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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1926

Page

5

Fairfield Fire Probe And Grasmere Trolley Petition

Fairfield police and Deputy Chief investigate the Sunday blaze at 3 o clock in a small frame house on Rhode Island Avenue owned by Andrew Soon as firemen battled a stubborn blaze between floors. Grasmere Improvement Association seeks a town meeting warning to extend the Ash Creek trolley line to Grasmere Avenue to shelter pedestrians walking from Post Road to Bridgeport.

Fairfield Ting Grasmere Grasmere Avenue Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport Ash Creek

Easton Community Spring Program Includes Choir, Plays

Easton reports a busy weekend with the Bupworth League service at Lee Methodist Church featuring Christ In The Worldly Music and various solos and duets led by Ambrose Marsh and others. The Boy Scouts promote a forthcoming play A Scout's Honor at the fire house on May 14. rehearsals are set for Tuesday and Friday with other church events and social visits noted.

Bethel News Briefs Highlight Local Returns and Visits

A string of neighborhood notes reports residents returning home after visits or travels. Joseph Mannion returns to Nightrees after a visit with Jesse Derby. Harold MacGregor visits Waterbury and his father Granville Durant in Grand Street. John Welle spends weekend in Derby. Birth announced for May 1 to George Darihue and wife of Derby. Mrs Margaret Mannion travels to visit sister Mrs George Blake. Peter McDonald returns home to Greenwood Avenue after winter in West Palm Beach.

Sirs Robbe Diesie Grooklyn Blackman Avenue Praiphsime Liek Drien Aldfolmes William Laulgsiune Milwaukee Avenues M and Altes Harold MacGregor Watergary MM Mactrregor Granville Durant Grand Street John Welle New York City Atte Yin George Blake Bridgep Leonied Raley Greensoa3 Avenue Compo Beach Peter McDonald Greenwood Avenue West Palm Beach Juan Weintela Iodakis Himan Avenue Cuelhowe New York

Milford boys offer real issues in special Milford election

Milford May 4 special edition reports Milford High School students debating a town election tied to Hoys' Week. Two parties form International led by Carlton Ryder and National led by Winthrop Smith proposing platforms on world peace, government by referendum, zoning, parks care, a new post office and aviation field. Other notes cover church work, scouts, recitals, building permits and local court actions.

Milford Milford High School Town Foruces Carlton Ryder National Winthrop Smith World Court of Justice International Party Building Commission Housatonic River Heston Post Road Milford-Devon National Party Homse Church of Crist Congregational Hartpence Woman's Association of the Church of the Herldeemer New Haven Church of Christ Confession of Faith New Haven West Pariga Hall C. ¥. Atkins Tallmadge College Talladega Alm G A. Summney First Congregational Church Talladega College Ladies of St. Peter's Guild St Peter's The Sons of Veterans Nathan Stowe George van Horn Post G. A. Ro Mabel Hutchinson Church of Christ, Congregational Mabel Trutchinson Gladys Hans Marion Chapin Ars George Smith West Town Street Mia Loretta Southern Philadelphia Steutfield J. D. Brown, Jr Alishney Bridgeport Edo Costa Marty Kende Dhartford

Monroe Notes House, Church Event and Social News

In Monroe Music Week observance a concert by Bridgeport singers will be held at Monroe Congregational Church Thursday evening. A food sale at Mrs. Arthur J. Zull’s home Saturday benefited Lady Martha Chapter OES, netting about 400. Mrs. Edward Curtiss attended Mrs. Marie Schwartz’s funeral in Bridgeport. The Schwartz were former Haston residents buried in Stepney. Grace Sterling of Bridgeport visited, as did Mrs. Ambrose Hurn. St Peters Church dance at Town Hall drew townspeople and guests from Bridgeport Milford Newtown. Marian Johnson visited Mt. Vernon and New York with classmates. Merwin Burr and Howard stayed with Mrs. Fred Smith in Southford on Sunday. Stanley Bibbins and Winthrop of Easton spent Sunday with Arthur Curtiss’s family. Arthur Reynolds of Bridgeport and daughter Mrs. Hans Dineson summered here. Eleanor Habersham of New York visited the Habershams over the weekend. Romany family returned from New York for the season. Rev Frank Tinder and Mrs. Tinder were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sinclair.

League Walter Jeumiuze Firet Barry Stoog Erabsmith Edward Knight Mreorge Hitchcock Secretar Kendall Mids Kaelyn Kent Marjorie Jennings Verne Lopez Albert Sherwood Boy Scouts Easton Volunteer Fire Company Te. Peer Sands Morristown Nfl Harold Smith C. Bush Dorothy Char Ies Charles Cote Montela New Jersey Ct Beat H. Bush Bridgeport Howard Kuehn Howard Fairtielft George Brown Calvin Grace Brown C. J. Dickerson Wilbert Briggs Arthur Jones Brew Waters New York Walter Briggs Theodore Anton New York Grocklyn Fruni‘ball Egston Willam Streck Louis Streck Hurst Squire Heyry Lust Stratfield Nethie Loper William Lupe Monroe Monroe Congregational Church Arthur J. 1Zull Wong Martha O. Fs Edward Curtiss Marle Schwartz Schwartz Haston Stepney Grace Sterling Ambrose Hurn St. Peter's Church Town Hall Bridgport Milford Newtown Marian Johnson Clifford Tomlinson Mt. Vernon N Henry 8 Habersham Frank Tinder Robert Sinclair

Pretty Spring Wedding in Huntington Synagogue

Betty Nalven daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Nalven married Morris Chernick of Brooklyn in Huntington district Newtown. The ceremony blended civil and Jewish rites officiated by Justice Edward S. Pitaachler and Rev. Samuel Steinfeld, followed by a reception for about 130 guests at the Sunrise hotel on Botsford Hill.

Newtown Huntington Synagogue Huntington District Betty Nalven Samuel Nalven Nalevky Morris Chernick Brooklyn N. Y Tohengrin Justice of the Peace Edward Pitaachler Samuel Steinfeld Ifuntinsten Botsford Hill

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