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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1926
Page
7
Fairfield Dev. 14. Police have failed to solve break ins at the Great Northern Pacific Tea store and the Third school. Entry came by breaking a window. losses were small with a few dollars at the high school and about 25 dollars in stock at the grocery. The high school break damaged door panels and closets.
Milford Dec 14 High school pupils have allegedly misused board issued tickets for transportation, with two students riding to Stratford. Officials briefed Connecticut Company on crowding complaints as buses run short, prompting a push to use trolley service where possible.
Miss Mildred Nygaard from McAllister College is hired to run an opportunity class at Bedford Junior High aiding pupils recovering from illness. A fifth anniversary service at St Pauls Lutheran drew large attendance from Norwalk and local members. The Girl Scouts staged The Shepherds Pipe a crusade themed play with Harriet Nash as Count Bertrand. An every member canvass by Congregational churches yielded strong support and refreshments. School health reports show extensive exams weights and home visits with notable deficits including defective teeth vision and overweight. Two teacher contracts were awarded Ada Walsh and Eva Heath Errico. Attendance averaged ninety percent with Bedford leading at 100 percent in Miss Margaret Doughertys room.
Corbett's room led with 95 percent and Miss Dorothy Adams' room at Bridge Street led with 7.61 percent attendance. The committee cannot fund improvements to the Bridge Street teacher's room this year but will act after next year's budget. Progress at the junior high is praised as equipment and shop machinery arrive.
Carlo Bucker eleven and John Ogenski ten, sons of local residents, died from fractured skulls after their sleds collided with a truck on May Street in Naugatuck. A third boy, Charles Dalton seventeen, was injured in a separate Naugatuck coasting incident.
The Boy's and Girl's Student Leagues plan a second informal afternoon dance on Thursday December 16 with tickets on sale in session rooms. Committees led by Mr Mkee Miss Grant organize publicity posters floor music and door arrangements. Proceeds support a Christmas assembly bus donation fair with class skits and specialties. further program details to be released later.
Warren Harding High School organizes Christmas Seals fundraising among five teams, listing room assignments for each team led by Mr. O'Meara Mr. Sweetman Miss Stoehr Miss Noffman and Miss Brewer. Top sellers win pins bangles and other prizes with a December 13 vote pending for AA amendments on cheerleaders and awards.
Thomas Needham, 47, longtime National League catcher and later scout and coach for the Chicago White Sox, died at his Steubenville home. He played for the Boston and Chicago Nationals in earlier years.
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