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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1926
Page
5
Nineteen women seek House seats in Tuesday elections along with one woman aiming for the Senate. The slate spans twelve states with campaigns by incumbents and new contenders, highlighting a growing push of women into politics.
Farnum, vice president and general manager of Price and Lee, will speak at the Strattell hotel luncheon to address the New Haven Advertising club. He will discuss Directories for Reference Media and their relation to business and outline efforts to curb fraudulent advertising in directories. The speaker is a vice president of the International Advertising Association's reference department and served on its board of trustees and executive committee, having led the North American Directors Publishers Association in 1918 and 1919.
The Souther textile exposition in Greenville will run November 16 featuring progress in the industry. Executives from all branches will attend as machinery exhibits take prominence to showcase advances and learning opportunities in spinning and weaving.
Patrolman Trank F Dombecky killed a robber and wounded two others during a west side Detroit bank heist. A third robber fled as gunfire erupted. a bystander jeweler John Skimanski was wounded. The three robbers were stopped. two captured or fled. Dombecky was wounded but survived. one robber died at the scene. The wounded will recover.
A nolle entered in Milford City Court on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses against Morris B Nichols thirty six civil engineer of Milford. He drew several checks without sufficient funds and made full restitution. Checks included 30 to Howland Dry Goods 3540 to Hem Jennings company and 20 to Judson Nichols.
Special report from Bari en shows C Ballentine of 771 Myrtle Avenue Pridzeport arrested last night for speeding. Police officer Edward Mugatvere alleges vehicle speed was 52 miles per hour.
Several petitions for divorce were filed in the Superior Court yesterday. Adele Ormiston Leamy of Westport seeks dissolution from Hugh A Leamy of Larchmont on alleged intolerable cruelty and asks to restore her maiden name Burnzett. marriage dated December 28 1921. Max Cook Kleoner of Stamford seeks divorce from Tack Joseph Kleoner of Stamford on alleged intolerance cruelty. marriage date November 17 1924. Harmi H T Gorenfle of Stamford seeks custody after alleged desertion of Ferdinand W Gorenfle, marriage August 22 1926. Walter M Gould of Bridgeport seeks divorce from Vivian Th Allen Gould of Stamford on alleged desertion, marriage February 1930s. Mattie May Purdy of Parlen seeks divorce from Charles Franklin Wards on alleged cruelty. marriage November 8 1897. Daniel Francis Paight of Greenwich seeks divorce from Catherine Carlson Paight on desertion. marriage January 1919.
Stamford Oct 29 Special The local municipal campaign nearing its close featured a night of questions by Alfred No Thil Phillips Democratic candidate covering Ranell term in the alien property custodians office alleged uses of city houses and tools when he was park commissioner to beautify his estate alleged changes toward the Republican machine and his reason for not joining the Lincoln Republican club Rowell accused Democrats of mudslinging and half truths directing attention to William Kelley who labeled him a matqu ermia
Greenwich October 25 Special Word was received today that Julian E Taz a wealthy real estate broker of this town Riverside section was awarded five prizes for its pigeon entry at the sequi centennial at Philadelphia In the class of Birmingham brokers competing against 138 entries of which were numbers from France and England Mr Tiats pyecons captured first honors making his entries world s champions
Railroad policeman John Woods age 37 of OT Colony Street Stratfod Wee was injured early Thursday in the East end freight yards when struck by a foreign train. He showed some improvements Friday at St Vincents Hospital after stepping from the path of a freight train and being hit by an oncoming train, fracturing his hip and sustaining other injuries.
Eve Boughton of Danbury files for divorce from Fred A Boughton in Superior Court yesterday charging misconduct with Phyllie Weitson and habitual intemperance. Marriage date listed September 14, 3907. The filing notes a local arrest in Ibrey Weeks 220 by state police, with charges including breaching and robbing summer houses at Sherman Town. Boughton is said to have imple mented further actions.
The Celia Catholic Church, organized in Springdale, bought land and a mine-room house on Weed Avenue. A portable church 164 by 36 feet will be erected on the property, and the house will be used for pursuit purposes. The property was held at 17240.
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