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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1927
Page
10
Bridgeport dispatch notes that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to the paper. The report references a speaker from the Bureau of Observation and mentions a fair city event with limited readable details. Data appears garbled and partially illegible.
Opinion condemns Treasury rulings redefining earned income for authors and other authors who receive royalties. The piece laments the distinction between royalties and contract earnings, calling the tax system cumbersome, illogical, and overly complex, with broad volumes of rulings underpinning it.
The Regional Plan Committee for New York and environs argues skyscrapers may be inefficient and harmful to neighborhoods. It notes optimum heights maximize land value, while beyond that light, air, congestion, and commuter strain decrease profits and property values.
The author notes humans resemble monkeys in behavior, predicts daily subway commutes will persist, and argues for spreading cities apart from crowded skyscraper cores to reduce crowding and restore sanity.
California adopts a three to thirty day waiting period for marriage licenses, matching Connecticut and adding public notice of intention to wed. The measure, praised as restoring formality, hews to historic practice where public ceremony and warning helped sustain stable marriages.
Connecticut papers report stock activity in state gas firms as financiers seek consolidations. The goal is to boost quantity production to lower gas for home heating, potentially cutting costs to about half to match coal, with cleaner, more uniform burning.
A New Haven Register piece attacks the Daily Worker and Soviet influence in American labor, accusing Moscow of directing U S strikes and urging workers to embrace a Russian style unionism. It labels Federation of Labor dissident and warns of revolutionary tactics and covert clubs.
The text argues that labeled Communists could stir unrest and enable direct work for Communism, warning against allowing innocent organizations to gain power and distract from revolutionary aims. Loyal Americans should unite to uproot such disloyalty and repudiate Atalin and his reformist anarchists seeking world power and ruinous schemes.
The Daily Mirror recalls senators Brandegee of Connecticut and Crumpacker of Oregon as prominent yet troubled figures. Brandegee failed in business and died by suicide after financial losses, while Crumpacker, adored in social circles, drowned during a Washington trip with Speaker Longworth.
Julia Jinks teaches school and marries Moses Mice, living in a high flat with no garden or animals. The poem contrasts old fashioned home making with contemporary urban life and the idea of entering the workforce. It humorously questions traditional domestic roles and our longing for a cottage and garden.
A short verse about a lingering thought that taps at the heart and travels through every moment. The speaker promises a coming thought from the heart to the beloved though distance remains. The sentiment blends longing with playful assurance of closeness despite separation.
A collage of political commentary citing James L. Barton on America’s role, Wood’s near-miss presidency, Bridgeport ties, and 1928 party strategy. It notes Republican missteps, Coolidge’s posture, Massachusetts rally themes, tariff rumors, and a mood of aging voters, with satirical lines on war talk and real estate nostalgia.
Readers are invited to submit letters signed with correct name and address. Names will be confidential if requested. Anonymous letters may be edited or redacted for length, with a limit of 800 words. editor discretion applies to submissions.
In a column to the editor, the author argues that American missionaries beginning in 1819 founded modern education in the Near East, combining schooling with religious liberty. The piece claims American schools have removed suspicion, fostered understanding, and built durable ties between East and West through philanthropy and education, urging greater expansion and cooperation.
George Yandella writes from Bridgeport defending the local station WICC against letters claiming easy tuning. He reports owning six radio sets and needing 16 to 20 points to tune out WICC, arguing true nuisance lies beyond city limits and criticizing rivals WJZ and WEAF.
Northrop asserts in The Telegram that WiCC programs rivaling WiZ show no talent and calls the local station an insult to the public. He ridicules barber shop quartet style displays and street corner banjo trummmings as inadequate entertainment.
The Connecticut GOP signals support for Coolidge with lingering openness to Hoover or Nawe, while Looming Longworth-Thaxton buzz surfaces for the Democrats. Bridgeport Democrats meet formalities but show limited cross-state unity, Stamford Mayor Phillips eyes Hartford power, and Young Men's Republican Association clings to Bart Jett for mayor.
A fifty year old business man seeks advice on shedding reserve, becoming more congenial with customers, and expanding social circles. The guidance urges deliberate practice of amiability, balanced enthusiasm, and moderating gregariousness to attract relationships and boost business.
An essay arguing against suspicion of clever foreigners and rival nations. It critiques the belief that others are sly while asserting Americans and allies can act honestly. The piece urges frank trust, reduced prejudice, and applying the Golden Rule with a call to avoid nationalistic deceit.
George Moran of 73 Winthrop Avenue New Haven rode a horse on New Haven Avenue Woodmont when a motorist bumped the animal. Moran phoned police but released the motorist before officers arrived, saying he got excited and dropped the charges. The accident occurred near a school.
Hermon Hangon of 25 Columbus Place Bridgeport was slashed in the neck during a fracas at the Asylum club on Water Street Norwalk. About 12 attendees were questioned. Victor Besant and Henry Arnald, both of Columbus Place, held without bonds for possible fatal outcome. Besant and Arnald were turned over to Norwalk police for further determination.
A brief, moralistic fragment links future deeds to past actions and neighborly traits. It notes hypocrisy requires proof and uses analogies from cars, clothing, and lodge pins to probe personal and communal virtue. The closing remark mentions a proposed price for a new vehicle.
Eastern New York showers Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler, partly cloudy breaks. Northern New England sees Tuesday and Tuesday night showers, Wednesday fair and cooler. Southern New England cooler with showers. A disturbance moves east from Western Ontario toward Hudson Bay with a trough toward Texas. High pressure from Newfoundland to Bermuda. North Atlantic outlook shows Tuesday showers. Sandy Hook north winds fresh south, overcast with occasional showers and fog in northern areas.
Daily almanac entry compiled for New England readers noting times for sunrise and sunset, high water and low water. Includes copyright and standard time designation.
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