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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1927
Page
13
Bridgeport Telegram est 1801 announces subscription rates and daily publication terms. It notes routes to Milford and Fairfield connections, advertising offices, circulation membership, and Associated Press usage for republication.
An economist argues the sales tax aligns with taxing spending rather than income and rewards thrift. He asserts the sales tax is cheaper to operate, fairer in burden distribution, and shifts the tax from savers to spenders. He cites the gasoline tax as a current example and predicts adoption of a nationwide sales tax.
A speaker repeats that Connecticut never had blue laws prohibiting kissing a wife on Sunday. The piece argues the state’s laws are liberal and that the blue laws tale is a myth spread by Rev Samuel Peters. It asserts Connecticut’s laws remain modern and that only other men’s wives would be restricted by such a nonexisting rule.
A critical editorial examines the governments wartime loans to railroads and the New Haven case. It argues the United States funded European railways at low rates while charging the New Haven six percent to cover wartime needs at home. The piece notes the railroad has repaid sixty percent of borrowed funds but still owes the same amount and predicts impact on freight, passenger fares, and local costs ten years after the war.
Town votes to keep zoning as a town institution despite WICC station placement. Nichols as a model shows zoning aids development, protects character, and benefits property values even if short term offers tempt residents. Trumbull towns imitate Nichols and push civic pride forward.
The special train carrying Vice President Dawes derailed in Tennessee, killing the engineer and injuring two others. Dawes slept through the crash, undisturbed in his berth, prompting renewed criticism of his wakefulness and judgment.
The New Haven Times Union argues that full disclosure of parole practices in Connecticut and other states could lead to repeal of federal and state parole laws. It notes cases lacking publicity and public awareness of parole leniency, and cites the Winsted horror as an example not to be ignored.
Local Tele gram renvex edition invites letters expressing opinion on current issues. Writers should include name and address for publication, with confidentiality available if requested. Submissions over forty words may be shortened at editor discretion.
To the Editor readers praise Milford West Haven and Orange police and the state police for their Sunday effort arresting speeders on Milford death pike highway. The writer argues harsher penalties would deter speeding and reduce accidents on this thoroughfare.
A fragment notes a wife learning household duties after dinner duties creating tension at home. The speaker laments appetite for calm mornings and mentions breakfast table dynamics as a source of happiness or conflict within marriage. The tone hints at evolving gender roles and spousal expectations.
A New York opinion piece argues against the proposed traffic towers on Fifth Avenue. It notes a $1,250,000 purchase by patriotic citizens, cites rises in street congestion, and suggests elevated or ramped transport ideas to ease delays. It laments urban reform resistance, highlights Riverside Drive and Park Avenue blockages, and recalls past proposals as the city seeks relief.
Diggin taters in a rural scene script evokes a poetically reflective worker. The speaker recalls EF born land and lists elements of farm life like wheat, torn ground, house and yard while singing and whistling in a dew wet field.
A garbled verse filled item notes three ice dealers fined 45 and costs for selling ice on Sunday, while a rambling, dialect heavy barrage mentions doorbells, harvests, taters, and modernism with scattered references to social mores and reformers.
A fragmentary court scene describes a divorce case with a Missouri man claiming moral contrasts at the breakfast table. The dialogue hints at domestic strain, with reference to breakfasts, coffee, and eggs as symbolic of marital discontent.
The passage notes that some lions did not remember their Sunday School lessons and reflects on a delegation member who appeared not to consider himself part of the group seeking peace. It mentions a party in control of the Senate and the need for approval of a peace treaty.
Attorney General Alling says no law prohibits a contractor who sits on a school board from bidding on a school project but urges against bids if none were sought, citing past clashes when a board member’s firm bid on a school. The column notes political row over local contracts and questions in the mayoral race.
A compact, satirical verse examines common social faults and proposed cures. It suggests that banning offensive rhetoric would reduce wrecks on highways, divorces among couples, family strain, and public scandals. It casts a skeptical eye on business and labor tensions, implying universal improvements if these rules governed life.
The article recalls President Wilson naming Henry White to the American delegation at the Paris Peace Conference, noting White awaited the President’s confidence, but reporters and others doubted his influence. It highlights White’s long diplomatic career, including the Algeciras Conference, and his rapport with Paris press, portraying him as a distinguished yet politically sidelined figure after Taft era.
The essay argues President Coolidge should better understand the West to unite the nation. It praises Western virtues such as practicality and independence, notes Western influence on Prohibition, and cites figures like Lincoln Roosevelt Lindbergh as Western products. It urges Coolidge, though an East Coast native, to embrace Western values to sustain popular support.
Washington August 1 Associated Press says that glaze cracking or crazing in china arises from unequal expansion of glaze and body with temperature changes. Bureau of Standards researchers aim to match materials with identical thermal responses. New instruments measure tiny thickness changes via light ray deflection to guide material selection.
A poem portrays Johnson with large flat feet provoking jokes yet he helps the needy. His feet always find the road to aid the hungry and stranded, replacing ridicule with acts of charity as the town endures sleet and hardship. The speaker recalls a father’s remark about better times now.
A reader asks how to handle a minister's remarks about illegitimacy in a adopted son and how to discuss birth status with him. The columnist urges focusing on the child’s welfare, resilience, and education, while challenging religious claims and encouraging calm, constructive engagement.
Coast Guard cited and awarded a medal for directing life saving efforts during Mississippi Valley floods. Lieut M W Rasmussen led Coast Guard units across the Atlantic coast Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes flood zones rescuing 15000 cattle and 40000 people marooned in the flood area.
In Gambell on St Lawrence Island Alaska the Associated Press reports that native Eskimo cultures reject corporal punishment, believing ancestral souls transfer to children. They cling to customs, favor drum dances and blanket toss contests, with marriage involving polygamy and wives expected to work hard for husbands.
A short dispatch notes Battery E of a National Guard unit at a rural post near Hiawatha where 27 horses power the guns. Sergeant C G Fields is asked to repair the batteries and run their motor car, but he explains he is a soldier not a mechanic and motorists press him to fix the vehicles.
Tokyo Aug 1 The Minseito or Democratic party emerges as a major force in Japanese politics. It unites most members of the Seiyukai and Seiyuhonto to oppose Prime Minister Tanaka’s Seiyukai and aims to win universal male suffrage elections due next May. It lists Yuko Hamaguchi as leader with Wakatoni Tokonami and Takejiro Tokonami as advisors. The party claims 226 Diet seats, while Seiyukai holds 177. a Proletarian party also looms.
Fair weather expected in Southern New England with showers along the southeast coast, then fair by Wednesday and slightly warmer interior. Eastern New York and Western Pennsylvania show fair conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with a gradual rise in interior temperatures. Northern New England remains fair and cooler, with eastern Maine seeing showers Tuesday, then fair. A disturbance moving northeastward from Southern New England will bring showers Tuesday along the middle and North Atlantic coast. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift from fresh south to southwest, with partly overcast skies, occasional showers and fog.
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