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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
13
Gary, chair of United States Steel, links global crime and unrest to World War I and postwar readjustments. He says capitalism has been pressured, officials err, but praises U S wealth and resilience and predicts the nation can master worse than current conditions with proper spirit.
Dec 28 The Belgian cabinet tentatively decided to renounce Belgium's right under the Versailles treaty to confiscate German property in the country, according to a Temps dispatch from Brussels.
Cantilever Shoes claim to ease fatigue and muscle strain by lifting the under-arch with laces. The curved, flexible cantilever arch supports the foot at every point, freeing the muscles to exercise and strengthen, addressing tiredness and nervous ailments linked to poor foot alignment.
A new wireless telegraphy and telephony course starts at 6:20 PM in Bridgeport’s evening high school under Frank M. Bam. The program runs Monday Wednesday Friday with enrollment in other subjects including commerce, mathematics, science, history, languages, and domestic science.
Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral A. P. Niblack ordered to lead American naval forces in European waters, taking vice admiral rank and flying the flag on the cruiser Pittsburgh. He previously served as London naval attaché and commanded forces at Gibraltar. Vice Admiral Huse will revert to rear admiral and soon relieve Rear Admiral James H. Glennon as commandant of the third naval district in New York.
Harry W Congdon Post American Legion will hold an open house on New Year's Eve inviting all veterans and buddies to enjoy entertainment refreshments music dancing and a grab bag. A basketball game at Colonial Hall on Tuesday January 4 features Bridgeport post versus Anderson Dunn and Kochis Post of Stratford.
City law students appear before the examining committee in Hartford today and tomorrow to take the bar admission tests. Dorothy A. Cohen of 8 Park Place is a candidate, with several from Bridgeport and Fairfield among the applicants, including Robert R. Adams Frank A. Barber Hugh Lavery Warry Kursman Boula Napolitano and William A. Kinsella.
Williamson West Virginia December 29 five men were arrested in a clash between Thacker Coal and Coke company workers and striking miners living in tents at Thacker. They were held on $500 bail each for a preliminary hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
Negotiations to absorb Colonial National Bank by City Bank & Trust Company began today in Hartford. Colonial National Bank is capitalized at 500000 with a guaranteed surplus of 200000 and total assets around 2895624.
The Uruguayan senate met in special session in Montevideo to honor Bainbridge Colby United States secretary of state. Colby visited the house and delivered a speech with greetings from the Senate president Dr Erpalter. The chamber hosted a farewell cak for Colby as guest of honor.
A traditional advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as pure safe and non stimulant. It claims effectiveness for kidney liver and bladder troubles and offers sample bottles by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
St Johns Kymscopal Sunday School staged a Christmas Eve play directed by Deaconess Mary A Barlow with roles by Mary A Barlow and Ruth Crorand among others. Children enjoyed magic tricks, holiday games, and a social hour as parents joined the festive event at the parish.
Mrs Patricia McCaulex daughter of Mr and Mrs James McCaules of 440 Pepin Street united with Edward J Cotter of New Britain at St Peter s B C Church. Rev Charles A Leddy officiated. Attendant Josephine McCawiey. Couple to reside in New Britain after a south honeymoon.
Miss Mildred Krauss and Miss Fannie Pious hosted a large charity pinochle and whist party in the Stratford sim parlor last evening. Seventy five tables formed the event with prizes for high scores. Proceeds go to the plana fund for the Hebrew Orphan asylum on Lafayette Street.
Police patrol and two captains with an armed guard moved cash from the Coty National bank vault to Crane company West End plant pay office. The $564000 payout funds employee bonuses. With bandits active in New York and elsewhere, Bridgeport authorities kept extraordinary precautions.
Bridgeport dairy firms Farmers' Dairy Company and The Mitchell Dairy Company publish notices warning that they will arrest and prosecute anyone who improperly uses their registered milk bottles and cans.
About 1,006 of 10,500 industrial department employees at the New York Navy Yard face layoff near month due to lack of appropriations and no ships needing repairs. The announcement cites budget shortfalls and reduced workload as the cause of the cuts.
The Assocation of St John’s lodge plans a first annual dance at Masonry Temple 1005 Broad Street on Friday January 14 with Walter or orchestra providing music and refreshments. The Monitar lodge of the IOOF held annual officer elections at 164 State Street lodge rooms with an entertainment after the business session and installation scheduled January 12. Adelian lodge IOOF WW held annual officer elections at 1089 Broad Street. vote on applications considered. Clifford Hitt presented lodge articles for Adelphian lodge quartet formation with rehearsals set and a future public showing anticipated.
Southern bald cypress shows wide color variation named red yellow white and black cypress. The U S Forest Products Laboratory finds durability is not governed by color, but by heartwood. Sapwood presence lowers decay resistance, so choose heartwood for durability regardless of shade.
Mr and Mrs Lathamer Coolidge of Lastings on the Hudson have been visiting Mrs Coolidge's daughter Mrs James Reynolds of Fairfield. They will attend a family party at the Massachusetts State House for Vice President elect Calvin Coolidge. Nathaniel Coolidge is noted as the Governor leaving for Washington.
The girls of the Aryagt Electric Company will host a New Year party on Wednesday at 114% Parnum Avenue Service Center. A short play titled The Crimson Cocoanut will be staged with Emma Little, Matilda Hanbo, L Gary, Raymon Rock, Joseph Timko, and Hoyt Catlin among the cast. Dancing until 1 o'clock with refreshments, balloon dance, and Paul Jones will be featured. Rock's Orchestra will provide music.
Mrs. Lilla Hills hosts a guest of honor at Brooklawn Country Club while Mrs. William M. Richardson’s party features holiday colors and a Tuesday club guest list. Invitations issued for a January tea. Black Fox Country Club prepares a New Year dinner dance with 200 reservations, Speidel’s Orchestra to perform, dinner at 7:30. Local children attend Christmas events, campers’ reunions noted, and a governor's inaugural ball planned in Hartford. Various residents return from holidays or recover from illness, with club reservations and upcoming events listed.
Fire at the Max M. Hichen factory 307 Fairfield Avenue destroyed Tabucco stock valued between eight and nine thousand dollars. Officials cite rats gnawing matches as the probable cause with the blaze beginning in a clipped matches storage area.
The Philosophical Society presents a holiday concert in Knights of Pythias Hall. Trobert Weber Jr arranged a balanced program featuring operatic and light pieces. Singers include Margaret Swailes with Mignon aria, Rose Vitale in Sylvia and Vissi d Arte, Norma Weber on piano, William Sheehan and others performing varied works. Dr Simon L. Ke gave tribute to teachers behind the scenes. Several hundred attendees enjoyed the evening.
Boston December 29 plans announced for evening courses in the College of Liberal Arts at Boston University to begin February 1921. The program aims toward the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science under President Lemuel H. Morlin.
St Johns Episcopal Church will feature a program of 17th century French carols during choral evensong Sunday at 4 43 p m under Alvin C Brent. The Yale editors Reed and Smith helped adapt Saboly songs for the New Haven choir last year. A Friday organ recital by Mrs Brew closes with a midnight Holy Communion service led by Rev Stephen J Sherman Jr and Rev Donald Greens with a Bach Toccata and Mougue in D minor and other pieces.
The Bridgeport public school system currently operates 27 portable classrooms in 27 rooms, with the board of education recently providing all additional portable structures for ongoing classes.
The writer describes rapid mass production of concrete ready homes by Sun Shine Homes and Concrete Products of Stratford, inspired by Simon Lake and Robert Eafferty, and notes an exhibition at the Liberty Building. Mention is made of a tour to Bermuda, shopping at local shops, beauty studios, and a parade of sales and bank promotions as the year ends.
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