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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1926

Page

6

Emma Sherman Hosts Surprise Birthday for Kenneth in Long Hill

A Long Hill surprise party for Kenneth Sherman drew guests from Monroe Long Hit and nearby areas. Prizes went to Miss Elizabeth Hurd and Mrs Ambrose Hurd. The evening featured whist, Halloween decorations, cake and ice cream, with several town residents visiting relatives and attending church and club events. Plans include a choir entertainment at Stepney firehouse and the dedication of the Center Green Honor Roll with speakers from Bridgeport and Tufts.

Long Hill Emma Sherman Kenneth Monroe Long Hit Birst Elizabeth Hurd Ambrose Hurd Reuben Wipple Philadelphia Christ Episcopal Church Tashua Reuben Whipple, Jr Ernest Sherman Lawrence Sherman Charlton Mass Ralph Huntley Bridgepost Samuel Seeley Arthur J. Hull George A. Smith Charles Nichols Stepney Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Chester Emack The Law Aid Theodore Crane Bridgeport St. Stephen’s Church Stepney Firehouse Warren Nichols Green Alice Kohler Mary Hwlak Anna M Anna Leslie Lewis Southbury J. M. EB Center Green Philo Calhoun Parker Seeley Doris Mahoney Tufts College Medford Maas John Mahoney Stanley Jasacs Mildred Issacs New Jersey Herbert Walker Carrie Walker Simeon LaBarr G. W. Cale Ray Gucas Walter Hawley George Griffin Marjorie Latimer Glen Eden Stamford Herbert Latimer Charles Lewis Porter's Hill

Newtown Grange hosts lively Pibbers Night gathering

At Pohtaturck Grange a small turnout shared tales and humor Tuesday night with two members and a visitor present. Hermann N. Tiemann Sr won the humorous tale prize as members traded tall stories and songs filled the program.

Newtown Oct Pohtaturck Grange Ageat Ingwest Avanse Hermann N Tiemann Crate Murphy Tie Samuel (. Murphy Mount Pleasant Fairfield County Biteau Ydnnhury Hospital Edward L Kingman Main Street

Woman Hangs Self With Silk Stocking in Ananda dale

Mes Lethe Lown, residing in Ananda dale on October 1, 1927, hanged herself using silk stockings attached to a stair banister at a seven story landing. Her husband, a farmer, found her after an hour. Mrs Dawe had been suffering from melanchols and left a calendar note with names and addresses of relatives.

Annandale-On-Hudson Lethe Lown Dawe

Colonial Houses Moved by Night to New Location

In Fairfield on October 27 a likely oldest town house was moved overnight from the Post road near Fairfield Center to Rowland road near Fairfield Beach. The move required removing overhead cables and involved multiple utility crews. The goal is preservation of the structure now set for a new site as a gasoline station and large garage are built on the original property.

Fairfield Post Road Trubee Fairfield Center Benjamin Ti. Plotkin Plotkin Rowland Road Faircheld Beach Beef Road Sherman Court L. FE. Peole

University 10 AID BUSINESS PROGRESS

Boston university announced the appointment of a faculty committee of graduates as the first step of the College of Business Administration to provide further education for graduates. The committees will publish updates with the latest knowledge and developments in various fields to assist alumni in business ventures.

Boston Oct Boston University College of Bustress Beercle

Halloween Party Delayed By Redding Guild Notice

Redding special reports a Halloween masquerade party on Saturday under the Guild of the Federated Church in Redding Center. The Friday event was postponed to Saturday due to Bethel High School Halloween activities attracting locals.

Redding Hallowe’en Guild of the Federated Church Redding Center Bethel High School Misa Myrtle Warner Hartford Daniel Warner Raymond Cunningham the Ridge Thomas Danaher Leon Thelin W. J. Hayes Yale University New Haven H. Kenneth M’collam P. R. Bradley Boston Ridge School Grange Hall Misa Abe Bassett Pleasant Valley Cleo Burr Marcuse Burr Knickerbocker Hospital New York City Bridgeport Hospital New Hall Company Grange

Monroe Merritt Speaks in Monroe Today

Local events cover Congressman Schuyler Merritt visiting Monroe Town Hall at 3 PM. The Connecticut Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary holds its 45th annual meeting in Hartford on Nov 4 with a corporate communion, missionary talks, and voting delegates named. Taxpayers with unfiled lists by Oct 1 must file by Nov 1. Elections for state officers and local posts set for Nov 2. Community notices include Grange supper details and voting instruction sessions led by the Monroe League of Women Voters.

Monroe Schuyler Merritt Monroe Town Hall Connecticut Woman’s Auxiliary Christ Church Cathedral Hartford Brewster Arthur K. McKinstry John Shyrock China Mission Manrbe Town Hall U. S Fairfield County District of Bridgeport Congress General Assembly Weight Justices of the Peace Elbert Eastwood New Jersey Hans Dineson Charles Lacey Alec Sinclair Charles Skilling Grange Al's Bidward Curtiss Stepney Monroe League of Women Voters

TANFIELD COUNTY MEETING HOSTS ATTENDANCE NOTES

Representative Ciniian Nevius attended the Tanfield County Reposean Siaanization meeting at the Stratheld hotel Bridgeport alongside Mrs Kilzabeth Ganuule. Emm George Johnston fell from an apple tree Saturday and was taken to Danbury hospital.

Taufield Ciniian Nevius Tanfield County Stratheld Hotel Bridgeport Kilzabeth Ganuule Pluer Emm George Johnston Danbury Hospital Mee Warry Moody Waterinet Acith Jose Sandar George Johnstone Mr. Clapey New York City

Quakes Shake Armenia Natives Endure Terror

Armenian quake region reports continued shocks with 600 dead and 1 000 missing or maimed. Leninakan severely damaged with 80 percent of homes uninhabitable. American relief workers, led by Dr Walter Sisson, toil by candlelight to aid 9 000 orphans and injured as a government relief drive launches.

Leninakan Armenia Walter Sisson Wauseon Ohio Edna Steiger Williamsport Transcaucasian Red Army

Wolfe Named Head Of Council By American Bankers

Wolfe president of the First National Bank was named chairman in charge of all federal legislative matters for the American Bankers Association. He heads the Federal Legislative Council with a statewide representative mix and will work on the McFadden Bill expanding national bank powers and sustaining the Federal Reserve system. Delegates gathered in Los Angeles for the convention with 7,800 attendees. next year’s meeting slated for Houston.

Hémand Wolfe First National Bank American Bankers Association Federal Legislative Council Bridgeport Connecticut Bankers Association McFadden National Bank Act Federal Reserve System Federal Reserve Banks Charles & Castle Standard Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago W. H. Doyle State Bank of Nashville Tenn Huntington Huntington National Bank Columbus Obie Carl M. Spencer Home Savings Bank Boston Mase National Bank Amerccan Bankers Association Enuneil

National publishers confer with Coolidge in White House

Washington reports that 27 CAP A committees of the National Publishers Association met today with President Coolidge and Director Loomis to discuss the Post Office budget. The group avoided detail on whether they favor revising postal rates or the department budget system.

Washington National Pubishers’ Association Coolidge White House Tost Office

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