Bridgeport Telegram Establishment and Rates Notice
Bridgeport Telegram publishes daily except Sunday with subscription rates and telephone contact details for Milford and Fairfield patrons. The paper notes open offices for all departments, with toll-free arrangements for advertisers and news items through the Milford and Fairfield exchanges. It lists The Post Publishing Co as the publisher and notes Association press affiliation.
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the Post Publishing CO
Barnum
Milford End
Irfield
President Harding Rescues Fated Freighter in Atlantic Rescue
The radio operator stays on duty for seventy hours as the President Harding battles thirty foot waves and twenty four hours of peril to reach the disabled freighter Frestaent Harding aids the vessel and its cat, with the captain and chief officer enduring long watches. This act joins a proud chapter in American seafaring history.
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Atlantic
Ignatio Florio
Raraing
Harding
Frestaent Harding
Victorian era roles redefine work and identity through modest adverts
A scrambled 19th century-tinged retrospective notes how class and gender norms shift as former titled figures become waiters, chefs, or store clerks. It highlights new social mobility, independence, and the idea that work expresses individuality, turning ostracism into acceptance.
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Alble
New York
Kent
Ermerly
Newrk
Barona
Los Angeles
Chicago
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Saving Old Ironsides Rally Promotes Patriotic Fund Drive
A historical plea describes Americans rallying children to raise funds to preserve the Constitution's flagship Old Ironsides. It notes the vessel’s storied defense history and mentions efforts by BF OLF to ensure preservation. Details about copper sheathing and Paul Revere’s connection are cited as context.
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Liks
America
Constitution
Keystone
Ride
Ipaul Revere
Old Ironsides and the Constitution’s storied voyage
Betsy Ross notes the Constitution’s long service from Commodore Preble to Calvin Coolidge, a record unmatched by any ship. The navy epic is told through the frigate’s endurance, speed surpassing Columbia in Lipton’s early America’s Cup era, and its enduring place in history and American memory.
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Betsy Ross
Commodore Preble
George Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Thomas Lipton
Balkans Back in Turmoil Threatens World Peace
The Balkan front erupts again as Greece and Bulgaria clash near Petrich. Reinforcements flood the area and ministries lodge notes, while Britain reacts with cautious inaction. The League of Nations worries over finances and the risk of a wider conflict. The piece calls for decisive action to prevent a repeat of 1914 1918 hostilities.
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Balkana
Europe
Petrich
England
League of Nations
Downing Street
Hopea
Greece
Bulgaria
Christmas greens risk native plants to extinction warned
Kenneth R Boynton of the New York Botanical Garden warns substitutes for Christmas holly and winterberry are needed to save native greens. In coming months vandals may strip woods and fields for wreath materials, with wreath vendors stealing from others and uprooting plants, risking extinction of native species.
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Kenneth R. Boynton
New York Botanical Garden
Boynton
Cullinan caravan shifts to Burnham home as City Hall Annex
The Cullinan caravan marks William E Burnham’s residence at 17 Fairfield Avenue as a hub for municipal politics known as the City Hall Annex. The Rippe r Board of Apportionment meets there, seen as more intimate than City Hall. Burnham, a noted host, presides as rallies loom next week with nightly party pitches across districts.
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Wiliam E Burnham
Fairfield Avenue
City Hall
Board of Apportionment
Rip
Moore Cozy
Burnham
Sixth district battle as ex-alderman Connor faces pushback
On election day 18 fast approaches, opponents aim at ex-alderman Thomas J Connor in the Sixth district. Connor asserts he has withstood opposition long enough to feel his position firmly fastened, backed by his alignment with the late Thomas Cunningham as chair.
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Thomas J Connor
Tom
Thomas Cunningham
Selectmen, Voter Activism, and Quips in Democratic Tide
City Hall buzzes as many new women voters and mothers take oaths with children nearby. Democrats push more voter applications. GOP chiefs concede Democrats lead in activity. Selectmen cut meals and fund duties, while Mansfield in Westport pushes war honor roll and bulkhead plans for Compo Beach. Quips on politics and society close the column with satirical observations on manners and modern life.
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Selectman Mansfield
Westport
Compe Beach
Hard Work and Labor Woes Across the Day
A speaker contrasts his neighbor Dave Doodad's strenuous labor with his own fatigue from writing. He describes daily grinding toil shoveling sand and gravel, dangerous journeys along a narrow runway, and occasional fatigue after evenings spent socializing or watching movies. The piece laments the burden of sustained effort borne by workers versus idleness in leisure.
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Dave Doodad
Mikes
Sarah
Reading walks for mind and body growth
Ambitious readers are urged to take reading walks for health and mental development. Carry a book, read under a tree, and think about the passages. Recommended works include Emerson Haldene Daedalus, Russell Icarus Meditations, proverbs, and Lincoln speeches.
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Emerson
Haldane
Daedalus
Fienre
Russell
Icarus
Marcus Aurelius
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Letters to the Editor Praise for the Bridgeport Telegram Editorials
Readers express thanks for the paper's clean line up and constructive editorials and voice support for lawfulness and civic good. A verse satirizes Congressmen Piffle and Snuffle debating tariffs and votes in a playful political exchange.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Cood
Sentence Sermons Offer Moral Maxim Phrases
A compact collection presents maxims on virtue and vice. It links carelessness to grief ingratitude to lost friends fear to defeat preparation to promotion saving to having envy to discontent and sin to death.
Drive Workers to Meet November 13 at Stratfield
Officers and workers of the Community Chest drive will hold a preliminary meeting at the Stratfield on Friday November 13. The session will prepare staff for the campaign with final instructions and distribution of campaign literature.
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Stratfield
Ted’s First Birthday Poem From Anne Campbell
A birthday verse to Ted on his first year, praising his charm and lighting in the family’s life. It expresses joy, love, and the happiness he has brought, noting their dreams and future hopes reflected in his bright eyes. It closes with wishes for continued happiness.
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Ted
Connecticut Patents Realty Records and Assignments
List of warranty, mortgage and quitclaim deeds from Connecticut properties with names, addresses, and dollar amounts. Includes realty transfers among Kaufman, Robin, Soltesz, Karmasin, Richardson, and others, plus a batch of patents, trademarks, and manufacturing equipment items compiled October 20, 1925 by Wooster & Davis patent lawyers Bridgeport.
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Mr. Robin
Minnie Kaufmann
Harlem Avenue
Siksay Land Company
Stephen Ti
Anna K. Vargoshe
Ath- Isto Dark Terrace
Mary M. Richardson
Menilel
Feny Karmasin
Wooster & Davis
Bridgeport
Harry O. Cram
George M Eames
F. Webb
Elizabeth
N. J
Singer Mfg. Co
Elizaveth
Stuart M. Ford
Duratex Corp
Newark
Clarence D. Platt
George B. Thomas
Bryant Electric Co
Henry Cave
C. P. Manning
Fuller Brush Co
Hartford
Crosby
Ernest W. Duston
Asa S. Cook Co
Louis A. Osgood
E. EB. Wolf
Sailbanks ,and Co
St Johnsbury
Villard R Carroll
Lyons Mfg. Co
New Haven
Carl G Swebilius
Marlin Firearms Corp
Firearm
Norman 8. Hurd
American Hardware Corp
New Britain
Charles H. Jockmus
Ansonia
Fred S Falnter
TL W. Morse
Piston
John C. Ringe
Singer Mfg Co
Franklin RR
The Fun Shop Humorous Verse and Cartoons
A collection of light verse and sketches from The Fun Shop featuring poems and dialogue about fashion, flirtation, poker, and school humor. Includes pieces like NOTHING TO WEAR and TEHSSIE PLAYS POKER, plus classroom and college humor with cartoon captions and requests for readers to submit original material to Bridgeport Telegram Fun Shop Headquarters.
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Fun Shop
Bridgeport Telegram
GE Holdings In Every Nation Official Says
Testimony in New York during FTC hearings shows General Electric holds or controls securities in firms worldwide and across all U S states. Percy Haight testifies International General Electric owns stakes in multiple foreign and domestic GE affiliates and in RCA stock, with entities in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, England, Japan, and more.
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Federal Trade Commission
New York
Radio and Electric Trust
General Electris Ca
Cdnty
F. D Kamerer
Cral Electric
Mesaba Railway
Minnesota
Public Service
General Electric Company
General Electric
Percy M. Haight
International General Electric Company
Haight
General Electric Company of
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Cuba
Securities Company of
Australian General Electric Company
England
Far East Finance Corporation
South African General Electric Company
Tokio Electric Company of
Japan
Thompson-Houston
France
Italy
Holland
Spain
Hungary
China
Radio Corporation of America
Railroads to Be Exchange Subject
Leslie H. Tyler of New Haven will address the Exchange club at noon on what railroads are doing with focus on the New Haven line. The talk, arranged with the New Haven lines, expects presence of important railroad executives and will cover contributions to economic advancement.
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Leslie H. Tyler
New Haven
New Haven Railroad
Exchange Club
Weather Forecast for Eastern New York and New England
Eastern New York set fair on Friday with rain or snow possible in extreme south and central areas. Northern New England should be partly cloudy with rain or snow and colder conditions on the coast. Friday into Saturday clouds increase across New England with mixed precipitation, and temperatures hold steady. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift to diminishing northerlies with overcast remains.
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New York
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Newngland
Illinois
New Jersey
Saskatchewan
Minnesota
Atlantic States
North Atlantic States
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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Estelle
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DR. Frank Crane
Telegram
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Snuffle
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Piffle
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Philos
Anne Campbell
Paradise
Teddy
Connecticut
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Aristides Chiufakou
Seaview Avenue
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Bagwew Avenue
Henry B
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Samuel Guldman
Federal Street
Angelo Sala
Antonietta Sala
Harriet Street
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Marjorie
Muriel
Rudie Wiggam
Wallace M. Bayi
Mrs Buck
Maurice
Alan H. McKeogh
Tehssie
Roland Heller
Harold
Mabel
Harry
Gertrude
Mr. Mann
Mr. Furst
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Mary
N. M. Levy
Gertrude, Jr
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