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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1927
Page
4
Robert L. Wright, 37, of Washington DC, son of a Baltimore minister, was bound over for trial in New Britain on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences after using coupons to claim a free gift. The incident involves merchandise purchases and alleged deceit.
Police say Wright operated in New Haven Hartford Springfield and Worcester. He sold goods under a coupon scheme and buyers complained to the city attorney that arrangements were not as represented.
Washington November 26 The portrait of President Coolidge’s deceased son hangs in the Walter Reed hospital American Red Cross recreational and social center. Mrs. Coolidge presented the picture at the dedication saying her son died there in 1924 and had hoped for a military career, so it belongs at Walter Reed.
Church notices from Advent Christian, Berean Memorial, Church of Christ and numerous others list pastors, meeting times, sermon topics, and Sunday school and Young People's sessions. Evangelistic campaigns run by Frank McKeegan, daily services, hymn singing, and Bible studies appear alongside German and English services, with dates and locations across multiple streets and parishes.
Calvary Christchurch St. Andrew's St. George's St. Jesu's St. Luke's St. Mark's Trinity churches report regular worship times Holy Communion services church schools and sermons. Clergy named Williams Judson Craft Fish Sherman Ra crippl Kelly Cuffee Mercer Hall McKinley. Advent and church activities include confirmation, youth groups, and weekday luncheons and gatherings.
Norwich reported a sudden revival of Ku Klux Klan activity with meetings in North Stonington Woodstock and Canterbury and across the state line in Foster R I where more than four thousand people gathered The gatherings were held Thanksgiving night with crosses from thirty two to fifty feet tall and attended by prominent residents of the district.
New Haven, Nov 25. John Kellach of 67 Quinnipiac avenue suffered a fractured right femur and a cracked pelvis after tumbling from a third story window at his home. He is listed in danger at New Haven Hospital.
Washington reports that Captain Richard D White naval attache in Paris urged a larger American navy. Secretary Wilbur said he read the reports but would not comment now though he added he would probably have something to say later.
In Vienna coffee houses chairs are to be rented for five cents an hour. The tax, decided by Minister of Finance Klenbock, aims to raise state income as the city curbs revenues.
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