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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1927
Page
20
In Milford on August 29 Judge Robert C. Stoddard declared the Bridgeport turnpike speeds more dangerous than the New Haven Milford route. Multiple speeding cases followed, with fines ranging from 25 to 35 dollars and various costs, plus remittances for some defendants.
A sweeping note on national hat traditions cites Rome and the petasus, Italy’s influence on Western fashion in Leghorn and Florence, and global hat lore. It covers sanitation of fez in Turkey, haute court hats, and Bedouin kaffiyeh as a vivid catalog of headgear, styles, and cultural meanings.
Sydney reports that Tokyo plans troop withdrawal from Shantung amid broader labor crackdowns in Australia. The Queens land government acts against railway workers who refuse to haul sugar described as "black" and will hire only those complying with railway commission directives. Other unions backing supportive rail workers face similar penalties.
Officer Charles Quigley of the Westport barracks resigns from the State police effective September 1 for family reasons. He joined the State for broader experience and has not decided which local post he may accept, with one offer from Westport town.
Bridgeport youth James Burns aged twenty faced Judge Robert Stoddard in Bridgeport Town Court on charges arising from a Myrtle Beach cottage party. Bound over to New Haven County Superior Court, he was released on $500 bond pending a September hearing. The 14 year old victim’s name is withheld by court order.
Tokyo Aug 26 Premier Tanaka announced to the privy council the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Shantung province China in the immediate future. He will seek imperial sanction and will see the emperor tomorrow to obtain approval.
Captain H. Reynolds and Sergeant Gus Newland, United States Army aviators, were forced to land in Mexico while flying from Arizona to Camp Maria Texas. They were initially reported held but authorities said they are free to return, though their plane was held. Diplomatic efforts to locate and secure their release continued.
Milford August 29 Twenty five men arrested early Sunday as police raided premises owned by Thomas Rock in East Broadway Myrtle Beach forfeited bonds totaling 400 as they failed to appear in Town Court. Former Judge Jervis D Brown attorney for Joseph Balmer had alleged proprietor and all frequenter collected the difference. A Black Jack game was in progress and three were charged after officers entered via a wall entrance. Bail posted varied with most at 25 each. bonds reduced to 16 for some. List of many names including Balmer Archer Salamo Davis Ferguson Hartley Santanelli and others across Milford Ansonia Bridgeport New Haven and Bridgeport. Pig iron sales in New York market last week 5 000 tons with eastern markets hotter amid firmer prices in Buffalo district.
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