Bridgeport Telegram Advertising Rates and Service Notes
Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription rates payable in advance for 3, 2, and 1 month options. The notice details carrier charges in city circulation, delivery timing, and mentions Associated Press republication rights and bureau of circulation membership.
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Daley
Aa Post Puglisania CO
Migde
Bridgeport
Conn
Teleowme Barnom
Avery
Stitferd
Pate
Patra
Mitord
Chi Milford
California road bill taunts and debates on a billion spend
The piece argues Dr. Frank Crane overstates California road funding prospects, comparing with Connecticut. It notes a ten million annual highway budget, bond debt around eighty-nine million, and questions whether a century long billion plan is credible while praising production and scientific management as paths to higher real wages and goods.
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California
Ind
Connecticut
Frank Crane
State Highway Commission
Emaller Atete
Crane
Frank Crans
California Ia
Wallace Warns Of Food Price Revolt In Cities
Henry A Wallace warned at an Institute of Politics in Williamstown that food prices could soar due to farmer shortages, sparking urban unrest nationwide. He argued for a rural balance with a large farming population, but admitted no proof supports his doom-laden forecast.
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Henry A . Wallace
Corculture
Wallace
Wiliamstown
Ters Coes
Farm labor shift eyed as answer to overproduction
The article argues farming has become specialized and productivity up, leading to overproduction unless fewer farmers increase output per worker. It notes machinery, transport, and science boost yields, predicting continued gains and fewer farming jobs without raising food prices. Also cites a News item: evangelical churches lost 500,000 members in 1926.
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Wallace
Grenfell Receives Knighthood for Labrador Medical Mission
King George appoints Dr Wilfred T Grenfell to the Order of St Michael and St George praising his thirty year effort in Labrador. The physician converted traders to fair dealings, expanded medical stations, preached sanitation, and built industries while aiding a demoralized coast community. He humbly likens his work to the Master while steering boats more than wielding a knife.
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Order of St Michael and St George
Wilfred T. Grenfell
King George of England
Dwight L Moody
Labrador
Grenfell
Order ‘of Human Service
Letters to the Telegraph Opinion Page Invite Readers
Telegraph invites letters to express opinions with real name and address. names kept confidential if requested. Letters up to about 800 words may be shortened at editors discretion to fit space and tone.
Justified Lying Editorial Recalls Hidden Hospital Case
A reader recalls a hospital case where a mother was not told of her baby's deformities for weeks. The physician said the child was fine, arguing the mother’s illness made disclosure dangerous. The child later arrived with severe deformities, prompting accusations of unjustness. The writer supports the doctor’s discretion and asks if lying can be justified.
WICC Announcements on Power and Wavelength Changes
A reader says High Grade Selen petitioned the Radio Commission to change wavelength and seek more power. The writer notes Friday Telegram article urging adoption for better reception and urges frugal listeners to support what High Grade offers.
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Aimmeir
The
Radio Commission
Radio Frequencies and Station Conflicts in 1930s Broadcasts
A reader comments on how different frequencies would prevent hearing stations like WBZ WBZA WJAX and others from Jacksonville to New York and Chicago. The writer suggests a distinct High Grade amateur class with small wattage so listeners can hear both groups without interference. They also ask if the Life Saving Corpse remain at Pleasure Beach as WICC announced.
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WBZ
WBZA
WJAX
Jacksonville
Fla
KH. C
WBNY
New York
WJAZ
Chicago
Pleasure Beach
WICC
Flickering Truck Headlights Draw Reader Urgency
A reader urges adoption of standard truck headlights after criticizing flickering candle lights. The letter warns that inconsistent headlights alarm motorists, calls police action against habitual offenders, and emphasizes safer travel during early morning hours.
Manhattan Days and Nights and the Soul of New York
A New Orleans visitor laments the loss of old New York’s soul to modern bigness and speed. He contrasts 1912 nightlife and mob era color with today’s clubs, cops, and gangster shifts, noting fewer straight men and safer police, while praising a new urban vitality despite changes.
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New York
New Orleans
Orleane
New Yorks
Gasoline stations and airport plans shape Bridgeport politics
Mayor Behrens faces renewed discussion on corner plot permits under new state law amid calls for gasoline stations on every corner. Fairfield area airport plans gain attention as Tax Attorney Kelly leads the pursuit, with regional impact on Fairfield Southport Trumbull and Stratford. Connecticut politics feature veteran observers and a focus on lawyers in state leadership and a surge in highway spending impacting budgets. Prospect town in New Haven county marks 100 years with old home week plans as demographic and fiscal data highlight local tax and debt figures.
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Behrens
Fed
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Kelly
Southport
Trumbul
Stratford
Prospect
New Haven
Waterbury
Cheshire
Sentence Sermons and Political Pushes Blend in Text
Fragmented OCR offers aphorisms on youth folly and motherhood alongside a political push supporting Governor Smith of New York. The piece hints at a daily bath habit stance and urges organized efforts, creating a patchwork of moral maxims and campaign sentiment.
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Smith
New York
Air Travel by Dr Fra Imagination Drives Early Skies
A 1927 column discusses air travel's growth spurred by imagination and Lindberghs influence. It notes efforts like Los Angeles to San Francisco airships, Spain funding passenger lines to South America, and weightless gas proposals to ease long journeys.
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Globe
Seville
South America
Air Lines
Lindbergh
Alr
Niip
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Boatman Blown Ten Feet In Gas Launch Blast
Woods Hole Massachusetts July 41 By Associated Press Oscar R Hilston forty five owner of the motor boat Playmate was blown ten feet through a hatch onto the dock as gas in the bilge exploded while he tried to start the motor. Firemen extinguished flames and he remained resting tonight with second degree burns on the face and arms receiving medical attention.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Associated Press
Oscar R. Hilston
Collision on the Road Ends in Mutual Confession
Bill Jings and the speaker collide with minor damage to both vehicles. They admit fault in a lighthearted exchange, aided by a traffic cop who notes drivers’ usual tempers. The tale ends with shared humor and public admiration for their calm handling.
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Bill Jings
Bill
Ole Bill
Mike
Ghost of Fort Niagara Poem by Anne Campbell
A poem about a headless spirit haunting Fort Niagara and its eerie passages. The speaker recalls soldiers, old Father, and battlefield memories under moonlight and whispering poplars while the ghost lingers beneath the castle well and stories of the past echo through night.
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Anne Campbell
Fort Niagara
Letters From the Past on Faith, Love, and Spiritual Inquiry
A reader asks about rekindling love after a wartime separation and a fiancée’s marriage. The columnist counsels moving on, cautions against clinging to grief, and urges new associations to find a suitable future mate.
Maryland Plan Promotes Kissing Knowledge Misread as Hog Cholera
The Daily Mirror critiques a Maryland government pamphlet titled West-Pocket Essay on Kissing, showing it misleads readers into reading about kissing when it actually covers hog cholera. Governor Ritchie’s plan, the so called Maryland Plan, allegedly uses popular appeal to push official health topics.
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Washington
Maryland Free State
Union
Maryland
Ritchie
French Six
Ind
Free State
Agricultural Department
Pr. I. K. Atherton
L. A
Atherton
Cops Probe Report of Body Found in Sack
Portland reporters describe an investigated finding of a woman’s body in a sack washed ashore at Cape Cottage Cape Elizabeth based on statements by Rita McDonald and Reymond Farr two Portland children ages twelve. Officers searched the shore after the tale of the children and the sack was believed carried to sea.
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Sack
Portland
Maine
Associated Press
Cape Cottage
Cape Elizabeth
Rita McDonald
Reymond Farr
Cape
Real estate office raided in Fairfield Parrfield
Plotkin and Elal realty office on the Post road in Fairfield was ransacked between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Entry came via two broken windows and a broken rear pane. A rubber heel mark and broken window indicated attempted entry. no valuables missing, though desks were rifled. The site houses a Fairfield Masons supply firm and is managed by B E Plotkin.
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Plotkin and
Elal
Parrfield
George Kish
Kish
Fairfield Masons’ Supply Company
Plotkin Tosianager
Gas Station Fire Extinguished by Fairfield Firefighters
A gasoline station fire last evening was brought under control by the Fairfield Fire department before causing any damage. Fire crews responded promptly, preventing further harm to the station and nearby properties.
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Field Center
Fairfield
Weather outlook for New York and New England region
Eastern New York expects fair conditions Monday then thunderstorms in the afternoon. Tuesday will be fair with cooler air. Northern New England foresees rain in the morning, followed by clearing, then showers Monday night and into Tuesday. Southern New England shows showers, cooler temperatures, and a front moving northeast from Indiana. Over Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds shift southeast, with overcast skies and scattered showers.
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New England
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Indiana
Ny England
Newland
Winas
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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