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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1927
Page
10
Editorial calls for yearly audits by certified public accountants to prevent tax shortages and embezzlement in towns like Norwalk and New Haven. It argues audits protect honest officials, reveal misuses early, and recommends bonding town officials who handle money. It notes cultural laxness and wider American attitudes toward property and public spaces.
A critic argues films endure pressure from diverse religious and ethnic groups and that industry ambitions to be art clash with catering to a broad public. He says controversies over titles offend Catholics Irish Latin Americans and others, but industry aims remain entertainment driven and limited in social influence.
The Putnam Patriot in Armella town condemns Sunday picnickers for leaving tin cans bottles papers and food scraps along scenic stretches. editor laments selfishness slovenliness and lack of pride as a local problem highlighted by proximity to Connecticut cities.
A recent Ninth District Republican club event featured a band concert with a roped off dance area. About 400 tickets were issued for dancing, yet at least 2000 people gathered on the outskirts to hear the performance, revealing public hunger for municipal concerts once annual for decades. The note questions why Bridgeport ended that long running series and hints at guidance for future city plans.
Ten years have passed since Herbert Hoover was appointed food administrator to safeguard the U S food supply and halt speculating. Chosen by President Wilson for relief work in Belgium Hoover’s career spans a possible cross party nomination and continued faith in his character and leadership despite limited campaigning skill or public speaking prowess.
A verse laments war fears of bombing planes, but mocks overblown panic. It compares imagined raids to pest outbreaks threatening cornfields, arguing scientists fight a real peril. The poet wryly notes calm in face of threats, urging focus on practical risks to prairies and crops.
The Daily Mirror notes President Coolidge faced a unusually difficult choice to decline another term. It argues past presidents chose retirement with age and circumstance easing the process, while Coolidge was young and constrained by tradition, making the decision notably strenuous.
Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose, renowned Indian scientist, predicts plants will replace animals in laboratory experiments. He argues plants respond naturally to drugs without fear or stress, citing his instruments that reveal plant hearts, pulses, and a nervous system, showing reactions to depressants or stimulants.
A garbled excerpt presents assorted aphorisms about advice, judgment, and social norms. It touches on advice seeking, parental listening, money’s power, sympathy, social conventions, and courage to alter circumstances. The prose includes odd typos and stray phrases reflecting OCR issues from a historic page.
Two workmen were injured at the new Yellow Mill bridge project. Allan Hale, 35, of 580 Stratford Avenue, suffered a fractured right arm from a falling timber and was taken to Bridgeport hospital. Joseph Jacovino, 21, of 530 Sedgewick Street, Stratford, rammed a spike into his left ankle and required stitches at Emergency hospital.
An automobile owned by New England Dairy was stolen last night from in front of 1574 North Avenue. The Conn registered vehicle F a768 was taken, and police are investigating the theft.
The piece notes vacations of Louis J. Reilly and City Clerk Alfred W. Burdick with Burdick gathering Saratoga race details for later use. It describes comptroller office upheaval due to renovations, discussions on a private Garrity office, and a public puzzle over a Fifth district gas station. It catalogs former state and local officials, recalls an 1818 constitution anniversary, and ends with miscellaneous quips and political musings.
A critic notes the death of Sherlock Holmes as the end of Conan Doyle's era. It praises Holmes as a prototype detective and reflects on why detective stories captivate readers. The piece places Holmes among great literary figures and laments his passing.
Marblehead Mass Aug 16 Modern castle like structure named Castle Brattahild overlooks Marblehead harbor. Built by Waldo P Ballard and wife from local stone, it blends tenth century architecture with modern comforts including bath gas electric and water. The residence features a dungeon secret stairway oak doors and a massive two story tower with views said to recall Lief Erikson voyages.
George Skyer thirteen of 1162 Hancock avenue fled a neighbor hood dog near his home last night and crashed into a picket fence. He suffered a scalp laceration requiring seven stitches and was taken by ambulance to the Emergency hospital for treatment.
Fred Church aged 47 of 80 Courtland Street was arrested after displaying a rusty revolver to several people on the street. Police were alerted by complaints from witnesses about the incident and his actions that night.
Questions from telegram readers receive daily answers by Rev Dr Cadman of the Redeal Count of Churches of Chile. He warns mechanistic psychology threatens human freedom and morals. He discusses unity among Protestant churches with the Human Catholic Church and cautions practical unity must wait on federation issues. He weighs Henry VII’s reformer claim against his tyranny and explores Christ’s atonement and retroactive salvation for pre era souls.
Officials say Rome's ancient core has nearly doubled in 27 months as excavations uncover treasures in the forums of Augustus Trajan and Nerva the Theatre of Marcellus and the Mausoleum of Augustus. Reveals include basements arches statues and marble rooms, with work shifting to summer seasons to protect concerts.
Merabera of the Tenth District men's Republican club end their i es will have supper tonight at 6 m. In the clubrooms, 474 Hast Wi ington avenue. On the committee charge are: Mrs. Marie Abriola, ol president, Mrs.Bloise Peabody, Elizabeth Sanford, Mrs. Florence G tle, Mrs. May Bahlin, Mrs. Robert Bi Mrs. Elizabeth McManus.
Robert McQueen, 59, of 7 North Avenue, was arrested by Bureau of Investigation officers yesterday and held on a $5,000 bond for a statutory charge involving a nine year old girl. William Snyder entered a complaint alleging a man with two sons and a daughter was involved, with the local police and authorities making the arrest.
The report outlines increasing cloudiness Wednesday with little temperature change and showers later in the week. It notes showers in southern New England and northern New England, with winds from the southwest to west strengthening north of Sandy Hook. High and low tides are listed with local time references.
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