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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1926
Page
9
A memorial observance in Stratford honors local heroes with community ceremonies and church services. The event highlights veterans, service members, and townspeople who contributed to national defense and local resilience, with plans for public remembrance and a procession through central streets.
Stamford police detained a man identified as Chutes Turner 45 of 273 West 111th Street New York City and two women tied to alleged shoplifting crimes traced between New Haven and New York. The trio allegedly stole items including coats and neckpieces valued at about 940 from stores and were held for New Haven authorities.
A historic consecration took place as Meriden’s oldest denomination church opened with a high pontifical mass and a ceremony led by Bishop Matrive Me Au ffl and Rt Rev James Weil. Governor J Fi Brain, Governor John H Crum, and Father Nilan from Hartford attended amid messages of felicitation from Rome. The service featured sermons by Very Rev William Robbins and notable clergy, with a Rome papal message and honors conferred on the church’s priest.
The June meeting of the Parent Teacher association will be a picnic hosted at the home of president Mrs Dr Atkins on June 14. Simeon LaBarr and Mra Herbet Walker are named in the text as participants or organizers.
Huntington May 15 Special The Ladies’ Ald players repeat Our Comical Country Cousins at First Baptist church Ansonia after a successful prior show. Residents and guests from Bridgeport Monroe and Huntington attend events from dance to mock trial as civic groups plan summer projects and road repairs.
A May Grange gathering at Concordia Hall drew attention with a youthful observation of sight and a mixed program of recitations songs and dancing. J Charles Peck and a Pembroke District Harportale Music Club trio performed.
Excavations on Frontenac Island uncover crushed skelet ons and other ashes indicating long vanished American aborigines who fished Cayuga Lake centuries ago along its shores.
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