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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1925
Page
7
An advertisement explains moth damage from moths and larvae harming woolen items. Larvex is pitched as a spray that penetrates fibers to mothproof fabrics, enabling immediate use without packing away goods. Leading textile makers offer garments treated with Larvex for ongoing protection.
Josh Watson and his Musical Company headlined at Pots Vaudeville Theatre, delivering a lively show with laughter, song and dance. Strong comic turns by Ben Lyon and Stephen Vincent were accompanied by bright costuming, a parade of pretty chorus girls, and acts including a new Mal Roach comedy and Pathe News. The program also promised The Woman Hater and The Seventh Virgin with additional attractions and a Country Store Night offering prizes and fun.
Maddocks new vaudeville production at the Palace offers Tramp Tramp Tramp plus a full bill of acts by Bridgeport stars Betty Veronica, Olle Bingham, Marjorie Myers, Three Alex, and Pathe newsreels. The program precedes the Paramount feature Los A Wife, a delicate comedy drama of marriage, with Greta Nissen and Robert Agnew.
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey show hides a world of 1600 personnel with Miss Leitzel guiding a charity school for circus children. Glenn Graves and Bobbie Pallenberg are among pupils as she promotes reading and summer classes alongside regular winter schooling programs under the big white tents next Saturday.
Reading fragments describe CAMEO James P Hogans production featuring Blvk Lighting with five men and one dog star Thunder. Mentions Clare Rew and Violet Wider in a melodrama centered on a feud among maids, with emphasis on humorous dog theatrics and romantic entanglements amid a glamorous stage setting.
Professor George D. Swain of Harvard will speak at the Rotary Club noon luncheon. The address notes Swain as former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and emphasizes his work in public works and city planning. The talk will cover building regulations and related urban problems with a large attendance expected.
Supreme court jury awarded Isabelle Ackner, an Indian girl from Gowinda, $40 in a suit against Nicholas Anckner. Parents claim alienation as he afflicted her, with all principals resident in Gowinda though Anckner was in Mexico.
Workers at the Rose Island sub company of the SilA group walked off in June after being told to run four looms per shift. They say they previously operated three looms and would earn less under the new arrangement. Management did not immediately comment.
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