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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1921
Page
12
Weasel speed described as swift as the winter wind, a key defense trait among wild animals. The piece notes a rival animal famed for even quicker movement, calling it the “lightning rash” of animal life, suggesting a sharper speed comparison.
The American notes Christopher Columbus planted sugar cane on his second voyage at Santo Domingo, signaling the first successful sugar crop in the New World. This historic planting marked a milestone in colonial agriculture and the spread of sugar cultivation in the Americas.
In Fresno California on October 6 the old practice of cooperative marketing is recalled as raisins rise to 13 cents a pound. A prize hog, raised with raisins, is shown with Sun-Maid Welfare League members Miss Terry Murph Miss Noreen Decker and Miss Patty Vibrarron-mernobens. The animal toured the show ring during the Fresno District fair.
The opening meeting of the Mary Silliman chapter DAR will be held Monday at 2:30 in the Stratfield sunporch. Mrs. Nathaniel Worthen presides. A fine program for the year includes speakers from Olivet Church and Connecticut colleges, with plans for annual meetings and reports from delegates.
William Panos of Railroad Avenue suffered four skull fractures Wednesday night when he fell from a moving dump truck while attempting a backward jump. He was reported in serious condition at Bridgeport Hospital. Panos was en route to start his first night at a factory after a period of idleness.
A Manchester H teacher asked students to bring small zoological items to class. A collection of turtles reacted to music during the lesson, heads up and still, suggesting they found the tunes pleasant though the exact sensations remain unknown. The note ends with a mention of the town’s postage stamp varieties accumulated over two years.
An announcement from a Bridgeport committee states the Marine Band will perform at Fill High School Hall on Saturday in October. About 3,000 children will attend free as the Presidents band plays, with an afternoon concert for those unable to attend the evening show.
Washington Oct 6 Prohibition Commissioner Haynes announced B C Yellowley head of the general prohibition agents will act as prohibition director of New York state to succeed Harold L Hart who resigned Hart’s departure follows a shake up within enforcement ranks and places Yellowley in charge of NY state’s enforcement program
Adam Kenkowski of 2 Warren Court formerly of Pennsylvania was brought before Commissioner Hush J. Lavery and ordered held for court under bonds 2500. He was arrested on complaints of former creditors for evading provisions of bankruptcy law. Assets listed included merchandise fines across three places.
The text describes a compact electric oven less than six feet tall weighing about 5,000 pounds. It features an insulated cover, a large washings machine like form, a third revolving rack with eight shelves each eleven inches wide and two inches long, and eleven inch shelves holding seventeen loaves each, totaling 138 loaves. A thermostat and motor regulate heat and rotate racks, with a typical bake time of about thirty six minutes.
The first municipal trolley begins operation on Sta Thene with Kaasen operating from an overhead wire. A flexible rod allows the car to run anywhere along the route. Cars resemble buses with a 40 passenger seating capacity. Fare set at five cents. Routes cover six miles total. The city aims to serve Island today.
Danbury October 6 Special Bridgeport visitors exceed 3 000 with 35 000 total attendance for Danbury Fair. Cars use new state roads, features include horse racing and dog show. 70 disabled soldiers from New York hospitals are hosted, expenses paid by Masonic order.
Captain John Lyons marks his 69th birthday since leaving war service. He guided the Reckland ferry between Nyack and Haverstraw, recalling Horace Greeley and past messengers while noting social changes and a favorite Broadway scene.
The active Kitnuwee volcano is eyed for a wide project to provide electric power for the land. An appropriation of 39000 with matching funds from the Hawaiian Volcano Research Association will fund borings and preliminaries. Sulphur copper and other materials may be recovered from crater gases.
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