Rotary club spelling bee crowns song leader winner
A Rotary lunch meeting featured a two class spelling test judged by Superintendent Carroll R. Reed. William Hammell won after a flawless score, beating contestants from Albert F. E., Franklin V. Coville, Charles K. Calhoun, James R. Booth, Raymond R. French, Edward B. Dulay Jr., Arthur Keating, and H. W. Hersey. The event closed with a song performance set to Yankee Doodle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Carroll R. Reed
Department of Education
William Hammell
Albert FE. Very
Franklin V. Coville
Charles K. Calhoun
James R. Booth
Raymond BR. French
Edward B. Dulay Jr
Arthur Keating
H. W
Wallace Bayliss
Reed
Booth
Messrs Caldwell
Calhoun
Keating
Hersey
Wheeler
Lary
French
Hammell
Coville
W. Heron Day
Harry Curtis
Harold Wash
Resinol Soap and Ointment Praised by Local User
Mrs Carl Schulze of 2311 Wabash Ave reports Resinol Soap leaves skin smooth and clear, removing pimples and blackheads after trying other remedies. She praises both soap and ointment for insect bites and says they are essential on vacation. Drugstores carry Resinol products for daily skin care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Carl Schulze
Wabash. Ave
Real Cure for Asthma Through Water Fast Diet
A health advice column prescribes stopping all drugs, then a water fast of four to fifteen days to relieve asthma. After fasting, a strict diet focuses on eggs, Melba toast, stewed fruit without sugar, and vegetables at Luncheon and Dinner, with calisthenics, walking, cold showers, and daily enemas for several weeks.
Recreation Night at United Church Forum to Feature Jay Nash
Recreation Night will be observed at the United church Forum next Sunday evening with Jay B. Nash of New York University as speaker. Nash, a noted authority on leisure education, will discuss Democratic Education For Leisure. Invitations were sent to civic leaders and Forum members, with strong interest voiced for a first-time event.
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United Church Forum
Jay B. Nash
New York University
Nash
Oakland
Cal
Forum
Personal service notice to readers for letters to Dr Frank McCoy
Readers of the Bridgeport Telegram are invited to write Dr. Frank McCoy about intimate problems and will receive a personal reply. Enclose a self addressed envelope if a personal reply is desired. Address letters to Dr. Frank McCoy Bridgeport Telegram.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Frank McCoy
Woman who sued marries defendant in negligence case
A plaintiff from this city, formerly Mary Zalinsky, sues Frank Plonsky of Waterbury and Edward Pulaski of this city for 810,000 in a personal injury action. Pulaski is now her husband by marriage since the suit began. She testified that on July 24, 1926 in Waterbury she rode in a car driven by Pulaski when it was struck by Plonsky’s car, causing nervous shock and back injuries that hinder her work as a telephone operator. The case is expected to go to the jury late this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Yeomans
Mary Zalinsky
Frank Plonsky
Waterbury
Edward Pulaski
Pulaski
Plonsky
Crear
Dr Valery Havard Buried At Sea
Word arrived that Colonel Valery Havard eighty two of Fairfield died of heart disease while traveling to Europe on board the Colombe and was buried at sea on November 6. An international sanitation expert he served the United States in the Spanish American war and the Russo Japanese war. He had fought the mosquito pest locally in recent years. Survived by wife two daughters Miss Alice Havare of Fairfield Mrs Henry Webb of New Haven and son Ensign Valery Havard of the U S Navy.
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Valery Havard
Fairfield
Europe
Colombe
Haward
United States
Colonel Havard
Alice Havare
Henry Webb
New Haven
Ensign Valery Havard
U. S, Navy
Mail Early leaflets urge Bridgeport Christmas mail timing
Bridgeport Post Office distributes 24000 Shoup Early Mail Early leaflets to promote early Christmas shopping and mailing. Prepared by the Chamber of Commerce Retail Board, the campaign runs for a second year with distribution December 1 by mail carriers in Bridgeport Stratford and east of the Black Rock Turnpike. Leaflets urge shopping before November 19 and mailing before December 16 to ensure delivery before Christmas, signed by Acting Postmaster William T. Meyer.
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Bridgeport Post Office
Christias
Reta
Chamber of Commerce
Millicarriers
Bridgeport
Stratford
Pairfield
Biach Rock
Willam ‘T. Meyer
Arctic Expedition Members Survive Severe Sea Storm
In Hudson Massachusetts two MascMillan Arctic Expedition members nearly died during a fierce northeast gale at Anatalok Bay Northern Labrador. Himoe and Henderson rode a dory to the Bowdoin, were driven toward open sea, then forced ashore on Dog Island where they sheltered all day before rescue by Commander Donald A. MacMillan. The peril risks continued as ice and waves threaten future communications.
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Hudson, Mass
Nrov
Associated Press
MascMillan Arctic Expedition
Anatalok Bay
Labrador
Arctic
Bowdoin
IFL
Anutalek Hay
Clifford Himoe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Himoe
Frank Henderson
Provincetown
Henderson
Dog Island
Donald A. MacMillan
MacMilan
Five Divorces Filed in Superior Court
Five petitions for divorce were filed yesterday in the Superior court. Henry Carroll of Bridgeport sues Grace Owen Carroll for desertion dating from July 14, 1917, seeking a decree and custody of a minor daughter. Margaret Oxley Stapleton of Trumbull sues Joseph Stapleton for desertion on March 18, 1924, seeking a decree and custody. Julia Campbell of this city accuses William H. Campbell of cruelty, intemperance and desertion, with a request to resume her name Julia Goodsell and to transfer property rights. Oliver Weeks of this city charges Violet MacGregor Weeks with desertion since November 1, 1894, seeking a decree and custody. Alice E. Sheridan Seamann of Greenwich sues Frederick J. Seamann for cruelty, requesting the decree and custody of a two-year-old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Carroll
Bridgeport
Grace Owen Carroll
Margaret Oxley Stapleton
Trumbull
Joseph Stapleton
Parts Unknown
Julia Campbell
William H. Campbell
Middlesex
Julia Goodsell
Oliver Weeks
Violet MacGregor Weeks
Alice E. Sheridan Seamann
Greenwich
Frederick J. Seamann
Local Bankers Attend New Haven Meeting
Three local bankers attended the annual meeting of the Connecticut Association of State Banks and Trust Companies at the Hotel Taft in New Haven. Attendees included Charles W. Bitzer of Bridgeport Trust, Albert W. Tremiin of American Bank and Trust, GC. C. Frauenberger of Commercial Bank and Trust, with others from Stratford, Tirfield, and Westport. W. Perry Curtis, president of The Union and New Haven Trust, spoke on investing trust funds. Calder of Bristol reported on the A. B. A. convention at Dallas.
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Connecticut Association of State Banks and Trust Companies
Taft
New Haven
Charles W. Bitzer
Bridgeport Trust Company
Albert W. Tremiin
American Bank and Trust Company
GC. C. Frauenberger
Commercial Bank and Trust Company
Walter Goddard
Stratford Trust Company
Citution
BE. KF. Dillisti
Tirfield Trust Company
Channingarts
Westport Bank and Trust Company
Thlon and New Haven Trust Company
W. Perry Curtis
Ieetias
Dallas
Pxas
W. P. Calder
American Trust Company of
Bristol
Farmer Found Dead Near Waterville After Hunting Trip
Millard K. Craig of Bixmont was found dead about half a mile from his home after starting toward a neighboring farm for a hunting trip. A bullet wound reported. Medical Examiner Milliken and Sheriff Farrar of Bangor were called to investigate.
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Waterville
Associated Press
Millard K. Craig
Bixmont
Here
Milliken
Sherif Farrar
Bangor
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Rotarians
Wiliam Hammell
Health and Diet Advice
Ida
A. J
Wight
Fs . Ayer
Bayer
Balicglicacta
Storm
MacMillan
St At
of Kroehler
Kroehler
Main St
Elm St
South Jersey
Barnum
Bell
Knowlton Street
Post-Telegram
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