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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1925
Page
13
Rotarians celebrate Ladies Night at Brooklawn Country Club tonight with dinner and dancing. Committee reports strong response and expects at least a hundred attendees for an evening of fun and laughter.
Georgia Governor Walker proclaims Janil-Frank I. Stanton, author of Mighty Lak' Rose, as the state poet laureate. Stanton, a friend of literary figures James Whitcomb Riley and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is celebrated as a Georgian cultural figure amid the proclamation.
Washington report notes senate names include Kenneth Butler and Walsh from Massachusetts Poppe from Pennsylvania Capper and Kangas. President Cumming named senate members of the commission to arrange the Let ington and Concord centennial anniversary events.
Dean Cross of Lalo University lectures on Henry Fielding the 18th century dramatist who drew on real life for his works. He notes Fielding’s melding of light comedy with political satire and his later legal career, asserting many plays aging with time would now seem unfocused.
Mrs Ralph Blackburn and Mrs Paul Blackburn entertain at Brooklawn Country Club for a bridal dinner dance in honor of Miss Marjory De Loss, daughter of Mr and Mrs De Loss of Park Place. About 60 guests will attend with relatives traveling from Baltimore and Washington to celebrate the wedding set for Thursday.
A fragmented letter-rich page describes an eclipse scare, breakfast plans, and a housing-development at Eight Acres near Toullaome Hill with plots, a brook, and a hilltop view. It mentions Adelaide and Jack visiting, Bridgeport Trust, and local shops, plus family shopping lists and tea room items.
In Hartford a special Grand Jury indicted Yee Ix Hong for homicide connected to the shooting death of two miners. Hong did not appear in federal court to answer the indictment for violation of anti-narcotics laws. His hearing was delayed as he was held in Aosta awaiting the Grand Jury. Bond set at 400 dollars may be forfeited by the federal court.
Morrcourt No 4 Order held formal ceremonies for retiring and incoming officers at club rooms last night. Royal Matron Lady Jacquet and Sir Knight Lieyd addressed the gathering. Officers took oath. coronation of Johanna Both led by Lady Mary Kellogg Arnold with Lady Rosa Short and others assisting.
The annual meeting at Golden Hill Street elected three new Y W C A board members while officers reported strong finances and broadened activities. Many names listed as returning directors were noted as reappointed or continued with several former members retained.
Italians plan a parish church on the west side to replace St Raphael Chapel on Cent street. The new church will be built near Thank ard Center and is expected to open in March with Rev Tham as pastor. A fund drive and construction costs are noted, with appeal for donations and community support.
Men and women can darken gray hair with a home mixture claimed by a Californian. Mix half a pint water one ounce bay rum a small box of Barb’s Compound 14 glycerine and apply to the hair twice weekly. The formula supposedly colors gray hair without greasiness or scalp staining.
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