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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1927
Page
11
A jumble of Bridgeport Telegram pages shows ads plus an editorial note from The Associated Press and Charles A Hartnett on road safety. It cites motor vehicle accident studies, contrasts junior and adult operators, and urges stricter safeguards and lower speeds to reduce fatalities.
Secretary Wilbur of the Navy in a talk before the National Republican Club warned that Bolshevik propaganda targets American youth. He argued decisions once handled by grandfathers’ government bureaus are drifting to distant central agencies, eroding citizen rights and participation. He blamed cranks and faddists for public indifference and fear.
The sermon by Dr Cadmann critiqued agnosticism and urged lively debate on belief. He argued agnostics doubt God’s existence without proof and mocked calling literary culture in libraries excessive. He warned against overlong books dulling readers and warned society to question moral purpose.
The South Norwalk Sentinel notes the test faces traffic problems and urges utilizing a generous offer from William Pry a renowned traffic control expert to straighten the tangle. Pry’s past work and advice could benefit Norwalk and surrounding routes including the Norwalk railroad station and Westport connections.
Fragmentary text describes drivers and a general defeat related to state affairs. Names and clear events are not readable. content is garbled and lacks concrete facts, making precise summary difficult.
The fragmented text sketches a confused scene of plans and purchases told in a quirky voice. It mentions a phonograph, a home, a wife and child, and attempts to save money while juggling odd misheard phrases and scattered names. The piece feels like a dreamlike monologue about ambition and domestic life amid garbled, poetry-like references.
The Rev John Farnes Holmes questions naming a new church as "The Dirty Decade" amid debates on art and morality. He cites urban decay and dirt as a broader societal concern, urging cleaner streets and parks while noting hot weather and low comfort affecting daily life.
Fragmentary elegy praising a woman’s beauty and kindness. The poem extols happiness found in her gaze and the warmth of her presence, noting how her charm and gentleness uplift the speaker.
Free expressions of opinion from Telegram readers are invited. Letters must include the writer's correct name and address and may be kept confidential if requested. Letters over 800 words may be shortened by editors. anonymous communications will not be considered.
A writer laments declining backbone and common sense among youths from grammar to college. He recalls stricter discipline in college days and criticizes modern lectures from parents that prompt self harm thoughts in students. He calls for a decisive halt to the trend.
A reader questions Prohibition and Volstead Act logic arguing voters should decide in a national election. The letter critiques enforcement measures and urges testing the issue to settle for all time, weighing enforcement versus liberty.
Reports reveal district leaders plotting possible intraparty moves and a potential rump party formation as the primary approaches. Mentions of fiscal concerns, wage debates, and legislative actions in Hartford and New Haven frame the political tension across state and local government.
A reader asks if South Carolina blue laws banning work for profit and Sunday amusements may spread to Connecticut. The note laments restrictions on bowling, beer, and leisure, questioning a free country and recalling old time days.
Fragmented note speaks of peace not yielding lasting happiness. It laments lack of charity and a sense that a good wife and home are never fully secure. The text hints at religious doubt and the need to live within Gods universe.
In Washington the government rested in a Ford tax hearings while a compact resolution passed the state. Benitet Johnson of California pushed Boulder Dam legislation and the Supreme Court ruled on interstate rail visitation methods. A House bill to back presidential tenure limits died, and contempt threats arose for witnesses.
A fragmentary essay argues that public vice and private vice share a cause in the cosmos. The author posits a view of human error, fate, and moral order, suggesting wrong doing disrupts natural harmony and requires individuals align with cosmic principles to find happiness.
Readers seek books on Bible influence in English literature. Works listed include The Bible in English Literature by Edgar James Burgess, The Bible in English Prose Style by Allert Cook, The Literary Primacy of the Bible by Eckman, The Bible and English Literature by Gardner, and studies on Tennyson and on human nature and the gospel. The column also notes a distracting medical anecdote about posthumous events and a divorce discussion.
The House debate spares no verse as Members mock poetry in Congress. Georgia delegation divides while Willam Larsen and Mick Longworth are cited for literary boasts. A Georgia dissension blocks farm relief, and the Record notes coarse typography and humorous quips.
Chicago February piece reports Queen Marie of Roumania allegedly insulted Americans during a U.S. visit. Attendant writer claims she called Americans a flock of swine and recounted street taunts about the President by first name.
A fragmentary weather update shows cloud cover and warming trends across Southern New England with possible rain later in the period. Northern New England likely fair on Tuesday and Wednesday with increasing clouds and rising temperatures. Eastern New York expects more cloudiness and occasional rain as a disturbance tracked from off Long Island moves northeast toward Nova Scotia. The Atlantic states may see rain Wednesday, with fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday elsewhere east of the Mississippi. winds from the north around Sandy Hook to Hatteras suggest cooler tones. The report cites observations around New Haven and notes a persistent high pressure over the South Atlantic states centered over Florida.
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