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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1925

Page

3

RAPS UNIVERSITY FEATURES FOR REFUSAL OF FOUNDATION AID

In the Next Sunday Post the Fire department history column covers steam fire pumps and their discard. A desert sunset morphs into an electrical storm in response to an Indian ceremonial. Harrison G. Streeter recounts a 10,000 mile summer motor trip and visits with Indian tribes.

Raps University Fire Department Harrison G. Streeter

New Fiction Highlights Include Yum Yum and Meddlers

This week's fiction offerings include the Fannie Hurst tale Yum Yum and the blue ribbon Meddlers. A fresh chapter of They're Both Right adds to the lineup for fiction lovers.

Fannie Hurst

Concrete Thanks Building a Skyscraper to Express Gratitude

A painter uses a stacked concrete sculpture as a symbol of gratitude to a city’s skyline. The artwork blends industrial material with public praise, signaling communal appreciation for urban development.

Carnegie Foundation chief defends foundations at Yale speech

President F P Keppel of the Carnegie Foundation defended foundation work and criticized Madison College’s refusal of future aid. He argued trustees must uphold the trust to enable public understanding of how educational foundations operate and protect funds from improper use.

NW Haven F P Keppel Carnegie Foundation Association of American Universities Yale University University of Madison Madison

Prolific Humorists Mixed in Ade Fable and Letters

The item lists George Ade with a Rip Van Winkle style fable and a Prodigal Son theme alongside alleged bootlegging suspicions. It notes accompanying features by Ring Lardner Will Rogers Potash and Perlmutter Stephen Leacock C O McIntyre Barns Mantle and various letters and humorous pieces.

Rip van Winkle Enoch Arden Bootegger Ring Lardner Will Rogers Potash Perlmutter Stephen Leacock C. O McIntyre New York Barns Mantle

Funeral set for John W. Delaney Greenwich official

Funeral services for John W. Delaney borough superintendent of roads will be Monday at 10 from his home on Division Street and at 10 30 from St Mary's church with a solemnal requiem mass. Burial will be in St Mary's cemetery. Delaney succeeded Thomas J. Deegan two years ago. A large social event occurred Friday night in the M C A under the auspices of that group and the WGA with nearly 2,500 attendees. Angelo Caserio was arrested, then released on $500 bonds after a truck crashed into Walter Dusenberg, who suffered a fractured leg. Clarence O. Baring, once linked to a reconcilitation with his wife, has moved to New York at 42 Madison Avenue.

Greenwich John W. Delaney Division Street St Mary's Church St Mary’s Cemetery Delaney Thomas J. Deegan Angelo Caserio Cas Cob Walter Dusenberg Greenwich Hospital Clarence O. Baring Sarah Griffith Baring New York Madison Avenue

Aged Man Killed On Naugatuck Trestle Near Waterbury

Firemen removed the body of a about seventy year old man from the upper part of a trestle of the Naugatuck division of the New Haven railroad over the Naugatuck river near Waterbury. He apparently walked the track, slipped, and fell. head injury caused death. Identity not known.

Waterbury Conn Naugatuck New Haven Railroad Naugatuck River

Legion Gathers for Sanitarium Benefit Recital

Charles W. Sutter post of the American Legion plans a benefit concert for Laurel Heights State Sanitarium at Coram on November 6. The program features Elizabeth Gurrell Whiting, a New York City lyric soprano, performing The Booynerang, with Henry Rappa tenor and Stanley Need piano as supporting soloists. Last year the event raised funds for the institution.

Shelton Charles W. Sutter American Legion Laurel Heights State Sanitarium Coram Renool Elizabeth Gurrell Whiting New York City the Legion Thia Henry Rappa Stanley

Polite Bandits Escape With $3100 Payroll

A group of four bandits forced entry into the Story and Flickinger Contracting Company on Great Janes Street. They bound a girl stenographer and two men and escaped with a payroll totaling about $3100.

New Fork Story Flickinger Contracting Company Great Janes Street In & Reds

Panty Dresses in Jersey for Tots

Pretty little panty dresses for children aged two to six. Jersey bloomers to match and hand embroidered contrast color. Shown in attractive seasonal shades for a coordinated look.

Howland's 6 a Shoe for Men

Specially constructed footwear for men and young men with tan or black calf broad toe oxfords tan calf medium shaped vamp oxfords tan calf laced shoes in two styles and black kid laced shoes with broad toe offered at Malin floor rear as a big value.

Howland

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