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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1927
Page
9
Bold pitch claims for McCoy's Cod Liver Oil tablets promise rapid weight gain and vitality for underweight men and women. It alleges improved energy, strength, and figures, with a money back guarantee if a person does not gain at least five pounds in twenty days.
Willam J Garrity was reelected for a fifth term as president of St Augustine's Holy Name Society at the annual meeting in the school hall. Officers elected include John Cotter as vice president Albert Judge as financial secretary Edl ridge Wo Smith as recording secretary John Gallagher as treasurer and trustees John Hanley Thomas McNamara and Harry Kacerosky. The group discussed plans for opening the society's new club house on the Calhoun property at Wallington Avenue and Calhoun Place purchased for about 95 000 by Rev Peter H McClean. A committee of officers and members will plan the opening. James Kane will chair the equipment committee for the clay pool. A governor board was named to regulate clubhouse conduct. An entertainment and dance fundraiser for February was discussed with a preliminary planning committee appointed.
A partial roster including McNamara Terrence Anderson Lawrence Corcoran John Hanley and Daniel Brennan is recorded. Further arrangements for this event will be made at the next meeting of the registry on Monday evening January.
The Ely School for Girls at Greenwich Cornwall will not reopen after a devastating December fire. Owners Elizabeth Ely and Sarah Ely Parsons announced plans to reopen after a faculty conference, noting the school’s forty year history and 1000 alumni before the blaze destroyed the Greenwich campus.
In New York on January 5 Judge Barrett suspended sentence for Catherine Denine a sixteen year old who killed Lona Fine claiming betrayal by a man and a mother who desecrates the name The court heard defense from Sophie Irene Loeb and Margaret Wilson among others and Denine was remanded to a probation officer pending the husband s financial readiness to support her
Judge William J Budley in City Court placed Thomas Curtis twenty sixteen Broadstreet and John Shane seventeen Atlantic street on probation for a year after their arraignment on a breaking and entering charge at Davey brothers grocery on New Year's day. The pair confessed and were sent to Cheshire reform school with suspended sentences, as first offense. The Skane boy allegedly planned the burglary and lured Curtis. police interrupted the crime as they entered the store after a night out.
Joseph H Lefever fifty five of 40 State street a machinist at Crane Valve company had arraigned on a charge of striking Katherine L Fitzpatrick seventy four Sanford place principal of Maplen d school Witnesses identified him as the man who knocked her into the street at Broad and Cennon streets He said he could not recall the blow but witnesses described his action Lefever bonds fixed at 150 and case continued Lefever muttered about women blocking sidewalks and punched Fitzpatrick then fled as Oliphant and officers pursued He was later held for drunkenness and further investigation.
Samuel Dawe was elected president of the Polles Board at a commissioners meeting in Mayor Behrens office yesterday. Commissioners Richard Oppel Richard H Murph Stephen Bourher and Mr Dawe were sworn in by Sir Clark Alfred W Burdick New Year's day. The meeting covered reorganization policy and congratulations.
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