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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1927

Page

11

Anne Nichols Sells Film Rights in Play

New York reports Anne Nichols sold the film rights of Abie’s Irish Rover to Famous Players-Lasky. The contract calls for a down payment of 300 pounds and 90 percent plus installments totaling 2 000 008 dollars, plus royalties. Nichols has reportedly earned about 5 million dollars from the stage production, still played by seven companies. Seventeen years ago she was a chorus girl earning five dollars weekly.

New York Fed Anne Nichols Abie Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Miss Nichols

Clean Hands and Health start with Morning Washing

A reflective piece urges starting the day with thorough handwashing to protect children and families. It links clean hands to healthier kids, cites the risk of germs from unwashed hands, and frames hand cleanliness as a moral and personal standard echoed in a Bible reading about "clean hands" and holy peace.

Mother Hubbarn Miss Lavinia Peter

Auction Bridge Guide on Bid Strength and Side Tricks

Milton C. Work outlines measuring hand strength for Auction Bridge. When a suit offers more strength than one quick trick but less than two, bid with side strength. Avoid passing dangerous hands and watch for the right timing with Ace King or Ace Queen patterns.

Tiakiy Aden Treus Attaik Wisween

Best Protein Foods For A Healthy Diet In History

Health and Diet Advice outlines top protein sources including lean beef, poultry, rabbit, various fish, eggs in moderation, cottage and cream cheese, gelatin, frog legs, and turtle steak. It emphasizes preparation methods, digestibility, and cautions on frying and excessive yolk intake. The piece promises a follow up on less suitable proteins.

Wedding Party Escapes as Chimney Smashes Car

In Portland, a wedding party nearly faced disaster when a chimney dislodged from a gate crashed onto a car just after the principal figures had left the vehicle. Miss Sylvia Strumph, stepfather T A Smith, and Lomas Vinocur with his mother were near the scene at a small hotel run by Strumph. The car was wrecked but no one was hurt as the party cooled their nerves after the near tragedy.

Portland Feh Sylvia Strumph T. A. Smith New York Dora Vinocur Mr. Strumph Mr. Smith Hadrely

Fox Terrier Gains Creat Surprise Tops 700 Dogs Show

Hartford February 27 AP report says Gains Creat Surprise a wire-haired fox terrier owned by Mr and Mrs R C Bondy of Golden's Bridge NY was judged best over 700 dogs at the Foot Guard Dog Show which closed last night in Hartford.

Hartford R. C. Bondy Golden's Bridge N. Yu Foot Guard

Williams Students Seek More Chapel Absences At Williams

At Williams College a student committee presented a petition signed by 650 of 750 students requesting triple the current daily chapel absences and double the Sunday absence allowance. The board of trustees discussed the request as President Harry A. Field announced gifts and bequests totaling 48,500 including 25,000 from Mrs W T Jeffrey for a scholarship in memory of her husband and 8,500 from Mrs Hartley for another scholarship.

New York I Willames College College Board of ‘Trustees Harry “A. ¢Field Jeffrey Columbus Isk John — Armatro Evanston Willams Cambridge Miss

Body of man missing for week found in bog

The body of William J. Brown, missing since the blizzard last weekend, was found by searchers yesterday noon in a cranberry bog ditch near Billington Gate. Medical Examiner Edgar D. His ruled drowning as the cause with no sign of foul play.

Plymouth Mass William J. Brown Cranberry Bog Billington Gea Edgar D

Novelty woolen dress with centre-front opening design 291

The centre-front opening of this novelty woolen dress features marked walsatine and hex plaits at both sides of the front skirt. The V-shaped neckline is noted. Suitable English prints jersey and linen fabrics fit Design No 291 for sizes 6 through 14 years, with 8 year size needing 2 1/4 yards of 26 inch material and 12 inches of 27 inch contrasting. price 15 cents.

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