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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
14
Bridgeport Telegram presents a partial classified notice page with pricing details for delivery and public notice statements. It lists Milford and Fairfield regions, mentions circulation members, and notes Association Press attribution.
A New York preacher cites seven modern deadly virtues size speed complexity novelty leisure and wealth as corrupting values. The piece contrasts ancient sins and laments public attitudes toward leisure and pleasure while noting Maryland and Connecticut old age pension debates. It ends with a call to maintain individual responsibility amid state measures.
The essay contrasts the flat earth belief of Dowie with modern flight routes by Lindbergh and Chamberlin, noting the contradiction between a flat plane and a globe. It argues that a circle is the shortest route on a globe yet the longest on a flat surface, challenging flat-earthers to explain.
Roxbury selectmen decide not to buy a tractor and scraper after town voters are asked for opinions on the plan. They send return postal notices detailing findings and costs, requiring written responses. The town records show voters must go on record, with evidence available for review.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger piece laments Iowa’s rural distress under McNary Haugen policy critique. It notes Iowa led motor car sales and farm radio set growth yet portrays farmers as poverty struck, questioning the income tax and rural modernization. The tone portrays frustration with farm economics and policy.
The Telegraph invites readers to send opinion letters signed with full name and address, with confidential handling for addresses upon request. Letters over 300 words may be shortened, and anonymous submissions are not acknowledged.
Wilfred Margell argues in a letter that Christians and Jews should keep to their own groups in religious matters. He supports allowing Jews to hold Y W C A offices only if the organization changes its name to include both faiths.
James T. O'Brien argues Levine’s trip over the Atlantic was publicity driven and not a true achievement. He praises Lindbergh and Cham berlin while criticizing the Columbia flight's perceived success due to fuel loss fog and propeller failure. He urges honoring Lindbergh and Berlin as true pioneers.
A humorous Manhattan column recalls a June museum day at the Metropolitan. The narrator notes lavish art acquisitions, the sardonically bemused reactions of visitors, and a chatty encounter with a blue outfits man and others amid priceless American wing installations. He muses on art buying, New Yorkers, and the lure of old houses’ panelling.
A stark meditation on elderly poverty and the failure of charity. Nineteen depend on relatives or the poorhouse for bread and shelter while one hoards wealth, enjoying today’s feast as the rest face hunger, decline, and a life of dwindling prospects.
Fragmentary verse recalls a piano awakens to song and hidden harmonies. A confused line hints at New York or Hicks and a distant town, with a sense of longing without your love on the heart.
A long running effort led by Senator Redden to revise the city charter and ordinances has stalled with no current copy of the charter. The piece notes intermitted committee meetings, funding gaps, and political shifts, highlighting new police committees, motorization plans, and various state bills signed by Governor Trumbull. It also mentions local political figures Abe Geduldig and Abe Geduldig’s rise, plus appointments and vacancies in state and city offices.
A compact verse set questions morality through lines about stealing to buy happiness, betraying friends for gold, and earning a passing grade without knowing the subject. It asks who bribes a policeman, accumulates wealth while decaying souls, and demeans self when watched, ending with a jarring line about knocking one’s own home down.
A reader asks about the Good Samaritan rogues and whether unforgiveness bars heaven. The response stresses Christlike spirit, reconciliation, and that only the forgiving find the divine fellowship. unforgiveness is moral insanity and poisons the soul. It also notes John Paul Jones as commonly credited founder of the U S Navy and cites a 1911 history as a source.
The Daily Mirror discusses ex Secretary Charles E Hughes withdrawing from 1928 Republican race, boosting President Coolidge while denting rivals. It notes age factors for Dawes and Lowden, and predicts a new crop of candidates by 1932 as Coolidge nears another term.
A 1937 column offers core advice for college students on purpose and balance. It emphasizes studying to improve the mind, moderate recreation, outdoor activity for health, honesty, humility, and sportsmanship. It warns against excuses, egotism, grudges, envy, and shirking responsibility while urging steady effort and fair conduct.
New York June 6. W L Mellon president of Gulf Oil was elected a director of Westinghouse Electric to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of R B Mellon. E Md Herr president told stockholders the business on the whole was better than general and indicated volume would stay at current levels.
A consortium of notes describes showers and possible thundershowers across Southern New England and Eastern New York Thursday into Friday with partial cloudy periods. Northern New England faces interior showers, then night-time activity, with cooler temperatures expected near Lake Ontario and northern regions. Winds vary by location, with unsettled conditions near Sandy Hook and coastal areas.
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