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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1927
Page
4
A quarterly statement from the State Motor Vehicle Department shows substantial increases in motor vehicle registrations for the first three months, with private and commercial cars rising. The report notes higher winter traffic and a surge due to production of closed cars, though mileage data are not yet finalized.
A missing filling station manager, thirty two, tied to a Suntieli Old company branch, faced an audit warrant yesterday. The executive, known in Mrford, vanished as the books showed a possible $165 discrepancy, with a state inquiry underway and the president George W. Pell ordering the examination.
Gravesend remains divided over Pocahontas resting place as local lore cites St. George's church and the White Post tavern, with theories linking grave remains to St. Mary’s chapel. The search has yielded bones and skeletons but no conclusive proof, while historians note Pocahontas’ voyage to London and marriage to John Rolfe.
In Lewiston Maine on May 1 AP reports the Maine Methodist conference endorsed equal participation for lay members with clergy in conference business and policy matters. It approved a unanimously supported resolution opposing compulsory military training and outlined steps toward a new pension plan and mixed lay minister investment group.
About 20 000 44M postal cards are produced daily at a government printing office. The machine prints sheets, feeds them into slitting jaws, and workers sort into bundles of ten. Cards are counted, stacked, wrapped, pasted, and mailed to weigh and deliver across America with stamping and dispatch.
The Bridgeport churches observed Association Sunday with prominent local laymen and state and national Y M C A leaders discussing the drive to modernize Bridgeport’s Y M C A facilities. George W. Goss and Geo. L. Goodwin urged a new building to insure youth safety and character formation amid rising recreation needs.
Admiral Karl Jelheur, retired, urged further disarmament at a Washington conference review in Hondon on May 11. Prince Henry attended as guest of honor, and Jelheur disputed the 10 10,100 ton cruiser size claim while arguing smaller cruisers could be settled.
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