Bridgeport High Seniors Stage Comedy Drama
The Bridgeport Central High School seniors presented the senior play Alice Sit By The Fire before a large audience. The production, supervised by Miss Nettleton, centers on a mother who reclaims respect after years apart from her children. The cast, led by Marion Becx as Alice Grey and Carlton Harrington as the father, drew favorable remarks for performances across the board.
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Bridgeport Central High School
Alice
Miss Nettleton
Marioneck
Alice Grey
Carlton Harrington
Judson Lalaye
Eternal Triangle
Florence Daly
Richardson
Henry Hartman
Dorotha Duner
Amy
Helen Tietjens
Genevra
Piatters
Adeline Kinder
Lee Wallace
Laura Kent
Murray Wishengrad
Anne Mills
Jack Nowicz
Mildred Wellington
William Fray
Anna Ryan
Doris Finney
Jease Beans
Nelson Gordy
Arthur v Sides
Marion Becx
C. Harrington
Colonel Grey
Dorothes Duner
Cosmo
Judson LaHaye
Steve Kotle
Nurse
Eleanor Owens
Fanny
Fairfield P T A Musicale Tonight Recitations Planned
Lucia Chamberlain will recite a Mary Carey selection at the Fairfield High auditorium tonight as part of the Fairfield P T A musicale. The Aeolian Trio and Mrs L J Hulse's students will provide instrumental and vocal numbers. Chamberlain recently performed in a declamation contest between Milford Stratford and Fairfield High.
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Mary Carey
Lucia Chamberlain
Roger Ludiowe
Fairfielld
Fairfield High School
M Chamberlain
Fairfield
Milford
Stratford
Aeolian
L. J. Hulse
Burt Smith stars in Mrs Murphy's Second Husband at Bridgeport theater
Amusements bring news of Burt Smith returning to the stage in Mrs Murphy's Second Husband as the eighth husband in a riotous role at Manhattan Players. The Majestic shows Desert Gold featuring Landres and Lieutenant Thorne with Mercedes and Don Sebastian amid frontier drama.
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Bridgeport Gtock
Burt Smith
Manhattan Players
Irene
Majestic
Landres
William Powell
George Thorne
Neil Hamilton
Simpst
Mercedes
Shirley Mason
Don Sebastian
Yaqui
Thorne
New York
Dick Gale
Robert Frazer
Landree
Zane Grey
Majestic News
Johnny Arthur
Cinderella
Pleasure Beach to Feature Mickey Caleo Orchestra
Special attractions are booked for Pleasure park this weekend with the Mickey Caleo novelty dance orchestra arriving Saturday morning. Led by Mickey Caleo, a top leader and former muse publisher staff writer, the group features Al DeVite, famed as the original tumbling drummer. The ensemble, known nationwide from broadcasts, plans new numbers to debut during its Bridgeport engagement.
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Pleasure Park
Mickey Caleo
Florida
Beidgenort
Caleo
Muse
Tme
Jess Confrey
Victor
Bombay
Bridgeport
al DeVite
DeVito
Ben Meroffs
Missionary Society To Meet This Afternoon
The Montgomery Missionary Society plans an afternoon gathering at Holden Hall starting 3:30. Mrs. George Hose will read on Results, Mrs. Walter Baylisa leads the devotional, with Mrs. D. B. Black and Mrs. Edgar Halsey as hostesses. Miriam Russell, Edia Allen, Verna Reiche, Marion Hatch and a piano duet by Miss Hatch are featured.
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Montgomery Missionary Society
Holden Hall
George Hose
Walter Baylisa
D. B. Black
Edgar Halsey
Miriam Russell
Edia Allen
Verna Reiche
Marion Hatch
Auctioned 1843 English Almanac Said to Be Smallest Printed
An 1843 English almanac sold in London for twenty five dollars. The book measures half an inch long and seven eighths of an inch wide. Experts debate if it is the smallest printed book, while some claim earlier Scripture copies are even smaller.
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London
McCoy Cod Liver Tablets Promise Weight Gain
A health tonic claims to concentrate vital nutrients from cod livers into sugar coated tablets. Each 60 tab set costs 40 cents with a 30 day guarantee to gain at least 5 pounds or money back. Thousands report improved flesh and strength after use.
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MccCoy
Hindle
McCoy
Muncie cop nets reward for Chapman arrest deed
Hartford May 20 AP Captain Fred W. Puckett of Muncie Indiana earned a 3000 reward for capturing the outlaw Gerald Chapman on January 18 1925. Judge I P Waldo Marvin awarded the Connecticut state reward to Puckett noting his duty differed from New Britain police who sought a fellow officer’s killer.
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Hartford
Fred W. Puckett
Gerald Chapman
Muncie
Ind
I. P. Waldo Marvin
Connecticut
Chapman
Puckett
New Britain Herald
Willam C. Hart
New Britain
Middle West
Marvin
Killer of Bank Cashier Guilty in Dedham Trial
Celestion Madeiros was found guilty of first degree murder for the Wrentham National Bank robbery of Nov 1, 1824. The jury returned in under two hours, and Judge Frederick Lawton set no sentence date. Madeiros, from New Bedford, faced a prior trial ruling and an appeal window of twenty days.
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Dedham
Mass
Madeiros
James EB
Carpenter
Wrentham National Bank
Madeiroy
Frederick Lawton
New Bedford
Supreme Court
Henry T. Lummas
Vicela Bacca
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Braintree
Flames blot out noted death case in Prague
May 20 The only official document detailing the mysterious deaths of Archduke Rudolf and Marie Vecsera in the Mayerung tragedy was destroyed in a fire that consumed Count Taafe’s Elischau mansion. The document, believed to be the sole authentic account, was entrusted to Taafe’s father, who kept it locked in a safe in the Elliisehau library and would not permit publication.
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Prague
Archduke Rudolf
Franz Josef
Marie Vecsera
Count Taafe
Elischaw
Elliisehau
Marblehead Wool Clip Raises Seaport Farm Stock
In Marblehead Maas May 20 AP reports Surusis Farm harvested 2,500 pounds of spring wool from thoroughbred Jitsapshires Shropshires and Cheviots. The farm also raised 125 lambs to be sold to breeders aiming to improve flock quality.
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Marblehead
Maas
Surusis
Obituary notices from Bridgeport funeral services described
Multiple funeral services are detailed for Amelia Louise Beardsley Frederick Church George E Lover Mary Elizabeth Collins Margaret A Wood Edith C DewThomas J McGovern Ellen Ennis Marian Coolidge plus survivors, burial sites, and church ceremonies across Bridgeport venues including Mountain Grove Park Cemetery St Michaels St Patricks and St Georges churches.
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Amelia Louise Beardsley
William Horace Day
United Church
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Mortimer Comstock
F. C. Bassick
Edwards
Alvin HL. Hancock
Bobble-Mama and a River Swim Idea in Stray Stories
In Stray Stories a child imagines a shipwreck and drowning at sea. He asks his mother if he should learn to swim with Wile Brown down by the river, weighing the dangers and lessons. The dialogue frames preparedness and practical skill as a remedy to fear.
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Bobbie
Robbie
Wile Brown
Movement to buy Livingstone birth house in Blantyre
A campaign seeks to purchase the house in Blantyre Scotland where David Livingstone was born and convert it into a permanent memorial. The United States maintains 720 houses.
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Blantyre
Scotland
David Livingstone
United States
SIMS CALLS FOR PREPARED NATION ON AIR DEFENSE POLICY
Admiral W Sims argues for a balanced air naval force with a separate air service, warns against rushed disarmament, and urges close cooperation between air power and sea control. He cites the need for trained air forces to operate at sea and notes limited opposition to amalgamated services elsewhere.
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Jts
Admiral Lima
Admiralty
Navy
Army
Tatchell
Mitchell
America
Ie Seema
Naval Service
British
Naval Air Service
Military Flying Corps
Sins
Sima
United States
Presbyterians 10 Meet in Columbus
Reports to the general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Columbus May 20 to 22 are expected to show the largest sum of endowments in the denomination’s history. Over 100 commissioners and as many delegates attend the simultaneous missionary convention. The report notes steady growth in church buildings and missions, Bethel College debt wiped out, and robust Sunday school publications. Modernist discussion has not arisen. the denomination remains about 100 percent fundamental.
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Columbus
Mies
Tz General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Board of Education
Bethel College
Cumberland Presbyterians
Father McClean Getting Along Nicely After Eye Surgery
Father Peter McClean of Bridgeport underwent an eye cataract procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr L J Goldbach announced he is getting along nicely, though it will likely be several weeks before discharge from the Wilmer Eye Institute.
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Johns Hopking Hospital
Baltimore
Peter McClean
Bridgeport
Walter McClean
Bridgeport Post and Telegram
L. J. Goldbach
Father McClean
Wilmer Eye Institute
Hopkin
Calvary Girls Glee Club Concert Delights Parishioners
The Girls' Friendly Glee club of Calvary church, aided by local talent, presented a charming concert in the church parlors last night. Dorothy Brink erhoff accompanied, Mabel Vree land led the entertainment, with program help from Mrs Frederick B. Granniss and Grace Dalrymple Clark. A string orchestra conducted by Helen Fisch opened the program and performed several selections. Readers Beulah Wittstein Irene Walker Marjorie Johnson Mabel Ometead Wells Elizabeth Spinning Thelen Niedermier and pianist Virginia Mackey joined the evening’s offerings.
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Calvary Church
Dorothy Brinkerhoff
Miasy Mabel Vreeland
Frederick B. Granniss
Grace Dalrymple Clark
Helen Fisch
Glee Club
Beulah Wittstein
Irene Walker
Marjorie Johnson
Mabel Ometead Wells
Elizabeth Spinning
Thelen Niedermier
Virginia Mackey
Bridgeport Bankers Meet Hears Institute Officials
Eighth annual Bridgeport chapter banquet of the American Institute of Banking at Stratfield hotel drew about 860 attendees. Toastmaster Wallace M. Bayliss. J. J. Salamon former chapter president. Frank M. Totton of Chase National Bank spoke on the Institute's Place In Ranking. Dr. Willard Scott delivered the main remarks on Culture and Career. Certificates awarded to John Leardsley and Walter Kupfer after four years of work. An orchestra provided dancing music. Julia Adams Hampreck and Bruce Young sang. dancing continued to midnight. Also note: 1 500 delegates attended a Delhi conference on forming a Prohibition League in India.
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Bridgeport
American Institute of Banking
Stratfield Hotel
Wallace M. Bayliss
J. J. Salamon
Frank M. Totton
Chare National Bank of New York
Willard Scott
Institute
John Leardsley
Walter &. Kupfer
Julia Adams Hampreck
Bruce Young
PIMPLES 60 SKIN CLEARS EASY WAY
Constipation marks the face with pimples hollow cheeks and sallow skin. Kellogg's ALL-BRAN is promoted as fixing this with a 100 percent bran formula. Doctors and advertisements urge regular use two tablespoons daily for relief with purchases refundable if unsatisfied. Kellogg's ALL-BRAN is made in Battle Creek Michigan and sold nationwide.
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Kellogg’s
Floctora
Kellogg's
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Michigan
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Bridgeport High
Cuticu
Miss Lily Steart
Marlboro St
Cheleon
Mane
Saily Cuticora
Maiden
Moma
Jane Grey
Pleasure Beach
Flames
Anna Beardsley
Frederick Church
Graham
Fairfield Avenue
Forrest J. Knapp
United Church Opecating
Church
Park Cemetery
Warner Brothers Grenadier
R. Green
J. W. McDermott
H. Baldwin
T. Jones
George E. Lover
Soldier
Noroton
Henry EK
Lover
Eva Hackett
Edward
Buffalo
N. Y
Hias Hows, Jr
Post
Fourteenth Company
Mary E. Collins
Mary Elizabeth Collins
Dewey Street
St. Anthony's Church
A. Drapeau
Frank
Telephora
Fat- Jan Brunea
Margaret A. Wood
Edith C. Dew
Thomas J. McGovern
Colorado Avenue
St. Peter’s Church
McGovern
East End
Columbia Graphophone Company
Education Board
Margaret
Bridgeport Normal School
Julia
James Ia McGovern
EB. J. McGovern
John McGovern
Bridgeport Police Department
Thomas and
Anna Coyne McGovern
East Bridgeport
Waltersville School
St. Thomas’ Seminary
St. Joseph's T. 2
L. Society
Ellen M. Ennis
Ellen
John Ennis
Ogden Street
Hugh Curran
John
James
St. Charles’ Church
St. Michael
Marian A. Coolidge
Marian
Stanley A. Cooldge
Atlantic Street
St. George's Church
St. ‘Thomas’ Cemetery
Sims
AIR Department
W. 8. Sims
United States Navy
Marde
Presbyterians
DOG Medicines
Miller Products Corp
Ul W. Broad Street
Richngns, Vas
Father M’clean
Calvary Girls
CHASE
Bankers
Frank M. Totten
Delhi
India
Kelloge
Georgette
Nvera
Ava
Beauty Chine—Special Reg. Val
Fairfield Ave
Main & Broad ST
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