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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1926

Page

7

Fleprant's Pony Pal Goes as Pat of Fathers Gif

Santa Barbara Calif March 3. Tale of two generations in Santa Barbara involving Culver a tame elephant and Bunny a pony living at Featherhill and Montecito. Culver a child buys from a circus after its owner, the elephant, is sold, the pony kept with the elephant forming an unusual friendship. The article notes Culver’s distress when the pony hides from sight and mentions an elaborate aviary and colorful decor pleasing visitors.

Fleprant Pat Santa Barbara Cal Santa Damon Pyther Culver Bunny Featherhill Montecito Torn Oaulver

Balloons Granted Air Right Of Way Under New Rules

Dayton O March 5 The aeronautic Safety Code committee and American Standards panel unveil five year effort detailing traffic rules for flyers. Balloons have right of way over airplanes and dirigibles yield to balloons when meeting head on or overtaking. Proximity threshold set at 1500 feet. The code credits 59 experts from 20 organizations.

Dayton Oak Wilbur Wright

Man Fatally Struck Working In Cemetery

Edwin J. Oakes age 73 of 114 Cowles street was struck by a cerebral hemorrhage while gathering brush at Thaela cemetery yesterday noon. He was found unconscious, died several hours later at Budgeport hospital. Funeral arrangements have been made.

Thaela Edwin J. Oakes Cowles Street Budgeport Hospital

Mrs Roosevelt's sister seeks operation to restore sight

Mrs Douglas Robinson, sister of the late President Roosevelt, will undergo an operation soon to restore her sight. She has been blind for some time in one eye and now the other eye has dimmed to where she can scarcely see.

Douglas Robinson Roosevelt

Long Hill Long Hill Teachers and Visitors Reedied

Special meeting of the Parent-Teacher association met at the Long Hill school house Wednesday afternoon. Various guests from Bridgeport and surrounding towns were noted, with families visiting, moves announced, and a teachers meeting held at Trumbull Center.

Long Ell March Parent- Veacher Association Long Hill George Doherty Bond Bridgeport Fairfield Louis Albert Alvert Brooklyn Charlie Cotton Avith Dorot Cotton Charles William Cotton Fred Kuehn Raymond Kuehn Lois Botsford Emma Wheeler Boston Charles Hall John H. Wheeler George Burr Tucker Henry Helmrich Joseph Keller Dorothy Aston John H. Whealer Jennie Thorpe Westport Trumull Center Mr. Lund The Agricultural College Nature Working Schools Frank Knight Benjamin Turney Bridgeport Hospital Harry Hanlon Shirley Hun

Odd Skin Disease Mistaken For Scarlet Fever In 1900s

At a March meeting of state medical officers in Martfordo, discussion centered on a tuberculous patient repeatedly misdiagnosed with scarlet fever but really suffering from exfoliative dermatosis. Dr Stockwell reported pasteurization experiments on tubercle bacilli and potential effects on milk safety. The next State Tuberculosis Commission meeting will hear architects’ sanatorium plans at the State Capitol.

State Tuberculosis Commission State Capitol Shelton and Meriden Sanatoria

High rents drive British actors out to colonies

English actors and managers leave London for the colonies due to steep West End theatre rents. Owen Nares and wife Marie Polimi head to South Africa for a eight month son, as others like Sir Martin Starvey, Dion Boucicault, Sey mour Hicks and Gertrude Hilliott seek work in Canada and Australia amid a bustling exodus of London favorites.

London Mar Colonies West End Great Britain Owen Nares Marie Polimi South Africa Martin Starvey Canada Dion Boucicault Mrea Australia Seymour

Central High Notes At Bridgeport High School Assembly

An assembly at Bridgeport High featured George Wood Anderson with Robert Hartley and Homer Grimes. He used a parable about a youth battling a lion to urge students to conquer scholastic challenges now. Hartley and Grimes performed musical numbers amid school announcements and Red Cross pins awarded to three girls.

Bridgeport High School George Wood Anderson Robert Hartley Homer Grimes Anderson Ciy Iomer Grimes Hartley Harley Grimes Brother Crospel Bing Ren Moore Yale Ted Cross fTuyas, &Kinke Bridgeport The Red Grose Commercial Department Rew Ihe Checker Club Ata Prospect N Hillhhouse Checker Pn’ Marding High Sigh Checker Alan Frank Griffin Charles Krastz Isadore Shulman Lewigeivsenteil Ley Iy Hosenfilt

Pope Decries Race Inferiority Doctrine in Easy Letter

Marek G. Rome AP reports Pope Paul VI rejects the idea that dark skinned races are inferior to whites. He urges more native Catholic clerics to evangelize uncivilized regions, saying long experience shows these peoples can compete mentally with whites when conditions allow.

Rome Marek G Plug

Shipbuilder Carlisle Dies Friend of Kaiser in Exile

Ary Qeht Tlonotable Alexander Mor igomlery Carlisle shipbuilder and engineer, former general manager of Flat land and Wolff, died. Born July 1854 in Ireland, son of John Carlisle, hearmaster of the Royal Academical Institution in Belfast, survived by wife Edith Wooster of San Francisco, a son and two daughters. An old friend of former Emperor William, he visited the ex-Kaiser at Deorn, Holland, last November. dispatches noted his reception and entertainment.

London Alexander Mor Igomlery Carlisle Flatland and Wolff Ireland John Carlisle Royal Academical Institution Belfast Edith Wooster San Francisco My. Carlisle William Germany Deorn Holland Carlisle

Cremation Ordered at Golder's Green With Funeral Music

An obituary note records that the deceased body is to be cremated at Golder's Green. The organist will play The Merry Widow Waltz after the ceremony, with the survivor expressing a desire for a more pleasant musical farewell than the dead march from Soul.

Golder's Green

Examiner Orders Probe in Death

Waterbury report states Dr A A Crane, a real examiner, announces Thomas Dillon aged 55 died from a fractured skull after being found in the front hallway of his home. An investigation is started. Dillon was last seen Monday and may have lain four days before discovery as the family used only the back door.

Waterbury A. A. Crane Thoms Dillon Hig House John T. Monzaril

Ken tucky ship rescued amid ice field action

The Fred Cross liner Silvia connected with the partly damaged freighter Kentucky about eight this morning after a week in heavy ice off Newfoundland. The Kentucky, 1285 miles off Newfoundland, has bows partly gone and a destroyed rudder. Silvia hopes to tow at five to six knots toward port as the rescue continues.

ST. John's Kentucky Newfoundland Silvia Silva

Kentucky Aids Disabled Passenger During Voyage

Assistance was provided to a disabled traveler aboard a voyage from Dusy Kirk to New York, ensuring safe transit and care while en route. The incident highlights onboard support for passengers with mobility or health challenges during long journeys.

Kentucky Dusykirk New York

Relatives jailed for beating brides Waterbury case

In Waterbury on March 5 AP reports Mrs Malaspina says her husband Frank Malaspina and his brother Abe beat and choked her over care for month and baby. Police allege breach of the peace against Frank Malaspina. Mrs Malaspina cites mother in law as the main trouble source in the home.

Waterbury Abe Joseph Malaspina Wilson Street Frank

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