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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1927
Page
14
Community notices recount visits by the Judens of Broad Street and extensions of hospitality in Groton Stratford and nearby towns. Families travel for leisure and relatives host gatherings while church events, picnics, and luncheons are planned at local residences and clubs.
Belgian hopes rise for a royal alliance as Princess Marie Jose, 23, daughter of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth, is believed to be betrothed to Prince Umberto of Puglia, nephew of Victor Emmanuel III. Umberto is liked in Brussels after a three week visit, and the match is seen as strengthening ties between Italy and Belgium.
Fairfield official Stanley M Hall recounted the loss and recovery of his Sunday dinner after his auto vanished Saturday night. The vehicle was found Sunday at Fairfield Beach, having traveled over 100 miles with groceries and ice cream intact. Deputy Shevitt Orville Holmes reported the car undamaged and contents untouched.
Alexander Simpson chief counsel for Salvatine Mee awaits a U S Supreme Court ruling after a petition for review to Brandeis in Massachusetts. Federal judges in Philadelphia plan to file memos urging review of Runyon’s denial of habeas corpus. A Bennett family wedding is planned at St Augustine’s church with details of attire and reception following.
Lava pours from Mount Vesuvius crater into the valley of hell as residents flee toward Terzigna and Bufola. Prof Malladia of the observatory warns of a possible side collapse while spectators are barred from the slopes amid intense activity and rising temperatures.
Mr and Mrs August Wahlquist of 975 Howard Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Mabel to Roy W Beir of Meriden Connecticut Miss Wahlquist is with W R Bult and Company and Mr Beir is associated with the Travelers Insurance Company Hartford
Rey Nell B Bulman 8 J former rhetoric professor at Holy Cross named dean of freshmen. Rey Joseph F MacDonnell and Rev Daniel F Ryan moved to Weston Jesuit Seminary for logic and psychology. Rev John A Welch and Rev Thomas Butler named new logic professors. Rev Joseph Dwyer to succeed Fi Buaneu as dean of freshmen and rhetoric professor. Daniel F Mahoney and Rev John J Colligan transferred to St Andrews at Poughkeepsie NY for further studies.
Frank L. Dunne of Waterbury, a railroad brakeman, sues Margaret U. Golden of Greenwich for $15,000 in the Superior Court. He says injuries from a November 25, 1926, auto collision in Stamford left him with a fractured skull and head injuries, permanent headaches, insomnia, nightmares, nervousness, exhaustion, and spells of insanity, rendering him unable to resume work.
A terse note reflects a child’s wish for green apples and hints at thoughts on life after death. The line captures innocence and curiosity about existence in a concise, period-voiced tone.
Fourteen members of families protected by the Employer Tuberculosis Relief Association applied for admission to nanatoria conducted by the association in July. The 14 applications were certified from Acme Sheaf company Barton Bias Ner ron Fabric company the Baresick company Bullard Machine Tool company A W Burritt company Columbia Phonograph company Cram company General Electric Holmes and Edwards Remington Arms. Applications 14 admitted to Laurel Heights 5 admitted to Gaylord farm 3 admitted to Rutland Heights 1 discharged.
John J Fitzgerald charged with theft from the mails faced a continued case until August 9 by U S Commissioner J Lavery. Clerk Figgemrid, alleged to have planted a registered letter, was observed by government operatives and later brought before Commissioner Le July 1. Continuance granted at Fitzgerald's attorney Fran Klin Coelier's request.
An advertisement extols Kotex as a modern sanitary option discarding laundry and embarrassment. It claims the product is five times more absorbent, deodorizing, and usable like tissue, addressing women’s hygienic worries with a fashionable seasonal appeal and better-class imagery.
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