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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1924
Page
13
A Bridgeport crowd praises the blue uniform of visiting nurses as a nurse aids accident victims and assists at hospitals and on streetcars. The article highlights the nurse’s willingness, cheerful service, and community support from contributions to the Community Chest.
Miss Pearl Crowther daughter of Mr and Mrs Crowther of Benham avenue will wed Raymond L Skinner at Harries street next Monday at 4 pm The ceremony will be in Park Street Congregational parsonage with Rev T F Rutledge Beale officiating Bridesmaid Alma Piquet will wear brown satin and carry yellow chrysanthemums Groom Raymond Skinner, a Bridgeport musician, will attend A wedding breakfast will follow at the bride's home and the couple will honeymoon before making 48 Harriet street their home
Bridgeport College club members enjoyed a Miss Ruby Burritt house outing featuring a corn roast at Lordship Manor yesterday. The main topic was the upcoming concert, the season's first real event, with Misa Matzaret Keyes, Newark mezzo soprano, appearing at Bridgeport High School auditorium on Monday evening October 6.
An advertisement promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple solution to weight loss. It claims you take a tablet four times daily, no dieting or exercise required, and that many people maintain slender figures. Buy at a druggist for one dollar or order from Marmola Co Detroit.
Mr and Mrs Charles R Clarke announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Clarke to Frank Almon Sawyer of Montclair New Jersey. Elizabeth, popular in Bridgeport social circles, is a Bridgeport High School graduate class of 1922 and works in the circulation department of the Bridgeport Public Library. Sawyer is a senior at Yale University.
Joseph Burns of the John J Banville Post Sumber 3 American Veterans of Bridgeport is in Brooklyn Traval Hospital for a leg injury from combat. He joined the Get Me Not committee aiding a drive held from November 4 to raise funds for veteran care and building a club house for disabled veterans.
William T Grumbly son of Mr and Mrs William Grum bly of Jefferson street was awarded a fellowship at Catholic University Washington DC The award from the rights of Columbus supports four years of graduate study in American history Meo Grombly will study electrical engineering He is a graduate of St Mary's parochial school and the Norwalk high school and completed his BS and BA degrees in June at the university.
Evelyn learns Read's hosts Health Week with daily talks by Dr Tersch, Wise Hille, and others from the Physical Culture Corporation on beauty, diet, and general health. The notices urge home repairs and child health, mention paint purchases at American Hardware, a warm cabin weekend, and Mrs Kamerling's hair pieces while noting busy schedules and laundry service.
The ladies auxiliary of the Y M C A will hold its first fall meeting at the MCA on Main Street next Monday evening. L F Hollingshead of New York City, traveling representative of The Associated Men, will be speaker. Discussions include closer cooperation with the Y M C A, Sunday breakfast for the Y M men, Tuesday evening programs, and cooperation with the boys department. Mrs Mary Fomes is president of the MCA auxiliary. vice president Mrs William Nobinagle. treasurer Mrs Jucien Warner. secretary Mrs E A Dusbron.
A mausoleum by SZ Polf for his son Edward Joseph Pol, who died November 1, 192, is finished at St Lawrence Cemetery, New Haven. Costing $40,000, Italian Renaissance design with nine crypts and an altar passage, the 20 by 21 by 36 foot granite structure uses Mount Airy granite and Tennessee marble interior. The mausoleum will house all Poli family members.
Word reached Mr and Mrs Thomas Golden of 123 Main Street that their son William Golden, 18, drowned while serving with the Asiatic Fleet. Little is known about where or how the death occurred, per United States government notice.
The 1924 Year Book reports United States and Canada YMCA membership nearing one million with 988,522 total members. Men and boys in swimming classes rise, outdoor MCA camps exceed 90,092 participants, Bible class attendance hits 232,943, and aggregate religious meeting attendance tops 954,900. Endowment funds reach 17.8 million while debt grows modestly.
Mrs Arthur Buechler rests after surgery at Bridgeport hospital while Mr and Mrs Willard Miller host Mrs Miller’s sister Miss Louise Young in Philadelphia. Alison Smith son of Rev Alexander Alton enters Princeton Theological Seminary. John Allson and Alison enroll at Hamilton College. Mrs John Gunworth visits en route to Montreal. Ruth Baldwin visits parents in Stratford. Emily Miller enters Yale School of Music. Marion Hurd visits New Brunswick. George Hermann and family return to Cincinnati after month with the Leonard family in Stratford. Marshall Pegs announce birth of Virginia Olive at Bridgeport hospital. Mrs George Rocks returns home after week with grandparents in Lordship Manor. Mildred Tenney is noted as a former Lordship resident. Sedgwick School P T A meets. Dorcas and friends attend a musical camp party with Art League. DAR regents meeting at Milford chapter. Wilford Glen gathering notice. Mrs Fred Smith visiting sister in South Bend Indiana. B Calvin and family announce birth of Robert Andrews at Bridgeport hospital. Beatrice Clark remembered. Leroy Jerman’s birth noted.
Former Bridgeporters Mr and Mrs Andrew Vaith of Congers NY formerly of the city mark their 50th wedding anniversary. Rev George J Wulth of St Paula church Congers presided with Gustave Feederlein as master of ceremonies. Grandchildren Rita Neuport, Marie Rose Shodhn, Constance and Marguerite Koehn assisted.
State Policeman Hanford Bigelow is convalescing at his home after being run down at the intersection of Dewey Street North and Howard Avenues on September 21. He sustained a sprained right kneecap and bruises to the leg and body.
The Benefit Shop on Middle Street calls for clothing donations to restock its depleted shelves. It needs mens wear and children’s garments as demand rises with students returning to school. Housewives are asked to donate wearable outfits and call Barnum 8642 for pickup.
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