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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1920

Page

8

Bridgeport in Great Race for Better Harbor

Bridgeport pursues a port development program to expand harbor depth and improve docks, aiming to outpace New York and attract diversified manufacturing. The plan includes housing near the riverfront, rail and trolley integration, and a water line project linking sea transport with land routes, boosting distribution of nitrates, ferrous alloys, hides, grains, and silverware.

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Experiments in Frozen Fruits Are Successful

Washington Aus. 20 Fresh fruit in midwinter keeps well when frozen as shown by Department of Agriculture experts. Preservation by freezing is cheaper than canning and yields fruit close to fresh in flavor and use for jams, jellies, sherbets, and confections. Strawberries raspberries blackberries loganberries gooseberries currants and cherries freeze well in crates at proper temperatures and can be used immediately after thawing. experts caution about consumption timing as fruit may overwrap and collapse after removal from storage.

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Stage Whispers and Theatre News Mix of 1920s items

A sweep of theatre notices, personal marriages, legal cases, and production updates. Notables include Harry Morrissey touring Montana for Sunlight, Catherine Curtis’ family ties, George Taylor of the pioneer moviemen, legal tangles of stars, new shows like The Bad Man, and advances in underwater filming tech and portrait studies. Accruing losses, estates, and deals echo the era’s vibrant show trade.

Hebrew Boys Beat Hilltops In Seaside Park tilt

The Hebrew Boys Club defeated the fast Hilltops 14 to 11 yesterday afternoon at Seaside Park. Heavy hitting defined the game with each player registering hits as Hebrew Boys built a 12-run fourth inning lead while Gallagher started for Hilltops and Berger relieved. The Hebrew Boys boast 11 wins in 12 games and challenge top 15 to 17 year old teams.

Hiltops Seaside Park Mally Hilltops Gallagher Berger

Lyric Theatre Opens Stock Season with Tailor Made Man

The Lyric launches its stock season with Poli Players led by Arthur Chatterdon and Ruth Ames in The Tailor Made Man, staged by Cohan Harris with 25 cast members. New faces and scenery promise a lively week, while West End offers Elaine Hammerstein in Greater Than Fame and Larry Lemon in Solid Concrete.

LYRIC Lyric Theatre Poli Cohan and Harris Grant Mitchell Arthur Chatterdon Ruth Ames Ely West End Elaine Hammerstein Selznick Larry Lemon

Silent price hawkers and the wage argument

A speaker argues profiteers crave high prices while those who avoid conflict thrive by saying little and doing without. The notion that demanding lower prices means lower wages is challenged as unfounded.

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