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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1928
Page
16
Yesterday set a Bridgeport record as the warmest February 23 since Weather Observer William J. Mealla began recording local weather in 1905. The high reached 58 degrees, with a 34 degree low and around 3.19 inches of rainfall after a late night rain.
Norwalk February 23 A receivership case grants Harrison Hoyt Company Bethel a 50000 annual profit window in each of the past three years. American Hatter and Farriers Co Danbury petitions, Banbury National Bank named as receivers. Judge Edwin B Thomas imposes a stay preventing other creditors from pursuing bankruptcy or receivership actions. Hoyt reports 975000 in materials on hand and the bank as receivers will run the factory.
Carrie Adams Thomas a direct descendant of John Quincy Adams died at the Hotel Hazleton Stamford after a long illness. She had lived in Brooklyn for 30 years and was born in Baltimore 67 years ago. She is survived by her new husband P Everett Thomas and her son Harold E Thomas of Bound Beach.
Stamford dispatch reports Mrs. Josephine W. Clonney longtime Binghamton public library librarian died last night at her niece’s Shippan Point home aged 11 months after four months ill health. Survived by sisters Mrs. EBC Robinson Stamford and Mrs. J E Shapley Binghamton and brother J E Wallen Inghamton.
New York Feb 23 The Associated Press reports Supreme Court Justice Delehanty ruled Trinity Church Corporation is entitled to 605000 under an agreement that ceded certain property rights to the city for its new subway system.
Trumbull Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 held a successful card party at its new home on Tuesday evening led by committee chairs H. H. Searles Marty Kurtz and Walter Gura. Winners included Gustave Kutcher Emanuel Kurtz and Katherine Daley with top scores in bridge and pinochie.
The Crowd opens tomorrow at Poll’s Majestic Theatre as the current feature. Eleanor Boardman and James Murray star in a stark drama of poverty and everyday struggle with a strong supporting cast including Hose-Marie and others.
Easton notes list Rev. Oscar Maurer of Center Congregational in New Haven as speaker at a town union service Sunday at 8 PM in the Congregational church. Special music features multiple choirs, quartets, and soloists. Other services Sunday include Rev. Luther E. Stonecipher sermon at 11 AM and Rev. AR Warren preaching at Lee M. E. church.
After talks with Comptroller Walter W. Gurtity and John J. Wynkoop, it was announced that 8791 will be turned over to City Treasurer Otto K. Edelmann before April 1 from the school department fund derived from land sales. Eight thousand seven hundred nineteen dollars for an electric refrigerator, from the original total of 69510, will be turned over after April 1. If 13 to be turned over before the end of the current fiscal year, the Board of Apportionment will have to cut its estimated receipts for next year by 9700.
In Palmer Massachusetts on February 23 a Wing hospital births and recoveries showed four generations connected by a mother who recovered from a serious operation and a daughter who had just given birth to a son. The great grandmother Mrs. Frank BD Brown of Indian Orchard visited the convalescents.
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