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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1927
Page
6
A fragmentary report describes Navy personnel ending shore leave to commence large scale war games. The piece mentions expected marine and air force operations, fleet movements, and defensive plans amid a broader wartime scenario.
A driver struck two girls crossing a city street near Avenue and Bowery. Witnesses say the victims, ages unknown, were brought to local hospitals with serious injuries. Police investigation underway. driver cooperating as authorities review footage and witness statements.
The article discusses the divided views in Massachusetts over Sacco and Vanzetti with Judge Webster Thayer and prosecutor Thayer as central figures. It notes public debate on jury independence and the political climate following their conviction and sentencing to death.
Harding High faculty met in room 203 during seventh period Friday causing students to be dismissed from seventh period classes. An assembly showcased Tim Lye’s Revolution reels featuring Boston Tea Party and Battle of Concord, plus Puritan ancestry displays.
State Police arrest two youths, Jerome Kiplin and Alfred Raplin, in a city auto theft ring case. They are accused of stealing a car used for joyrides while parked near a university club. The vehicle belonged to Miss Girl Boste of Golden Street and was reported stolen around 8:30 PM.
W W Johnson, long time instructor at the U S Naval Academy, died at Baltimore Maryland after a career tied to military education. He taught at St Johns College Annville and Hartford Connecticut referencing connections to Worcester and Weymouth institutions with noted service and family ties.
New Haven May 15 Dr William I Verdi a leading Yale School of Medicine graduate and renowned surgeon donated about 19 900 to establish the Rosie Verdi scholarship in memory of his mother. Yale University approved the pledge and praised his generosity, noting his long service from medical student to professor and his war era honors.
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