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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1926

Page

12

Local Society 10 Exhibits Paintings This Week

Readings from Bridgeport Society of Artists open at Commercial Bank and Trust building 1334 Main Street from today through Saturday. Mrs Pattle Brooks leads the organization showcasing works by members including four paintings by Mrs Brooks and works by Captain Honecord and John Sidebottom with scenes of the sea, trees, and Connecticut landscapes.

Bridgeport Society of Artists Commercial Bank and Trust Company Main Street Pattle Brooks

Paris Bound and Weekend Travel Spree Across Town

Social notes recount Miss Vrances Bullard and families visiting friends in New Thiven and Norhampton Mass, with trips to Lew Laven and Boston for games. Attendees include Mrs Wood, Mr and Mrs Bullard, Mr and Mrs North, and many local residents. A committee chair leads a charity event at the Elks club Friday for Bridge Tart hospital, while other society members plan weddings, musicales, and church charity luncheons.

Vrances Bulland Cora Walsh Svea Wikwion Ron The Elks Club Bridgetart Hospital Mildred Ranmann Irene Routon Olive Holsten Esther Anderson

Art Exhibition Highlights Works by Macy Luchansky and Others

Macy Luchansky showcases landscapes and still life including old books and china, with Catherine Watters presenting views learned from Robert Robbem and the Art Students League. Stephen Tomchick offers sunlit landscapes near Oxel Bridgeport and farm country scenes. Other artists include John Majoras, Frank W Hunter, and R J Wirkaop with diverse nature and coastal studies.

Macy Luchansky Catherine Watters Miss Watters Robert Robbem New York City Art Studenty League Stephen Tomchick Oxel Brotgeport Ashpok Rideavert Swins Gyn John Majoras Bridetport Mlevecind Svitt Frank W. Hunter R JI Wirkaop

Communion Breakfast Draws Connecticut Audience

The Stratfield hotel hosted the first Communion breakfast in Connecticut arranged by the Children of Mary society of St Augustine's church. Rev. McClean officiated with hymns, solos, and readings while Mary Mahoney led officers and many volunteers in arranging committees for the event.

St. Augustine Stratfield Hotel Connecticut Children of Maur Society St Augustine's Church Puther Deter J. McClean T. L Gosriety Harald Youd Milan Kathleen Ryan Tose Rooney Father Mecontralta Mary Kirk Marie Supple Her McClean Walher Bolton Ember O Pief Mary Mahoney Bliss Elizabeth Coughlin Sarah Wall Luther Minnon Janees Arnold Troge Wail Anna Kane Dorothy l Morestele Euzabeth MrNatmara Mary Catlery Muriel Schrene

Capital Deserted During Elections Social Work Lags

By Georgina Washington Navy a report from Washington notes the capital emptied after last week’s elections. Senators and congressmen delayed returning, the President and Kellogg addressed mail voting, cabinet members scattered home across states, and Washington’s social life paused as officials left town.

Georgina Washington Washington Navy Washington Cig Con Lugent Coalideelott Solny Northampton Massachusetts Kellogg Secretary of the Navy Whcer Agalifornia Hoover West California Hoeger Uay Davia Weat St Louis Davis Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Jardine Kansas Mr. New Indiana Hubert Work Secretary of the Interior Coimady

Princess Prefers Scrubbing Floors Over Potsdam Life

Berlin reports Princess Alexandra Vict, divorced wife of Prince August Wilhelm, now married to former commander Ruemann, prefers housework to Potsdam life. The princess lives in Munich with a painter's skill praised, and supports herself through art and domestic work. Her son, Prings Alexander, aged thirteen, remains in Potsdam under court custody.

Berlin Potsdam Alexandra Vict August Wilhelm Ruemann Imperial Nas3 Munich Alexandra Sehleswied Augusta Victoria Eloud Nessa Niinerss Prings Alexander Prince August Wilhelm Trines Potedain

Body of slain convict shipped to Chicago

New York, Nov 7 AP The body of Robert Berg one of three prisoners killed in the Tambs prison break last Wednesday was shipped today to Chicago, per telegram instructions from Chicago stunned Grace Watson The funeral of Michael Re McKenna another inmate killed in the futile escape attempt was held this afternoon from an undertaking establishment in Long Island City

New York Robert Berg Tambs Chicago Grace Watson Michael “Re. McKenna Long Island City

Door Forcibly Entered Shop on Main Street Reported

Benjamin Horowitz 693 Metins Street reported to police last night his shop on Main Street was broken into door forced open he could not confirm any items taken The text also defines Romany Rye as a Gypsy term meaning gentleman and a person who joins the Gypsy way of life.

Benjamin Horowitz Metin S Street Horowitz

Elsie Janis Declines Marriage Despite Many Loves

MEMPHIS Tenn Nov 7 AP Elsie Janis says she loves men and enjoys love affairs but refuses to marry. The entertainer told American Legion luncheon companions that love is a game she finds fun and will not settle down, noting her past loves are numerous.

Mempuis Tenn Elsie Olsia Janis Amerian Legion

Yale Football Band to Perform in Bridgeport Tomorrow

Yale Alumni in Fairfield County organize a Yale football band appearance in Bridgeport with speaker Winslow M. Lovejoy 1925, a Yale captain, plus others. The day includes a Central High School assembly, dinner at the Stratfield Hotel, and a concert and Yale songs led by Alvin Breul. The event supports Yale alumni and features a modern program of songs, marches, and specialties.

Yale Elt Buckingham Rudy Vallen Cental High School Winslow M. Lovejoy Yate UO Yale Lovey Lovejoy Central High School Yale Alumni Association Fairfield County Emerge Constate Mr. Buclingham John Joeld Lawrenss Cornwall Sanford Stoddard Robert Bradley Senator Somnetr? Shaw Donald Bammis Mortimer Comstock Nathinwl Wheeler

Marine Corps League to hold special meeting tonight

Fairfield county detachment of the Marine Corps League calls a special meeting for 4:80 o'clock tonight in the Franklin building. Plans for the fate of the organization to be in the armory on November 20 will be discussed. The United States Navy Band of 25 pieces is expected to play for the dance.

Fairfield County Marine Corps League Phuu Calhoun Franklin Build Tre United States Navy

Kerrs Lunch in New York City Dining Scene

The narrator describes a lavish lunch on the fortieth floor of a Bankers building in New York with financiers from the city. She notes the vastness and competition of New York, the public scrutiny foreigners face, and the mix of privilege and pressure in social gatherings. She also reflects on the demanding pace of life and the amiable but powerful gentlemen she encounters.

Billionaire Lunch and a New York Welcome

The narrator recalls a banker joke about a glass eye and a Romanian guest, then describes a lavish luncheon with bankers. He visits Columbia University, where President Nicholas Murray Butler greets him amid a sea of students and hosts, while enduring a severe cold.

Mr Irimescu Roumania Strik Tie New York Europe Calumbia Columbia University Cnitial Nicholas Murray Butler T Thoroughivy

California Fig Syrup Promises Quick Relief for Constipation

A vintage ad warns that a child’s laughter and play suffer from constipation and promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle, harmless laxative. It claims one teaspoon clears waste in ten hours, urging mothers to check for counterfeit syrups and to choose the California claim with printed directions on the bottle.

Tna California California Fig Syrup Company

Flush Kidney Trouble With Jad Salts Remedy

A vintage advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a kidney flush and remedy for backache. It claims drinking water and a teaspoon daily with Jad Salts neutralizes acids, stimulates kidneys, and relieves bladder weakness, touting safety and pleasant fizz.

Women Rave Over New French Powder

A new face powder from France promises long wear through perspiration and coverage of pores and lines. The ad touts a lasting finish, a life like complexion, and strong appeal to buyers, noting the product name MEL LCO G1L0 and urging purchase through merchants.

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