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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1925
Page
6
City reports fiscal year closed without a deficit amid steady revenue and controlled expenses. Officials credit careful budgeting and steady demand for services, noting city balances remain sound as the year concludes.
A chaotic hospital note reports Colonel Forbes remains in stable condition after a serious incident. Medical staff describe ongoing treatment and cautious recovery as witnesses recount events and the nation learns more about the patient’s status.
A brewery worker was arrested during a raid for making liquor. Police reports indicate illicit production activities at a facility described as a brewery worker’s operation. Investigators seized equipment and continued inquiries into possible accomplices and supply lines.
Stratford fife and drum corps toured New Haven last week performing at the lvv school and the Susan B Sheridan Junior High School. The entertainment raised funds for Davis school beginners, with Miss Enquist directing the corps and Miss Wibe guiding another group. Members include James Fellows, Alfonso Gaifullo, Anthony Matinaccio, and Captain Gaifullo among others, and the trip included visits to Yale buildings and school hosts.
John Snother and his wife faced domestic case in Superior Court as Judge Joan W Kani heard arguments on counseling fees. Smith seeks to limit payments citing estate value and ongoing divorce actions. wife’s attorney argues for fee coverage. Hearing postponed to next session to evaluate finances and counsel costs.
A bizarre dispute in Stratford involving a canine chicken keeper led to a civil action against Bridgeport authorities. The case stems from chicken killings in a yard near Mi Nachala Leerciging, with residents citing costly damages and heightened tensions over poultry losses.
A fragmentary report notes a parking area near Main Street converted to a grass plot. The piece mentions new easements, property lines, and upcoming development affecting neighboring homes and streets, with limited readable details on parties involved or exact dates.
Attending owners challenged the scope of damages as Attorney Arthur Momilex for Mexican Letideum argued only abutting property owners may claim benefits. Supreme Court rulings were cited to limit eligibility to properties directly touching the closed street Maiden Lane now a dead end, with residents of Maiden Lane seeking damages for hazards and inconvenience to travel to Suat odayenue.
A national forester will address Woheete High School students tomorrow with a schedule listing talks at several campuses and times. Ruth Cable of Bridgeport to lecture before the Womens Auxiliary of the Lod Shir on Sunday, with discussions at a Stratford meeting at a home.
Bridgeport members of the Panfield County Fish and Game association heard about dog breeding and hunting while noting winners from Bridgeport at a Derby. John W. Timmund urged reports on game catches, and commissioners discussed bills to license hunters, state ownership of streams, and protections for landowners, with a motion to allocate funds for game propagation and stream protection.
Attendance is expected to be high for the upcoming tribal session. Main details note a big surprise for nonregular members and urging all to attend. Members traveling from Stamford last week are planning to attend the next meeting in Greer on April 28.
Police on patrol collect overdue library books from subscribers who forgot to return items. Officers in plain clothes checked a local beat and gathered the unreturned volumes, prompting reminders from the library about fines and return dates.
A proposed unification of the principals association with the Teachers' organization is advancing. The move aims to end separate efforts, prevent duplication, and coordinate plans for enrollment, relief funds, and a forthcoming banquet.
Dr David W. McFarland and his wife deny undue influence in a civil action filed by Mia Bla Dos of New York as adminstratrix of Mrs Juanma Stokes Pilling estate. Claim alleges they used influence to secure property and loans, and that a life lease on land enabled construction of a $60,000 house later used as Pilling's home. The case seeks restoration of property to the estate or conversion to cash.
MacDonald meets Fairfield Post Road officials as New Canaan residents press for government reform. Talks cover route changes and a move to abolish borough and town systems in favor of a council with a board of selectmen. Special town meeting May vote pending Hartford decision.
A Cincinnati report profiles Stephen Sanford and Kul Barnesa Krust two young writers from Redding who began playwriting at seventeen. Their mystery play Dead Magic premiered at the Ox Theatre in Cincinnati to enthusiastic crowds with Ann Vaxis in the lead. Sanford, now at Williams or Wilbenton College, organized a local Theatre League in Redding that produced Good Evening Clarence.
The state police announce an active campaign against headlight law violators starting Sunday. Superintendent Turley says violations will be treated as willful and violators are subject to arrest to improve road safety. He compares headlight offenders to dangerous drivers and emphasizes compliance.
The St James council of Columbus will mark its anniversary with a gala at Main Street club rooms on Thursday night. Grand Walehr Joseph Canning names Paul Flynn as committee chair with John Battenugh Hamilton and John Lyons assisting. The event features a musical program boxing bouts and a banquet restricted to older council members. The annual bar will be held at The Stratfield hotel in Bridport. The Stratifield event is expected to draw many from Bridgeport, Norwalk, and other state councils, promising the largest turnout yet.
Needlework guild hosts a Saturday afternoon food sale at Banfield Avenue to raise funds forBridgeport Branch and the national organization. The goal is $4000 for the fortieth anniversary convention in Philadelphia with proceeds to expand the guild. About 100 city branches aim to match similar totals.
Nine youths aged roughly sixteen to nineteen were arrested with one passerby after a disturbance at the corner of South Avenue and Summer Street. Police say they harassed pedestrians and threatened harm. Bonds set at 27 dollars for appearance in City Court. Names listed include George Tenney and Hawart Taravich among others.
Hartford March 3 A blaze damaged the district court records and law books in the post office building lobby. A clerk helped summon firefighters as crowds gathered. Firemen escaped injury when equipment was struck by falling debris during the effort to reach the third floor.
Special Postmaster Frank Serena of Saugatuck will stay on for a "reasonable length of time" to allow examination results for the acting postmaster job. Five candidates appeared, with Washington yet to announce results. Plans to make Saugatuck a branch of Westport spark local opposition and debates over postal service quality and delivery changes.
Bridgeport School System Superintendent Cortright asked churchmen to pull petitions honoring him. The petitions appeared before a morning service at Elbe Baptist Church. Cortright said the gesture embarrassed him and the Board of Education amid his New York University teaching contract. sponsors withdrew the notices.
After twelve years of constipation and illness Mrs Bevis in Jacksonville Florida reports relief after using Kellogg's All-Bran for twelve months with no medicines. The ad promises permanent relief if eaten regularly and guarantees money back if not effective. Made in Battle Creek Michigan and sold by grocers.
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