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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1922
Page
11
Health officials urge communities to isolate early diphtheria cases promptly. The diphtheria peak arrives in the war’s final three months, with incidences and deaths down from prewar levels. Smallpox remains present. measles, typhoid, and weekly totals are reported with slight declines.
The club unanimously accepted the resignation of Mrs. Margaret C. Mills at a meeting last night. No successor was chosen as vice president Mrs. J A O'Brien will assume duties. Mills said she resigned before receipt of a club letter and did not resign at request.
Sousa and the A N band performed in Bridgeport High School auditorium delivering patriotic numbers with rich tone blends. Soloists Miss Marjorie Moody and Miss Caroline Thomas, plus Bridgeport locals Howard Goulden and Peter Biroschek, contributed to a lively program including Bullets and Bayonets and The Gallant Seventh.
Coroner Eli Mix found Lawrence Bestasil of Milford criminally responsible for the death of John Kmiszewski, a farm hand, when a taxi driven by Bestasil struck the team at about 40 miles an hour. Bestasil, not intoxicated, had a few beers the evening before and was held on a $1,600 bond by Milford police.
Gorgeous materials arrive from Paris with a light debossed velvet featuring an all over Paisley design creating a sensation. Eastern Islanders are seen wearing straw shaped hats, completing the season’s distinctive look for headwear and fashion.
Noyes Alling of 469 Clinton Avenue purchased 22 feet of land on Slain Street and the Main Street building from the Alfing Rubber Company for 100000. The property includes Lampell Millinery Co. and Tr. Udorp Stewencerk tenants with three-year leases. the sale follows a $70000 mortgage and marks a near doubling in value from the original 1912 purchase.
Testimony in the Stamford coroner case describes a dairy truck driven by Frederick Neo blinded by oncoming car headlights. The truck failed to turn at Lockwood’s corner, slid into a sunken roadside area, struck a pole and wire, rolled into swamp. Fred Braun and Jacob Creason died of neck fractures. Kenneth Groupe suffered a skull fracture. Initial reports suggested suffocation in mud, with medical examiners noting otherwise.
The Connecticut Medical Liberty league vows to fight vaccination or certificate requirements for public school admission in New Haven and other cities. Bridgeport and Waterbury medical groups have not planned any action and say there is nothing to say.
A chaotic scene disrupted peace talks as louise on the hail caused minutes to lapse and janitor and building authorities failed to grant brief relief. The adjournment was ordered with no action taken and Mr. Jewell released a brief statement noting the meeting would reconvene tomorrow at 10 o clock. Officials reported a calmer mood among participants while Seaboard Air Line president Devis Warfield noted continued daily updates from the talks. New York City counts 924 women dentists and 949 female real estate agents.
In the Norwalk bridge death case worker Reuben Rockwell was killed on Labor Day. The coroner found no criminal negligence by the train crew, noting Rockwell did not heed warning signals. An inquest continued with testimony from the car driver and others as investigators examine the wreck and truck brakes.
Stamford, Sept. 12 Special. Mack Von Rettig of Darlen holder of an $8,000 contract for city garbage removal fined $100 and costs for a pig farm in Stamford deemed an unsanitary nuisance. Health officer Dr Ralph W. Crane arrested him after warnings. Rettig said he would close the farm after court action.
The Board of Managers of the Employers' Tuberculosis Relief Association will hold a meeting tonight at 7 o'clock in the Manufacturers' Association room at 211 State Street.
News of a long running dispute over a trust fund from the will of James Gordon Bennett Sr. who died in 1872. Referee Thomas WW Churchill reported the fund likely exceeded 41 408 dollars already turned over to Thomas Jerome, but the precise excess could not be determined due to incomplete accounting and disputed records.
The report notes no evidence of reinvestment of mortgage funds. Churchill cites a compromise among all parties as equitable and fair and recommends discharging Mr. Wanavmakoti and the Guaranty Trust Co. from further liability.
Milford police arrest three boys aged 14 to 16 for breaking into Walnut Beach concession stands and stealing candy and cigarettes. They were taken to the Third precinct station by Sergeant Gale Kronner and reportedly confessed. Two had prior arrests for similar offenses. complainant is concessionaire Michael Kaldy.
In Kansas City Missouri on Sept 32 a draft dispatch notes that the wet and dry question is absent from campaigns. Congressional and state candidates indicate they ignore the issue, seeing it as nonexistent in state and district contests.
Milford Milford Chamber of Commerce endorses Health Officer Dr Putney and his vaccination edict. The meeting discussed local health policy, a possible move by Medical Liberty League against Putney, and approved a $50 toward Milford Hospital fundraising. A hotel idea sparked debate with J B Brown pledging $75,000 for remodeling if RR access is provided. report to follow.
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