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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1925
Page
24
Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription rates by mail in advance for one year. The paper is published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co with open day and night operations. A direct telephone link for Milford and Fairfield patrons allows phone advertisements or news items without tab charges.
The piece notes zero hour for Mayor Hylan and Tammany forces in New York as Walker and Hearst enter the fray. It suggests political stakes extend beyond the primaries, with Smith aiming at the Democratic nomination in 1928 and the nation watching the New York contest with interest. The column uses satirical humor about straw hats to reflect the mood.
Brigadier-General John Ross Delafield warns that cuts in the regular army will weaken the national guard and reserves on which defense rests. In a letter to 95,000 Reserve Officers he argues proposed reductions threaten national security and urge examination of the budget plan.
A column argues against discarding straw hats as fashion fades. It urges individuality despite custom, noting warm weather and summer leisure persist. The piece critiques the drift toward felt hats and the social pressure to conform, highlighting lingering sun and seasonal pleasures.
President Coolidge has enlisted Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut to interpret aerial development needs for Congress. Bingham, a former aircraft service colonel, will carry technical facts and authority into next session, aiding national policy on flight tech.
Bobby Jones of Atlanta is hailed as a supreme golfer and a genuine amateur who shuns lucrative gains. Widely regarded as America's best and perhaps the all time great, Jones works for his living, refuses endorsements, and views himself as a failure only in worldly success rather than in golf.
A compact meditation on progress. It argues that true advancement comes from striving for higher ideals, not personal gain or ease. The piece contrasts satisfaction with inaction, urging readers to align work with enduring principles and self-respect rather than influential favors.
A collage of jokes, quips, and a short course in fiction writing by Professor Itt. Humorous vignettes include an unsophisticated man and a doctor’s blunt diet tale, a minister’s wife baby joke, and a parody on college slang. Readers are invited to submit original humor and poetry for payment.
A nostalgic verse recalls childhood trips to the Fair. It contrasts dawn robes, dusty roads, and the red rooster with autumn air and pink lemonade. The speaker notes grown up eyes still finding joy, old days returning as age has touched the brow, and happiness found at the Fair.
Eastern New York remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. Northern and southern New England fair Tuesday then partly cloudy Wednesday. A disturbance east of Nova Scotia with a trough to the Virginia coast brings showers and thunderstorms over the Atlantic States. Cooler weather spread across the Middle and North Atlantic States. Winds northwest to north along Sandy Hook and Hatteras with overcast skies. Almanac notes sunrise and sunset times and high and low water marks.
Mrs Willam Walter of 339 Coring ton Avenue reports a Richmond Virginia guest who stayed the night departed before morning and her husband’s gold watch was found missing from the bureau.
Dr. Joseph Singer Halsteat—longtime Breckenridge Mason and family physician to Henry Clay—died at 107 in Breckinridge County Missouri. Born Lexington Kentucky March 4 1818 he came to Missouri in 1841 and bought government land at 2 50 an acre. His wife a Kentucky governor kin died last April at 95.
The State Motor Vehicles department suspended automobile licenses for four Bridgeport drivers and restored six others. Suspended: Ruben Stone, 73 Jackson avenue. Arthur Ochlin, 890 Noble avenue. Harry Jacobs, 302 Boat Main street. Michael Master, 344 Willard street. Restored: Andrew Verra, Ridge avenue. Owght Hendrick, 289 Stratford avenue. John Barnwell, 573 East Main street. Louis Titkoff, 109 James street. Morria Miller, 272 Capitol avenue. David Knapp, 285 Barnum avenue.
Washington Sept 14 AP Dr Henry R Carter assistant surgeon general of the United States died at his home after a long illness Born in Carolina county Virginia in 1852 he was a leading medical and sanitary expert who founded the present maritime quarantine system and was nominated for the Nobel prize for his yellow fever work
A narrator guides his nephews through a morgue to learn from the fate of a man who ignored warnings about drink. The slab shows a drinker who trusted his immunity, finally dying after a final gulp, as the nephews recoil from the grim scene.
Political observers note rising support for Democrat Thomas M. Cullinan as a mayoral candidate amid factional shifts and upcoming primaries. In Norwalk, Republicans dispute nomination for tax collector and control of city seats. Across New Haven and New York, figures weigh risks, health, and women’s chances in upcoming local and statewide contests.
President Coolidge announced Evan E. Young of South Dakota as minister to the Dominican Republic and William T. Russell of Washington as minister to Siam. Young is chief of the bureau in the state department.
A 1925 article discusses the duel between gun and battleship in air defense. It details the 62nd Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti Aircraft) at Fort Tilden testing aerial targets to gauge effectiveness of anti aircraft weapons and ammo. It notes the three main weapons the service uses the three inch rifle the 30 caliber machine gun and the 50 caliber machine gun with tracers to sight hits. It explains tests on August 17 and 18 and evaluates costs and strategic choices between anti aircraft artillery and pursuit planes for bomber defense.
An exploration of faith as a growing, hidden force that outlasts attacks and defenses. The piece argues belief evolves with knowledge, is not swayed by argument, and is proven by lived usefulness rather than debate, noting its enduring presence since Constantine.
San Antonio dispatch notes fire losses in 1924 surpassed 550 million dollars despite more fire resistant buildings and efforts by fire marshals. President Wade of North Carolina estimates over seventeen thousand lives lost. Main causes include carelessness 360 million, defective flues 20.8 million, stoves and furnaces 18.658 million, and defective wiring 12 million.
The Forty Hours devotion ends today at St Stephens church with many parishioners receiving Holy Communion. Unmarried women attend the 5:30 mass and school children attend the 8:00 mass. About fifty Hungarian Catholic priests from across the country visit Rev Stephen Chernitsky and Rev Aloysius Geist for the closing ceremonies. The visiting priests will discuss spiritual matters. St Stephens hosts the state's only Hungarian priests.
Boston Sept 14 AP In line with last Saturdays stockholders vote Hennessey Maxwell and Hennessey of Lynn filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Liabilities total 147 586 with assets 99 946 The largest unsecured creditor is A Hennessey of Lynn claiming 41 300 and the largest secured creditor is the Essex Trust Company of Lynn 35 000
Block printing by hand, an old world craft now in the United States, is shown on the Howland Dry Goods third floor this week. E. F. Williams, general manager of Otter Williams Corp, oversees the demonstration with a large display of cretonne designs and a printer at work. Williams will lecture Friday afternoon at Howland's Bridgeport office.
London dispatch notes the death of Sir John Jordan expressed as former British minister in Peking and League of Nations advisory committee member. He was born September 5, 1862 in Balleo Ireland and knighted in 1920 after leading the legation at Peking. He served on the League opium commission and campaigned against drug smuggling for smoking.
Police pursue unknown robbers who held up Joseph Bearman secretary treasurer of the Eastern District Relief Association Brooklyn and stole 11050 near Bearman’s home. Details withheld by investigators as search continues.
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