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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
10
An advertisement listing advertising representatives and offices in New York Chicago and Bridgeport notes open daily except Sunday. It is published by The Post Publishing Co and cites the Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press as the exclusive distributor of their news dispatches.
A humorous verse piece on St Patrick and Irish question lightens the tone with playful misgivings about welcome sprit and spring imagery. The speaker mixes satire and festive mood to salute Irish themes and public cheer.
The column riffs through varied topics from crime, unions, and gender roles to politics and war crimes. It pokes at sensational divorces, police, and tobacco myths while noting tabloid-esque jokes about figures like Kaiser Wilhelm. The piece references trains, adding machines, and profits from government sales.
John Morales of 22 Ash Street is a Bridgeport barber for eight years at Arcade Barber Shop. A 26 year resident, he came from Key West, Florida. Morales is married with three children Paul Margaret and May. He has been a Mason for 20 years and belongs to the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows. Hunting and fishing are his hobbies.
The Legislature at Hartland passed a law to set daylight saving time as permanent for Connecticut and to bar cities from passing local ordinances. The piece argues enforcement is impractical and that public consent, not penalties, drives observance, noting rail schedules and travel needs.
Justice Van Sivien of the New York Supreme Court declares all picketing illegal as inherently injurious, opposing union claims of peaceful picketing. He argues that any picketing equates to interference, while recognizing unions’ basic right to organize and workers’ economic aims. Courts, he says, may limit force during strikes but cannot ban union membership.
Industry leaders plan a strict code to purge sex appeal and salacious content. They argue decency will attract audiences as the public seeks wholesome entertainment and talent, while some profits may drop before viewers respond to higher standards.
A historical notice from a Washington bureau solicits reader questions on topics from tree planting for soldiers to sugar consumption in China and language anatomy. It includes how to address inquiries, wartime uses of black walnut, and references to the Panama Canal Zone.
A Bridgeport meeting at Hotel Stratfield outlined the campaign structure for the Community Chest during April 4 to 9. George Sames and Carl Wester were named generals directing five divisions with aides. George Hanley named general of the industrial division with aides Brennan, Lavery, Seeley, and Webster. Women will play a larger role, with three women’s teams planned and four-minute talks to boost the drive. The effort aims for a yearlong campaign organization and increasing efficiency in ensuing Chest drives. Present were L. Asheim, W. Galler, G. Miller, W. Atelake, R. Walls, J. Jobson, and others.
A bizarre scene unfolds as a man named Blitzen brews a strong home liquor in a cave near Tsanish, inciting chaos. After sipping multiple servings and making warlike boasts, he is arrested by village police and jailed for six months.
A note from a federal official prompted a rush to distribute government free seeds at the post office. About 70 packages were handed out before closing yesterday, with some recipients walking in or waiting in line. A card addressed to President Mevellt received attention, while another shipment was anticipated.
Bridgeport notes from the era recount local events including social gatherings at the Sterling House, upcoming lectures, and a memorial to repeal piloting laws. The report highlights community figures like Abraham Lambert, resident art exhibitors, and the Southern Connecticut Poultry Association election results. It also covers railroad yard accidents and a masquerade at Lyceum Hall with the Wheeler & Wilson Orchestra.
A reader urges stricter federal examination of immigrants for venereal diseases and typhus, arguing current checks miss infections. The author cites Bilis Island and congressional testimony, calling for complete overseas medical checks before entry and deportation for detected illnesses to protect public health.
The article notes a global rise in trailer usage for air transport corridors with the United States leading. It states there are seventy thousand trailers and about fifty thousand nine hundred trailers available for use.
An OCR fragment presents a garbled verse with names Tony O Mas Johnny O Star Johnny Clay Johnny O May and scattered phrases about love and moonlit hearts. The text is riddled with misspellings and unclear punctuation, yielding a fragmentary, lyric vignette without a coherent narrative or full attribution.
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