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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1922
Page
6
The text states that average Scots are taller than Irish by three quarters of an inch, Irish taller than English by three quarters, and English taller than Welsh by three quarters, reflecting a height hierarchy among the nations.
New York April 7 Misa Olwin Stone acquitted of murder of her common law husband Ellis Kinkead begins job search planning to visit her Kentucky mother once employed She vows to clear away memorabilia linked to the case and start anew pursuing nursing before reuniting with family.
Washington April 7 Proposed increase ranging from 7 to 9 cents per 100 pounds in rates on fruit and vegetables in carload shipments originating in the Middle West and South was suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission from April 20 to August. A hearing on the area of the proposed increases will be held November 17 at Jonesboro Arkansas before Examiner Ferming.
The Visiting Nurse Association receives a budget of 26 372.41 from the Bridgeport Community Chest drive starting May 1 to aid 17 districts. Budget summaries show nineteen agencies including Associated Charities and Boy Scouts, with total campaign goals and prior year reductions noted.
In New Haven on April 7 Adam Parypada age 6 and Mary Zabawa 60 died in a local hospital from wood alcohol poisoning, police find. Neighbors summon officers after discovering two dying in a tenement where bottles of various kinds were found, and a bottle one third full of an external use alcohol preparation is reported.
A British shipbuilding and Fenner trades lockout ejects about a million workers from their jobs as employers slash wartime wages. The dispute centers on the pace of pay cuts, with unions opposing immediate reductions and urging gradual steps tied to declining costs. Government observers warn unemployment will rise, potentially extending beyond the fiscal year and forcing extra borrowing.
An editorial note suggests instead of crushing old newspapers and magazines, stack them into bundles or file them for reuse or gifting. It calls for the Nina to gather them for distribution or recycling.
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