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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1927
Page
4
Gasoline sales surge as Bridgeport residents flock to municipal stations over the weekend. High quality fuel attracts thousands of motorists weekend crowds. Popularity climbs as Opaline and other brands gain traction amid promotional campaigns.
The Bridgeport area promotes a free opening event at Sinclair gas stations. Motorists are urged to visit the North Ave location near Main St for special Friday Saturday and Sunday deals May 27 28. Free flag sets are offered with purchases of a certain amount while stocks last.
Charles H. Stegeman a former assistant process engineer at Remington Arms faced City Court Judge Ralph T. Beers on embezzlement charges after stealing about 1162 blueprints and drawings. He received a suspended three month jail term as prosecutors outlined the vast loss, the cat's paw role of a Western Cartridge Company plot, and the extensive recoveries made with help from Remington officials.
Pequonnock Lodge No. 4 1. C. C. F. held its first annual reception for past grand officers. The banquet drew 36 past grand officers and over 150 members. Speakers included Charles L. Dennis Neil M. Muirhead G. H. Zumstag H. H. Pritchard and John T. Haviland with Herbert Stone presiding.
London observers note a public split over cultural tastes as jazz foreign films and art theater gain support among young Britons. Lord Newton criticizes charity Barnum figures like Charles Cochran while Cochran plans Suzanne Lenglen appearances and grand opera spectacles. Covent Garden and Queens Hall face funding strains and wariness toward government control of broadcasting.
Boston May 24 AP Growing interest in regional relics brings visitors to Pilgrim Hall Plymouth Marblehead Historical Society in Lee Mansion. By early May visitors from 31 states seven foreign nations and districts visited Pilgrim treasures with Africa Finland Canada England Argentina and India among them.
Two divorce actions were filed yesterday in Superior Court. Lula Glaser Richards of Weston sues Thomas J. Richards alleging habitual intemperance, the couple married July 16, 1917. Christopher M. Potter of Ridgefield sues Tren J. Murray Potter, also of Weston, alleging desertion since April 10, 1918, seeking custody of two minor children.
Charles A. Wheeler gave a vivid talk on his fishing and hunting experiences on Anticosti Island to an audience of several hundred Damolay boys at the Masonic temple. He supplemented the lecture with colored stereopticon slides, introduced by Captain William A. Lewis, with Robert Schadwald serving as minister counselor and president.
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