Bridgeport Post Daily Macey Bumba Established 1983
The Bridgeport Post outlines subscription rates by mail with advance payment and regional postage adjustments. It lists two-year, 20-month, and daily plus Sunday options, plus extra charges for distant delivery. The Post Publishing Co. operates at 410 State St Bridgeport Conn and is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Bridgeport Newspaper Notice of AP Copyright
The notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches republished in the Bridgeport newspaper. It notes second class mailing at Bridgeport Post Office under 1870 act and Reg U Pat. Office.
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Baldwin Urges Practical Aid to Europe with Oversight
Senator Raymond F Baldwin told Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce that while Americans are eager to aid Europe they will not tolerate giving away money in vain. He urged that Marshall Plan relief be administered by Americans, marked Made in USA, and funded by American taxpayers. He argued American farmers and miners must be credited for their role and warned against careless handouts that deplete rural assets.
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Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
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Winter in Buenos Aires Brings Cold, Scarce Fuel and Ration Struggles
A World report from a returning Argentine traveler describes a Buenos Aires winter harsher than London, with no central heating and fuel shortages. Coal and kerosene run high prices, a thriving black market, and ration lines for kerosene that often end without supplies. Beef remains common while potatoes vanish, highlighting stark living conditions in the city.
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Rising costs and rationing echo global moves
The report notes increased alcohol use in winter, with Scotch in Argentina at $10 a bottle, and warns prices will rise after government bans whiskey imports to save foreign exchange. It warns that government rationing in Argentina mirrors the domestic experience, where tickets limit access to scarce food and fuel.
A Plea for Patience In Music Over Petrillo Edict
A columnist argues Petrillo's ban on union musicians recording or transcribing for radio after December 31 could boost real music. It would force restocking of older, valuable records and encourage live concerts by groups like the Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, while offending the bobby-soxers. The piece suspects the move masks a bid for price hikes.
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Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Bridgeport
Augustine Lonergan a Connecticut statesman and crusader
Augustine Lonergan served in the House and Senate and became a noted Connecticut reformer. Born in Bridgeport, he studied at Yale Law School while working in a factory, built a legal career in Hartford, and won a 1932 Senate seat during the Roosevelt wave. He opposed the Supreme Court packing plan and faced party opposition in 1938. Former Postmaster General James A. Farley praised his independence and dedication to constituents.
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John A. Danaher
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
James A. Farley
Congress
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Tennis Courts at Beardsley Park Need Repair Says Reader
A Bridgeport Post reader urges the Department of Parks to fix Beardsley Park tennis courts. Only two courts are usable, four require repairs. nets have holes or are broken and ground upkeep is needed. The writer laments court condition and calls for action.
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Publicity Appreciated by Major Bonestasly Auxiliary
Members of the Major Bone tele Auxiliary, United Spanish War Veterans thank The Post for publicity given during the post year. Mary A. Cullen publicity chairman.
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Boneateale Auxiliary
United Spanish War Veterans
Mary A. Cullen
The Food Situation Inquiries On Aid From Europe
A reader from Long Hill questions postwar food policy and echoing wartime shortages. They ask why Americans endure rationing while Europe gets supplies and whether Europe would reciprocate if roles were reversed, noting hoarded butter and wasteful potatoes and proposing alternate menus.
Rocky Clark Praises Mel Allen Disc Jockey Program
The writer commends Mel Allen for his disc jockey show, noting he earns credit for effort and that the program plays entertaining records ranging from new novels to classics. Ted Huaing is described as both sports announcer and disc jockey. Martin Block is questioned for liking sports.
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Mel Allen
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Ted Huaing
Martin Block
Hardingites Letter Urges Student Cooperation
A Harding High School reader directs Harding students to examine a column notice from Oct 11 accusing students of being remiss at football games and calls for cooperation, urging attentive response and reflection among the student body.
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An American Urges Ending Racial Discrimination
An American argues adults plant seeds of bias by shaping children's views. He notes children mix freely across colors and creeds until exposed to prejudice in homes, media, and reading. He recalls veterans’ sacrifices for a land where all are created equal, urging an end to discrimination.
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What Shall We Eat The Food Crisis And Waste
A fragment discussing famine and waste noting demand for potatoes grains and livestock. The text questions why surplus chickens eggs and other foods cannot feed hungry people and criticizes potato dumping and warehouse gluts as the nation faces ongoing shortages.
Bassick Students Decry Harding Conduct at Football Game
Bassick students condemn Harding fans for poor sportsmanship at the Bassick Harding game. They accuse opposing supporters of burning banners, pressuring attendees to smoke, damaging possessions, and delaying departure until 12:30. They urge action to preserve football games and school pride.
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Postwar Peace Plan and Fair Territorial Order
In shaping a postwar peace plan the United Nations must seek fair distribution and control of territories and populations. If fairness fails sooner or later a new challenge to stability and order will arise.
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Our Children and the State in Education Debate
The column argues that parents bear primary responsibility for a child’s formation, not schools or government, criticizing mass civic thinking and state overreach. It cites Dr Umphrey Lee’s Render Unto the People on liberty, conformity, and the dangers of majority rule eroding individual integrity in education.
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Juatlcn McReynolds
Supreme Court
Umphrey Lee
Southern Methodial University
Lee
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Jawa
Dukhoborns
Jehovah's Witnesses
New England
Maryland
Pennsylvania
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Hitler
Dr Lee
Europe
Slipshod Food Saving and the 1948 election hope
To the Editor. The Post's editorial denounces food waste while criticizing current government direc tives and price controls. The writer advocates replacing Democratic spendthrift leadership with Tom Dewey, warning that FDR era policies were abandoned and urging a 1948 Reagan-like shift to a rational Republican leadership under Dewey.
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Louis Myron Pawlett
Weekend Yale Army game draws large out of town guests
Fairfield resident Mikes Annie Burr Jennings entertains a large party of guests for the Yale Army game weekend as Mina Jene nings hosts a dinner with Mika Ruth Draper performance. Bridgeport Rotary ranks second in national contest. Arthur Witte of Yonkers leads. City to deploy 50 patrolmen for traffic. Savings deposits rise to 89,034,408 in September per Chamber of Commerce. Channel swim hopes dashed for Merceden Gleitre amid hoax doubts. Bridgeport Hydraulic Company names Samuel P. Senior director after death of Charlen F. Dietrich. Trumbull Campfire Girls host Halloween social. Blinford Historical Society to sponsor armor exhibit with pewter Paul Revere piece loaned by Harold Loveil.
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Mikes Annie Burr Jennings
Sunareholme
Fairfield
Yale Army
Mina Jenenings
Mika Ruth Draper
Monalonuirt
New York City
Frost the Killer in Just Folks Poem by Edgar A Guest
A poem fragment depicts Frost as a ruthless figure who destroys flowers and life, leaving a grand trail of ruin. It frames mercy as absent and hints that summer’s reign ends with Frost’s arrival, yet believes the zone will bloom again.
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Summer
It's Just As True Today By van Zein
A brief excerpt titled It's Just As True Today by van Zein echoes Peter 3 10 and urges refraining from evil speech to love life and seek calm in conduct.
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