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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1927
Page
19
New York reports show varied railroad earnings and corporate activity. Declines appear in December net operating income for several rail lines while steel plate orders rise in January. The market previews corporate restructurings and dividend actions as investors weigh mixed results.
A fragmented classified item lists a real estate rental line and a legal office reference. The readable portion mentions a Patents Street address and an attorney at law. The entry appears as a damaged real estate and legal notice from a local firm.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a sales trade in Bridecpurt with a preferred man named Paul and references to vendors and goods. Details and names are garbled, with no clear event date or outcome. The readable parts suggest a salesmen round or listing but lack verifiable specifics.
Vacuum Oil Company directors announced an extra dividend of 10 cents and the regular quarterly of 5 cents, both payable March 19 to stockholders of record February 28. A prior special dividend of 1 dollar was declared last November along with 59 cents extra and 60 cents regular quarterly. Timken Roller Bearing also declared an extra 16 cents and a regular quarterly of 1 dollar, payable March 5 to holders of record February 18.
Bay City Michigan February 1 The Farmers State Savings Bank of thincy failed to open this morning as a notice on the door said the bank is in the hands of the clearing house association Deposits total about 1 001 You were shown in the fast nent.
Connecticut notice from Bridgeport District Court regarding Jenaary Deh and James T. flere of Webdgeport. Creditors of Jeabt Estate urged to present claims within months and seek immediate payment to Mary Fauck, administrator.
The Morrison Company announces a quarterly dividend on its preferred stock for the quarter ending February 1, 1927. A dividend of 1 per share is declared, with a 4 percent annual rate on the preferred issue. Both preferred and common dividends will be paid February 6, 1927 to shareholders of record at the close of business January 1, 1927. Transfer books close January 1 and reopen February 8, 1927. OKORUS KE DISTRICT, Meovetar
A dense roster lists Connecticut securities and insurance firms with multiple stock quotes. Entries include Aetna Life Ins, Hartford Gas Light, Travelers Insurance, Connecticut Power, New Haven Gas Light, and various manufacturers like Acme Wire, International Silver, Stanley Works, Niles-Bement-Pond, and Torrington Rug Co, noting quoted prices and trading terms in a period-accurate financial pane.
Warranty deeds and quit claim transfers recorded for multiple parcels. William Moffitt to Max Muller on Grand View Park. Lottie Clenty Schwine Brothers Co. on Herkimer Street. Fico Contracting to Julia Hingel on Pennsylvania Avenue. Samuel Levine to Ltarry Pillott Seaview Avenue. John London to John Gerosko Hallett Street. Arthur Abpott to Rosa Cederbaum Ghareh Jane. Troy Kingsbury to Syvangy Locke Fairfield Avenue. Matilda Weingarten to Hoy Kingsbury Fairfield Avenue. Emmilie Hein to Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank Transall Avenue. Adolph Uni Emma Hein to Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank Y Avenue. Mrs B. Ben Vinta Start Street. Carl Wenstrom to Carl Foster Jackson Avenues. Donato Seiito to City Loan Corporation Nichols Street. Nicholas Cederbaum to Arthur Ablett Church Lanes. Nicholas Zelinth to Cyril Wach Englewood Avenue. Joel Selleck to Harry Pillott Seaview Avenue Quit Claim. Thomas Carten to Catherine Andrew Whitney Avenues. National Bank to Francis Schnee to David.
A 3900 ton coal laden schooner Paul Howard drawn from Stratford avenue drawbridge to Naugatuck dock dragged along river bottom from Wall street dock to North Washington avenue amid rising tide. Tugs towed the vessel free, passage noted at 10 o clock after a flood tide. Bottom depth varied from 8 to 26 feet during the drift.
A Candlemas service will be held tonight at St Mark s Eylseon Church at 7 45 p m lasting about forty minutes ending around 8 15 p m Candles are available for purchase at the parish hall to be given as memorials for loved ones A meeting of St Mary s guild will follow the service.
A brief town notice reports the Missionaries of Milford Church, Rev and Mrs Charles Miller, to be transferred from Ceylon to Madras, India the first of the month as part of a reorganization of mission work toward native leaders.
SACO Me Feb 1 AP Arthur H Plante Biddeford clerk sentenced to four Fines of 26 each for conspiracy to defraud Indictments against former Mayor Howard A G Drapeau Andrew Allen contractor and Daniel Vickey of Street department were nol pressed Investigation by state auditing department concluded last fall Former city Clerk Arthur T Plante sent to state prison and A F Boisvert and Weelar Cantara businessmen sentenced to storms in the county jail
Boston January 12. Indictments were returned in the Federal District Court today against John and Michael Andrews father and son and William Novanesian all of Nassau for banditry in the $84 000 mail train robbery near Salisbury last July They faced two counts of larceny and aiding and abetting in the robbery with bonds set at 350 000 each They were in default Michael Andrews and under arrest at Galveston Bord waived removal rights and will travel to Boston with an inspector next Saturday
Oversubscription reported for the Missouri Pacific Railroad 95 million gold mortgage bonds. Books opened early, with most bonds priced at par and inquiry high. Prominent underwriters include Sullivan Loeb and Company, indicating strong demand in New York. An historic single-bank railway financing effort.
Airtaxis Limited has applied to operate air service lines in London to carry passengers and freight, claiming the airship approach will outpace road travel. Directors anticipate cheaper inland journeys and a future market for light venturer machines amid delays and regulatory considerations.
Harry Kem of Covington Kentucky, former president of the defunct West Coast Jickey club, received a one year sentence in jail from Judge Raleigh Peilaway of Bilshorough County Criminal Court after conviction on charges of conspiring to violate the gambling laws.
New Haven Feb 1 More than seven million dollars will be spent by the Southern New England Telephone Company for Connecticut construction this year, with new buildings planned in Manchester and Derby and a new automatic plant at New London. Cables will be laid between multiple cities and automatic telephones costing 8.48 million are to be installed in five years as plants expand to meet rising demand. Directors listed include English Moran Morris Tyter Heaney Bullard Knight Thayer Bingalee McKeon Gifford Roth.
New York AP Feb 1, 1930s report says Pall B Boyd a Yale graduate and lawyer died Jan 23 from a fractured skull after an incident at a Greenwich Village restaurant with William Goodall of Virginia and Kenneth Chalmers of Scarsdale NY. Police found no evidence of arrest risk and conclude the death an accident.
At the first session of the Board of Relief in the Commas chamber yesterday Attorney Lewy Kornblatt said 24 appeals were tied. If all relief is granted the grand list will fall by about one fifth. Some owners asked for relief while several concerns challenged assessment figures. The second session is scheduled for today from 9 am to 12 noon, with additional hours in the afternoon.
In Windsor Vermont the state presented nurse Hessle Pandiris from Windsor as a witness after the court overruled defense objections. Pandiris testified that Johny Winters attacked her in her bedroom the night Mrs. Gullivan was murdered, and burrs found in her room mirrored those from Mrs. Gullivan’s house nearby.
Mexican Catholics in Mexico City will hold masses in private homes after priests agreed with municipal authorities to conform with religious laws. The Sun reports the move, stating it follows the six month enforcement of the reform laws, which prompted priests to abandon churches in protest.
Funeral notices list the deaths and services for Annie E Howard and several others. Details include residences, church names, burial places, and survivor relations such as spouses and siblings, with dates readied for graves at St Michael's and Lakeview cemeteries. Additional obits mention ages, origins, and community roles with burial in Mountain Grove and St Michael cemeteries.
Governor Pothier withdrew the appointment of Dr Frances A Kenyon as medical examiner for Charlestown and Richmond stating the law allows only men in the post The request seeks to substitute Dr John Paul Jones of Wakefield for Kenyon sparking the first ever male appointment to the role in the state
The steamship Anthony O Berke, bound from Norfolk to Boston, ran aground on a shoal in Robinsons Hole near Vineyard Haven on Sunday afternoon and remained stuck. Captain Diamond reported the vessel was leaking but not in immediate danger as he communicated with the owner in New York aboard a coast guard patrol boat.
Obituaries run for several residents with funeral details in February 1927. Sarah Ann Blood widow of LeRoy A Blood died at 86 from 526 Noble Avenue with service February 3 at 2 PM and Lakeview Cemetery interment. Annie Pond Stronz Benham widow of George Thompson Benham died February 1. requiem mass February 3 at Trinity Church, burial Mt. Grove Cemetery. Elizabeth A Carr died in Bridgeport Hospital January 31 aged 40. funeral February 2 at 2 PM at James H. Vanderbeck residence, Union Cemetery interment. John Doherty aged 58 died January 31. funeral February 3 at 4:30 AM and 9 AM Sacred Heart Church, burial St. Michael's Cemetery. Anna Lacivita died February 1 aged 15. funeral February 8 at St. Raffaels, interment St. Michael's Cemetery. Dante Roy Nichols obituary entry notes Huntington, with funeral in Lawn Cemetery. John Skrzydlewski invited to attend funeral February 2. Daniel J Woodin of Trumbull died January 30. services February 3 at Wilmot and Co. funeral rooms and Pembroke Cemetery. Contributions requested to Dean Fraser memorials.
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