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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1927

Page

8

June Class Valentine Frolic At Central High School

The June class of 1927 at Central High hosted a Valentine frolic in Heheenool gymnasium beginning at 8 pm. Ethel Kaplan led a dance number with a group of girls, followed by solo and sketches including a Hamlet parody. Refreshments in the lunch room concluded the event, decorated in red and white with hearts and streamers.

Central High School Heheenool Gymnasium Ethel Kaplan Ethel Garrison Neg Zaglv Evelyn Steiner Ethel Kusnit Eleanor Langham Greta Peterson Agnes Kearns Saint Valentine's Day Mall

Police Take Notes On New York Plays

Police report notes on New York stage shows amid ongoing raids and injunctions. Authorities debate issuing further injunctions as producers of revues and musical comedies defend nudity as outdated while night clubs press City Hall for censorship guidance.

New York McKee

Women’s Battalion Fights in Battle at Chinandega

The battle around Chinandega ends with Conservative defenses under siege. General Gomez arrives with reinforcements, retaking the town from Liberal forces. Trenches remain entangled, many dead buried, and both sides report heavy losses as reinforcements flow to threatened areas and trains face ambushes along cleared tracks.

Chinano Calvary Church Noncerrar Gomez Mather Chinandega Beine Matagasy Y Stamiing Markins Fabrica Nacional Vcartuchas National Cartridge Factory Mexico Puay Times

Dunns Predicts Halt In Price Recession

New York Feb 11 AP Dunn's tomorrow will say the movement per commodity prices remains the outstanding phase of the business situation overshadowing other trends since the new year opened. Still lower levels have been reached by various articles with continued declines and effects on raw materials and manufactured products.

New York Dunn Dan

New England farmers seek self improvement amid farm relief Senate vote

John Lawrence of the New England council says McNary Haugen relief passage shows New England farmers differ from the West by focusing on market improvement and product standards. He cites a recent sdeo marketing conference that outlined grades and quality controls to strengthen New England markets.

Boston McNary-Haugen Senate Middle Wrest New England John Lawrence New Engand Council Lawrence Sdeo New England Council

Injuries Reported At Milford Pond Ice Work

At Milford Pond two men were injured while harvesting ice. Stanley Kannia, 34, Myrtle Beach dealer, sustained a brain concussion after his coat sleeve caught in elevator gears and remains in Milford Hospital in good condition. James Dealing, 26, fell sixteen feet from a platform and is hospitalized with non serious injuries.

Stanley Kannia Myrtle Bea James Dealing Spencer Street Myrtle Beach Eixteen Dooling Milford Hospital My. Kannig

Daughter is born to Mr and Mrs Knell at Bridgeport Hospital

A daughter was born yesterday morning at Bridgeport hospital to Ms and Mrs Frank Knell of Remington street. Both mother and daughter are progressing nicely. Mrs Knell was formerly Miss Margaret Lucey of this city.

Bridgeport Hospital Frank Knell Remington Street Knell Margaret Lucey

Doolan Sentenced to Sing Sing for Garage Hold-Up

Thomas Doolan twenty four of Frank street Bridgeport was sentenced to two and a half years in Sing Sing on petty larceny charges. Police tied him to the Woodside garage hold-up on August 26 1928 where a shot wounded proprietor Hyman Fitelson. Frank Salerno of Edgewater N J is jailed awaiting trial with two other youths as accomplices in the same hold-up.

New York Thomas Dovolan Frank Street Bridgeport Sing Sing Thomas Doolin Hyman Fitelson Woodside Main Street Doolan Fitelson Frank Salerno Edgewater N. J Fairfield County Salerno

Three divorces granted in Superior Court new city actions

Judge Edwin C. Iickenson in Superior Court granted three pleas for divorce and considered a fourth. Victor Dow of Perth Amboy sued Alice Burns Dow, once living in the city, on a marriage from August 19, 1925. Dow cited her drunkenness and infidelity as grounds, with probation officer Margaret Burgess noting a decade of contact and doubts about the marriage. Separately, Charley L. Normand Jr. was granted a decree from Katherine J. Peterson Normand after an elopement in 1924 and subsequent Navy service. evidence included an alleged infidelity and a child with another man. Martin Francis Lely of Hartford received a decree and custody of a minor. Martha Heli Kelly of Bridgeport accorded with pay disputes and a separate marriage history, while other cases involved Mary Marc Ankevies seeking a decree against Joseph F. Marc inkeviez amid accusations of drinking and gambling.

Juigse Edwin C. Iickenson Victor Dow Perth Amboy Alice Burns Dow State Farm Dow Pine Street Margaret Burgess Charley L. Normand, Jr Stratford Katherine J. Peterson Normand Normand Norwalk Navy U. S. Navy Pacific Mridgeport Hospital L. T L. Barlow Connecticut Hlumane Society Raysill D'andrea D'Andrea Martin Francis Lely Hartford Martha Heli Kelly Kelly Brooklyn Efe Lier Boston Bennet Mary Marc Ankevies Wil Nach Street Joseph F. Marcinkeviez Alan Bridgeport Whaterbury Pir Oat Tavfayette Allantia Btresta

Sunday School Class Ends With Odd Plea for Heaven

A Sunday school scene shows a teacher prompting children to raise hands for heaven while one boy, Tommy, remains skeptical and scornful, provoking a terse, partial retort from the class. The fragment hints at a humorous or ironic moment in a small-town lesson.

Tommy Leaven

Prevention best cure urged at Fairfield mental hygiene meeting

Miss Marlon F. Rannells, executive secretary of Bridgeport Society for Mental Hygiene, urged prevention as the key at the Visiting Nurse Association of Fairfield annual gathering. Dr Charles Emergon, head of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene, said half the new hospital cases could be prevented with simple living rules. Rannells called for medical training facilities and school programs to reduce stigma and improve early diagnosis, stressing education to raise public awareness and change attitudes toward mental health. She noted links between physical and mental health and outlined community mental hygiene services at 991 Broad Street.

Agkoclation Fairfield Marlon F. Rannells Bridgeport Society For Mental Hygiene Misa Rannella Charles P. Emergon National Committee For Mental Hygiene Tinbita Misg Hannells Rannella Mental Hygiene Society India Saimuel i. Wheeler Pos Te Yer H. Warenr Dutro Plumb Misa Ellen R.wherler Selman. Ackerfelt Emily Smith A. Porta The Verinus Enminires

Anonymous figure in whispered clan laughter prompt

A cryptic exchange appears as a teacher questions an unnamed observer about laughing within a clan. A playful, incomplete line follows with a curious "amensinuus perdu" offering, suggesting a coded or humorous exchange without clear attribution or resolution.

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