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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1927
Page
4
NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY announces Layerbilt construction as a method claimed to deliver greater economy. The notice names New York and San Francisco offices along with Carbon Corporates, signaling a business emphasis on cost efficiency and manufacturing efficiency.
Visitors from the Chamber of Commerce toured the Bridgeport Underwood Typesitter plant on Broad Street and Railroad Avenue where 1200 portable machines and 300 three keyboard models are produced weekly. Manager Frederick L. Conard explained noiseless case designs, 1200 parts per machine, and extensive quality testing. The show included a display of bookkeepers, billing, and multilingual typewriters, plus the Hebrew character carriage variant.
Jan. 24 AP report: seventeen young men, mostly Harvard students, pleaded guilty to being present where gambling gear, four dice, were found in a Cambridge apartment described as a student rooming house. Two nonstudents were fined $50 each. five others who were present raided failed to appear, warrants issued. One Harvard student was unavailable. Paul Davies, a third year law student, faced a possible fled charge. Judge Stone imposed a $10 fine on him. All paid.
Frank and Lavele appeal a civil district court ruling that awarded Leon Guertin $1,260 for money lost at card games played at the Lavois home. Guertin won under a statute holding the house owner responsible for losses from games played with knowledge or consent of the occupant.
Bangor Medan 24 CAP A warrant is issued charging Perham of Patten with the death of Bar Finch who died at Houston hospital from bullet wounds suffered at Perham’s home in Patten last night. Perham to be arraigned tonight or tomorrow morning.
A dense listing of radio schedule items across stations in New York Chicago Philadelphia and others. It catalogs orchestras concerts talk programs weather reports market updates and various entertainment segments with times and host or program names. Includes numerous station call letters and program titles across the day and night hours.
Northampton Massachusetts reports President Goolidge’s home town exchange with England via trans Atlantic radio telephone. Arthur P. Witherell of Hampshire County Trust Company greets P. Mickle of the Midland Bank Northampton England. Weather discussion notes England mild while Western Massachusetts endures snow and cold.
Edwin Holly, an automobile mechanic from Norwalk, was arrested in Stamford on a charge of passing a worthless check for 16 dollars drawn on a bank where he once had an account. He was returned to Norwalk and released on $15 bond for trial in Norwalk court Monday morning.
Jan 24 AP reports the Uner Deutschland arrives in New York with new livery marking a flag themed hull. Earlier the liner’s funnels were plain. now they feature black white and red stripes resembling United States stacks.
The State Board of Fisheries and Game reports rising shad yields in 1925 and 1926, with 3,824,500 fry distributed in 1925 and 4,514,000 in 1926. Farmington and Scantic rivers show notable catches. price per fish rose to 84 cents as larger shad dominated. Hatcheries, roe selection, and conservation efforts include egg planting and experimental fertilization in Joshua town ponds.
In New Britain Arthur Aaronson alias Benjamin Sachs faced a fugitive charge from Virginia. Judge William Himggerford refused to lower his $25,000 bond, saying the amount may be insufficient. A Virginia governor’s extradition requisition for Joseph Volen, also Aaronson, was filed for a grand larceny case. Newport News officer C. G. Williams listed to convey the suspect.
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