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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1927

Page

5

Guggenheim Loans Offered For Aerial Equipment

New York July 1. Harry F Guggenheim said trustees of the Daniel Guggenheim fund authorized equipment loans to United States passenger airlines. Loans target modern multi engine planes with safety design and will back routes approved by the Aeronautical Division of the Department of Commerce.

New York Associated Press Harry F. Guggenheim Daniel Guggenheim United States Aeronautical Division Department of Commerce William P MacCracken, Jr Secretary of Commerce For Aeronautics

Bonds to be Offered Tonight In German and Hanover Issues

New York July 10 By Associated Press Two foreign bond offerings totaling 834 million are listed for tomorrow The largest is 830 million Central bank for Agriculture Germany farm loan bonds at 6 percent sinking fund gold offered by a National City company headed syndicate at prices yielding about 6 3 percent Another issue from Blair and company Hanover state credit institute seeks 6 3 mortgage bonds to fund loans secured by agricultural property for farmers

New York Assocated Press Central Bank For Agriculture (Germany National City Company Tex Blair and Company and Associated Bankers Hanover State Credit Institute First Mortgage

Man Seriously Hurt In Three Car Crash Greenwich

William Jacobson of New Rochelle was seriously injured when his parked car on the Post road at Byram Hall was struck by a car driven by George Monk of Stamford. A third vehicle driven by Guy Coldsmith of Larchmont, NY forced the Monk car into the Jacobson car.

Greenwich iBy Associated Press William Jacobson New Rochelle Jacobson Byram Hall George Monk Stamford Guy MR Coldsmith Larchmont

McCoy's Tablets Claim Major Weight Gain Promise

An advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets as a guaranteed flesh producer promising weight gain of at least seven pounds for underweight men or women within weeks. With ironclad guarantee, buyers can get refunds if goals aren’t met after purchasing four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes.

Atlanta M-Cov Tor McCos

Saturn at its nearest Earth approach in 30 years

Astromony professor notes Saturn will be a bright sight in July skies, located in Scorpius above Antares. Saturn sits about 800 million miles away, with rings visible in modest telescopes. The rings, 173000 miles across and a few miles thick, appear edgewise every 15 years, last in 1922. Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio, is a red super sun vastly larger than Saturn.

Urbana Ill Preas Antares Saturn Jupiter Earth Scorpio Mars Hamed

Sixteen Life Sentences Mark Baumes Law Year In New York

In New York County, sixteen men were adjudged habitual criminals under the Baumes law and sentenced to life imprisonment in its first year. District Attorney Joab H Banton reported that four offenders faced burglary, robbery, forgery and grand larceny charges, with burglary and robbery leading the convictions. He added that reducing receivers of stolen property could curb thefts, though two years of data are needed for firm conclusions.

New York Associated Press Joab H Banton Banton

Harbor News Bridges See Heavy June Openings

Superintendent Frank Squires reports Stratford avenue bridge faced critics as it logged 143 openings in June. Yellow Mill pond bridge opened 209 times, Congress Street 159, East Washington 58, Grand Street 32, totaling 643 openings. Also details a wrecked schooner John W. Stout on a sandbar near Penfield Reef with Captain James Quaid and crew attempting repairs as tides flood the deck.

Frank Squires Stratford Avenue Pequonnock Squires Yellow Mill Yellow Mill Pond Congress Street Bridge East Washington Bridge Grand Street Bridge John W. Stout Penfield Reef James H Quaid

Indigestion Treatment Promises Prompt Relief

A fragmented ad touts a new digestion remedy from a doctor figure, claiming rapid and lasting relief for indigestion. The copy urges readers to try the highly recommended tablets and promises broad success across many sufferers.

Weather Woes Halt Local Yachting Trips and Dredging Progress

Unfavorable conditions forced several yesterday sailing events to be canceled by nearby clubs. Stratford Lighthouse reported a hazy sound with rainfall stopping sound traffic aside from major steamers. City Ice and Coal Co completed a minor dredging program increasing dock depth from 13 to 16 feet, enabling larger oil barges to tie up at the docks.

Stratford The City Ice and Corl Company

Blind Youth May Die After Burns

A mother and her blind son are in critical condition after a fire at the Steffman farm home in Middlesex. All family members escaped except the mother and the eldest son. the log house, owned by Mrs Clara Cronin, was destroyed. William Steffman, 31, recently became blind.

Middlefield Associated Press Middlesex Hospital William Steffmana William, Jr Steffman Joseph Clara Cronin William

Escaped convict surrenders to officer in Middletown

A young man stopped a local officer on the street and revealed he was Bernard Naylor, twenty, wanted in Windsor Vermont for violating his parole. Vermont authorities were informed.

Middletown Associated Press Bernard Naylor Windsor Vermont

Connecticut Insurance Report Shows Mortality Below Expectation

The Connecticut Insurance Department released its latest annual report, noting that actual deaths were a little over half of the predicted figure. It highlights improvements in income, assets, and insurance in force, with four companies showing surplus declines and mortgage loans overtaking bonds as the major asset. Major life insurers like Metropolitan, Prudential, Travelers, and Connecticut General lead ordinary business written in 1926.

Aittle Connecticut Connecticut Insurance Department Howard F Dunham Hartford Life Insurance Company Connecticut Life Insurance Companies State Advnay Life Insurance Metropolitan Prudential Aetna Life Connecticut General John Hancock Travelers

Five Treated For Injuries In One Day

Emergency hospital staff treated five individuals on Saturday for injuries and illness. Names include Marin Comoy of 464 Grand Street with a scalp wound, Floyd Hall of 42 Whitney Avenue with a needle injury to the left index finger, John Warner of Chitatlun Union taken to Bridgeport Hospital with apoplexy, Anne Schule of 226 Pal lat Avenue with a lacerated hand from a can opener, and Oscar Bowman aged 40 with fractured arms after a fall to Bridgeport Hospital.

Marin Comoy Grand Street Floyd Hall Whitney Avenue John Warner Chitatlun Union Bridgeport Anne Schule Pallat Avenue Oscar Bowman Bridgeport Hospital

Motorcycle Policeman Injured After Fall From Motorcycle

Patrolman Draamus F Bagley was injured Friday in a fall from a motorcycle he was operating. He was taken to St Vincent's Hospital with a fractured line cap and is listed in serious condition at police headquarters.

Draamus F Bagley St Vincent's Hospital Bagley

Man Advertising for Wife Gets Jail Time in Fraud Case

BUFFALO July 10 The Erie County judge sentenced James J. Miles thirty six for a fake matrimonial scheme. Miles offered to arrange marriage to a widow to inherit twenty one thousand dollars, collected seven thousand four hundred from a respondent, and admitted letters were faked though he denied swindling others. He was arraigned on vagrancy charges.

Buffalo Associated Press Stinger Lucy Erie County Penitentiary Patrice J Keeler James J. Miles Miles

Levine Plans Hop Rome with French Ace in August

London dispatch reports Charles A. Levine plans a return flight from Paris with Maurice Prouhin in early August, aiming to leverage a full moon and favorable winds. John Caraisi sails to New York with Columbia spares as Levine seeks a Paris departure amid winter weather. Fraulein Thea Rasche, famed German aviatrix, arrives in London and may join the Americans, with possible U S exhibition and trans Atlantic plan.

London Associated Press Charles A. Levine Clarence D. Chamberlin New York Germany Paris Maurice Prouhin Levine John Carlsi Mauretania Columbia Drouhin Fraulein Thea Rusche Croydon Field Elliott Lynn England Alan J Cobham Cobham Sa) Bloom William R. Wood Indiana Joan N. Sandlin Louisiana Fraulein Thea Rasche Fraulein Rasche United States

Life Saving 10 Course Taught by Red Cross Expert

Captain Robert B. Miller of the Red Cross Life Saving corps returns to Bridgeport July 18 to 23 to instruct and exam Junior Red Cross members aged twelve to seventeen. Registration before July 16 is required. classes at Seaside Park and through playgrounds, clubs, and scouts. A banner prize will honor the playground with the most registrants passing the test. those who pass join the Junior Life Saving corps and wear its pin. Registration available at 53 Cannon Street 9 to 4. parental consent required.

Robert B. Miller American National Red Cross Life Saving Corps Bridgeport American Red Cross Seaside Park Red Cross Girl Scouts Boys’ Club Robert Leckle Junior Life Saving Corps

Man Commits To State Hospital After Suicide Attempt

Wallingford July 10 Steven Chak fifty was committed today to the state hospital at Middletown after a suicide attempt by inhaling a noxious gas. He was found in a delirious state on the porch of his home and resuscitation efforts were successful.

Wallingford Suic de Steven Chak State Hospital Middletown

Safe harmless way to remove perspirations odors

An advertisement touts Nathol tablets as a safe youth help. It claims dissolving one or two tablets in bath water banishes perspiration odors, freshens feet, and benefits the skin, urging readers to buy symha Nathol at dealers.

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