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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1927

Page

21

Household Goods and Furnishings for Sale in Town

Numerous ads list complete house furnishings, furniture sets, stoves, radios, and decor for sale. Items include a mahogany nine-piece suite, dining furniture, leather couch, beds, tables, chairs, and a coal range. Prices and contact details vary, with several messages noting quick sales, moving, or "cheap" offers.

Fargatns Breil Wits Bancing & Scheciaite Cohen's Noble Asi Lamapi Apt Melly St Zere Versonsble Aranual Ogden St. Tel Mater Luntes Barstow Martin Ebert Phomher Pine St Wchmond Morehouse St Ewin BI Oliver Firruta Radion

Lost and Found Notices and Rewards Across Town

A jumble of lost items and rewards is outlined. Items include a cream beaded pin, a white puppy with black and brown rings, a ladies’ wrist watch with initials, a tote bag, and a container with receipts. Rewards are offered, with contact names and partial addresses such as Noble and addresses like 620 Newfin Ave, 1404 North Arr, and 105 Jeh LONT.

Mills Tug Westport Walnut Bevan Noble Field Central Ave Stratford Ave Newfien Washington Ave St. Strathichl Los Lanne Erin Afwan Fabrichl Brah Laberal Wairfield

Miscellaneous items offered in Bridgeport ad list

An eclectic Bridgeport classified page fragment advertises used goods and services including coal, windows and doors, lumber, typewriters, cleaning services, and office equipment. It lists items like fuel and tar products, a nine-strip beat system, sewing machines, cash registers, patents, poultry supplies, and various business opportunity notes. Named locations include Bridgeport, Fairfield, and 4485 Mar SEND. Numerous product mentions imply a bustling secondhand market and small business ads.

Apartments for rent with multiple rooms and amenities

A long list of rental offers across Stratford and vicinity. Ads describe three to seven rooms, heat, hot water, gas ranges, and appliances. Properties feature modernizations, private entrances, garages, and proximity to trolley lines. Some listings note specific streets and contact details while others hint at furnishings and lease terms.

OLIFE Parimen Fouc Cie Charles St Whittier St Phouwe Noble Syruve St Or Noble Galfield Ave Piet Road Southport Watefield Peardslet Park Faseton Ave Cail Burnin King St Coome Strattard Cuentrat George St Poul Roan i Washington Ave Noble Inquirern Center Inquire Sedewick St Hond St Ate Aid of Furnace Atlantic St. Mintle Foutue Fairfield Ave Denver Ave Kreator Sf Aix Iwithour Tuymire Penilsulia Milne St Reon Hywin Me Tennty Morrison St Lyn Cond St Moma Lexington Ave Ar Noble FIRN _ AVERY DRSTRAGE Cetramd residential Gi Yine St Adivess Pwareenis Americas Tamile Thone Mernings

Devonshire Race Day Results Show Tight Finishes Across Eight Stakes

The Devonshire program lists winners and times for eight races on two year olds to older horses. Lady Bashi and Broometer head early events, with notable finishes by Little Taussig Uncle Joe North Breeze No Regrets and Fire Bar in close 1:49 1:12 times, plus a crowded running field across six furlongs to a mile.

Lady Bashi Leonard Philomela Dillex Baker Ondora Carolyn Lee Erin Go Bragh Aloha Matt Karr Bill Steele Lady In Blue Fire Bug Broometer Dark Angel Whitaker Manzene High Ball Pitchfork Miss Fayette Realization Lillian L Brown Uncle Joe Tripoli Murphy Immortal Middle Temple Hawk Song Queen Bee Atlin Coney Island Ace of Diamonds Vale of Avoca Whitekeer Montclair Arnold Huey Crees My Sunnylan Pippin Highland Chief Grazer Matilda B Catsby Colored Gal Delusive Tahome Hart Silver Song Roycrofter Genuine Deputy Capitol North Breeze Thornberry Payman Pendergrass War Grail Alleviator Chittagong Bir Maurice Great Luck Bolivar Band Fire Bar Seagrave Avon Homewood

Realty Records Show Transfers and Mortgages in City

Realty transfers include Gizella Steinbrecher to Elizabeth Ames on Harborglew Avenue and George Beylas to Belle Silver Don on Capitol Avenue. Multiple deeds list Meade Street Kossuth Street Main Street Harborview Avenue Park Street Charles Street and Wil son Street transfers among individuals and banks. Mortgage deeds include Elizabeth E. Tamas to Gizella Steinbrecher and Belle Silver Don to Commercial Bank and Trust Company.

Gizella Steinbrecher Elizabeth Amas Harborglew Avenue George Beylas Belle Silver Don Capitol Avenue John R. Tillman Andrew Kost Meade Street Martin Regan Antonio Costanzo Kossuth Street Charles J. Berger Albert W. Tre- Main Main Street Elizabeth E. Tamas Harborview Avenue Commercial Bank and Trust Company Frank Gargiulo Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank Park Street Solomon H. White Rose Polokoff Charles Street Carl Johnson Wilson Street Marie Grazia Rocco Creatura Joseph Scenzillo Marian Iazy Elizabeth Iauo Vece Touie Holding Corporation Marclay-Arrow Holding Corporaton Alice Solen Nicholas Galto Edith Gallo Zlate Miller Catherine B. Hodges

Wall Street Notes Highlight Growing Store Chains and Quarters

Wall Street notes an expected yearly sales record for 5 and 10 cent stores as chains expand with new locations and no saturation in sight. Reports show mixed results for several firms including Commercial Credit Indiana Limestone Transcontinental Oil and Tobacco Products with varied profits and losses. The Midland Steel board announces extra dividends and NYSE rules set rights expiries for Bangor and Aroostook stock and rights trades.

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Police Tear Down Signs of Firemen Campaign Clashes

Firemen’s advertising placards covering Woodmont and nearby towns were torn down by police and removed from trees posts and rocks amid a dispute with Selectman Merwin who apologized for the crackdown. The spat followed incidents involving Officer Worrell and driver Wadhams, fueling tempers as the firemen’s baseball team faced a setback and carnival plans continued despite the vandalism.

Woodmont Merwin's Beach Fairiew Beach Morningside Point Beach Bay View Pond Point Milford Fort Trumbull Beach Myrtle Beach Walnut Beach Laurel Beach Devon Freman Merwin Eugene Wadhams Epplannt Charles Worrell New Haven Avenue River Street Factory Lane Dolph O'Hara

Easton Debates Blue Laws to Block WICC Broadcast

Easton considers invoking 1923 blue laws to block WICC by opposing bridgeport transmitter moves. A Federal Radio Commission decision on moving the station’s antenna to Sport hill is pending within days. The 234 Public Acts of 1923 limit Sunday concerts to 2 to 6 p m with classical music and fines up to 500 for violations.

Federal Radio Commission Easton Bridgeport Sporthill General Assembly WICC

Westport Dumping Refuse Into River Sparks Protest

Complaints reach Westport police about dumping refuse into the Saugatuck River near the Ferry Lane property once owned by Philp Sanford. Water samples from receding and incoming tides were tested by state chemists and deemed good for bathing. Local officials discuss traffic changes on Riverside avenue and State street as part of a new rotary system, with reviews of the Building Code and permits for minor alterations. Community notices include Chamber of Commerce meetings, staff changes at Electra Radiate, and various local visits and travels.

Philp Sanford Ferry Lane Saugatuck Compa A. £. Randall and Son Fairfield New Haven Seagatuck Westport Riverside Avenue State Street William P. Eno Eno Eno Foundation Laia Willian P Clerk Town Plan Commission Building Code Committee Board of Finance Ohe John Adame Thayer George W. Gair Greens Farms ERS Ab the Corr

Rockefeller revisits boyhood haunts on Owasco Lake

John D. Rockefeller toured his boyhood Finger Lakes region in Auburn New Jersey visiting Cascade on Owasco Lake and Moravia and recalling first earnings from selling turkey chicks. He spoke of childhood work, inspected old homes and vowed to return yearly as long as possible.

Auburn N. J Associated Press John D. Rockefeller Finger Lakes King Cascade Owaneco Lake Rockefeller Owegu Old Michigan Hill Richford Moraine Owasco Lake Owego North Torytown Roscoe Owassco Lake Aittle Woods Taan Oil King Ange Moravia Hia Galea Owasco Woodlands

Driver Arrested After Westport Crash

William Mainardy of 1497 Bathgate Avenue New York was arrested in Westport on a reckless driving charge after his car sideswiped another on State Street hill. No injuries reported. he posted 50 bond for Monday court appearance.

Westport William Mainardy Bathgate Avenue New York Salvatore Sratino William Tripp State Street Mainardy

Fire Guts Empty Garage on Charron Street

Firefighters saved an empty garage on Charron street after an alarm from Box 864 at Main and Jewett. The building owned by Joseph Crunsetti of 69 Englewood avenue sustained damage estimated at 75. A prior false alarm was reported from Harrel avenue and Pequonnock.

Charron Street Main Street Jewett Avenue Joseph Crunsetti Englewood Avenue Harrel Avenue Pequonnock Street

Brewery Plumber Held in Elm City

A city plumbing inspector reports arrests are planned in a case tying a Wooster Street plant to illegal brewery work. The Hauser laws penalize unpermitted plumbing with fines from 20 to 50 dollars as officials pursue publicity to deter illicit distilleries. Daniel M. Sheehan plans inspections of the Wooster street plant.

Wooster Tor Vilatt Kofmeister Daniel M. Sheehan City Plumbing Wooster Street

Mayor Walker Sails for Europe Amid Legion Convention

New York August 11 Mayor James J Walker and Mrs Walker sailed on the Cunard liner Berengaria after midnight for an eight week trip to Europe He will attend the American Legion convention in Paris and then tour the continent The party departs as Walker begins a new term in public life and backs his party’s platform.

New York Stock Exchange Committee On Securities Bangor and Aroosteak New York Associated Press James J. Walker Walker Cunard Berengaria Aix Europe American Legion Paris

Obituaries from Trenton and nearby in 1927 notices

Notices report multiple obituaries and funeral plans across Trenton and surrounding towns for Eve Hubbell Baldwin Rosalie Latour Elizabeth Vegas Edward A von Holtz and others with service details, religious rites, cemeteries, and condolences from family. Includes garbled cards and a general card of thanks from the family.

Mass services for Frank C. Cutler at St Peter's Church

A memorial mass will be held at St Peter's Church on Saturday August 1 at 4 p m for the late Frank C. Cutler. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.

St. Peter's Church Frank C. Cutler

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