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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1927
Page
4
The radio guide lists weather updates at 0 PM and 2 PM with the feline Healy feature and a book review by Colbie. A sports segment covers basketball results, stock market briefing, and agricultural notes featuring Renee and Nayehali with regional weather outlooks.
A long list of radio programs and performances across stations including WRAF WJZ WEAF and local orchestras. Notable items feature the Mark Patton Orchestra, Conductor Vieira, and multiple band and tenor acts with varied afternoon and evening slots.
Torrential rain flooded Philadelphia streets on July 24 causing thousands in damage. The storm halted trolley and motor traffic and threatened more heat waves as 2.25 inches fell between 2:30 PM and 1:00 PM local time, according to weather officials.
Special to the Telegram reports that U S Department of Agriculture experts forecast higher tobacco prices due to reduced acreage and lower stocks from the 1936 crop. The report notes increased bright flue cured acreage, declines in other types, and a premium for high grade leaf as demand rises for cigarettes, with global competition dampening American sales.
Alice Love Joy, masquerading as a man for three months, was arrested at Union Station Toledo yesterday on a charge of suspicion. Beauley Ferris, a sailor accompanying her, claimed ignorance of her gender. Alice sought travel and marriage freedom, reporting varied experiences from steamer cabin work to farm labor and even tattooing. She aims to return home and start anew.
A deputy squad rushed to Grand Prairie after an anti Klan group attacked a Ku Klux Klan procession. Bricks bottles and missiles were thrown during the clash, with one man arrested as lawmen dispersed the scene. No serious injuries reported among participants.
Rooftop play replaces train trips as New Yorkers seek sun and fresh air. Tennis golf squash basketball and handball are now played on roof gardens equipped like clubhouses. Some roofs resemble Florida or Nice with roof garden leisure and sunlit workouts.
Rev George L Cady secretary of the American Missionary Association spoke at First Congregational Church on doubt and faith. He returns from Washington to preach next Sunday at the United Church on The How and When of the Kingdom of God. He argued the era of inquiry brings more faith, not less.
David Reiner of 37th Street New York and Remo Amione of Union City NJ were injured then the car overturned on the Middletown turnpike after missing the Boston Post road. Amione was driving. Reiner died at Hartford hospital from possible skull fracture and internal hemorrhage. Amione’s condition was reported fully good last night.
The oil industry of America gathered with New York officials to unveil a tercentenary monument marking the first New World oil well. Speakers recalled Father Joseph de la Roche D Allion and early exploration, as Native Americans and colonial representatives stood together beneath a wooded hilltop.
Jewish workers in Palestine demand freedom of Jewish immigration to Palestine as part of resolutions adopted at the Palestine Jewish Labor movement conference. The fortnightlong session closed with calls for Zionist executive action to expand colonization and rescue labor needs.
The 1936 Mexican capital revealed film admissions exceeded bullfighting revenues. Department of Commerce data show cinema receipts over 4 000,000 pesos while bull rings drew about 1 067,000 pesos. Earlier years put bullfights ahead, yet cinema popularity grew as entertainment spending shifted.
In Amsterdam crowds greet Van Lear Black and two Dutch pilots Geysendorfer and Scholte after a Batavia to Amsterdam round trip. They are cheered, medals awarded, and feted at a banquet with officials including General Snider and American Minister Tobin.
An Associated Press report says a helium plant near Dexter Arkansas, 20 miles northeast of town, opens today as the second of its kind worldwide. Operated by Kentucky Oxygen and Hydrogen Co, the output largely goes to the U.S. government for lighter‑than‑air craft. The Dexter field is described as among the richest, with natural gas containing high helium content unsuitable for cooking. The plant’s discovery dates back about 25 years, puzzling locals who thought gas would burn.
John S Smith, an exhibit balloonist, was badly burned in the chest and legs when hydrogen exploded in his balloon at about 2000 feet above Schuylkill Park. He jettisoned the balloon, landed in a field, and was taken to Anthracite hospital where doctors expect recovery.
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