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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1923

Page

4

Wheeler Prize Forms Feb Class Winners At Bridgeport High

Bridgeport High School prepares for February graduation events as the Wheeler prize competition selects five mid year seniors. Judges appointed by the Board of Education will pick finalists for the February 2 ceremony with awards of 30 and 20 dollars in gold plus a Marguish literature volume. Eligible students compete in essays on topics from literature to public policy, with top scores averaged from essays and delivery. The Frank Miller Yale scholarship for the February class is also announced, honoring consistent scholarship and good character.

Bridgeport High School Board of Education Wheeler Barnum James +A. Moore FE. W . Warral Archer Wheeler Nathaniel Wheeler Prince Henry IV Hincks Speer Sanford Stoddard Bridgeport America National Theatre For Irrank Miller Yale University Moore Milley

New York University's 1923 football schedule announced

NYU will play nine games in 1923 with eight definite contests and a possible ninth. Hobart Trinity and Syracuse were dropped from the slate. The schedule lists home games against St Stephen's and Rochester among others, with early dates in September and October.

New York New York University al Nixon Hobart Trinity N. Y. Aggies Syracuse St. Stephen's College University , of Rochester

Basketball schedule notes with scattered team dates

Fragmentary listing shows 2its at home 20 Rutgers at New Brunswick 27 Rhode Island at home November Fordham at Yankee Stadium 10 City College at Lewisown Stadium 17 Columbia. Contains readable team names and venues but lacks complete context or clear outcomes.

Rutgers New Brunswick Rhode Island Hom Fordham Yankee Stadium City College Lewisown Stadium Columbia

RUDS SIGN FIRST BASEMAN FIRST BASEMAN SIGNED

Cincinnati club signs Taylor, first baseman from Migginsport Ohio, as understudy to Jake Daubert. Taylor recommended by Slim Saltee. Unclear last sentence about air weight. not connected to baseball item.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Club Taylor Migginsport Ohio Jake Daubert Slim Saltee

Bridgeport Widow Seeks Five Thousand for Death of Husband

Ida M Armsteadt of Bridgeport seeks $5000 in relief after her husband F G Armsteadt painter died from injuries when a War Department Dodge car struck him at New Dorp Staten Island on March 22 1922. The War Department calls the death self caused but Congress has been asked to authorize payment and the claim is with the Committee on Claims.

Washigton D. C Ida M. Armsteadt Bridgeport F. G. Almsteadt Wa Department Congress Schuyler Merritt Almsteadt Dodge New Dorp Staten Island War Department Armsteadt Committee On Claims

Heisman Ends Penn Connection After Three Years

Philadelphia Pa Jan 11 John W Heisman, after three years as Pennsylvania football coach, has severed connections with the University of Pennsylvania. Graduate Manager Ernest Couzins announced this at the Athletic Association headquarters. Heisman had contracted to coach the 1923 Washington and Jefferson team but was expected to remain at Penn as an assistant to Sydney Hutchinson, athletic council chairman.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania John W. Heisman University of Pennsylvania Ernest Couzens The Athletic Association Heisman Washington and Jafferson Sydney Hutchinson Athletic Council

Zemo antiseptic ointment advertised for skin relief

A vintage advertisement touts Zemo antiseptic ointment as a large size product from druggists that effectively removes eczema stops itching and heals skin troubles including sores burns wounds and chafing. It claims quick cleansing soothing action and affordability with a confident exhortation to try it.

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