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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1927
Page
43
A garbled rental notice describes multiple three and four room apartments with steam heat, garages, and various utilities in multiple streets including Stratford, Moor, Wood, and Noble. It lists prices around 18.50 to 20 with inquiry phone numbers and contact notes, noting options near Main Street and local landmarks.
A jumble of property notes lists numerous houses for sale with varied features. Advertised are homes near East Indy baths, multiple rooms, electric wiring, and investments. Listings include addresses like Oak Moor and Black Rock Avenue with prices around $7 600 and others in the thousands, inviting cash buyers and noting terms and conditions.
An old advertisement lists household items for sale with low prices. Items include beds, screens, pots, pans, wallpaper, paints, and sewing supplies from a general store, with various prices and notes on delivery and availability. Local vendors named include Simonsen and others, reflecting a crowded retail catalog page.
New York August 11 The Associated Press reports the New York Stock Exchange rule requiring written stockholder consent to issue proxies delays approvals for recapitalization plans. The New Haven Railroad faces postponed action as stockholders meet August 17 to consider a 600000 share preferred issue. Bankers’ proxy requests to commissions houses have yielded disappointing responses.
Obituaries list multiple local deaths including Eva Hubbell widow of Frederich Balaw, David E Cohn, Andrew Gasper, Peter Millette, Margaret Nemeth, Rosalie Shackitt, Elizabeth Yon Molfy, Edward von Holtz, with funeral details, dates, times, and interment sites. Also notes of memorials and service rooms.
The Warren Foundry and Pipe corporation reports for the six months ended June 80 net income of 217,790 equal to 87 cents a share on 260,000 par shares. Building permits in 489 cities during July declined 26 percent from July 1926 and 1 percent from June 1927, with New York down 32 percent.
Realty records show transfers and quit claim deeds involving Carter, Knight, Knight, Lessler, Goodsell, Good sell, Mend, Farese, Doblin, Nelson, Winter, Savings banks, and various streets such as Capitol, Aldine, Pembroke, Central, Dewey, Amsterdam, Park, Olive, Maplewood in Bridgeport Newfield Bank and Trust figures range from 2 500 to 88 000. Names include Robert M Lessler Caroline Goodsell Salvatore Farese Ernest Nelson Oliver Knight and others across multiple properties on Capitol Aldine Pembroke Central Amsterdam Park and Maplewood avenues.
The bulletin lists potato receipts and prices for Long Island, cabbage and butter rates, egg quotes from recounts and fresh gathered lots, and henneries with varied grade prices. It records creamery products and regional white and brown henery prices with extras and averages.
In New York on August 11 Associated Press reports Max Reichenbach paid 222000 for Neil Finch’s New York Stock Exchange membership, setting a new high. The previous record was 9220000 and the last sale was 6218000.
Rubber prices show a soft session with Sept at 36.60, Dec 36.00, March 36.40 as New York trading notes a firmer loan balance. The Federal Reserve reports total loans and investments of member banks rose to 3.190 billion on August 10 from 3.171 billion the prior week.
Preliminary returns from 15 industrial corporations show a net six month loss overall, excluding General Motors and US Steel. Public utilities rise eleven percent, while the automotive and steel sectors show declines without their leading firms. The petroleum sector shows the sharpest drop, and food companies show a notable gain.
Two women debate investments mortgage versus real estate and bonds. The piece argues no single best investment, stresses knowledge and informed advice, and cites Rockefeller Carnegie and Field as examples of sticking to known fields.
Local produce and early era market list shows varied prices for fruits vegetables and farm goods. Apples oranges cantaloupe pears peaches and table grapes priced per box basket or bushel with poultry dairy products and livestock including eggs butter and meats listed by weight, size, and quantity.
In New Haven on August 11, federal Judge CF S Thomas dismissed Yale Elective Corp of Brooklyn suit and allowed Yale and Towne Mfg Co of Stamford to seek a de viee preventing use of Yale as a trademark. The case, ongoing since 1924, centers on the name Yale in hardware goods sold in similar markets and journals.
A list of patent grants issued August 9 1927 shows assignments to numerous Connecticut firms and manufacturers. Key entrants include Bryant Electric company Bridgeport with Henry O Engstrom, The Whitney Mfg company Hartford, Hartford Empire company, Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Mfg, Beor Vill Mfg Waterbury, and A J Brodeur West Hartford. Additional entries cover design patents for dispensing machines, bottle designs, magazine safety devices, and various apparatuses from firms in Hartford New Haven Danbury Norwalk and Derby, reflecting a broad manufacturing patent activity in the state.
Milford officials state firemen will not post advertising placards on poles or trees along highways. The decision follows Milford police removing carnival posters. no more placards will be posted. First Selectman Henry Merwin Miles interprets the General Statutes as prohibiting such signage.
A two story frame barn owned by Patrick Carroll on Pine Creek road near Fairfield Center burned early today, destroying the building and its hay and tools. Carroll suffered a head cut and arm injury while fleeing his horse, a dog perished, and nearby animals were saved. The blaze caused about 4000 in damage, with most coverage by insurance. A prior similar fire occurred 14 years ago at the same location. Fire company quickly contained the flames, sparing the house 80 feet away.
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