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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1927
Page
2
A small map hints at the area where Courtney anticipates landing, with a rose motif marking the upper map segment and an arrow pointing to a square on the right. The fragment suggests a navigational cue or geographic clue within a larger layout.
New York schedules feature a ballgame and civic dinner for the six New York to Europe flyers. Lindbergh and Belchen join in, with Byrd Cham Berlin Acosta Neville at the Polo Grounds for the Golden Jubilee. Balchen praises Byrd, while Belchen plans to sail to Holland August 1 for plane transfer duties.
Captain Frank T Courtney reports from Calshot Naval Flying Base England that he feels fit and optimistic about a future mission expected to mark a landmark in cross Atlantic air operations. He cites favorable air conditions and relies on Air Ministry guidance while refusing to doubt success.
The central committee of the Communist International urged Austrian workers to persist in their revolt against the Seipel government. It called for district Soviets, disarming police and fascists, arming workers and peasants, and warned of foreign intervention while pledging support from European workers.
A boxing figure wounded in a feud related shooting near Temple and George faces city court Friday. Several defendants Vincenzio Albert Angelo Amato and Brown linked to the case are held on $1,000 bonds. The incident, sparked by a long standing hijacking feud, began during an argument and left one man shot and another wounded. Witnesses described a rapid escape as the shooter fled.
The white houseboat Shelter, 46 feet long with twin screws and gasoline engines, was christened by Mrs Clinton Barnum Seeley in a New Haven shipyard. The craft, built for Clinton B Seeley, can carry four crew and four passengers with three staterooms and full deck facilities. Its first cruise will be to the Thousand Islands, lasting about three weeks, with guests Mr and Mrs Rohnert Fairburn.
George L Tex Rickard boxing promoter announced the Madison Square Garden corporation is ready to cooperate with U S Attorney Tuttle in the ticket sale probe of the Sharkey Dempsey fight. Federal subpoenas named Garden treasurers Bennett and Boynton who supervised ticket sales to speculators. If irregularities are found the Garden will take immediate action.
An unidentified boy swinging an iron bar struck Margerie Moreantonio sixty, of Pembroke Street, on Seaside Park beach. She was taken to Emergency Hospital after the attack. Several other boys were playing nearby when the incident occurred.
The article details Captain Frank T. Courtney preparing the Whale flying boat for a dawn takeoff from Southampton toward Valentia Ireland. It notes planned refueling at Valentia, weather forecasts favorable with a likely northeast veer, and wireless weather coordination with British, American, and Canadian sources.
The governor described Sacco selling three yards of cloth in Plymouth two to three hours before the Braintree payroll murders, noting holes in the fabric. Rosenberg’s location followed a Jewish newspaper ad, and Elizabeth Bernkopf testified about Judge Webster Thayer’s bias. The governor planned further witness examination tomorrow.
Pequot Yacht club of Southport youngsters won the chief honors at the Junior Day races in the Larchmont regatta. William Bullard, aged fourteen, won the Star class in a field of seventeen. Elizabeth Ferris took first in the 5S class, with John Schiott and Garrett Van Schacht earning first and second in the special Indian class. Delayed start due to light wind, races began at 3:50 p m. Some Pequot boats arrived late and more entries were planned for today’s program.
Cambridge Mass July 19 Henry Ford obtained approval from Middlesex county commissioners for a dam and mill on his Sudbury estate near the Wayside Inn. The plan calls for an earth-fill dam 625 feet long across Hop Brook with sod ded and a gravel roadway. The mill will be small, featuring a 10-foot diameter wheel, part of Ford’s aim to gradually create a miniature village illustrating early New England industries.
Royal air force personnel prepared for takeoff from Calshot Airdrome as a 40 mph headwind was forecast for two to three days. Tanks were evacuated of gasoline to 650 gallons, with a planned supply of 1,100 gallons at Valentin. Wireless setup nears completion as experiments begin and a test flight is planned two miles from Calshot Airdrome near the south of Southampton.
New York hosts a municipal banquet at the Hotel Commodore to honor Am erica's five trans Atlantic flyers. Commanders Byrd Chamberlin and crew mates Acesti Bernt Balchen and George Noville receive praise from Secretary Curtis Wilbur Mayor Walker and other dignitaries in a 2,000 guest event with welcoming remarks from William H. Woodin and Cardinal Hayes offers of benediction and remarks from French and British diplomats.
Power a 135 pound railway worker and Adams with enviable records killed a officer then were pursued by Patrolman Maloney in Lowell. Saab, a national, had been in the city district with Pollard a noted business figure. Saab was treated at the police station after a scalp wound and booked for murder.
A draft horse drawing an ice wagon on State Street near Park Avenue was struck by a large truck owned by Muente and Pastine yesterday. The horse, owned by Sprague Ice and Coal Co., was treated by Dr. C. B. Atkins and is expected to recover. The driver named Peter Horlik of 276 Lindley Street reported the incident.
Seven people were injured when a car left the road in Norwalk. The driver, Kelly, 28, was arrested on charges of reckless driving and operating without a license, held without bail. Injured include Agnes Compton and Dora Sweeney, with others suffering concussions, lacerations, or contusions. several ages and addresses are listed. The car allegedly struck a pole after traveling about 40 yards. hospital care was provided by Dr. William W. Tracey at Norwalk Hospital.
Odgen Armour's condition improved after several days of influenza. Mrs. J Ogden Armour of Chicago said reports of typhoid fever are exaggerated and that he only has influenza. She noted he still required quiet and could not receive visitors.
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