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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
7
A fragment from the London Opinion references Ethel and a laugh about a moustache. The brief exchange hints at social chatter and humorous tone without clear events or names beyond Ethel.
Revenue siogan mentions taxes with a smile in a garbled line. The text appears as OCR noise, not a clear report of events, individuals, or organizations.
Readable bits describe a man on a motorcycle attempting to reach a destination while authorities or bystanders react. The text mentions a pass, a race to arrest, and a found property item but details are garbled.
An advertisement touts a lemon juice beauty lotion costing about £6 per popular month. Mix two lemons juice with three ounces orchard white, strain, bottle, and use daily to soften and brighten skin. Lemon lotion claims to erase tan and blemishes and keep for months.
O Sheas army posted 3468.17 in sales while Kellys division scored 8277.47 as Bridgeport totals climbed to 191 748.50. Miss A Strumbeck led a fundraiser surge with 807.29 sales. Captain Peter Clark topped the day for O Sheas, and William Garrity remained top individual. General OShea urged captains to push before the Ides of March, stressing neck to neck progress and a race to a lead Kelly cannot overturn.
Bridgeport men are called for tank service with the engineers vistment at Camp Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Recruits will train as mechanics gunners or operators aboard tanks for duty on French battlefields. Eligibility requires an engineering background and recommendation from engineering offices. Two recruits were accepted for aviation signaling duties yesterday at Port Sloemnt, N.V.
An item from the City Nation Taste notes a potential Chey National Bank joining First Bregeport amid a restructuring plan on Wall Street. Details are unclear but the move appears tied to broader city redevelopment and plans for the Vinente vez project. Officials say the consolidation may affect local banks and future investments.
Two weeks remain for residents to file income tax returns at the Federal Building office in this city. Office staff warn that help will end today for those not already inquiring, with mandatory filing for individuals earning $1,000 yearly or more and married couples with $2,000 or more income.
Washington March 14 President Wilson sent to the war department a letter concerning the ruling that addresses shall no longer accompany the names of soldiers in published casualty lists from France A compromise plan for including addresses with delays to curb military value was discussed and forwarded to Secretary Baker for Pershing approval Protests from the public White House war department and Congress push a concession without endangering military plans
At 7 o'clock this evening the fraternal War Savings Committee will meet in the Odd Fellows hall at 1087 Broad Street. A city committee speaker will address members, and several new members are expected to join. Invitations have been sent to about 92 fraternal and patriotic societies to join the general committee.
Elder Amaes Morse, a lifelong Adventist preacher described as the oldest man in the state, died today in Stafford Springs at 103. Born in Union, he joined the Advent church at age 10 and was ordained in 1842. Morse preached for six decades, served in the 1860s legislature, and lived with his daughter Mrs. M. C. Walker for years. He remained active and abstinent, with seven children born to him including a surviving daughter and son.
New Haven section of the American Chemical Society will meet at the Seaside Club this evening. Dinner at 7 o'clock. out of town members expected to arrive between 6 and 7. After dinner, R We sseneoarty of Greenwich will discuss Pyrometry and the Scientific Measurement of Slight Temperatures. About 50 members planned to attend.
Buffalo March 14. The Bristol Curtis two seat biplane equipped with a Liberty engine has been successfully tested here and announced today. Production of the airplane with slight construction changes will begin this month.
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