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Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1920

Page

12

Theaters Pol is Donates Proceeds and Many Acts Shine

The article reviews multiple theater and vaudeville offerings. Proceeds from a matinee at Polls theatre benefit the actors' fund. Newsy Land closes with a final appearance by Post-Telegram newsboys. The Poli Players present The Lady of the Scarlet Poppy while Park theatre features Dan Coleman and Alma Bauer. Lombardi Ltd at Laubert in New Haven debuts Tito Lombardi and a Morosco company. Eagles Carnival showcases the Singins Quartet amid packed houses.

Jack Pickford Kentucky Pathe News Davey Broadway Four Evans Bowery Lyric Theatre Poli Harry Olive le Compte Ireland Fred Dale Frank (Neill John McCormark Buriesme James Hazard Jack Spellman Lombardi UTD Laubert New Haven Lee Carrillo Frederic Fanny Hatton Lombardi, Ltd Tito Lombardi America Cal Mr. Carrillo Tito Lemiardi Winifred Bryson Daisy Hodd Ruth Rickaby Ian Rorke Warner Baxter Wil White Mr. Moresco New York Chexago

Community Fair Promises Progress On Fraternal Home Project

Local singers perform popular songs as a carnival engages the public with dancing and features. Organizers expect to proceed with the building of a fraternal home after the fair ends Saturday night, buoyed by warm community support. Also showing Beesie Barriscale in A Woman Who Understood at WEST END with A Fly in the Ointment and Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde on Thursday and Friday.

West End Beesie Barriscale Niles Welch Dr. Jekyl Mr. Hyde

Bolsheviks Loot Kiev as Polish Forces Prepare Entry

Reports from Warsaw say Bolshevik soldiers loot houses and stores in Kiev as they abandon the city. Polish authorities intend to occupy Kiev later this week and special trains are arranged for visitors. The American Red Cross has chartered a train to deliver supplies to Kiev with departure planned for Wednesday.

Warsaw A. P Kiev American Red Cross

Kentucky Democrats Instruct Cox Delegates at Convention

Louisville May 5 Kentucky delegates at large were instructed by the Democratic state convention to vote for Governor James Cox of Ohio as long as his name appears before the national convention. Cox will receive 20 of Kentucky's 26 votes with 16 district delegates ordered to do so. six remain uninstructed. John N. Camden won the national committeeman post after a floor fight. For first time Kentucky women attended the Democratic state convention with three women elected as delegates with half a vote each. The resolutions committee denounced Republican obstruction, endorsed Wilson and praised war achievements and the peace treaty stance.

Louisville Kentucky James Or. Cox Ohio Goveror Cox Cox John N. Camden Versailles U. S Marion E. Taylor Congress Wilson

Man Hurls Chair Through Glass in Grovers Avenue Incident

John Woods of 2838 Fairfield Avenue created a disturbance in Black Rock yesterday when he hurled a porch chair through a plate glass panel at T. L. Watson's residence on Grovers Avenue and attempted to climb inside. Gardner and a second observer detained him until Dr. Owen J. Groark arrived with the Emergency ambulance. Woods was taken to Hillside Home for observation. officials suspect possible mental imbalance.

John Woods Fairfield Avenue Black Rock T. L. Watson Grovers Avenue Woods Watson

Men Wanted For Road Construction and Farm Work

Hartford readers report labor shortages affecting road building and farm labor as contractors seek workers for state highways and road maintenance amid an epidemic impact. A contractor visiting the Capitol described the labor situation as very bad.

Hartford Ure Capitol

Labor Shortage Threatens Farm and Road Work

A speaker notes a severe shortage of labor across farming and road projects. He warns high wages lure workers away, risking smaller crops and slower road maintenance as farmers struggle to hire needed helpers.

Riddle About Holes In A Barrel

A playful exchange presents a riddle where the answer is holes. The first scout suggests holes lighten a full barrel as more are added, while the second scout remains puzzled.

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