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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1922
Page
18
London reports on the Majestic and other White Star superliners, detailing enormous annual consumption of soap, soda, and water for cleaning. The piece notes vast quantities of cleaning supplies, polishing pastes, brooms, and laundry costs, questioning who bears the upkeep costs.
Fairfield December 11 John Biehita was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined 100 dollars plus 28 dollars in costs after conviction in Town Court for manufacturing and selling liquor. Arrest followed a raid led by Constables Elwood and Bennett last week. Also: Hugh A Murphy of Bridgeport cited for selling liquor. Carl Ericson, 73 Clinton Avenue Bridgeport, killed in crash. Harry Sonnenberg held on 290 dollar bond. Peter Parcell of Westport fined 15 dollars and 26.60 dollars costs for an unlicensed automobile operation.
Judge Ward Marvin alerts Stratford Probate Court to decide the recount petition filed by Charles H. Welles in the Stratford judgeship race. A margin of 22 votes in favor of join Smith is shown by moderator A. Z. McGrath, with a possible ballot examination committee if favorable to the petitioner.
London notes the life of Wilfred T. Grenfell, known as Grenfell of Labrador, a superintendent at the Labrador Medical Mission. He has spent thirty seven years in lonely Arctic exile among the native population, and now combines a holiday in Europe with a plea for funds to support his work.
Collector John Lyons warns taxpayers that the fourth quarterly installments of the 1921 federal income and profits tax are due Friday December 1. He advises immediate payment at the revenue office in the first district building to avoid penalties.
In October exports rose across most regions the Commerce Department announced. Britain remained the top purchaser at 83 028 054 28 dollars, higher than September’s 70 852 810. Canada bought 38 459 058, while the year earlier Britain had 84 511 011 and seasonal cotton shipments largely drove the gains.
Coroner absolves railroad company and hostler Jacob D Williams in the Millburn death at St Vincent’s hospital after fire causing burns while repairing a train door in Henry Street yard. Witness said pantograph removal planned by Williams though he denied orders. Incident occurred November 28 with death four days later.
Travelers Aid notes a 17 year old Armenian girl who came to marry a 31 year old Providence man. She rejected the match after arrival, fearing misrepresentation. Groom threatened self harm if she did not wed or repay expenses. Friends on the steamer offered to take responsibility and provide a home.
Bernard M. Baruch of New York told the American Farm Bureau Federation that shrinking foreign markets hurt farmers' credit most. He urged establishing international relations to reestablish markets and proposed a system where farmers warehouse products, a neutral authority grades and certifies them, and banks or new finance corporations lend to farmers on those certificates.
The three masted schooner Mary F Anderson arrived from Nova Scotia with a cargo of lumber for Frank Miller Lumber Company. Tug Sis towed it to the Miller dock. Oil tankers Tydol Penthis and Amakauk arrived with oil for American Tube and Stamping. Safety Motor and Freight Co will run freight steamers Collins and Industry through winter, averaging 20 tons forward and 159 tons return daily. Local lobster fishermen paused for winter while Indians called pap-corn the corn chat flowers. Moss grows mainly on the north side of a tree.
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