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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
6
Rev A E B Kenyon, pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, resigns effective August 1 citing congregational differences over amalgamating with other city Baptist churches. He denies any open breach, notes shrinking church membership and rising transportation costs as factors in the decision.
Fragmentary lines indicate talks within the last three months on finding a solution to a problem. The text lacks clear names, dates, or concrete actions, leaving the exact context and parties involved unclear.
Washington reports that births in the 52 percent area of the United States exceeded deaths by 34.4 percent in 1918. The Census Bureau records 1,003,649 births, a slight drop from 1917, while deaths rose to 1,914,620. There were 15,342 pairs of twins and 147 sets of triplets in the year, with 53 cases of the birth being the twentieth or later child.
Frank W. Potter, a former Navy man from Cambridge, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Springfield Superior Court after pleading guilty to second degree murder. He shot Deputy Sheriff Georgy A. Bills during an attempted arrest in Palmer in February, injuring Patrolman M. Dely of the Springfield Police Department.
Sullivan Ind May 10 Will Hays chairman of the Republican national committee was ordained an elder in the Presbyterian church of the city yesterday. He has taught a Sunday school class for over fifteen years and succeeds his late father John Hays who was an elder for 80 years.
In Sacramento a man named Graham pawns his dog for $4.59 with Jake Goldman. Goldman must keep the dog for six months, advertise its sale if not redeemed, and Graham may reclaim the animal after the loan period.
A jailed man confessed to an incident described as a drunken attack involving a rose bush item. He claimed he was intoxicated and blamed the bush during the interaction. The report notes the suspect’s account and the jail context.
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