Giant American flag raised at Bridgeport in 1912 memory
Bridgeport celebrated a record flag unfurling at Pleasure Beach on July 4 1912 witnessed by about twenty thousand people. Mayor Wilson Congressman Feully and Captain George Auger presided as a 135 by 84 foot banner, weighing 1080 pounds, soared between two towers. The mammoth flag cost about 9000 to 9500 and used extensive rigging with furniture hardware stores emptied of turnbuckles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
America
Willam L Gallagher
Sea Breeze
Pleasure Beach
Connecticut
Janey
Th.s. Bridgeport
Gallagher
M Renner
Philadelphia
Mr. Renner
Treasury Building
Washington
Renner
T I. Feully
Meriden
Wilson
Buckingham
Bowcher
A C Thompson
George ‘Auger
Stratfield Hotel
United States
Radio Programs Include Yale Luncheon and Track Meet
Daily listings show Yale Law Alumni luncheon at University Dining Hall New Haven Conn and a collegiate track meet Yale vs Harvard at Athletic Field New Haven Conn plus extensive music and talk programs across stations with baseball scores and varied performances from 7 am to midnight including orchestras, sopranos, and concert bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Heath
Pauline Peck
Dorothy B. Walsh
Eleanor Gunn
Yale Law School Alumni Association
University Dining Hall
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
New Haver
Waldorf Astoria
Financial Review
Cod Liver Oil and Adierika Advertisements Prominent
An old newspaper fragment markets Cod Liver Oil tablets as a health booster promising rapid weight gain and vitality. It touts sugar coated tablets from Hindle & Leverty Drug Stores and guarantees money back if weight gain fails. A separate ad extols Adierika as a stomach aid and laxative claiming relief for nervousness and digestive issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindle &Leverty Drug Stores
McCoy's
Miss Margaret M Collam Named Honor Student in Redding
Red ding June 14 Special Miss Margaret G M Collam daughter of Mr and Mrs H C M Col lam received recognition as honor pupil of the town with a ninety five percent yearly average. Graduation exercises at the Grange hall drew about 300 people. The Ridge school and Hill Academy students performed cantatas and Shakespeare staging under Mrs Lemuel Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Margaret G. M'Collam
C. M’collam
the Ridge School
the Hill Academy
Lemuel Sanford
Hartford
Gateway” School
New Haven
Redding Public Schools
Grange Hall
Ridge School
William C. Sanford
Harold D. Sylvester
Hiawatha
Umpauwaug School
Mary Sullivan
Eleanor Boddile
Nancy Barnes
Margaret M'Collam
Emily Leahy
Clara Sanford
Ruth Robinson
Betty Reynolds
Lorra
Easton Firemen to Meet Tonight in Special Session
Easton dispatch notes Haston Volunteer Fire Company plans a Monday evening meeting to arrange a July carnival. Other items mention ice cream and strawberry festival at Stepney Methodist Church, male choir participation, and social visits among residents, including Bridgeport and Monroe areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Marsh
Bridgeport Engineering Institute
Bridgeport High School
Leonard Swift
New Haven
J. Henry Burr
Ernest. Ferry
Charles Nichols
Ashcroft Place
Monroe
Fanny Ward
Trumbull
Robert P. Davia Mise Filare Dressler
Danbury
Fred Marsh
Misa Dorothy Marsh
Thomas Carrell
Vichor Seeley
Beardsley Street
Bridgeport
Millard Randall and Son
Robert P Davis
Louis Andrews
Lake Zoar
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The
Buenos Aires
Brazil
New York
WEAF
New York City
Tower Health
Marcella Berry
Soprang
Minnie Banges
Willam Tilly
Giuseppe di Benedetto
Vera Curtis
Roosevelt Orchestra
WNYC
Louw Reed Walzmiller
John F. Hylan
John B Foster
Pinner
Knights Templar
WHN
Tilke Linderman
Henry
H. B. Shonta
Roseland Orchestra
W. Carlough
Grigger
Hoapi Ial
Evelyn Beilinger
Rubey Cowan
Zor DX
Richman
WGCP
Ems
Ruby Cowan
Edna Mae Foster
Y—Arch Wleon
Troy
Clover Gardens
Eddie Leslie
WMCA
Sai
Anne Tyndall
Schafer
Raymond Maher
McAlpin Radio Forum
Moss Colony Theatre Program
WGBS
Terese
Jack Cohen
Prudence Penny
Alica Lakey
LJ Hayes
Jack Bauer
Helen MacKeller
Robert Riski
Stunts
Marion Sutherland
Muale
Kenneth MacGowan
Felton Elkins
Tarese
Krueger
Archibald
Bewator James W Wadsworth
Wgy—Schenectad
Naval Observatory
Flora
Hozel Ten Eyck
Sm—Weekly
Harold Anson Bruce
Mra F . Ellison
Jean H Gray
James B Hampson
Wiliam K Grats
Campbell MacBaa
Isaac Riddel
Thomas Schuver
David Paton
D. D
Mnute
Trey Gare School
Cora Hidley Miller
George W Fredenburg
Hazel Fredenburg Fellows
Hurley
Honge
WTIG
F. M. Russell
WESR
Staten Island
World News Digest
Richmond Hill
Book Review
Signela
Weather Berts
Thornton Fisher
Sport Review
William Morgan
Horace J. Taylor
Reader
C C. Jones
Viola Scherer
Kentucky Ramblers Orchestra
WGR
Buffalo
National Garden Bureau
Statler Concert Ensemble
Terrace
O'Connor
Kate Zink
Lonez’ Orchestra
Newark
Hazel A. Dudley
L. L. Credner
Jacob Blaenber
Lee Patrick
Hinzel A. Dudley
Wm. Sewe
Benny Leonard
Bill Wathen
Elain Feldman
Frank E. Dalton
Newark ‘Philharmonia
al Reid
Berkley
Forest Hi Symphony
Perry — and Assell
Commander’s
WAAN
Sparta
Major Tate
Brown
Senator Arthur Whitney
Schaffer
Fisher
Anshaw Harmony
Stahler
Hages
Tea Room
U. 8
Poller
Mark Strand Theatre
Mary & Vogt
Gypry Btring Ensemble
Vera Curtle
Toks—U
Syhania
WRCO
Washington, D. Cae
Shoreham Orchestra
U. S Navy
WIP
Munh
Atlantic Ocean
Comforts Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Franklin Orchestra
Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Produce Market
He- Ofis
Woody
Shelburne Orchestra
Wpgatlantic City
Haddon Hall
Traymore
Traymore Orchestra
California Night Hawks
WEE
Boston
M —Musicale
Blue Ribbon
WTAR
Fall River
Marion
Stark
Worcester
Nancy Paige
Fred D. Aldrich
Tower
Tower Health Talk
Gynny String Ensemble
Thelma Mills Rector
Margaret Coppar Tolaon
Imperial Male Quartet
Cook
Gaeen
Naamien
W’collan
Easton
Neary & Third
Congista
Vestela
Howland's
Excel Electric Cooker
Tims
Howland Dry Goods
the Electric Shop
United Illuminating Co
Cor
Broad & Cannon Sts
Barnum
Ciena
Boa No
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