Fire destroys Brank W. Jones properties in New Hartford
A blaze in New Hartford leveled the garage of Brank W. Jones with two and a half cars, the George W. Case grist and lumber mills, coal pockets, and a Georgie Marble tenement, with losses ranging from 50000 to 75000 dollars. Pine Meadow and Winsted fire units arrived 45 minutes after being summoned, fighting in 3 to 4 degree below zero conditions, and saved the Imaculate Conception church and other buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Brank W. Jones
George W. Case
Joyce Martin Nuptials Monday
Miss Helen F Joyce daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas W Joyce of Savoy Street and Oliver G Martin were married in Stamford by Rev George IL Montgomery pastor of Olivet Church The bride wore a jade chiffon gown with black lace and a green hat Miss Mildred Hitt was bridesmaid William Martin the groom. The couple left for a honeymoon and will reside at 433 Gordon Street The bride was a Webster School teacher and Mr Martin is a junior member of Martin and Sons of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen F. Joyce
Thomas W. Joxee
Savoy Street
Oliver G. Martin
Stamford
George IL Montgomery
Pasor
Olivet Church
Misa Iildred Hitt
William Marts
Gordon Erect
Webster School
Martin
Martin and Sons
Suez Filled With Troops After Egyptian Riots
London dispatch reports British troops fired on a crowd of Egyptian Nationalists in Port Said causing numerous deaths. Leading Egyptian citizens were given an hour to disperse a threatening mob but failed. Suez remains heavily guarded as authorities intern leaders amid tense conditions. Cairo rioting eases slightly according to a Telegram dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Portid
Suez
Zachioul
Opowder
Cairo
Missing girl located after year's search
A police raid on Christmas night at 553 Housatonte Avenue led to the arrest of several people and the recovery of Annie Roberto, an 18 year old girl who had been reported missing by her parents on January 2, 1921. She said she spent time in Norwalk and wed in Bridgeport but did not notify her parents of her whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housatonte Avenue
Aong
Annie Roberto
Norwalk
Bridgeport
Magis Held For February Court
Magis charged with murderously assaulting William Anderson in I Mdseport with a sexsuit weapon. In City Court, Louis Magis waived examination and was bound over to the February term of the Superior Court under $2,000 bonds. Bail furnished. Anderson wounded. recovered from injuries. Magis captured in a West End chicken coop shortly after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Anderson
I Mdseport
Louis Magis
Bostwick Fbone
Mogis
Anderson
Dot
Macs
West End
Broker Gave $5,000 Bonds
Joseph Kalley of 761 Howard Avenue was bound over to the Superior Court on charges of conspiracy to defraud and obtain money under false pretenses. He furnished $5,000 bond for release from custody today, with John Miller and Edward Farnum each expected to post bonds of $4,000 and be released in the same case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kalley
Howard Avenue
Superior Court
John Miller
Edward Farnum
Cops Struck by Gum Machine Incident at Sam Lev Store
In Paris, Kentucky yesterday morning police entering 1780 Main street shop found a penny slot machine attached to a counter. After paying two pennies, officers drew a gum stick and were fined ten dollars plus costs for purchasing the machine. A wartime duties measure continued by the customs commission is noted in the same era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Lev
Main Street
Paris
Dee
Custom Duties Commission
Chamber of Denuties
Belgian Greetings From Bridgeport Cigar Man
E. Waesmans a Bridgeport cigar manufacturer touring Belgium sent greetings to Postmaster Charles F. Greee. He sent a view of Brussels central post office and plans to attend his nephew's ordination during his stay in Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Waesmans
Bridgeport
Belgium
Charles F. Greee
Waegemans
Brussells
Gresne
Atwater Inaugural Ball Committee Members Named
Chairman Francis P Dunigan announced the reception committee for the Atwater inaugural ball to be held at the Casino on State street Tuesday night January 3. The roster includes prominent city officials and civic leaders with joint chairmen for the Ball committee noting luncheon at the Algonquin Club and plans to release committee makeup later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis P. Dunigan
Atwater
State Street
Edoward McGovern
William P. Carr
Walter J. Hartnett
Daniel J. Kenney
William Felpin
Edward Lynch
Eugene Kelley
Helen M. Lombard
Joseph Mongrain
William Moran
William Hogan
Thomas P. Doherty
Margaret Dorsey
W. H. Ryan
Thomas Hearne
William J. Lavery
Lawrence Gallagher
A. Seaily
Thomas J. Costello
John Cassidy
John Dasham
Thomas Callahah
H. Streck
Edward A. Drew
John H. Williams
Lawrence J. Gill
Frank Hearne
Aaron Wittstine
Thomas Weller
E. S. Wolfe
D. Fairchild Wheler
William T. Hincks
Atwater Mnance
Algonquin Club
Philo C. Calhoun
Wheeler & Wilson
Speidel
Lancing
FL VonWetthere
Frank J. Brenman
John A Russing Funeral Friday in Bridgeport Chamber
The funeral for John A. Rusling 73 a Bridgeport tailor and former postmaster will be held Friday at 2 PM in the Etwad Memorial chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain Grove cemetery. He died last night at 944 Fairfield avenue after several weeks illness. He served on the police board, Bridgeport board of trade, city council and was state fire marshal years ago. He left a son John A. Rusling Jr and a daughter Mrs Margaret Russing Hammond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Russing
Wilson and
Wilmington
Dol
Belvidere
Grant
Bridgeport
Frank M. Wilson
Iater
Rusling
Mary S. Lane
Easton
Charles van Alstyne
Ite
John A. Rusling, Jr
Margaret Russing Hammond
Untermeyer Scheme Considered by Builders Officials
The Building Trades Employers association board weighs Sammel Untermeyer’s proposed compromise to settle the dispute with the Building Trades Council. The plan, approved by executive committees, calls for continuing 1921 wage scales including the extra dollar a day granted last May, with 1922 scales tied to living costs, subject to changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W York
Building Trades’ Employers Association
Sammel Untermeyers
Buliing Trades Councl
Local Girl Weds British Air Officer
Miss Odette Peder, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Fuller, marries Major J Donald McGrindle of the British Royal Air Force at the Church of the Ascension in New York City. Rev Percy Stickney Grant officiates with family attendance. The bride, a Greenfield Hill summer colony member and Junior League participant, is a Miss Spence’s School alumna. The groom is part of the British delegation to the Council of Ambassadors in Paris and previously served with General Allenby. The couple plan to sail for Tulane next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fuller Federl
Fifth Avenue
Odette Peder
J. Donald McGrindle
O.b.ealc
Royal Air Force
Church of the Ascension
New York City
Percy Stickney Grant
Umediate
Edith Smedberg
Monroe Campaigning For Wilson Award Fund
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation will be represented in Monroe by Edwin C. Shelton and Emma A. Opper as a joint committee with Rev. Jess H. Norenberg as treasurer. Campaigners plan to canvass Monroe, and contributions may be given to the treasurer if not visited by a canvasser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow
Jess H. Norenberg
Monroe Center
Tressurer
Fund For
Monroe
Man Falls Into Elevator Shaft Fractures Leg
Albert De Lemos age 64 of 93 Cottage Street fell down an elevator shaft in the American Hardware building yesterday. He suffered a fractured leg and possible internal injuries. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital by Emergency ambulance with Dr. J F Walsh on scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert de Lemos
Cottage Street
American Hardware Company
Bridgeport
de Lemos
J. F. Walsh
Old Fashioned Supper for Sigma Iota Phi
The Sigma Iota Phi club of St Pauls Episcopal church on Kossuth street hosted a traditional supper in the parish house. The menu featured mashed potatoes, turnips, sauerkraut, frankfurters, rye bread, pickles, onions, chocolate cake, pastries, cigars and cigarettes. A Christmas tree gift distribution followed, with the Sterling Quartette and club orchestra supplying music. Members and guests, listed, attended the event with thanks given to the entertainment committee and its chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Tota Phi Club
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Kossuth
Sterling Quartette
James Barton
Thomas Watmough
Russell Cone
Alvin Breise
Herman Howard
Albert Watson
Walter Nichols
Jack Dalton
George Harrison
Walter Gotthardt
Williard Welmener
Arthur Card
Alvin Taylor
Stobert Camp
Erle Errieson
Robert Tex
Walter Gregory
Winthrop Hyde
Jos Peabody
Arthur Hundle
Russel Cone
Ralph Schaalman
Edwin Osteves
William Weaver
Sidney Stap* Tae
Miss Atwater to Wed January 14
Invitations forwarded for the wedding of Miss Louise Atwater daughter of Mayor and Mrs Freda Atwater 454 Colorado avenue and Craig Douglas Munson of Wallingford will take place Saturday afternoon January 14 at 4 20 in St Johns church The reception will be at Brooklawn Country club The matron of honor is Mrs Joel Goldthwaite and the bride's attendants include Miss Alles Curtis Miss Mary Hincks Dorothea Setzer Emma Smith Waiss Ann Corlette Margaret Herg The best man is James Barrett and ushers include Jack Gill Francis Harrison Eldridge Stratton Collier Plat John Higgins Douglas Alexander Charles Gamble
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Atwater
Freda Atwater
Colorado Avenue
Craig Douglas Munson
Wallingford
St. John's Church
Brooklawn Country Club
Joel Goldthwaite
Alles Curtis
Mary Hincks
Dorothea Setzer
New Rochelle
Emma Smith
Norfolk
Waiss Ann Corlette
Cleveland
Margaret Herg
Detroit
James Barrett
Chicago
Jack Gill
East Orange
Francis Harrison
Montclair
N. J
Eldridge Stratton
Bronxville
Collier Plat
New York
John Higgins
Cambridge
Douglas Alexander
West Orange
Charles Gamble
Haverford
Drug overdose case reported after paraldehyde poisoning
William Daner, 50, of 500 Warren Street, found in a tailor shop near Maplewood and Colormic avenues in an overdose of paraldehyde. He was taken to Hilldale home in fair condition by Emergency ambulance yesterday. Doctors note this as a rare reported case and say Daner will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Daner
Warren Street
Maplewood
Colormic
Hillaide
Alfred Kornblut
Daner
Bridgeport Art League to Host Budge Tournament
The Bridgeport Art League hosts a Budge Tournament for members and friends at the Homestead on Clinton Avenue. Play starts Friday January 6 at 2:39 PM and runs weekly through winter with small weekly prizes and a seasonal Isves prize for the winner. Tables reserved by calling Ms. William H. Sprague or Miss Belle Fletcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Art League
Homestead
Clinton Avenue
Isves
William H. Sprague
Missa Belle Fletcher
Six Year Old Drops from Window in Bridgeport
Catherine Cavellero six of 381 Hamilton street fell 20 feet from a home window yesterday afternoon. She landed head first near her toys and dolls, suffered a possible skull fracture, and was taken by Emergency ambulance to Bridgeport hospital in unconscious condition. Dr J F Walsh treated her. doctors expect recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Cavellero
Ham Iton Street
Bridgeport Hospital
J. F. Walsh
Catherine
Walsh
Truth About Jazzing At International Party Conference
Chicago reports a session denouncing movies jazz dancing and cigarettes as threats to public morals. W S Fleming from Chicago spoke on the menace of the movies while J Louis Guyon, also of Chicago, discussed the truth about jazz and described experiments in his dancing academy showing how jazz music demoralizes the young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Party Conference
W. S. Fleming
J. Louis Guyon
Obituary notices for MacFarlane and Collins headline local funerals
The funeral of Thomas E. MacFarlane was held yesterday from his home at 78 Hazelwood Avenue and at St. Augustine's Church with high mass. Interment followed in St. Michael's cemetery. Joseph P. Collins's funeral was from 106 Davidson Street to St. Peter's Church for a requiem high mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas FE. MacFarlane
Thomas E. MacFarlane
Hazelwood Avenue
St. Augustine's Church
J. B. Nihil
H. J. Bowen
George Donahue
Joseph
Frederick
Thomas MacFarlane
William Glasheen
Edward Brennan
Lawrence Nealon
St. Michael's Cemetery
Joseph P. Collins
Davidson Street
St. Peter's Church
Edward Costello
Jerry Crowley
John Malloy
Michael Gaynor
Martin Griffin
Michael Dwyer
James Buckley
Buring
St. Michael's Comet
Grace Roraback Weds Minister in Connecticut Home
Grace May Roraback daughter of Judge A T Roraback and Mrs Roraback wed Rev John Hunter Stearns general secretary of the National Bible Institute New York City. The ceremony was performed by Rev A E Roraback a brother at the bride's home in Canaan Connecticut yesterday.
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Canaan
Conn
Grace May Roraback
A. T. Roraback
Roraback
John Hunter Stearns
National Bible Institute of
New York City
A. E. Roraback
Church of the Franges
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ely's Cream for Stuffed-Up Noses Ad
Pure antiseptic cream is advertised to be applied into the nostrils to relieve catarrh and cold congestion. The ad promises instant relief as air passages open and nasal dryness eases, urging readers to buy a small bottle at any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Social notes from Bridgeport and area events
Mrs D Fairchild Wheeler Mrs Horace Merwin and Mrs DeVer Warner hosted tea for the Cap and Bells club and Williams College orchestra this afternoon The club plans three plays at the High school tonight under Bridgeport Comedy club auspices The orchestra will entertain at Brooklawn Country club later for dancing. Birth announcements include a daughter for Mr and Mrs Bailey Barna at Bridgeport hospital on Christmas Day December 25 and a son for Mr and Mrs Frank Mitchell December 26 Mrs Mitchell formerly Miss Marcella Gallagher Vincent Murphy visited his mother Mrs D M Murphy in Watervliet New York over the weekend Emma A Opper joined a Woodrow Wilson Foundation luncheon in New York on December 28 marking the 1920 meeting and Wilson birthday observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Fairchild Wheeler
Horace Merwin
DeVer Warner
Williams College
Bridgeport Comedy Club
Brooklawn
Bailey A.barna
Bridgeport Hospital
Barna
Leona R. Hatough
Singer Manufacturing Company
Frank Mitchell
Park Avenue
Mitchell
Marcella Gallagher
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Monroe
Emma A. Opper
Cosmopolitan Club
New York
Mr. Wilson
Christmas Poison Mistake Discharged From Bridgeport Hospital
Mrs. Edda Allen of 1068 Barnum Avenue drank poison by mistake on Christmas Day and was found by Dr. A. B. Margulio in a serious condition. She was admitted to the emergency hospital and rapidly recovered, later being discharged yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edda Allen
Barnum Avenue
Bridgeport
Mentho Sulphur: Quick Eczema Relief Claims
A noted skin specialist recommends Mentho Sulphur for eczema claiming its germ destroying properties bring rapid relief. The preparation soothes irritation and heals the skin, leaving it smooth and clear. Sufferers are advised to obtain a small jar from a druggist and use it like cold cream.
Big Increase in Toy Manufacture
New York reports a surge in US toy production and spending in 1919 with over 100 million dollars spent on toys and games in 1921. The national factory value tripled since World War I disruptions, production rising from 46 million in 1919 to 14 million five years earlier. Capital investment grew from 10 million in 1914 to 25 million in 1919. Toy imports fell sharply from eight million in 1918 to one million in 1818.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National City Bank
Germany
Bridgeport Alumni Dance Prompts Class Of 1919 Plans
Bridgeport High School Alumni members are invited to a novelty Christmas dance Friday evening December 30 at the Masonic hall on Broad Street. Class officers are Harold Ashley John McKeon Donald Kimball and Helen Schwertdie with all class members on the arrangements committee. Last evening the class of 1917 held a social and dance at The Farm.
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Bridgeport High School Alumni Association
Masonic Hall
Broad Street
Harold Ashley
John McKeon
Donald Kimball
Helen Schwertdie
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John A. Rusling
Untermeyer
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Albert ¥. Crocker
Idbery Building
Temple Street
New Jacres
Laniel A. Gervish
Mr. Crocker
Capital Stock
Weterans Engineering Company
Lie
Isaac Waterous
Stratford
Henry M. Hanks
Devon
M. A. Waterous
Sigma Iota Phi
Miss Atwater
Budge
ART League
Connecticut
Wooster & Davis
Robert C. Cole
Robert
Yeoneat
Engel
Sprinker
Hadley
Bed
William F. Helmond
George D. Gallagher
New Haven
Ross M. G. Phillips
Fred Washburne
M.A Washburne
John ©. Holloway
E. Burwell
Msford
Basyl Fedorko
Ansonia
Jesse A. B. Smith
Cole
Raybestos Company
Rbridgeport
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Villa
Mexico City
A.P
Francisco Villa
Revoluionist
Huerta
Bellevue Hospital
Grace M
Stenson
N. L. Stenson
State ST
Noble
Vincent Murphy
Lewis Street
D. ‘M. Murphy
Watervelief, N. Y
Harry
Goa
Winslow and Spalding
American Hardware Stores
Rfield Ave
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Barnum
Rogers
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MiCagy
Trier
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