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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1927
Page
4
A local household changes attire at six o clock in the morning switching from the evening gown to a nightgown, a practical move reported in the household routine. The note highlights a shift in sleepwear as the new day begins.
Advices from Bucharest say Manoilescu faces trial for involvement in a plot to crown Crown Prince Carol on the Roumanian throne. The trial is set for Kishene, Besstmbla, with heightened guard. Manoilescu's wife was reportedly arrested today.
Henry Trumbull vice-president of the New England Council and a Plainville resident will head Connecticut’s Agriculture Advertising and Road Building program at the New England Council session in Springfield on November 18. Philo T. Platt and PL Gerety of Derby will speak, with Macdonald on Road Building. Governor Trumbull will share Connecticut’s advertising ideas.
Judges of both branches of the Court of Common Pleas appeared in gowns yesterday, following the Superior court example. The decision to wear the downing robes was reached after a meeting of Judge Frederich G Huxford, Samuel C Shaw, and E Farle Garlick.
London Nov 8 By Associated Press Parliament shelved the suffrage hearing this session as the government chose to press other issues including House of Lords reform and unemployment measures. Prime Minister Baldwin said the women’s bill would not be introduced until after Christmas.
Lucy Hughes of Bath Maine mother of Admiral Charles F Hughes commander in chief of the United States fleet died at her home. News reached Bath as her son was traveling from the Pacific to be with family. His other son J Edward Hughes is a Bath Trust Company member.
Charles Trost petitions the court to award legal fees from one to three hundred dollars for services rendered. Abraham Wotsey of Stewford represents Frost as defendant in a criminal superior court case. The action seeks to recover fees for legal services and cites Frost’s prior conviction in the district court. The record notes involve an insurance company and related proceedings.
Two New Hampshire representatives on the National Council of State Legislatures withdrew citing the council’s move to advocate repeal of the federal inheritance tax. Malon H Morse and Lawrence F Whittemore testified before the House Ways and Means committee in session on the issue.
The Octover Luncheon of the Visiting Nurse association discussed the annual Christmas seal sale to run December 12 to 24 in banks stores and theatres in the city center. Miss Louise C Spence RN and Miss Anna Smyth RN were chosen to attend a tuberculosis conference in New York City.
Mh Bethea Brewer of this city and Helen Bedford a Summers resident of Greens Fums Southport were taken as members of the Smith college Freshman soccer team. About 164 others practice on the campus field, all volunteering for the sport.
A Bulgarian king avoids travel via Yugoslavia to return home from Haiope, prompting Romanian papers to claim fear for his safety. They note embittered relations with Yugoslavia after a Macedonian incursions incident and say the king chose a routine rail route over a government special train to escape observation.
In Wilton the Red Cross held its annual meeting at the Congregational church. Timothy Merwin was elected chairman with George Weston and Miss Raymond Comstock in key roles as officers. Roll Call plans were announced and district chairs named to enlist every adult in Wilton before Thanksgiving. The gathering featured reports on disaster relief, veterans aid, and Junior Red Cross activities.
A sub-committee heard that the customs service suffers from low pay and few advancement opportunities, hindering recruitment of capable younger workers and threatening personnel quality.
The report notes fraud and perjury claims in a Chancery hearing involving the Marconi company. Shareholders and creditors oppose petitions to confirm capital reduction from 4000 to 2374954 pounds and cross examination of Senator Marconi, with proceedings disrupted by uncertain attendance.
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