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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1952
Page
7
A new device will let escalators talk to riders using a series of loudspeakers built into the stationary side walls. The system repeats aloud the goods displayed on the floor as customers ride toward the merchandise.
Mrs. Roger W. Hartt, regent of Eunice Dennis Burr chapter DAR Fairfield, announced the forthcoming year’s officers and committee chairs. Names include vice-regents Elting F. Deyo and Louis Colonnese, chaplain P. Russell Wilbur, recording secretary Frederick Sauer, treasurer Henry Wakeman, registrar Chester Chatfield, historian Albert W. Coleman, and parliamentarian Lewis Burr among others. Local Board chairs cover Americanism, building, hospitality, and defense, with committees for program, music, press relations, transport, and senior CAR president Elting F. Deyo also listed.
Two women named Mrs. Frederick H. Weeler and Mrs. Frederic T. Courtney Jr are identified in a social note likely describing participants or hosts in a local event. The brief item lists their names without additional context.
Pvt. John F. Vigneault testified that he shot two German men at the urging of a buddy while AWOL. The 150-person German crowd watched as Hagelberger and Mierzwik faced separate trials next week.
Taiwan reports that shipments to Japan make up 61 percent of its exports, highlighting Japan as the dominant market for the island nation and shaping its trade balance amid regional dynamics.
Idaho's first permanent irrigation system featured a four mile canal, marking an early water management effort in the state. The project reflected efforts to harness regional aridity and support agricultural development through engineered waterways.
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