Normal School Dance Draws Large 900-Plus Crowd
More than 109 couples attended the annual informal dance at Bridgeport Normal School last evening. Christmas decorations and a Christmas tree were on display. Alumnae and faculty members helped with the event, with Miss Margaret Vo Roel as principal guest and Mrs. Gladys Bloch chairing committee duties.
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Bridgeport
Nu Beal
Educatiyt
Margaret Vo Roel
Prin Pal
Anne Sullivan
Milas Az
Re Laing
Katherinies Vera Fyllier
Bt. Yates
Marton Evers
Misa Jean Fitar
Gladys Bloch
Misa Va Paths
Juss Maccaret Kane
Minor Social Committee Names From School Roster
Fragmentary OCR lists members of a junior class social committee including Misa Heer Keenan, Supple, Miss Minni Weiner, Martha Smith, Mistannie Scangille, and Tod? Not enough readable context to confirm roles or full names.
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Misa Heer Keenan
Mies
Supple
Minni
Weiner
Martha Smith
Tod Mistannie Scangille
Raid on 15 clubs uncovers undercover operation
Evidence shows $8,000 spent on staged parties and an impersonated English nobleman as part of a raid setup supervised by the U S attorney's office. An operative befriended young society girls who accompanied by agents to clubs without the girls realizing the plan. Additional profits from railway stock noted in the record.
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Pew Prietora
United States
Fasell Wadmind
Ig Witeh
Waymond
Wadmond Gald
Sociery
Prohibition
Lehign and
Hudson River Railway
Natalie's Streaming Christmas Wish Meant for Family
A warm holiday note describes shopping for gifts at Meims and Co. Women’s Store with purses, slippers, and a mirror bag. It highlights D. N. Reed’s perfumes, Lee-Wit’s Mediterranean cruises for grandmothers, and home devices from American Hardware Stores. The letter mentions Knollwood, Willam Nichols, and the Bridgeport Trust Christmas Club, closing with festive wishes.
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Meims and Co
Theatore
Beth
Daniel Greene
Higher Education Urged For Pupils In City Schools
Bridgeport school authorities urge stronger emphasis on high school education for students in grammar grades. Bulletins circulated to A grade teachers promote pursuing high school education, detailing advantages, training ideas, and comparisons with foreign education systems to stress preparation for life and career success.
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Abraham Lincoln
Bridgeport
Bound of Education
Grammer
Mfe
Igf
Prospect
Elias Howe
Tong
Maplewood
Columbus
Webster
Shelton
Staples
Parnum
Roosevelt
Watersville
Franklin
Lincoln
Summerfield
McKinley
Black Rock
Sheridan
Whittier
Read
Hall
Madison
Lloyd George
Wales
Hi. S
Merce and
Award Too Small Man Sues City Over Slaughterhouse Accident
While in the municipal slaughter house in September, Phillip Cohen of Ansonia was struck by a wheel and hook used to move beef along an overhead track, injuring him. The incident involved Benjamin Kizin of Fairfield as the beef owner. Cohen sues the city for compensation claiming the award was too small.
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Benjamin Kizin
Fairfield
Phillip Cohen
Ansonia
Man Sues City and Klein for 2000 Over Slaughterhouse Injury
Cohen filed a suit against the city and Klein seeking $2000 for injuries. He was in the slaughter house on September 12, 1926 around 1 PM when an overhead track switch was left open causing a wheel and hook to come loose. Cozen appealed to the Claims committee of the Common Council for reimbursement but found the action unsatisfactory.
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Cohen
City
Klein
Slaughter House
Cozen
Clatma Committee
The
Common Council
Hudson Tragedy Launch Rises From River Debris
The battered Linseed King, a launch carrying 36 laborers, sank after an ice floe breached its hull on the Hudson. The vessel was hauled to the 95th street dock. 23 known missing could exceed that number. Captain John Rehweider is held without bail on homicide suspicion.
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New York
Hudson River
95Th Street
John Rehweider
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United States Attorney's Office
Milla
Natalie
Ourwelves
Buckingham and Co
Stete Street
Eaw
Hab
D. N. Reeds
S. Lee- Ca
Clark
Mediterranean
Lee- With
Tir
Button-Ollpaant Cola
Stratfierd
Christman Lst
Harold
Hutton-Oliphant's
Harald
Knollwood
Willam Nichala
Atfield
Wellzome Hill
Nichols Gete
Crawford
Hastings
Bridgeport Trust Company
Igh School
I Franklin
Schoaot
lLigh
Europe
Messenger
Offlce Boy
Avoll
Christmas Choppers
Lowney
Cheney Center
Jowney's
Radio Cabinet
Christman
Broad & John Sts
Hudson
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