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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1925
Page
11
A vintage advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a stomach remedy. It claims the product neutralizes acids and eases discomfort, noting it has long been prescribed by physicians. The copy references its use with carbonates and bicarbonates and mentions a 25 cent bottle from drug stores.
Leo Gersten, president and manager of Rockwell and Company Store, hosted 159 employees and friends at the post Thanksgiving dance in the store recreation room. Speidel's Orchestra provided music from 8 to midnight, with performances by Madeleine Browning, Marie Stewart, Mrs Lillian Murray, Miss Jessie Murray, Miss Peety McManus, Duncan McManus and Charles Wright. Dances featured Mildred Drew and Marion McManus. Guests of honor included Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gerber of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hamburger, and Thomas G. Taylor, secretary of the Bridgeport Board. The arrangements committee included M Reta Labardi, Mrs. Elizabeth Fin, Mrs. Taura Davis, Mrs. Mary Krause, Mrs. Ida Mather and Mrs. Win Fones.
Bridgeport section Council of Lewish Women to meet Tuesday evening in the Stratfield hut sun parlor. Mrs Walter Loewith presides. Mrs Lews Katz to give readings and Council Glee Club to perform selections. Miss Jane Manners of New York to present three short plays and stories.
The Tadies Aid of the German Methodist church on Grand Street plans its annual Christmas sale with coffee, cake, and an afternoon tea and a 3:36 to 5:00 p.m. supper. Multiple local residents and families, including Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dalton and relatives in Perth Amboy, NJ, visited the Peabody home at 62 Washington Place over the weekend. Lectures and performances are noted at Bridgeport venues, with Mrs. James J. Rourke speaking on the Hague Court of Justice, and Miss Tessie Murray singing. Community members host Thanksgiving gatherings at West Avenue and in Woodbury, with extended families listed. The Rector’s Guild teams with the Men’s Club for a Christmas bazaar at Christ Church on Courtland Street, Dec. 2–3. Helen Anderson departs for Saugeties, Hudson, as a high school faculty member. Lehigh University welcomes Francis Donnelly back after vacation. Announcements include the engagement of Dorothy Grace Petruchell to J. Gordon Sperling Jr., and various visits to New York City. Andrew’s Guild met, and card party plans for a Republican club fundraiser were outlined. Several local residents attended the Junior League of Norwalk dance and Lenefit event for Norwalk General Hospital’s Children’s Ward. Mrs. Joseph F. Gaynor hosts a Christmas site event, as preparations for holiday gatherings continue.
Miss Julia Carteren and the Catholic Women’s Council plan a large card party Friday night December 4 at the Stratfield hotel ball room in Bridgeport. Over 860 reservations are already made and tickets are available from committee members. A special musical program features Miss John Carteren and Raymond Bellew.
The article lists numerous social events and personal notices including a Saturday afternoon performance by the Ae o Han trio Misa Ethel Fuller Frances ONeill and Mabel Benson at Pickwich Arms Greenwich. a dinner party for Beechwood school classmates including Phyllis Campbell and Dickie Chenault with other guests from Dallas Stamford and the city. a major dance hosted by Mr and Mrs Dudley Mixer Morris in honor of Christine Newman and Edgar Bassick Jr ahead of their January wedding. births in the Doyle and Pennoyer families. attendance at a Claverie Seminary alumni event in New York. Carmen Ponselle and Rosa Fonselli singing with the Metropolitan Opera Company. an upcoming Musical Research Club Sunday afternoon musicale at Stratfield Hotel. births of Emily Augusta to Mr and Mrs Williams Pennoyer. return trips of the Shallenbergs. a Pride of Bridgeport D of A card party at 62 Cannon Street. and dance committee chairmanship by John Allan.
Bridgeport Alum ni and Undergraduates club of Holy Cross plan a Dec 23 ballroom event at Stratfield hotel with committee members listed. Social gatherings include Mediterranean trip plans by the Lashar and Hubbell families, holiday visits by Hunt and Dickinson groups, and a St Luke's church play Aunt Maggie's Will followed by a dance on Dec 10. Residents Philipp Dickinson, Miss Charlotte Liberum, and university students Kane and Tarrant are noted along with several local family visits and births.
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