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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1928
Page
9
The passage mixes stray terms about tablets, health advice, and routines with names and places left garbled. It references cleansing, facial care, and concerns about breath, pain, and possible allergies, but lacks coherent narrative or identifiable subjects or events.
A scrambled OCR dump outlines a dense block of radio programs with scattered times, names, and stations. The legible elements include mentions of PM slots, various show words, and partial names, but most content is unreadable or garbled.
A dense rail of stations and performers fill the air with concerts and programs. Carrie Chapman Cott and Chase Ross appear on WEAI at 700 PM, Strombeig Carlson leads WEAF broadcasts, and a long list of orchestras, vocalists, and ensembles from WLAI to KW stations share the night with varied symphony, opera, and variety acts.
Bridgeport police say a gang of safe crackers active in New London and London, England, used a shared method to break into safes. In four cases they used nitroglycerine to blast locks while securing safes in Bridgeport and nearby towns. Officers recovered tools and noted the group’s cross city reach and timing yesterday morning.
Mysterious electrical disturbances muting reception for many listeners were traced to a large clock on the John D Rockefeller Sr estate. The clock atop a high tower was stopped voluntarily after experts identified it as the interference source as the commission reported.
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee reported favorably on a bill to extend the Radio Commission for one year beyond March 5. Nominations of O H Caldwell Pickard Harold J Fount were recommended, with terms ultimately limited or altered by amendments. The measure, sponsored by Senator Watson, heads to the House where a similar bill awaits action.
Newel Tomi anvernor of the Penobscot tribe in Old Town Maine died after drinking wood alcohol. Dr Madden, tribal physician, said death was not likely by personal crisis. Tomar, 43, a former basket maker and canoe guide, was inaugurated governor a little over a year ago and survived by his wife and several children.
In a South declarer side of a Trump contract, the hand shows the danger of Hearts running against the declarer once the Dummy appears. West or East division of Hearts, possible four or three higher cards, affects plan. Hold up Hearts until the third round, then attempt the Club finesse to escape adverse distribution. If Club finesse succeeds or fails, adjust based on East or West holding the remaining Hearts and Queens.
Larry Semon, noted film performer, was reported in Los Angeles court records today as owing $80,000. The municipal court heard that he is without assets, with details presented by Referee Mulvile.
A report from Wethersfield states Alvin H Craps, former assistant physician at Mann Training School, is named physician at Connecticut State Prison to replace Dr P D Battey who resigned December 31. Burton J Caswall is named assistant.
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