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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1927
Page
8
Yellowstone National Park naturalist notes the ground squirrel population may reach several million, far above earlier estimates. He cites the rodents as a critical food source for hawks, minks, and other predators, while noting a heavy predatory drain during breeding season.
Report notes a vast population of ground squirrels in auto camp grounds with estimates reaching 990,000, a figure many tourists suspect could double over a couple of acres under a child's control, reflecting surprising wildlife density in the area.
Albert Wellington Dow prominent auto spring manufacturer received Knights Templar rites and full order ritual at a funeral service from his home at 62 Yale Street yesterday afternoon at 2. Hamilton Commandery conducted the ceremony in the absence of Dr William Horace Day. Dow’s wife Louise H and two sons Harold T and Albert Dow survive.
Lutheran clergy from across the state and St Pauls parishioners gathered for the funeral of Rev Frederick W Klein. Services were led by Rev B Mehrtens of New Haven with honorary pallbearers including many fellow pastors. Burial followed at Mountain Grove Cemetery.
Two immigration patrolmen were fired upon by alleged rum runners in Richford Vermont early today. Shots hit their car windshield narrowly missing the driver. neither officer was hurt. The incident marks a tense confrontation as authorities pursue suspects in the area.
Maurice F Roche of New York was elected supreme chief ranger of the Foresters of America at the order s twentieth annual session Calbert Crowe of Detroit was chosen sub chief ranger Officers re elected included T M Donnelly of Jersey City secretary John J Mack of Hartford Conn treasurer and John H Baehr of Cleveland recording secretary
Police sought a man who struck Miss Anna Fisher with a blackjack and seized her pocketbook in Milford. The 49 year old milliner received head and facial injuries near her home. a posse scoured the area but found no trace by dawn.
George H. W. Manning reports to the Federal Radio Commission that WICC has a satisfactory transmitter move from Bridgeport to Easton. The new 500 watt transmitter began August 2 with clearer signals and no local interference, according to Charles W. Selon.
Paris August 31 AP It is understood that first class cabin rates on trans Atlantic passages will be reduced starting November due to the Brussels conference of steamship operators The Cumard and French Lines are reported to cut about ten percent in first class rates with United States lines expected to announce larger cuts The move follows a narrowed gap between first class and cabin and tourist third class fares.
The Lyme Art Association annual exhibition selected the winning sketch by popular vote with 2863 ballots. Charles Veztn owner of The Parsonage refused the prize, which went to Guy Wiggins for Washington Square. Other notable works by William Robinson Percival Rosseau and Frank A. Bicknell followed in popularity. The show closes September 6 with the Artists’ annual fete to follow.
In Marlboro Massachusetts a twelve year old walked into Peoples National Bank seeking change for a Confederate 100 bill. He wrote a note claiming the bearer should receive the change for a Vermont party and fled with the bill after police traced a missing note to the public library.
Obituaries summarize multiple local deaths and funeral details including John J. Brolley of Bridgeport, four brothers and one sister surviving, funeral at McKeon Brown and Adiley's, burial at St. Michael's. Also Marla Louise Novacsik dies at St. Vincent's, funeral by Frank Polke and Son, burial at Mountain Grove. George F. Hull funeral at St. Paul’s Church with Masonic rites at Mountain Grove cemetery. Antonetta Macchardt funeral from 565 Sedgwick Avenue Stratford, St James RC Church, burial at St. Michael's cemetery.
Lt Col L B Evans of the 242nd Coast Artillery warns Congress refuses funds for an adequate U S defense. At Champ's Farm farewell for Capt and Mrs Stanley Mickelsen, Evans praises Mickelsen's role and recounts regiment growth from two batteries to a full unit while Regulars disperse globally.
Isaac Levine father of Charles A Levine arrived in New York from France aboard the French news Paris tecay aboard the monoplane Columbia. He declined to discuss his son's England to America flight from Le Bourget field or his landing at Croydon England, saying he knew nothing of his son's plans.
A testimonial letter from D. Carlisle reports 35 years of gas and indigestion ending after the first Adlenika dose. The writer claims rapid relief, reduced bowel waste, and improved comfort, praising the product as a lasting remedy. The ad emphasizes digestive benefits and better overall vitality.
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