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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1926
Page
16
A local Republican club praised Wolf with a purse at a post meeting. The presentation occurred after the regular session in the Twelfth District, with club officers and members noting the honor. The event followed a smoke and informal reception, with several attendees named among organizers and supporters.
A fragmented narrative urges parents to teach money management early. It warns of hidden purse theft by a child, urges strict accounts, weekly budgeting with children, and progressive allowance to build responsible spending as teens gain independence.
Chicago March 15 The Bible remains the best selling book according to the American Bible Society annual report. The society shows 2 500 120 copies sold in 110 years of operation, increasing by nearly 2 500 100 from the prior year. The organization operates in 140 languages.
Vermont customs officials report box cars used to hide liquor from Canada yield no liquor found in the inspected loads. Detectives note shipments shifted to hay and lumber and champagne concealment failed. Cars were diverted after crossing the border, then routed to Long Island or near New York, with several lots seized near New York.
Norwalk, March 18 AP Russelto, an architect, was taken to Sue Norwalk hospital today suffering poisoning after drinking the contents of three bottles of antiseptic. The incident was deemed favorable by physicians. Waward Sasa, thirty, who arrived a few days ago on his honeymoon, died at the hospital today.
In New York on March 1b Speruzal fifty three was declared insane and will be sent to the Poughkeepsie asylum. He reportedly confined his wife and ten children for three years in a locked house with no visitors and minimal contact. Prominent New Rochelle figures were said to be pointing to him.
President Coolidge decided not to press the nomination of Wallace Kyhn Camant of Oregon to a Circuit judge post after the Senate rejected his nomination without a record vote. The strong opposition, noted at the White House, followed Camant’s role as a delegate at the 1920 convention who backed Coolidge for vice president.
Birth announcements list multiple families with names and street addresses, noting newborns with dates in March and April and including several marriages with spouse names and addresses. The readable entries show varied spellings and OCR errors but identify parents, child types, and residence locations.
At the police headquarters at 3 15 PM the Sick Benefit fund officers for the coming year were re elected. Lieutenant Daniel Pultud was named president with Captain John J Regan as vice president Superintendent D P of Lanagan treasurer and Captain John Lyddy secretary. The Police Benevolent Association re elected its officers led by Lieutenant John Grows as president and Lieutenant John Mujavern as vice president. Directors for the new year include Ber noaint Joseph T Coughlin and Simon McGullough among others.
Members of the Musical Research elw of tuse1 presented a program at a Danbury club meeting yesterday afternoon at Mis Wi livin Ki Mallory's home. The program featured a mix of songs, arias, duets, and instrumental pieces performed by Mabel McCarthy, violinists and a piano solo, with Fuller and Chattason as accompanying musicians.
Colonel Cutler Lodge No. 37 met Wednesday night at 1085 Main street. The act of Tisquiret was conferred on a page by the degree team led by Solomon Ross of Syracuse. Delegates and visitors from nearby lodges attended including C. Reidgport, Dr J. Wredman, Louis A. Coccoasa, Peter Burns, and others from Bridgeport, Hartford, Newark, and Granite lodges.
Albany reports Daughters of the American Revolution certify a skeleton buried at West Point is the Revolutionary heroine known as Captain Molly or Margaret Corbin. Debate arises from Carlile residents and confusion with Molly Pitcher, while records in Massachusetts and West Point support the identification.
Mr America Turner, lauded as the nation's most prized man, will appear at the Majestic this afternoon to showcase the physique that earned him the title. A New Hampshire native, Turner won the Dancing Masters contest last night and will be introduced by Mrs Wil Faro and Mrs Tene ry Stevens who also won the Dancing Movies contest and will appear.
A burning vessel in the northwest of this region was saved from disaster when a rescue ship arrived in time to take off passengers and crew. The incident involved the 4,986 ton ship Paparoan Fie ima, with fire spreading rapidly near bunkers before British steamers Liverpool and Trogen Aeneas responded. A Barrastaall assisted in evacuating those aboard.
An old advertisement extols MELLO GLO as a cosmetic that keeps shine away and prevents perspiration from affecting skin. It promises a smooth natural look, lines and pores minimized, and a “beautiful complexion” with claims of long-lasting coverage.
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