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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1921
Page
8
Memorial Baptist members plan a Saturday tag day to raise 40 000 dollars for a new house behind Lih at Maplewood Howard corner. The project aims to fund a one and a half story building with kitchen dining hall gymnasium stage and separate rooms.
Princeton June 1 degrees of laws conferred at commencements include James J. Ansell president-elect Yale University and J. Morris former US ambassador to Japan. Christopher Lefarse former American Arch League president and secretary in Rome also received a master’s degree. Rev John Kelman pastor Fifth Avenue Presbyterian New York earned a doctor of divinity.
York reports a 20 year old clerk confessed to stealing about 314000 from National Park bonds and bank ledgers. Detectives say he bought two violins for 2700 dollars while studying with a renowned teacher in New York. He planned a concert debut for two critics and a bank official, but was arrested as fortune dwindled.
The American medical corps chief asserts Germany suffered 6,888,082 war deaths. France plans to move 25,000 homes from Germany to ruined areas for relief. King George enters his race via yacht and British resettas this summer with the royal Britannia to host Lipton’s Shamrock in Harwich.
Elida Bedell describes Navy enlistment as a reliable path for able bodied Americans aged 18 to 35 offering paid training, a job with daily wages, medical and dental care, travel opportunities, and a planned income after sixteen years. The piece touts lifelong income, education, and living benefits, while framing service as respectful and safe.
Local men listed as enlistees at Bridgeport’s recruiting station include fireman, coppersmith, seamen and machinist mates with state apprentices and hospital corps ranks. The article outlines camp training, barracks life, meals, recreation, and moral welfare programs for thousands of youths joining the U S Navy and Army, noting chaplains and service branches.
The piece explains Navy recruit training and advancement paths, noting chaplain duties and ongoing learning. It covers pay, benefits, and long term financial security, urging enlistment with figures on daily pay and retirement advantages. It also profiles Bridgeport’s Navy Recruiting Station and staff, plus upcoming transatlantic service from Boston to Irish ports.
The Bridgeport city board pursues a Ringling Brothers visit on Saturday July 2 and asks the circus to stage an old time parade for residents. The Board of Aldermen also orders $150000 in bonds and reassessments amid multiple city matters including library director reelections and a water plant financing plan. Milner matters are quickly disposed of. Berlin mine disaster: 68 dead 73 injured at Mont Genis mine near Herne Westphalia.
Paris on June 21 Karon Edmond De Rothschild administrator of the Eastern Railway Company of France has donated ten million francs to establish a research institute. The aim is to develop science applications for industry and agriculture through the new center.
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