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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1921
Page
10
A quirky observation notes that about one in a thousand people live to one hundred, while only one couple in a thousand reaches a mythical century of lasting fame. The fragment reflects on rare lifespan landmarks and destiny.
Milford Visiting Nurse Association held its monthly meeting last night noting a new nurse trainee from New Haven to replace the retiring public health nurse Gayendalyn Travis. Miss Waps will also assume social worker duties, with Mrs. Edgar O T Clark resigning July 1. A membership drive and house-to-house canvass are planned, Chautauqua tickets distributed, and Devon Club activities include a bridge party and new clubhouse preparations set for late July with 4,000 invitations issued.
Tisa Eleanor Farrell hosted a birthday celebration with music and luncheon for friends. Edward P. Downs drives a new Chevrolet roadster. Thomas Fartington, visiting relatives, suffered serious injuries after a crash on the Main road between Tony Hill and Bridgenort when his car struck a fence, requiring five stitches.
Fairfield officials anticipate quick action upon the naming of John M. Donaldson as postmaster for Fairfield. Donaldson is expected to receive nomination, with early consideration likely underway.
The advertisement warns that constipation poisons the whole body and causes headaches and foul breath, especially in children. It promotes Dr True's Elixir as a quick relief for men, women, and children since 1851, with a testimonial from Mrs Joseph B. of Trax Station, NB. It also mentions chronic constipation symptoms and endorses Dr Tyne's Rilixir as helpful.
An old advertisement extols using mulsified coconut oil shampoo as a gentler, greaseless option for washing hair and scalp. It cautions against harsh alkali in soaps and shampoos, claiming coconut oil shampoo cleanses without harming hair, leaves it bright, and is inexpensive for family use.
President Harding and Congress move toward the commission. Town committee ends battle by recommending the popular choice. New school program progresses with workers placing brick structure. Officials hope to open the school in the fall.
A Walnut Beach couple announced their marriage on Monday evening, a surprise to friends. The ceremony took place in New Haven with the couple residing now on Reach Ave Walnut Beach. Travelers and local residents are noted with cottages and summering listings across Walnut Beach Silver Beach and Fort Trumbull Beach area in the surrounding towns.
Hilltop Friendly Club of Trumbull meets at Echo Farm for a pleasant afternoon with tea cream cake and pinch. Next gathering planned at Wild Rose cottage Fairfield Beach. Library fund directors discuss Nichols Memorial Library building with architect Frederick Cooper. Bridgeport visitors and New York guests enjoy local visits as Yale summer school lectures begin.
Stratford July 14 the Camp Fire Girls in charge of Gertrude Wilkinson return Thursday from the Litchfield hills camp. Parent-Teachers plan fair to be held in fall. Eastern Star picnic at Pleasure Beach Saturday. Sewer work delayed by rock ledge struck on Malp street near Louthbrook avenue. New police officer Tae H Corbit appointed for Lrrashi Mra Lyman BP. Galdwell and Dorothy Hart visit New Milford home. Marguerite Suller vacationing in Yonkers. Tearette Lewin in Brooklyn. Mr and Mrs William Keith go to Swanton Vermont for the summer. Lemuel Smith of Indiana visiting police sergeant Ben Smith.
Rev Dr Wilbur F Crafts head of the International Reform Bureau says his organization abandons the federal Sunday blue law push. He argues such legislation lacks broad support in Congress and would delay a more moderate federal Sunday-law enactment, citing church opinion and practical politics as reasons.
Strongly opposed by Wilbur F P Crapts and others, the International Reform movement declares the proposed federal ban on Sunday trains in interstate commerce is impractical and not part of their aims. They insist the bill would prohibit traffic and exclude all mail delivery on Sundays, undermining orderly reform efforts.
Bridgeport residents of all ages are invited to compete for prizes at the YWCA WUOP outing at Pleasure Beach on July 20. Entries for best classic and best sane girl or child costumes and best eccentric men outfit are to be sent with a paragraph to Attorney W. E. Kilpatrick in the Security building. A flood of applications and photos is expected at his office in the coming days.
In Lincoln Neb July 13 Pelham A. Barrows national commander of the Sons of Veterans forwarded a letter to President Hoover asking that a small monument in Troy Alabama be destroyed. The inscription honors John Wilkes Booth for killing Abraham Lincoln, a request aligned with veterans resolutions.
Crown Prince Hirohiro of Japan arrived in Rome yesterday and was greeted by King Vittorio Emanuele. He and the prince rode in a carriage to the Quirinal Palace and were twice brought to the balcony to acknowledge cheering crowds.
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