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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
5
ADA divorce for Florence Trent Graves from Dwight D Graves. Attorney John WW Banka recommended yesterday as committee to hear testimony. Report to be presented before Judge Kelloge at the short calendar session of the Superior Court next Friday.
William Foster states Leonard J. Foster of 479 Wood Avenue enlisted in the 102nd Regiment last June and is fighting in France. The name had been published among those with no information. Over 1,000 Bridgeport veterans must be searched and ballots sent if they vote this fall. Assistant Town Clerk Winton filed the lst with the secretary of state last night. Mrs Graves alleged intolerable cruelty though acts were not specified.
Fort Worth Texas report states Lieut Rose, an instructor at Barron Field near Fort Worth, was killed when the airplane he rode in with another officer crashed. His companion was seriously hurt. Rose's home was listed as Pennsylvania. A separate note mentions Mrs Mamita Humovetz of New York City suffering acute gastritis while en route to visit relatives.
An advertising blurb from Lever Bros. Co. claims Lifebuoy keeps skin clear and fresh by purifying pores and counteracting perspiration acids. It urges daily use for a lovely glowing complexion and notes the product origin in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Banks and trust companies report a rush of Liberty Bond investors converting first issue bonds bearing 3.5 percent to fourth and 1/4 percent. The conversion is sought by buyers on the partial payment plan before the last payment week. Some retain lower rate securities as the second issue payment deadline nears in November. Depositors are asked to decide whether to convert or keep their holdings.
The House voted 73 to 44 against a Senate amendment adding the rank of lieutenant general for the Marine Corps commandant and creating two major general posts. The defeat followed a heated debate with charges that Major General Barnett had campaigned for the amendment after the naval bill reached the Senate weeks earlier.
The Trinity church choir led by Mrs. Daniels performed The Holy City to a full church. A string of incidents followed with flowers, candle sticks, and a memory tribute to a mother. A strawberry festival and Ladies Missionary Society activities are announced along with upcoming high school entrance exams and extended school year notes.
Huntington notes report a Congregational church supper with good attendance and a substantial sum raised. Ed Frember hosts his sister, F N Potter entertains friends, Fannie Booth undergoes Griffin hospital surgery with optimistic recovery. Dr. Lattin visits from Hastings Finn. Dorothy Blie visits Frances Wilson. Children’s Day program at church raised funds for the Sunday School Publishing Society. three Bibles given to Walter Weath, Alice Graves, Alta Canfield. Frank Wooster involved in a Derby automobile accident with no injuries.
The ad warns that aging signs like back pain stiff joints and fatigue signal kidney and bladder issues. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil Capsules as a centuries old remedy available through druggists with three box sizes and cautions against substitutes.
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