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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1927
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show a discussion of salary matters and meetings tied to the county bar. The text references a Friday action regarding judges salaries and related negotiations, with unclear surrounding context and garbled phrases.
In the Criminal Superior court Judge Alfred C. Baliwin imposed a jail term in December on De cember La Lilo after a guilty plea to a charge of wrestling $700 of a nts money. The matter will hang in abeyance and completion of the jail term with time off for good behavior will not be until the five weeks at March.
The German American Club announces a social event tonight featuring tiernuin wine, a card party with singing, dancing to follow, and a motif of entertainment by an orchestra. Members from various districts are expected to attend, with committees listed including Mrs Tiermin Speeder and Mrs Whridkever among others.
Dr Charles Godfrey, a close friend of P. T. Barnum, spoke to the Universalist Women’s Club praising Barnum as a genius with a talent for public uplift. He described Barnum’s moral approach, beloved literature, and noted personal memories including letters from General Custer, Mark Twain, Tom Thumb, and Queen Victoria era items.
Vermonters adopt a resolution urging the Vermont delegation in Congress to press for remedial regulation to block propagandists and mentally unsound aliens from Canada. They claim laws block entry at the front but smugglers use the routes via Vermont highways to bring aliens into the United States.
Cyrus H Sulloway of Grafton New Hampshire known as the tall pine of Merrimack died in Worcester Massachusetts from pneumonia after a brief illness He worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad and was removed from a train at Union Station last Thursday He leaves a widow and two daughters from Grafton Funeral plans await arrival of relatives from New Hampshire
Judge C K Reeves of Tam Florida, former Florida chief court judge, visited the county courthouse praising court attaches. He is associated with Samuel Reich in a $126,000 suit in New Haven Superior Court over Florida land deals. Reeves to New Haven to aid Reich before Judge Ells on a demurrer.
An executive meeting of the One Hundred club of the Second Baptist church discussed plans for a mass meeting for young men and boys at the church corner of Rosauth and Arctic streets Friday evening. Louia Cope of Rye New York, a nationally known worker with the boys, will speak. The event is the first in a series of monthly boys meetings in conjunction with Rev. J. C. Albertus Rev. Howe and Rev. Dr. Trick.
Emma Willoughby widow of Martin Willoughby died at her daughter’s home in Lower Whitehill Street. She was mother and grandmother of men who served in Civil, Spanish American, and World Wars. Born July 22, 1848, she was 81. Her father Stephen A. Cornish served in the Civil War, as did her brother Oscar Cornish. Her son Harvey served in the Spanish American War and her grandson Howard in World War I.
New London oldest hotel on Main Street near railroad and trolley stations sold at public auction for 75000 dollars to Tony Silva acting for Arthur and Frank Didlargio present lessees and proprietors. Probate court order followed heirs at law petition and months of controversy over the estate of the late Peter F P Donsey.
Brown and Son of Boston advertises Brown’s cough troches and throat remedies with dentifrice tooth powder and a showcase of Seponsceons. The column highlights product superiority and strong sales pitch for home health use.
An old advertisement extols the benefits of Mulsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo, claiming frequent washing improves hair softness shine and color. It warns ordinary soaps harm the scalp and promote brittleness while touting greaseless formula that lathers well rinses clean and leaves hair manageable and glossy.
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