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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
4
Traffic stopped for over 25 minutes when the Yellow Mill Bridge draw failed to close after reopening. Tugboats and loaded scows maneuvered to free the barge, directing trolleys via Barnum Avenue detour while efforts to reclose the draw were only partially successful.
At Lake Fork nine miles east of Mineola Texas on the Sunshine Special two rear sleeping cars jumped the track. The accident left fifteen persons injured as the coach overturned. Details of the crash remain scarce but responders worked to assist passengers.
Olga Raven Woodhull testified in a divorce suit against Ralph Woodhull alleging he failed to support their child and abused her. She cited repeated slaps and kicks, a deserted husband note from March 26, 1910, and a history of violence since their August 2, 1914 marriage in New York City. She operates a shop at 440 John Street and described his inability to provide financial support and his temper throughout their years together.
State Referee Joy F. Reed heard two contested actions Tuesday and yesterday. Viola C Menge seeks divorce from Harold W. Meade on statutory grounds and alimony. Walteted N Swallow sues Bertha Swallow Gerbach to annul her marriage to James Hate after allegedly deceiving her into the union.
The Southport case against Morehouse was settled after attempts to confer failed. Joseph Galasky and his son were involved. settlement reported at $7 weekly for the boy and $700 weekly to the father for the lad’s services, with partial payments noted and irregular stipends claimed by Mrs. Wood-Wall.
Witness testifies Judson Steaves of Wilcan Street Fairfield married his cousin Mrs. Tipping on July 3 1926 to end their disputes. He describes a rocky marriage with three children and repeated separations including a 1918 desertion claim. He recalls tensions with Tipping and her daughter, and attempts to reconcile including an automobile invitation to Canada.
An elderly architect, Pissie Brossard, challenged duties on bricks used to build his own house in Marseilles. The court ruled bricks considered local goods, denying his duty defense and upholding state collection.
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