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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1926
Page
13
A report by the Van Vaders association notes Bridgeport factory employment held near 78 percent of normal. Total workers are about 19 300, with higher counts in summer. Labor Day holiday shortened hours to 41.4 per week, after a ten week stretch near 49 hours. Indications point to full weeks in summer.
A Philadelphia and Reading express train, speeding on a sharp curve near Pottstown on September 20, plowed into a section gang repairing tracks. Four laborers died: Leonardo Depepec, foreman Arthur Ridenours, Steve Tagt, and Steve Spekel. One injured, six escaped by leaping to safety.
Births list multiple couples and newborns with dates and addresses including Dickerson Kunkle Franko Nicholas Fuscar Tywilley Trombitas Coombe Mucharieh ONeill McClean Aridsoyerk and others. Marriages record several pairings with ages and addresses such as Kobko Daly Barrows Horan Young Primuka and Theresa Berwick, across dated entries and street locations.
The Third Ward Republican club of New Britain will host a Saturday Lake Compounce gathering on September 25. The event aims to ratify the state ticket with Theodore F. Douglas Robinson as chief speaker. Robinson, assistant secretary of the navy, is Mrs Joseph W Alsop’s brother from Avon, a former House member.
An essay argues that children must learn to share and resist selfish impulses. It critiques forcing generosity, noting how direct instruction can backfire and that real moral growth comes from lived examples and timely experiences rather than coercion. It highlights Patty and Billy as a case study in early childhood sharing and self control.
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