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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
18
A short ad lists prices for sauce eat small tins of red Alaska salmon at 85 cents, tall cans with 30 cents by the dozen, mustard sardines at 13 cents or two for 25 cents, indicating a bulk bargain.
Funeral services for Rev Gerald H Beard minister of Part Street Congregational church were held yesterday afternoon in the church. The edifice was filled with members of the church and congregation and many friends from this and other cities. Rev T Ruthlefige Fenls led the service, with honorary and active bearers named from the church and class. Dr Swann led a sermon, Dr Day read scriptures, and Dr MacQueen offered prayer and a moving address on Beard’s career. Floral tributes were many including a chrysanthemum time from the Sunday School and women’s league. Beards remains were to be taken to Springfield, Massachusetts for cremation.
A newsboy and another man were injured after two street incidents on Broad Street and John Street. The boy, seven years old Frants ten bick, ran into a vehicle driven by Clifford W. Gorton, causing a facial laceration. Dr. Alfred Korntlit removed the boy to St Vincent’s Hospital.
An old home remedy ad promotes relief from catarrh deafness and head noises. It claims a sachet formula using peppermint, hot water, and sugar to be taken as a tonic to reduce inflammation in the Eustachian tube and middle ear, with a promise of quick relief and benefit for those with ear sounds or diarrhea.
A hectic street scene unfolds with familiar faces in town from the 182nd Street car barn to Bridgeport. Politicians, realtors, professionals, and social figures mingle as winter tightens its grip and residents bundle up for the chilly night with news of upcoming events and local chatter.
Fairfield Oct 14 The annual meeting of Fairfield County West connected with the Woman’s Congregational Home Missionary Union for Connecticut will be held Oct 26 at the Dist Church of Christ. Morning session at 10 20, afternoon at 2. A noon lunch will be served. Speakers include Mrs Samuel Lane Lo wife of a A. M. A. Secretary and Miss Benham of New Haven. Mrs Benjamin Winchester of Greenfield Hills will discuss youth work. Devotional by Mrs Sred MH Jacobs of South Norwalk. Several hundred from across the state expected.
Ellasville in Young County burned today with the blaze spreading through the business district. Fire protection was lacking and nearby towns arrived too late to save the town of about 5,000 residents. Brick Lindh, 48, was struck by a car on John Street, suffering facial bruises, and was cared for at home after doctor treatment.
The harbor report notes a faulty engine on the 37 foot F. Viola nearly caused its sinking near Penfield Peck. A nearby boat Alec McNab’s thirty foot power craft helped with the distress while noting a new rudder design by McNab that allows forward steering with tight turns. The Navy submarine 848 undergoes shakedown trials next week at New London with a crew led by Lieutenant Commander Haas. Captain Arthur Rindle of the Pequommeck Shawnee has been taken ill with pneumonia from a prior encounter. the vessel will be seen again soon.
In a daily Postal Bulletin cartoon published under the Postmaster General, Everett True is shown at his desk amid postal clerks. The upper scene mocks unreadable addresses and witty exchanges about work and pay, while a second frame features Everett instructing on typing and highlighting the pay contrast.
The Mothers' club, with motto Children First, organizes clothing layettes via the Visiting Nurse Association. Members assist families from Stratfield to Fairfield, sometimes paying rent and redistributing clothes. They plan a November card party and December craft sale, and distribute toys and books at Christmas to multiple underprivileged families.
New York Oct 13 the Standard Oil Company of New York raised the price of kerosene from thirteen to fifteen cents a gallon effective today.
Secretary Wren S. Hill of the Youth Council presented a safety plan at a dinner and meeting attended by about forty men from major industries. The report, delivered to Lieutenants last night, outlined numerous new ideas from the Rastou can veaklon of the National Safety Council. The discussion emphasized global safety initiatives and industrial cooperation in a formal setting at the Industrial Room.
In Torrington Connecticut Lewid Taylor and manual Tato were acquitted by the Superior Court at Litchfield on charges of automobile thefts. They were arrested by state police after a running battle on the streets of Norlott.
Fragmentary evidence notes a Bridgeport man connected to an automobile wreck and a family affected. The readable passage hints at two oars found in possession and suggests the frequent presence of car wrecks in print and local interest in the incident.
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