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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1925
Page
2
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Shelton officials announced Reilly named coach again and appointed Melvine Hochheiser to a May 18 post with a $1,000 salary. They also named Genevieve Stone Dorothy Wedge and Helen Keenan as teachers at $1,000 each. Webster school janitor Tom Martin added as well. Proceedings cover school funding, bids, summer courses, and facility improvements through a public meeting agenda.
Brooklyn Bridge will reopen to passenger automobiles trucks newspaper delivery and horse drawn vehicles tomorrow after being closed to auto traffic since 1922. Last year it carried an average of 1328 vehicles daily and 829 in 19.2.
The Tenth District Republican club is expected to endorse a candidate for Alderman Aithu. Baker, a regular meeting attendee, is now superintendent of Warren Harding High School. Loula Abriola is said to be slated for the council post.
The Travelers' Aid society has hired Mrs Myrtle Voorhees of Irons at Avenue to work at the railroad station alongside Mrs Ruth Kilpatrick. Voorhees has three years of Americanization work in Bridgeport schools, and is a graduate of Olivet College and the State Normal School of Michigan.
A 50 foot lot on West Morgan avenue, Bridgeport Trust Company trustee, sold to James A Tumar and Charles Kingston for 2000 as per the revenue stamps on the warranty deed. The lot, assessed at 1421, underlines the trend of escalating land values in the North Park avenue district amid residential restrictions and past public protests on valuations.
In Stamford on May 11 a Fraternal Order of Eagles trustee election favored John J Regan over opponent W C B Hickey after about 270 votes were cast Regan formerly led the lodge and Hickey is linked to Hartford official Daniel F B Hickey and to Judge Samuel Young regarding potential city court appointment duties
Paris May 11 AP government parties claim victory in the municipal second ballot as opposition concedes. Returns confirm a leftward trend from the first vote with sharp criticism that extremists aided the win.
Paris May 11 AP The foreign office and American embassy quieted reports of a U S note to France on debts after Washington denied the claim and a vote was sent Conviction remains that Finance Minister Callaux may raise the issue later in the year following discussions with Garrard B Winston US Treasury assistant secretary during his visit.
Special Representative Schuyler Merritt won reversal of deportation for Pietro Gianette of Noroton Heights. Gianette, barred for illiteracy, sought return on a release of absence certificate after four months in Italy. The Labor Department board’s decision to deport was set aside.
A coupe owned by Howard I Com stock at 696 Brewster Street was stolen Friday from Wid d Street and found yesterday by Constable Co R Tossert in Chshire. Detectives were notified. the vehicle had been stripped of accessories along the New Wasen turnpike when the officer arrived. the men fled.
Three burglaries reported in one night. William Goss, 822 Boston Avenue, Coca cigarettes and 190 pennies taken. Ernest Kraut, 210 Bond Street, one dollar stolen. Mrs Rigmond Nolan, 400 Vivido Avenue, purse with $2 stolen. Atlantic City hotel project announced for Brigantine Beach with a $200,000 hotel.
Merritt voiced opposition to the World Court and League of Nations as organized, warning Beawater Borah could face a rising sentiment for participation. He cited Dawes on Senate rules delaying constructive legislation, urging action on valuable measures.
The article outlines opposition to limiting aircraft and submarine use with various nations unlikely to fully join the convention. Chinese delegate Tcheou Wei humorously recalled a Washington incident, noting the difficulty of defining recognized government in negotiations at Geneva. He argued China would not concede the right to question a government already recognized.
Frederick Dietz, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Dietz of Linden Avenues and a Philips Andover Academy student, remains in critical condition at Bridgeport Hospital. Authorities report he is suffering from a mastodula ailment as of today.
A list of meetings and lodges scheduled for this evening at Bridgeport venues including State Armory, Mithra Lodge, Calanthe Temple, Pythian Sisters, Pequonnock Lodge IOOF, Carpenters and Joiners, Immediate Relief Association, Bridgeport Fire Underwriters, Algonquin Club, Master Builders Exchange, Martha Washington Lodge, Seaside Fire Ladies of the Maccabees, 12th District Republican Club, Court Pequonnock F of A, Catalpachele F of A, Shenandoah Lodge K of P, Housatonic Avenue Corinthian lodges, Freundaenhaft Rebekah Lodge, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Major Charles NI Bonsteel Auxiliary, State Armory Park City Council K of A, Red Rose Circle, Harmoniidge, Lucette Warner Circle F of A, and Ladies Antillary No. 64.
The Tam pa crew reported that icebergs were under bombardment by the United States cutter Pampa. Shells tore great holes in them until they ceased to threaten ships traveling the trans Atlantic lane as the ship returned from patrol duty on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
A car driven by George Vhanka of 140 Black Rock Avenue Fairfield collided with a bicycle injuring rider Joseph Bez of 94 Waldorf Avenue who was only slightly hurt. Bez was arrested and held on five dollars bail for a city court appearance Thursday.
Rubber prices have surged to 290 pounds per ton, the highest since 1915, boosting rubber shares on the London stock exchange. The rise is mainly attributed to stronger demand from America, rejuvenating activity in the market and drawing investors back to rubber stocks.
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