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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1922
Page
6
Announcement of the inauguration of Dr. Spares Wesley Mint as chancellor at Syracuse University. Prominent figures from education science and religion are expected to attend, with ceremonies on a campus-wide event spanning several days starting tomorrow. A Syracuse-Colzite football game is noted in the same issue.
The Ansonia Board of Aldermen discussed funding for a new high school and the related ten year tax impact. They planned to present the proposal to voters and await Board of Apportionment approval before proceeding, amid debate over student intake from nearby cities and potential shifts in tax rates.
A quirky report from New York details Captain Gale Thay A Martin of Plainfield recounting a strange recruitment tale. Leroy, his son, is pressed into marine service after a failed alarm clock joke, while Willam Tt, an aviator, is enlisted and sent to Brown Fling Field for marine flying training.
A Boston attorney and a bonding company agent publicly denied a report that a receipt of 340.009 from the Maassachusetts Bonding & Indemnity Company to cover a city debt was connected to a schedule involving Bridgeport. They stated the claim was false.
The Lovely school system reveals six department heads under a reorganization plan. John A Young leads Day and Elementary Schools from kindergarten to sixth grade. Justin Ricker heads Research and Measurement. Jenn B leads Cay Ala schools. Jenn T. Wadsworth directs Adult Education and night school plus Americanization work. Rays moad Walker heads Civic and continuation programs. 13 Coley becomes Director of Health and Hygiene.
Civil service examinations will be held for multiple positions with salaries ranging from 1,200 to 2,300 dollars annually. Applications must close on November 21, with some tests scheduled for November 22. Positions include junior agronomist junior dy... (text limited by legibility) and various laboratory, dairy, and clerical roles.
In Judge Jett Nh Booths Common Pleas court a jury found for the plaintiff John Dawglew against Starialww Bedtuar, awarding $60 for alleged injuries. The suit arose from an incident at Sunivitde park where a man punched the plaintiff’s husband after interceding in a dispute.
A case ends with a nolProsequi after an appeal to a higher court. The action was noted when the prosecutor moved to dismiss all injuries in matter tied to a city or municipal matter, with court records showing no further action.
Unclear notes describe two fires at a church on Union Avenue damaging a costly altar. No formal police complaint has been filed but church members hold tight over the new convent building while investigators seek a cause, amid speculation a fanatic may be involved.
Louis W Arny was reelected president of the Association of Leather Manufacturers at the New York meeting. The Philadelphia delegate led discussions on industry standards and member benefits for 1934.
A soda and sugar bottling plant was robbed during a Tuesday night break in. Entry was gained by forcing a window and removing a pane. A reward was offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspects.
M R Welch of this city was arrested in Newark on a warrant from Prosecuting Attorney Wincrnt Keating. Welch faced charges of a related statutory offense connected to operating a motor livery service. After days of pursuit, police trapped him in Newark where he was taken into custody awaiting extradition proceedings.
Building commissioner grants permits totaling 23 750 for various projects including brick additions to a three family dwelling on Maplewood Avenue and frame additions to several residences and institutional buildings. The list includes properties on Linen Avenue 582 She M, Pruzinski on Privoit Avenue, and 343 Lexington Avenue among others in Bridgeport.
William Wand died after a man fell from a third story window in Bristah. Tasnicht also died in hospital from injuries sustained in the incident.
Denis A. McCarthy, acclaimed poet, headlines a lecture titled The Poetry of Everyday Life at Bridgeport High School tonight under the Bridgeport Council of Catholic Men and Catholic Women. McCarthy previously spoke in 1918 at St Augustine's School under Catholic Bureau auspices.
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