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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1927
Page
6
Glasgow dispatch notes the J and P Coats textile dynasty reaching eleven millionaires across the family line. The article traces the firm’s leadership from founder James Coats to the present head, linked to Lord Glentanar, a former Black Watch officer and Betallo bachelor.
The father left a fortune near 6,006,000 pounds and James Coats began a business in the Scottish village of Ferguslie. Upon the deaths of father and son, control passed to Thomas and Peter. Peter was knighted and had a son named Sir James Coats. His brother Thomas became a first baron. Lord Glentanar was the father of the present senior Coats family member.
Five men posing as policemen entered Qold stein's tog manufacturing plant in Brooklyn and bound Slmov Dollstein and four employees. They escaped with forty barrels of pre war whiskey valued at $80,000 according to bootleg prices. A robber displayed a pistol but no badge, and the theft occurred under a government permit.
Fairfield January 7 Special Viembera of Volunteer Fire Company No One had the need for new apparatus when they responded to an alarm on Burr Street in the Greenfield section near the division line. The small pumping engine in Whiteh broke down on the run, causing reliance on nearby equipment.
Fire department relies on a single operational large unit as two other machines wait for parts or face replacement costs. The oldest pieces, about twenty years old, hamper response times while repairs prove costly. A chimney fire tested the service, highlighting dwindling equipment. Town meetings warn residents and urge funding for adequate protection.
Judge Fred A. Jones of Lebanon resigns as Municipal Court judge after a man manslaughter case tied to an automobile crash last year ended with a hung jury. The resignation letter says unfounded charges and urges the governor and executive council to act on the move.
New Haven Jan 7 The Yale in China college reports undergraduates at Yale offspring made a series of chapel related requests to the governing board. Chapel will be voluntary five days a week with limited supervision and some courses made optional. Students may wear Chinese dress off campus. Some student meetings without faculty supervision were not granted.
Major Curtis Judson Judd Civil War veteran died at his home on State ment road. Born May 15 1835 in Otis Massachusetts, he was son of Dr Judson Judd a Lee physician. He taught school and engaged in business before traveling. connected with Dr Keeley in Dwight Alabama in the Keeley cure for addiction. Remains taken to Lee Massachusetts for funeral services and interment next Friday afternoon.
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