Man Who Keeps Saying Sorry Delays Plans Again
A man who repeatedly apologizes for not acting yesterday insists he will complete the task tomorrow. His pattern shows procrastination and verbal assurances without decisive action.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
4
A man who repeatedly apologizes for not acting yesterday insists he will complete the task tomorrow. His pattern shows procrastination and verbal assurances without decisive action.
Retailer promotes a clearance event with vast markdowns on summer millinery, shirts, petticoats, coats, furs, hats and accessories. Items include Genuine Panama hats, straw mats, trimmed hats, Georgette and Crepe hats, white shirts, lingerie waists, silk and fibre sweaters, rain and cloth coats, ostrich neck boas, skirts, and walking skirts priced from a few cents to several dollars across a sprawling catalog. The ad emphasizes extraordinary values and broad assortment.
A casualty list dated July lists eleven Marines killed in action or by wounds and disease. Names include Thomas A. Dragard New Orleans private. Joseph C. Clark Andria Ind. John W. Lat dere Chicago. Nathan Walton Texas. Russell Rawlings Trasaire. George D. Snow Chicago. Horace Ward Plymouth. John Wilkes Lake City. William H. Stainton Indianapolis. Joseph B. Flanagan Boile Wood Illinois. William Talb Somerville Massachusetts. and Edgars Poe Jamestown Rhode Island. One sergeant, William Weaver, died of wounds. several others are listed as wounded severely or dying of disease. A second lieutenant Edgars A. Poe is also noted as wounded or missing.
Sunday morning at the United Church features a sermon by Dr. William Horace Day on Is the Church Responsible for the Wreck of Civilization. Afterward, holy communion is observed and the choir sings Saving Victim by Tours. Forum sessions pause for summer, resuming in November with public questions. During Lent religious problems will be discussed by diverse speakers. Easter services include Passiontide observances and a vesper communion.
A tribute to over 50 women volunteers in Bridgeport’s Red Cross is planned at First Methodist Church tomorrow night. Rev George M Hrawn will speak on local Red Cross efforts. a film Humanity's Appeal and lantern slides will illustrate America’s aid to Europe. The Sunday school meets at 9 48 with summer program to follow. The men’s assembly will elect officers for six months under the commission form. Field day and picnic at Iscardsley Park next Tuesday at 9 o'clock sharp.
The Newfield Methodist Sunday School will host a basket picnic at Lordship Park on Tuesday. Departure from the church at 9 am sharp, with arrangements for games and speeches. The event aims to accommodate families with small children despite wartime conditions.
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