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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1922
Page
25
Peggy Hopkins Joyce, famed for dating widely and her noted beauty, arrived in New York today aboard the Mauretania, with media drawn to her celebrity and romance history.
Building operations continue to improve as the city inspector issues permits totaling 25 493 for various projects. Notable approvals include a three family dwelling and a two family house along with numerous alterations and new structures at addresses on Central Avenue Main Street Lindley Street Wilmot Avenue Nelson Terrace Park Street Brewster Street and East Main Street among others. Names listed include Frank Patrillo Joseph Dean J J Lombard Andres De Falma Rog a Soter Mary a Meyer J Sokolowsky Rosina Gimigliang Grove B Curtis F Hearn J F Keane Sheffield Lunch Julia A Burke St Anns Church and Samus Newmans among others.
A Swedish government policy shift under Premier Branning calls for heightened state control of forestry and increased efficiency. A special committee urges the state to build pulp mills and sawmills, take over three northern sawmills, and expand government domain enterprises to raise revenue. The prior domain revenues were about 28.4 million kronor. Also, at McGill University Montreal General John J. Pershing was awarded a doctor of laws degree.
Howland Dry Goods Company gains control of the Reid Hughes Dry Goods firm of Waterbury and will operate as Howland Hughes Dry Goods. Andrew M Cooper heads the board with John Rawson Hughes as vice president. The Waterbury store moves into the Commercial Building on Bank Street, a five story brick structure. Kenneth W McNeil plans to replace Black Rock Yacht Club buildings with three single family homes on yacht club land, property to be added to the McNeil estate facing Grovers Avenue.
A British steamship Paris City picked up Portuguese trans Atlantic aviators Captain Coutinho and the Pernambuco after wireless reports they were safe aboard the Paris City. The aviators, missing since leaving Fernando Noronha, were rescued yesterday afternoon and slated for transfer to a different vessel.
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