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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1928
Page
12
The piece argues for a centralized 24 hour dial telephone system to replace manual operation. It emphasizes improved service, economies of scale, and progress, noting current high costs but potential benefits and urging adoption to avoid hindering progress. It reflects Associated Press style and quotes readers’ thoughts on daily and nightly news access.
Governor Smith of New York advocates total world disarmament in a letter to Gordon of the Church Peace Union. He cites 1928 military spending of about 9600 million and argues U S leadership is needed to secure a multinational agreement that ends armaments without becoming an international bully.
A New England cutlery firm faces layoffs but discovers a pivot from mere knives to decorative and domestic uses. Changing knife handles from black to blue revives demand as shops, teashops, and apartment houses adopt modern styling, boosting sales and saving jobs amid shifting markets. The piece also critiques rigid dialing systems, advocating smoother, dial-based operation for efficiency.
The piece argues that critics question Hiram Bingham's Americanness due to his birthplace Honolulu but defends him noting his varied service as teacher farmer explorer governor and AEF flier. It suggests critics would need a super powered microscope to find un-American flaws in his record.
The ruling agrees with Attorney General Alling that the Motor Vehicle Commissioner lacks power to summon Grand Jurors. The paper praises Wilton grand juror Bennett for his integrity, hopes a full official hearing would reveal facts, and calls for broad publicity to deter future overreach by authorities.
A notice invites letters to the editor with formal format and real name and address required. It states letters exceeding 40 percent of page length may be shortened and a fee may be charged at the editor's discretion. Content deemed unaddressed may receive no reply.
A West End Congregational Church pastor writes to the editor praising the Telegram editorial Some Gain Anyway. He argues that shifting from traditionalist authoritarian methods to a realistic scientific approach is key, and that the overall aim is a new method of addressing social problems rather than ready answers.
In a rural setting Anne Campbell recalls after noon gatherings at the Village Grocery where residents debate politics and religion. Cy Beggs asserts snakes have legs, recounting a claim about a fire and legs, while Omar and others recall hunting snakes and finding none, sharing a common dinner parlor discussion with grandma.
A Daily Mirror column recounts a parade of stories about John D. Rockefeller Jr. including a curious tale of a carriage escort and a fashionable meal. It also notes Hollywood interest in Berthe Mellett and a quip about Samuel G. Blythe’s bold journalism. The piece moves through anecdotes of wealth, appetite, and media curiosity in 1920s New York.
A comic narrative follows a weary father facing harsh winter, rising coal costs and high heating bills. He laments storms, the iceman, and economic strain while dreaming of a cooler land where sunshine eases his burdens. The verses mix frustration with wry humor as his family endures the season.
The Relief board will meet next week to hear appeals on property relief with executive attention. The board is inclined to uphold Assessor Connelly’s large expenditures, and many appellants are from the poorer class. Hartford measures include new purchasing department efforts, tax collection progress, and municipal appointments, with broader concerns over voter eligibility for fire and police forces and ongoing litigation over pavement assessments.
Georges Clemenceau, at eighty five, proclaims work as the cure for many ills. He argues health, happiness, and moral strength come from labor and that getting up for work preserves health, while contemplation alone yields little. He echoes Carlyle’s gospel of work and urges men to shape the world by toiling in useful trades.
William Cohen of Stamford obtains a stipulation judgment yesterday awarding him 5,584.48 from William Devitt and 2,5590 from Joseph Devitt, both of Stamford, to cover plumbing materials for a cleave the data bill over several years. He originally sought 7,000 damages in a prior action.
The text discusses causes of revolutions, comparing French and Russian upheavals, and cites social tension, oppression, and demagoguery as triggers. It reflects on conservatism’sInflammatory role, the Reign of Terror, and the outcomes of violent measures, then shifts to religious questions about the existence of a personal devil and the problem of evil, contrasting Biblical perspectives with philosophical views on morality and human responsibility. The tone resembles a historical newspaper feature with editorials and theological inquiry.
Washington report argues Martyriom could be used to sway Illinois voters by portraying Smith as wrongly treated by the Senate. It discusses possible court actions, political maneuvers, and the risk of his renomination and reelection being affected by Insull-related funds and public sentiment.
Fragmentary OCR style script presents a devotional motif urging honesty courage and self correction. It references friendship and truth telling amid trouble, with phrasing that hints at moral struggle and cost of evil service.
Axel Rudolpp Lundgren died January 28 without a will leaving an estate not exceeding 800 dollars. His sisters Charlotte Milton and Ida Bockmar of Bridgeport and brothers Knut Lundgren of Newtown and Charles Lundgren of Orange, Massachusetts inherit equally due to intestacy. He lived at 16 South Pine Street and ran a restaurant at 539 Atlantic Avenue before dying at Swedish Hospital. burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions in New England Friday and Saturday with temperatures gradually rising. New York to experience partly cloudy skies and mild warmth Friday, increasing cloudiness Saturday. Northeastern disturbance centered north of Newfoundland, high pressure over Ontario and the Middle Atlantic. Temperatures rise Friday in the Middle Atlantic and again Saturday across most Washington forecast district. Winds shift from northeast to east, with moderate to fresh southeast winds offshore. High water advisories and almanac notes follow.
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