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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
9
Entries including cats goats turtles snails and fish competed at a playground exhibit. Prizes awarded across categories with dogs and other pets receiving honors. judges noted varied performances among the many exhibitors.
The pageant lists unusual winners and finalists from several playground contests. Pets named include Fooo the best pet Asther Hastings at Louise Abbotts fox turir and Luv Elliotts. Odd entries feature a turtle, a rooster, a chicken, and a goldfish from various owners, with many names and places scattered throughout the text.
An elderly veteran, aged 102, announces plans to travel back to his favorite hills in New Hampshire. The oldest resident of Pavtuchet, he hopes to reach Esme without complications and make the journey by foot to revisit his cherished birthplace.
Adams Mass August 4 AP A man sought nationwide surrender after stealing from J D Powers Inc dealers where he had been manager. He pleaded not guilty, was refused on $4000 bail, and allegedly returned the car on priest advice, then abandoned it in Alban. Police tracked him to his mother’s Cal toma home.
Police records from Waterbury note a shepherd dog killed after chasing a woman near the home at 4 Fuses Avenue. Officers reported the dog went moot at the house and were seen removing the animal while checking the kitchen. one officer marked a hole in the screen door.
The body of Mis Gertrude Wood wife of Professor Woods, who vanished during a summer voyage Portland to New York, was recovered by a Coast Guard patrol boat off Cas ice Bink Gloucester. Identified by husband, she was married in 1907 and was sister-in-law to former New York police commissioner Arthur Woods.
Four individuals receive Storrs Medal for merit in agriculture at Connecticut Agricultural College during Farmers Week. Honorees Miss May Lotesprigue, A Bacon, George A Cosgrove, and Walteron Lee recognized for service in farming, home economics, extension work, and agricultural leadership.
A messy OCR item notes a company forgiving a man who took six hundred dollars. It mentions Ottawa, Montreit, and references to magistrate, Hartford, and veterans bureau elements, with unclear names and dates. The readable fact is the forgiveness of the $600 theft amid legal references.
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