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Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1920

Page

12

Prominent Bridgeport Figures Listed as Bank Directors

A compiled list names the Bassick Co and Burritt Co leaders along with several Bridgeport bank presidents and officers including Bridgeport Savings Bank, Bridgeport National Bank, First Bridgeport National Bank, Bridgeport Trust Co, and others. Names appear with titles such as president, director, and secretary treasurer, indicating a network of local business and financial leaders. The roster features Arthur W. Burritt, Edmund Wolfe, Horace B. Merwin, John G. Howland, Frederick Rhodes, Dever C. Warner, and Charles G. Sanford among others.

W. R. Bassick the Bassick Co Arthur W. Burritt A. W. Burritt Co Bridgeport Savings Bank David S. Day Marsh, Stoddard and Day George IL Edwards Holmes At Edwards, Inc Silver Co Thomas L. Ellis Samuel M. Hawley Secy Treas Bridgeport Savings Bank First Bridgeport “National Bank Robert S Hincks Fiem Hincks William 8. Woodward V. P Industrial Finance Corp Nay City Edmund Wolfe Fiest- Bridgeport National Bank Harkal I. OH. Dillon B. H. Dillon Millirers Dir First-Bridgeport National Bank Hamilton S. Shelton Rederick J Kingsbury Bridgeport Trass Co Frederick Rhodes Treas Salt's Textile Mte. Co CHAS G. Sanford the Hoard Kirst-Bridgeport Natonal Bank Dever C. Warner Warner Brow Co Bridgeport Storage Warehouse D. Fairchild Wheeler Bridgeport Land and Title Co Bridgeport Trust Co Pres

Theaters and Films Hit Busy Week with Star Lineup

The article previews a packed week at Theaters POLrs with Louise Glaum in a vivid production featuring Sahara gowns and a blend of drama and melodrama. Abbot Adams Fred Powers James Hazelton Lorraine Lester and others headline the all star Broadway musical comedy When Dreams Come True. Also showing are Love at First Sight Passed by the Board of Censorship and Speed with Al St John. The Plaza presents Sinners with Alice Brady. The Jazzy Janitor and International news play. Olive Thomas stars in Footlights and Shadows tomorrow. Harold Lloyd in His Royal Sighs. Lyric shows The Lady of the Scarlet Ponds with a sensational underworld tale and striking scenery. Park screens A Daughter of the Sun about Hawaiian royal intrigue and a Harvard-educated youth. Empire features Nazimova in The Heart of a Child with Rudy Bersquist and Allen Ruoff.

Polrs Louise Glaum Sahara Abbott Adams Fred Powers James Hazelton Lorraine Lester William Pruette, Jr Nola St. Clair B.C. Mercer Joleen Morrison & Hartley Fenton & Fields Board of Censorship Pathe News Sennett Speed Al.St John Plaza Theatre Alice Brady Owen Davis Capps Oliver Thomas Selanick Miss Thomas Harold Lloyd

Charles Gryant adapts Frank Danbys novel for screen

Amid a continuing railroad strike the freight embargo eases slowly as raw materials reach manufacturers. The New Haven freight offices report intermittent deliveries while George M. Hawley of the Manufacturers' Association notes a modest freight flow but persistent raw material shortages in plants.

Frank Danbys Charles Gryant New Haven George 5. Hawley Manufacturers’ Association

Property owners face arrest for ignoring cleanup orders

Property owners who failed to clean up their premises after notices from the sanitary department may be arrested for disobeying orders. Several complaints are now in the hands of the prosecuting attorney.

Sanitary Department

Germans Defeated in East Prussia Polish Election

German candidates seeking seats in the Polish diet in East Prussia and Pomerania were crushed as only three of eighteen German nominees won. A Polish Democratic party majority gained most seats in the districts affected by the peace treaty.

Danzig East Prussia Pomerania Poland Polish Democratic Party

Kosciuszko Squadron Active in Kiev Air Drive

Warsaw May 12 The Kosciuszko aerial squadron under Major Cedric Fauntleroy contributed to driving Bolsheviks from Kiev with repeated raids on Soviet rail lines and close support to infantry. HQ moved near the front twice during the Kiev advance. Two Brooklawn Country Club policemen will patrol next Sunday to arrest trespassers on golf links. City population figures show increases in Paterson Ottawa Hackensack Marlborough.

Warsaw Associated Press Kosciuszko P. Cedric Fauntlerey Chicago Ils Kiev Brooklawn Country Club

Tiz for Tired and Sore Feet Ad

An old advertisement touts Tiz as a quick relief for tired swollen and chafed feet. It claims instant pain relief from corns callouses and bunions and promises easier shoe fit and swift comfort.

Roving Marines Close Bridgeport High Show

The Roving Marines delivered a closing performance at Bridgeport High School featuring moving pictures of Marines in Cuba Haiti Panama and the Philippines. The Marine Band provided music with solos and quartets and new dances by the Marines. Four skilled ukulele players closed the show. Clifford N. Gonsas resigns from the police to become State Automobile Inspector serving Milford and New Haven.

Bridgeport High School Ufe Cuba Haiti Panama Philippine Islands Clifford N. Gonsas Police Department Milford New Haven

A Step Forward At Last For Provincial Railway

A traveler's praise of improved railway service contrasts with the stationmaster's skepticism. The tale notes a late train and a minor turn toward better efficiency as the worm begins to turn. Ascension Day church services at St John's Episcopal Church include 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion and a 10:30 a.m. sermon by Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman Jr.

Engin St John’s. Episcopal Church Stephen Fish Sherman, Jr

Dialogue From A Domestic Scene In A Farce

A husband and wife argue about married life with a drawn out quip about a man named Ernest. The daughter comments that Ernest rarely listens to reason and the mother scolds the "young scamp" for not being ashamed of his actions.

Ernest

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