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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1918

Page

13

Personal Jottings of Long Hill Socials and Local News

A society roundup lists Harvey Hubbell Jr hosting friends at a Long Hill summer home with many named guests. Notices cover church activities, railway staff recoveries, nursing courses, thrift stamp sales, and a wave of visitors and travelers, with military deployments and local farewells interwoven.

Harvey Hubbell, Jr Harvey Hubbell Park Avenue Long Hill Donis Bryant Doris Wheeler Odette Feder Frances Jennings Maude Jennings Virgina Ives Loraine Armstrong Susan Gibney Margaret Neithercut Eunice Newman Harriet Windsor Anna Swinnerton Eleanor Webster Elizabeth Haven Eleanor

Soldiers' and Sailors' Club Provides Home Away From Home

The Soldiers' and Sailors' club on Golden Terrace Street serves wandering servicemen with couches and beds, donating furnishings from local merchants. Matron Mrs Richard Hargraves and the all-women furnishings committee led by Mrs Ellie Sperry create a homey space. blankets and an electric iron are in demand as the club meets a long standing need.

Howard Simpson Soldiers’ and Sailors' Club Golden Til Street Ellie Sperry Nathaniel W. Bishop Jam McGavin Jacob B. Klein War Bureau Arizona Richard Hargraves France Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club

Women's Gym to Help War Workers Train Muscles

The YWCA in Bridgeport builds a modern gymnasium to aid women changing occupations during wartime. Mrs. E B Stackpole will lead the facility with evening classes for office and factory workers plus mothers, children’s daytime programs, and an athletic association for basketball and volleyball.

Bridgeport E. B. Stackpole Seattle Wash

War map and home front talk brighten letters from Natalie

In a lively letters page, Natalie and Sherry compare today’s war news with a new map, recounting ambulance driver Sherry’s frontline experiences and personal observations, while Edith shops for curtains and home improvements. The note mentions Sherwin-Williams paints, Barnum fountain pens, Phoebe Snow products, and local stores in Bridgeport.

Evelyn Sherry Marion France Hvey

Revelations of a Wife Chapter 336

Dicky's mother confronts the couple at breakfast accusing Richard Graham of introducing her to Robert Gordon. She demands details of Gordon's conduct and warns of scandal, while Dicky refuses to let her dictate their affair, insisting she recount the events clearly. Margaret remains tense as the confrontation unfolds over social affronts and presumed relations.

Mother Graham Dicky Katie Marvin Richard Jim Margaret Robert Gordon Robert Gordon Richard Graham Mr. Gordon Mr. Graham Foss

Families May Now Buy Week's Sugar Supply

Hartford reports new sugar prices and sale rules for retailers. Each family may purchase a week’s supply at two pounds per person per month in a single transaction. Food administrators will scrutinize pricing and profits today.

Hartford

The Fichu and Fashioned Fringes Sell Out in Style

A catalog noting a gilt cap with red pompon, gray knitting yarn at 1.25 a skein, and small lots of lace border and colored wools priced 25 cts. per skein. Also advertised: books by London, Westerns, and a range of Georgette, fichu, and nets by the yard from 50 cts. to 3.50, with style notes on adaptability and washable fabrics.

Taupe Veils Set Fashion Tone for Headwear

Taupe is the mode for veils with hats. Veils appear in odd meshes, plain or figured, at 50 cents up. Large mesh veils pair with Georgette or chiffon curtains or valances, from 1.50. Shetland with woven borders runs 2.50, plain nets with Chantilly lace borders 2.50, shadow lace veils with wide chiffon borders 2.00.

Shetland Chantilly

Corset and Jewelry Highlights At Local Store

A corset described as an easy combination for waist and hips suits gymnasium use, with two hose supporters and firm steels for comfort. Also on offer are imitation sapphires, amethysts, coral and pearls in antique silver, plus cheerful Kaiser themed cards and “Over There” and “Over Here” stationery items, all priced accessibly.

Bob Bert Edith Flodra

Children Hosiery Stockings 6 to 10 Sizes 35c Pair

Heavy black cotton stockings with reinforced heel and toe sizes 6 to 10 priced at 35 cents a pair or three for a dollar A sturdy stocking for school wear promoting durability and comfort.

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