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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1927
Page
10
Washington March 18 44 Ford proposes consolidating Detroit Toledo and Trenton railroad properties into a single company. The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed a series of Ford related applications amid opposition from a small minority stockholding group who would have been forced to sell their Detroit Toledo and Trenton stock.
The Connecticut Business Manufacturers association holds a Derby High School gathering with private schools Goucher and public schools across the state. Forty eight students from New Haven Hartford Waterbury Bridgeport Meriden New Britain New London Wallingford and other towns compete for shorthand honors in a statewide championship.
Pall Bul Ward of Elmira was elected president of the Student Government Association and Ruth M DeYoung of Chicago named chair of the Judicial Committee at Smith College. Micy Bollard became vice president and Ruth DeYoung secretary of the Funiar, with Tie Young as secretary.
A man vanished after snatching a purse and personal effects from Mrs Elisabeth Roberson of 1219 Norman Street. The incident occurred on Dak Avenue and Lorraine Street. Local police are investigating sightings and reviewing nearby stores for clues.
Birth records show Anna and Arnt, twins, born to Mr and Mrs Carabides at St Vincent’s Hospital on March 13. The address listed is 42 Center Street. The mother’s name appears as Mrs Carabides with additional details incomplete in the record.
George A Munch, linked to a diploma mill operation in 1921, was convicted and sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary in Atlanta and fined $1000. Defense attorneys did not file an appeal. Neighbors’ views quoted are not relevant to the judgment.
Five men, said to be army deserters, were arrested here early today on charges of stealing an automobile from Jamaica, Long Island. They were picked up after Jamaica police wired a description to local officers. Among those arrested are Thomas Brams of Crest NY and Henry Nult of Manchester, NY.
The Right Reverend John D Biden pastor of the Church of the Annunciation in Buffalo New York dies at 75 after two years of ill health. He had served as a priest for 43 years and was one of western New Yorks best known Catholic clergy.
A grass fire reported near Madison Avenue and Marlon Street yesterday was extinguished by responding firefighters. Box 856 was dispatched with no injuries or damage reported.
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