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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1923
Page
7
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Mrs. Mayor B. Sulzberger of Detroit told the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods convention in New York that the modern Jewish woman is a cultured addict chasing ends unrelated to her traditional role. She said young Jewish women enter industry but often abandon hands-on work, seeking teaching or office jobs as industry becomes crowded. She questioned whether Jewish women should pursue freedom, or traditional crafts, and urged focus on global Jewish concerns.
More than 1,000 people attended the annual Clan Campbell concert held last night in the Colonial ballroom. The program featured vocal and instrumental music and was warmly received, described as one of the finest in the city this season.
A marriage ceremony today may settle the case of John Imposa 22 of 61 Hallam Street who was arrested in New Haven yesterday on a breach of peace charge. He was held overnight in default of 250 dollars. Authorities say a 17 year old girl who ran away from her home January 17 was found with Imposa and is in police detention. Imposa works in the New Haven railroad painting shop.
Anite police custody last night charged with assaults on women. Varey Porolosky of 61 Johnson Street was alleged to have assaulted Bertha Loytak of the same address, requiring a physician to dress her wounds. Kiersted of 421 Seaview Avenue faced a charge of assault upon his wife Josephine, with bonds set at 75 dollars.
A letter from Dr. Grant defends loyalty to truth over church faction, arguing there is no Anglican or Catholic truth separate from truth itself. He states Jesus as the perfect portrait of God and rejects metaphysical clashes, acknowledging speculative questions about how Christ's deity was formed. He asserts his beliefs are publicly taught by many Anglican clergymen and bishops.
Mayor Atwater proposed the Star shirt shop at Golden Hill street and Washington avenue as a temporary home for the State Trade School. The Education board had advocated its use as a high school with offices on the top floor, arguing it would be as suitable as a new building.
The O Connell home at 965 Stratford Avenue was placed under police guard after Health Department request as an emergency quarantine. A young man boarder was taken to Englewood Hospital for isolation, with authorities seeking others’ removal but facing refusal.
Fireman William J. Corea Maurice Clark and V Francis Hogey of the Waterbury department were overcome by smoke while battling a blaze at 794 West Main Street. They were pulled from the building by fellow firefighters. Damage estimated at about 7500 dollars.
New York police move against a Brooklyn meeting linked to the Ku Klux Klan. Men taken into custody are brought to Manhattan headquarters for investigation.
Hartford Jan 25 A general deficiency appropriation bill providing 675 550 for state departments and institutions to end the fiscal year will be favorably reported in the Senate tomorrow by Chairman Ernest I Rogers of the Appropriation committee The bill covers all known deficiencies and totals the smallest in years Court expenses are the largest item with 414 100 added for judicial costs distributed among Hartford Waterbury New London Bridgeport Willimantic Middletown Hartford Common Pleas New Haven Common Pleas civil and criminal aides New London Common Pleas criminal side Fairfield County Common Pleas criminal side and Waterbury District Court.
George M. Coughlin director of public works outlined a plan to use the city’s larger sewer lines to dispose of the next snowfall. He said manholes at Broad Street and Fairfield Avenue Congress Street and Housatonic Avenue and Main Street below Gilbert could receive snow and reduce cartage to the city dock.
In Waterbury on January 2, Miss A Elizabeth Bigelow of Meriden was re elected president of the Gradual Nurses association of Connecticut. New officers include First Vice President Sarah Hyde Middle town Second Vice President Abbie M Gilbert New Haven Secretary Kathryn E Sherman Hartford Treasurer Isabelle D Conn Stamford Directors elected for three years Martha J Wilkin son Hartford and Marcelle Heagren New Haven. two years Harriet TE Gregory Waterbury and Kate MacKenzie Norwich. one year Margaret Stack Hartford and Elizabeth Blenkhorn Hartford.
Fairfield January 25 special The Unquows tribe of Red Men held its officers installation at the regular meeting in their Post Road club rooms tonight. Installed were: Sachem Waterhouse senior sagamore William Granville Jr junior sagamore John Mickett prophet Anton Gould collector of wampum Frederick Granville keeper of wampum H Edward d Flanagan keeper of records W J Burr.
A patent infringement suit was filed today in federal court at New Haven by Remington Cash Register Co of Dion New York and W B Gubelmann of Buffalo against National Cash Register Co of Dayton Ohio. The suit charges that the defendant copies three patents issued to Gubelmann and continues to make and sell ten models despite being notified.
New York Jan 26 W H Durant president of Durant Motors corp announced tonight he would purchase the entire common stock issue of Fisher Body corp consisting of 1 608 shares at 200 a share if given the opportunity He stated this in a public notice or interview.
The funeral for Frederick C Wilder will be held this afternoon at 2:30 from his home at 44 Third Street. Rev Carlson of the Newfield M E Church will conduct, with burial in Lualke View Cemetery. Wilder, 40, long employed by Singer Manufacturing, leaves a wife and mother, two children John Seery and Mrs T Shanley, and three step-brothers George and Stephen Andrews and Raymond Itushamana. He was a member of Speedwell Lodge K P Waterbury Odd Fellows Waterbury and Wampum Lodge No 40 I O R M Bridgeport. Isaac A Wood, former Central New England railway conductor, died of heart failure at his home in Windsor.
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