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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
14
Cancer statistics, prevention challenges, and the limits of public health boards are discussed alongside commentary on prohibition era attitudes, with Dr. Soper warning that boards of health cannot curb cancer without scientific breakthroughs. The piece also notes a California governor's pardon of Miss Whitney and a humorous quip from a Korean at a missionary camp.
Charles Stuart Canfield of New Haven Journal Courier is honored for a life of public service and Democratic fidelity. Born in Bridgeport, he combined charm, intellect, and warmth with a steady commitment to justice, remaining engaged in public life even after partisan shifts. He retired from party councils but advised on behalf of worthy causes and public welfare.
Readers are invited to send letters to the Telegraph expressing opinions. Letters must be signed with a correct name and address though privacy may be kept. Submissions exceeding acceptable length will be trimmed by editors, and paid advertising is not accepted as letters.
Letter to the editor praising support for college education and endowments while urging more scholarships to offset rising tuition. Warns against sudden full student costs without cutting overhead and administrative expenses in colleges. References Rockefeller funded General Education Board and Yale endowment practices and urges practical reforms.
A letter to the editor criticizes the Board of Education for altering next year’s public school vacation schedule without consulting parents, noting teachers were asked but parents not. The writer warns the move disrupts traditions, hurts families and students, and hints at union influence, calling for strong leadership to curb it.
The Executive Council of the Diocese of Connecticut passes a resolution on April 21 1927 praising newspapers for dedicating space to church work and thanking business leaders for support to the church life of Connecticut.
The Society of the Third Division will convene its Eighth Annual Reunion in Washington, D C from July 14 to 17, 1927. Headquartered at the Raleigh Hotel near 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue N W, the event marks the division’s anniversary of the Second Battle of the Marne on July 15.
The piece reviews Bridget A. Lester’s rise as occupational observer for the State Labor Department, naming Mackenzie as labor commissioner and noting Lester’s suffrage and women’s group leadership. It surveys various political shifts, resignations, and appointments in Stamford, New Haven, and surrounding towns, including legal and civil service changes, park name debates, and public works plans.
The piece reflects on social judgments of Jones’s eating habits and generosity. It contrasts his peculiar pie handling with his charitable acts, noting his helpfulness during hard times. A separate quip mocks installment home purchases and a line about a book’s third term question.
The article argues rapid communication and transportation fuel wealth and global progress. It cites American firms like United States Steel and Ford, General Motors, and telegraph lines as leaders in moving people, goods, and ideas faster. It envisions China advancing once it embraces wheels and trains, and urges internationalism alongside loyalty to family and country. Copyright 1927.
New York reports describe the Union Club on Fifth Avenue facing relocation due to high ground costs. Observers note wealthy members and critics debate social class, with talk of a Broadway church project and a planned twenty three story building offering six hundred nine rooms for church use.
A reader asks how to forget the cruel memories of a mother who beat him as a child. The doctor counsels viewing past harms with reason and humor, recognizing the mother’s suffering, and reframing recollections to lessen their sting. Advice includes changing emotional impact, not erasing events, and considering new employment if conscience compels.
The article discusses church approval of resident occupancy by men and hints that YMCA programs aim to give bachelors air after about two years in a room. It questions the plan’s effectiveness, noting high weekly salaries and the lure of Hell's Kitchen living, and predicts marriage occurs after middle age with budgeting implications.
General Enoch H. Crowder, U.S. representative in Cuba, eschews formal diplomatic rules. He greets visitors directly, chats informally at his desk, and dines at the American Club, making him immensely popular with both Americans and Cubans. His leadership in wartime judge advocate tasks defined his career, now shaping his Cuba mission.
Fragmented verse recalls Anne Campbell with images of cloudy heavens and a moonlit June. The speaker mentions bright skies and loving words, recalling home and happy past moments through broken sentences and starry bits.
A compact, 19th century style reflection warns that worrying never stops better scrutiny, eases trouble, or fixes past errors. It claims worry never smooths a rough path or lightens burdens, and never increases another's happiness. The fragment presents moral instruction through stark negation.
Weather summary for Southern New England and Eastern New York notes mainly cloudy skies with showers on Thursday and Thursday night, then fair conditions Friday. Northern New England also shows showers Thursday with cooler nights and Friday’s mild weather. Winds shift from southwest to fresh and occasionally strong offshore, with overcast conditions and scattered showers across the coastal region.
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