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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
10
A lively page of humor and cartoons from The Fun Shop edited by Masson features jokes about leap year, Santa Claus misunderstandings, and playful vignettes. Notable remarks include a caraway seed cake joke, a private- joke about bridge players, and light exchanges on marriage, artists, and imitation.
In the South Seas the motor schooner Doris Crane was destroyed by fire after an explosion in the engine room. Captain Hiram C Davison recalls the peril as natives Inalho and Rerel struggle to survive. The ship sank, one man died, and a passing steamer Niagara sighted the blaze and rescued the 13 aboard.
The Niagara landed the white officers at Honolulu while the nine other natives in the crew were sent home to Suva, completing a maritime voyage segment and crew disposition.
The Fire Commissioners held a brief routine meeting at Fire Headquarters lasting about ten minutes. President McCathron thanked the board and reporters, with the new board to include John W Bray replacing James D Lawler after Behrens calls the first meeting.
Joseph Kiley, a Bridgeport theatre veteran who has collected tickets at many city venues, retires after 50 years at the theatre and ends a career spanning over six decades. He lives with his son at 560 Newfield Avenue.
Hartford and several Connecticut cities report population gains from school enumeration figures for the year ended September 1, 1927. New Haven up about 3,700. Bridgeport about 800. statewide totals to be finalized. Other cities listed with prior year comparisons.
In Nanking two high officials resign from the Nationalist government, signaling a major reorganization after a pending conference. Foreign Minister Wu and Finance Minister Sun Fo step down, with Kuang Fu and T V Soong tipped as successors as Chiang Kai-Shek plans to assume control in January. Li Chai-Sum returns to Canton after recent coups and revolts reshape the city.
Superior Court Judge Allyn L Brown will hear seven uncontested divorce actions early today. Cases include Helen Nevillte Ricch of Bridgeport versus Louis Riech for cruelty and custody of a minor child, Edith Knapp seeking to resume Wheeler name against Ernest W Knepp, and Leona Milie Miller of Danbury versus Henry V Miller for desertion, with others listed from Stamford Simsbury Greenwich and Darien.
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