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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1922
Page
4
CHICAGO April 18 Miss J Ise Forster a Chicago girl known for lullabies to groups of children was ordered to sing to 200000 children across 20 states. She delivered with songs about bunny rabbits gingerbread men and ros dots and plans to sing weekly to ease tired mothers.
Radio frequency currents alter ating at rates exceeding 10,000 cycles per second produce vibrations so fast they are practically inaudible to human ears. The text explains why these currents are not heard as sound.
April 18 Washington reports the exchange between former President Woodrow Wilson and Senator Reed of Missouri. Wilson denies writing a letter to Senator Reed praising the Fed eral Reserve act while Reed denounces Wilson as memory deficient and claims Wilson insulted him personally in 1912.
Fairfield avenue residents cheered after the Fairfield area Common Council rejected F. Hoffman’s permit to install a gasoline station at Fairfield avenue and Grove St. A petition signed by over 400 locals argued the station would ruin the residential character and depress property values.
License markers ripped from an automobile owned by Dennis Iveny of Nichols and stolen from Bridgeport on March 24 were found in bushes off the Fairfield Port road yesterday.
A group of Junior Chamber of Commerce members will tour General Electric works on Boston avenue April 27. The trip, arranged by Co. W. Collins, will include guided tours through the plant by company guides and aims to expand knowledge of industry.
Duncan Byr, director of the Radio Institute of America, urges careful tuning and loose coupling to avoid interference. He warns against tight coupling when multiple stations share a wavelength and stresses checking all connections, keeping dust away, and ensuring solid grounding for better signal reception. He notes ground options such as cold water pipes or a driven iron plate.
In Scutari Albania on April 18, gift pajamas labeled Gift of the American people were placed on two insurgents hanged in the city center for days. The garments reportedly came from American relief workers and were the only attire available for the condemned men.
Westport April 18. The Algerican Legion branch plans a membership drive the week of April 24. August Mathais Post No 8 seeks full town membership as few former soldiers remain. Adjutant John Gilbert distributes circulars to ex servicemen. Memorial Day parade plans discussed. a full unit is desired. A separate property attachment involves Samuel and Florence Meeker of Greens Farms in favor of Charles Burr Meeker. The case goes to Bridgeport court in May for $500, with Meeker claiming he owned the land and rents amounting to $200 were lost. A Staples High School senior class play Southern Cinderella with Hazel Wiles and others debuts April 27.
A switch engine in Gadsden Alabama toppled into a burning slag pit while shunting today. Engineer Charles House and fireman Dave Elison rode the engine down about 76 feet as sparks and flames surged around them. Both men disappeared with the engine in the fiery pit.
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