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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1927
Page
12
A fragmented Bridgeport Telegram page discusses a murder scenario tied to an life policy and the insurer's role. It cites judges, legal actions, and a debate over fraud versus negligence while noting juvenile driving incidents and a Metropolitan Museum theft of priceless miniatures.
An article notes a Washington inventor's auto landing device using sound waves to measure height and indicate distance. It discusses compass challenges in aviation, criticizing gyroscopic and earth inductive designs and citing Byrd's North Pole clock method as a potential but limited solution. The piece anticipates a breakthrough compass not tied to gravity or magnetism.
Bridgeport’s traffic department trains schoolchildren on safe street crossing and conducts frequent drills with police guidance. The program has reduced risky behavior on main streets and altered views of officers as protectors. Ruth Snyder’s insurance fight over her murdered husband’s policy is also discussed.
Tex Rickard proposes a scheme asking radio listeners to send a quarter or fifty cents per tune to fund his ventures and radio improvements. The plan would split funds between Rickard and associates, raising questions about benefits and advertiing rates. The piece advises Bridgeport listeners to refrain until Rickard pays for prior free publicity.
The piece notes how American newspapers and magazines during the muckering era pressured reforms in corrupt public service and politics. It cites the New York Morning Telegraph attacking Rev. Dr. Eugene A Needle over misused funds, and mentions Ernest Hutcheson and a corporate board guiding the Julliard funds. It ends with a wry remark about Antarctic trips and New York’s stance on criminals.
In Tele gtam readers are invited to send letters presenting opinions. Letters may include name and address but will be kept confidential if requested. Letters over 800 words may be reduced or omitted at editors discretion. No attention paid to any garbled communications.
In a letter to the editor the writer criticizes modern vacation habits as rushed sales campaigns. He contrasts others’ tight schedules with his own plan to bike into the countryside for two weeks, returning refreshed and ready to tackle any problem.
A citizen urges Bridgeport to adopt Chicago’s plan for a new 12 million dollar post office with a flat roof ample for landing and launching airmail planes. The writer notes Bridgeport’s lack of airmail field and rail arrivals from Bethany or Brainerd and asks for progressive municipal improvement.
The piece praises Georges Clemenceau as a central figure in French politics and war leadership, noting his reluctance to publish memoirs until after death. It contrasts his iron will with depictions of wartime diplomacy, mentions Attitudes toward the peace conference, and comments on French public sentiment and Adams ideas, ending with broader reflections on France and war.
The piece surveys political maneuvering as Arthur F. Connor nears selecting his Bridgeport postmaster successor, likely Alfred W. Burdick amid other candidates. It notes shifting Republican strength in New York City, upcoming primaries in Louisiana and Mississippi, and hints of possible Democratic compromise ahead of the national convention. It also mentions governors’ conference at Mackinac Island addressing flood control, hydroelectric power, anti corruption, and agricultural parity.
A distressed wife recounts lifelong hardship under a frugal husband Hiram Heck who promised lavish living but provided little. She exposes repeated pleas for small funds, costly outings funded by gasoline, and a broken marriage vision. The account hints at ongoing financial neglect and strain.
A 1927 column warns of anti Christ youth groups calling themselves the Junior Atheists of Angels of the Devil linked to the Society of the Godless in New York City. It argues children echo elders and that belief in God and an afterlife persists as a deep instinct guiding morality.
The text describes a husband who strictures on spending after marriage, guarding every penny and lecturing on thrift. He cites danger of debt and jail, while lamenting wasteful wives and suggesting frugal work to avoid ruin amid wartime austerity. The passage illustrates pressure to save and survive under economic strain.
New York July 26. A rambling tour of Forty Street and Fifth Avenue showcases antique shops, hidden eateries, clubs near gambling dens, and a gray house with a brass car parked out front. The piece notes a shift of society-page heads uptown, old prints of Heenan and Sayers, and the boxing event Dempsey Sharkey drawing big crowds but dampened appetite for the sport.
A reader asks about the modern devil image origin noting Bible gaps and urging reference to Dante and Milton. The column then offers public speaking advice from ancient figures and discusses fear of audience, focusing on self, practice, and clear theme delivery.
A July 26 report from Rapid City notes 25 pounds of butter presented to President Coolidge by dairymen from South Dakota and a call for support at a Lyme Democrat gathering. Coolidge joked about pine tubs and praised producers’ share of the dairy dollar as the group planned events in Old Lyme with speakers including mayors and a New York politician.
The passage profiles men who ignored opposition and sneers, choosing to listen to belief rather than doubt. It highlights breaking from tradition, refusing discouragement, and paying the price of achievement through independent thinking and determination.
New England and eastern states expect generally fair conditions Wednesday and Thursday with possible showers in northern portions. Temperatures trend cooler in the north with light to moderate winds from the south and southwest.
Anne Campbell reflects on young orchards as emblems of promise and beauty amid rumors of scandal. The piece blends poetic imagery with social commentary on curiosity, sexuality, and public taste, noting Dempsey Gow talk and evolving rumors in a reflective magazine voice.
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