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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1926

Page

15

Anti-Evolutionists Win in Three State Legislatures

In Mississippi Texas Georgia and Kentucky anti evolution forces push bills and actions to curb or ban teaching evolution. Mississippi lawmakers debate penalties including death by burning while Texas deletes evolution references from textbooks and Georgia moves to bar the theory from Atlanta schools. Kentucky considers anti atheism measures and a staged Moscow mock trial echoes Scopes.

Mississippi Texas Text Book Commission Atlanta Board of Education Louisville Ihe John T Scopes Texas Miriam A. Ferguson Text Book Commission Georgia Kentucky Senate Text Book Commission of Texans Ma! Ferguson Lone Star State Atlanta Board of Education House of Representatives Grover Cleveland Johnson Tennessee Johnson Mississippi House Siberia Bolshevistic Moscow John Thomas Scoppe

Home for Little Wanderers case study at Lions luncheon

Luther M. Strayer of the New England Home for Little Wanderers outlined the group’s work at a Lions Club lunch at Stratfield Hotel. He cited cases showing how environment shapes a child and noted the home’s role as a diagnostic welfare clinic, with future aims toward schooling based mental and moral improvement.

Little Wanderers Lions Club New England Luther M. Strayer Stratfield Hotel Boston Strayer Mr. Strayer Cies Mr Strayer

Senate panel eyed aluminum probe report urges full investigation

Senator Walsh of Montana said the Senate judiciary committee would back his report calling for a complete Senate investigation of the Aluminum Company of America in which Secretary Mellon is a stockholder. The committee is set to act tomorrow in Washington.

Washington Walsh Montana Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Amelia Mellon

Yale Band Concert Broadcast by WTC Radio

Yale football band and the Freshman Glee Club performed at Woolsey Hall in New Haven for a radio broadcast on WTC Hartford. Solos by Taury Shilkret and Rudy Valle highlighted the program alongside a special march directed by Charles Fsmith. The event followed a November concert, with strong audience applause and best reception for key Yale songs.

Imtaury Shilkret Yale Solg ‘Sanvonir Rudy Valle Fier Stratfield Hotel Beth Charles Fsmith WTC Hartford Glven Woolsey Hall New Haven WIZ WEAF Atmost Glee Club New Ho

Penny taxes cause liens on many properties

The tax collector warns that large numbers of billholders owe tiny sums from three to ten cents. If unpaid, 76 cent liens will be placed on their property on March 81. Letters were sent to warn taxpayers to pay promptly to avoid the extra 10 charge.

Howard Challenger Thea

Naturalist to Speak at Algonquin Club Tonight

Hubert Cushman Murphy of the American Museum of Natural History will speak at the Algonquin club on The Way of the Sperm Whaler. The talk was postponed last week due to weather. a saxophone sextet will perform after the lecture. Murphy's Arctic and subantarctic expeditions with several museums lend him exceptional authority on the subject.

Hubert Cushman Murphy American Museum of Natural History Algonquin Club Mr. Murphy Arctic Rea Atlantic Ocean South Georgia Cape Horn South Pacific Genado Peru

Photographing Mfe and studying Humboldt current effects

A brief note discusses photographing the remarkable animal Mfe off the tackle coast of South America and examining how the Humboldt current eda effacia influences its habitat and behavior.

Tackle South America Humboldt Current

Noted Mill Engineer Dies Aged 66 In Providence

Charien Rodirick Makipewee influential mill architect and engineer and one of the nation s WWI service men died in Providence on February 10. His textile plants operated nationwide including Canada and Australia. He belonged to the Trinity College class of 1880 now Duke University and held life memberships in the ASME and the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers.

Providence R. I Charien Rodirick Makipewee Canada Mexico South America Australia the &Ays Trinity College Duke University Noth The American Socitey of Mechannicall Engineers National Associaion of Cotton Manufacturers

Woman Fights For $400000 Estate In Probate Court

In Springfield Massachusetts a contest to break the will of Mrs Hannah Barry Joe widow of Garrett Barry is filed by May A Magionis of Boston as the surviving relative. The estate totals about 400000. Mrs Barry died in April 1924 and her will largely left Lewis Bickford and William Barry adopted children of Garrett Barry Jr. The challengers allege unsound mind and undue influence.

Springfield Mass Hannah Barry Joe G A Barry May A Magionis Boston Nice Garrett

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