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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1926
Page
20
New York copy describes pianist Paderewski in his hotel suite receiving the Legion of Honor award. The report notes the ceremony and his status as a premier musician, highlighting the prestige of the honor.
A cluttered reminiscence blends letters, books, moving memories, and domestic details from Westchester County. The fragmentary text references libraries, lodgings, and family correspondences, with mentions of New England, Ou Somlul, and a Whitins Service, plus a sense of postwar shopping and household logistics.
The Veumeg Study club’s Thursday concert showcased choir and soloists, with the Music Week contribution praised. Emily Pigs Centralite, Dorothy Wheeler, and other members performed pieces across organ, piano, violin, and vocal solos, under Miss Play’s program leadership.
About 300 members of the Catholic Daughters of America in Bilgeport attend a Sunday morning service at St Augustine’s Church. Rev Peter WM Clean led the breakfast at Hotel Stratfield. A countrywide program included a musical section with soprano soloist Mrs Hairy Metale and organist Mrs Agnes McNmain. Mrs Frank Brennan and Mrs Margaret Gannon Philson chaired the committee.
Two East Side theatre managers were acquitted in city court yesterday of indecent assault on two boys aged fourteen and sixteen. The youths were found intoxicated in the venue where Snee was manager, their parents reported the incident, and Snee admitted giving the boys wine.
The Rosearch club hosts a sea themed recital in room x11 at the Stratfield hotel on May 18 to raise funds for a new scholarship. The program features Leonard Berggren and Thomas Wall among others performing sea songs and shanties with Bill Walsh and Whiskey Town as part of the chorus. Proceeds go to the scholarship fund as club members collect nautical books and items for decor.
In Philadelphia s under ward six men killed in a month with no truce in sight. Latest victim Harry Turto was shot by six men who cornered his car and opened fire after a wounding of a Royal gang member. Burton faced magistrates over an adoption charge linked to Brooklyn, while assailants, believed to be New Yorkers, fled and remained at large.
The Catholic Community house hosts a benefit card party tonight run by the Assumption Stratfield church choir. Organist Miss Agnes Moravek serves as chairwoman with choir members Doe Dorothea McElroy Betty Vickers Mary Galla Dudora Vickers assisting. many reservations listed including Mrs Savard Bray Mullinan Lyman Finnegan O Rourke McNamara Colgan Granle La Braque Moshokocale Halt Irehan Vicker Owen Groark O Tool Cullinan McNamara Mary Curran Lavery Cunningham McLlroy Irwin Scott McCarthy Gila Rowan Hall.
A birthday party was held Saturday evening at the home of Mia Louis Varnell 157 Tiolster avenue. The blue and pink decorations featured novelties for guests. Dancing and games entertained attendees as Helen Selinsky and Peter Semnte performed an exhibition Charleston. Miss Depeano received many gifts. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Varnell, Miss F Depeano, Clara Lanoces, Ida Scinto, Fannie Verielli, Angelina Pasacreto, Helen Selinsky, Telen Pomika, Tove Fannarone, Nancy Lamporto, Michael Depeano, Matthew Danofrio, Angelo Calverechio, Peter Scinto, Anthony Leonardo, and Peter Stoick.
Washington May 10 AP an appeal to challenge the validity of relations between the New Haven railroad and the Reston and Milne firms was denied by the Supreme Court The court refused permission to Edward F Brown of Ipswich Moss to file an appeal in Federal counts in Massachusetts He had sued on behalf of himself and other stockholders in the Boston and Milne challenging control of the railroad by New Haven interests The ruling ends efforts to overturn the merger or control dispute in this New Haven case
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