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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1920

Page

12

Holiday of worships in Bridgeport churches set

A long list of Protestant and Catholic church services and schedules is given for Bridgeport. Multiple parishes including Rev. Stephen Sherman Js, Rev. Benjamin Root, Rev. H. A Davenport, and Rev. Patrick McGivney publish Sunday masses, prayer times, sermons, and Sunday school hours across numerous streets and avenues, with Lent and catechetical notes and a featured lecture on Japan at King’s Highway church.

People's Presyterian Church Laurel and Park Avenues H. A Davenport G. W. Hudson Ethel Knapp HH. Wilson Southport St Patrick's Church North Avenue Porter Street Father Lynch

Will Speak on America Here Tomorrow Night

Arthur SK Peek of Boston will lecture titled America Your Country and Mine at Hirst University church Fairfield avenue West Yor road tomorrow evening. Peek, famed as a lecturer with slides, shares personal experiences from Yellowstone Yosemite and the Grand Canyon with patriotic scenes.

America Arthur SK. Peek Boston Universitist Churen Fairfield Avenue Peek Powit Yellowstons Fark Yosemite Grand Canyon T. Hesens Maxwell Sepper Howee F Tracey Hateneld Avenue Tuekday Wiljim Horace Day Near Hart Mre Kecarne

Evening service discusses modern aims at Congregational church

Sunday program at AY Park Street covers the relation of modern aims to the church, with morning focus on open confession and heart, and evening on character, leadership, and development. Alexander Hymns and quartet perform gospel hymns in solo and chorus, amid talks on noble, altruistic goals.

Sina

Lenten Cantata at United Church Promises Solemn Service

James H. Rogers cantata The Man of Nazareth to be rendered by United Church vested choir under Mrs Fimner Beardsley at the Passion Sun Day Service Sunday at 10 30. Parts arranged for baritone tenor and soprano solos with titles The Last Supper The Judgment Well Via Crucis Calvary The Agony The Earthly Cross. Mrs Lena Ma Sr Wm Horace Day preach on Greater than this that a rare by Mrs Lena Ma Sr. Wm Horace Day preach on the text Greater one. Sergent Ruth Farnam as Forum speaker on Glorious Serbne My Farnam helped Serbia and received Crosses and honors. Vernon cornetist and Welles baritone as soloists. Choir to sing Sweet the Moments Mich the Biessin.

James H. Rogers United Church Fimner Beardsley Lena Ma Horace Day Sergent Ruth Farnam Farnam Serbia Jessore Serbian Red Cross Monastir Glo First Cavalry Alexander Battove Forum I. A. Vernon Joseph F. Welles Biessin

Mission at St James begins with LaFaletti Fathers

Announcement states a two week mission at St James R C church Stratford by LaFaletti Fathers starts tomorrow. Week one focuses on women and week two on men with Rev Charles Kirby and Rex John Coiter as main speakers.

St. James R. C. Church Stratford LaFaletti Charles Kirby Rex John Coiter

War nurse held in New York Tombs over theft

Emily Jay a French war nurse and widow of an American soldier is jailed at the Tombs after being accused of taking clothes from a linen room. She says she found garments, later claimed by detectives, and was arrested with her husband visiting daily in prison. She has battled blindness from a bomb injury and awaits motherhood while facing charges.

New York Emily Jay Tombs America France Margaret A An Actin Cihing Lee Smouth London Rouen Bordeaux Scott Washington Teame Havine Rendezvous West Eigiteenth Street Mrs. Day

Population centre shifts on the map of the United States

The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a detectable eastward swing of the national population centre for the first time since 1910. Statisticians explain the shift may reflect war industry growth on the Atlantic coast or changes in western development and immigration, prompting a Census Bureau novelty to explore.

United States Forty-second Street Broadway Broad Chestnut Charles Warren Pairbanks Thomas R. Marshall James Whitcomb Tiley Booth Tarkington Maryland Baltimore Bloomington Ind Atlantic Seaboard Census Bureau Philadelphia Public Ledger

Adrienne La Cofuvreur Died in 1730 French Actress

The obituary recalls Adrienne la Cofuvreur as a renowned French actress whose fame endured beyond her era. It notes Sardou based a play on her, her rivalry with Mrs. Siddons, and Sarah Bernhardt’s symbolic tomb inscription. It contrasts past roadside blacksmith shops with modern garages serving pleasure cars.

Sardou

Read Annex Nainsook Imagery of Delicate Summer Underwear

The description promises imaginary summer undergarments for women and children, trimmed with lace and ribbons, and baby dresses with picot crochet edges. The text asserts the images seem real when crafted from this fine material, praising the weave and finish.

Knit Union Suits Spring Weight Sale Notice

Knit Union Suits offered in spring weight 59 cts. Finely ribbed vest tops with wide knee lace trim. Includes all regular sizes and out sizes. Promotion valid Monday only.

Gotham names and Knickerbockers tied to Irving origin

The article traces how New York earned both Gotham and Knickerbockers, noting Washington Irving's influence and older Dutch links. It recounts legendary Gotham tales, mentions James Kirke Vandenberg as debating the American origin, and cites Clarkson’s pamphlet on Gotham's name.

New York March Gotham New Old Holland New Netherland New Yorker Irving England Grosvéhor Clarkson Goth ‘Am National Bank Old Gotham Wiedom John Isea Clarkson James Kirke Vaulding van Buren

Cabbage Day Eases Walk Up Tensions in NYC Tenements

In crowded walk up apartments New York families face shared walls and common smells. A ladies agreement designates Thursday as cabbage day with cooking and meals planned to spare nostrils and moods. Those who dislike cabbage attend movies or visit friends while others cook. The arrangement allegedly satisfies appetites and preserves harmony in the hallways.

New York

Newark Rent Strike Promoted By City Officials

Newark moves toward a rent strike backed by Mayor Gillen and the Law Department after a mass meeting in City Hall. The plan targets landlords seeking rent increases over 10 percent and seeks state legislation and a city ordinance requiring declarations of intent to raise rents.

Newark City Law Department Ewark Jersey City Gillen Council Chamber Legal Department New Jersey Trenton Thas City Commission City Tax Board Newt Deixer Applavas Revenue and Finance James F. Gannon Jarsey City William F. Hanrahan

Jane Thomas To Lead Rex Beach Play In Alaska Picture

Jane Thomas has been chosen to play the leading woman in Rex Beach's next film "The North Wind's Malice." Interiors will be shot in Port Henry, New York, with exterior scenes in Alaska. Thomas arrived in New York from Chicago's Tree studios a little over a month ago and has five years of experience in Chicago picture studios.

Jane Thomas New York Tree Studios Chicago Rex Beach Port Henry Miss Thomas

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