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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1923

Page

7

Lordship Children Aid Near East Relief Drive

Lordship children gathered bundles for the Near East Relief effort at the schoolhouse with excitement as a telegram photographer arrived. Mrs Travis directs rehearsals for a play The First Pla g slated for June 21 closing exercises. A Community Centre dance drew a good crowd despite bad weather. The Women’s Auxiliary finished packing a missionary barrel for Georgia families, with overflow shared by the Salvation Army and Near East Relief.

Georgia

Playgrounds 70 Open July 6 in Eight Centers

The Recreation Board announces city playgrounds will open July 6 at eight sites including Old Mill Green Yellow Mill West End Beach's Woods Hall School Seaside Park Hall Home and Lafayette. Fifteen staffers will be assigned and job applications are being accepted with written tests for instructors to be held in the next two weeks.

P. V. Gahan Recreation Board Mr Gahan Gahan Old Mill Green Yellow Mill West End Beach's Woods Hall School Seaside Park Hall Home Lafayette

Howland workers visit Niantic State Sanatorium

Twenty five autos carrying eighteen members of the Howland Dry Goods Co and Sunshine clubs will visit Niantic Sanitorium to inspect the hospital and give each child a toy and lolly. The group plans a picnic lunch and a return to Bridgeport by 7 p.m. The two local children cared for are a girl nicknamed Smuckle and a boy Julius Eko. Belust Coast Maine: Colonial Villa, Carlton Carver’s Maine coast showplace, burned for an estimated 50,000.

Niantic Sanitorium Howland Dry Goods Co Sunshine Clubs Henry D. Neale Tuberculosis Relief Association Howland Co Bridgeport Niantic Howland’s Sunshine Club Howland Srnckle Julius Eko Belfast. Me W. m. Carver Cocoanut Grove Fla Maine

Steamers to carry liquor to three mile limit under dry ruling

Southampton June 8 The Associated Press reports British vessels will, from June 10, sail westbound to the United States with liquor only enough to reach the three mile limit. The Majestic will be the first ship to sail under the new rule with liquor stores halved.

Southampton Associated Press United States Europe Majestic

Learned Hermit Dwells in Heart of Kansas City

A 78 year old Kansas City recluse, John Herman, has lived fifteen years in a cave near a deserted rock quarry. He shuns modern life, reads no papers, and supports himself on $19 a month, seeking only silence and the stars. His past includes a failing romance in Germany that drove him to solitude.

Douglas, G. Tinsley Kansas City John Herman Herman Germany Wayman Builjs

Hidden Gold and Strange Birds On The Galapagos

Washington dispatch notes Galapagos revisited by scientists as a natural history museum. Darwin’s early observations on giant tortoises and unique flowers and birds are cited, with details on volcanic activity, isolation, and evolution. The piece mentions hidden treasure legends, a hotel builder, and pirates, plus Ralph Stock’s notes on Cristobal Island’s soil, cattle, and potential agricultural wealth as the islands near Ecuador.

Washington, D. C Galapagos Islands Natural History Museum National Georgraphic Society Charles Darwin South America Ecuader Peru Cape Blanes Alemarle Long Island York Bcundor Rae Gife Ralph Stock Criste Bal Island Guayaquil Cristobal Galapagos Group Cristolal Icuador

Harding speech on sugar situation reassures markets

Washington reports President Harding stated the sugar situation is secure and likely to improve if current measures continue. A government response offers no new policy changes at this time, according to a wartime era briefing.

Washington Harding

Lincoln Corporation Receiver Appointed for Hotel Bonds

Gaza Henry Mikawa named receiver for Lincoln Corporation bonds of 2000 dollars. Superior Court judge William M. Maltbie granted the petition of Jacob Neispodzieno and George Ferrion, owners seeking to preserve assets and wind up the company amid allegations of mismanagement of the Lincoln hotel group in Gold me.

Gaza Henry Mikawa Lincoln Corporation Lincoln Hotel Superior Court William M. Maltbie Jacob Neispodzieno George Ferrion

Summer frocks in organdy lace and gingham designs

Fashion notes reveal cool warm weather dresses featuring organdy lace ribbons and materials like gingham voiles dotted Swiss and tissues highlighting light airy summer styles for the season.

Smart summer frock trends in Canton Georgette and Roma Crepes

Fashion notes describe the season’s top dresses as smart and gay with Canton Georgette and Roma Crepes fabrics leading the style. The piece highlights the most fashionable silhouettes and fabric finishes for summer frocks.

Canton Georgette

Fashionable age one OLF coats in Fibre and Mohair

A brief note notes that age one OLF coats are in fashion, offered in all colors and combined with Fibre and Mohair for varied styles.

Pleated Crepe Skirts For Sports Wear Declares New Styles

A very new variation of the plaited skirt appears in wool or silk crepes. Tans and greys feature cluster knife and side plaits, offering fresh options for sports wear at Q98.

Fashionable suits and coats offered at cut prices

High character two and three piece suits for next season advertised at 20 to 50 dollar ranges. Coats and wraps in jacquard patterns and soft pile fabrics priced from 32.50 up to 83 dollars with discounted sets and replicas of costly imports.

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