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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1924
Page
12
A classic laundry ad touts La France as a remarkable cleanser that reduces wash time and work. Dissolve two tablespoons with soap, soak or boil clothes, and enjoy dirt loosening power and snow white results. Sold at groceries for 10 cents a package from La France Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia.
Gahan, former Bridgeport Board of Recreation superintendent, begins new duties in St. Petersburg after seven years of city recreation work. He will start July 1 following a two week vacation, having built a strong program and school baseball leagues in Bridgeport. He opposed cuts to his department's funding during his final year.
Dorothea Stamm's annual online meeting at Savin Rock featured a shore dinner and social afternoon. Mrs Katherine Schwartz received a traveling bag as treasurer, with Zinn presenting. Schwartz sails Saturday July on the Deutchland, then Richelieu departs Hamburg September 15, joining Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rae, Mr. and Mrs. I G Foehrenbeck, Andrew Fritz, and Mr. and Mrs. C Ansoh on trips abroad.
Alfred J. New former treasurer of North End Bank is linked to confessed defalcations and was awaiting sentence. Fire at the W. M. Terry storage warehouse at 119-129 Housatonic Avenue caused $206 in losses when spontaneous combustion ignited furniture. Employee discovery led to a quick extinguishing by firefighters.
In New Britain June 36 charges of liquor law violations were brought in police court. Judge Alling fined each offender from 50 to 200 dollars and sentenced several to jail. Police department staff secured the evidence, and heated exchanges occurred between counsel and the prosecutor with the court intervening at times.
Alfred N. Clark and Son, Bridgeport real estate dealers, have moved to new and larger quarters at State and Lafayette streets. The firm, known through New England for farm land dealings, plans to expand by selling city property and handling rent collections and rentals.
A Vital Statistics births column lists numerous families with new daughters and sons, each entry including parents names and street addresses. Several lines mention June birth dates, with varied city blocks and streets such as Pembroke sleet Hust Main street Green street and Madison avenues, among others.
Albert J. Hildrant of Wind Park Florida was arrested today and charged with reckless driving by State policeman John Gutman. He posted a $40 cash bond for appearance in town court Thursday morning. Hildrant allegedly cut in ahead of several cars and forced them off the road.
Bridgeport Chapter of DeMolay will hold its first annual picnic Friday July 4 at Alp ing Grove in Westport in conjunction with the Masons club. Families invited. Activities include athletic contests for boys and girls, 100 yard and 50 yard dashes, potato and sack races, a tug of war, and a baseball game after lunch. Swimming races also planned for both boys and girls.
Contractors’ bids for the Odd Fellows Temple reconstruction by the Loyalty Lodge Building Association are due tomorrow at architect Blarry SLoer ner’s office. The project at Slate and Lafayette streets will combine club and lodge rooms with a business and office block in a colonial design. Changes to the National Building plans may raise height, with foundations built to support future vertical expansions.
Sir Rt. Carter widow of Car L Vter bank safe expert testified before Commissioner Edward Z Buckingham in Stamford. She argued compensation under workmen's act. She said Carter was killed en route to Bluejacket to repair a bank safe and suspects bandits aimed to rob. A man named Mooney has been arrested and received a life sentence.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Melvin Snow will appear before the County court at the courthouse this morning to hear petitions for license suspension involving motorists with criminal offenses tied to automobile operations.
A vintage ad boasts Cod Liver Oil tablets as the best desh producer in the world noting Vita mines. It claims a 60 tablet box costs 60 cents with a money back guarantee if you do not gain five pounds in 30 days and even hints at 19 pounds in a0 days. It urges readers to buy at Beverly Stores or druggists.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to use Zemo as a safe dependable remedy for itching skin, pimples, blackheads, blotches and ringworm. It promises cleansing soothing effect and disappearance of eruptions, claiming noticeable skin softness and health after application.
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