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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
4
Merchants announce a seasonal clearance of clothing including mackinaws and sheepskins to move unsold stock. They promise speedy sales and a rapid stock clean due to strong demand and favorable conditions.
Confusion over garbage collection led to 138 complaints about dead animals and ash disposal. New truck and route changes reduced issues as crews reorganized pickups. A taxi incident involving Mrs Footedy sparked police inquiry after a handbag and missing items were reported.
Lawrence T. Gallagher heads the floor committees for the Atwater Inaugural Ball to be held at the Casino on State Street. A large, eager crowd seeks tickets as committees organize program details and a Grand March led by Mayor and Mrs Atwater is planned.
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad announces war revenue tax on commutation and trip tickets will not be collected on tickets sold in December for use after January 1, 1922. Refunds for unused portions apply through the Internal Revenue Department with a required certificate from the purchasing agent.
Knochapotanoah Tribe No 80 LOBM to host a Christmas entertainment Friday evening at the Wigwam 925 Main Street. Santa Claus will distribute treats to children and parents. Committees from Wowompom Tribe No 40 Knochapoianouh Tribe No 30 and Kyoto Council No 16 D of P organized the event with a choir, solos by Miss Alice Ryan, and selections by Mr Morrison.
Early morning blaze at Bernstein and Kurseman wholesale reform on Madison Square Decks damages stock and building. Firefighters confined flames to third floor near elevator. Lieutenant George J. Noe overcome by smoke but revived. Damages listed at 700 for building and 500 for stock. Police alerted at 12 59 am.
Stratford Dramatic Club hosts a Christmas dance with about a hundred couples. Proceeds fund February play directed by Elizabeth Cox. Novelty Four provided music. Also notes trolley travel times, theater bills, and town government debates on trade schools and registrar politics.
The choir of St. Johns Episcopal Church presents a regular monthly musical service Sunday at 4 45 p m. Mr Brevi arranges a program of carols both old and new with evensong to be sung. Warren Mosman is soprano and violist. The Prelude and selections include The Sleep of the Child Jesus Angels from the Realm See Amid the Winter's Snow While By My Sheep See Amid the Winter's Snow and The Holly and the Ivy among others.
Charles H. Kearns, Bridgeport native and newspaper circulation promoter, is spending three weeks with his parents on George street after about 15 years away. He served in the Secret Services during the war and aided in the arrest tied to a sabotage case at the Liberty Ordnance plant. On arrival yesterday, he met several boyhood friends.
A large postwar era dance for Wheeler Parrott is hosted at the Seaside club by Dr. and Mrs. Henry I. Parrott of 25 Washington Avenue. Invited guests include Helen Alden of Wollaston and many others from New York City, Albany, Greenwich, Hillsdale, and nearby towns. The event promises a premier social gathering of the season with numerous attendees from prominent families and local communities.
Easy to install wood and rubber weather strip helps avoid drafts and reduces illness in winter. Includes Fel combination package and test offer for third fisher.
A new hardware business named American Hardware Stores opens at the corner of Airfield Avenue and Middle Street promising “Hardware and More” and serving the local community with full shop service and hardware goods.
The Civil Service Commission announces vacancies in the Public Health Bureau for nurses physicians surgeons assistants and Roentgenologists to support veterans rehabilitation work. Examinations will be held again January 18 1922 due to low applicant numbers. Vacancies include Reconstruction assistant surgeons assistant physician Grade A B trained nurse Roentgenologist and related reconstructor roles.
News from London reports British naval crews smuggling tobacco and cigarettes aboard warships, triggering a harsh Admiralty order by Commander-in-Chief Sir Charles Madden. Sailors face withdrawal of shipboard privileges if the practice continues.
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