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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1923
Page
20
Fragmented OCR text lists various services and firms including detectives, secret service references, civil investigations, cleaning and upholstery work, carpet and rug cleaning, furniture clearance, and a few street addresses. Content is garbled with misspellings and unclear affiliations.
Multiple item listings advertise reconditioned pianos and other instruments for sale. Descriptions note steady trade, daily stock, and negotiable prices. Contact details include addresses and phone hints, with phrases about convenient sale terms and customer satisfaction.
An OCR fragment describes Watutsi and Kuanda peoples with details on geography, rulers, customs, and German colonial history. It notes villagers, sultans, palanquins, attire, and social ceremonies, plus references to exploration by German officials and the region around Tanganyika and Rwanda.
A Morris Plan Bank is planned to open around January at the Bank Street site after building clearance. The Colonial style exterior will feature three large display windows with pilasters, a public left banking area, customers desks facing inward, and rear offices with directors’ quarters and vault space.
An investigation by the Bureau of Investigation parts of the Department of Justice produces a breakthrough in the slaying of Abelly Coun lewnre. A suspect identified by fingerprint evidence is captured after a major effort, while other leads and the criminal file expand the bureau's crime history and preventive aims.
A congregational council calls for joining a league to address global issues. The resolution endorses steel donuts and international approaches, urging adoption of concrete methods to reduce burdens and solve world problems.
The obituary notes Maurel, renowned Metropolitan Opera lead, died at 78. He rose to fame in Lisbon and Paris before joining the Met, where he starred in major productions. His long career included celebrated performances and collaborations with prominent conductors.
A garbled text item appears to announce a selectmen notice from Bridgefort town officials. The fragment references the council chambers, a meeting date, and a request to be head of a proceeding, with names and titles partially legible. The legible elements indicate municipal governance and an official notice.
Fragmentary notice mentions an event or meeting on Wednesday October 4 with refreshments and a host by an American Red Cross chapter. Names and specifics are garbled, leaving uncertain location and purpose.
Obituary snippets announce attendances for services in Amerto and Stratford area chapels with interment at local cemeteries. Names include Mary Ay, Adelaide E Hopkins, Daniel R Hopkins, James M Lafferty, Kate Cummings, and Amuro V Barber. Dates span October 22 to October 29 with church services at Robinson, St. Michael, and Port lands cemeteries.
In loving memory of Frans Mil and Glen Wet. Beneath sorrow, a family notes their loss and remembers their lives. The message expresses heartache and love from a wife and parents, honoring the departed.
A heartfelt card of thanks from loving parents to relatives and friends for the moral tributes and kind expressions after the passing of Linda. The message lists many North Andover and nearby names, thanking a wide circle of aunts, uncles, neighbors, and acquaintances for their support and memories shared.
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