Creditors' 397275 Bid Accepted for Treasure Beach
Bridgeport creditors’ committee wins sale of Treasure Beach from Ingersoll Engineering. Court ordered sale. bid totals 397275 with 280000 assumed by purchaser against 70 claims plus 50000 mortgages and 10000 steamer covenants. Purchasers pay 30000 cash. plan to form new corporation to operate island, stock issued to creditors.
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New Haven
Treasure Beach
Bridgeport
Ingersoll Engineering Co
Wiliam H. Comley
A. T. Merritt
Creditors’ Committee
Comley
Wr. Comley
Stratford Avenue
Huguena
A. J. Merritt
Ten Persons Missing After Ship Explodes at Tampico
Ten persons are missing and twenty-two injured when Mexican Eagle Oil tank steamer San Leonardo blew up at Aguila wharf in the Panuco River area. The vessel carried 20,000 barrels of fuel oil. The explosion occurred last night amid the harbor activity.
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Tampico
Mexico
Tan
Associated Press
Mexican Eagle Oil Company
San Leonardo
Aguila
Panuco
Morse Freedom in Connecticut Ruling Affects Removals
Judge Edwin S. Thomas voided a U S district ruling that kept Harry I Morse of Greenwich in a New York conspiracy trial with his father Charles W Morse. The decision discharged Morse I, reversing Commissioner Hugh J Lavery, and may set a precedent for similar removals. The conspiracy case involves Morse family members and shipyard financing efforts amid seizures by the Emergency Fleet Corporation. Twenty four officers and directors of United States Shipbuilding Co are indicted. The ruling spans 16 typewritten pages.
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Harry I. Morse
Greenwich
Charles W. Morse
United States Court
Southern District of New York
Morse
Edwin 8. Thomas
United States District Court of Connecticut
Charles W. Morse I
Thomas
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Morses
Groton
Noank
Virginia
United States Emergency Fleet Corporation
Morsnes
United States Skibuilding Company
U. S
Warning to Brooklyn Ku Klux Klan Members
Brooklyn authorities warn Klan members to renounce allegiance to the invisible empire or leave the city. Eight men arrested after a gathering faced charges for possessing blackjacks or whiskey in a car. Bail set at 1500 dollars. Immediate hearing requested. magistrate deferred until blackjack presence in the vehicle is confirmed. The page continues on Page Two.
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New York
Invisible Empire
Brooklyyn
Jaistries
Dodd
Kings County
Hylan
Milan Flor
Alfred ©. Clarke
John II Collins
Wisworth B. Morse
William D. M. Simmons
Conrce
John M. Gilmore
Thomas Jones
Charles N. Mulford
Robert Hiseher
Pratt Institute
Dale
Plackiacks
Anti-Saloon League Officials Questioned In Funds Probe
New York January 26 William H. H. Anderson superintendent of the New York state branch of the Anti Saloon League was questioned again by Assistant District Attorney Pecora over alleged misappropriation and record falsification. Other league officials will be recalled, with Pecora stating he will exhaust all sources before conclusions. The probe centers on a $24 700 fund used for publicity and promotion with some funds reportedly going to ministers, though transactions were kept confidential. Rev David J Burrell will be questioned upon return from medical leave.
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New York
Willam HH. Anderson
New York State
The
Anti Saloon League
Pecora
League
Anti- Saloon League
David J. Burrell
Anti-Saloon League
Egyptian King Tutankhamun Mummy to Be X Rayed
In Luxor on January 6, archaeologists plan to X ray the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun if the mummy remains there. The procedure will photograph the shrouded form as bandages are unwound, aiming to shed light on ancient embalming rites.
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Luxor
Egypt
Tutenkhamen
Meypt
Seized Autos to Be Returned Next Week
Police recoveries in an interstate theft probe will be returned next week to owners not yet identified. Ten of 28 cars remain unidentified, with W. R. Carlson of New Haven among those who have already received his vehicle after sheriff service of replevin papers.
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W. R. Carlson
New Haven
Maloney
Son of Dry Leader Penalized for Drinking at Wesleyan
Frederick Anderson, son of William H. Anderson of the Anti-Saloon League, was penalized by Wesleyan University's undergraduate committee for violating the student regulation against drinking in Middletown during college sessions. He had withdrawn two weeks earlier, returned, and confessed to the violation.
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Wesleyan College
Middletown
Wesleyan University
Aquor
Frederick ©. Anderson
William H.anderson
Anti-Saloon League of New York
Prohibition Enforceability Questioned by Columbia Head
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University told the Ohio State Bar Association that the eighteenth amendment cannot be enforced, regardless of cost or effort. He linked prohibition to the 15th amendment and said both acts promote lawlessness in American life.
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Oolumbus
Ohio
Associated Press
Nicholas Muriby Butler
Columbia University
Ohio State Bar Association
United States
Community Chest appeal drives ice cream sales at theaters
Bridgeport officials urge fifth day push for 249 786 91 in money and pledges. Army team led by Mrs Oppel wins flag for greatest number solicited. Ice cream day features 5000 pints donated by New Haven Dairy Co sold in Majestic Palene theaters with Mrs Alice Clemens Goodridge making appearances.
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Bridgeport
Tratfield
Walter B. Lasher
Palene
Elmer Wavens
Policy Theatre
Bridgeport Hospital
First National Bank
Bridgeport Catholic Charitable Bureau
Christian Union
Smith-Murray Company
Davis and Rawley
Army
New Haven Will Blame Strikers For Poor Service
Hartford January 26 officials of the New Haven railroad prepare to present to a legislative committee a flood of documents to show that faulty train service stems from striking shopmen. A telegram from President Howard J Pearson acknowledged the hearing on Wednesday. Witnesses may include union leaders and representatives from labor organizations. The hearing on the fuel bill is also set for Tuesday afternoon before the Judiciary committee in the House chamber.
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Hartford
New Haven Railroad Company
Legislative Committee On Railroad
Committee On Railroads
Eoward J. Pearson
New Haven Road
Smith
Avon
Callawoad Workers
House
Senate
General Assembly
Pearson
Judiciary Committee
Templeton
Thomas WW. Russel
Russell
Miss Royden Declares World Unfit For Gifts Of Science
Miss Maude Royden, daughter of Sir Thomas Royden, told a large First M E Church gathering that science bestows power the world is not morally ready to use. She urged truth and obedience to spiritual laws to end world troubles and said America should seek the cause of its woes, leaving action to the conscience of Americans. Continued on Page Two.
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Miss Royden
America
Ex Kaiser at Outs With Bride Of Doorn
London dispatch reports from Doorn that the second marriage of the German emperor is a failure. The correspondent says the former ruler lives separately from his wife and her children amid attempts to hide the truth. A breakdown is expected within weeks.
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Kaiser
Bride OF Doorn
London
Associated Press
Yorkshire Evening_ News
Doorn
Hartford County commissioner candidates named
Hartford Jan 26 Representative Samuel H. Graum of Suffield and Charles E. K. Goodrich of Glastonbury announced they will seek seats on the Hartford County commission at a Republican caucus at the capitol Wednesday. Graum will oppose Andrew Steele of Warehouse Point, chairman of the commission, and Goodrich will oppose Commissioner Julius Ha Douglas of Bristol.
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Hartford
Samuel H. Graum
Suffield
Charles EK. Goodrich
Glastonbury
Hartford County Commission
Capitol
Graham
Andrew Steele
Warehouse , Point
Goodrich
Julius Ha Douglas
Bristol
Mary Pickford Speaks on Sunday Post Readers' Treat
Mary Pickford offers a special message to Sunday Post readers. She interviews her husband Douglas Fairbanks and reveals they have differing ideas on some matters. Read the detailed story of these two shining lights in The Bridgeport Sunday Post.
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Mary Pickford
Sunday Post
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary
Doug
Fire incidents noted in Fairfield January report
In Fairfield on January 26 a special notice states only one fire has occurred so far this month, sparking belief that a record may be set. Firefighters have not been needed since early January, contrasting last year when Pigkett’s report showed about one fire per week on average.
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Fairfield
Pigkett
Building Board Stands Firm on Reck Permit Issue
The Building Commission refused to modify their stance on Carl Beck's 1040 Main Street project, saying the plan violates the building code and must use steel joists. Beck, his counsel Thomas Cullinan, and architect Leonard Asheim argued for wooden joists as permitted by a council resolution, but the commission insisted on code compliance and warned no permit would be issued. A special council meeting may be called next week to revisit the matter. Beck aims to complete by April 1, with a two story florist building planned and future expansion.
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Building Commission
Carl Beck
Main Street
Thomas M. Cullinan
Leonard Asheim
Cullinan
Commission
Rieck
Beck
Permissoni Ing
Germany Declares Default in Reparation Payments
The Reparations Commission declares Germany in absolute default on all reparation obligations and orders payment of a half billion gold marks by month’s end. Inside occupied Germany, unrest persists with arrests as French troops patrol streets and industries idle.
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Germany
Commission
Governor Aims to Speed Coal to Connecticut
Hartford Jan 26 Governor Tampleton pressed to resolve a fuel emergency consulting H T Montague traffic expert of American Brass Waterbury. After five hours the governor vowed to secure coal quickly in large quantities for all people and said Montague may join any legislature created commission. The next eight weeks loom as the toughest period of the shortage.
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Hartford
H. T. Montague
American Brass Corporation of
Waterbury
Tampleton
Montague
Zovernor
Connecticut
Montagu
Wx-Gov
Lake
National Commander Owsley visits Bridgeport to greet Legionnaires
Stratford January 26 Commander Edward Barlow and Stratford post members joined ex service men in welcoming National Commander Alvin M. Owsley during his Bridgeport visit today.
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Stratford
Edward Barlow
The
American Legion
Alvin M. Owsley
Bridgeport
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Harry F. Morse
Ku Klux Klan
Brooklyn
Anderson
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Tor
SYS
Colubi
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Tequiming Justice
Luali
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Building Board
Council
Heart of Fire District
Schwartz
Duesseldorf
Ruh
Reuters
Essen
American Brass Company
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