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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1927

Page

12

Stamford Advocate Reports On Proposed New Highway Route

Local interest grows around a proposed trunk line from Crest Bridge to the New York State line connecting with the parkway. Citizens discuss how the route would pass north of Stamford station and through Roxbury before reaching the county, with officials weighing statutes and feasibility amid speculation about the plan’s impact on traffic and surrounding towns.

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Mirrors of Washington on Coolidge third term talk

Clinton W. Gilbert reports Republican insiders from the Alleghenies and Midwest groups in Washington say 1928 prospects show no strong challenger to Calvin Coolidge. They view him unfavorably as a person yet approve of his administration and detect little enthusiasm for a rival, with Western interest in a candidate not strong enough to threaten renomination.

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Sentence Sermons And The Value Of Advertising

A garbled excerpt discusses how a tire's reliability hinges on its content rather than an expensive letterhead. It notes paid ads keep a product on the market and that bold praise draws attention. It mentions a town of origin boosting a man’s standing and entertainment drawing applause.

My Mind Is a Gayly Papered Room Poem by Anne Campbell

A fragmentary poem by Anne Campbell portrays a room decorated in bright paper as a lover’s memory colors dreams. The speaker notes a stormy world outside while the inner space glows with imagined scenes and longing.

Anne Campbell Aly

Senate to Probe Vare Election Amid broader Capitol Activity

The Day in Washington reports the Senate voted to investigate the Vare election while four antieconomic groups backed the McNary- Her restoration and second class mail reforms. Congress mostly deferred on President Coolidge’s Nicaraguan message as Mellon advised further steps. A series of odd items, including a private merceuma operation and unrelated anecdotes, appear in the page’s miscellany.

Senate Post Office Committee

Political Pointers and Local Elections Across Connecticut

Judge J Addis took oath for a seventh term in New Milford while Oscar Litascaler began his fifth term in Newtown. In Darien and Danbury debates, candidates vie as Republicans boast incumbency, Democrats rally. Darien plans comprehensive town financing and tax assessments, while Middletown notes assembly turmoil and shifts in House staff roles.

J. ¥. Addis Protale New Milford Oscar Litascaler Newtown

Parable of the Blanket and Thrift Economics

A 1927 text argues that trimming the blanket edge to save money is a false economy. It warns skimping on warmth harms growth, urges investing in needs, and warns against frugality over practicality. The piece ties thrift to character and long-term welfare.

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Rugged Roads by Walt Mason

Editorial verse musing on civic virtue and public works as a fountain symbolizes charity and a politician’s motives. Citizens debate whether benevolence is genuine or just advertising, noting skepticism toward leaders who promise to uplift towns while courting votes.

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Saint Paul and the immigrant quest for America

Dr S Parkes Cadman discusses Saint Paul as a varied, persistent figure who shaped Western Christianity and the vitality of mission. He counsels newly arrived aliens to learn, adapt, and contribute, praising the United States as generous and hospitable. He reframes salvation as life in love and brotherhood, noting Jews and Christians alike pursue the divine spirit while differing in doctrine.

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New England Sees It Reports Maine Lumber Shift to Newsprint

AP notes Maine woods now supply pulp and paper rather than houses as Penobscot tributaries feed mills. Sawmill output once reached 200 million feet yearly. last mill closed. Pine is used for packing cages and spruce for pulp. Massachusetts furniture industry migrates West. 1925 output valued at over 33 million dollars with 91 establishments.

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Weather synopsis for Southern and Northern New England

Fair and cold to Wednesday with rising temperatures and increasing cloudiness Thursday. Coastal rain and interior rain or snow later Thursday. Disturbance near Cape Hatteras tracking northeast with strong winds along the Atlantic coast. Temperatures rise west of the Mississippi, warmer Thursday across the forecast district. Winds diminishing north of Sandy Hook.

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Man Resumes Walking After 80 Foot Fall

Washington dispatch reports William Graham a 40 year old worker in a newspaper clipping service survived an 80 foot plunge from a ninth floor office building. He landed on wire screening over a skylight above a tank on the lower floor and regained the ability to walk.

Washington API William Graham

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