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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1954
Page
2
Medical column discusses infertility causes, noting cervicitis as a common factor. Research with tetramycin shows reduced cervical germs can extend sperm life and lead to pregnancies. Also mentions glandular, psychological factors and adoption-related pregnancy timing.
C C Beebe rehabilitation counselor from the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation will address a dinner meeting of the Women's Personnel Association Tuesday night at the Hotel Barnum. Mrs Helen V Wilson will oversee arrangements and Mrs Edith F Peterson is program chairman. A film titled Comeback will follow, showing how industry uses skits of a handicapped worker to ensure performance remains unaffected by disability and how the bureau collaborates with industry on testing and training the handicapped for work.
Fashion notes for fall emphasize casual silhouettes and soft fabrics. One piece daytime dresses dominate, with slim, softly rounded lines and waisted accents via draped girdles or hip bands. The shirtwaist look appears in dresses and suits, with bloused jackets and long sleeves on wool frocks. Necklines feature intricate treatments, large collars, removable scarves, and wide necklines.
In Chappaqua New York a gardener reviews the season with joy at tulips dahlias cleome love in a mist and a mystery plant later identified as Schizocentron elegans. Disappointments include tibia nia and linaria while joys include amaryllis from seed gladiola from tiny corms and edible harvests. Yard care relied on peat moss mulch during sprinkler ban and parts of the lawn recovered by fall amid drought. Next year will feature new annuals and a border pairing white love in a mist with red flax.
Bridgeport chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Hotel Barnum with William W. Harvey, management consultant, as guest speaker. James E. Burke, president, announces the talk titled Executive Oversight As Applied to Personnel. Harvey has led seminars at Columbia and New York universities. Robert A. Aspenwell, Sikorsky Aircraft assistant general manager, will be guest chairman. a 6 o'clock dinner will precede the program.
A readers query prompts a columnist to address cats versus dogs for Muskegon readers. He notes mixed feelings, cites a cat loving article by Henriette Hitchcock, jokes about a backyard cat, and recounts anecdotes and dubious stats from Arthur Godfrey to conclude most men prefer dogs while women often own cats.
Tint caulking before application to match wood. Tint by mixing dry pigment. Do not run a floor sander stationary while powered. A brick around a fireplace can be replaced with liquid adhesive. Use graphite on a sticking lock bar then work the key. Coat canvas awnings with fungicide before storage to prevent mildew.
The Pootatuck Auxiliary will meet Monday afternoon at the city house. A social hour and Chinese auction will follow the business. Hosts are Mrs. Lou Hancock, Mrs. Rome Lali, Mrs. Thomas Smith and Mrs. Chester Habertin.
Swimming and diving classes for women are offered twice weekly at the Bridgeport YMCA. One group meets Wednesdays 9 to 10 p.m., the other Fridays at the same hour. Participants may take instruction or use the period for recreational swimming.
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