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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1926
Page
4
George A Merry of Hempstead asks police to watch for his brother Joan who drowned near Millers Port Jefferson two years ago. The plea notes the drowning spot and hopes for recovery while recalling a prior missing body at the water front.
Police along the shore circulate a general galania urging officers to locate the drowned man's body. The man, 24, about five feet ten, 146 pounds, wore three quarter boots khaki hunting trousers and an ammunition belt loaded with UMC cartridges.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Louis Feinmark and city attorney Greenstein clashed in the Court of Common Pleas as Judge Clarence R Hall heard testimony in a $1,200 suit by James Martone of this city against the Massachusetts Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Boston. The case details Martone’s 1923 auto purchase, theft, repair delays, and payments made, with the car shuffled between Marlboro and New Haven before return to the owner.
New York November 16. A Broadway set designer creates tiny three foot square stage models in a scenic studio for Shuberts shows. Each miniature includes furniture lighting and curtains, scaled so a single half inch equals a foot, enabling review of lighting and perspective before full production.
Barratt explains a departure from realism in a new production. The set and props tilt and oblique windows reflect a girl’s changing experiences, aiming to convey inner states rather than definite periods.
Dr Robert F Wolfs testified in Norwalk Superior Court that Robert Gates aged 65 suffered heart and lung damage after a Crane Co car allegedly struck him on Fairfield Avenue October 28, 1924. Gates seeks $15,000 in damages claiming permanent impairment and loss of earnings. The trial resumed after the witness described Gates as healthy before the accident.
Hartford November 16 AP Governor Trumbull issues a proclamation designating Thursday November 25 as a day of Thanksgiving. He praises gratitude faith and neighborly charity, urging churches schools and homes across Connecticut to observe the feast. The message emphasizes humble blessings and fidelity to free government.
In New Haven on November 16, Judge L Gilson upheld the will of Jacob Perlroth, granting $50,000 to his second wife Doralis and leaving the remainder to five children after her death. Augusta Perlroth, the first wife, argued the will invalid to have the estate go intestate for her benefit as legal wife. The court named Twenty Rabinowicz administrator and ordered Doralis to resign as creditor to balance claims.
In Chicago, a University of Chicago freshman forum weighed the issue of petting with uneven honors. Eugene Werter and Miss Evelyn Kooper voiced opinions arguing hypocrisy, religious conflict, and danger, while Leonard Fox asserted mutual expectations. No formal vote was taken.
Nicholas Ganela, driver of the automobile in the Torrington-Winsted road crash that killed two young men, was charged in city court with misconduct causing death. Judge Bernard Huggins set bonds at $4,000, with Ganela held in Torrington lockup pending removal.
English star Dorothy Mackaill, famed for Mighty Lak’ A Rose, wed German film director Lothar Mondes in New York. Mondes proposed last evening and the couple accepted promptly. The ceremony is set for noon tomorrow.
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