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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
15
A wide range of Bridgeport area social notes appear with motor trips to Middle Endony and a forthcoming state convention of the Queen’s Daughters of Connecticut. Local residents attend plays in New Haven, while clubs meet at church parlors and plan Christmas fairs.
A damaged ad for a home made cough syrup claims quick relief from chest soreness and throat tickle. It promotes mixing 21y ounces of Pinex with sugar or syrup in a pink bottle, then notes a Norway compound for healing and guarantees prompt results.
Boston Oct 7 One million copies will be printed and distributed of the Social State pamphlet to inform voters about referenda on the November 2 ballot. Secretary Langtry announced the pamphlet explains proposed measures including a 5 per cent beer and wine bill and a two platoon firemen bill in Malden Medford and Swampscott.
Barnum recreation center begins its fall and winter season this Friday at eight o clock in the Barnum school hall. A business meeting and social dancing will follow with music by the Barnum orchestra. Admission uses last year’s membership card or new cards at the door for district residents aged 14 or over from Staples Garfield Huntington Road and Barnum schools.
A shower was given for Miss Alberta Fratus by Mrs. George W. Munson and Mrs. Carl Lindquist at their homes. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Bifield, Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith of New York, and several Hale and Ennis families. The event featured refreshments and music as gifts were presented. Miss Fratus will wed George A. Hale on Thanksgiving Day. New York Prison survey committees recommend Sing Sing serve only as a receiving station for offenders.
Miss May Morgan daughter of Mrs Mary Morgan of 399 Atlantic street married M J Benson of Boston Massachusetts Wednesday morning at eight. Father Cullivan of Sacred Heart Church performed the ceremony. The bride wore Georgette white with lace and satin trim and carried white rosebuds. Bridesmaid Miss Margaret Flanagan wore pink georgette and carried pink rose buds. Best man was Paul Benson of Boston. A reception and wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s mother’s home. The couple departed for a Boston honeymoon and will reside at 399 Atlantic.
International News Service reports Margery Rex on Mrs May Lindsey Haight, an evangelist seeking ordination after a 40-year spiritual calling. Her husband supported her path despite opposition, and she recounts early life, courtship, motherhood on the road, and insistence on independence in ministry and dress.
The narrator recounts a tense scene with Virginia and Neal as tensions rise over family loyalties and secrets. Virginia dismisses Neals motives, accusing him of outsiders status, while the narrator defends him. The chapter ends with unresolved conflict and hints at continued drama in the story.
The Women’s Club of the Universalist Church announces its fall and winter term events to mark the fifteenth anniversary with a birthday party on October 5. The schedule includes evenings, musicales, socials, sales, and lectures through May with officers listed and eighty active members.
A twenty three year old woman asks whether to marry the man she loves despite family objections and Miss Fairfax counsels following her own happiness unless there is a serious objection to the suitor. Includes other letters from readers on self perception and heartbreak and a quirky insertion about strict etiquette for new girls.
Consternation gripped 165 freshmen at Wesleyan College Macon Georgia as rules for sophomore week were announced. Middy suits only permitted no ties no pins and no rolls for each new student to wear and appear in.
The article notes box coats gain in exclusive shops and retailers with nine-dollar new models across three lines. Designs feature slant fastenings, waistline silhouettes, longer waistbands, scalloped hems, shield fronts or Russian blouse lines, and detachable fur panels. Fashions include velvet-like veldyne fabrics, choker collars with squirrel or skunk fur, and a tailored man’s tailleur for separate furs.
To telephone orders exchanges credits or refunds. Sale opens Friday morning.
Classified note offering women silk hose in blue and black, two quality levels. First quality pure thread drop stitch fibre silk hose priced at 79 cents. second quality available in black.
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