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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1923
Page
10
City Clerk Matthew J. McNulty reports a sharp shortage of day laborers in Shelton. Wages have risen from 24 to 25 cents per hour, and applicants are failing to cope, making external labor scarce and difficult to procure.
Edward Arnold and Helen Mackellar headline the stage spectacle The Storm, a show praised for its dramatic storm and forest fire scenes. The production tours major theatres with support from Cunningham Nell Barnes Sr. Mitvel and Tsia Bernyard as it opens a three day run at Bridgeport Poli's.
Four men and a withdrawn candidate contend for the Town judgeship as May talks shift toward a June appointment. The field includes Joseph Morten and Ward A. Adams with others from Greens Faronis and surrounding districts. The process remains a legislative appointment with a prosecutor selecting a justice from among candidates.
Derby May 1 Special Fines of 59 dollars were imposed on John Z Woodengk and James Marpehy after they were arraigned in City court on a charge of tampering with an automobile owned by Christopher D. Ylien of the Hotel Clark. Police Sergeant Mahoney arrested them last night when he found them attempting to remove a plate from the vehicle.
International dispute over license limits for intoxicants on ships prompts President Harding and cabinet to seek a workaround as courts set a three mile enforcement deadline. The debate centers on whether foreign vessels can carry liquor within the zone and how to apply the ruling without favoring any side.
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