifts, and communal meals. Several named organizers and participants slated to lead activities at various churches and schools.
A Christmas cantata was presented at the church with featured singers Meg Blorenes Shawn LePine and Dore Vark. The program included a procession, choir numbers, and a finale with congregants joining in.
A crowded list of guests and activities fills a holiday page in the town society notes. Residents hosted parties including music recitals, birthday gatherings, and a public pageant at St Paul’s old church. Highlights mention Miss Marguerite Sanford, Miss Betty Lehman, and numerous local families hosting musicales, dinners, and nursery events as Christmas spirit spreads through December.
A flood of dances receptions and tea gatherings fills the social calendar as debutantes and their families host events from late December through New Year. Notable affairs include engagements at the Bitz, Velony Clip, and Europe venues, with many young women presented to society and introduced to potential grooms amid charity events and festive gatherings.
The Bridgeport Hygiene Society hosted a Christmas party at Brow Street venue for children at the mental clinic. Fourteen of ten were entertained with a sparkling tree, magic by Waldo Gammagiani, story telling, games, and refreshments in a cheerful afternoon event.
Swasey of Warner and Swasey, makers of rharking tools and astronomical instruments since 1880, today celebrated his eightieth birthday. Notable achievements include the 36 inch Tick telescope and components used by the government for the Yerkes arc ep instrument.
Hartford dispatch reports the adjutant general announces the promotion of Waller C. Reftelt of Company 82nd Infantry to second lieutenant. He is designated for infantry duty and will serve alongside his former unit.
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