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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
7
Greenwich Aug 31 Conyers Manor Farm estate of the late Edmonds Converse reports a record fruit crop. The large New England farm has picked 60 000 baskets of peaches 7 000 bushels of pears and expects 4 prey of 6 000 barrels of apples. New grading and sorting machinery has been added to the farm equipment.
Firemen answered 2:35 PM call to 15 Jetlang Place where children playing with matches ignited a curtain and kitchen table while their mother Mrs. Miller was away. Damages to the two story wooden house owned by J Laamowsky reportedly over 25 dollars. In a separate Fairfield Morehouse incident an overheated exhaust started a fire in an automobile truck owned by M G Goodwin at Stratford with undisclosed damages.
Boston reports that current manufacturing activity in New England is not far below normal and trade volume remains good. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston notes coal and railroad strikes have not caused major setbacks, though full recovery may lag. Some industries gain while others suffer, with car shortages possible in September and October, yet overall optimism persists as production rebounds and relief from strikes looms.
A voluntary bankruptcy petition has been filed in Bridgeport by Marcus Hirsch and co petitioners against Greenbere Horowitz, a local retail firm with over 70 creditors. Liabilities exceed assets as referee C Hoadley is assigned by Clerk Pickett to hear the case.
Officer Patrick J. O'Reilly arrested Irving Golder of 128 Van Buren Street Brooklyn for speeding and driving without a mirror and John Rivet of 224 East 2nd Street Paterson New Jersey for speeding. Both were taken to the Second precinct and released on a $30 bond.
Miss Miriam Falconer McMurtry daughter of McMurtry and Mrs McMurtry wed Josef M Maher son of Mr and Mrs John Maher at St Marys RC church Rev F J Murphy of Hicisting officiated. The couple eloped last Saturday and were later blessed by their families. Both come from prominent local families with ties to state police, engineering and business, and Maher is a 19 year old graduate.
Aug 31 Ansonia Mrs Chay Remer and daughter Miss Virginia Remer of Judson Place plan to return Sept 10 from Europe aboard the Majestic, with Miss Remer near completion of exams at Madrid College and to receive her degree soon. Mrs Remer traveled through Europe during schooling years. Community notes include Eagle Hose Co annual outing Sept 10 at Canoe Club Key Bousatotic, local athletics events, and local residents on vacation in various spots. Judge Joseph Broderick of Seymour enters real estate and insurance with 16 Goydey & Co. Miss May of Columbia Street vacations in Bone Tan, Eva Olderman visits Cheshire, Miss Anna Kaiser returns from Atlantic City, Janet Aijen visits Southfield St. Parmelee, last band concert at Westwood Park by George Cargill.
Arthur G. Russell of Yorkers vacationing at the Bel-Air House was swept by a strong current in the Housatonic, fully dressed and struggling to reach shore as rescuers pulled him from the swollen river. Mrs. Edward Isaacs returned home after a month in Detroit, and others are noted visiting New York and Quebec with various local travel plans.
Claiming 90 percent of sickness stems from constipation the ad urges immediate action. It promotes Kellogg's Bran as a mechanical yet natural remedy and credits physicians with endorsing it for relief, touting benefits for children workers and the elderly and suggesting Kellogg's Bran enhances various bakery products.
In Yellowstone Park Professor Ward investigates pelican trout feeding claims harming the fish supply. About 400 pelicans breed on Lake Yellowstone, migrating to the Gulf of Mexico for winter. Ward accuses pelicans of consuming more trout than sportsmen, seeking federal action to bar pelicans from summer visits if warranted.
Births record names and addresses for numerous families with dates in August and child gender. Marriages list multiple couples with ages and street addresses, showing a crowded roster of local unions and partners.
Greenwich Fairfield Polo Club schedules Labor Day events at the BE V Clausen estate known as Fairfield Polo Field Port Chester with gymkhana and open jumping. Arthur Lee Warther Jr. leads organizers as races and contests unfold. Indian Harbor Yacht Club hosts a short program while the club’s annual regatta occurs on Saturday.
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