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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1922
Page
5
Eric Malmaquist of Derby, a Dartmouth resident, was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society. He was one of six candidates and was formally inducted at the annual initiation in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Washington May 5 Twenty women have been appointed and assigned to duty in larger cities under the prohibition commissioner. They will work under alcohol agents to curb liquor by women supplied in hotels apartments and offices. Names will not be announced. They will make decoy purchases to reduce suspicion and assist dry agents in detecting bootleg operations.
The article argues that after wartime housing shortages caused overcrowding and high rents, rental regulation was only a temporary fix. It calls for permanent housing expansion and a reduction of high construction costs by addressing corrupt practices among labor and material groups and reforming commissions in New York and Illinois. It cites Landis awards and commission findings while noting weak enforcement in Chicago.
Fishermen from Cape Cod report a school of man-eating sharks 20 miles off the New Jersey coast while returning to harbor. One shark persisted in trying to reach the mackerel nets, prompting concern for the fishing grounds off the Jersey shore.
In bankruptcy court Joseph Hollander owner of Hollander Manufacturing Co. agreed to a 15 percent creditor offer. Ten percent paid in cash and five percent in trust deed notes. Hollander’s liabilities totaled about $16,000. He came from Cleveland, started a war era hardware factory, and faces calls for a broader housing program uniting labor, material men, and contractors to improve building finance and prevent stagnation.
New York on May 5 Mayo testified in his bigamy trial that his conduct was ethical and that he earns about 15 900 dollars a year. He declined to answer some questions about an absent wife, citing possible self incrimination. He said his wealth comes from Mayo Radiator Co earning 7 209 dollars a year plus about 7 000 dollars from investments. Lois Waterbury Mayo testified about his visits to a Brooklyn house and was not cross examined.
New York on May 6 Mrs Ray T Baker former wife of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and current wife of the Washington mint director arrived on the Rotterdam from Europe denying she went to France to establish legal residence for a divorce She said she went for health with her three children and expected to go to Newport R I and San Francisco for relatives visits reference to a Bay area trip was dismissed by her.
A nurse visits a home where a five month old, previously malnourished, is markedly underweight. The mother misunderstood feeding advice, leaving the infant cranky and irritable. At a health station proper feeding doubled the baby's weight in three months and the child became cheerful. The piece urges community support for the Community Chest.
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