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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1926
Page
15
In Milford, a regulatory or insurance rate discussion at the Milford Conference today could trigger changes in pricing. The article notes community activity, a fire damage incident near 5,000 dollars and ongoing investigations into the blaze at G. John and Brothers store, with details on insurance coverage and claims.
Christmas season violence turns strange as two wooden crosses burned in Stratford near South Avenue and Main Street, and Meederick Street. firemen retreat without water or chemicals. Reports also list a fatal gas exposure death in Southampton, a shooting incident near New Haven leading to arrest, and multiple local police actions including drunkenness charges, hunting violations, and auto infractions. The Stratford Alumni meeting is set for the high school auditorium with an informal dance instead of a banquet.
Alfred Witham of Walnut Beach visits family for Christmas. St Ann's Altar Society meets Tuesday at 6 PM. Eugene White and others visit relatives in Yonkers New York. DeMolay Society elects officers for the year. St Andrews Sunday School Christmas tree party scheduled. Parish pledge cards requested. Tan-AmerTown Club to be formed with aims of aid and employment. headquarters planned at the Old Devon.
An Italian community athletic club plans to open its recreational program highlighting literary philanthropic and athletic work. The group expects about forty members as it develops its welfare oriented activities for the community.
Governor John Il Prumbull attended as an after hours guest at the Fuss home in American Port. Christmas Day saw visits from Peter Neveran and families, Kenneth Card and Basil, with Mrs Clarke and others in the area noting holiday gatherings. A trolley collision damaged Clarence Webb’s car on Niciels Avenue, with police requested for damages. Travel conditions delayed the Christmas service at the Congregational Church. Visitors from Boston and other towns arrived to see local families, including Mr and Mrs Bentley and daughter, and Jaci Martin from Waterbury joined relatives in Shelton and nearby.
Long Hill and surrounding areas celebrate Christmas with a flurry of greetings. Mr. and Mrs. Russo Shaw visit Hartford relatives while Elmore Nichols of Trumbull guests with the Fullers of Tashua. Arthur Adams spends vacation at home with the Adams family in Tashua. Kenneth Wales and family welcome visitors as Sherman and Sadler families travel between Monroe, Huntington, Stratford, and Derby for holiday gatherings.
George S Hill, veteran public figure, may not seek another term on the Municipal Tasssence commission as his current term expires. He holds roles with the Board of Public Purchases, Yellow Mill Gidze commission, Bridgeport baseball, and county Republican organizations, with no successor named yet.
Thorpe to become head of the Peabody Museum at Yale University, succeeding Prof. Had. Hiehad S&S, who leaves for overseas duties in the museum’s interest. The change takes place as the new leader assumes duties Saturday.
A chicken hawk preying on poultry near the county jail in Albany was shot by Chief guard Frank Guenther. The bird roosted on the jail tower and had a four foot wingspan.
Reports from Quincy Massachusetts say Albert Whitman twenty one of South Quincy was found dead in his car in the Whitman garage. Police noted the vehicle’s exhaust was disconnected while fumes filled the interior. Officers believe the death was self inflicted and attempted revival efforts failed.
In Hazmsrouck France thirty five mothers in the region receive the French Birth Rate Medal for countering race death charges. They have a total of 242 children averaging seven per mother, a record for the area. Railway extension from Washburn to the Quebec border began, funded by US Senator Arthur R Gould, costing five million dollars and due to take two years.
Hartford December 27 The Department of Labor reports 965 applications for work in the past week as construction of the Maine railroad project begins. In Washburn Me February 7 the state labor official notes activity tied to the Quebec project and reports allocations to 546 workers.
The report details 568 applications from men and 398 from women applied for work. It notes 64h jobs were secured for 315 women and 231 men. The Startford bureau had the highest applications at 26 percent, with Bridgeport 185, New Haven 3635, Norwich 160, and Waterbury 24¢ among other bureaus.
Springfield Massachusetts December 2 AP average temperatures of eight and ten degrees below zero ruled in this vicinity early today with considerably lower readings in some spots Amherst reported a minimum of 13 below zero. Front in the still air had the aspect of thin fog.
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