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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1926
Page
13
A nostalgic essay celebrates children digging in dirt as vital for physical and mental development. It argues that open spaces, earth, and water nurture happiness and imagination, urging parents to let kids play with mud pies using common household items instead of restricting mess. The piece views mud play as essential before school years age six.
A Stratford Histori cal society display at Judson House on Academy Hill presents a courting mirror once owned by Celia Curtis. The mahogany framed piece, about an inch and a quarter wide, is split into picture and glass sections. Colonial lore says a man displayed the mirror on a marriage proposal. acceptance left it as a keepsake, rejection took it back.
William M. Jardine secretary of agriculture in President Coolidge’s cabinet visited Hartford today and luncheon with state officials. He discussed agriculture with Philo T. Platt and dined at the Storrsford club with Francis A. Paollotti and William H. Blodgett before continuing to Amherst.
The Augustana college quartet from Rock Island Illinois will perform at the Swedish Lutheran Church on Park Avenue Saturday at 8 pm assisted by violinist Iverna Dowle and pianist Elwood Kraft. The group will travel about 6000 miles over 75 concerts in 13 states this season in a touring car. No admission fee. an on generous collection for the quartet will be taken.
The Connecticut District No. 1 O A H holds its 30th annual convention at Molden Memorial Hall this city on Saturday September 25. The sick and death benefit organization counts over 7 500 members with Brenda Lodge No 11 and State Lodge No 7 among its units. Swedish speaking applicants aged 16 to 41 are eligible for membership. committee includes Hedin chair and M Josephson secretary among others.
Firemen fought a dump fire along Magee avenue for five hours last night. The blaze spread toward the city pier and threatened nearby property. Fire crews drenched the smoldering debris, but the fire continued to smoulder after dawn.
The Inverness town council in Scotland voted down a proposal to hold Sunday open air concerts for a local charity, citing that such events violate the Fourth Commandment. The decision blocks plans for charity fundraising through weekend musical gatherings in the city.
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