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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
8
A parade at rotating lake shore features Maori warriors in cloth and spears and thousand Maori maidens in vibrant costumes. Chiefs greet the prince with native songs and dances as the royal visitor tours the region.
Seventeen inmates serving life at Sing Sing were guests last night at Warden Lewis Lawes residence, in a dinner hosted by William Perry who wed today after 16 years of service. The prisoners, granted unguarded access across the road from the prison, reportedly kept their word not to attempt escape.
4 Ramael Lapidas a member of the Legionaires will speak tonight at the Stratfield hotel sun parlor to discuss aiding 200 orphans in the devastated Holy Land. Henry Izer of New York and George Greenspun will also speak as Bridgeport organizes subscriptions for the Palestine orphans relief effort.
S London April 29. Bishops of the somalica church may decide at their July meeting in Bramberth whether sermons are indispensable. A section of churchmen argues the day of the sermon has passed and that preaching gifts do not exist in every man. They note the strain of two sermons each Sunday on clergy and especially on the laity who must listen to long effusions.
Washington April 29 the House agriculture committee rejected proposals to license meat packers and form a regulatory commission. After deletions a sub-committee chair drafted a compromise version on packers regulation.
Census figures released list Carlisle Pennsylvania at 10 436 up 308 3 2 percent Tuscaloosa Alabama at 11 996 up 589 42 7 percent Valdosta Georgia at 33 27 up 40 8 percent Berwick Pennsylvania at 12 181 up 24 27 percent Bloomington Indiana at 14 995 up 31 2 percent, highlighting shifts across several states.
Dudley E. Hoyt of Norwalk sues the South Norwalk Trust Company in Superior Court claiming the bank holds property rightfully his and seeks an accounting of rents. He alleges damages of 20,090 dollars.
The Bridgs Sport Trust Company sues in Superior Court seeking foreclosure on premises in Bairfield Avenue against Joshua Meltzer and Richard Murphy. The suit seeks $2,500, dated May 17, 2013.
Leo Driscoll failed to appear before the Criminal Superior court for a bond hearing in a state suit against William S. Driscoll of Ansonia. Driscoll had posted 1000 dollars bond for the defendant’s appearance, and the case proceeded to bond forfeiture proceedings.
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