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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
6
A fragment urges preparedness for cold and illness weather. It promotes emergency remedies from a local lab labeled products made to meet demand. The copy touts buying the makers own preparations and recommends them over substitutes. It invites consultation with the store clerk for cold symptom guidance.
Fairfield reports from the American Library Association camp and hospital librarians urge magazines for wounded and demobilizing troops. Demand remains high for recent issues across all genres, with a note that many men stay in camps and hospitals for months. New books arrived at Memorial Library for distribution. Fairfield Red Cross asks for wool and knitted articles to be sent by January 15 and refugees to be aided.
Miss Margaret Oliphant hosted a dinner for Pequot Trail Finder Girls at Willow Street, with gifts for each guest. The event featured attendees including Dorothy Taylor, Marjorie Northrop, Bestue Blamey, Esther Neilson, Emily Smith, Nan Sherwood and Mildred Post, as listed among other Southport social notes.
AYER Massachusetts December 40 Sergeant Robert Joseph Davidson on base duty at Camp Devens Hospital was locked in the guard house charged with larceny of more than $4000 from hospital funds he custodian of. He faces general court martial with Boston as his home.
Hartford details draft director Major John Buckley warns local boards not to register names on late cards after December 31. Red ink marked cards are to be returned to him. Local notes include Fairfield Red Cross membership drive results and community visits by residents and relatives.
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