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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1923
Page
10
Bridgeport Telegram notes subscription rates payable in advance and states publication daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co. at Middie Street. It lists contact by telephone and notes open operations and bureau staff, with Associated Press rights outlined.
A collage of MISREAD notes and quips plays with headlines about marriages in New Jersey, a giant cat skills tunnel, rainmaking schemes, animal pelts in Saskatchewan, and a parade of quirky facts. Readers are teased with jokes about a nurse wedding, a 23-child Alabama family, and a jail bail jump.
Weather maps show rain Wednesday night and unsettled cooler weather Thursday with possible rain or snow. Disturbances move northeast over the central United States toward the Atlantic coast. precipitation appears across the northern lake region and Atlantic states. Temperature declines leading into Thursday. winds from the south and southwest along coastal areas. Daily almanac notes 3 pm observation at New Haven and Lowell wage advances. London shops install automated ticket machines.
The Telegram rejects Dr Fones reasons for discontinuing the Normal school and argues the Board of Education failed to press the state to locate a school in Bridgeport. It accuses local officials of hostility and a plot to break up the dental clinics, urging a bolder stand to keep schools open.
Charles Hopkins Clark known as Clark of the Courant nears 75. A battling editor with strong likes and dislikes, he stirs readers whether praised or critiqued. His paper remains a focal point for Hartford and the state, with ties to the Associated Press and Republican circles.
A speaker reflects on a man turning 75, noting his long life of vigorous and useful activity. Despite questions of allegiance, his organization remains supportive. The message carries congratulations and appreciation for his enduring energy and leadership.
Six years after the United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, the piece reflects on postwar recovery in Europe and America. It notes Europe rebuilding, politics volatile, and Americans slowly recovering, with war memory fading as society moves forward and postwar troubles lessen over time.
The piece asks where the supposed beneficiaries of the 74 cent fare are and challenges claims of broad public backing. It questions expected savings for hundreds of thousands or millions and the daily riders between suburbs and Bridgeport, suggesting the public did not loudly celebrate the fare change.
Easter day brought sun and warmth, yet wind challenged fashion as thousands crowded streets in spring attire. Churches filled as residents enjoyed a happy holiday despite jackets left unbuttoned against blustery gusts. OBSERVER notes concerns over public transit fare trial and milk price expectations, while readers discuss car thefts and safety tips for owners.
Walta Mason lampoons crime and parole in a weathered, chaotic verse about chasing wrongdoers. The speaker mocks lenient justice, describing the cycle of crime, arrest, parole, and reoffending with sharp humor and recurring urban imagery.
Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing opens proceedings at the request of Governor Groesbeck and State Attorney General Dougherty to determine whether the Israelite House of David cult should continue. The case, a quo warranto action, will force leaders to justify the organization’s ongoing existence.
Charles Gerdenfer state deputy installs Bridgeport Chapter Order of De Molay officers for the coming three months in a Scottish Rite Ma sonic Temple ceremony. Tarwin Cibulan named master councilor with a full slate including Earl McCaths senior councilor and George Sheade as puppy countedors-Aagndray Brown treasurer and others filling roles from chaplain to seventh preceptor.
April 3. Captain Cluett and six crew members of the British schooner Rita M Cluett were rescued early today from a distressed vessel badly damaged by a storm about 300 miles south of Cape Race. The Rita M Cluett, en route from Ports Spain to St Johns N F with a cargo of salt, was set afire by the crew after rescue.
Answers cover the origin of the phrase Fourth Estate as applied to newspapers, how Canada got its name from a Trougeois word and Cartier era usage, differences between ladybird and ladybug, and how lakes form in three types with examples like Tulare Lake and Lake Geneva.
Preparedness fon in the world’s confusions urges staying hopeful and enthusiastic. Don’t let glamour wane, trust in human grace, and keep your fingers crossed. If fate denies dreams, maintain grit, optimism, and belief in better days.
Angelo Patri argues against pushing children through grades to satisfy taxpayers and busy parents. He defends individualized maturity, insisting learning should match each child’s rate, not a rigid timetable, with emphasis on experience over rote dates and grammar drills.
Prince Kitas hirakawa, brother-in-law of Emperor, killed in a Sunday automobile crash near Berney, lies in an improvised chapel at the Japanese embassy in Paris. A crepe draped flag and funeral rites with carp, rice, paragus stands accompany the viewing.
Dr. Liewella Merrow of Ginling College Nan Yang China and Dr. Alfred C. Fone president of the Board of Vaccation will survey the local dental hygiene work in the city schools today aiming to copy the system in Chinese cities. Miss Ference Angell, former dental hygienist tied to the local clinics, prompts the visit from Hawaii.
Royal S Copeland argues that Mongolian idiocy is a misnomer and not tied to Mongolians, noting facial features and delayed development. He links heredity and maternal age to low infant vitality, cites starvation cases, and advocates better maternity care to reduce birth-rate arguments.
A reader asks if tuberculosis can be arrested again after a prior bout. The answer notes it can be arrested a second time with physician cure and proper treatment. It also says climate change is not absolutely required unless advised by a doctor.
Stratford Boy Scout Troop No. 2 plans an entertainment in the Stratford M. E. church Sunday school room on Thursday night at 8 o'clock. The program titled A Day in Scout Camp will show knot tying signaling fire by friction tent pitching and first aid as studied by the scouts. The camp counselor fire will also be demonstrated. Parents are urged to attend.
Washington April 3 Secretary of Commerce Hoover announced an initial probe of the transportation system to boost efficiency. He said a broad shift of major American industries toward raw materials sources is underway, driven by high freight rates.
Lowell, April 3. Four mills employing 12,000 workers in the city signaled wage increases this season. The announced raise is 2 1/4 percent and will take effect April 30, completing New England's major textile centers' action.
An eight weeks attendance contest among Lions clubs ends with the local branch recording a first attendance mark after a luncheon at Stratfield. W H Ball of the YMCA will speak on Recreation after dinner. A Joseph Williamson handles the attendance prize. Fred Vieland of Torpeke Kansas, head of the International Retail Clothiers Association, speaks tomorrow noon under Chamber of Commerce auspices.
The Associated Press reports an accord on reimbursing Allied costs of the U S Army in the Rhineland is expected tomorrow morning as delegates meet with Eliot Wadsworth. A settlement would allow U S reimbursement to begin once German reparations resume, with possible further details to be resolved.
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