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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1927

Page

5

Free Trial Plan for Rupture Relief in Bridgeport

An advertisement announces Capt. W. A. Collings Inc offering a free trial of the Collings System for rupture. A representative will be at the Lorraine Hotel in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Saturday, Aug. 20, with sessions from 9 to 12, 2 to 5, and 7 to 9 PM. No money required for the trial. Bring the notice to the hotel.

Capt. Collings Bridgeport Conn Collings Collinks Capt. W. A. Collings, Inc Watertown Lorraine Hotel

Dry Prospects in Europe Dark Says Crusaders

Winona Lake Ind August 16 Prohibition in Europe will not be quickly achieved say delegates to the World League against Alcoholism in session here Pussyfoot Johnson calls it bunk to claim Americans drink more now than before Prohibition Delegates Henry Carter and F H Otto Melle favor local option Dr Carter notes England alcohol use down 40 percent in a decade due to price hours and policy Germany fights a sinking trend through education

Winona Lake Ind Associated Press Congress of the World League Against Alcoholism Henry Carter Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church England F. H. Otto Melle German Federation Carter Melle Germany

Fish and Game Society Meets to Plan Outing

The Fairfield County Fish and Game Protective association schedules a special Monday evening meeting at the Welfare building to finalize plans for the Connecticut Fish and Game clubs outing at Lake Compounce Bristol on September 3. President A Eccles will preside.

Fairfield County Fish and Game Protective Association Connecticut Fish and Game Clubs Lake Compounce Bristol A. Eccles

Girl Jills Man Almost At Altar Weds Another

Ada R B Scott ran away with Victor De Barber and married in Brewater N Y, one day before she was to wed Harry R Lutes of Danbury. Lutes had arranged the wedding and furnished a house. The couple, now on an automobile honeymoon, left Lutes to dispose of the furnishings.

Danbury Associated Press Harry R Tutes Ada RB Scott Victor de Barbert Brewater Lutes de Barber Mrs. de Barberl Love Ls

City Court Docket Sees 13 Drivers Appear and 4 Fined

Thirteen drivers appeared before Judge William J. Buckley in City Court yesterday on traffic and related charges. Four defendants were fined, while others had cases continued or nolled on payments. Notable entries include reckless driving, failing to keep right at intersections, and evading responsibility, with penalties ranging from fines to jail or bond conditions.

Clyt Court William J. Buckley John H. Brown Edgewood Mue New Haven Jacob Kelman Beardsley Stratford Leo T. Tilson Brock Street Morris Farkash Spruce Street Louis Perrella Carroll Avenue George Zanelli Ash Street Gabriel Harasmovich Housatonic Avenue Albert Kish Hancock Venue Vincent Pietrantonio North Washington Avenue Norman Hatchman Iranistan Avenue Emil Virger Stratford Avenue Stella Stromsky Henry Street Carmine Timpenil Herbert Street Charles 5. Smith Walters Street Burton Applegate Golden Aaron Amos Stanley Olinsky Costa Leonard Davenport Whiting Lane

Elm City Tailors Move For Uniform Prices

New Haven workers press for standard rates in cleaning and pressing among cleaners. The New Haven Retail Cleaners Dyers and Tailors association voted to set a $1.50 minimum for cleaning and pressing men’s suits, with current prices ranging from 80 cents to 4.20. The group, formed six weeks ago with about 130 members, aims to curb cut throat competition and goes into effect September 1, hoping to sign up all local cleaners next week. The plan sets a minimum, not a ceiling, and allows higher charges for certain services.

New Haven Associated Press

Couple In Hospital After Auto Accident

Miss Helen Kennedy of Morristown Pa and Frederick Geiger of Overbrook Philadelphia, summer residents at Eastern Point Groton, were seriously injured when their car crashed through a wooden fence off the Mystic Stonington highway. A passerby, Hy Rubin, drove them to Westerly hospital after the machine burst into flames. The car was a total loss.

New London Associated Press Helen Kennedy Marshall Street Morristown Frederick c. Geiger Eixteen Woodham Avenue Overbrook Philadelphia Eastern Point Groton Westerly BR. I Mystic-Stonington Hy Rubin Laurence Avenue Roxbury Mass Daimage

Russian Peasant Toy Industry Outshines Farm Profits

In Nizhni Novgorod region peasants prefer toy making to farming as profits rise from carved wooden and clay toys. Exports reach over 1 billion dollars yearly, with pieces from Viatka, Nizhni Novgorod, Vologda and other provinces showcasing lacquer bowls, boxes, spoons, lace, embroidery, and regional crafts.

Nizhni Novgorod S. R Associated Press United States Germany Leipzic Russia Moscow Pos Becace Viatka Nishni-Novgorod Vologda Riazan Orlov Moscaya Tamblov Tver Bokhara Khiva Samarkand Central Asia

Actor cancels murder charge and seeks divorce

Los Angeles August 18 Lieutenant Ligor Presniakoff a movie actor and former Czar army member withdrew a complaint accusing his wife Irene Preston Presniakoff a Russian actress of attempting to murder him but immediately filed suit for divorce He said his wife shot him in the arm during a domestic quarrel on August 6.

Los Angeles Associated Press Ligor Presniakoff Czar's Army Irene Preston Presniakoff Presniakoff

Man Dies From Monoxide Gas While Repairing Car

Hartford report states Philip Rosenfield thirty eight a vegetable peddler of 123 Magnolia street died from carbon monoxide poisoning after his garage door shut while he worked on a car. He was removed to St Francis hospital where he died this morning.

Hartford Associated Press Philip Rosenfield Magnolia Street St. Francis’ Hospital

Cream Coffee Hot or Iced With Magnolia Sweetened Condensed Milk

Cream your coffee hot or iced with Magnolia Sweetened Condensed Milk for rich creaminess at half the cost of separate cream and sugar. Use one to two teaspoonfuls in coffee, or six heaping tablespoons per two pints water to brew lead coffee, then add three fourths cup Magnolia Milk for a richer, smoother cup.

Magnolia

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Europe Crusaders Pussyfoot Johnson U. S. “Bank Fish and Game Society Main Street Cry Fletcher Eitjila Joseph Duda Bond Street Philip Fapini Gus Temtmeyer Poplar Street Elm City Palm Beach Men’s Athletic Union Dynamo Boys’ Union Main & Wall Sts
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