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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1928

Page

7

Ry Is Selected 0 Try Hickman Unt For Slaying

The murder trial of William Edward Hickman and Wilhia Ant, charged with shooting Thorhs a druggist on Christmas Eve, entered jury selection in Los Angeles. A 12 juror panel was formed after a court battle over peremptory challenges, with an alternate juror to be seated before testimony begins.

Angeles Assoctid Press Oue Hill Tlliam Edward Hickman Wilhiant Thoms De 188 Rich Jt Canton Elliot Graig Hickman Hunt Mra Thoma Ftath

Governor Fuller Declines Delegate-at-Large Run

Boston February 20 Governor Alvan S Fuller informed Chairman Francis Preatt of the Republican State Committee that he has decided not to be a candidate for the delegate-at-large position to the Republican national convention.

Boston Alvan S Fuller Francis Preatt

Woman and man found dead in room at Corning

Corning Feb 206 A P A report says Arthur T Care owner of a dry dining shop found dead with a woman in a room at Paintert Post neat. Police believe both were killed in a bombing or accident as investigators examine the scene. Ws Cook leads the inquiry and suspects accidental poisoning.

Corning Associated Presa Arthur T

Juvenile Grange Holds Fine Debate in Wells Hollow

The For mat Riva Juvenile Orange Grange held a debate Friday evening complete without notes. The affirmative led by Miss Mai Arundel faced the negative with Elliot Fair, judged by Mrs. Charles Wo Goldinglyk who ruled the negative won. Prizes and installations followed with Mrs. Maud Arundel presenting officers and helpers.

Format Riva Juvenite Orange Grange Washington Tincoln Mai Anna Lloyd Syir Martha Miler Edwin Vargoshe Thas Shelton Michael J West William Wee Thomas F McGuire Hurd Street Bilward A Beers Mohegan Street Stillvan Rocky Hanford Wilson Mather Mary A Wilson Derby

Portuguese aviator reaches Heleqpolis in Egypt

Charles Bleck a Portuguese aviator on a Lisbon to Goa flight arrived at Hellopolis Egypt on February 20 according to Assured Press reports The milestone marks a leg of his long journey toward the Portuguese settlement in India.

AIRO Egypt Assured Press Charles Bleck Lisbon Goa India Hellopolis

Iwoge Constructs His Own Version Of Garage Battle

A New Jersey judge assessed Samuel Salterelli 8235 in a $2000 suit against Louis Vern and Jenale Vern over a fight in a Norwalk garage. The decision recounts a rowboat repair dispute that escalated into a beating, with both sides presenting conflicting accounts of blows, a wood strike, and a shove toward a wall.

Iwoge Norwalk Louis Vern Predericl W Huxford Court of Common Press Samuel Salterelli Norwak Venn Jenale Salterelli Watas

Antique dealer James Derby dies in Concord home

James Derby an east known antique expert and jewelry dealer of 35 years collapsed at his Concord New Hampshire residence today after a long illness. He spent much of his time collecting antiques on orders from customers and had historic ties to Poultney Vermont from fifty years ago.

Concord Associated Prose James Derby

Elinor and Jean suffers damage after net entanglement

Portland Maine report details the fishing vessel Elinor and Jean being damaged when its net snagged a submerged wreck off Seguin Island. Crew feared lengthy repairs as the boat drifted, lines jammed, and hoist gear groaned under strain. The Timor and Jean crew remained nearby, awaiting a salvage outcome.

Portland Maine Associabus Press Elinor Jean Seguin Island Timor Otis Thompson Nere Heyine Sepain Bes Jamie

Unclear shipwreck details from fragmented report

A damaged OCR passage mentions a Portland vessel fishing near Seguin and reference to a sunken coal barge. The text is garbled, hindering precise identification of the vessel names, tonnage, and dates. No definitive outcome or participants can be confirmed from the readable fragments.

Ger Enner Grau Seguin Portland

Judge Booth IL Jury Trials Excused In IL Way Case

Jury trials before Judge Jobi Rufus Bank in Lux are excused Tuesday and Wednesday with one exception. The judge is home in New Haven with a bad cold and will not hold jury sessions until Friday. The jury is excused until then. Thursday will hear without jury joint damage actions by Mary A Thelin against the City of Bridgeport and Frederick H Dowtts for injuries to her head from a wall incident at John and Main streets. City officials are summoned.

Jobi Rufus Bank Lux Performont New Haven Mary A Thelin Bridgeport Frederick H Dowtts John Main Streets Main Street Main Newex

Woman jailed companion fined in disorderly conduct case

A white woman and Charles Mendesbury of the same address faced disorderly conduct charges. She received three months in jail and Mendesbury 24 dollars in costs. Other defendants included Andrew Yish, Thomas Pitepertlas, Sterling, Jowppl Thake, John Gunn, Shank, John Degnan, Mrs Elizabeth Brilacqui, and William O Searles, with sentences ranging from fines to suspended sentences and continuances for drunkenness, school neglect, and related offenses. A woman was treated for injuries after an assault with a poker.

Jude Albert J Wallace Sect Chales Mendesbury Andrew Yish Arntenes Patialmen Kelley Vish Drukenness Louisiann Elizabeth Brilacqui Shelton Street Sherman Morris Cove New Haven William O Searles Trumbull Emily Bylinsky Railroad Avenue Vincent Bylinsky

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