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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1927
Page
21
A flood of Stratford area listings showcase cottages near schools, garages and updated interiors. Properties highlight bay windows, new plumbing, gas heat and convenient porches with price points from modest to four thousand plus. Townspeople scouting homes on Stratford Avenue and nearby streets respond to urgent sale pitches and flexible terms.
A cluttered classified list offers furniture and household items for sale including a special offer slip for a 3 piece suite at 17.98, kitchen cabinets, dining sets, chairs, radios, phonographs, and other furnishings. The ad references Goldfield's New furniture, Main Street offers, and various contact notes for inquiries and deliveries.
Furnished rooms and suites advertised in many addresses including Noble and Park areas. Features include private baths, steam heat, garages, weekly rates from $2.50, and options for single or couple occupancy. Several listings note good references, central locations, and convenient public amenities.
All members of My Calvare Tabernacle 126 and Daughters of Moser are requested to attend a social gathering on February 22 at the hall Our Mate Street to celebrate the life of James He Simonds. Funeral arrangements announced by the parish.
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association debates whether federal timber cuts are too rapid at its San Francisco meeting on August 3. Goodyear Tire issues 800,000 pounds sterling debenture stock to fund a new English plant. International Paper gains control of New England Power by Hartford Electric Light stake purchase. Norfolk and Western orders rails totaling 60,800 tons from U S Steel Bethlehem Steel. IBM reports 1927 first half earnings of 1,855,637 and 3.28 a share. Tractor tests to be held in the Soviet Union with 99,000 American-made tractors in use there. National Tea expands toward 869 stores. Electric Refrigeration Corp posts 339,729 second quarter net profit. nine months show a loss. Inland Steel president change effective Aug 1. Independent Steel and Tin Plate profits up. National Tea and other entities highlight continued growth in a dynamic market.
Multiple death notices and funeral announcements from Ridgebury Conn Milford and New Haven Conn detail Georgianna Banks Willis Putney George Schanzel James B Simonds Marion Elizabeth Myers Frank Singer and others with dates July 1927 including interment locations Lakeview and Ridgebury cemeteries and services at The Pines and Blessed Sacrament church.
The Federal Reserve Board released a full report of combined resources and liabilities for the 12 districts. Total resources reached 5,030,222 thousand dollars with gold reserves and other assets, while total liabilities stood at 5,030,228 thousand dollars including deposits and capital. The reserve ratio was 78.8 percent and contingent liabilities on foreign purchases amounted to 1,251,582 thousand dollars.
A detailed price listing for fruits vegetables poultry dairy and livestock. Includes apples oranges lemons grapes pears cherries berries watermelons honeydews peaches plums and cantaloupes with per box crate or basket prices. vegetables like potatoes onions peppers tomatoes cabbage celery lettuce and cucumbers with unit measures. dairy eggs butter and meat notes. and hay and grain dealer prices for 100 pounds. Names of items and price ranges are scattered throughout.
New York July 21. Foreign exchanges firm quotations in cents. Great Britain pound at 485 1 8, 60 day bills 481 3 16. France 4.07 16, cables 291 4 2. Italy 5.43, cables 6.48 1 2. Belgium 13.8, Germany 28.75 1 4. Holland 40.03 1 2. Norway 25.84, Sweden 26.77, Denmark 26.73, Switzerland 19.25, Spain 17.00 1 2, Portugal 5.00, Greece 1.31 1 4, Poland 1.20, Czecho Slovakia 2.06 1 4, Jugoslavia 1.76, Austria 14.08, Roumania 61, Argentina 42.50, Brazil 11.81 1 4, Tokyo 47.06 1 4, Shanghai 62.50, Montreal 19.82 19 16.
Rubber prices show firm close with July data and futures. July 3640, September 95.40, December 36.1 mark the latest session readings. Unclear context but indicates a steady market stance and contract months cited by the press wire.
An older budgeting guide advises gradual changes, avoid overloading budgets, and using bank accounts to manage monthly and yearly expenses. It recommends splitting income into monthly, annual, and special categories with specific percentages to allocate to checking, savings, and separate accounts to ease tracking and reduce impulse overspending.
Real estate deeds list multiple transfers including Margaret McDonald to Grace Wheeler on Lorraine Terrace and Ljungquist to Selina Strong on Montgomery and Newton streets. Mortgage deeds note Ford to City Savings Bank for Salem and Anson streets and others to Investors Manufacturing, $1,000 to $2,800. Several releases and quitclaims recorded involving Park Terrace, Lake Avenue, Clifford Street, Main Street, Railroad Avenue and Capitol Avenue.
Shipping records show arrivals in New York and Plymouth from Hamburg and Havre. Vessels Deutschland Bremen Westphalia and others reported July 20 to 21 in multiple routes between New York, Germany and France.
Mayor Behrens said bids close August 1 at 11 per standard time for a combined comfort station and sewage disposal plant on city land near Congress Street bridge. The building contract only will be awarded August 1. most of the plant is underground with 39 million gallons daily capacity. The site lies on the east shore of the Perpoonnock river south of Congress Street.
Copper and tin keep steady as prices show limited movement while lead and zinc hold firm in mixed commodity signals. The chaotic text references futures, spot, and various regional bids, with extensive extraneous material obscuring core market details.
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