Bridgeport Telegram Establishment and Contact Details
Bridgeport Telegram established 1891 operates daily except Sunday under The Post Publishing Co. at 1891 Bad Biddle St Bridgeport Conn with Barnum 6100, open all departments nights and days. Associated Press news dispatches credited for republication as per policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Post Publishing CO
Bad Biddle St
Bridgeport
Conn
Telephone Barnum 6100
Smemberg Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Hheroinoreign
I. A. Islbin
Editorial Notes From Reading 1943 Hums and Jokes
A collage of quirky items and comments from Reading Pennsylvania coverage includes a booze seizure, jokes about France Germany and Ireland, a stove that burns ice, a band pianist and poker, a bootlegger anecdote, ex-King Frederick, Dartmouth girls, aviators planning a world flight, skating jokes, U S policemen, a mayoral misdirection in Ransom West Virginia, a tree-planting pledge, a Beaver incident, Bolshevism and teeth, Martha Miller the huntress, a New York audience, Ruth the ex-baseball player, an opera wife’s ring value, and a stray American hardware remark.
Weather outlook for Southern New England and surrounds
Snow or rain likely Saturday with a temperature drop then unsettled conditions through Sunday. Disturbances move east of New England with low pressures centered in Missouri Texas Panhandle and British Columbia. Regions east of the Mississippi show warmer temps since Thursday with rains in the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys and local lakes region snows. Winds mostly northeast to east, with snow possible Saturday along the coast. Almanac data notes sunrise at 7:10, sunset 3:02, high tide 6:59, low tide 10:45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Middle Atlantic ‘States
St. Johns
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Missouri
Texas Panhandle
British Columbia
Ohio
Arkansas
Texas
North
Pacific Coast
Great ‘Lakes
Iowa
Nebraska
Rocky Bountain
Plateau
Atlantic
Maryland
Sandy Hook
Oser
Sandy ‘Hook
Hatteras
War on the Skeeters Connecticut urges drains to curb mosquitoes
The anti mosquito group in Connecticut backs funding for the State Agricultural Experiment Station to drain marshes and swamps to stop mosquito breeding. Dr Edward H Jenkins calls for a general plan to eliminate breeding grounds, arguing mosquitoes spread malaria and harm state health and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Mosquito Association of
Connecticut
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Edward H. Jenkins
General Assembly
The Egyptologists Find Hidden Tutankhamen Tomb
Three thousand years ago Pharaoh Tut ank h Amen built a rock tomb near Luxor to ensure bodily resurrection. Centuries later Egyptologists emerged as patient, persistent explorers revealing a discovery of first importance that dominates front page news. The two men responsible for finding the secret tomb of the rich young Pharaoh are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Tut-ankh-Amen
Luxlor
Tut-ankh- Amen
Egypts Tomb Seekers Reach Glowing Victory in Egyptology
The Earl of Carnarvon and his chief aide Howard Carter, an American, devoted fortune and life to Egyptian tomb excavation. They began thirty four years ago seeking Tutankhamen, paused two years ago near the tomb staircase, then renewed digging to achieve a historic triumph in Egyptology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Earl of
Carnarvon
Howard Carter
Tut-ankh-Amen
Civil Service Raid Sparks Senate Backlash Over Restorations
President Harding ousted 28 Bureau of Engraving and Printing officials a year ago under suspicion, but a joint Justice Treasury inquiry found no grounds. Plans call for restoration to eligibility without return to former posts or back pay. Senators decry the act as patronage and demand redress, noting the death of Dr Beech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Bureau of Engraving and ‘Printing
Washington
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Senate
Beech
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Inaugural Talk on Time Sparks Odd Debate
Governor Templeton’s quip about daylight saving and standard time stirs light mockery amid a dull session. Anti daylight savers prefer the law as is, while past sessions enjoyed spirited speeches and brazen threats over the issue, leaving the state disappointed this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templeton
Stamford Death: Speranzo Held Responsible, Fails to Flee
Coroner J J Phelan ruled Frank Speranzo criminally responsible for the death of Frank Rigo in Stamford. Rigo was shot in his home last Sunday after an altercation with Dominick Cristofaro, who is held as a material witness. Speranzo is still sought, having disappeared after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Phelan
Frank Speranzo
Frank Rigo
Stamford
Dominick Cristofaro
Speranzo
Rigo
Cristofaro
School Lunches Promoted With Health Guidance
An article urges care for student meals as one fifth of the U S population attends schools under new guidelines. It stresses healthy eating for clear thinking and invites mothers and teachers to request a booklet on basket lunches, packing methods, and recipes for sandwiches cookies salads and sweets by mailing a coupon with two cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Record of Stamp Enclosures for Free School Lunches Booklet
Frederic J. Haskin of the Bridgeport Telegram Information Bureau in Washington encloses two cents in stamps for return postage on a free copy of the School Lunches Booklet. Street- Cong State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Bridgeport Telegram, Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
New England Birthright and the Railroads
New Englanders rally to Buckland urging railroads as a birthright, fighting outside consolidation while debating whether uniting routes under one system or keeping local control yields better management. The piece argues the region must work out its own salvation and questions if current maintenance issues stem from organization or upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
New York Central
Mr. Buckland
New England
New Haven Register
Master painters seek arbitration over wage increase
Norwalk January 26 master painters here will ask their men to arbitrate the demand for a wage increase of 1.10 per day effective March 1, stating the rate is more than they can pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
The Busy Pastor and the Moral Watch in Town
A poem mocks a pastor who polices sins in a small town church. He hunts crime, preaches against vice, and faces two factions among parishioners. Some applaud his zeal while others call for restraint or mock his methods. The speaker remains neutral, dropping a bogus dime in the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uttle Church
Mason
Little Kirk
Dancing Through Life and Cutting Pictures in Telegram Letters
Letters to the Editor invite signed opinions. readers complain about slippery sidewalks and demand ash spreading for safety. A reader laments film edits that cut plots and omit outdoor snow scenes, urging better cuts and clearer transitions in cinema entertainment.
Answers to Questions from a 1910s Quiz Column
A series of reader questions and concise factual answers on topics from botany and maps to oil tank capacity and family size. Notable items include the upas tree’s dangers, Waldseemüller’s 1508 AmericA map, tank steamers carrying 4,000 to 10,000 tons, pearls in ordinary oysters, edible pea pods, average family size in 1910 and 1920, Christian population, antiseptic thyme strength, first magazines in 1685 France, Penfield posters, and Paris as a historic largest city.
Highbrows and Lowbrows Do Not Always Rule
A reflective verse on shifting tastes and snobbery. It argues that highbrows err at times and lowbrows are sometimes right, citing Shakespeare’s reception and urging readers to doubt snobbery and follow judgment over prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Ari
Make sure of the audience for children to succeed
A reflective piece on how children learn best when guided by an attentive audience. The author recounts a classroom crisis with a failed geography recitation and how a teacher, Miss Maria, provided a practical, audience centered approach. The story highlights motivation from admiration, praise, and visible support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ilinois
United States
Maria
Reader seeks action against open bread container issue
A letter to the editor from a reader near a corner grocery complains about an unlocked bread container on the sidewalk used by the public. The writer urges the Board of Health to prohibit unwrapped bread and curb disease spread.
Brain congestion and health tips from Dr Copeland
Dr Copeland explains how blood circulation affects brain function and health. He describes active and passive congestion, symptoms like headaches, irritability, and red eyes, causes such as anger sun heat and overwork, and remedies like elevating the head and cold on the head. Readers poses questions about red noses, yawning, excess saliva, ear pains, weight, dust in lungs, and hair color with brief answers.
Prohibition Cuts Hartford Charity Cases since 1917
Hartford report shows a 93.7 percent drop in alcohol linked charity cases from 1917 to 1922. Malcolmis Nichols says 518 families cared for in 1917 with 143 needing aid largely due to drink. by 1922 total cases 488 with 11 tied to drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Malcolmis Nichols
Organization Society
Nichola
Society
Nichols
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bridgeport Telegram
Reading
France
Germany
America 2
Umea
Frederick of
Sayony
Dartmouth
Mahng
A Gman
Ireland
Ransom
W. Va
Ming
American ‘Tree Association
Fort William
London
Martha Miller
New York
Ruth
Rome
Middlebrook Almanac
Kansas City
Nantucket
Cincinnat
Jacksonville
Aulantic City
New Haven
Denver
Fbonton Coes
Cloudy &T. Paul
Portland
Br. Louis
Buffalo
Naine
Frese
Corr
Sessir
Humphump
Grudoff
St. Die
Martin Waldseemuller
America
Unitedates
Italy
Edward Penfield
the Harpe
J. M
Paria
Berton Braley
By Angelo Patri
Board of Health
Royal S. Copeland
M.D
Copeland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!