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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1925
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription plans with 1 month at the Mil ford and Fairfield patrons direct line to the office for news and ads. Open daily and night, carrier in city, published daily except Sunday. The paper offers a local telephony connection for ads and news items.
Connecticut Senator Hiram Bingham champions commercial and civil aviation as the United States advances from infancy to broader air capacity. The President's air board backs a civil aeronautics bureau in Commerce, and Bingham promotes a new measure to expand government aid. America aims for air supremacy, advancing legislative action to speed progress.
Frank Hines director notes 711,600 veterans received disability compensation in the year ending June 30, with total payments of 95,828,040. Tuberculosis was the leading disabling condition, causing 17 percent of compensable cases and 45,838 major TB disabilities. Average monthly payment rose, with active awards up 32,607 year over year, underscoring the ongoing duty to support veterans and fight TB.
Colonel William Mitchell faces a formal and serious court martial in Washington amid amid accusations of undermining national defense policy. The case centers on his harsh denouncement of government handling of national defenses and reflects a broader clash over aviation discipline and military reform.
The report rebukes criticism of the air service while praising its standing among world powers. Mitchell faces scrutiny for insubordination as public sympathy favors him despite tensions between generals and the board.
In the Montparnasse quarter artists, once fed on the ideal of art, abandon pride and now eat coffee as they paint signs for perfumes, shoes, soaps and corsets. They claim sign painting carries art, while industry floods the countryside with gaudy advertisements that shock sensibilities.
Noting Swedish thrift, savings deposits total 64,000,006 dollars, about 108 per person. The first savings banks began in Gothenburg in 1821 and Stockholm later, with schools now hosting savings accounts for children. Sweden shows long deposit durations, low costs, and strong post office savings, while American deposits rise to 42,660,472 dollars.
The United States Navy readies for emergencies as Shanghai faces worsening conditions. Government concentrates eight U S naval vessels including three destroyers and a minesweeper, with ships already at the scene.
Three more destroyers depart Manila en route to various points in Chinese waters. With Americans scattered through China amid murder, pillage, rioting, torture, abduction, and kidnapping, the presence of American warships helps protect citizens and tempers Chinese anger.
A humorous tongue in cheek piece discusses fatness and compensation where wealth eases social snags. It mocks fashion and fitness obsessions, notes fat women’ s cheerfulness, small feet, and jokes on bone size. The piece ends with playful resignation to the law of compensation.
A jittery summary notes potential changes in municipal finance and personnel. Assessor Connelly’s report is pending while Mayor and council discuss garage billing reforms. Ronald Dunbar’s bid for assistant health officer is detailed amid party shifts and secrecy on committee appointments.
Fragmentary verse and dialogue pieces from a newspaper page show a humorous backward time motif and a dining scene at Moore's with a Fat Woman's walk lyric interludes. The text includes lines about coal shortages, Marilyn Wilkinson, and a flirtatious exchange about a car disposal amid a slap, reflecting a chaotic, satirical collage.
Weather digest reports Atlantic coast storm moving northeast with rain across the Northeast and New England Friday into Saturday. Britain-like winds, gale warnings, and chilly to rising temperatures ahead with rain in many areas. In a separate item, a humorous local vignette from White Face Village features Pop the wit, his wife, and a playful furniture negotiation, with local commentary on family dynamics and a candid exchange.
The Sixth District Republican club unanimously renominated its entire current slate for the next year at a meeting on North Avenue. Alfred J Knapp was returned as president, with James Clark as vice president, Leonis Gerner as financial secretary, Edward Ialy as recording secretary, Joseph Teil as treasurer, and Tracie Wendel as sergeant at arms. Fifteen applications for membership were read and approved.
An ornate obituary-like verse recalls Sigmund Briebart, famed as the world’s strongest man, his feats with bells and weights, a rusted nail wound, and the sudden decline as a microscopic germ is blamed for his ailment. The piece ends by reflecting on hidden germs around us.
A reader complains about cigarette smoking on trolley cars in Black Rock and urges enforcement. The writer notes repeated instances, cites health concerns like tuberculosis, and praises the one operator who stopped a smoker. The letter calls for stronger actions to prevent smoking on public transit.
Fairfield December 8 Special Superintendent William Craik defends the town treasurer’s statement on a department truck purchase. Craik says the chosen truck best serves the town and that he consulted several Board of Finance members who own trucks before selecting the model. He notes he did not advise but sought input from knowledgeable individuals.
Danbury police detain Newark suspect Stanley Cameron on auto theft charges amid arrest by State Policeman Leo Carroll. Cameron says he was offered the automobile by three men and claims an alibi thread through a tense interview.
Fragmentary verse recalls a turning point from ugliness to beauty. The speaker notes traffic, crowds, and emouhy wak itasks as they pass, then finds blue skies, parks, trees, and blossoms once they turn the bend, suggesting life’s beauty lies just beyond a concealed corner.
The fragment hints at sermons linking creation to religious thought and Creator’s work. It notes dialogue about faith versus facts and how religion explains origins through belief and contemplation.
A World War veteran identified himself in Danbury Hospital, naming George Russell of East Taun, Massachusetts, after being found in an unnamed condition. He could not recall details of his car lost during the war and spoke of his service.
The Board of Appportionment at Taxation spent hours debating a report by AnKeSHOS Wiliam F Conner proposing a new system for assessing taxed property. No action was taken, adjournment set for at least one more meeting, as discussion continues and transfers in Park Public Welfare and Police departments were approved.
Governor John H Trumbull plans a Fairfield visit at the Fairfield Luncheon Club event on Tuesday December 15. He will address students at the new Rogers Ludiowe High School cafeteria and speak to town officials and club members after the luncheon as part of Fairfield’s active civic program in Black Rock.
Funeral directors Rourke and Boucher relocate from 38 Washington Avenue to larger quarters at 14 Washington Avenue. Stephen F Boucher, president, notes a trend toward improved atmosphere in service rooms as firms move from business districts. The firm began in 1893 at 1295 Main Street, later shifting to Washington Street before this current move led by Stephen F Boucher and Frank J Ward.
George Woods former Bridgeport Rotary club president addressed Milford Rotary Club reciting the Rotarians code of ethics to Herbert Mathewson superintendent of Milford schools and former teacher, as the new members joined the club.
Jepp Spooner former Bridgeport mayor and Adama Express Co. president sold a State Street block to Hyman and Samuel Dwor ken for 85000 according to town records. The item mentions a disorder and vague symptoms on a truck brushes coat talla.
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