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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
21
A garbled wartime era report references the Bayou Des Glaises levees in danger. It mentions river boards, embankments, and potential failures, with scattered names and places like New Orleans and Baton Rouge suggesting a regional alert and responses.
A fragmentary notice reports a gathering of State Universalists in Meriden with unreadable garbled text and scattered names. The OCR data is incomplete, offering no clear dates, speakers, or outcomes.
The article describes a large scale 1918 style war game featuring a Second Division advancing on a sham enemy with coordinated maneuvers. It details fictitious Blue and Red forces, signals, and aerial bombardment plans, including deception tactics to draw enemy units away and conceal the main assault.
The ongoing Atlantic search for missing aviators Nungesser and Coli continues with coast to coast patrols. Authorities extend sea area, deploy fleets, and monitor weather as nations join the effort and readiness grows for possible long-range attempts.
The marriage of Thomas A. Finn to Dorothy Hayes is noted with sparse readable names and places. The fragmentary report mentions witnesses, court figures, and a forthcoming ceremony with references to a high school, a parish, and local officials.
Lindbergh crossed the Roklea range and landed near Jefferson City Missouri after a 1630 mile hop from California. He described his time aloft as better than 700 miles an hour and reported fuel use of 70 gallons with 35 gallons spare for a projected 4230 mile leg. The monoplane, similar to air mail planes, has a 28 foot fuselage and 4 foot wing span with a cruising speed of 150 miles per hour. He is a member of the Caterpillar club and one of the Ray mond Otter entrants aiming for a trans Atlantic flight.
Norwalk merchant Andrew J Collins bought the Norwalk theatre property and adjoining hotel from Harry Goodwin for 30 000. The Strand theatre project will resume with completion aimed by November, after earlier costs and financing challenges and leases on Goodwin owned venues in Danbury and Norwalk.
New York May 1. Miss Landgioas, once noted as a famous beauty who married in succession, was charged today with a false name and idolization to obit. The case was adjourned to May 18. Her wealth from marriage settlements and annuities are part of the record.
Five women and seven men found Frank Van Sickle guilty of first degree murder in the death of Edward Raser. The jury recommended life imprisonment. Justice Blain sentenced Van Sickle to life. Raser, shot in a woodlot, left a wife Sadie and an estate tied to the Flatbrook Valley club. Evidence traced a chain of disappearances, exhumations, and a confession amid a complex motive and long investigation.
Hartford May 11. Governor Trumbull and aides depart for Moosehead Lake at 2 50 p m for a May 21 return. About 230 bills still await his signature with many to await his return for attention.
Dublin May 31 Foreign Minister said if Free State had won the bonds issue they would have assumed full responsibility for bond return. Bonds now to yield about half subscribed after legal costs. De Valera said unclear judgment and basis. Bible means Saor state gov failed to capture Republican money. Cosgrave declined comment pending cabinet discussion. Belfast report notes bond decision in New York may affect peace in southern Ireland.
Submarines will dock in Bridgeport ahead of the Connecticut veterans encampment on June 17 and 18. Officers and all members will attend two days of sessions at the Flatiron hotel. Spanish American War veterans from across the state gather for the annual event, marking a second postwar visit to Bridgeport.
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