Bridgeport Honors in Air Travel and Golf Champ Miss Bishop
Bridgeport praise follows the Berlin arrival of the Bellanca plane Columbia and the tribute to Clarence Chamberlin for his Berlin flight. Miss Georgianna Bishop, Connecticut golf champion, is lauded for a storied career as she retires from competitive play.
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Berlin
Europe
Roosevelt Field
Bellanca
Columbia
New York
Lindbergh
Faris
Atlantic Ocean
Paris
Chicago
Accaim
Clarence Chamberlin
Americh
Byrd
Read
Rogers
Nelson
Wade
Harding
Ogden
Chamberlin
Levine
Lindberga
Georgianna Bishop
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Bishop
Brooklawn
Lindbergh Plans and Health and Navy Accountability
New York readers weigh Lindbergh's Washington landing and the President’s reception as courtesy and proper recognition. Health progress against leprosy and the need for sanitation are praised, while Captain Karns faces court martial for the Colorado grounding, underscoring strict naval accountability and a cautionary note for motorists.
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Coolidge
Charles Lindbergh
Washington
White House
New York
United States
Lindberge
Paris
Colorado
Uncle Sam
New York Harbor
Governor's Island
Javiy
Navy
Army
Karna
Navy Department
Karns
Board of
Public Letters Argue Limits on Freedoms for Safe Society
Readers debate sweeping controls to curb perceived social ills. A letter cites parks vandalism, reckless driving, luxury spending, golf, candy, and bathing as reasons to restrict common freedoms in the name of public safety and health.
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Azms Mons
Communications
Bridgeport Booster letter critiques local radio station WICC
A Bridgeport Booster letter debates local radio, defending WICC against critics. The writer cites Metropolitan stations and Bridgeport products, denounces grumblers, and argues about station features and sponsorships. The exchange mentions WICC programming, Bay State orchestra, and national stations, urging factual criticism.
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Bridgeport
Jas
Jake
Plaga
Jersey City
WICC
Bay State Orchestra
WQOY
General Electric
Front
Piese
Tcrrmble
Facts Bridgeport
Manhattan Days and Nights satire on diet fads and city life
In a bustling New York scene a essayish piece mocks diet plans and publicity seekers. Readers debate lettuce regimes while magazine editors profit and a quotes a San Quentin prisoner letter about food. The piece notes urban boredom, gender roles, and hotel life amid spinning fads.
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Samuel G Blythe
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San Quentin
Politicians discuss West Hartford annexation and state posts
The piece covers a crowded political panorama. It notes potential deputy sheriff candidates including Hamilton and Frey Vetters with Weaver among hopefuls. It mentions Judge Pullman’s moves in education reform and Hartford meetings on commission government.
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Peng Aneputy
Hamilton
Sheridan Frey
William Weaver
Haviland
Pullman
Canfield
Hartford
Board of Education
Thomasd M Cullinan
Hea
Bridgeport
The Green Cross and Forests Warn of Impending Floods
Dr. Fra highlights that neglecting forest conservation leads to floods and wind disasters. The Green Cross mobilizes public opinion to protect forests, noting railroads and pulp demands accelerate deforestation. Urges immediate action to preserve water supply, reduce flood risk, and maintain forested land for national defense and beauty.
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Fra
Wllnds
The
Green Cross
To One Who Took His Life Blanne Campbell
A somber lament for Blanne Campbell who chose death over enduring pain. The verse explores shared guilt and silence toward a life ended by suicide, noting his bravery in facing unparalleled sorrow and the social recoil of judgment.
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Lindberghs
France
Atlantic
Americina
Horrowmire
Trumbull
State Board of Control and Finance
Elwyn T Clerk
Haddam
House
Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
John M Wadhams
Blanne Campbell
Mie
New Haven
Conn
Anid
Atemeds
Wil
Unasen
St. Paul
St. Augustine
St. Bernard
St. Pranch
John Wesley
Willams Booth
Christ
Wiliam Wetton
God
Sentence Sermons and the Quiet Paradoxes of Life
A fragmented meditation on education influence and money warns that many men finish school yet lack true learning while others profit from big business and sham literature. It laments charity turned bitterness and confuses church with couch membership.
Questioning Love and Duty in Marriage and Faith
A reader asks how to resolve a social class and family conflict about marrying a woman viewed as beneath them. Advice urges marrying the girl, gaining family acceptance later, and living with purpose. Additional letters discuss domestic roles and personal faith, urging steadfastness, independence, and spiritual focus.
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Boston
Mass
Nettler
Eastman Leads Progressive Wing In Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington reports rail lawyers crediting Commissioner Joseph B Eastman with shaping rejection of key consolidation plans. The six to four votes upheld lower valuations and opposed reproduction-cost theory, while Eastman’s strong personality and energy underline his pivotal role in regulator circles.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
van Sweringen
Erie Railroad
Cleveland
O'Fallon
Eastman
United States
Supreme Court
Commission
Water Company
Indianapolis
L F Loree
Katy
Cotton Belt
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Chase
Willson
Massachusetts State Regulatory Commission
Wilson
Brandeis
Massachusetts
Bestman
Weather synopsis for New England and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy to overcast with Monday and Tuesday showers in Southern New England and Eastern New York. Temperatures vary little. a disturbance north of Lake Ontario moves northeast. North of Sandy Hook strong northwest winds diminish by Monday afternoon. Overcast skies continue from New England to the coast with showers possible.
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New England
New York
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence & Secondary
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Generosity by Walt Mason a town’s charity tale
The poem praises Red Cross relief and lists donors in Punktown Enterprise. It rebukes wealthier residents for small gifts and highlights a widow’s five dollar support while a critic laments the publisher printing donors names. The verse rails at perceived vanity and social pressure in aiding flood victims.
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Red Cross
Punktown
Kale
Banke
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