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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1927
Page
4
Fairfield notes show Fairfield GOP members planning for Televisions and social events this summer. A gala celebration marks paving completion on Kings Highway with parade and band. various PTAs and local groups schedule meetings and events through May and June.
Nichole school staged Daddy Long Legs by its graduating class with the Ss. R. 0. sign hung for the first time. A large audience filled the hall as four acts unfolded with memorable performances by Cecelia Mullin Imma Uresky Grace Mullins Billy Linsey Laura May Baldwin Vera Suhnson and others under directors Miss Wakeley and Mrs Molly Wells Curtis.
Stratford boy John W. McGowan, sixteen, missing since Wednesday, is found indoors after a telegram from a high school sweetheart reached his mother. Conrad Furmacher, fifteen, also missing, is suspected to have gone to New York to join the Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey circuit and may be brought back within 24 hours. Police traced McGowan to Rutherford, N J, then South Rutherford, N Y, while his father Wiliam S. McGowan rushed to bring him home. Police previously feared foul play.
Mrs. Katherine Llevens Mazzin of Danbury was granted a decree of divorce from F J Maxaia, a Danbury police officer. She also received custody and alimony. The action began on cruelty charges, but the husband agreed not to contest during a March hearing.
The Path Across the Hill drama was staged by the Ladies Aid Society and Easton Grange committee with Lester Burdick directing. Cast includes Robert Marsh and Rev Howard Warren. Performances planned at Pilgrim Hall Bridgeport May 20. Attendees from Bridgeport and nearby towns filled the audience.
Huntington special report details Farmill River Grange plans with visits to Shelton Trumbull and Seymour Granges from May 10 to May 20.Wil lard S Nicholas lectures on spring cleaning debate about method. Mrs Goldspink and Mrs Hallaman noted. State Grange offers home grounds prizes. a play The Butlers considered for later. Young People League hosts games and refreshments. nurse meeting on nerves and head care discussed. Luncheon served.
Twelve year old Ralph Pattison was fatally wounded when a rifle discharged during boyhood play in Monach. His friend Joseph Wil is charged in the incident as authorities describe the accident while the parents were away. The case raises questions about supervision and firearm safety in the home.
Westport will stage a marble contest under the M C A Boys Department to close National Boys Week. H E Allen leads the event with marbles distributed for a free-for-all scramble. For 30 days contests determine the largest total marbles with prizes for top players. The Wilton road paving near town progresses with oil coats and expected traffic by mid next week. Riverside and riverside avenue improvements anticipated, and plans for further paving to connect Danbury via Sy ntuck station are underway. Local events include Greens Farms Parents Teachers dance and Staples High School play Phillipa Geta There drawing crowds, while officials report bridge and road work may impact bus service on Main Street. Keene NH reports the death of Clement J. Woodward, 76, longtime Sentinel Printing Co. leader.
An old advertisement touts Adlerika as relief for gas and constipation. It claims headaches dizziness and disturbed sleep from gas, then credits the product with improved rest and appetite. The ad emphasizes action on both upper and lower bowel and urges seek for dramatic waste removal.
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