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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1923
Page
11
The Credit Interchange group of the Bridgeport Association of Credit Men will hold a noon meeting at the Seaside club. Matters of importance are to be considered and the committee promises prompt adjournment to the luncheon at 1:90 p.m.
In Southport this afternoon a minor collision damaged two cars after one slowed for a trolley car discharging passengers and another vehicle struck from behind. No injuries were reported, and police could not identify the vehicle owners.
Westport officials report the Board of Relief will hold its last meeting of the year tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appeals must be filed by February 21. Board members are George A. Darrow, George P. Jennings, and Willard B. Adams. Also notes a Doric chapter whist and pi use party, Aspetuck lodge's 26th anniversary, and Mackenzie club formation at Holy Trinity church. Reid Shippley, wireless operator aboard a U.S. Shipping Board vessel, is en route from Hawaii and due back in New York around March 15.
Fairfield special reports a farewell reception for Rev. and Mrs. C. If, Silcox, resigning as pastor of the First Church of Christ. A musical program is set at the church parlor tomorrow night at 8 o'clock with vocal selections by Tsabolls Gregory, Edith Morbeck, and Stanley Beans. Beans and Gregory will duet. The event is hosted by the Woman's Guild and the Eunoia club.
Three building permits with aggregate value of 18 650 were approved at yesterday’s Building Commission meeting. They include a storage building at 14 Lincoln Avenue for A Levy a brick store building at Grand and Main Streets for Brinkerhoff Brothers and a brick store building at 1929 Main Street for McLevy and Keough.
Obituary notices for Malcolm MacFayden, a 64 year old Dover resident and former alderman, with his carpentry career and civic work in this city. Also notices for Catherine Carrigan Dowling Carrigan, Edward Larkin, Thelma M. Smith, Carrie Brennan, John Lyong, Harry L Stewart, and Edward Lynch, detailing their deaths, survivors, funeral arrangements, cemeteries, and places of residence. The items span local churches, streets and cemeteries, with multiple communities named.
Angelo Atrallo two died at St Vincent's Hospital yesterday from burns after his clothes ignited from a stove blaze in Alexander Avenue home. His mother, Angelina Atrallo, suffered severe arm burns while trying to save him and remains under treatment with expected recovery. The pair were not moved to the hospital until the day after the incident.
While tending trees yesterday at noon, seventy two year old John Butler of 1109 Resecir avenue was struck on the right leg by a falling tree. He suffered a painful fracture and was removed to Bridgeport hospital.
Petroit, Feb. 20. Mrs. May Ford was acquitted tonight on charges of conspiring to kill her estranged husband Ney J. Ford, a wealthy Wayne County farmer.
Westport notes show Farmers Club of Greens Farms met at Charles B. Meeker’s Crosshighway Road home with speaker A. Fros Wilkinson, discussing Home Mixing of Fertilizers. Meeting moved from Bayberry Lane due to Herbert Baldwin’s father's death. large turnout reported.
Memorial services for the late Dr. B. B. Plumley of Bridgeport, member of Sasjua council No 34, D of P, were held at Red Men's hall. The charter was draped in black crepe after the ceremony and many attended. A bowling match at the Uindowa alleys followed the session. A Connecticut Star Shepherds of Bethlehem meeting is planned for next Tuesday.
Birth notices for Nichols, Leichtman, Stejura, Zarlick, Wheeler, Schwartz, and Orlotsson give addresses and dates. Multiple marriages include Carlo Barbieri and Giuseppina Carasza, plus Clouse Victor EB. Johnson and Christine Eck with ages and streets.
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