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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
15
The piece applauds U S schools and pupils for raising funds for the United War Work campaign. It notes classrooms using sales of old papers and tin foil, teachers guiding students to earn rather than beg, and communal effort across grades to meet quotas. The author lauds patriotism shaping future citizens and aiding soldiers at home and abroad.
Mrs. and Mrs. Douglas J. Conklin of Stratford announce the engagement of Florence M. Conklin to William B. Nichols, Stratford police officer. No wedding date set. From North Main Street, Stratford, the couple are well known locally. Also notes illness and travels of various residents, Red Cross and club activities, and military family updates in Stratford.
A North Malin street bride to be Miss Gunhilde Berggren will marry Thomas Brannick next Thursday at 8 oclock in her parents home. A large circle of friends attended a pre wedding shower at her home last night and presented gifts.
La Baronne Huard urged Contemporary Club members to support her hospital for wounded soldiers in France. She recounted German occupation of Ghateau Thierry, the destruction of her home, and her decision to seek American aid after World War I ceasefire. Her charity aims to restore wounded men to health and usefulness.
London report via Reuter from Copenhagen says Prince Friedrich of Waldeck-Pyrmont has voluntarily relinquished his government. Waldeck-Pyrmont is a small German state in the Weser basin with an area of 433 square miles and population under 100000.
Adams Express, the first horse ever exhibited by the United States government, won the blue ribbon in the thoroughbred class at the national horse show in Madison Square Garden. Entered by the remount division of the War Department, the horse previously raced in the colors of the late H. C. Hallen-Yyeck.
The Minute Women teams met at the high school auditorium to receive instruction for Saturday tagging for the United War Work fund. District captains are named and rules set: work only on Saturday November 16, no tagging in factories, no unaccompanied children under 14, and coverage of Ivory factory. Captains must report shortages to their general.
A family notes a sick child slowly recovering and missing a parade. The writer shops at American Hardware Stores and Buckingham and Company for toys, furniture, and a new couch cover, praising items like Pag lock blocks, aluminum dish sets, and Rogers 1847 silver pieces while planning Thanksgiving gatherings and dress fittings.
A special Thanksgiving service will be held at Black Rock Congregational church on Sunday at 10 30. All parents and relatives of men in the service are invited. The program emphasizes peace and gratitude for past and future benefits beyond the war.
A brief notice lists fabric pricing with amounts 1.60 and 1.05, noting tan colors and silk and wool materials available in white only as the sale details.
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