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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1926
Page
6
An advertisement touts orange tablets named Fruit-a-tives as a remedy for chronic constipation. The copy asserts they cleanse and tone the system, improve complexion, and that physicians originated them. It invites readers to ask a druggist for a package and try them.
Fairfield Band from Fairfield 30 members opens a program on Hartford WTIC with vocal selections from Roger Ludlowe High School students aged 14 to 17 and several soloists. Organizer Mrs. Leaha Hule plans the show with contributors including William Clampett Homer Clark and a list of sopranos contraltos and tenors.
Walter Stanton twenty five of Fairfield avenue Bridgeport was arrested last night in New Canaan by Chief Otto Schmidt and Patrolman Frank Wright on charges of transporting beer. Sixty two cases were found on his truck. Bail was set at $1000.
Four people sustained minor cuts and bruises when a collision occurred at West Main Street and Richmond Hill Avenue in Stamford. Attending physician Dr. Frans McMahon treated the injured at police headquarters. Injured were Henry Tissenbaum of New York and Howard W. Batterson, Lee Keiser, Bernard Greenwald, Bernard Stags, and Henry Tissenbaum, all from Bronx addresses.
Stamford May 20 Captain John Jock Ryle longtime harbormaster and noted pilot filed in Superior Court for a mandatory injunction to cancel a caveat against his real estate at Southfield Point and bar his three sons John Jr James H and Willard and daughter Mrs Julia Moriarity from interfering with his possession He seeks damages of 4000 alleging the caveat filed April 23 1926 prevents renting selling or mortgaging the property and that his children have refused to heed orders to keep off.
Greenwich May 26 Special Coroner John J Phelan after an inquest into the death of eleven year old George Candaras, killed Monday by a car driven by Francis O Reilly, intimated he would exonerate the driver. Evidence showed the boy darted into the path of the vehicle and the driver could not avoid the accident.
Easton May 26 Special The play A Poor Married Man by the Ladies Aid Society of Lee M E church may be repeated at Grange hall Friday June 4. Mrs Chester Hall leads the cast and an orchestra will provide dancing music after the play. Field Day will be held Thursday afternoon at local schools and local Boy Scouts plan a Memorial Day parade appearance in Bridgeport May 31.
The Lions club at the Stratfield hotel yesterday elected officers for the year and then joined a citizen reception for National Commander John R. McQuire of the American Legion. Officers include President William S Hewlett and vice presidents Dn B M Parmarea J Moore E M Head. secretary Ernest M Butler. treasurer Halph Sprague. tail twister H Bertilan. directors Herbert Hanson Thomas Good James T Kane. MOOSUP May 26 AP Fire caused about 15000 damage to the post office clothing store and drug store block. post office contents saved. basement fire origin undetermined. building owned by Davia Lavaliey.
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