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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1928
Page
22
A health advisory discusses sleep as one third of life and urges minimal sleep with more daily activity and diet control. It notes that sleep needs vary, excess stomach pressure disturbs rest, and a firm bed aids vitality. It also covers autosuggestion to improve sleep quality and answers reader questions on dirt-eating and nervous shingles symptoms.
A garbled note from Bridgeport Telegram requests readers to write in for personal matters. It mentions a prankster and urges sending a self addressed envelope for replies.
General Motors board approves regular quarterly dividend of 1.25 on 17,400,000 shares. Cash and marketable securities total 170 million, up from 145.4 million year ago. U S Diary Products class A stock set to pay 1 annual dividend beginning May 31 with May 15 record. Officers may exchange 44,880 class A GM for 11,299 first preferred shares. Depositors receive March 1 dividend to Feb 15 records.
Walving examination on an assault with intent to murder charge against Joseph De Mauro 27 was bound over to Superior Court in $5,000 bonds by Judge Whitaker in City court. He surrendered and admitted firing three shots at Mrs Josephine Emmett, one entering her right leg and breaking a bone, claiming jealousy over a supposed double cross and pending divorce.
Ottawa Feb. By Associated Press counsel for Harry Hill attacked the prosecution in a bid to show the divorced husband of Mrs Eliza A Hill might have killed her The state contends she was shot by her son Aug 4 or 5 but defense witnesses testified she was seen after that date in Streator Ill until Aug 13 A Reno 1925 divorce decree was offered as possible motive but the state argued it would not affect guilt The defense ends its case tomorrow and will likely adjourn next week five indictments against Harry Hill were introduced including four for forgery and one for murder The sixth indictment for murder was not introduced
In Stamford on February 9 the preliminary inventory of the estate of the late Rev James C D Arien pastor for 35 years and priest for 60 years was filed and the will admitted to probate by Judge Floyd B Bartram Catherine A Rutledge grand niece as executrix leaves seven thousand to St Johns church six thousand to Elizabeth A Rutledge estate plus various church and charitable bequests including 1000 to several churches and 2000 to St Anns Ladies Aid and others with legacies totaling and a residue to the executrix. The will drawn March 26 1944 restricts any beneficiary who contests it.
Harold Gould, Bridgeport native and former assistant city engineer, has been added to Nation's Traffic staff. A Yale electrical engineering graduate, he held roles at Long Island Railroad, Metropolitan Street Railways, Bridgeport City Engineering, New Haven Connecticut Company, Detroit Department of Street Railways, and Dodge Brothers. He led Detroit traffic surveys and serves with multiple engineering societies. Nation's Traffic offers a $10,000 prize for best state and municipal traffic problem solutions.
Old-timers claim onions stave off dis ener but do not understand why the bulb stops ailments. They insist onions help the body, though no scientific basis is given.
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