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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
12
The Bridgeport Telegram reports publication of a city page with notices and 26 local items. It notes offices in Midfield and surrounding areas posting notices, editorials, and brief items from various departments.
Tuesday night a local radio station hosted Lincoln Day readings featuring Ida Tarbell and Edger White Burrill. Tarbell spoke about Lincoln biographies while Burrill read her short piece He Knew Lincoln, now in its fifth annual reading. Also noted were Joe Lucas a Black shop owner in Dodblack and his 55 year philanthropy funding education for Negro boys.
Atty Gen Alling’s ruling limits the motor vehicle commissioner’s power to review a judge’s failure to prosecute motor law violations. The decision rejects the idea of an independent tribunal authority over officers and reinforces proper criminal procedure. The piece critiques the commissioner’s perceived overreach and discusses broader political commentary on elections and public duty.
A fragment notes officials in Paterson and the police were not aware of a matter. It contrasts imagined awareness with whether New Jersey courts have heard of it, suggesting uncertainty about legal acknowledgment by authorities. The text centers on whether the courts have any record or recognition of the issue.
A moving exhortation against prejudice arguing that bias divides societies and harms the soul. It contends that differences do not justify inferiority and urges living and letting live as the Creator intended. The piece cites science sociology and religion to condemn prejudice in all forms.
Readers are invited to send letters signed with a careet name and addressee. Home addresses will be kept confidential if desired. Letters over 300 words may be reduced at editors discretion. Anonymous communications receive no payment and will be ignored.
An Fairfield letter writer argues the town wastes about 600 to 700 dollars on traffic lights that serve little need for years. They urge diverting funds to establish a paid fire department to better protect homes while praising volunteers but noting limited equipment.
H R Jackson calls for a four member local board to review marriage proposals to curb interracial unions while acknowledging love between Miss Fuller and Mr Kellam. asserts public welfare concerns and urges freedom despite social opposition. He argues race mixing should be prevented but admits personal love may be acceptable.
The Daily Mirror reports a Senate debate with Senator Bruce charging the south with violating the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments by suppressing Black voters, while Senator Borah defends southern compliance. Borah claims whites are disfranchised similarly, and Bruce argues constitutional provisions are nullified in the south. The exchange highlights partisan and regional tensions over Reconstruction amendments and prohibition.
Poem lines lamenting a promised love now tarnished. The speaker recalls eyes as a guiding vision and recalls two paths of light, two amber beacons guiding hearts in separate directions. The fragment reveals an intimate, lyrical meditation on loss and memory.
Arrangements for written police exams at the Senior school on Wednesday February 16 are planned by the Norwalk Board of Public Safety. Stamford events include Democratic dinner at Hotel Davenport with Thomas Spellacy and Elizabeth Marbury speaking, plus local political commentary and town governance notes.
Manhattan readers hear a critics view that New Yorkers pay high prices for meals lacking fine cuisine. A Belgian chef, now a millionaire, criticizes American eating as focusing on cheap dishes like corned beef and ham and eggs. He notes New York clubs seldom offer true gastronomy and contrasts elite dining with public expectations.
The forecast covers Southern New England and Eastern New York with partly cloudy conditions, rain in parts and a slight cold change. Disturbances over Lake Michigan and New England show increasing cloudiness and rain in the north, with strong north winds along Sandy Hook and shifts to southwest and west winds elsewhere. Sunset and tide data included.
An article arguing for work integrated education notes students in forty two states and Canada, including Antioch College, where work study reduces costs and builds practical skills. It cites wages of 32 to 35 dollars weekly, five year completion, and broad fields from agriculture to law, stressing self reliance and student appreciation of education.
British aviator Bert Hinkler started from Croydon England for Malta in a small plane aiming toward Australia. The hop was described as part of his daring attempt and occurred this morning, with the journey continuing beyond Centucelle.
A reflective piece argues that belief rests on perceivable reality and that attention to present facts fuels imagination and culture. It cites New England’s historical liberty, warns against overemphasis on unseen ideas, and notes future critics may judge leaders by their era’s broader deeds and injustices.
A satirical poem about so called visionaries who buy swamp land and imagined future cities. It mocks speculators who forecast growth, while villagers fear inflated prices and empty prospects as developers push delusional visions of vast, unchanged landscapes turning into thriving suburbs.
A compact reflection on fear of error and pride. The speaker warns against stubbornness and folly, noting the danger lies in contentment with ignorance and egotism. It touches on work becoming drudgery, and the value of justice and effort in success.
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