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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1923
Page
13
In Bridgeport the Memorial Tablet committee could not be joined by a couple of members yesterday causing the 4:30 PM meeting to be postponed to a later time. The group acts under a council resolution to plan memorials for deceased soldiers, naming streets and squares and placing tablets to honor them.
Fairfield County League of Women Voters hosts its January convention at Stratfield Hotel next Thursday. Mrs Samuel Shaw calls meeting for Mrs Emerson Newell. business at 11 lunch at 1 with reservations to Mrs Shaw. Mrs Caroline Ruutz Rea to discuss the importance of special interests. Mrs Franklin Roosevelt to speak on A Woman Yonderfoot in the Wilds of Tegism cture. Miss Marjory Cheney leads discussion on proposed legislation including health, 9 and 50 hour workweeks, and jury service for women.
Annual meeting of the Visiting Nurse association was held at Canton avenue home of Mrs Davids S Day. Mrs Elmer Havens was re elected president and new staff updates were announced. Miss Janet Ottley reported 45 851 visits in 1922, with two nurses added. Miss Gertrude Peabody of Boston discussed the program and Boston’s progress.
Mrs Mary Grinsnulus a psychology student and observer of Monsieur Cove will lecture Monday night in the Stratfield hotel ballroom Bridgeport under the Applied Psychology club. The free talk recounts her five months in Europe observing Cove clinics and patient cases including a blind girl helped to see and a father cured of tuberculosis.
The Connecticut Editorial Association meets at Stratfield hotel for its annual session with a 2 PM start on the morrow. Guests will be entertained at the Majestic theatre during the business session, with a banquet at 6:36 PM. Speakers include Wallace Odell and William Horace Day, plus singer Hilda Wathryn Schultz.
A fire yesterday morning at Sylvan avenue destroyed the home of Wrank Carpenter as his family attended a funeral for Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter’s child. Damage is about 83000. Firemen saved the adjoining Slovak church and Walter Friedman house using chemicals due to distant hydrants.
A long list of discounted home items including blue taupe tapestry furniture sets, leather library pieces, and large armchairs with spring cushions. Discounts include substantial price cuts on walnut and mahogany bedroom suites, plus plated silverware, serving pieces, and linens. Limited floor sections and sizes noted across multiple floors.
Shoes listed include sports oxfords in dark gray black saddle smoked horse and gray buck with prices regularly 9 to 10 dollars. Suede pumps and oxfords with walking soles medium heels described for wear with dresses and suits. Also broad-toed brogue oxfords with wing tips and Norwegian calf and black blizzard styles. Hats offered in felt beaver plush in tailored models with several color options and ages 4 to 5. Were 3.95 2.50 1.50 1.50 1.00 2.00 now reduced.
The shop explains unexpected coat stock depletion and a lucky market purchase. It highlights two groups of seal dyed coney coats with deep shawl collars and wide natural skunk cuffs. Linings feature Mallinson's Pussy Willow taffetas in rose and henna shades.
Advertises coats with dyed coney fur and mink collars and cuffs priced at 195 to 210 dollars and raccoon coats at 265 dollars. Describes high quality dark skins and deep matching collars and cuffs. Encourages buyers who waited to purchase now with these offerings.
A catalog note showcases Timbo Straws Silks Crepes and Felts hats priced at 5.95. Styles include wide brimmed turned up brims poke shapes and large flaring forms, all artistically trimmed with ostrich or coqu feathers quills embroidery and spring flowers for a colorful, charming display.
An ad lists 6 and 9 cup nickel electric coffee urns at 17 50 and 19 50 respectively, full nickel irons at 4 95, 6 tb size, cereal sets of 15 pieces at 12 50, seamless blue enamel roasters in medium and large with sale prices 2 85 and 3 25, black sheet iron roasters 90 cis, ironing tables 2 10, mop heads 75 cis, Japanese blue and white teapots six cup 69 ets, potato ricers 29 ets, plus more housewares with regular and sale prices.
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