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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1925
Page
4
Ansonia report details bitter contest for Milford town offices with candidate grooming mentioned. A separate Ansonia item notes local children drinking shoe polish, hospital treatment, and a court case over a dramatic incident.
Local memorial service was held in Shelton for a renowned actor. Attendees from New York and nearby areas, including friends and colleagues, gathered to honor the deceased with readings, prayers, and music as pallbearers carried the casket to the grave.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals such as Garrat and Breitweiser, places like West on and White Plains, and references to a two week period and moves. Details are garbled. no coherent event, date, or outcome emerges from the readable portions.
Greenwich July 3. Advertising manager Miss Atte resigns after ten years service to Greenwich Press and leaves for home in South Town. She will visit friends before departing. Miss Atte is survived by sister Miss Marion Blter and secretary Mrs Rasernsio. Her sister died Saturday.
The zoning commission plans hearings during weeks of meetings to discuss regulatory changes for Fairfield town property. Notices will post after hearings on the town regulations, with formal actions to follow in coming days.
Ridgefield voters elected a library committee in a recent meeting held Wednesday evening to review financing plans and oversee library operations. The panel includes Mary Trak, John Fot, Augusta Tyyrt, Wm Ir Ryan, and several others who will advance proposals and coordinate with the treasurer on the surcharges and future budgets.
Greenwich Battery Fo 192na Field Artillery with the Medical Corps departs next Sunday for its annual summer encampment at Tatehima Park. Equipment will be moved via Bear Moine Bridge at Peekskill to Captain Anthony Sutherlin’s detachment. men quartered in squats, meals served in the Battery mess. Stores will open midweek with limited hours and nearby bakeries to follow.
Reports detail Edward Murray Dumbell’s marriage to Miss Tila Louise Smith of Darien on June 18 in Kingston Jamaica amid ongoing divorce proceedings for cruel and intolerable cruelty. The clergy and former spouse allege lack of legal grounds for remarriage while Smith, formerly a telephone operator in Darien, had departed for a vacation before vanishing.
A Danbury municipal Fourth of July event on White Street grounds features a band concert by the Danbury bonimowins and Danbury school band, brief civic addresses, athletic drills, and a firework display from 4 to 6 PM. Officials say several thousand people are expected to attend.
Team from Lomorm opens at Byian Town Park tomorrow morning at 16 o clock with a 315 pm game. The crack Sygnet nine plays Stieng Sokul of Bridge tt lem in the Civ League at Baulthield County Scot in a double header Sunday afternoon. Wrist meets the sage team at Stamford.
The Jitney Players plan to perform at Legion Field with an automobile stage and open lot theatre, sponsored by the American Lesson. The troupe rehearses in Madison Connecticut, with dress rehearsals and a rotating cast across five plays, featuring varied roles and a large patroness list.
Monroe and Mrs Howard Standall plus several residents are noted in a social snippet. A regular meeting of the Monne Lie company and the Women’s Auxiliary is scheduled for Tuesday evening July 1 around Mrs Frank Well of Trumbull, with visitors including Miss Catherine Berdsley and Miss Viola Randall.
The Newtown Counts club plans a dinner at the Ground Club, with whist and bridge games in the afternoon. Directors include Lonaderable with Sandy Hook musicians providing band music. Special July Fourth celebration details and local fish stand plans noted.
A damaged OCR style Western era notice lists residents from Huntington and New York visiting relatives and attending gatherings. Names include Henry Kempf Mia Goebel Wella Hollyw and Bea rle lev White Bills. Social roundups mention weddings, club meetings, and a cabin visit with Alfred Rouepet Theodore Kraege Nex work and Mt Pauls church parishhouse gathering.
Ridgefield prepares for a war memorial dedication with a 3:30 p.m. parade from the Mirehouse to the cemetery. The ceremony includes the American Band, prayers, speeches on Ridgefield history, and songs by local choirs and the band. Community groups join the march, with plans for postparade tributes in front of the monument.
Community notes describe an evening service at the Eastondale Methodist church with H B Willies as speaker. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Howe and their guests at their Lakefield ranch, and several families plan Fourth of July gatherings. Hospital and bridge details appear briefly with names like George Carl and Anna Meloy.
Milford July 3 Special preparations for fall town elections are under way as both major parties plan for vacancies on the Board of Selectmen Police Commissioners Fire and Finance boards. Democrats seek reappointments and endorsements for M E Harris and Albert P Stowe plus potential police and finance board candidates. Republicans expect endorsements for Lewis Baldwin John J Toome and Donald F Webber with possible finance board vacancy due to Harold Smith. A Comfort Station lease bid opens July 8 and local church notes and Milford Chamber actions are announced.
The Round Hill Scottish Game association at Charles A Moore Jr estate in Greenwich hosts a full day of Scottish games races piping and contests with cups and medals on display in Mead's Store window. Participants from Fairfield and Westchester attend a 13 mile handicap marathon supervised by Cygnet AC and AAU. Evening dancing features fireworks while prominent Scots and leaders including US Senator George P MacLean and Charles A Moore Jr mingle with the honorary committee.
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