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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1926
Page
3
Hartford records show a lawsuit where parents seek $10,000 in damages claiming loss due to the injury of their son William. The case alleges the Market Competition Act and employer duties affected wages and employment, with details on wages and compensation claims.
Report outlines a dramatic sequence around a man’s arrest in the Weston area, linking police activity to a suspected piracy ring and a witness’s call. Details reference Sergeant Silk and a network involving Westport and Norbury, with mentions of custody at a city desk and investigations into abuse claims.
In Superior court yesterday Judge John Wo Banka rejected the request to appoint a receiver for the Hat Company of Trinbury. The board committee will continue in charge pending further action.
Langley telegraphed congratulations to wife on her nomination after a political contest in Kentucky. The note expresses happiness at the wife’s victory while noting Langley’s own imprisonment for prohibition law violations. The message references congressional sentiment and the old Commonwealth.
A woman identified as Mrs Jennie Ficde was fined $50 and costs in county court for violating a quarantine order. The incident involved her and her child who were observed outside, with authorities noting repeated breaches. Additional details describe attempts to remove quarantine cards and incidents at a house, with one person arrested on assault charges but later discharged.
Ibett MacGreenfield, chair of the Sesqui Centennial Finance Committee, announced a tentative plan to issue a short term nine million dollar note to finance the exposition. He said the city council will be asked to close the note, with creditors to take 1600 of the issue and citizens urged to help. The note would be repaid from Sesqui Centennial funds. Philadelphia aims to ensure a successful expo.
Elsie Ferguson told interviewers in Rockport Mass that she hates the American public and will keep using the stage while she travels with her husband Fred Worlock. She says Americans view geniuses with curiosity and that she may retire to private life but until then the stage remains her sole medium. Worlock nodded as she vowed to avoid the public eye during their Cape Ann visit.
Ansonia pastor of the Russian Orthodox church, Rev MoM Poplatsky, was taken to Griffin hospital after his car collided with a Stanford Papers truck from Waterbury. The driver Ernest Cidulette was arrested for reckless driving. The minister sustained cuts and bruises with suspected rib injuries after the crash.
A man fatally injured yesterday in South Haven by an automobile remained unidentified by the coroner's office. The victim was struck on Middletown Avenue by a car driven by William C. S. H., 24, of Meriden Hill. He was taken to New Haven Hospital where he died. The driver, William, is under bond on a charge of reckless driving.
Catherine Frankes, nineteen, was arrested Saturday night for shoplifting at Howland department store. She allegedly stole two dresses worth 26 dollars each, plus face powder, hats, and other articles. Varying statements about her home and address hinder police identification.
Take a camera and extra film from Kodak line. When away, send films to develop and print. Developing any size film 10c. Prints on heavy paper 4c to 6c. Lustre prints 6c to 8c. Fourth floor.
A store service note explains deliveries are made twice daily across the city and nearby areas. Customers in Stratford Fairfield Milford Westport Greens Farms Saugatuck Lordship Long Hill Nichols receive morning or specific day deliveries with plans to expand as demand warrants.
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