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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1926
Page
3
One hundred members of the Howard Choral choir at Howland Goods opened business for the day under the direction of Karl Hawk, pastor of the local church, in Georgia.
Clerks and shoppers hear daily choral singing from a storefront group led by Choly, with the Hallelujah Chorus and The First Nowell in a rotating schedule. Rehearsals run each Tuesday and continue through the week with a focus on festive, musical harmony.
Sam Goldman of New York and Thomas Donohue of New Town, once set for a United States court hearing in Hartford, have withdrawn the action without costs after a private agreement. The case involved a $3260 claim and supervisory duties over boxing bouts. Terms of the settlement were not recorded.
Washington December report shows broker loans increasing with New York City activity. Total loans tied to brokers reach 2,642,459,600 for the week ending December 17, with prior totals at 2,008,528,000. Officials cite security and lending patterns amid market strain.
In Naples a dramatic sea rescue aboard the Italian ship Roma saved the crew of the Guarneri during a violent storm off the Maddur Islands. Commander Dexposito led the operation with 14 aboard the lifeboat battling heavy seas and darkness. After a grueling hour, the lifeboat reached the schooner and recovered all aboard. cheers greeted the rescuers as a $1500 fund was raised for them and bronze medals promised.
Governor Alvan T. Fuller of Massachusetts, back from a European tour, says he will not interfere in the Sacco-Vanzetti case until the courts dispose of it. He is ready to grant a hearing if requested by counsel and notes he declined interviews with French Communist sympathizers in Paris due to language barriers.
The Rev A Studdert Kennedy known as Woodbine Willie will visit America aboard the West Celina and via Middletown Conn associated Berkeley associates to do extension work. He sails on the Olympic and will distribute to Tommies 9 006 000 Woodbines the English cigarettes.
The ship reaching Boston with fire smoldering in her hold. A fireboat fought the fumes as damage survey will assess carro and vesgal before the voyage resumes. Fire under control after port arrival.
In Swanage Dorset England on December 29 AP reports the body of Una Crowe 20, daughter of the late Sir Nyra Crowe, was found fully clothed in a cell after a week’s disappearance. Authorities note drowning as the likely cause but await post mortem results. Her family ties include Mrs Crowe and a father who served as Foreign Office official. The disappearance occurred amid high attention to Agatha Christie.
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