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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1921
Page
11
An advertisement touts Brownatone hair dye as harmless, claiming instant coloring that appears natural and does not wash out. It offers sizes from $2.50, a free trial, and directs readers to The Kenton Pharmaceutical in Cayton, Kentucky.
Archbishop of Syria tours the area delivering messages from home. He speaks French and Arabic with an interpreter and will meet with local church leaders and residents.
Employees of Rockwell and Co held a dinner and dance last night at the company store. A grand march featured Mrs. 20 fi nig as vice president and manager, with Moran 240 organizing the event. Entertainers included Ai Steinke and several Misses, as favors were distributed to all attendees.
Members of the old Sixth District Republican club will hold an entertainment and luncheon at their club rooms on North Avenue tonight. A wide galaxy of amateur talent from personnel of the organization is included in the program and the committee assures all general guests timely amusements.
Newfoundland coast faces severest winter cold with several bays and harbors blocked by thick ice. Shipping movements are crippled as ice forms ten miles north of the harbor, hindering navigation and trapping vessels.
An unclear, fragmented report discusses nerve response and perceived strength gains from a stimulus. The text mentions a druggist, store scenes, and claims of increased nerve force aiding personal ambitions, with nonsensical and garbled passages throughout.
A Vesper concert is arranged by Mr Breul featuring Alvin C Pneal Master Lawrenus Sidebottom and Sandberg choir. Mendelssohn O For the Wings of a Dove is performed along with selections from Syabry oratorio The Judgment. Parts include Bach and Saint Martin pieces with offertory and postlude selections by Cesar Franck.
In WABSB RINGTON on February 2 the apportionment bill faced postponement until after President elect Harding's inauguration. Republican Senate members consider convening a conference to decide action. If the House plan to keep 438 members by shifting representation is delayed, state tallies for 1924 and 1925 could not be completed within the current session.
The Shipping Board ended the wage and working conditions pact for Pacific merchant ships. Chairman Benson announced the move after a conference to negotiate a new agreement. The termination affects officers and crews on west coast ships and may trigger new talks with shipowners and mariners unions.
A garbled 65 million deficiency figure for mail transport appears in a report attributed to the Postmaster General Burleson. The text suggests parliamentary or executive actions tied to payments and routing for mail routes and continuing transportation plans, with unclear dates or recipients.
A notice from J Mantel operating manager states laborers on the Erie Railroad will see wage reductions. The changes affect workers between key depots and divisions, reducing pay by twenty seven cents per hour with further adjustments to be announced. The move impacts affiliated unions and common laborers.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at disjointed names and phrases with possible references to authorities, legal terms, and roles. Content appears garbled, offering no clear event, date, or identifiable entities.
The Bridgeport chapter of the Junior League of America hosts an evening at the Country Club to raise funds for Bridgeport Hospital therapy work and aid for the Protestant Orphan Asylum. Dance and vaudeville follow a cabaret supper, with Yale Sheffield Orchestra providing music. Patrons include Augustus Smith, Mrs Horace Smith, Mrs Harry Deloss, Mrs Frederick Stanton, and many others. social events precede the main entertainment led by Mrs Hincks and committees.
Wald avenue hostess Miss Adlae Curtis hosted a chi bridge and tea on Monday to bid farewell to Miss Marjorie DeLoss. Four tables of bridge featured Little Sisters, with Miss DeLoss as guest and Mrs. Relph Blackburn earning the top score and award.
Arvin Hall schedules a Barnum Centre event featuring a piano duet by M4 An aetle Gootwhr and Mr Hall as guests, with a list of local names to perform and sing while the community gathers for the program.
Harmony Lodge of the Independent Order of Baal Brith plans its eighth annual charity ball in Stratford Ballroom on February 12, during Lincoln's birthday week. Prominent officials and order leaders invited. midnight supper planned. committee includes Bernard Rubinsdeds and many others. proceeds fund Hebrew charitable groups and social services.
Special services were held at the United Church last night to prepare for Glass communion on Sunday. Similar services are held every two months.
An Americas girl educated in Constantinople to address the Women's League of Mark Street Congregational Church this afternoon. Miss Weaner Bilvyerminn will discuss social and religious aims for Turkiye women, with Noss Tinan a graduate nurse returning to mission fields. She speaks several languages and will describe cooperative efforts among women and churches.
Buwid Lewis of Clot str, Bridgeport, keeps a tame grey fox weighing about three and a half pounds that follows him on streets and rides in a touring car. The fox, formerly part of a pair with a pet dog, plays with his master and accepts raw meat from strangers, described as a rare tame fox in Bridgeport.
Sister Susie spun shirts for soldiers during the war. Major Blakeman of the American Red Cross notes 20,000 women and 10,000 children involved in clubs and ken activities.
The readable fragments discuss civic activity in Miami and Bridgeport with mentions of trolley upheavals, school improvements, neighborhood organizations, and local social events. The text references community meetings, art studios, and marketing of local services, hinting at cross city parallels in public concerns and urban development.
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