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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
27
Schnee and Schnee bring a listing at 1115 Main Street likely for a property or business inquiry. The entry notes a phone reference B7047 and references a Brasport area address line. Further readable details are limited.
A cluttered listing shows a seven room cottage in Stratford district with gas or steam heat, water heat, wood trim, cement drive, and multiple repairs. It mentions various nearby streets, bargained prices, and notices for sale or rent, including garages and outbuildings.
An assortment of local and long distance moving and storage ads list numerous outfits offering furni ture and piano moves, van and truck capacity, crating, padding, and warehousing. Firms claim daily trips to New York and routes between Philadelphia Newark Hartford and Stratford with reasonable rates and insured service.
Advertisement listing painting and decorating services by a Chicago graduate with seven years of experience. Includes contact numbers, prices for house painting and paper hanging, plastering, wall paper, and show Noble. Mentions reasonable rates and quick call times for estimates.
Fragmentary OCR note describes shore cottages offering a cine fireplace and two bedrooms with a garenfront lot at a coastal location. Mentions a reassessment or archival reference and an unclear parcel description.
Odd OCR fragment mentions dogs birds and pets with scattered words like Ber Loa and Arty Chag. It lists various misread phrases and names, suggesting a jumble from a page about animals and notices. The legible bits hint at a local pet item or column with scattered details rather than a single clear event.
A partial readable fragment describes room allocations and a local project. Key names are unclear but mention of a building plan and a timetable. No explicit dates or organizations are clearly identified.
The readable text shows rental offers, room shares, addresses, and small notices from a historical newspaper page. It mentions prices, room availability, utilities, and locations in various places with scattered proper names and numbers.
A dense set of classified items advertises diverse business opportunities and sales. Listings mention furniture sales, real estate, service shops, and investment offers with partial addresses and contact hints across various streets and towns.
Real estate listings outline multiple properties in Stratford and Bridgeport areas with various lot sizes, bungalow prospects, and partial mortgage options. Notable locations include Main and Wakelee Avenues, Boston Avenue, and nearby streets, with details on separate lots, down payments, and mortgage terms.
Local listing in South Norwalk advertises a sale featuring used furniture rugs and carpets. Items include a staircase, a cabin cruiser, a steam engine, and various machinery. The ad notes prices and contact points with partial references to addresses in Willow Street and nearby venues.
Detected a batch of public notices and entertainment listings from Milford area. Items include amusement park ride descriptions, such as the ALHOPLANE SWING and ROTTER COASTYR cars, and requests for objections to license grants. Also includes personal ads, rental wants, and names like WHITTHAM and BEICHTFIVT with hearing dates and locations.
A local storefront on Ogden Street opens with a two room layout and parcel locker facility. The new shop at 1024 Taleel promises practical service and a compact layout for customers.
For sale or exchange notice offers a house room or lodging unit. Reads as a trade or swap proposal with a listed address P O Box 7 Strath rd and mentions voltage related item exchange. Contains unclear handwriting and partial postal details.
Governor Ritchie of Maryland urges more self government in business at the U S Chamber of Commerce convention. He argues state and federal overreach harms industry and that business should shoulder political obligations to reduce bureaucratic waste and regulation. He cites the Federal Trade Commission and Tariff Commission as examples of failed political bodies.
Cold weather keeps demand low at the Board of Health office where only a small number of ice cream licenses have been requested for retail in stores. Chief Frank P Stapleton notes that last year at this time about 90 percent had already been distributed.
Deaths listed include Everett W Blackman of New Haven aged 19 in 1926 with home services at 290 Lexington Ave. George Raymond Fearnley aged 6 in 1936 at Wilmot West rooms. Emmett Morris of 1151 Park Ave. Edward Rourke of Stratford with service at St James' Church. Mary Gertrude Sikhsay aged 14 with services at St Johns Nepomucene and St Michael's Cemetery. card of thanks from Shaw and Fanny Titanes for condolences and services.
A sequence of Catholic funeral services was observed in Devon and Port Jervis for Margaret Sulli van Margaret Noonan Emmitt Morrie and Christina Gilligan. Revs Driscoll Ganley and McClean officiated with chimes and hymns including Pie Jesu Nearer My God to Thee and Ave Maria. Interments followed at St Michaels cemetery and Immaculate Conception cemetery with multiple pallbearers and delegations from local Catholic groups.
The First Universalist church on Fairfield avenue west of Broad street will be repaired once builders and contractors are chosen. The spire will be rebuilt and painted, exterior woodwork renewed, and the slate roof restored. Interior redecorating follows under George B Davis Henry C Reta and Julius w Christle. Built about 80 years ago, the church once stood away from business blocks and has cleared debts, leaving a substantial treasury balance for the new year.
Sitier Drug Store owner at 580 North Avenue was injured when struck by a car at the Howard and Fairfield intersection. He suffered a scalp wound a bruised knee and shock and was taken to St Vincent hospital after a taxi transported him from the scene. The driver George Glek of 1244 Lirdley Street said he was delivering for Arnold and Sons when the accident occurred as the man tried to cross Fairfield Avenue.
Geneva May 12 AP The League of Nations reform commission advanced steps toward Germany joining the league at the September assembly. Brazil and Spain abstained as it approved immediate take office for new non permanent members, ended the January start rule, and set three year terms with one third elected each year.
The Connecticut district Lutheran conference in Norwich ends after a three day session. Officers will determine the meeting site for next year. A new program change calls for a mass meeting Sunday morning before the confessional service that opens the conference week. Reports cover Madison and Lowell missions, Jersey City Orphans Home, and Kurdish work appeal.
A string of birth announcements lists couples and addresses with child gender and birth dates from April 30 to May 10. Names include Maciej Janowsky, Antonina Janowsky, Mathew Keneeney, Mary Keneeney, Petr o Petrone, Angela Petrone, John McGovern, Florence McGovern, Robert Palmer, Lstella Palmer, William Slattery, Frank Corbett, Clarence Corbett, John Berverchy, Anna Berverchy, Helen Murra, Antonio Creatore, Naffaelina Creatore, Stanley Krieck, Catherine Krieck, Edward Lyons, Carolina Lyons, Alfred Gregory, Shirley Bodie, Willa Graham, Lillian Whitak, Anthony Pinkevich, Alina Zaledonis, with multiple street addresses in Booth, Lurch, Calhoun, Clifford, Roanoke, Wilson, Golien, Archie, Hat Yett, Central, Noble, Norman, and Park Terrace areas.
Analysis of athletes from Antwerp and Paris shows a pattern where colder countries rank high in athletic performance. Twenty six nations were surveyed, mapping inhabitants per point to athletic output. Norway Finland and Sweden lead, aligning low temperatures with strong performance.
Ernest Boughey, a World War veteran and former Danbury resident, was reported killed in Sioux City Iowa. A telegram informed his wife of the death with no further details. Boughey served with Hatcher EB 66th Coast Artillery Corps and saw action in major engagements during World War I.
Andrew Snee twenty one of Granville Avenue pleaded guilty to burglaries and was sentenced to the reformatory by Judge John R. Booth in Superior Court yesterday. He had prior Ohio burglary convictions and months in a reformatory there. Co defendants Harvey Huse Herman Libbscher and Bruno Ruzso received unaltered reformatory sentences for misconduct with young girls.
Thomas Hennessey forty in 808 Kossuth street was stabbed four times by four assailants on Union avenue Sunday night. He was hospitalized at St Vincent's after a Bridgeport transfer and later moved to Hillside. Doctors fear lung injury and his prognosis remains doubtful as detectives work to identify the attackers.
In Superior court Judge Alfred C. Baldwin heard Emmena and Abbott claim damages of 1600 from Philp A Silberman of Stamford for professional services. Silberman says the Emmons and Abbott plans were found unsuitable and he was obliged to hire other architects.
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