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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1926
Page
22
A small two room cottage listed as a bargain offers a garage and recent improvements. Potential buyers are urged to call for details and to arrange viewing of this affordable property.
A cluttered pane lists numerous Stratford and surrounding area real estate offerings. Ads describe bungalows and cottages for sale or exchange, rooms, garages, and amenities like hot water heat, with prices ranging from a few thousand dollars to over eight thousand. Several properties mention proximity to hospitals, schools, and streets such as Minton Ave and Stafford Ave.
A fragmented ad page lists meetings on Fridays and Tuesdays at various addresses including 1429 Fairfield Ave and 200 Beechmont Ave. It mentions healings daily, readings, and garage-related services, with phone numbers and addresses like Noble 4243 and 1040 tie paper. The ad references cheap services and an employment center, with cryptic notes about mechanics and a paper listing.
A garbled listing details small craft and engines with partial prices and locations such as 480 Broad Street and Millfont, mentioning a cruiser price and engine options. The legible fragments indicate a local merchant catalog for boats and launches with model notes and street addresses.
A local business and the PLAST MALL management reached a settlement over a disputed rent for a storefront. The agreement sets terms on timely payments and adjustments to the lease at the Dagutee site, reflecting a cooperative approach to business continuity.
A damaged OCR fragment lists vague phrases about cottages and an address with unclear names and numbers. No coherent event or identifiable entities emerge beyond scattered place references.
A terse notice from National Sales Co. Dept C Shenan Con town reports a spark related incident at a workplace. The brief item mentions levies and a tardy board with a lever and shutter trouble affecting hens.
The list records May 1926 funeral notices and interments for Edith Bulger, Michael Danery, Christina Gilligan, Mary Jose, Harald Johnson, Jennie Levy, Macy Lowndes, Frank Nichols, Margaret Noonan, John Saur, Mrs Shas, Elizabeth Somers, Margaret Sudlivan, Helen Marle, and others in Stratford and nearby New Jersey towns. Entries specify names, ages, addresses, funeral times, church services, and burial sites such as Union Cemetery, St Michael’s Cemetery, Lakeview, Mountain Grove, and St. Gabriel’s Church, with dates from May 9 to May 21.
Wall Street notes record heavy winter movement as western officials prepare to handle the influx. Shipments pass through major lines including Chicago and Pacific routes. Samuel T. Wubbard Jr. to succeed Richard T. Harris as New York Stock Exchange president. John S. Jay named vice president. Kresge Co reports $1.69 million in sales for four months, Moon Motor Car reports higher first quarter income, and Penn Seaboard Steel plans stock increase. Jeremiah Smith Jr. reports League of Nations receipts of $12.7 million in Q1 1926.
In New York on May 19, cotton spot quiet with middling at 19.10 cents. Futures closed firmer with gains of 6 to 29 points. Contracts listed include July October December January March.
Tax collector Harry A Judd warns Trumbull taxpayers of the payment due by July 1 with penalties after that date. Cash or money orders preferred, bank checks recommended if paying via bank. Notices advise taxpayers to mail payments to the collector at Bridgeport address and avoid past due warrants after thirty days.
The True Name Society of Saint fisepa requests a meeting at the xohony Dall on Madison Ave Tuesday evening at 7 30 for prayers in memory of the late Jedi Sour.
A discussion before the Board of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church led by Bishops Lowe of Singapore and Badley of Bombay charged American tourists with misrepresenting prohibition. The resolution reaffirmed the board’s support for dry laws, praising prohibition’s benefits and urging voter education. Bishop Meade urged church backing for manufacturing industrial and medicinal alcohol with safeguards to prevent diversion.
Warranty deeds transfer multiple properties including Trumbull venue and Fov Street to various grantees. Mortgage deed lists Newfield Bank securing Crescent avenue property. Quit claim transfers involve Harry Levitt and others on Crescent and Nichols Street with titles through M J Bou thier and Son. Valley View and Hawley Heights lots appear in the listings.
Binghamton May 14 CAP Deputy Sheriff Hester Black who arrested Dr Osbaldeston at Asbury Park on a forty five year old indictment for jail breaking is critically ill at home here with heart trouble. Black, aged 53, was taken two weeks ago after a grave rainstorm tied to the Osbaldeston adventure, friends say.
Swallows nesting in a Hartley avenue chimney created loud racket and confusion last night prompting a fire department call. Firemen removed a stove cover and swallows dispersed into the kitchen, with no fire reported.
The Silver Hollow district posse abandoned efforts to locate farm hand Jack Ctawford, accused of beating his employer B Burr Stanford and setting fire to the farm buildings. The pursuit ends with a belief Ctawford slipped through the cordon as state troopers continue the hunt.
A rowdy gathering over allegations against ex mayor Atwater ends with support for his leadership as the Columbia Lut and Rost club applauds the meeting. Officers are elected including Frederick Atwater as president, with a charity hat raising $79 for a cause.
A Mother's Day sermon at the First Presbyterian Church denounced women smoking as a harmful habit and praised women as God's greatest handiwork. The speaker urged women to avoid cigarettes and adopt healthier practices.
The first all Jewish radio station, to air entirely Yiddish programs, will debut May 18 in New York in Libby’s hotel at Christie and Delancey streets. An hour’s program will be broadcast every Sunday.
The board faced a heated dispute over bids for heating and ventilating work and general construction. Berger and Graether, Pierce, and Wynn and Power figures dominated discussions while a certified check misprint led to bid adjustments. The panel ultimately rejected Berger and Chadther for the heating contract and awarded plumbing to Sid Ladwie, with several bids deemed incomplete or noncompliant.
The board approved bequests and resignations at Washington and Warren Harding schools. New hires include Chandler at Warren Harding English, Grace Bedwin history at Central High, and Dorothy Cutler English at Warren Harding with salaries. Contracts awarded for coal, buckwheat, bituminous, and a fence at Warren Harding. Memorial Day parade invitation accepted and library use of Mallen school granted. 592500 dollars ordered for plumbing work in the old Kocsuth High School.
Ralph Ward said Walter Ward disappeared after a possible return of the old gang. He doubts Walter went to Baltimore and notes Walter called his office Thursday. A private detective agency is hired as the Ward family furthers the search amid tensions with George S. Ward, former Ward Baking head, who missed a dock meeting.
A Worcester group stole about $2000 from two city theaters, entering via a rear alley door. They removed the safe from the ticket sellers’ office, knocked off the combination, and punched out the security locks to take Saturday and Sunday receipts from the Olympia and Family theatres. The crime targeted the theatre complex under the same management.
Four people died and about twenty were injured in a series of rail accidents during a strike. A passenger train operated by volunteer crew collided with a freight train near Edinburgh, killing three passengers and injuring many. Another crash occurred at Cambridge with one death and two injuries, while a west of Newcastle accident left several injured.
Mrs Archibald McNeil of 1000 Fairfield avenue hosts American Legion Welfare Association benefit concert. The program features organ solos choral numbers and solos by multiple performers including Mrs Florence Goulden Mrs Theresa O'Brien and Mr Thomas Wall with accompaniment by Mrs M D Ogren and others.
Reports say the Norge expedition aims to fly toward the pole from Norway to Alaska, with experts debating feasibility and scientific value. Byrd’s plan to reach Spitsbergen in under sixteen hours faces scrutiny, while press commentary questions the flight’s broader purpose and timing.
An expedition led by Captain Wilkins was slowed by hazardous fog while crossing from North Pale to Spitvhersem and back. Communications with Spitzverge and Barrow were disrupted. Wilkins arrived safely at 2:40 PM. Weather reports noted rising temperature, light winds, and limited visibility affecting the northern voyage.
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