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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
23
Clark and Son announce new wine line at Seven Inn. Local press notes small tasting event with invited guests and growing interest from nearby retailers. Organizers cite aging barrels and exclusive bottles for fall release.
The November business picture shows strong expansion in 20 states from the prior year period, with eight states reporting declines and only eight showing no notable change. Improvement is concentrated in the South and Southwest, where thirteen of the gains occurred, based on bank debits to individuals.
The list ranks states by notable business improvement with percentages. Massachusetts leads at 82 percent, followed by Delaware at 128 percent and Colorado at 94 percent. Other states range from single digits to low tens.
Realty records show multiple property transfers on Sylvan avenue North Main street Beardsley Park Lincoln avenue and Huntington street among named individuals and banks. Also a National Fabric and Finishing Co report lists net operating profit 339,621 for year ended Sept 30 with prior year 59,061 and net profit 120,910 while bank losses reduced by 550,000.
Funeral notices from December 1927 list private high mass and interments for Anna Callahan Philip Carabba Delia Edwards Rudolph Hesse Ralph Keeler Mary Long Jula Murray Michael Simonelli Nellie Wheeler. Services at St Augustine Saint Raphael Blessed Sacrament and local churches with interment at St Michael's Mountain Grove Ridgefield and Union cemeteries.
Multiple obituaries list Mrs. Delia A Edwards and others, detailing funeral times and locations. Services occur at homes and churches in Stratford and nearby areas, with burial in local cemeteries and notes on survivors and relatives.
Washington figures show income and cigarette taxes as the most prolific revenue sources in the federal government. The annual report by David H. Blair notes declines in corporate and automobile levies but strong gains in tobacco and income taxes, with per capita collection at $24.09 and overall costs of collection at $1.15 per $100 collected.
A historical listing shows fruit prices for apples, oranges, lemons, grapes, melons, and unfamiliar items with per crate or per box rates. Vegetables include potatoes, celery, beets, carrots, cabbage, and more, with stock and shipped-in stock sections. Poultry, livestock, meats, and feeds round out the catalog with unit prices and measures such as per bushel, per crate, and per pound.
Copper firm in New York trading with electrolytic spot and futures at 14.12 to 14.25. Tin quiet with spot and nearby at 59.00 and February 67.50. Iron steady. lead unchanged. Zinc quiet with East St. Louis spot and futures at 6.82 and 5.85. Attimony spot 11.50.
The money market shows firmer closing bids with prime mercantile paper at 3 4 to 4 and collateral notes mixed. A church service followed by burial for Mrs Marion Krause Kiernen featured hymns Ave Maria and Leu Kindly Light, with pallbearers from the immediate family and Catholic Daughters of America in attendance. Burial is in the family plot at St Michael's cemetery with Rev Father Walsh conducting rites.
The New York curl market hits a new high of 867000 as Benjamin F. Stein’s stake goes to Harold S. Rothschild. Pittsburgh plans vast Altoona railroad yard expansion, with property purchases and new freight facilities. American Water Works posts 5.136 million net income for year ending Oct 31, while blast furnace activity sinks to a 10-year low. E V Peters announces rayon industry book openings to stabilize 3-month orders. Warner Bros profits 930425 for year, while Mack Trucks prepares $16 million preferred stock redemption. Major building permits dip in November, Intercontinent Petroleum eyeing London listing, and Hartman to acquire subsidiary. Directors declare BQ Line dividend payable Dec 27.
UOTTON Press reports Colton futures closed largely steady with declines of 5 to 19 points across contracts. December at 10.23, January 19.18 to 19.19, March 10.37 to 19.99, May 19.53 to 19.54, July 19.59 to 19.55. Spot middling at 19.65.
Memorial services were held for Albert Wellington Dow and Charles Augustus Paul at the Twilight club meeting at Stratfield hotel. George G. Beers and George E. Crawford were inducted to fill vacancies, joining a 30 member, 50 plus Masonic Shrine group with long local ties.
Arthur Smith five of 83 Madison avenue was target of a snowball yesterday afternoon but it missed him and shattered a window. Glass fell around him, a shard lodged in his eye. He was taken to Emergency hospital where Dr J M Maher removed the glass.
Robert Baird, 26, of 2971 Main Street, was arrested last night by the Bureau of Investigation on a charge of non-support. The Maryland Casualty Company declared an extra dividend of 2 percent, making total payments for the year 5 percent.
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