Romeo's Hospital Seeks Receivers to Reorganize
Columbus hospital plans to place itself under receivership after license revocation and state appropriation delays. Henry N. McCathron, board chair, said a receiver will be appointed quickly to restructure staff and administration and secure the $10,000 state grant, with the aim to restore public trust and service to Bridgeport's sick.
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Columbus Hospital
Pasquale Romeo
Henry N. McCathron
General Assembly
Romeo
Europe
Missouri
McCathron
Bridgeport
Tt. N. McCathron
U. Petruceski
Secre
Five Doctors Disqualified by Grand Jury in Connecticut
Five physicians faced grand jury scrutiny in Hartford on January 4 as authorities disqualified them from practice. Doctors Anthony Cympo Stamford George H Nixon Derry Samuel Lerner Bridgeport Leroy Coombs East Norwalk and John Taba Bridgeport were ordered to present documents detailing their work over the past six months. Foreman Benedict M Hollen urged timely cooperation and the submission of papers for review.
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Benedict M Hollen
Grand Jury
Compo
Du Coty Loses Action Against Wilkenda Firm
The Supreme Court of Errors handed down several rulings including liability for perishable foodstuffs destroyed in transit and landlord responsibility for damage to a tenant’s goods. Justice Murths authored the liability decision, and Justice Biot wrote on landlord liability, with no errors found in the cited cases.
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DU Coty
Wilkenda Firm
Hartrold
Fan
Juxcee Curtis
Wilsenley Lang Company
Ego Beret
Eames Re elected Park Board Head for Nineteenth Term
George Am Eames was reelected president of Bridgeport Park Board at the reorganization meeting in Stratfield hotel last night. Clinton Barnum Seeley was unanimously chosen vice president. The board discussed apportionment funds to cover a deficit and proposed construction of three swimming pools with a total estimated cost between 26 000 and 50 000, contingent on land conveyance by Bridgeport Hydraulic Company and a 220 000 appropriation this year.
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George AM. Eames
Park Board
Stratfield Hotel
Eames
Park! Board
Jmong
Clinton Barnum Seeley
Bridgeport Trust Company
Williams B. Burnham
Apportionment Board
Rho
Crimmins
Beamstey Park
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Jearner
Tlydraulic Company
Ommats
Actress Nina Sanderson Denies Affair Amid Hysterics
Mrs Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson, ill in a New York hotel room, reiterates denial of intimacy with business manager Elsworth Bassett, claims she originally hired him at the solicitation of Mrs Bassett to help the family, and discusses seeking a divorce in Providence while defending her conduct and privacy.
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New York
Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson
Elsworth Bassett
Bassett
Basnett
Delray
Florida
Providence
Local departments urged to economize amid funding gaps
City and county agencies explore cuts to cover a shortfall of 740100. Gov. Ames elected Park Board president for a youth term. postmaster contentions dropped. Bridgeport schools hold steady test results. hospital seeks receivership following departures. Various local items include public school admissions, transportation petitions, and community notices amid broader state and national developments.
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George
Ames
Park Board
Connor
Bridgeport
Cortright
Ae- Seria
Colutshus Hospital
Labor Government Appears Certainty as Parliament Reopens
London January news describes the fifth parliament of the present reign opening quietly while Labor leaders weigh the shift to a multi party system. Ramsay MacDonald avoids program pledges as speakers and internal and external opposition loom, with questions over what a Labor government can and cannot do.
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Parliament of Britain
London
Associated’ Press
Labor
John Henry Whitley
MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
Robert Clynes
Albert Hall
National Guards Called To Halt Bootleggers War in Marion
Three National Guard companies arrived by order of Adjutant General Carlos Black to Marion to prevent rioting amid a bootleggers war. The city quieted as raids by federal agents with deputized citizens continue, many linked to the Ku Klux Klan, while a rival Knights of the Flaming Circle forms in Williamson County.
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Marion
Associated Press
National
Carlos Black
Springfield
George Galligan
Black
Vedaral Agenta
Kotux
Knights of the Flaming Cilcle
Williamson County
State managers sidestep ban on Normand films
Members of the State Association of Motion Picture Managers reached a compromise to refrain from promoting any screen personality tied to scandal. They tabled action on banning pictures showing Norma Talmadge amid a shooting case involving Miss Normand, awaiting court facts.
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State Association of Motion Ficture Managers
Nro. 1
Atabel Normand
Miss Normand
Three Arrests in 48 Hours Reported by Police
In the 44 hours ending at midnight police arrested three individuals. One charged with driving, another for drunkenness, and a third for violating the city parking ordinance.
Boston Blackie Tale Wins The Odds Against Fate
A college graduate star of Jack Boyle's Boston Blackie saga battles heavy odds in the tale Boston Blackie's Mary. The Bulny thief character and thrilling plot contrast with prior heists as Bridgeport Sunday Post offers an expansive feature.
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Jack Boyle
Boston Blackie
Raffles
Mary
Fur Rendera
Labor Party Demonstration at Albert Hall in London
The British Labor Party celebrated recent election victories at a large Albert Hall demonstration in London. Speakers, including Mr. MacDonald, pledged united efforts to govern the country if required and to mobilize all good will as responsibilities shift toward national rehabilitation and governance.
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London
Associated Press
Albert Hall
Iin
Great Britain
Europe
Labor
England
McDonald
Ciny Mawlese S
Combines
Eccleston Square
Labor Movement
MacDonald
Modernists Seek Vindication of Cited Rev Heaton
New York clerics and laity at a conference urged full vindication for Rev. Lee W. Heaton of Fort Worth Texas who was cited for heresy but not tried. They branded his suspended sentence unjust and urged steps to clear his name while outlining modernist principles.
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New York
Wll
Lee W. Heaton
Fort Worth
Texas
Tives
Hev. Heaton
Mentyes
P D Department Adopts Quarterly Postal Savings Interest
The Post Office department ends the old policy and pays interest on postal savings certificates in quarterly installments. Under the new rule two percent annual interest is paid pro rata for periods under a year with specific fractions for 3 to 6 months, 6 to 9 months, and 9 to 12 months. A $500 balance would yield $2.50, $5, and $7.60 in interest for the applicable periods, with $10 for a full year.
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Post Office Department
Charles B. Chreene
Bridgeport High Seeks Lower School Costs Says Superintendent
Superintendent Everett Cortright told Twelfth district club members that Bridgeport operates schools on a smaller tax dollar share than the national average. He noted principals are tied to routine work and urged keeping the education budget for additional clerks in larger schools. He cited a 23 percent rise in school population over a decade, outpacing city population growth, with more teachers and funds required.
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Bridgeport
Ali Ryalema
Purtry
Everett Cartright
Corttight
Board of Apportionment Ang
Duxi Cation
Stee
Dav
Charles W. Dean
Ters
King Alfonso Dissolves Deputies Chamber in Spain
On January 8 a royal decree dissolved the chamber of deputies and dismissed elective senators. The note says life senators lose parliamentary immunity, while the permanent Senate’s status remained questioned. The decree aims to ensure equal application of law amid the exceptional situation.
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King Alfonse
Spabu
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Maui
Chamber
Congress
Wueuling
Legion
I Isaun
Million Dollar London Fire Extinguished
A major blaze along the Thames in the West India Docks area was brought under control at noon today after burning since yesterday afternoon. The fire consumed buildings over about a quarter of a mile, with an estimated damage of over £200,000. Firemen labored through the night in relays to prevent spread toward warehouses storing inflammables.
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Loondon
Jan
Thames
West India
Monthly Exams In Norwalk to Check "Cramming"
Norwalk January 8 special to the Telegram reports Norwalk High School will hold examinations monthly starting February 1 instead of twice yearly. The Board of Education reorganized and voted to adopt monthly tests to curb cramming. If successful, the plan may expand to junior high and grade schools. Douglas Nash was re elected president. Cinton Rowland vice president. Mary Rider secretary. Mrs. George Letts assistant secretary.
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Norwalk
Narwalk
Board of Aducation Centehe
Douglas EF. Nash
Cinton Rowland
Misa
Mary Rider
George Letts
City departments urged to cut costs to cover deficit
President William F. Burnham of the Board of Apportionment and Taxation calls on all city departments to trim expenditures and report how much can be diverted to the contingent fund. A $165,000 deficit looms due to settlements with contractors on Stratford Avenue bridge and related claims. Burnham seeks reports before Friday’s Apportionment board meeting, hoping for substantial voluntary savings, with the remainder to be covered by short term notes to be retired from next year’s tax levy.
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William F. Burnham
Board of Apportionment and Taxation
Totbrook, Cabot and Rolling Company
Stratford Avenue
Otha
Burnhaw
Wagnerian Opera Company Closes After 3000 Turned Away
New York audience faced a bankruptcy notice at the Manhattan opera house as police directed confused patrons. A capacity crowd expected to hear Der Zigeunerbaren while a broadcast of The Mgeruberon had been planned, and a substitute program was arranged by WEY and WY station ahead of the abrupt closure.
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New York
Doora
Manhattan Opera House
Broadway
WEY
Granges Strive to Grow Amid Farm Population Drift
Connecticut granges face growth challenges as rural residents move to cities for higher factory wages. Ard Welton reports at the 6th Annual Connecticut State Grangers convention that despite 10,658 new members this year, overall membership stays near last year’s total. Two granges struggle to survive amid weak geography and declining farm labor. The Tope Lodge, once a leader, seeks aid as membership nears 15,000.
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Connecticut Granges
Sta
Vartroiud
Ard Welton
Connecticut State Grangers
Ioetwuard
Varius
Dlotland Tlang
Canaan
Farn
Ja Haing
Tope
gringes for over half a century, fom@id
State Police to Consider Patrol on Fairfield Post Road
Hartford January report states State Police may establish a patrol on the Fairfield Post Road to combat banditry after a highway attack near Bridgeport. Superintendent Hurley said an investigation is ordered, but plans will not be revealed yet. Local residents and police traced suspects who fled toward New York as the shooting on Worldachek’s truck is investigated.
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Dal
Fairfield
Worlswhek
Bridgeport
Hurley
Stron Jy
Fairfield County
Post Road
Frank Virelligad
Leo Carroll
Worlachek
Towandy
Witness speed debate at inquest on trolley fatality
Testimony varied over the trolley speed at the Barnum avenue crash that killed Civil War veteran Oliver Thatcher. Passengers and witnesses placed speeds from six to twenty miles per hour as Coroner J Phelan opened the inquiry.
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Thatcher
Civil Way
Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Strege
J Phelan
Chai Izet
Chimiat
T. G. Motherall
New Haven
Herman C. Herb
Derby
Autor
Jeremiah McPadden
Let Street
Phelay
McPadden
Herb
Santo
Locke
Anawer
Phelan
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