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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1923
Page
12
Assistants list every boy and girl who win prizes and after approval Doc Sawbones sends each member a personal letter with a bronze DOO DEE MEMBERSHIP PIN. Entrance to the club costs 80 points.
New York June 5 Moving picture productions are made by too many people directed by too many hands and are jumbled As Elmer Rice Theatre Guild dramatist told the International Motion Picture Congress today He urged writers directions be followed more closely A banquet later offered a 120000 annual prize for the best motion picture story produced and exhibited in a theatre each year with a diverse jury including a novelist dramatist and editor.
The Bridgeport amusements page lists Paul Whiteman Romance of Rhythm at Toll's Palace with Alex Hyde directing, plus Gus Edwards revue The Fountain of Youth and Our Gang comedy. Also features vaudeville acts, serials, Bavu and Leather Crusher film programs, Majestic show Rustle of Silk, and Pleasure Beach Children’s Day events with bands and dances.
A discussion on whether crime stems from heredity or environment, critiquing the overreliance on scientific classification. Fenton argues bad environments do not make criminals, noting even good homes can produce criminals and that inner character and discipline matter more. A witness to Burglar Bill debates the influence of upbringing versus innate traits.
The Referee in Bankruptcy John Keogh awarded Thomas Murrey $140 for storage of materials from the bankrupt All Construction company linked to the 4,000 election bet by Edward F. Mair to J. J. Palmer during Mayor Fred Atwailey’s November 1921 election. Hull, then bankrupt with $8,990 in claims, lost the re-election bid. Other bankruptcy matters include discharge of Morris Marks Francesco Giordano and James L. Donahue.
The Pine Cone Troop hosts a fair and garden party at Miss Margaret Griffith’s home 860 Clinton Avenue this afternoon at 2 o clock. Tea, gifts, foods, bridge and Mah Jong tables are planned with many troop members assisting.
Nora McCarthy hosts a personal shower at 455 South Avenue this Thursday night in honor of Miss Anna O Dwyer, recently wed to Jeremiah J. Haggerty of 1405 North Avenue. Color scheme orange and green. centerpiece features a bride and groom. Guests include Delia Walsh, Marie P. O'Brien, Anna Whalen, Katherine Golden, Mary Ryan, Rose McHugh, Jennie Carrigan, Steila Fox, Jennie Papp, Elizabeth Wargo, Helen Hourigan, Mary Hurley, and others.
Stamford Extract-Company seeks to stop Stamford Rolling Mills from polluting the Nereton River. Judge William X. Martble heard the case in Superior Court but reserved decision. The plaintiff contends wastewater altered water quality used for dye extracts and asks the court to enjoin the discharge and require the defendant to pay city water bills of $113 monthly.
Scientific students questioned if environment could be as reliable as heredity to explain human variation, prompting debate on nature versus nurture. The New York Sun notes this emerging skepticism among scholars studying human differences.
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