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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1926
Page
21
Sale opens at 7 PM Thursday July 29 and runs daily from 2 to 8:30 PM until all houses sell Located at Savoy Place with a view of Long Island residential area Guaranteed by zoning restrictions Main St to Savoy St Turns on New Home Saving Plan converting rent into purchase price West on Savoy St past Way-
A flood of real estate notices highlights six to eight room houses and multi family units in Stratford and surrounding streets. Listings show modern amenities, gas heat, garages, and sizeable lots with asking prices from a few thousand to around seven thousand dollars, with open inquiries and cash offers.
A jumble of rental notices lists multiple Stratford addresses offering rooms and furnished units with amenities like gas, garage, and modern improvements. Ads mention one and two room flats, weekly rates, and private entrances, plus a few farm and horse-related listings and contact points.
A cluttered OCR segment lists numerous sale items, addresses, times, and names. Details appear jumbled with partial phrases such as auctions, school events, and venue hints. The readable fragments suggest several classified notices and advertisements scattered across a single page.
An OCR fragment lists various services and stores in a historic district, including mortgage exchanges, home repairs, chimney and plaster work, brickwork, plumbing, musical instrument tuning, and repairs. It mentions prices and addresses such as 29 Cannon St and references artisans like Fischera Bros and Jotn Wooate, with partial names and street hints.
Fragmentary ad notes cottage rentals and furnishers with low weekly rates and immediate attention. Mentions addresses, contact names, and various tempting prices, urging inquiries for properties near a lake area and nearby towns.
Fragmentary OCR lists boats, equipment, and dealers with scattered names and items. Mentions launches, skiffs, engines, and accessories alongside partial vendor references and at least one life saving device. The text reads as a damaged classifieds page fragment with multiple entities and no coherent narrative.
Fragmentary readable lines describe dogs, girds, and pets in a local notice with unclear action. The text mentions a place or event named CT TEA STN and Pompe Wisn Flisies with numbers suggesting rooms and sale terms. Overall tone hints at a local public notice or classified item about pet related matters and a sale or restriction.
Prices for commodities show a June dip versus May as measured by the labor department indices, staying several points or about three percent under the prewar peak. Some items exceed the 1913 average, with building materials and clothing up sharply, while metals, chemicals, and farm commodities stay comparatively low.
A list of patentees and assigns from Connecticut and nearby regions. The document records transfers and assignments for various electrical, mechanical, and textile devices including electric fuses, steam pressing appliances, refrigeration gear, fabric and textile items, and related inventor names and assigning companies across Bridgeport Hartford New Haven Stamford Norwalk and other locations.
Wall Street notes show Pittsburgh Star Line adopting annual rates on preferred stock and class A stock, with August 18 as record date. Symington Company halves profits for first six months, falling to 814 093 or 48 cents a share after dividends. General Gas plans large power-unit projects for Broad River Power, MVorda Public Service, and Metropellin Edison, with outputs of 30 000, 12 604, and 3 000 kilowatts. Roy Dutch Shell completes two wells in Mexico. Goull Counter reports profit down to 281 981 or 161 a share on loss stock. Chicano Nillwaukee and St Paul post strong first half results. Chicago Burlington and Quincy shows higher half-year income. Mid-Continent Petroleum’s first-half net dips to 6 16 884 after taxes and depletion.
Market notes from New York show electrolytic copper firm with spot at 14 38 and nearby futures 14 63. Tin remains near 64 37 for spot and futures 63 37 while lead holds at 87 and zinc around 1 47. Antimony at 1 75. Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship lines report a $750 000 stake in Ward line acquisition, reducing bank exposure to $1 250 000.
Chicago July 29 AP business leaders from a dozen fields unite for centralized premises. Farmers, furniture dealers, insurers and doctors plan joint towers near Wacker Drive. Architects may compete in design to create a unified, prominent headquarters for diverse trades.
General Motors and United States Steel surged to record highs on the New York Stock Exchange in a vast broad advance. GM jumped 4 points to 191 8, cutting weeks losses and rallying over 75 points from March lows as total trading neared 400000 shares. Steel rose 3 1 8 to 146 1 8 with volume surpassing 30,600 shares. The day reflected a major market upswing amid a strong industrial sector.
DIED BOWNLON In this city Tuesday July 27 42h Juha J Boynton widow of Theodore Boynton Friends may view the remains at the Wilmot and West funeral parlor No 881 Lafayette shed on Thursday evening Funeral private Burial In Mt. Carmel cemetery CIMMINO In this city July 27 19.1 Clemente Cimmino husband of Ros Spina Cimmino Friends invited to attend the funeral at his late residence 1172 Fepa ssest on Friday July 30 at 4:30 pm and from Raphaels church at 1 am Burial at St Michaels cemetery LEE FOSSLE In this city Thursday July 6 1926 Lien Burns widow of Michiel Toste Friends invited to attend funeral at her interedene Na 212 Gaile Avenue on Saturday July 8th at 8:43 a.m. and from St Patricks church at 9:16 p m with no solemn high mass Funeral hereafter GAL of 1806 Flincock ivenut Norire of funeral hereafter MCARTHY In this city July 21 Frances Vo widow of the late James McCarthy aged 83 years montis and 14 days tonda at the mortuary chapel of August G Baker 1588 Straitiond ivénbe na Sufi day July Jae k om Interment in family plot in Union cemetery Derby.
Real estate document list shows multiple warrant and deed transfers involving Borch, Stevens Inc, Reiner, Housatonic Avenue, Raffiele Torregsiani, De Libero, Parson, Smith, Alams, Scarsdale Longview, Land Corp., Thorne Street, Beadsies, Gundrod, Weld Bed Ilorence, Bown, Kelley, Pequonnock Street, Harbor View Avenue, Davenport Avenue, Smiths Tianktan Avenue, Lach, Gib son, DeForest Avenue, Eli Hire, Peoples Saving Bank, Sprague, Park Avenue, Staples, Pusan, and others. Several quit claim and mortgage deeds included.
The fragment references futures terms in cotton markets with dated mentions such as October 1785 December 1777 and May 1816, likely a ledger or market update. Names and complete context are fragmentary, offering little coherent event or outcome to summarize beyond listing dates and terms.
AP reporting New York prices show butter steady with receipts at 18 366 and 22054. Fresh gathered extras and other dairy items list varying prices from 31 to 43 1 2 cents. Potatoes and cabbage prices also noted with regional figures for Virginia New Jersey Long Island and Ohio markets.
Call money in New York was steady with all loans quoted around four percent. Rates for 66 to 90 days showed modest firmness while 3 to 4 month maturities hovered near four percent. Prime merchant paper traded around four percent as collateral remained moderate.
Trading in the bond market centered on new offerings totaling over 30 million dollars. Canadian Pacific and New York Central Convertible strong, railroads show pockets of strength, foreign issues narrow price ranges. Upcoming issues include Derby Gas and Electric five percent bonds and General Necensitiea six percent bonds.
Foreign exchange desk in New York reports firm rates for major currencies with quotes for Great Britain 485 3 4 to 486 5 16 on 60 day bills, plus France 24 cab 241 and other nations including Italy Belgium Germany Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czecho Slovakia Jugoslavia Austria Roumania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal Portugal with varied bid and cable figures.
Rubber price activity shows a near steady finish for July trading with the July contract quoted nominally at er 41 30, September at 422 and December at 422 as markets absorbed light activity and minor shifts in demand.
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