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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram established 1861 lists description rates for mail and postage. It details monthly, weekly, and distance based charges, plus connections to Milford and Fairfield routes. Published by The Post Publishing Co, Bridgeport, Conn. Associated Press is credited for distribution.
The mayor describes Bridgeport as a compact yet influential city near Stratford and Fairfield. He argues for a metropolitan region to share resources such as the airport and to address strained school, police, and fire services in Stratford while preserving local self-rule.
Bridgeport's library system is praised as a living institution that hands out books and services. The book circulation per capita ranks among the nation's highest, reflecting strong reading habits and growing patron use across branches. The technology and reference departments support extensive inquiries and reader engagement.
Cape Cod surf bathers encounter thick black grease from steamship tanks polluting the harbor. Congressman Charles L. Gifford reports the Public Health Service on oil slicks harming marine life and birds. The piece condemns careless dumping of sewage and garbage as a civic waste.
The draft piece warns a New York transit strike would harm the public and urges Governor Ritchie of Maryland to push for an informal "house of governors" Congress. It argues unions and city transit are vital and that uninterrupted service must be protected, with governors serving as a watchdog for federal and local risks.
Governor Ritchie warns against Washington overreach and a single mould for all Americans. He urges vigorous state rights assertation to resist federal power beyond constitutional bounds and stresses local viewpoints must prevail over centralized dictates.
Telegraph invites signed letters from readers with correct names and addresses, kept confidential if requested. Letters over 960 words will be reduced by editors, with attention to concise communication and orderly comment.
A reader cites Forbes by R. W. McNeel arguing that the belief in permanently stable postwar prosperity and eradicating business cycles is dangerous. He notes abnormal conditions, potential normal expansion, and uncertain Fed actions, warning that history shows cycles persist.
The letter argues that modern preachers adapt Scriptural statements to fit proven science. It cites Genesis interpretation with science, notes criticism of clerical ambition, and laments a shift from rigid church authority toward humility amid new understandings. The piece highlights tension between faith and perceived scientific progress.
A fragment argues that belief in absurd unproven tales gives way to accepting science proven by long study. It frames the Bible as often incongruent with truth and accuses attempts to reconcile faith and reason of remaining largely speculative. The speaker labels themselves a Deist.
Barron’s Financial Weekly notes electricity use in the United States has risen 70 percent over seven years. In 1926 per capita consumption reached 627 kilowatts, up from 371 kilowatts in 1919, with total generation at 73 billion kilowatts. Costs in 1926 run 111 percent below 1913 levels, yet bills deter housewives from cooking by electricity as utilities await cheaper, clearer future.
In a July dispatch from New York, Paterson New Jersey denounces the city for snatching away a visiting flyer’s reception funds and criticizes New York’s handling of welcoming ceremonies. The piece mocks local organization and notes Paterson’s losses while praising Paterson’s own efforts to host distinguished visitors.
The stanza explores quiet dawn and daybreak moments where the speaker savors a loved one’s tenderness. Refrains of longing return at night, with the speaker reflecting on deep devotion and eventual recognition of love when separation ends.
Rumors swirl as Democrats press to replace a faltering executive board while town leaders plot slogans and pay incentives for teachers and safety workers. In Hartford, speculation centers on lieutenant governor contenders as airfield schemes emerge and Governor Trumbull weighs a 1928 bid amid a crowded Republican scene.
A humorous reminiscence of an average reader attempting bridge lessons amid distractions. The narrator, an incurable puzzle solver, recalls buying cards, studying classes, and the comical gap between theory and practice while joking about memory and language. He notes his wife’s bridge chatter and his own dubious progress.
A fragmentary monologue blends bridge talk with social musings and curio quips. It riffs on card suits and strategies, hints at post mortem curiosity, notes the appeal of hearts lead, and mocks high brow play while drifting through jokes about religion, civilization, and everyday folly.
The poem laments outdated battleships and envisions detector air fleets as the new defense. It mocks Congress for hoarding ships, argues for scrapping aging giants, and imagines a future of airplanes and aerial weapons to guard the nation. It blends nostalgia with satire on military tech.
A local report outlines a party built on one man’s personality and petty spite rather than policy. Key figures face scrutiny as the movement risks cohesiveness and public support amid internal rifts.
A letter from Watertown New York asks how to resist a dangerous habit. The response urges self discipline, emulation of virtuous figures, and reliance on God’s grace, while advising focus on self control and moral progress. It also shares a reader’s inquiry about Emanuel Swedenborg and his influence, describing his life, religious philosophy, and impact on later thinkers.
The Daily Mirror profiles Georges Clemenceau as an idealist who resisted office politics and fought for France, earning the nickname the Tiger. It notes his incorruptibility, clashes with Wilson at the peace conference, and his role as a hard, pragmatic elder statesman of Europe.
Billings Montana July 27 A map carved in wood by Fred Inabit clerk of the district court depicts the mountains around Yellowstone Park. The 25 year woodcarver uses USGS contour lines on basswood to trace peaks canyons and rivers. Lakes are shown with mirror glass and the scene is painted to distinguish timberline glaciers and canyons.
New York July 27 The Associated Press notes H G Wells coin a new term meanwhiling in his upcoming novel Mean While The word signals the gap between today’s facts and tomorrow’s dreams Wells suggests a future where happiness grows year round under glass Hampers to meanings of time and leisure are explored through a character who says I have been meanwhiling all my life The line reveals Wells playfully redefining time use and personal habit in fiction
Atlanta July 27 Father Emmet M Walsh pastor of the Church of Immaculate Conception will be consecrated Bishop of Charleston in the fall. He will be the youngest bishop in America at age 45.
Eastern New York and New England face mostly fair conditions Thursday with some cloudy periods and local thundershowers possible in the afternoon or night. Cooler temperatures are expected Friday into Saturday, with lighter winds north of Sandy Hook and generally fair weather overall.
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