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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
12
New Haven June 7 Yale University faces possible abolition of compulsory chapel as reform movements and postwar reconstruction sweep through campus. Critics argue daily religious instruction burdens students of varying faiths or none, with Battell chapel in the spotlight amid changes.
Elsie Ferguson stars in Sir Arthur Pinero's His House in Order while Laurel Lee headlines with Winter Garden violin girls and Saranoff and Billy Abbott onstage. The bill includes Pathe News and Fox Sunshine comedy Fresh from the City, plus Desert Gold on the Plaza screens and My Night Heir, Everywoman at Lyric, Toby's Bow at West End, and The White Dove at Bridgeport venues.
Reports from Bridgeport Waterbury Albany Worcester and New Haven show scattered game results with batteries and pitchers listed. Postponements due to wet grounds affect Worcester New Haven while upcoming matchups include New Haven at Bridgeport Albany at Waterbury and Worcester at Springfield.
The standings list New York 12, Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 6, Cleveland 2 first, Cleveland 2, St. Louis 1 second, Washington 5, Boston 4, Chicago 7, Detroit 6 in 11 innings, Brooklyn 8, New York 0, Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 1 in 10 innings, St. Louis 3, Chicago 2. Other teams not scheduled.
Geneva June 7 Carrie Chapman Catt opening remarks to the International Woman Suffrage Alliance denounce America for denying women the ballot while other nations grant voting rights. She cites Norway Denmark Iceland and Germany for progress and notes gaps in U. S. suffrage history. The Communal Hall meeting was crowded with Lady Astor and Mrs. Daniels among attendees.
In the International League, Baltimore won 10 to 2 in the first game and 3 to 1 in the second against Jersey City. Buffalo defeated Toronto 6 to 3, Akron beat Rochester 13 to 6, while the Syracuse Reading game was postponed due to rain. In the Southern Association, Chattanooga hosted Atlanta as the game details show a combined box with R. H. E. figures for the teams.
Washington June 7 the bureau of internal revenue clarified that making non intoxicating cider and fruit juices at home for home use is legal if the beverage remains non intoxicating in fact. The ruling allows home production without fear of prohibition agents though it excludes commercial use. Also reported are 29 new members received at United church services as the congregation prepares for its 225th anniversary next Sunday June 13.
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