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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1923
Page
5
London dispatch reports official figures showing American arrivals in 1922 were down. A total of 190,508 Americans entered Great Britain, while German and other national groups also appeared in the counts, reflecting a reduced American presence and shifting postwar travel.
The article compares telephone toll traffic to a vast transit system, detailing the Bell System’s long distance network. It notes over 100000 miles of open wire and cable, a book value over 3 million dollars, and an expected five year investment approaching 154 million. Nearly 190000 toll messages are handled daily by Long Lines with a ten percent yearly traffic growth.
Two Wellesley educated chorus girls touring New England describe their stage start in New York, the Equity contract safeguarding pay and travel, and their ambitions beyond chorus work. They recount audition struggles, studio learning, and the appeal of life on tour over costly New York life. They attend church while on tour and value the varied experiences and friendships formed with fans and fellow performers.
William Wall Sr., a Bridgeport wholesale and retail trader known as Wall and Garrity, died at his home at 275 Grove Street after a long career in trucking retirement. A charter member of Court Marina F of A and a longtime parishioner of St. Augustine's, he leaves four children two sons a sister in Ireland and one grandchild. Funeral services held at St. Augustine's today.
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