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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
3
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In Colonel B A Franklin's absence on government business, subordinates in Bridgeport's Ordnance Bureau refused comment on a reported investigation. Major J D Skinner, acting in Franklin's absence, thanked the press for wartime support but said no statements could be issued. Franklin is said to return Thursday.
An executive committee meeting last night set up the bond sale campaign for the Irish Republic. The sale opens at a Sunday afternoon event in Poli's theater with speakers Dr Jonathan Day and Judge John A Collins of New York and Judge O Dowd of Boston, plus a concert. Final campaign plans are to be settled Thursday night at the Stratfield with representatives of participating organizations. The city will be divided into sections with captains and workers named for canvassing. Friends of Irish Freedom convene tonight at Lyric hall to finalize society participation.
Constance Talmadge headlines Happiness a la Mode at the Plaza with a tale of marriage and divorce. Vaudeville features Sam Sidman and Co and the Longacra Trio, Dancing McDonalds, Rene and Florence, and Pearl White’s The Black Secret keeps audiences engaged as International News garners applause.
Members of the Newfield M. E. church attended a Sunday night service and a social celebration to mark the burning of a 7000 mortgage, clearing the debt. Rev. Gerald H. Beard praised the effort, a musical program featured, and refreshments were served after.
A drug store owned by Joseph N. McNamara at 923 East Main Street reported yesterday afternoon that 100 was stolen from a safe. McNamara said he lost his keys and that both the store door and the safe were unlocked. The matter was read to the M detective bureau for investigation.
Enthralled by sensational thrills and tragic surprises the opening performance of The Woman In Room 13 drew a large crowd at Iris Theater. Mary Ann Demler and Arthur Thatterdon star as leads in a detective driven drama with constant action and twists, as the plot follows a deceitful husband, a faithful heroine, and a watchful detective. Next week the company will stage Upstairs and Down as the featured comedy.
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as quick relief for colds and grippe with three doses every few hours, easing clogged nostrils headache fever sneezing and stiffness. Promotes low cost and no quinine, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
Minneapolis flour mills suspend operations due to an unprecedented car shortage for flour shipments. Mills shut down activities to less than two thirds of normal production, reflecting transport bottlenecks and supply disruption in the industry.
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