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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
12
Lanterns and electric lights decorated the grounds of St Patrick’s church on North Avenue for a lawn fete to benefit the parochial school. The fair, postponed from last week, continued tonight with booths selling cakes and fancy articles, dancing in the center, and a Dodge automobile raffled off to raise funds for church activities.
Tunsoy Naval Reserves secure a privately owned motorboat to serve in a training course. Recruits will undertake a two week stay on an island at the waper mouth of the Mousatonie river. The camp will be conducted in strict military fashion with officers treated with dignity. Meetings are held weekly at the Banquet hall of the M C A building and new members are urged to report.
A coroner’s inquest in Colchester investigated the death of seven year old Sennle Kate, struck by a motor vehicle driven by J Allen Wiley of Hartford. Medical examiner Dr Cyrus Pendleton stated the collision appeared accidental after evidence showed the child ran into the road while walking with another girl.
A Danbury liquor raid at a grocery store on Libarcy street led to three arrests. Detectives seized wine and moonshine whiskey as Gworlel and his wife were charged with liquor law violations and released on $800 bonds for a City court hearing. Michael Phaar, a frequent patron, was held on sale of dinner liquor and released on $200 bond.
Mise Elizabeth Corcoran, a Southport native and Staples High School alumna, earned summa cum laude from New Rochelle College in 1920. She later taught mathematics at Thompsonville High School and was active in the Alpha Philosophical Society and Athletic Association.
Danbury high school held graduation for a class of 79 at the Empress theatre. Jesse B. Davis of Hartford delivered the principal address. Diplomas were given by Frank K. Watson with the school orchestra providing music. Essays were read by several students and a reception followed for families and friends.
An old advertisement touts a “Carey’s Prescription” for kidney and bladder issues. It claims high success, money back guarantee, and nationwide availability through leading druggists. The copy stresses retired physician endorsement, long-term use, and ending with celebratory testimonials and product numbers.
London reports a court ruling allowing only innocent divorce parties to marry in the Royal Savoy Chapel. An announced ceremony for the Earl of Langesborough and Mrs. Guy Watkins was forbidden by Rev. Hugh Chapman, who cited an unauthorized notice. The couple plan a registry office wedding tomorrow.
A New Britain man found on the street with throat and wrist injuries was identified as Charles Hammond or Horror of New Britain. He told police he wounded himself after talking a narcotic, and he remains in critical condition in hospital.
Former Governor Morgan Gardner Bulkeley of Hartford was re elected president of the Connecticut Society of East Haddam at the annual meeting held at the Nathan Hale schoolhouse East Haddam. Other officers named include Vice President Francs Hubert Barker and secretary treasurer Harry Wilson Reynolds.
Thirty male applicants for positions in city playgrounds were examined by the Board of Recreation at Seaside Park pavilion. About 30 will receive positions. few playgrounds to be maintained this year. Openings start July 6.
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