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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1927
Page
14
Bridgeport Telegram a daily paper lists advertising rates and contact options. It notes Milford and Fairfield exchange connections for toll free ads and news items, with office telephone lines and departmental access.
A legislative forum joke links open season to a bizarre cause and effect chain. Dan Sullivan argues extending deer season would clear the coast for dogs, foxes raid henhouses, and milk prices rise as foxes pursue milk bottles, prompting a satire on complex causal reasoning.
A Tacoma Times editorial argues against Senator Hiram Johnson's stance on Boulder Dam funding. It contrasts a claim by Josiah Newcomb of Electric Bond and Share about a seven billion dollar investment with Johnson’s rebuttal promising Imperial Valley 60,000 people and advocating private investor control. The piece criticizes reliance on government power and defends small investors who funded electricity securities.
The Senate approved a postal bill proposing reductions to services and expenses. The measure aims to streamline operations and curtail spending, with details yet to be finalized by committees and affected agencies.
The text argues that lowering postal rates to carry mail below cost creates a $67 million annual deficit funded by general taxpayers. It accuses heavy losses on third class mail, praising higher rates for first class mail while noting publishers gain subsidies. It condemns the policy as unfair favoritism undermining democracy.
A clipped quip targets public figures and Congress as noisy, small, fleabitten, and loud, from the Methodist Clip Sheet. It accuses prohibition advocates of violence and bigotry while mocking their temper and influence, urging critics to feel squelched by the restraint claimed for prohibition.
The New York World discusses Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler declining a presidential bid while criticizing mobbing by Anti-Saloon League allies and partisans. It argues private citizens once debated public questions without abuse and praises Butler's courage in urging an honest party stance on prohibition.
Practical maxims for conduct emphasizing kindness and restraint. It advises treating others better, keeping calm in trouble, avoiding scandal, letting others vent first, resisting pushy sales pitches, and being courteous when denying requests. The text preserves a reflective, old fashioned tone.
Washington on February 11 reports La Fayette Square losing its historic houses to new development. Hay and Adams homes are torn down for a hotel, leaving few era structures beside the White House. The area shifts toward offices and modern buildings, with a call for better architectural standards.
Walt Mason parodies shopworn boasts of imported craft in a verse arguing for native production. He cites Charles Adolphus Blear praising Scottish shirts and imports from Asia Minor, Cork, Rhine, Rome, and China, while claiming U S goods, like hats from Boston and corkscrews from Australia, deserve pride and support.
The Day in Washington reports the Senate postpones the Radio Control bill while the House rejects substitutes for the McNary-Haugen Farm bill. Frank L. Smith of Ty-nonis may be seated in this Congress. Warn Brainerd Jr. is confirmed as Interstate Commerce commissioner. The Interstate Commerce Commission weighs a Southwestern railroad merger. Nonessential remarks mix in as the piece catalogues political commentary and attitudes toward prohibition and gender dress norms.
Two aging figures recall a 1910 political clash over New Haven railroad influence. Edward D. Robbins and Charles A. Goodwin were once pivotal governor makers. The piece notes hearings in Hartford on salaries for state attorneys and a reunion mood among former leaders as insurgency falters.
Poem celebrates Pat and Molly as close siblings bound by joy and grace. Recounts meeting, parting in December, with tender memory of Hamie and long lasting affection. Concludes with a vow to remember the pair and the gentle touch of hands.
A 1927 piece argues mothers often harm children by overindulgence and overprotection. It urges letting sons learn discipline, face punishment, and grow independence, warning against clinging to grown sons and stifling their marriages. The author insists mothers contain themselves and guide sons toward universal moral law.
The Fire committee of the Common Council examined petitions filed yesterday afternoon. Names include Albert Deeb seeking to own and run a gasoline service station at Broad Street and South Avenue, Wills Flanders at 878 State Street for auto repair, Mayflower Oil Co. drive‑in station on Wood Avenue Norman Street and Olive Street triangle, Anthony Giandonate at 92 High Street for a one‑story addition, F J ONeil for a drive‑in gas station on Main Street near Hawley Avenue, T Ald Janes Co. proposing a 550 gallon tank at 447 East Washington Avenue, and Bridgeport Screw Co. through D J Flannaty for a 1,000 gallon furnace or tank in the mill yard.
Detectives yesterday failed to uncover clues to identify the youth who attempted to hold up Motorman John Fitzpatrick at 270 Federal street near Beardsley park Wednesday night at 10 10. Fitzpatrick repelled the would be bandit with calm resolve as the suspect fled into darkness. Detective Sergeants Robert McCullough and William Foster are assigned to the case.
Havana February 17 AP Colonel Rigolotti Garibaldi an Italian citizen exiled from France over Catalonian separatist links is believed aboard the steamer Oroya due in Havana in a few days. The report mixes stray observations about politics and society with sharp asides on marriage, Nicaragua, and schooling.
The reader is urged to study Bishop Ripon’s Introduction to the Study of the Scriptures as a plain, learned perspective on biblical messages. It argues that human progress can be seen as divine guidance, and emphasizes the Bible’s role as a historical consciousness shaping spiritual truths across sixty six books. The piece also discusses military camp ethics for a boy’s training, favoring humane aims and world peace over nationalist aggression, and ends with cautions against priggish grammar corrections among friends and family.
Boston Feb 17 AP The proposal to detach Blackstone and Bellingham from Massachusetts for Rhode Island union drew opposition before the Legislative committee on towns. Everett Kingsley urged a study commission to ease boundary issues, noting South Bellingham and East Blackstone residents work in Woonsocket and send children to its parish schools while receiving limited local services.
San Francisco February 17 AP Captain Orville 7 Clampitt army chaplain stationed at Vancouver Barracks Washington arrived to face a board of inquiry. He had been cleared of charges in 1936 and earlier publicity centered on aliases used in a Santa Cruz hotel and accusations from multiple San Francisco women. Brigadier General Henry D. Todd's office said no substantial evidence for disciplinary action had been disclosed.
Two American women were granted divorces by a Paris court. Ida Olivier Alexander was divorced from Chester Alexander. they wed in Hoboken New Jersey in 1916 and have no children. Elizabeth Laing Foss was divorced from Martin Moors Foss. they wed in Fairfield Connecticut in 1931.
A Musante and Pastine truck skidded on a wet street at Middle and Wall, mounted the sidewalk, and smashed through a plate glass window. No injuries or arrests. Damage estimated at 300 dollars. Stock in the adjacent store was damaged by fallen glass. window was boarded up soon after. Crowd gathered at the scene.
Southern New England will see rain Friday and Friday night with cooler temperatures. Northern New England follows with rain Friday night then clearing Saturday and turning colder. Eastern New York into Friday sees rain then much colder at night with Saturday turning fair but chilly. Winds rise from the northeast north of Sandy Hook and southeast along the coast.
Observation taken at m. THD meridias at New Haven Weather Bureau. Man is born with certain rights, which aren't worth much when he meets big SOY ing a truck.
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