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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
13
Florence Clancy edits Woman's Page content at the Telegram office inviting readers to send news. Signatures and addresses are required, and inquiries may be made by phone at Barnum 6100.
Mrs George EF Mara calls a Minute Women meeting for tonight at 1115 Main Street to finalize Saturday tag day plans. Many residents return from trips, weddings announced, and local families report births and commissions in this week’s social notes.
Mrs Nathaniel Worthen head of Bridgeport Red Cross announced an upcoming three months garment allotment. Workers will need to surge effort and may see extra worker calls as branches divide tasks. Readiness to pause other work and devote to garments noted. The parade absence of the flag drew reader scrutiny and polite commentary.
Corporal Oscar Mouvet of the Foreign Legion urged Bridgeport workers to boost wartime effort. He praised French women in fields and munitions factories, noted children toil and sacrifice, and announced a city campaign to recruit women for munitions work next week. Mouvet, NY native, served since 1915 and has two wounds of the war.
Bridgeport Health Officer Dr W H Brown cautions that Spanish influenza is not yet in the city but likely to appear, urging precautions such as careful sneezing and hygiene. He notes symptoms include sore throat fever and body pains, warns the illness can be hard to stamp out and mentions 2000+ cases at Cramp Devens.
The Woman's Editorial lauds Bridgeport's Minute Women as a strong central organization aiding every worthy cause. They prepare for a Saturday tag day to support Czecho-Slovaks, with a commander-in-chief directing dozens of workers from a central headquarters.
Miss Martet Radhel, heir to Andrew Radhel, leaves leisure for labor at Remington Armes plant. She accepts any task, starts on payroll, and trains on a comptometer before earning promotion. Friends of her family plan similar factory entries to aid the war effort.
Miss Hester North Parker daughter of Mr and Mrs George Parker married Walter Frank Silsby a U S Navy radio operator at 131 Whitney Avenue last evening Rev John R Brown officiated in a small ceremony The bride wore navy blue serge and pink roses Bridesmaid Bertha Broderick Best man Vincent Owen The couple left for New York on a brief wedding trip as Silsby has a short leave during ship repairs.
The Bon Temps club of Burns and Bassick employees held its first outing on Tuesday night at Newtown Inn with a dinner for 40, dancing and singing by the open fire. The group plans more winter socials, with Vera Wirth as president and Leo Linehan as secretary, among others. The event honored several attendees and noted Mr Silsby’s short service and upcoming calls to duty.
A letter describes Marion and Sherry arranging snapshots in a black silk bound album for Sherry’s valescence, with photos to illustrate bravery in war. The page notes album price, availability at Chamberlin and Shropshire on Cannon Street, and sales to benefit a local WWI effort. It includes household chatter about coal, a Nesco Perfect heater, knitting with Pa Two, billiards plans, Red Cross work, window draperies, and Dyeing and Cleaning Shop praise for reliable service. It mentions a drawing for a government issue savings bond and promises coverage of the main meeting and $1,000 prize winner next Sunday. Love.
This notice promotes vacuum sweepers and carpet sweepers as essential household aids. It showcases two Bissell models priced at 6.75 and 8.75 dollars Torrington electric vacuum cleaners for homes with electricity. It emphasizes ease of use and efficiency in removing surface dirt and embedded carpet dust.
A durable wooden ladder stool is offered, touted as one of the handiest household articles. It opens to form a step ladder with a large top step, and when closed serves as a stool suitable for kitchen cabinets or tables. Basement price listed at 1 25.
Ironing tables feature angle iron frames that are well braced and rigid when open. The ironing surface is large and made of clean white lumber, providing a sturdy work area.
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