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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1927
Page
12
A long editorial engages in a critique of government spending and debt management. It warns against a culture of spending by the government and calls for accountability, detailing proposed fiscal mechanisms and public scrutiny while referencing taxation and specific timelines for financial adjustments.
A Bridgemort sermon by Bishop C Acheson urges worshippers to avoid religion sourced from erratic scribblers and news articles. He laments politics entering pulpits and warns that morality suffers when church teaching mixes with partisan rhetoric and popular newspapers. The bishop emphasizes discipline, justice, and focused preaching.
Washington February 2 The Daily Mirror lauds Tom Connally of Texas as a lively incisive House member. He dominates debates with humor and rapid interruptions, drawing applause and keeping rivals on their toes. The piece notes his long tenure shaping farm policy and mentions connections to Speaker Longworth and Henry.
Readers are invited to send unsigned letters on free expression. Submissions should be confidential and edited for brevity. Communications must be concise and within the editorial pattern, with longer pieces reduced for publication.
A letter from an animal lover questions fur wearing and animal suffering from trapping. The writer argues trapping causes great pain and urges public opinion to be considered, suggesting women might avoid fur if they did the killing. The piece invites further discussion on the issue.
An aged speaker reflects on a scofflaw who speeds to obtain mail orders then faces punishments. Recurrent crimes, magistrates, and harsh retribution are described as inevitable, with a cautionary tone about justice and patience until consequences catch up.
An opinion piece by Dr. Fra Dirusuonw debates George Bernard Shaw on whether a woman should be a leader or hold salaries. It weighs gender roles in education work and public positions, arguing leadership depends on ability not gender, with examples from church and politics.
A Hartford area column notes Tax Collector reports showing current year personal tax arrears near 100,000, with 80 plus percent of rents collected and efforts to reach full estimates amid skeptical local figures. It covers Republican Rep. Finklestone’s bid against state machine influence and upcoming town meetings on mayoral appointments, school budget control, and board changes including health and library directors.
Norwalk officials press Congress to back a new federal building amid site and lease questions. Mayor and board leaders urge action, noting prior appropriation and postwar delays, while debate over a self perpetuating park board and Republican stance unfolds.
Fragmentary poem praising a bonny little boy with garbled lines. The text shows playful imagery of happiness and growth, with repeated misspellings and disrupted phrases suggesting OCR errors rather than a coherent narrative or event. No clear date, place, or organization is present.
A reader asks Dr Cadman to compare two New Testament views on Christ’s return and notes the comfort for the dead in Thessalonians. Cadman outlines a Jewish apocalyptic, visible return versus a Johannine spiritual presence. He cites Acts and 1 John, and discusses the dead entering heavenly mansions.
Borton Feb 2 AP Despite reports of upheaval in China, William K Strong Foreign Secretary in China of the American Board said missionary work is not ending. He called talks of wiping out missions absurd and predicted China will become one of the great nations of the modern world, with Jesus Christ remaining among its people.
Disturbance in China recalls Episcopal missionaries in Changsha Ichang and Shasi to Hankow. All middle schools in Hankow district closed except two. Foreign staff agree to comply with church leadership headed by Bishop Logan Roots. Possible later closure of Boone Middle School and St Hilda's at Warkang.
Fragmentary report shows The Day in Washington noting naval supply bill sent to reconciliation, White House discussions on Republican prospects for 1828, and stock sales by Fords. House military rejects soil and snow proposals. Bowker construction urged. Reclamation Commissioner pressuring. government loans cut by Ways and Means. Treasury reform proposal blocked. funds for diplomats in Canada and Ireland sought. Senate to act Friday on Democratic tax reform.
A curiously jumbled piece offers blunt maxims about learning and humility. It references a closed minded man, a headstrong boy, a silly girl, and a proud person who rejects instruction, urging thrift, humility, and example as moral guidance from a parent or elder.
The outlook shows increasing cloudiness in central regions with little temperature change. Maine colder Thursday with rain or snow by Friday as a disturbance moves east from Lake Huron area. High pressure dominates Hodge Bay. winds north of Sandy Hook moderate to fresh.
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