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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1927
Page
9
President Coolidge lauded Andrew Carnegie and industrialists who fund art and education. He praised equal opportunity, urged broad public support for culture, and recalled Washington's early Pittsburgh ties and local historic fortifications as he framed national progress through labor, industry, and the arts.
A historical survey traces Pittsburgh from a frontier outpost in 1770 to a modern industrial powerhouse. It highlights early settlement hardships, migration, the rise of education with the University of Pittsburgh, railroad expansion, and burgeoning coal, steel, and banking strength. It notes Carnegie's philanthropy, the Carnegie Institute, and the international art exhibition funded by Mellon and Mellon, framing prosperity through democracy and cultural growth.
The passage attests to collective resolve and shared progress as the American people, joined by allies, move forward with confidence in their contribution to humanity and ongoing global advancement.
The Long Hill area held a Women's Foreign Missionary Society meeting at Mrs Simeon LaBarr home with Miss A Allen from South America speaking on customs. A firehouse get together burned the mortgage for the new building while harvest fair planning committees were announced. Miss Dorothy Wilkinson of Stratford received gifts at a miscellaneous shower and will wed William Heaty in November. Baseball results show Long Hill Center defeating Upper Long Hill 10 to 8, then 8 to 7 in a two game series, with a third postponed by rain. Invitations issued for Miss Mabel Tripp and Lester Hawkes marriage at Long Hill M E church on October 22.
The Monroe meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the M F D drew a smaller turnout due to other activities. Prizes were awarded in whist with Mr Alexander Sinclair winning first and Miss Emma Opper the consolation. Local residents Fred Skillings Skillings and Paul Blatz visited Kent Falls and Great Barrington. Fairfield County Pomona Grange plans a special meeting in Easton Grange hall October 19 with state officers attending to aim for a 75 member class for 1927 for Fairfield County Pomona. Rev William Beardsley of New Haven visited relatives Rep Edwards Beardsley and Mrs Beardsley. Rhea chapter No 108 O of Bridgeport invited Lady Martha chapter O E S No 103 to its October 12 meeting to showcase the degree.
Devon October 13 Special. Tac U G 1 Construction Company of Philadelphia has finished the sub-station for the New Haven and Hartford Railroad at the local yards. With the installation of electric equipment in progress, power will serve rail and trolley systems and go into service within two months. Mr and Mrs George LePan moved from Kernamer avenue to Chapel Street New Haven where Mr LePan works. J Densler of Bridgeport Avenue returns from Bridgeport Hospital after two weeks. High school football drills with Rosenbaum School Milford for Derby game in Housatonic League. Al Wilson star tackle injured during practice may miss Derby trip. Beatrice Girard of Bridgeport Avenue recovering at home from a severe cold. Thomas Campbell of Ellis Street.
Hag returned from a trip to Philadelphia as high tide and strong wind parted several boats from moorings at Sliver Sands and submerged trolley tracks beyond the high water mark. Damage reported as very slight. William Tronson, proprietor of Indian Spring Tavern, was visiting his mother in Brooklyn and returned yesterday.
Glens Falls N Y October 13. Dr Dorothy Cochrane Logan of London claims she bettered Gertrude Elder tles time in swimming the English channel. Logan formerly lived in Glens Falls and was a 1911 graduate of Glens Falls High School. She later moved to Kingston with her uncle Willis Hills family and studied medicine in London. She is a niece of Supreme Court Justice F S Cochrane of Hudson.
Seidel Tilghman, eighty and a wealthy retired New York stock broker, died at All Souls hospital from injuries after an automobile struck him near his Madison home last night. The accident occurred as he walked close to his residence. He had been a prominent figure in finance and lived in New York before retiring.
In Blakeley Georgia authorities charge Hayes and his wife Gussie with killings tied to a Detroit link. Indictments accuse them of responsibility for three deaths uncovered by a grand jury after a lengthy probe. The case centers on severed welfare concerns and a coroner’s examination that found traces of poison in a young woman’s body.
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