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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
19
The Administrator petitions for an order to sell real estate belonging to a deceased estate. Hearing set June 24 in Bridgeport to determine authority. Notice to heirs to appear and be heard. publication and deadlines stated for response and filing.
Classifieds describe numerous furnished rooms for rent with private baths kitchens and housekeeping options, plus a few entire homes and a bungalow. Also listings for building lots and a houseboat, with contact notes and prices, targeting single professionals and couples seeking modern amenities in central areas.
Radio schedules list WEAF WHN WGY WCAE WIP WBAE and many others with metre tones and program notes. Entries note musical acts talk segments weather market reports and market summaries as stations shift to daylight saving time.
The article warns buyers to test audion tubes in a set before purchase, showing filament lighting across a filament to prove lamp continuity, and suggests dealer demonstrations to confirm tube performance. It cautions against relying on general assurance and urges verification on weak signal reception.
Telegram Radio Review discusses last night’s broadcasting conditions in Bridgeport and vicinity. Heat and electrical disturbances disrupted signals. several stations at various distances appeared with unclear call signs. Mentions WOR and WH last night, and references to Mehoes of the Republican Consensus and Sarah Schuy-Liapoku Trent with university ties.
New York stockholders approved plans to restructure GM capital by consolidating three senior securities into one common stock and exchanging existing preferred stock for new preferred. The authorized common stock rises to 5 161 600 and preferred issues are combined into a single issue with 4 to 1 exchange rate for common shares. Debentures and other senior securities will be swapped for the new preferred stock on a one share to one share basis. The move creates a prior lien on the new preferred stock and strengthens capital structure.
Boston June 1 The State Supreme Court ordered dismissal of the equity bill filed by Edmund D Codiman for Boston and Maine stockholders against railroad officials over an advance of 249 400 to the Stampden St rail project The court found no allegations to support liability against the defendants and dismissed the suit
Under court order the Norwalk Iron Works sale proceeds today with bond holders and the Union Trust Company confirming the plan. Havens of this city is expected to be chosen head of the reorganized firm with a new corporation forming to continue operations. An announcement on the president remains pending.
Realistic list of warranty deeds and mortgage transfers in Bridgeport. Names include Lindenbeck Whiting Burtonbaker Crofutt Clark Carfangina Bent, O’Connell, James Street properties and various street addresses. Several entries indicate sums from 1,000 to 4,500 dollars with trustees and savings banks involved. The fragment notes additional items on Canfield and Madison avenues and references a separate trust company.
General Motors stockholders meet in Delaware to approve simplifying the capital structure by reducing common shares from 20,646,400 to 6,161,600 and consolidating three senior issues into a 7 percent preferred. The recapitalization raises total capital from 448,556,083 to 456 million. Common stock exchanges occur at four shares per old share, while 5 and 6 percent debentures convert to the new preferred at four for one.
Funeral and burial notices for James Datlon George Guild Brita Thigasson Erva Hurd Simon Kemmy George Lanphier Mary Cleary Feet Annie Stevens Julia Warner and others across Milford Stratford and Middletown Connecticut. Details include residence addresses service times and interment locations.
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