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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1925

Page

21

Stratford Youth May Be Named as Rhodes Scholar

Luther M. Strayer Jr a Stratford Connecticut youth is among 24 Princeton undergraduates approved as Rhodes scholarship applicants by President John Grier. Final decision to be announced December 12. Strayer age 20 prepared at Marshall Franklin Academy Lancaster PA and now studies pre medical.

Stratford Luther M. Strayer, Jr Luther M. Strayer Main Street Princeton John Grier Strayer Connecticut Oxford Cambridge Marshall Pranklin Academy Lancaster College Glee Club Bermuda New England Little Wanderers

State Mannager Attends Meeting Of Pioneer Grove No 22

Mrs Mamie E Long of New York Mrs John Codey of New Haven state president and Mrs George P Farley of this city state sentinel were the guests at a Pioneer Grove No 22 Woodmen Circle meeting at 1087 Broad Street Officers were installed by Mrs Long Guardian E Coughlin Advisor J Coughlin Clerk C Casey Banker R Lockwood Chaplain M MacDonald Attendant M English Manager M Dargan Inner Sentinel F Nolan Outer Sentinel E K Weary After a program refreshments followed Mrs Long spoke on Woodmen circles progress and enthusiasm in Connecticut and New York

Mamie E. Long New York John Codey New Haven George P. Farley State Sentinel Pioneer Grove Woodmen Circle Broad Street Long E. Coughlin J. Coughlin C. Casey R. Lockwood

Former Danbury Pastor Succumbs

Major Harry C. Meserve of Waltham, longtime leader in the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, died after an operation at a Boston hospital. Yale graduate 1894, he served as Congregational minister in several cities, was World War I chaplain, later major in the officers' reserve corps, and lectured for the National Industrial Conference Board in 1920-21. He was widely known in the textile industry.

Boston Harry C. Meserve Waltham National Association of Cotton Manufacturers Massachusetts Tromeopathic Hospital Yale Springfield Indianapolis Danbury Tonn Rye N. Y National Industrial Conference Board

Fire drives hotel guests to street in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati Ohio at 2 AM a fire broke out in the Hotel Newland causing about 150 guests to flee to the street. Fire crews arrived quickly and contained the blaze after half an hour, but the roof and upper stories were destroyed while the basement fire spread to the roof and top floor before being stopped.

Cincinnates

Tax Board Meets in Apportionment Session

The Board of Apportionment held a meeting yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, as stated by president William Burnham.

TAX Board Board of Apportionment William ©. Burnham

Seven Keys to Baldpate at the Palace and The Tower of Lies at Poli's

Amusements cover Palace Pal ace with Doug MacLean in Seven Keys to Baldpate a four day Paramount feature plus Dagmar Godowsky Theda Bara and The Tower of Lies at Poli's Vaudeville with Lon Chaney Norma Shearer and The Emperor of Portugallia tie in. Also Peek A Boo burlesque at Lyric and Pony Express and The Majestic screenings note.

Doug MacLean Palace Theatre Seven Keys Paramount George M. Cohan Edith Roberts Betty Francisca Maym Kelso Fred Newmeyer Harold Lloyd Palace Gua Meyers, Jr Palace Symphonic Orchestra Dagmar Godowsky Rudolph Valentino Theda Bara Eileen Percy Dale Fuller Wyndham Orpheum Heller & Riley Kinzo Pol’s Lon Chaney Norma Shearer Selma Lagerlot Victor Sexstrom San Francieo Bulletin Seasurum Lén Chaney Poli Charles Ahearn Buffenery Wift Jane Novak Niles Welch Cox Douglas Maclean Geo. M. Cohan Baldpate Flairfield Ave

Princess Flavia musical at Shubert in New Haven

The Shubert theatre in New Haven opens a weeklong run of Princess Flavia a massive musical version of The Prisoner of Zenda with Rupert Antoinette de Bauban Princess Flavia Black Michael Rudolf Rassendyl Colonel Sapt Countess Helga and Count von Tarlenheim in a near 200 member company. Romberg and Smith provide the score and staging by J C Huffman promises elaborate settings costumes and intrigue of a royal romance. A Warner Brothers film Satan in Sables opens tomorrow at the Warners Cameo with Lowell Sheseman as Prince Michael Lyer Yervedoff and Lowell Sherman in a Broadway connection.

Haveeen Harry B. Smith Sigmund Romberg Rupert Antoinette de Bauban Princess Flavia Black Michael Rudolf Rassendyl Colonel Sapt Helga Count von Tarlenheim Messrs Schubert Flavia Century Theatre Jolson Theatre J. C. Huffman Satan Warner Brothers Warners Cameo Theatre Lowell Sheseman Prince Michael Lyer Yervedoff Lowell Sherman

Roumanian Debt Parley Due Here Next Month

Bucharest reports debt talks advance with Britain and a mission led by Nicolas Titulescu will sail to the United States to negotiate a similar settlement for Roumania war debt. The arrangement with Britain spans forty years with annual 8 1/2 percent payments. Roumania owes the United States about 46 million dollars.

Bucharest Britain United States Vinilla Bratiano M. Bratiano Nicholas Titulescu Washington Great Britain Bowmania

Oldest Town Clerk Merrill L. Lawrence Dies

Merrill L. Lawrence, aged 84, longtime town clerk of Springfield, VI, died at Springfield hospital Friday from a heart shock. He served 43 years as town clerk, reputedly the oldest in New England in service.

Springfield Merrill L. Lawrence New England Springfield Hospital

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