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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1918

Page

7

Priest Honored on 25th Anniversary in Southport

Southport reports the parishioners of St. Thomas RC Church presenting their pastor the Reverend William J. Blake with a purse to honor his 25 years as a priest. The note lists committee helpers and local residents visiting, with numerous social notices about guests, gatherings, and community events across Southport and nearby towns.

Southport Society of St. Thomas R. C.urch William J. Blake Alice Kinsella Margaret Bergin John Ynch William Falion William Falion, Missrgaret Gleason, Dr. A. C. Mean Richard D. Foley Frank Meamara John O'Dwyer Ruth Bulkley Uikley Avenue Frederick Acoe Ernest Jennings Ian May Bulkley Eban Williams Partrick Lawrence Parrick Arthur B. Partrick Ridgeport Bisshel Wheeler Charles Wheeler Mali Petersburg Esther Morgan Hartford Esther Cox Milford Edythe E. Taylor Orthrop Marrie Northrop Spruce Street Bristol Bridgeport Peter Keeler LeRoy Adams Uth Norwalk Fuot Road Walter H. Pafford Willow Street Newark City Henry S. Glover The Earlands Dawson Glover New York City Theodore Vischer New York Sasco Hill Fakeman Memorial Building Ed. Cross Howard William Richmond J. R. Jamey Centre Street Margaret Flack Willowreet Rome N. Y Henrietta Mackenzie Main Street Joseph Thorpe Atford Bernice Wheeler Andrew 5 Huntgton Burr Huntington

England Speeds Up Cricket To Compete with Baseball

The cricket governing body in England plans to shorten matches to two days to rival the American pastime baseball. Before the war a match ran three days with two innings per side. the new proposal aims to finish in two days to boost popularity and compete with baseball. Also notes ships sailing today carrying soldiers from France, with vessels listed and departure dates.

England London

Wrapped in Silk and the Spy Plot on a Transatlantic Crossing

A German submarine surfaces to reveal a liner as two Belgian women plot to free prisoners, while Major Land journeys to America aboard the Puritania. On deck, a spy attempt endangers him as the women move to seize a tiny yellowed packet tucked in silk.

Imperial German Navy Intersee Ofher Ile United States Berlin Mademoiselle Majestii Majestés Edith Cavell Cavell England America Germany Magestat Europe Europa Puritania Douglas Land Artillery Mademoiselle Renée Saxe Mademoiselle Rachel Laurens Belgium Land Renée Rachel Mademoiselle Renée Secret Service Ballard Monsieur Altho Major Land

Wrapped in Silk opens Kelland spy story in January issue

The opening chapter of Clarence Budington Kelland's mystery Wrapped in Silk debuts in this January issue. Major Land of the U S Army is struck, a packet is filched, and on a ship two women play key roles in a dark drama. The tale unfolds across three monthly installments priced at $1.50.

Clarence Budington Kelland Major Land U.S. Army Puritania

January issue features women in war work and stories

Reconstruction, The great problem of putting the world on its feet again. Hazel Deyo Batchelor recounts American college girls aiding in rebuilding a French village. Mabel Porter Daggett and Helen King Robinson debate whether women can balance pay and babies. Fanny Heaslip Lea tells of Jenny’s hard life from a mother's mistake. Anna Steele Richardson, with the AEF in France, writes Dont Worry About Your Soldier Boy. Cards to cut out and War Savings Stamp Party pages included.

Hazel Deyo Batchelor France Mabel Porter Daggett Helen King Robinson Anna Steele Richardson

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