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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram reports local news and notices with standard Associated Press content. The paper invites reader participation, notes subscription details, and emphasizes authorized reprints and telephonic contact for office information.
An exchange during Admiral Magruder’s appearance before the Naval Affairs Committee on December 20 devolved into a shouting match. Congressmen spoke while Bristin and others appeared to answer for him, driven by navy interests, munitions, shipbuilding, and patronage graft. The piece mocks congressional demagoguery and dismisses the hearing as a failure to learn.
The Hartford Courant lauded Bridgeport for routing Post road traffic to ease congestion. The piece notes merchants benefited as ten ton trucks and other heavy traffic avoided the shopping section, though the writer argues Hartford observers misread the impact and that congestion remains. Drunken driving crackdown ordered by Commissioner Hurley targets reckless operators after fatal incidents and rising arrests.
An anti saloon league plan to push prohibition via propaganda faces ridicule in Ohio where locals tolerate violence linked to bootleggers and the fatal targeting of a prohibition agent's partner.
A New England inventor claims a self regenerating electric motor can run without external power using rectifying tubes to sustain operation in a foundry and on an airplane. A New Jersey inventor then announced a gravity neutralizing machine capable of suspending a 50 pound weight and a model airplane, with plans for commercial use and flights between New York and Paris in hours. The piece playfully suggests nature’s immutable laws may yield to these claims.
The Cincinnati jury acquitted George Remus by finding him insane at the time of his wife’s death. The piece decries the verdict as American sentimentality and muddle-headed justice, arguing it ignores accountability and the implications of lunacy rulings.
Readers are invited to submit letters arguing clearly with full name and address. privacy can be kept if desired. Letters beyond 800 words may be shortened by the editor. anonymous communications will not be published. The page accepts public input on local issues and community topics.
A letter to the editor criticizes coverage of a submarine sinking discussion and questions the paper's stance on illegal liquor traffic. The note references Dr. Payne and suggests chalking the submarine loss to a prohibition navy victory as editorial spin.
An editorial argues the parking problem hinges on strict law enforcement not street widening. It cites Hartford Courant's views and urges all motorists to park at their own expense, noting strangers crowd business fronts despite the 40 minute limit and urging police to enforce laws to curb the car induced irritability and wealth creation.
A Cincinnati jury found George Remus temporarily insane at the time of his wife’s murder, a verdict portrayed as a pretense to avoid guilty findings. The piece condemns the jury for ignoring evidence and questions the fairness of the trial amid Prohibition-era tensions. It contrasts public mood with the legal outcome and muses on justice and integrity.
A vivid column by Herbert Corey sketches a December night in Manhattan. He notes tinkerers at craft and blacksmiths on Fifth Avenue, a London fashion clerk, auctions, street scenes, ads, and the chill of pedestrians near notable landmarks like the Normandie, The Plaza fountain, and crowded Broadway. The piece blends city trivia with personal reflections on crowds, entertainment, and urban life.
A poem urging readers to give to the hungry and needy during Christmas. It emphasizes sharing food, support, education, courage, and kindness across all people, praising acts of mercy and world-wide brotherhood amid hardship and sorrow.
City officials push uniform auto types to cut repair costs while Delinquents face New Year's notices as tax collectors plan 28 city lists. Marsden suspension sparks party clash. Chandler and Editor figures in New Haven politics noted. Southington aviation talks lead to field ideas. Meriden board guards pensions and library roles. Hartford traffic signals shift away from seven Bobby signals to traffic cops, while city clerks report campaign expense details and local aldermen’ contributions.
Dr Fran argues that humanity supra nationalism should guide culture and policy. He cites Joanne Rockefeller’s gift of 1,750,000 for an international house on the Pacific coast and notes existing efforts in New York. Institutions abroad will host up to 500 resident students with social centers to foster global citizenship and peaceful dispute resolution.
The Daily Mirror reports a rare rift among Republican National Committeemen over selecting a convention site. Crocker of California backed San Francisco, Butler favored Kansas City, and a New England bloc eventually tipped the balance for Kansas City, ending the deadlock. The column notes the exclusive nature of the committee and its internal snubs and loyalties. Also a stray line oddly comments on roadside car roof work.
A reader questions the crusade against Spain and the Cross as central to Christian mission. The columnist defends the Cross as essential, arguing Christianity centers on sacrifice and faith must serve, not the other way around. The exchange also touches Browne’s The Believing World and Christianity among world faiths.
Engiewood hospital will provide Christmas gifts to more than 50 quarantined children afflicted with scarlet fever diphtheria and tuberculosis. Miss Holton superintendent said Scouts and carols will accompany a small program as Santa arrives. A seven year old Prospect School pupil was struck by a truck on Warren Street and extreme injuries followed.
The Bridgeport council Boy Scouts of America held a meeting at Scout Headquarters 991 Broad Street. Attendees included Carroll Reed Senator Charles Shang Wheeler Ray French and Carl Fairchild. The next committee meeting is set for the fourth Monday in January and they will attend the Warren Harding High School Jamboree February 17 to award Eagle badges won previously. The group approved charges in the court of honor and board of review system and agreed to award regular certificates to successful candidates in future.
A fragmentary account chronicles a Mexico revolt led by Theron Hand, depicting armed resistance, government opposition, and public reaction. It contrasts violent suppression with plea for lawful settlement, noting bloodshed and public sorrow amid ongoing unrest.
Sebastian C Cove, 34, of New Britain, arrested on a charge of transporting intoxicating fluids after police found 30 gallons in his car. He will be arraigned tomorrow.
Mrs. Mary Jakubinas, stabbed in the abdomen by her husband Saturday night, has filed a civil suit for 810.01 against Jakubinas. He remains confined to jail while efforts to rate the 10,000 bond are ongoing and his property has been attached.
Fastern Peona New Jersey and surrounding regions show little temperature change through Thursday into Friday. Eastern New York and New England expect slight cooling Friday with low pressure across Newfoundland and a central system over the Northern Rocky Mountains. Winds north to northwest along the coast, with strengthening from Sandy Hook to Hatteras as a northern flow persists.
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