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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1920

Page

2

Hat Frame Design Demonstration At The Food Hut

On Wednesday afternoon Miss Gradys B Groom showed buckram frame construction to an enthusiastic audience at the Food Hut. Miss Green announced weekly millinery demonstrations on Wednesdays and classes on Fridays when students may bring materials to make hats under instruction. Mrs Lacy Dorsey demonstrated cooking, including clam chowder and Rhode Island cod dinner, with recipes and materials provided by Joe M Hayes of Hayes Bones cannery.

Lacy Dorsey Joe M. Hayes Hayes Bones Wel Eass Avenue Mra Dorsey Rhode Island

How to Bake Mackerel with Butter and Lemon Gravy

Instructions describe seasoning mackerel with salt pepper and celery salt, dusting with flour, then baking with butter or drippings and a small amount of hot water. Finish by browning under gas or broiler and adding lemon juice to gravy with parsley. Times Want Ads referenced.

Last Tenten Organ Program at United Church

Concluding Lenten organ recital on March 22 at 4 o'clock in The United church. Soloist William E. Davenport, organist of First Methodist, will be joined by violinist Jean Nestorescu of Roumanian Royal Court fame who previously entertained U. S. troops in France. Program features Handel style pieces, Berceuse, Franck, Svensin and Vidor selections.

United Church William E. Davenport First Methodist Church Jean Nestorescu Roumanian Royal Court Nestorescu U. S France Wolstenholme Faulkes Franck Svensin

B H S Notes and Upcoming School Events

The B H S notes announce next week's girls interclass track meet with final arrangements due this afternoon. Other items include a Senior Commercial class entry, a Players club comedy A Perfect Husband directed by Anna McClure, a Cornwall weekend trip by several students, plans for a girls tennis team coached by Freethy, and social events at Wayne street school and St Augustine's school.

Players’ Club Mies Anna McClure Mr. Fox Uneeda Biscuit Film Co Tom Riley Kenneth Moore Mrs. Fox Frances Hurley Lord Helper William Ortlepp Mary Hickford Doris Lewis Percival Sutter Franklin Cogill Wayne Street School Elsie Clark Dot” Store Anna Drew Ruth Drew Mary Drew Esther Gregory Lillian Drew Donald Lynch Tommy Lasher Frank Skelly Dad” Saur Frank Clark Vincent Holmes Hughieee Fide Mabel Rowe St. Augustine's School

Citizenship Institute to Be Held in Hartford March 24 25 26

Speakers from New York Massachusetts and Connecticut join to address problems of citizenship before Connecticut women at the Hartford County Citizenship Institute. The program announced by the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association features many prominent names.

New York Massachusetts Connecticut Hartford County Citizenship Institute Citizenship Committee Connecticut Woman Suffrage Associaton

Very Important Order Issued By Commission

The Public Utilities Commission issues sweeping rules for water service pipes. It sets minimum depths, pipe materials, and meter provisions, with penalties on noncompliance and required inspections before water is turned on. It covers lead and galvanized options, connections at the main, and maintenance costs for thawing frozen services.

Public Utilities Commission Wrowcht Commission Xervic

Housatonic Flood Cuts Power In New Milford

Flooding along the Housatonic river near New Milford Center and Bulls Bridge severed transmission lines as ice collapsed power poles. Water covers state highway sections up to six feet deep and motorists faced peril including a car swept toward the river.

New Milford Housatonic New Milford Center Bulls Bridge

Maryland House rejects Volstead Act enforcement bill

In Annapolis on March 19 the Maryland House of Delegates voted 63 to 59 to refuse concurrence with federal enforcement of the Volstead Act and passed the Jones beer bill with amendments. The action signals a repudiation of the Prohibition Amendment ratification, as Anti Saloon League backers supported the McBride bill to apply the Volstead Act if concurrent state action allows any state to fill beverage alcohol content.

Annapolis House of Delgates Lnter Jones J Supreme Court House General Assembly Anti-Saloon League Maryland

Gasoline Prices Expected to Rise in 1920

Washington report from the Bureau of Mines projects higher gasoline prices. It notes 1910 to 1919 auto numbers and gasoline production rose strongly, with autos up 1,700 percent and gasoline up 560 percent. About 7.5 million cars existed on Jan 1, 1920, with 1.5 million added in 1919, and 9 to 10 million forecast by year end.

Washington United States Bureau of Mines

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