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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1922
Page
3
Widus Bhoren Nose Schola de, of 126 Wall Street, suffered a fracture of the nose yesterday morning in a fall from an elevator at the Cudahy Packing Company building on Water Street.
New York Oct 16 The cashier at Styles ice cream parlor Broadway and Fiftieth Street faced four lawsuits in the Supreme Court over a dispute tied to 1.05 worth of frosted buns. Plaintiffs Felix W. Kauth Victor W. Anan Arnold W. Knauth and Jose A Machado claim damages up to 27000 alleging the cashier barred exit until payment, threatening with a pistol.
Four men allegedly overcharged for drinks at a Huyler shop. One paid 38 cents at the cashier’s desk while others claimed total bills. A cashier and other staff were told to blank passage and warned patrons by a firing threat, with the sum finally paid under protest.
Washington reports a Post Office department rule allowing day old chicks and some other creatures to be mailed if travel completes within 72 hours. Insured for loss but not against death, harmless live animals may ship with no food or water. Alligators up to twenty inches now the only live alligators not barred.
Report from Chicago on October 11 describes radio broadcasters gathering for a face to face meeting during the launch of a new programming structure. Attendees discussed how producers and stations would supply daily and nightly content to the audience, shaping upcoming broadcast plans.
A fragmented notice explains a patented triangular projection on Vulcanite slabs used for slotting in second-rate shingles, claiming double thickness everywhere. It contrasts with genuine Vulcanite Doubletite Nicos, noting you could not obtain the same benefit with inferior joined shingles.
Acting on advice from the city attorney the board of selectmen hires 12 clerks and attendants for the election effort. No appropriation exists for clerk hire yet the city will pay. The city attorney argues selectmen duties are state duties and must be funded to avoid voter disenfranchisement, while debates continue over funding sources and authority.
Bedroom rug offerings in blues tans taupes and greens feature wool and fibre blends with bewitching colorways and durable construction. Also promoted are stamped scarfs centers and pillow tops in tan crash and honeycomb weaves plus infant bibs knit yarns and percale aprons on the third floor with center Lot No. 3 and prices from 59 to 95 cents.
Milo C Burt, named chairman of the New Haven section of the American Chemical Society, announced tentative plans for the meeting in New Haven next April. The program includes opening the Sterling Laboratory at Yale, public meetings for manufacturers, and a review of chemistry’s role in American industry. Executive committee members and cooperating groups from New Haven and Connecticut Valley are listed.
An 18 year old, Stella Wright of 145 Wayne Street, left home last Saturday, prompting a Bureau of Missing Persons search. Her parents refuse to discuss the case and deny any elopement link to a man who disappeared at the same time. Police report no warrant and no confirmed motive or location yet.
The petition checks from the Workers' Party show only minor accuracy with many names mismatched. From a sample sheet of 14, one line had one name verified while others failed. Several years and deceased voters appear, and some names repeat across sheets.
The Mall convention of the Bridge wort section of the connectionitate Teachers' association will be held here October 27. Principal speakers will be Dr. A. F. Brubacher, president of the New York State Teachers' College, and Dr. James P. Haney, director of art in the New York City schools.
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