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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1926

Page

11

Annual Battle Between Man And Caterpillar Starts

Boston reports the annual statewide campaign against caterpillar defoliation as Massachusetts mobilizes police and private forest crews. George A Smith warns of unknown damage while Cape Cod bears first skirmishes and raids are anticipated statewide in 1925. The state allocates 40,000 dollars and total costs approach 20 million as efforts target 2,500 acres of trees.

Boston Smith Massachusetts Cape Cod North Shore

Felt hat to ride taxis men’s new fashion edict

New York July 12. An informal fashion note argues men should wear a felt hat when riding in taxis to avoid eye injuries from collisions and bumpy pavement. The article touts a featherweight felt weighing about 3 to 2 ounces as practical for street use and summer wear, predicting wider adoption in the coming weeks.

New York Parker Darby Joan Lkely

Roumanian Crown Prince Gets American Style Training

Bucharest July 12 The four year old Crown Prince Michel of Roumania son of Prince Caro and Princess Telene is being trained for kingly duties in a democratic American manner. An American tutor teaches him English and he enjoys ample means and care as the royal family plans for his future. If he dies before coming of age a regency would rule with Prince Nicholas and others. The boy spends summers at Constanza with his mother to avoid Bucharest dust, and his income totals about $60,000 annually.

Bucharest CAP Michel Roumania Caro Telene Baly Constantine Greece Hinguige Queen Marie Carol L Miles Nicholas Roumanian Supreme Court Helene Marie Constanza Carol Carol T. Twiband Carmen Sylvia

Lodge Dines at Shore House Here

Thirty seven members of Bridgeport lodge No. 2633 Fraternal Art unit attended the banquet at Lehman’s shore house last night. Several members spoke on fraternity matters. Speakers included Dr J D Gold F S Meizs Dr M S Rosen C Howard Hall Mrs Mary Coleman F R Canfield Charles H Roder Mrs Sameha Booth of Philadelphia Mrs A Clarke Mrs J L Sexton of Nor wick J J Anderson B C Mane man and C A Clarke.

Bridgeport Lodge No Lehman's Shore House J. D. Gold F. 5. Meizs

Youth of South Has Great Time Professor Says

Berea Ky July 12 AP a Berea College professor vice president of the Kentucky love society offers a portrait of the nature loving country boy in summer days He knows his swimming hole habits of minnows groundhogs rabbits squirrels and other animals He discovers barn owl nests ovenbird water thrush kingfisher and king snakes He witnesses a king snake killing a copperhead or rattler and notes sparrow hawk love dances and jack s nine antics

Berea Donna BF. Smith Berea College Kentucky Love Society Dixie Learma

Obituary notices for Victor Springford and others in Waterbury

The obituary column notes the death of Victor E. Springford a 64 year old State street merchant who died Saturday and will be buried after a 2 30 pm service at Wilmot and West funeral parlors Rev J T A Racioppi will officiate He leaves a wife two sons Harold A and Victor Jr and a daughter Lillian plus siblings in Boston The notice also covers the funerals of Mrs Elizabeth Potter Mrs Emma Fernie Miss Norah F Costello Mrs Elizabeth Vasko Tarkas Thomas J Dooling and others with services at local churches and burial in nearby cemeteries including St Augustine Newtown St Rose Newtown and Old St Josephs Waterbury.

Victor Springford Springforl State Street Wilmot and West, Inc JT. A. Racioppi St. John's Episcopal Church Chapel Street Harold A Victor & Jr Lillian Harold Boston Elizabeth Potter Noroton Mass William Potter Devon Otter Cora Carpenter Carrie Franklin Mary Gurnell Lillian Bush City William William A. Naud G. S. Larson Robert J. Beach Joan Hibbert Finn Joan Hibbert Robert Finn Austin Street John W Hibbert Dorothy Sacred Heart Parochial School Sacred Heart Church St. Augustine's Cemetery Seymour, Conn Norah F. Costello Beechwood Avenue Miss Costello Newtown John Costello John J. Dailey New Haven Thomas W. Dailey Hartford Mary KR. Costello Mary Carey St. Peter's Church St. Rose’s Cemetery Rosary and Scapular Sociery St Peter's Church Elizabeth Vasko Tarkas Elizabeth Vasko Farkas Columbia Place Joha Louis Joseph Barbara Zberly Grace Vasko Thomas J. Dooling Paniel J. Murphy Connecticut Avenue Waterbury Murphy John M. J. Gannon John Street Blessed Sacrament Church Old St Joseph

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