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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1925
Page
16
A July 12 incident at the Ayia hotel saw thieves steal Judge Tohn Rantston’s Rotebook containing notes on cases. The loss could illuminate key points in a cave case, while the judge reserved comment on whether the thief was influenced or employed by any party involved.
Pola Negri leads a star filled vaudeville program at Polls with Rod La Rocque Adolphe Menjou and Paulette Starke in Forbidden Paradise plus a Reel lineup including The Swan and Percy in a new Thomas H Ince feature at Cameo Theatre and Wameo shows.
A Hartford dispute centers on whether a son born to Mr Fox at Hartford Hospital on July 4 is registered as July 4 or July 5 due to daylight saving time. The hospital records list the birth on July 5 while Mr Fox claims July 4, arguing standard time governs.
Special cable dispatch from Landon notes a firm overall tone with coal iron steel and engineering aims dampened by weaker sentiment in British mass and some sectors. rubber shares rise while Australian float plans and European rails show activity. Chinese devaluation small, German Hungarian demand up, and New York foreign securities steady.
In Stamford on July 12, John Omillie of Tinson Avenue Bronxville New York was arrested for driving an automobile while intoxicated after his car struck a machine driver David Lenowitz of Coleman Kipka. Kipka 22 Willerstreet was arrested for evading responsibility after the machine struck Jennie Sitea 62 Smith Street at Hawthorne and Film streets. The girl was not seriously injured.
An alarm at 4 30 yesterday sounded from Pox No 91 Hamilton and Hallett streets to a fire in a gasoline motor in a junked car rear of 8 Gilmore Street. The saw machine overheated with no damage. Engine Company No 4 also answered a still alarm at 9 12 to extinguish a small blaze in a junked automobile in a yard on McKinley Avenue.
Long Island hosts the annual three day national air races October 9 and 10 with fast planes from Army Navy and civilian ranks. Pulitzer trophy contest expected to shatter speed records with prizes over 2500. Special speed machines from Curtiss to test new designs aim for speeds above 278 mph and 300 mph international marks. Authorized use of Mitchel Field extended by War Department official Dwight Davis and support from Navy and Bureau of Aeronautics.
George T. Storm 48 prominent in finance and business in New York and Greenwich Conn died of heart disease yesterday at Rockefeller Institute Hospital after illness since January. He held multiple director and executive roles in several companies and was formerly vice president of a tobacco company. Survived by his wife Florine Bremerman Storm and four children including George and Richard Storm. funeral plans forthcoming in Greenwich.
Jame and ten year old Ralph of 44 Maple Avenue were injured Saturday afternoon when their car was struck by a machine operator named John Masernik. Ralph suffers a fractured skull and severe bruising, with limited recovery hopes. James Mayeruk, arrested for driving under the influence, holds $4300 bond after admitting operation at least 29 miles per hour. Both victims reported at St Vincent’s hospital in serious condition. In Chicago, Bob Shaw of the New York Yankees was suspended by the American League president for an undisclosed incident at a Friday game.
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