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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1927
Page
2
Testimony in the Browning case centers on a honeymoon diary and alleged improper acts. Witnesses recount letters and photos, with attorneys arguing marital context and ownership of incriminating material.
The Coist Artillery military band holds a Sunday meeting in Soko Hall electing John H. W. McClure as president and Pred N. Leiner as secretary treasurer. Officers include FDR Couney Dixon I ys Falstant braorians Hbrark Joseph Hossa and AL Botanuvie. Peter Biro listed as former leader. A fundraising and public relations plan was approved and a buffet followed.
In Des Arc Arkansas three children drowned when floodwaters swept over a bridge area near Prairie. Sheriff Wheatley reported a plea for aid from Pioneer plants at Prairie and described rising waters and overturned/ Floating debris observed on the river. The incident underscores the ongoing danger from the floods and the need for emergency assistance.
A sizzling Browning court room session centers on Peaches and Daddy in a sensational hearing. James P. Mixon faces probing questions about pre marriage links while Peaches hotly denies prior familiarity. Witnesses from the Gardens Inn and a newspaper syndicate recount claims of diaries money and romance fueling the dramatic melodrama.
Reporters hoped for a sensational opening of The Drag at the Park Theatre Bridgeport but authorities and audiences found no objectionable material. The play centers on male abnormality and homoerotic themes with a love triangle ending in a party for the abnormals. Notables from New York attended as ushers ejected a seatless patron and New York police officials observed cautious steps before any New York production.
Police report shows a boy admitted taking twelve dollars from a trunk during the crime scene and explains he sought payment owed to his mother. Wounds on the victim suggest possible mental perversion or a maniacal frenzy, with dismemberment not ruled out. A Danbury real estate man notes the victim had paid him two hundred dollars on a mortgage shortly before the murder. An Albany requisition process advances, with Governor Trumbull and Governor Smith involvement. the accused woman expected to be brought to Danbury tomorrow.
Antonio Felix Padalich, a Ford worker, filed suit in Detroit on January 81 seeking 1 750 000 claiming he was promised royalties and other monies for patents perfected during six years with the automaker. He says the company promised royalties but refused to pay, calling the plan folly.
Beatrice Williams of 1 Street Fort Trumbull suffered a sprained back when the car she rode in, driven by Rolland Freeman of 6 Orange Avenue Miord, overturned at Artle and East Main following a collision with Patrick J. Curley of 461 Dover Street. She was thrown into the street as the vehicle overturned. A Public Works truck driven by Alfred H. Mooney of 1406 Main Street was slightly damaged when struck near the municipal garage by John Kaminski of 653 Pembroke Street. A car driven by Fumner Simpson of the Raybestos company, parked at 292 Fairfield, was lightly damaged after being clipped by William Butenos of 71 Wilson Street Traford when Butenos braked to avoid a Kelley car he was following.
Hartford January report states the General Assembly will honor ex Governor Simeon Baldwin for his service. Action is expected to recognize him and arrange representation at his funeral. Acting Governor J Edwin Brainard indicated support for the Assembly to act tomorrow.
The Miker Lumber company schooner was towed up the Pequonnock river yesterday morning, amid concerns of grounding near gas and water mains on Stratford avenue. The Paul Howard, moored at Wall Street dock, waits for an exceptionally high tide to pass the Nadgatuck Terminal with over 3,000 tons of bituminous coal, drawing about 23 feet.
Harbormaster William A Lamond is expected to win a third term by the Common Council at its meeting on February 7.
Another of Milford's few remaining Civil War veterans, Caleb Smith aged 86, died after a three week illness in the house where he was born on the Birds Turnpike. A farmer who enlisted in the Twenty seventh Connecticut volunteers, he leaves a daughter and seven sons plus others, with funeral services set for 2 30 this afternoon at the Church of Christ Congregational Milford officiated by Rev Charles F Atkins. Burial will be in Milford Cemetery.
A letter from Harold LeMay, missionary in Shao Wu, China, to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions describes upheaval after the southern Chinese army entered Shao Wu in December. Soldiers forced relocation of women and children from schools and homes, with anti Christian sentiment rising. a division commander vowed to protect churches and peaceful groups though churches faced frequent disruption.
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