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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1928
Page
2
Yale undergraduates including Patterson and eighteen others were cleared in court over alleged civil liberties violations linked to postings and campus social activity. The judge found no offense punishable by law, while continued proceedings await for the eighteen others on March 17 as cases pare down.
Crowds of about 800 gathered at the field under drenching rain as Lindbergh landed his plane after a transcontinental flight. The lone flyer posed for photographers, spoke briefly with officials, and praised the reception while officials and guardsmen watched the fragile fogbound approach and beacon lights pierce the overcast sky.
Cal Cerward recalls Lindbergh turning in for the night at a fiendish home after a travel stained plane ride. Lindbergh said he enjoyed the trip despite flying in the worst weather, according to the weather bureau.
Fairfield February 14 A meeting of George A Smith Post No 74 American Legion heard John Taylor Arms famed etcher chair the committee on war memorials. He urged a park or a bathing beach as Fairfield memorials to heroes of all wars. State Commander Earl Richards presented a cap for high post membership. Four new members Basil Marazoff Loren H Jennings Joseph Mulvey and William Taylor were initiated with ceremonies. County Commander Frederick Collins of Greenwich attended.
The House rejected a bid to fund prohibition bureau enforcement, 167 to 39, with lawmakers led by Representative Linthicum attacking denatured alcohol as a public danger. Debates featured La Guardia pressing for higher dry enforcement spending and arguments about diplomatic immunity and the vitality of Prohibition.
Squires wins a procedural clash during a heated club meeting as motions and amendments collide. Debate escalates between Squires and Sadler over by law amendments and delegate selections, with tensions easing after the amendment passes unanimously.
The Ohio scene features full slate declarations by Hoover supporters and sharp splits within factions. Maschke, a National committeeman, backs Hoover as likely to win nationally but says his view is not the state organization's stance. Thompson disputes Maschke’s stance and denies any proposed division of Ohio’s 61 delegates with Hoover, stressing state sentiment favors Willis.
State official charged Rev. Justinius with practicing medicine without a license, later changing to Natureopathy. Prosecution plans to prove he accepted a dollar fee for Vaporub. Defense argues the line between Swedish massage and Natureopathy is slim and that Justinius was unfairly barred from licensing. The case hinges on whether fee taking for treatment occurred and if the board discriminated against him.
Sidney Blumenthal and company operate Shelion Looms with plants at Shelton and Macasvile Connecticut and New Brunswick WV. Net sales reach $15,583,042, up about 50 percent from 1926. Net income $1,056,104, versus a 1976 deficit of $75,687. Income equals $4.72 per share after preferred stock dividends.
Board of Health faces budget squeeze with six assistant sanitary inspectors needed to end of year. Health officer Wild and Chief Stapleton warn city health could suffer without funds. Board weighs transferring money or risking loss of state inspectors. Four inspectors funded by apportionment insufficient. Callahan urges six assistants and one chief inspector with higher salaries for the team.
The coroner reported several complications delaying a ruling in the Guilfoyle case. He said he could not estimate when the report would be finished as investigations continue. Dr. Guilfoyle, recovering from a self-inflicted eye wound at Hanford Hospital, remains under convalescence.
The long trial centered on Duke estate disputes and alleged aluminum business deals. Haskell claimed an agreement with Duke to enter aluminum refining using Saguenay river water power. witnesses included Aluminum Company president Arthur Davis and Duke estate executor George Allen. Duke died 1926 leaving an enormous estate to his daughter Doris. The defense argued no joint venture proved. motions for non-suit denied.
Britten says President Coolidge favors completing the shipbuilding plan as finances allow, dropping a fixed completion date. He notes navy officers found no final plans for aircraft carriers destroyer leaders and submarines, and urges building up the fleet when treasury conditions permit. He cites projected costs and argues critics promote war prevention propaganda while the program expands the Navy.
In a tense El Paso courtroom Judge Trabucco ordered William Edward Hickman delivered to San Quentin's warden for execution on Friday April 27, 1920 after murder in the first degree. Hickman showed little emotion as supporters and relatives spoke, while attorneys prepared an appeal and sought a continuance for related charges. The case charts a grim verdict and the start of a prolonged legal fight.
Commander Hartley calls for a modern, fast American merchant fleet to restore national sea power. He resigns from the Shipping Board, urging mass shipbuilding to reduce foreign dependency, expand cargo and passenger routes, and link aviation with maritime trade for national defense and economic revival. He envisions 900 foot ships, 35 knot speed, and aircraft-ship service to put America first at sea.
Laurea Baxter, eighty seven, of Westville, living with Frederick Hey’s family in Westville, hanged herself in the attic. Medical Examiner Marvin M. Scarborough described it as death by own action. She had lived with the Heys for three years and had shown mental decline for months.
A fragment from a 1920s style advice piece urges readers that true beauty comes from a smooth running system and corrected constipation. It promotes Fleischmann’s Yeast as a daily dietary aid, claiming it improves digestion and skin by increasing intestinal moisture and bulk.
Advertisement states to eat three cakes of Fleischmann’s Yeast regularly each day. Consume one cake before meals or between meals, plain or dissolved in water hot or cold. For stubborn constipation, dissolve one cake in hot water before each meal and at bedtime. Available at grocers leading cafeterias and soda fountains.
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