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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
2
Congratulatory messages pour into Knights of Columbus headquarters at New Haven praising wartime committees. Recreation buildings at camps are rushed to completion as dedication weeks are highlighted. The clergy and committee members study and renew zeal to push the work toward a definite, satisfactory conclusion.
Danbury City National Bank elected William C Gilbert to fill the vacancy created by Judge J A Houghs death as directors were re elected. Alfred M Wildman was named bank president for the thirtieth year. The list of directors includes A N Wildman M T Chilling Robert McLean P W Becker Charles A Mattesy Arthur J Tweedey Brant L H Lee and William C Gilbert. In other items daily notices report a wrecking train in Waterbury delaying Central New England traffic, a coal car derailment at Meeker Brothers factory, and local residents including Harold W L Rickert returning to duty. Registrars Henry N Fanton and John W Dunlavey took oath for two years. The Opportunity Club elected officers and Miss Mary E Brennan was noted for making 180 nurse calls this past month for the Visiting Nurse Association. A Knights of Columbus War Committee note describes camp recreation buildings aiding morale and a letter from a South Carolina camp praising their work.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy home remedy to darken gray hair. Apply to strands with a sponge or brush, claiming final results after a couple of uses. The copy stresses natural look and youthful appearance and notes it is not a disease cure.
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