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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1927

Page

12

Bridgeport Telegram Publication Notice From 1801 Rates

Bridgeport Telegram established 1801 announces subscription rates payable inadenove for one year and beyond. The Post Publishing Co lists prices and contact points for readers to subscribe or engage services at multiple offices including Fairfield and Bar Harbor. Associated Press member notice appears at end.

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Goodwin on Sacco Vanzetti and Massachusetts justice

Massachusetts registrar Frank A Goodwin speaking at the Kiwanis Club in Lawrence defended law and order amid the Sacco Vanzetti case. He argued for thorough review, warned of radical influence, and urged upholding justice without preemptive execution while noting broader wartime upheaval.

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Kingsbury remembered as Bridgeport leader in industry

A long obituary honors Frederick J Kingsbury of Bridgeport, praised as a generous civic force whose life work stayed in the city. The piece notes his wide circle of associates and impact on local life, while situating him among Bridgeport’s prominent business leaders.

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Massachusetts Utility Rates Reform Cited as Hope for Small Electric Consumers

A Massachusetts Public Utility Commission decision bases electric rate setting on actual prudently invested money rather than inflated values. The ruling cuts Worcester Electric Light’s valuation and lowers maximum rates from seven to three cents per kilowatt hour, highlighting a state-led model aligned with federal and Pennsylvania policies.

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Gifford Pinchot Urges State Power Rate Reform

Gifford Pinchot argues for public protections in electric rate setting, urging states to fix rates based on prudent investments and actual costs. He notes Supreme Court limits on interstate generation and highlights Massachusetts as a model, urging charters and eminent domain actions if utilities refuse fair treatment. Pinchot urges dissemination to lawmakers and public servants to curb electric monopolies.

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Bridgeport Woman Credits McCoy Diet Campaign Success

A Bridgeport woman writing as Mrs El expresses gratitude for Dr Frank McCoy weight reduction program. She weighed 279 pounds and has shed 12 pounds while under the paper’s diet and exercise plan. She notes no fatigue and reports her husband’s praise, urging others to share their experiences.

Bridgeport Frank McCoy

Lindbergh to Visit Hartford July Trip List

A Telegram report outlines Charles Lindbergh’s planned itinerary between July 20 and July 31 visiting Hartford Providence Boston Portland Me Concord Springfield Albany Buffalo and Syracuse. The writer asks why Bridgeport cannot host the aviator if Hartford can.

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Easton Radio Site Sparks Mixed Local Opinion

A letter from a radio fan expresses support for locating WICC in Easton while noting many residents oppose daylight saving. The writer argues building the station away from the city would reduce disturbance and increase appreciation for the potential service.

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Plow Horse on Sunday by Aunt Campbelt

A farm horse endures a week of patient work under a farmhand, guided by kind commands. No water trough, but calming twilight, oats, hay, and rest follow hard labor. Sunday grants rare freedom as the horse is turned to pasture to pause the toil of the Sab bath morn.

Aunt Campbelt Paradise

Streets Repaired As City Plans Wider Main Roadways

The city will repair neglected streets this year and widen North Main Street at no city cost beyond the work. Ox Hill curve will be reduced and cross routes improved. A Financial Advisory board similar to Bridgeport is urged to oversee budgeting for improvements, while park funds remain contingent on clear spending plans. A large turnout is expected for the Young Men’s Republican club outing at Lighthouse Point.

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The Right Kind Of Students By Dr Fr

Princeton volunteers spend summer on Mississippi levee repairs offering to handle both labor and engineering tasks. President Hibben suggests writing to Secretary of War Davis to organize a relief corps. The piece argues brain workers can also perform manual tasks and praises youth usefulness and service, noting a shifting, hopeful view of youth.

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Parting Advice by Walt Manon From Punktown Tale

A country town youth leaves for the city amid warnings from elders about sin, bootleg liquor, gambling, and city schemes. The poem counsels heed the siren, beware con men, and trust personal experience over aging cautions as the city rolls closer.

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Debating impostors and devil myths in public letter

A reader reflections piece discusses impostor scams, moral outrage, and humor at deceit. It quotes Mr. Clifton Johnson on John Burroughs and explores devil concepts across traditions, plus a Brookline note proposing international police and a world court for disputes.

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Glass cheats and drifting tales pace Manhattan days

In New York July 11 a gossip column sketches a scene of oddities and idle chatter. A jewel house showcases solid gold plates amid bored diplomacy while cleaners salvage scratched pieces. Observations roam from smoky cars to typhoid officer campaigns and river life with ships, yachts, and aging dancers fading from Theater Lane.

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Weather features and stray musings in a dated almanac fragment

A weather summary notes a northern disturbance reaching Quebec with 29.70 inches pressure and an eastward western disturbance bringing thundershowers east of the Mississippi within 48 hours. Fair Atlantic states Wednesday, cooler by Thursday night, with variable winds from Sandy Hook north to Hatteras and a daily almanac cadence. Also included are unrelated digressions on divorce grounds, immigration tests, and a speculative machine of the era.

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Sermon Fragments Urge Moral Focus For Civic Life

The fragmentary sermon urges good people to enter public service and church life, faulting prodigal behavior and materialism. It calls for ideals over possessions, re-creation on Sundays, colleges as educational institutions, and teachers paid for their vital role, not as mere machine tenders.

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