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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
17
A friend visits with her daughter Gladys while discussing practical details of children's clothing. Mrs. Hardinge explains choosing durable blue Bolivia cloth, matching fur cuff hats, and home sewing to cut costs as prices rise.
Washington address by I P Kent vice president of Bankers Trust New York urges complete restoration of Europe through German indemnity fixed redistribution of payments and reconstruction of devastated districts. He argues production and currency stand to improve as wartime finances balance and taxation falls. The talk links these fixes to ending ongoing European wars and supports war-time values and American industry.
San Francisco Prohibition official Glad Warburton, promoting in Washington weeks ago, defends actions amid accusations of wet influence and government meddling. She says critics seek to bar women from similar posts and vows to expose a whiskey ring tied to illicit permits as part of a larger political fight.
The twelve year old Rockie Hardy Jr. of Mx and Howard Rockie Hardy in this city today qualified as the youngest freshman ever admitted to Columbia University. He stands 4 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 143 pounds, and his mother says his appetite and habits are perfectly normal. He spends much time in the university swimming pool.
A Bridgeport discussion notes war time shifts in labor. As factory layoffs rise after wartime needs ease, many young women return to home duties. Households upgrade to better quarters with meal preparation and laundry tasks handled by employed staff or family members. A contrast emerges between old servant roles and new, more independent housework arrangements, with some servants joining domestic positions or chauffeurs. Officials debate costs, hospitality, and future employment trends as migration and immigration influence household labor.
Washington Oct 20 Government expenditures of four billion dollars by the next fiscal year were forecast by Secretary Howson of the Treasury in an address before the governor of the American Bankers Association. He outlined the treasury program for reducing the debt and balancing revenue while urging thrift across federal state county and municipal levels.
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