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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1927
Page
19
A dense OCR sample shows a sweeping late 19th or early 20th century stock page. It lists numerous tickers, prices, and percentage changes across industries including metals, oils, rail, and consumer goods, with scattered notices and vendor references interspersed. The fragmentary text preserves mentions of named firms, exchanges, and market actions, offering a snapshot of trading activity and public notices embedded in the page.
Obituary notices from May 1927 list several local residents including Sadie Cornea Blake and Flora A Jennings, with funeral details at local chapels and churches. Other entries include Lena Kollmannsperger, Edith Kremmel, Anna Timerat, Minnie Rasmussen, Julia Ratzenberger, Fannie Sloane, William Salamone, and varied interment sites like St Michaels and Lakeview cemeteries.
A dated list details prices for fruits vegetables poultry dairy and livestock in Connecticut. Items include apples oranges lemons strawberries pineapples and grapes with crate and box prices. potatoes onions beets beans carrots and rhubarb also appear with per bushel or per crate figures. Livestock beef veal lamb and hogs are priced alongside hay grain and feed commodities.
Colonel John Schoeffel of the 418th US Infantry Bridgeport leads a tour of Fairfield County high schools to promote Citizens Military Training Camps. He cites the camp plan under the National Defense Act, detailing courses from beginner to officer-track blue and white programs with costs, locations, and expected turnout for a summer training drive aimed at developing physical fitness, citizenship, and leadership among youths.
The rector declares the minister's life should grasp God and aid neighbors while lifting the church to engage with social and moral topics. He quotes pastors and critics, arguing clergy may speak on public matters and shape reform, citing strikes, child labor, and Christian duty. The sermon urges ministers to prepare minds for faith, urging responsibility and moral leadership in society.
The speaker reflects on living up to ideals and the longing to start anew. He admits fatigue and doubt but vows to prepare fully, hoping another chance to measure up to standards. The plea invokes a ministerial role and an enduring, though aged, resolve.
L J Reynolds of Norwalk, owner of T J Reynolds and Son Trucking, died at Norwalk hospital after months of illness. A longtime resident since 1886, he was active in fraternal and business circles, member of Our F Brothers Lodge No 10, OFP, and prominent in Norwalk church life. Survived by wife Helen L Reynolds and son Edward J Reynolds. funeral arrangements not yet set.
Sit new members were admitted to the Children of Mary society at a reception at St Mirren Church. The Rev Father Wilion Daley of St Thomas church Turner spoke as the statue of the Virgin Maury was crowned. The occasion was marked by roses and a ceremony.
New York MU reports Margaret Wilson has withdrawn from social activities to devote herself to paying off a debt of 8100. Wilson is rumored to have pursued an unprofitable stock investment and now relies on a $2500 annual income from a trust fund, selling bonds to fund her expenses while reconsidering her financial strategy.
A listing of new broadcast assignments shows call letters, cities, kilocycle frequencies and power levels for stations nationwide. The schedule names WNYC New York 560 watts, WOO Philadelphia 500, WJZ New York 600, WLIT Philadelphia 500, WMCA Hoboken 500, WABC New York 500, WQXR New York 500, WGN Chicago 15,000 and numerous other stations with frequencies and power ratings across multiple states.
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