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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1927
Page
2
Pickets at 765 Mary Street Bildgerort continue to assemble outside the plant and in front of workers’ homes, threatening violence. Attorneys claim peaceful conduct under police supervision. injunction seeks damages of 16 090.
New York producer Earl Carroll lies in a coma in Greenville awaiting transfer to Atlanta while doctors warn against moving him for a week or more. His wife Caroll faces illness, and Justice Department officials say his pardon request was denied, with no new action expected.
The court found no exceptional cause when Car rolls case was under consideration. If Carroll recovers enough to be taken to Atlanta he will become eligible for pardon or parole after serving open months of his sentence of 356 days.
Bert Acosta and Clarence Chamberlin landed at Roosevelt Field to a warm reception. Their wives Helen Acosta and Wilda Chamberlin greeted them with kisses and tears of joy. The aviators joked about running out of drinking water and thanked well wishers amid cheers and confetti.
Washington April 14 The AP reports that March showed general improvement in employment across the nation though gains were smaller than expected. The Labor Department said inclement weather hindered outside industrial work, but the April outlook is bright with anticipated increases in building, municipal improvements, road construction and farming activities as better weather returns and idle workers are absorbed.
Fraternal secretaries are urged to inform the Bridgeport Telegram of meeting changes or special events. Listed also are venues and addresses for numerous lodges and societies including Arion Hall 867 E. B. Street Nancy Lincoln Idge St Georges Stratford Ave Logen Blenda Vasa Orden, Bridgeport Oratorio Society Central High School and many more.
Two aviators, Chamberlin and Acosta, completed a record nonstop flight of about 50 hours covering roughly 4000 miles in a solo endurance test. They faced fuel shortages, fatigue, and hostile weather but landed safely near Mitchel Field to cheers from crowds and their families.
A historical summary of pre endurance flights shows multiple record attempts across 1921 to 1925. Notable crews include Lloyd Bertaud Edward Stinson, Oakley Kelly John Macready, and others flying diverse aircraft such as Junkers L-5, Fokker T-2, De Havilland and Farman biplanes. Distances and times vary from 18 to 87 hours, with several flights completed without refueling, marking milestones in early aviation history.
New York dispatch says France's endurance flight stripped away most labels leaving only two records. Speed record 480 miles per hour set December 11, 1924 at Tatres, France. Altitude 2442 meters set August 28, 1928 at line, France. Also report of a Stamford accident at Springdale Rubber Co where Lionel Letkowicz lost thumb and four fingers in a machine incident.
The crash killed Carl C. Stoll Jr a 20 year old traffic manager for Peerless Manufacturing and Stell a 20 year old visiting New York from Kentucky. He planned a field visit on Long Island with his brother Kirby Stoll and Wendell Sten as surviving relatives. Mrs Seaman wife of a locomotive engineer also among the deceased.
Bert Acosta and Clarence Chamberlin, flying a Wright Bellanca monoplane, achieved fifty hours of continuous flight circling Roosevelt Field Mineola. They surpassed the 1926 French record by Doruhin and Landry, 45 hours 11 minutes 59 seconds, and plan a Paris hop next month. Bellanca says the plane could reach Paris in 32 to 35 hours.
Washington April 14 AP The Agriculture Department predicted that farm price index shifts in the next month will be shaped by seasonally lower dairy and poultry prices. Wheat is expected to stay near current levels, while corn remains abundant with no price rise expected until terminal market supplies thin further.
Paris reports detail French aviators reacting to Bert Acosta and Clarence Chamberlain breaking the world endurance record at Mineola. Captain Georges Pelletier Dolgy laments the route choice while Leutenant Lucien Bossoutrot vows to pursue new records this year. Other French officials at Le Bourget acknowledge U.S. competition, with air ministry offering no statement.
Memorial services were held aboard the coast guard cutter Modoc to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Titanic sinking. The ice patrol paid military honors to nearly 1,590 victims as the ship patrolled mid Atlantic to guard ships from similar disaster.
Governor Trumbull and his staff will visit Branford's National Guard company Tuesday evening as announced by the Adjutant-General. The 102nd Infantry Connecticut National Guard is authorized to parade in New Haven on April 26, marking the Letcheprey battle anniversary. Francis G. Darcy of Bridgeport is appointed first lieutenant in the Coast Artillery and assigned to duty with the headquarters company of the 242nd regiment.
In this city on Thursday April 14 1927 Katherine H Deegan widow of James L Boyden died. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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