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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1928
Page
5
A glass splinter was dislodged from a patient at a New York hospital. Doctors monitor for intestinal injury and possible surgery, though unlikely. The patient, Miss Wood, is reported to be improving and has begun solid food. Her mother Mrs Willand Wood and brother Willars Jr attend closely as X-rays continue.
A historical survey analyzes attitudes of college women toward marriage. It cites percentages on love, opportunity, and career factors shaping single status, noting that many regret being single and some would not marry under any circumstance. The piece highlights missed marriage chances and social barriers across eras.
The Bessemer gold medal for distinguished merit in promoting iron and steel will be awarded this year to Charles M Schwab chairman of Bethlehem Steel. Schwabalan is president of the American Iron and Steel Institute and honorary vice president of the British Iron and Steel Institute.
New York figures from the Board of Tax Assessments show total property values topping 16 billion dollars. Real estate in greater New York rises to about 15.846 billion, while personal property reaches roughly 90 million. The total marks an increase over 1927 by about 1.326 billion.
Washington February 1. An immense Columbia Basin irrigation plan for central Washington seeks approval in Congress. The program envisions 1.812 million acres irrigated, 1.117 million used for grazing, with water from Pend Oreille and Columbia rivers. Estimated cost about 400 million dollars, financed by a 50 million dollar federal loan and 120 million for reservoirs and main canals. Senators Jones and others sponsor the bill aiming to prevent land speculation and promote arable lands.
About ten employees of the Department of Public Works were cut today, leaving the division at its smallest staff in years due to appropriation reductions. Two foremen and two road oiler operators are among those dismissed, with remaining workers now about a dozen. The situation raises doubts on fiscal-year retention as election-year cuts persist and street cleaning shifts continue. Tracy Lay resigns as United States consul general in Buenos Aires after 15 years, citing a protest against foreign service adjustments and the split between State and Commerce departments. He intends to leave soon.
The Bridgeport Brass Company may name a new president within a month to fill the vacancy left by Carl F Dietz. A conference was set for March at the East Main street office to consider a candidate for the post.
Washington February 17 Opponents of the Hawes and Cooper Bill to regulate distribution of prison made goods faced questions before Senate and House committees State officials from Idaho and Vermont argued prison industries reform criminals content prisoners from escaping The New Hampshire prison board secretary Levin J Chase called the Hawes bill an entering wedge to destroy prison labor
Five firemen and two patrolmen were overcome by smoke during a blaze at a four story Bay State hotel in Worcester on February 17. Seventy five guests including actors and actresses were awakened by staff and fled unharmed. Loss estimated at 930,000.
Bologna February 17 The University of Bologna's Professor Alfredo Trombetti after 26 years of work claims a method to decipher Etruscan writings. He reports progress ahead of the Florence congress of Etruscan scholars in April. Italian archaeology awaits confirmation of origins and literature of the Etruscans and any links to Latin.
Van Campen Heller of the American Museum of Natural History left for the Bahamas to study ocean life and test the idea that all sharks are man eaters. He plans to offer himself as shark bait while his assistant shoots underwater motion pictures to show whether a human would be attacked in shark infested waters.
Washington February 17 The Senate irrigation committee backs the Jones Dill bill recommending federal adoption of the Columbia River Basin project. The plan covers 3,000,000 acres in southeastern Washington with a construction cost of 300 million dollars. About 1,883,000 acres would become farm land and the remaining 1,117,000 acres would be grazing land.
The employer invited union representatives to a joint conference next Tuesday, and the unions accepted the invitation. Earlier reports suggested the employers favored wage reductions of 12 percent and a shortening of working hours from 148 to 56 hours, but unions have consistently opposed such measures.
Alarm over Freda, a two year old missing girl, prompted police to search after her parents reported she had left to visit friends. She returned within an hour, and investigators halted their inquiry once the child was found safe. The parents say she had been visiting Trienda during the day and had told them nothing of her plans.
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