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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1923
Page
8
Kintrars report house to house canvass to adjust city voting lists through October 23. Registrars note women voters increased since 1920 franchise. 1920 and 1919 male and female counts shown. overall male loss due to war decline, while women gain slow. Registrars cite more men die than women in the observed period.
May 3 report lists six property transfers filed with the Town Clerk Nellie Hetchkiss to Peter Sabasiko land and buildings on Spruce Street Southport Falter Hager to Edmond Fragnach Bridgeport Lenox Heights lots on Ridgefield Avenue Georgie C Rodgers to Robert McKie on Melville Avenue William F Brady and William P Ia to Joseph Aresynza plot 40 by 150 at Holland and Tilana Magheoi streets C B Yule Sr to Theodore Biliber four lots on the sound at Pine Creek Andrew and Katie Csucska to Charles Tutcase lots 91 and 94 on Kings Highway and Castle Park avenues
Joseph Nieriewski of 639 Main Street arrested Wednesday after William Murray, arrested for drunkenness, told police Nieriewski lent him a pint of whiskey. Nieriewski’s case was continued until tomorrow for arraignment in City Court yesterday. Murray was discharged. Light fines were imposed on other prisoners arraigned yesterday for drunkenness.
Fairfield PAIRFIELD May 3 Special Many attended the Grasmere Parent Teacher Association dance whist and pinochle party. They will elect officers at a meeting next Wednesday. Mrs Ludwig Wahl and family welcomed a son Ludwig Ernest Wahl. American Legion Auxiliary social followed a Legion Post meeting. Mews Club to host roast beef supper Saturday at St Pauls church parish house. Comrades in Service Girls to meet tomorrow night at First Church of Christ. Joseph Carfinkel of Corona T. J. fined 25 dollars for reckless driving. Mrs Clinton B Taylor to attend Mil Plain association meeting tomorrow. Ali Sait cited for zigzagging to avoid ruts. fined 25 dollars. Liquor violation cases against Frank Bailey and Frank Dazovisch continued to Monday. Sophomore class at high school to hold a dance in Sherman Hall tomorrow night.
A four cornered race for the alderman post in the Fifth District forms after David W. Price leaves the position. Archibald Smith and Fred Harrison join candidates Martin and Lowtis Kornhluss. The Fifth District Republican club will meet next Tuesday to receive recommen dations for council nominees and district aldermen.
Lyons leads a new drive to collect unpaid income taxes with penalties. Delinquents face 1 percent interest per year on unpaid balances and warrants are being issued. If ignored, drastic action could follow including sheriff sale of property and seizure of assets.
A report from Bridgeport notes the search for heirs ends with confirmation of Ridyard’s death, affecting Mrs. Ridyard’s claims and the estate settlement. Connecticut law would allow a surviving husband or wife to share in the estate, with administration pending. An probe into large assets connected to Mrs. Ridyard has yielded no fruitful results.
Local records show rapid tax payments this year with over $55,000 collected to date. Of that total, $7,400 was paid last year toward the new assessment, indicating growing compliance and timely disbursement of funds.
The arrest of Anthony Lugnnedi of 89 Sidney Street for the stabbing of Joseph DeFelice of 4 Midion Street was postponed in court yesterday until May 17. Bond for Lugnnedi was set at 1,600.
A school boy, Glemient Demayo of 8 Harral Avenue, fell and fractured his leg while playing yesterday. He was removed to St Vincent's Hospital for treatment. Medical staff, including Dr GW Mekero of the Binergen, attended.
Ms. Rose Dilsica of 35 Columbia Court and Louis Nagy of the same address were each fined $10 and costs in city court yesterday after a neighborly row Saturday night,了一 breach of the fence dispute.
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