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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1924

Page

8

Milford Fire Board plots improvements for growth

Milford officials outline year ahead plans at Municipal Building meeting. Finance board recommends 25732.39 for running costs 60000 for new Fort Trumbull beach fire house 10000 for a city service truck and new electrical and equipment inspectors. A modern fire station at Fort Trumbull Beach is planned to replace the old Chemical Company No 2 site. Delays include no space for a battery room hindering alarm system extension. Also reports on a head on collision injuring Stanley Rice and Worrell, plus a donation check to Chemical Company No 5 and voter registration sessions scheduled October 11 15 18. Marriage news from Ida Adam Seaton and Royal Bassett. Miss Marie Matsr hired as secretary at state Democratic headquarters in New Haven.

Milford Board of Fire Commissioners Stown Ahn Forth Grumbull Beach Finance Board Sduty Quere Iluminating G Company Fire Board Fort Trumbull Beach Bchemical Company No. 2 Stanley’ Rice Wheeler's Byarms Wreckisss Fred Wortrol Eeelso Fred M. Smith Rick Rice Worrell Feourt Wot Chemical Company No. 5 Fine Company Riley Sylvester Poli Mer Board of Registration Ida ‘Adam Seaton Royal Bassett Brooklyn Marie Matsr Demo ‘Cratic Gacde New Haven

New Emerald Oil Promises Quick Relief for Swollen Glands

An advertisement touts Emerald Oil as a cure for enlarged glands claiming daily application brings a head, destroys germs, and speeds healing with minimal scarring. It urges readers to obtain a two ounce bottle and follow directions, noting the preparation is highly concentrated and long lasting. also advertised to reduce swollen veins.

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Meriden Student in Scrimmage Dies

The body of Harry R. Fontanella aged 21, son of Mr and Mrs Johan Fontanella of Meriden, was returned for burial after dying in New York where he was a Columbia University sophomore and varsity football player. He had been found wandering with a blank mind and died Monday night after several days unconsciousness in Dellevyua hospital. The hospital classed the cause as a psychopathic use.

Meriden Get Harry R. Fontanella Johan. Fontanella New York Columbia Dellevyua Hospital

Milford Hotel 10 Be Remodeled as All-Year Resort

Milford plans extensive hotel upgrades totaling 10000 dollars to convert the Milford Hotel Pembroke into an all-year resort. The main building on Chapel Street will gain running water, a heating plant, and other improvements. completion is slated for this week with full readiness for 40 guests soon.

Milford W. Commer New York Pembroke Woodmont Chapel Street Jhotel Commer Chemical Company Wo. 5 Hota Imer J. Wood Alvin ©. Smith U. S Erguler William A. Ford J. Burton Smith Frederick E. Warner Walnut Geach Alfred I. Realis Millford Four Granittos Bridgeport State Chamber Harry Conway New Haven

McKay declines 60, P nomination for state office

Yanbery Oct 8 By Tele gram Service McKay cites personal business and health as reasons, informs Republican town committee that he cannot accept the nomination for representative in the Denver Brook district. MouKay and Alderman John C. Serre were poised for the nomination and unopposed at the next council.

Yanbery George Tenver Brook Republican MouKay John C. Serre McKay

Louise Carter Ventures Into Legitimate Drama With New Play

Louise Carter, once a vaudeville star, debuts a self written play titled The Fig Moment. Described as rich in humor and quick traits, the work premieres at the Lyre Theatre on Monday and Tuesday, October 18 to 24, with a later metropolitan premiere planned at another New York venue.

Louise Carter Vauderiile Giarl Iyon-Day Neipal Lyre Theatre Others Theatre New York

Court Hesitates over Half Estate for Wife in Divorce

Judge H P Waldo Marvin paused on awarding alimony to Josephine Lieberum after ruling divorce from Arthur B Lieberum for desertion. Lieberum, an auto salesman in San Francisco, is said to have little business sense. The contentious point: whether the wife receives one half of his late mother’s estate, valued at about $12,000, with sales postponed and proceeds divided over years. The court reserved decision on alimony as arguments framed the estate’s value and Lieberum’s earning capacity.

Arthur B Lieberum Josephine Schultz Iieberum Waldo Marvin Tieberum San Francisco Poin Cleberum Comley Becnrse Liebetum Thei Frank L. Wilder Supreme Court

Widows' Home to Host Annual Reception Tomorrow

The Bridgeport Protestant Widows' society trustees invite the public to inspect the Seeking Widow's home on Prospect Street tomorrow from 3 to 6 PM for their annual open day and food sale. Volunteers manage donations and various tables as the society marks its 76th year since 1849 with Mrs George Comstock as president.

Bridgeport Protestant Widows’ Society Prospect Street Jadward Beach Amelia Deardsley George H. Edwards Walter B. Lashar Stiles Goodsell Charles Weeks Misa Nelse G. Upson Dudley M. Morris Robert Wheeler Lashar Misa Emily Sanford Edward Jennings A. M. Marsh UH. A. Jennings Fannie L. Worden Frank T. Staple Mrsred Bench Misa Amelia Beardsley Edward B. Beach

Girl Scout Captain Marries in Summerhill Church Ceremony

A wedding in Summerhill church united Misa Alice Mary Schoenberger and Harold Geien Lockhart. The bride, a Girl Scout captain, was honored as twelve Pine Cone troop members saluted her. Bridesmaid Miss Jessie Schoenberger wore yellow with sea roses. The couple plans a Pennsylvania motor trip and will reside on Sea View Avenue.

Summertiell MM Misa Alice Mary Sehoenberger William Sehoenberger Seaview Avenue Harold Geien Lockhart Frossmoyone Harold Chemang Misa Trall Pine Cone Rse Jucckhart Jessie Schoenberger Mr. Tockhart Robert Schoenberger Pennsylvania Ockhert Staview Avenue D. M. Read Company Leukh Bridgeport Gas Company

His Pretended Wife unfolds a tragic wartime romance

True Story Magazine for November presents the tale of an orphan nurse who marries to comfort a grieving mother, then faces a dramatic reversal when the supposed widow learns her son survived. The account, claimed as true by the author, follows the emotional maze of love, loss, and identity.

True Story Magazine Tom Madela Sam Tam

A Modern Magdalen A Sister’s Costly Choice

In Life Spellbound magazine a frail girl faces harsh judgment from narrow townsfolk. Her story reveals cruelty from kin and a libertine employer, driving her toward a desperate escape. A heart rending tale of a sister who paid dearly for wronged love.

That Pistol's Point and True Story's Life Lessons

A promotional blurb for True Story Magazine features sensational tales such as At Pistol's Point and That Brat of Madela, promising dramatic confessions and moral lessons for youths and mothers. It urges readers to see how personal decisions shape families and futures.

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Gare Sirent M’kay Call Girl Scouts AEF Life Spellbound Europe Pistol Jim Celine Scotty Wells True Story Bernarr Macfadden Macfadden Dream World Magazine of Beautiful Stories 64Th Street Broadway New York City True Gorton
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