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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1918
Page
5
Eternal defeats Dilly Jictly by a nose in the six furlong John R. clean Memorial cup at Laurel. Time one minute seconds. Winner pays 4.40 to win. Also notes a Pairfield Juniors football challenge in Fairfield and a nearby Juniors team contest.
Local notes outline weekly football and youth games with Walnuts backfield players scoring touchdowns, travel plans to Waterbury by auto bus, Alpine Juniors seeking a St Charles game at Seaside Park, and weathered schedule changes including a Sunday match called off. Efforts to fill open dates and challenges from teams in Myrtle are noted with dates and locations.
Miss Helen Clark, linked to Bridgeport Board of Recreation and Barnum School, becomes first local woman to officiate four public school soccer matches. She coaches at Armers School and leads girls teams, while promoting soccer as a winter pastime. Clark seeks more senior assignments as her record pleases observers.
A special meeting of Connecticut soccer officials discussed league delays caused by disorganized New Haven teams. They planned a November 17 soccer day to raise funds for War Activities, with Bridgeport teams hosting an All-star game and pledges for players to donate services and gate proceeds.
Tinerval services for Rishon White, vice-president and general manager of the American Chain Company, born in Hartford, died Sunday at 808 Farmingdale Avenue. He led chain and auto supply ventures, helped found American Chain, served on bank boards, and was a Connecticut defense council member. Funeral at 2:30 this afternoon from his late home. offices closed in tribute. He was 33 and survived by his wife Mary Shires, one child, his parents, a brother, and several sisters.
Private Robert I Kellner reported killed in action after three months service. He boarded at the home of Mrs Aliore Owlyd Chattine, 172 Clack Rock Avenue, with relatives in New York. Drafted October, he trained at Camp Devens before sailing, was 23, and belonged to the beth dadantey.
A fragment notes a slate guard company promoting pigs and expresses concerns about a presiding official. Names mentioned include Gallianae and Prams, with references to hospital care and corbin, M. Bogart, C. Ruswell, and Roy Johnson.
Under John A KingeetIn and the department of erofucation, all desks walls and other germ gathering places in Bridgeport schools are disinfected each afternoon by a special corps. About 22 000 desks are cleaned daily. Yesterday 7 229 students were enrolled and 5 teachers absent. 927 more students attended than the previous Saturday when 8 166 were out. Janitors mopped every room hall and corridor last Saturday following the health officer Tar. Wat Brown’s suggestion to improve hygiene in schools.
At a meeting of the American Labor party executive committee the platform was adopted and a resolution to draft a testimonial for Edwin A. O'Connell, a former candidate for representative. Speakers including David Clydesdale and Samuel Lavit will address rallies at multiple plants on Kossuth and Lowe streets and other locations with additional talks scheduled Wednesday night.
NORWALK Oct 28 Special a party of ten New Yorkers left a Bath street New York dance hall at midnight in an Oldsmobile touring car which mounted the curb and wrecked on State street hill at Westport. Ten were injured several seriously and all were taken to Norwalk hospital. Names and addresses of the injured were listed along with the driver who did not know the purchaser of the car. Owner of car unknown. The catastrophe occurred as the party traveled toward Bridgeport after the dance.
The advisory board moves offices to the second floor to enhance the location. Military officials directed registrants to fill out questionnaires as rooms on the second floor reopen from 8 AM to 6 PM to assist with the process.
Soldiers serving as clerks at six local draft boards were ordered to receive typhoid vaccine. A vial labeled arinite typhoid vaccine was distributed to boards by Med Aid Walter R. Steiner from Hartford. The vaccine, now in one shot, requires a four hour home rest after injection.
Police search for David Shering a soldier stationed at Remington Arms who vanished from the city on October 14. Authorities were alerted yesterday after the Second Precinct Station received the report. Shering left his rooming house at 1044 Resten Avenue and was last seen visiting a physician. his home is in Cleveland.
Patrick Glynn of 224 Madison avenue was taken into custody last night at 9 o clock after insisting on causing a disturbance at 28 Cannon street A prior complaint led to removal then he returned and occupants asked for arrest Piraluan James Walker made the arrest He was charged with drunkenness and will be arraigned in city court tonight
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