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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1922
Page
3
Fashion copy praises the Cantilever Shoe as the lckiest mas ter of fashion. It notes a shift from hourglass figures to comfort and the decline of spindly heels and pointed toes. The Cantilever Shoe is described as trim and sporty with modern foot friendly details.
Dr. Ross Hil of Kansas City, vice chairman of the American Red Cross, leaves Washington for New York to sail to Smyrna aboard the Berengaria to oversee relief operations in the Near East. Admiral Lemuel McGowan and Ralph H. Renn accompany him. Paris for consultations precede further action and a November appeal is planned.
The Brooklawn East Main street trolley line will shift to Water Street route N. Cars from East Main will enter Water Street by the railroad station while Brooklawn cars will use State Street instead of Fairfield Avenue. The fourteen minute headway remains. alternate Stratfield cars continue via Fairfield Avenue. This is the second Brooklawn route change in two weeks as cross town coverage expands.
Twenty five prominent merchants and businessmen attend a luncheon at Strat Field hotel to map thrift week plans for January. The event is sponsored by the YMCA educational department under General Secretary W. M. Northcott with speaker John Goodell of New York, a National Thirty committee member, and Northcott also addressing.
Six persons form a cult group and pursue freedom as a judge’s docket lists cases in Bridgeport Danbury Norwalk and Orange. Names include Grace Jennings Wirlitans Vasily Hack Resalie Bohig and Michael Wargo with varied desertion and temperance related charges while familiar locales anchor the proceeding.
Stratford faces a Friday court hearing over which members of the board of registrars will serve. Judge Christopher Avery named the date after temporary restraining orders blocked two named members from duties and a push to void the council dismissal. Hugh Lavery warned the hearing could restore the ousted registrars to office for the remainder of their term.
Bridgeport City hall closed for Columbus birthday observance. Only activity indoors was the mechanics operating voting machines in the basement. Town Clerk’s office to begin Saturday, with residents eligible to become electors.
Oct 24 report says King Alphonso of Spain has become principal owner of Marquet and Sonts and other noted gaming properties in Deauville Monte Carlo and Paris. The acquisition includes Clarilee's hotel and Luxured Europe venues, making Alphonso a dominant figure in European gambling circles.
For chill nights our flannelette gowns come in white and assorted stripes with V neck or collar. Sizes range from 15 to 20 with prices from 1.25 to 2.50. Heavy gowns and extra sizes listed with trims and price points. Second floor rear.
A compact list highlights several titles with prices: Fair Harbor by Joseph C. Lincoln at $2, Big Laurel A romance of the Blue Ridge by Frederick Bartlett at $2, Bill the Bachelor by Dennis Mackail at $2, Two Shall Be Born by Marie C. Dember at $1.90, Aes of Chinatown by Sax Rohmer at $1.73, My Northern Exposure by Walter E. Traprock at $2.50. Malin floor, Fairfield Ave.
Long evenings for embroidering offer stamped items for babies children and adults with attractive prices. The display includes stamped poplin rompers dresses aprons towels and pillow cases as well as a miniature Houbigant perfume bottle set in a French gray box. Fourteen scents are offered in this gift set with enhanced quantities and a boxed presentation on the main floor.
Real good Dartmouth and other chocolates praised for purity and variety made in Vermont. Also tire listings with sizes, prices, and tube options, noting cord regular size tires and fabric tires with long wear at Howland's Bridgeport store.
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