Subscription rates and masthead of The Bridgeport Post
Daily and Sunday subscription rates are listed for the Bridgeport Post with mail pricing, distance surcharges, and open daily operations. The item names The Post Publishing Co as publisher and notes Association of the AP and circulation bureau affiliation.
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Rxcept Sunde
Pontage
the Post Publishing Coo
State St. Bridgeport
Conn
Dial
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Hitler and Vishinsky echo in a world at war with words
The piece argues Vishinsky uses loud propaganda to divert UN attention from Marshall plans, likening his tactics to Hitler. It contrasts wartime rhetoric, Soviet and Nazi, with how home front policy shapes Armament and marriage trends, urging earlier marriage to boost birth rates and reduce social problems.
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Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
Andrei Vishinsy
United States
Aeromany
Vishinsky
Marshall
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Fivtler
Hitler
President Benes
Czechoslovakia
Czvecho-Slovakia
Polamef
Russia
Vashtasky
Baldwin for President Rally Fires Local Support
Middletown Republicans voiced support for Senator Raymond F Baldwin on Saturday with a declared pledge and a tribute to his record. They note Baldwin’s fresh term in the Senate and his wartime actions as evidence of leadership, while acknowledging resistance from senior colleagues and hints of future political plans. Connecticut delegates to the upcoming Republican national convention will reportedly cast a unified vote for the state’s favorite son.
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Middletown
Raymond F. Baldwin
Baldwin
Tim
United States
Ray Radwin
Sarre
Carorgeedo
Senate
Ray Baldwin
Psube
Boatard
Pas Paldwan
Connecticut
Raw
Con
Philadelphia
Early marriage urged in historic reader notes
In Pioneer days young men and women faced pressures toward early marriage. The October Reader's Digest includes discussion on arranged matches, social expectations, and timeless concerns about starting families quickly versus pursuing education and independence.
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Reader's Digest
International Responsibilities in an Era of Rising Threats
The piece warns against complacency after Pearl Harbor and World War II lessons. It argues for a steadfast defense to deter aggressors and prevent global conflict, emphasizing that peace requires vigilance. It notes ongoing world unrest, fragile cease-fires, and the risk of being targeted if the defense margin erodes.
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Congress
Paragraphically Speaking Quips on Death and Diplomacy
A collection of wry lines mocks drowning as an easy death and defines a diplomat as one who pours banana oil on troubled waters. The quip about the Garden of Tomorrow completes the trio with a playful image of future beauty.
Heat wave blues and quirky summer fashion
A Detroiter overwhelmed by the heat was found in multiple garments including three underwear sets, five shirts, three pair of trousers and two coats. The note suggests selling produce to ease dollar shortages and mocks bluffing during hot weather amid recent grim newspaper chatter about meals and headlines.
Cat Disappears After Family Roundtable on Meat Prices
A cat vanished after a round-table family discussion on high meat costs. The piece predicts further price rises and shrinking waistbands as food prices fail to improve, noting a bleak outlook in many Old World locales.
Blessed America poem and poster on Heritage Train visit
Letter writer Louis Myron Pawlett offers the poem Blessed America in celebration of Bridgeport’s 160th anniversary and the American Heritage Foundation Freedom Train arrival on Oct 2, urging Americans to uphold traditions. The note condemns foreigners and suspects social ills, signed by John Nicolazzo.
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M. Pawlett
America
Republic
Bridgeport
American Heritage Foundation
Liberty
Hemispheric
West
Louis Myron Pawlett
Who Is Responsible John Wicciazzo Discusses Juvenile Delinquency
John Wicciazzo argues that the justice system bears responsibility for juvenile crime. He says courts’ treatment of accused youths invites later offenses, and insists guilty individuals must face harsher penalties to deter others.
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John Wicciazzo
Hla Chancoia
Lenant
Live Letters at The Post Prompt Public Replies
The Post invites reader letters with real name and address for publication and notes letters over 300 words may be edited. Writers bear responsibility for facts or opinions and must first obtain a pass from the Pleasure Beach office. An accurate pier user list will help beach officials identify damage and litterers. AN INTERESTED FISHERMAN.
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Post
Pleasure Beach
Block Party Publicity Thank You Note
Ray Colonari of the Black Rock Athletic Association thanks The Bridgeport Post for publicity given to their recent block party. The letter notes the paper’s instrumental role in making the event a success.
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Ray Colonari
Block
Black Rock Athletic Association
Bridgeport Post
Disabled Veteran Appeals Support for DAV Drive
A disabled veteran urges the public to support the Disabled American Veterans drive soon to begin. He notes his own aid from the organization and emphasizes that the war for disabled veterans is not over.
Milford Tax Mess Prompts Call for Fairness in Funds
Mrs John Jackson urges Milford taxpayers to demand fair tax appropriations noting unnecessary curb repairs at Myrtle Beach while Wildermere Beach remains without promised town sewers. She questions local priorities and municipal expenditures.
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John Jackson
Milford
Myrtle Beach
Wildermere Beach
Passes for Fishermen at Pleasure Beach Pier
An article urges issuing passes to local fishermen at Pleasure Beach Pier in Bridgeport. It notes City approval by Mayor McLevy and warns the pass system should be enforced to curb abuse by careless users.
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Pleasure Beach
Bridgeport
Diersure Beach
McLevy
Talking Fashion: Hemlines, Opinions Divide Fall Styles
Mary Jones of Long Hill asks how readers can be persuaded to wear new fall fashions while sharing a blunt take on hemlines. She argues for hems either rising or sinking, criticizes mid lengths as unflattering, and questions her own ability to adopt the trends.
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Mary Jones
Faith in country urged by Vinson at ABA meeting
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson urged U S lawyers to reaffirm faith in the nation amid totalitarian threats. He warned that challenges to the supremacy of law appear abroad and at home, noting family weakness and eroding respect for law as dangers to the republic.
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Cleveland
Fred M. Vinson Beeves
U. S
American Bar Association
United States
Supreme Court
Vinson
Radio murder talk provokes parents and networks
George Sokolsky criticizes heavy use of murder themes on radio for children. He notes NBC will shift murder programming to later hours after Jan 1 while Columbia Mutual and American differ, urging parents educators and clergy to discuss radio morals. He recalls past programs and laments dull predictable patter.
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National Broadcasting Company
Columbia
Mutual
American
NEC
United States
Sokolsky
John
Jane
NBC
Keith
Proctor
English Literary Club Announces Season Program
The English Literary club, a long standing city group, has a completed program for the coming season arranged by Mrs. Arthur Brewer and hosted by Mrs. Robert Wheeler and Mrs. Frederick C. Bassich. Two city sheriffs seek 106 delinquent auto tax payers owing $7,512.12 in warrants issued by Collector Howard S. Challenger.
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The
English Literary Club
Arthur Brewer
Robert Wheeler
Frederick C. Bassich
Howard S. Challenger
Tunney Retains Title In Ten Round Chicago Bout
Gene Tunney retained the heavyweight title with a ten round decision over a Dempsey rival in Chicago last night. The champion was down for nine seconds in the seventh round but rose to dominate and pull out the decision. Mrs. Howard Siegrist of South Renwick drive will host Brooklawn Country club tea tomorrow afternoon, aided by Mrs. Webster A. Walker of Park Place.
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Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Philadelphia
Chicago
Howard Siegrist
South Renwick Drive
Brooklawn Country Club
Mre. Webster A. Walker
Park Place
Dutch Offer New Plan For Indonesian Peace
The Netherlands proposed a new plan to settle the East Indies issue by creating a central organization that could develop into an interim federal government. The body would share authority with the acting governor general of the Netherlands Indies, Dr. Hubertus J. Van Mook, and replace the original commission sent to Indonesia to negotiate the Linggadjatl agreement.
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The
Hague
INS
Netherlands
Indonesia
East Indies
Netherlands Indies
Hubertua J. van Mook
Woman widens marriage record in New Orleans area
Mrs. W Willis, 58, married yesterday in a New Orleans suburb, reportedly holds a national record for marriages. Over 44 years she has wed ten men, endured three widowhoods and six divorces. Her longest marriage lasted 16 years to Duff MacDonald, begun when she was 14.
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W. Willis
New Orleans
Duff MacDonald
Mrs Paige to judge Busy Bee costume awards
Mrs A W Paige of Park Avenue will judge the Busy Bee costume award at the Brooklawn Country Club tonight. Joseph M Deegan Jr a Bridgeport Hospital painter died at home 745 Logan Street after listening to a blow by blow radio description of the Dempsey Tunney fight as reported by Dr C E Haberlin Emergency hospital surgeon summoned by city ambulance at 1 am today.
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A. W. Paige
Park Avenue
Brooklawn Country Club
Joseph M. Deegan, Jr
Bridgeport
Logan Street
C. E. Haberlin
Tourists Boost Pennsylvania Income in 1947
Harrisburg reports tourists will add an estimated half a billion dollars to Pennsylvania's economy in 1947. The State Department of Commerce says free-spending visitors will surpass the coal industries in contributing to the Keystone State's income this year.
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Harrisburg
Pennesylvania
State Department of Commerce
Dover Road play to aid Family Welfare Society
Misa Annie Burr Jennings of Fairfield oversees tickets and hats for The Dover Road by A. A. Milne, staged by amateur Nebraska in October to benefit the Family Welfare Society. The fifth air Derby leg ended in Montana as both Eddie Stinson and A C Duke Schiller landed there, race declared no contest.
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Misa Annie Burr Jennings
Fairfield
Dover Road
A. A. Milne
Amateure Nebra
New York
Spokane
Wash
Eddie Stinson
Duke” Schiller
Montana
Harvard President Sees Future Bright Amid Global Tension
Cambridge Massachusetts September 23 James B Conant Harvard University president and key figure in bomb development said in Memorial Church prayers that the future looks light not black or threatening He warned of an armed truce with Russia and a possible third world war within a generation but argued that a 10 year US display of self government can sustain western civilization and push society toward historic goals despite fears of alarmists and a troubled era
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Cambridge
Mass
James B. Conant
Harvard University
Memorial Church
Conant
Russia
United States
Trinity to Intensify Latin Greek Study
Hartford, Sept. 23. Trinity College adopts an intensive technique for Latin and Greek teaching. Students receive six hours of instruction weekly. Basic grammar can be completed in one term and cultural readings begin in the second half of the freshman year.
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Hartford
Trinity College
Capitals Established at Delhi Across 3000 Years
The article notes that Delhi, India, has served as the capital for at least six distinct capitals over roughly three millennia. It highlights the long, layered history of the city as a political center in various eras and regimes.
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Delhi
India
Lines to a Friend Reflecting on Time and Memory
The speaker muses on why the year passed quickly and joys fade into memory. They urge that happy memories must be earned and recognize that recollections carry blessings. Time brings ache and sighs from the happy past, yet life remains rich despite grief.
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