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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1924
Page
12
Historic Bridgeport daily newspaper note details subscription rates and publication schedule. The paper, published by The Post Publishing Co, operates daily except Sunday with telephone service and circulation audit highlights.
A satirical collection of aphorisms and wordplay touching on romance, religion, crime, money, and psychology. It includes quips about Adam and Eve, public publicity, a cross word clue, and a joke about a psychoanalyst’s limited knowledge.
A jumble of aphoristic lines critiques meals maps ambition self respect and education. The voice likens need to fuel engines and cars to travel a dangerous road while urging commitment and steady thought. The piece reads as a rough, stray note from Charly about living in a world that feels permanently frozen.
Northern New England shows fair weather Friday with a new Friday night into Saturday mix of snow or rain and warmer temperatures. Southern New Fingland expects increasing downliners Friday then rain or snow Friday night, followed by rain and warmer Saturday. Eastern New York' s Friday forecast features increasing cloudiness with rain or snow in the south and snow in the north by Friday afternoon, then rain Friday night and Saturday with clearing Saturday afternoon. Winds gust northeast from Sandy Hook to Hatteras. Moderate temperature changes noted across the region with low Atlantic highs and a slow rise in temperature anticipated over the next 24 hours. The Telegram’s Middletrack Almanac provides the forecast.
Bridgeport’s common council approved several new gasoline stations despite strong opposition from residents. The piece argues lack of a city plan or zoning allows harmful development near homes, depressing property values and tax revenue, and calls for an organized zoning system to shield residential districts.
With winter bringing higher risk to traffic officers, several Connecticut fatalities showed signal errors and poor visibility. A simple solution proposed is installing an electric flood light above each officer to improve visibility and signaling for drivers, with Stratford already using the method and Bridgeport urged to adopt it.
Newark New Jersey shows higher taxes than Bridgeport yet rapid industrial growth. With a 47 mill tax rate on 463 million in assessed value, Newark’s net debt is six times Bridgeport’s while its population and grand list exceed Bridgeport’s. The port, terminals and global trade push spur millions in payrolls, signaling a booming city that acts rather than waits.
An early December push urges people to shop early for Christmas to enjoy better selection and quieter stores. The piece notes banks run Christmas clubs to accumulate funds for shopping and suggests distributing these funds around December 1 to boost early shopping.
In Stamford a dispute over holding a special senatorial election at the state armory features Alfred N. Phillips Jr. as mayor with no public stance, a private-spirited urging for the armory venue, and Major Phillips as armory commander opposing use for elections. The piece humorously notes his triple personality could cast a decisive vote.
State's Attorney Comley states drivers and other agents in bootlegging cannot plead clemency. the law must make the trade unprofitable for all linked to it. He warns that Fairfield County jail awaits offenders, urging drivers to abandon illegal cargo and pursue honest work.
Henry S. McCathron head of the Fire Board proposes a card index voter tracking system to be tested in the Ninth district. The plan differs from Republican committee talks and awaits scrutiny with potential approval. In the fourth district last night, efforts focused on compiling a complete voter list from the primary to canvass the district.
The text notes years since such action by a president and mentions Hamilton Holt gaining a voter status. references a Democratic state convention in September and congratulatory letters to the New York Times about a possible senate bid. It also hints at Coolidge and White House influence amid disjointed remarks on meetings and travel.
Dec 4 Senator Ladd Republican North Dakota, barred from Republican conferences, was dropped from the reorganized Republican Steering Committee. Butler of Massachusetts was named to Ladd's former seat with Senator Wadsworth named chairman. other members include McKin, Winters, Pepper, Gooding, and Nordeen.
The Chi Beta Kappa Greek Society of the First Church of Christ will host a dance at Stratfield Country Club on December 12 at 6 oclock. The club, formed to honor its national ties with Alpha Iota, lists officers Wakeman and Delage, with members including Henry Wakeman, Robert Wakeman, Junin Webster, Doughy Bridgeman, Theodor Hiller, Alex McTood, Charla Spear and Healah Week. The event marks the fourth annual gathering since organization in Stalford, with about 2400 points in the United effort toward a national chapter in Boston.
The dialogue recalls aging and fading youth as the speaker laments coming winter years. It contrasts frailty with prudent savings and hopeful pragmatism, suggesting careful preparation can ease later life despite aging and loss.
A raw boned Kentuckian claimed he lost £180 as three young women lured him in the Park to a secluded spot and robbed him. Two of the women, not yet eighteen, were reported to be known in the area. about $100 was recovered, while he said he had lost $140 more. He vowed never to cross the Park after dark again.
A garbled Arthurean style note mentions a maid or mistress moving a ball dress from a bedpost to Mary-But, implying a domestic mishap. The fragment hints at a household scene with a character named Dupin Tribune referenced in the text.
The Fun Shop presents a collage of humorous vignettes and anecdotes, including romance snippets, editorials on wit, and reader questions from Golden West and Magnetic Jen. It highlights humor pieces, reader submissions, and a call for original, clean humor contributions with payment details.
The piece marks ten years since World War I's turning point, noting Germany's rise and fall, empires shattered, and the vast human costs. It questions wartime hatred and the League of Nations, urging leaders to unite to abolish war and prevent future devastation.
A periodical urges utilizing sunshine for health and welfare. It promotes sunny rooms, southern exposure, and well lit kitchens and workspaces. It cites historical practices of sunning linens and milk phrases, and invites readers to rethink room use for daylight and fresh air. It also includes reader questions on cancer and ear health with medical guidance.
Griswold December 4 marks the sixty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Cale York. Friends and relatives send warm congratulations and best wishes on this milestone.
Westport December 4. After pleading guilty to a change of recit driving before Judge Joseph Adama Karol Kokoska a truckman residing on Center Street was fined 25. He was involved in a rear end collision with a machine operated by Charles Brower of Bridgeport on the Post Road. The court heard Kokoska claimed he saw a signal to stop but was temporarily blinded by oncoming headlights. The crash caused damage to vehicles and the front end of Kokoska’s truck. The case included other drivers and a second collision on the Post Road near Murningetds Drive. A continuance with bond was granted for Wendel Vasall of North Taylor & now South Norwalk for replication driving.
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