This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1947
Page
8
Bridgeport Telegram daily edition from 1891 notes its publication schedule open daily and nightly. The Post Publishing Company operates at 416 State Street Bridgeport Connecticut with distribution via the Audit Bureau of Circulation member listing.
Subscription notice indicates mail prepaid terms by month and postage surcharge for addresses beyond 150 miles. The Associated Press retains republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Entry notes Second Class Matter at Bridgeport post office under 1879 act and patent office registration.
The piece likens European famine to a funeral sermon and urges America to ship large food quantities to save lives. It condemns profiteering at home, criticizes keeping prices high, and mocks the Yale student riot aftermath while noting GIs returning with enduring Yale spirit despite mental fatigue.
Fairfield weighs moving from a three century old town meeting to a representative town meeting as the town nears 25 000 residents. Supporters say it offers real representation while critics recall fading democratic edge. Proponents argue elected neighbors will study questions and answer based on facts rather than oratory.
A Yale football rally in New Haven erupted into a riot breaking up the center of the city. Four people were injured, including a student, as clashes escalated after the event last Friday night.
Time shapes life as a paradox the past present and future bind humans yet time itself remains indifferent. People feel days differently based on pain pace danger or desire while clocks keep constant hours and minutes. Time goes on regardless of human effort or emotion.
The article examines Eleanor Roosevelt’s involvement with Hanns Eisler and his wife, noting she urged the State Department to admit them despite misgivings about their Communist ties. It questions her naivete, possible reliance on friends, and how her charitable impulses influenced policy amid unclear background information.
A St. Louis zoo director notes that monkeys are more amused at people than people are at monkeys, supporting the view that humans are funnier than other primates.
A curious newspaper snippet rails at social norms in the Congo describing wives bought on installments and men discarding spouses by letting payments lapse, then pivots to a quip that mind cannot govern matter in the case of two spotted dice.
A reflective remark on adversity inspired by Rodin's Thinker. The philosopher suggests struggle sharpens thought, while humorously noting the sculptor once faced clothing shortages and sat on a stump during a heavy inner conference.
Washington observers note novel objections from many Democrats to Senator J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island as national chairman and political director in a presidential year. Critics warn his dual role could force politically sensitive stances that alienate New England while aiding West and Southern interests, potentially hurting Truman’s reelection prospects.
Connecticut farmer insurance agent and legislator David L. Stillman recounts the 1947 General Assembly merger of state agricultural departments. He argues the economy move devolved into political maneuvering, increasing costs, and creating confusion, with appointments and reshuffled offices, while old departments had served farmers well.
The writer narrates an exploratory tour across the far south and middle west to gauge voters concerns about postwar policy and the president Truman. He travels not with a candidate but to record worries needs reactions and possible solutions as bread and butter issues take center stage. The next dispatch will likely be from San Francisco.
An amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Federman company owners of New Leavitts department store increases the authorized capital from 215000 to 500000, reported yesterday by the Hartford Secretary of State office.
Constantine Brown reports Moscow plans to expand Soviet arable land amid bumper 1947 harvests yet curtails bread and potato rations. Western observers conclude the USSR is stockpiling grain while proposing aid to Western Europe via French minister Georges Bidault, amid debates over Marshall Plan funding and relief timing.
The text discusses Western Europe’s fragile politics and France’s dire bread shortage. With a half pound per person daily ration, France needs wheat or flour quickly to avert upheaval. Bidault urges immediate shipment to stabilize democracy. failure could threaten Marshall Plan plans and US funding.
Montreal October 6 AP Secretary of State George C. Marshall told cheering Canadians that President Truman novel call to aid hungry Europe was a first step in organizing to give assistance and insure peace. He spoke extemporaneously after receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree from McGill University.
The Rent Advisory Board of Fauxfield County organized at a meeting last night electing Thorn fon W Barrett of Fairfield as chairman and Frank W Molinaro of Danbury as vice chairman. The board voted to recommend continued rent control in all 23 towns, maintain the April 1 1941 rent fee freeze, and keep the area rent office policy of processing landlord petitions. Headquarters will be 62 Cannon Street Bridgeport with monthly meetings on the first Monday. Anne Arnold named clerk. Frank J Quinlan administered oaths and certificates signed by Housing Expeditor Frank R Creeden. operation under Housing and Rent Act of 1947 through March 1, 1948.
Quotes from Herbert Lehman and Senator Ball reflect concerns over emergency DP legislation and responses to totalitarian regimes. The piece notes calls for a special session of Counsels to address Europe’s economic plight and U S action levels with full information before proceeding.
The forecast covers Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and portions of New York. Expect sun and warm conditions with a repeat warning on Tuesday, ferry weather Tuesday night, and cooler, cloudier conditions by Wednesday with possible rain in the afternoon or night. Winds from Eastport to Block Island will be moderate southwest and west, with generally fair weather and good visibility.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.