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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1927
Page
22
Ottawa August 3 British prime minister Baldwin marked his sixtieth birthday during a Canada visit. A dinner honoring the event featured Prince of Wales Prince George and multiple speakers congratulating him.
A lively event featured three speeches and a poultry show to celebrate a joyful season. Participants showcased birds, shared remarks, and attendees enjoyed a festive atmosphere with local vendors and community leaders.
The Twelfth District Women’s Republican Club will depart Port Jefferson Long Island at 10 o’clock for an outing. A decked boat will take members to Fort Jefferson and then to Meadow Beach where bathing may be enjoyed. Members will bring basket lunches for themselves and children, with Mrs Mary Thorpe in charge.
Tax Assessor William F. Connelly announced a 100 foot depth standard for business lot assessments in the downtown area, replacing the previous 86 foot basis. He noted that deeper lots lower per-foot values but keep total land value constant, with Meigs Building at Main and Fairfield cited as the city’s top front foot value.
Senor E Trastosheros urged a hands off policy on Mexican affairs at the Knights of Columbus supreme convention in Portland. He said Mexico must work out its own problems and criticized U S policy toward Calles. The ceremony also chose new Knights leadership including supreme knight Martin Carmody and other officers.
An Aug 3 Associated Press report from Williamstown quotes Count Sforza saying the Poland corridor remains a European peace sore spot. He notes German Polish tensions, possible Franco German rapprochement, and the Ruhr occupation shaping Dawes plan views amid a broader discussion on European stability and reparations.
Knoxville report describes loan broker O H May shooting his wife Bernice May and rival undertaker Carl R Roberts in a barber shop after a divorce dispute. Roberts, a civic leader and aide de camp to Governor Austin Peny, died from nine of eleven shots. Mrs May survived a separate incident in Worcester when an iceman saved her life by noticing an unconscious woman in a burning kitchen.
Los Angeles Aug 3 Lyndol L Young former attorney for Lita Grey Chaplin testified Mrs Chaplin refused to sign a generous settlement with Charles Chaplin and pressed to file an amended complaint charging improper association with a prominent picture actress The hearing involved Young and Young seeking legal fees for services to the actress prior to withdrawal from the divorce suit The scope of the settlement and the actress name were not revealed though reported to be about 4 000 000
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