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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1927
Page
11
A crowded gathering of 300 Connecticut nurses convenes for their annual session, with extensive notes on meeting dates, locations, and speakers. The event features discussions on hospital care, nursing standards, and community health initiatives, reflecting a busy schedule and prominent attendees.
Prominent men and women attend a patronage recital hosted by Mrs Olson and Mr. William at a noted venue. The gathering features a long list of guests, speeches, and social remarks, with a luncheon for committee members and staff. A subsequent meeting discusses community projects and upcoming cultural events.
Professor William Lyon Phelps of Yale University told First Baptist Church listeners that Christians endure suffering for faith, likening Jesus followers to volunteers rushing to arm themselves in war. He compared their sacrifice to worldly promises and urged ministers to face doubt and complex issues with tact while warning of compelling religious challenges ahead.
Professor John Erskine of Columbia condemned censorship at the National Board of Review luncheon closing a three day conference at the Waldorf Astoria. He warned the emphasis on evils neglects good, while others weighed morality of movies against street life and praised motion pictures as literature. The event included Yale speakers and local club meetings amid varied civic notices in New York.
Dorothy Goldstein directed us to present the senior concert under the school dit tien and the freshmen cantata. The Freshmen Cantata by the Gle club was well received prompting a second assembly and a future performance. Members include John Linky Walt Mooney Joseph Tsente Ralph Parker and others.
Congress plans to address principal bills in the program as sessions resume. Leaders press for action on farm tolls, district appropriations, and territorial measures while committees tackle unfinished business. Senate elections, appropriations, and a potential cruiser provision loom as the week unfolds.
In Connecticut a wartime public sentiment shapes policy on alcohol and prohibition. Mrs Myrtle I Chisin of Stafford Smungs spoke on returning from a conference urging action, with clergy and educators discussing temperance. Notable attendees included Mrs Warsl, M Neowtea, and other local figures from Hartford to Willimantic.
A state plan session convened in New Lon Demon Mex on Saturday afternoon with officials including the Page secretary and delegate Wil an Slaame in attendance. The meeting, hosted by the Mohegin hostel, will feature luncheon for delegates. Mr Stanne aims to bring Triest Annle of Boston as speaker, who is United States third vice-president. Officers and members from five Bridgeport yeeacdations are to attend.
The night shift investigated three sudden deaths and a fourth incident, with Medical Examiner Deluca and Detective Augur ruling some natural causes. A man found dead at 7 mortuary staff notified, while another collapsed from a heart attack at 8 30. Authorities noted prior illnesses and called responders, but final determinations varied by case.
The government asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether bootleggers must pay federal income tax on illicit profits or file tax returns. A Charleston case involving Manly and Sullivan challenged compelled returns and taxes, with the district court upholding them and the appeals court reversing. The Treasury cited taxes already collected on criminal income to urge a final ruling for proper tax administration.
Dr James A Walsh told a large Universal church audience last night that prohibition has made life healthier and saloon-free areas safer yet warned benefits vary by group. He cited lower typhoid and tuberculosis deaths, longer life expectancy, and gains in infant survival, while noting student drinking may fall and some youths imitate forbidden acts. He noted medical advances reduce disease but warned degenerative illnesses still claim lives. He said most people believe in a superior being and moral order, and accepted 17 listener questions via radio, the highest yet.
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