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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1928
Page
13
Fragmentary report describes John Goling of 116 Leaington street injuring a thumb while making sausage. He received treatment at Beney hospital from Dr Agostino Sammartino. The rest mentions housekeeping tasks and cleaning with turpentine but lacks clear context.
The piece argues that gas will dominate as the kitchen fuel, expanding rapidly in industry. It predicts a vast era of development, with heat delivered through gas pipes in big cities and a shift away from raw coal. Over the next ten years fuel efficiency will advance more than in the previous century.
The Moose lodge plans to move from its State street home to temporary YMCA quarters by April 1 with wrecking bids opened Monday. The new YMCA building is slated for summer 1998 at 7.7 million dollars, while the Empire Theatre is remodeled. The Moose expect to store paraphernalia and occupy YMCA space until their new home opens in early June.
The State Parent-Teacher board met yesterday at Baptisl church New Haven from 11 to 4. Reports from secretary and treasurer noted 145 clubs affiliated statewide. President Mrs Lef Watson of West Haven presided. Papers read included Americanization by Miss Mary Potter of Hartford and a literature talk by Mrs Bell Holcome Johnson highlighting a scholarship for a Connecticut girl to become a children’s librarian. Several Bridgeport members attended.
A fragmentary discussion mentions women congressmen preferring open airplanes and cites figures such as Col Lindbergh and Mrs Tangley. The text alludes to comparisons about flight and visibility in open planes, with scarce readable names and context.
G Schwarz won unanimous election as president at his first board meeting in six months. Gerald Phelan becomes treasurer, William McLennan secretary, with Phelan replacing him as secretary. Nineteen permits valued at 3157,700 were issued, including a 2,000,000 Congress Street sewage plant permit and a 450,000 Park and Beechwood Avenue apartment project.
An advertisement extols Fleischmanns Yeast as a simple food for improved digestion and bowel regularity. It claims the product prevents intestinal poisoning, supports bowel muscles, and brightens skin, urging daily use and convenient purchase at groceries and cafeterias.
The House Agriculture Committee voted to include the equalization fee provision in the McNary Haugen relief bill despite President Coolidge opposition. The vote was 15 to 8 with cross-party support for the fee, while critics warn of federal control. The panel also endorsed loan provisions aimed at stabilizing agriculture, aligning with earlier Senate action.
The Board of Building Commissioners approved 19 permits totaling 8315 700 K in estimated value. Projects include multiple two and three family homes and garages on Ellsworth, Seaview, Ashley, Manhattan, Grovers, Capitol avenues, and surrounding streets, plus a sewage disposal plant and a conversion of a two family house into a three family dwelling. Names include Vogles, Kirschne, Epstein, Kelly, Zahoisky, Yardin, Pascoué, Wilkins, Anderson, Rizza, Urban, Kleinberge, Papala, Beck, and Beris with various addresses across Bridgeport and Astoria Avenue.
Firefighters responded to multiple grass and garbage fires across the city. Chemical No 1 answered a grass fire at Guidon and Prench streets at 1435. A second grass fire at Olive End Park avenues prompted Chemical No 2 at 230. Island Brook avenue dump required Engine No 10 at 246 and was extinguished by 613. Beardeley and Fairchild Memorial parks saw further grass fires, with Chemical No 7 later at 428. Hose No 7 tackled a Dewey street dump at 624.
A 1926 city survey shows children account for over one quarter of admissions in the weekly cinema attendance. The article notes New York children make up about 8 percent of the state total and cites a county-wide rise. A spokesman for the industry provides a total weekly attendance of around seven million children in theaters. Also included are kitchen tips for washing lettuce and refrigerating for freshness.
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