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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
21
Eugene Garner testified his car hit a pavement dip sending him airborne and his foot to the brake while his friend Richard Trollinger also surged forward on the accelerator causing another dip and a crash into a telephone pole. Garner was fined 12 dollars for speeding and 7 dollars for reckless driving.
Two men report portable radio thefts at the railroad station in New Brunswick New Jersey. Both incidents occurred the same night as they rested on station benches.
The New York Zoological Society unveiled its most important Central American collection at the Bronx Zoo. Highlights include a female Yapock, a live Central American water opossum rarely seen by whites, the Three-wattled Bell-bird, a Sickle-bill Hummingbird, male Bare-necked Umbrella Birds, Costa Rican Quetzals, and 37 hummingbirds representing 17 species.
Pattern 4846 offers a full skirted dress with cuffed sleeves and pockets, easy transfer and illustrated instructions. Includes fake shoulder monogram, print in the Bridgeport Telegram pattern dept at 21 Pattern Dept New York for 25 cents. Also promote Annie Adams pattern books and free gift directions.
Char byline covers menu preparations and recipe notes for baked potatoes with cheese sauce and applesauce pie. Includes steps for cheese sauce, onions, and serving suggestions, plus a crumbled graham crust pie with applesauce and nut toppings.
Amester has perfected an antenna system for television installations in apartment houses and other multiple dwellings, promising simplified wiring and reliable reception for residents.
A public health advisory on prostate cancer stresses early detection through regular health exams. It notes that treatment options include catrogens, estrogen therapy, cystoscopy, surgery, X ray therapy, and supportive measures to relieve pain and manage metastasis. It cautions against overoptimistic results and urges middle aged men to seek periodic screenings.
Cleaning advice explains checking boiler water, oil contamination test, and flushing with boiler cleaning compounds. Steps include inspecting the gauge, testing petcock water for oil by boiling, and using a hose to flush out sludge before refilling with non corrosive water.
Former Governor Chase Osborn of Michigan deeded his 15 acre Possum Poke estate in Worth County to Georgia for state park use. The transfer includes Osborn’s life right for himself and daughter Stella Brunt Osborn and notes extensions. The plan follows Governor Thompson’s inquiry into creating a park from the property.
The report notes that to two Afro-Americans, Ethel Lee Rhymen and Lula Mae Tolbert, the right to be in their present quarters there as long as they wished. It mentions gardeners' preferences for flowers, with a note that men gardeners favor dahlias or roses above others.
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