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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1927
Page
4
Boston report from Sept 23 notes New England sweet corn for canning in 1940 shows 11,173 acres planted versus 1,138 last year and 21,272 two years ago. Declining prices due to abundance trimmed New England acreage. nationwide planting dropped 32 percent. Maine leads as principal producer in the region.
Reports show New England hind area for sengos at 8 08 acres now versus 15 157 acres in 1926, indicating a downturn in sengon cultivation. The crop is described as comparatively unfavorable to cern.
Sam Falblont of 298 Rent Avenue was arrested by Pat Jolman on Kossuth Street and Stratford Avenue yesterday for reckless driving. Falblont allegedly drove toward the traffic officer directing traffic so quickly that the officer was forced onto the sidewalk, the car following the officer.
A faulty cigar lighter on Harry Logan's car sparked a shower of sparks near 43 Sanford Price yesterday morning. No damage occurred. Fire headquarts alerted and Truck No 7 later extinguished smoldering rubbish at the Dewey Street dump.
William Lyon Phelps reviews Trader Horn in a long literary essay praising Mrs. Ethelreda Lewis and John Gal sworthy for co creating the tale. He predicts future volumes will attract many readers and admires Horn as traveler diarist and poet explorer philosopher and storyteller.
Social notes from Monroe dated Sept 23 detail a college whist at Easton Grange hall hosted by Mrs and Mrs John Burr and others while Edith Lewis returns to Bridgeport. Larties Ald society plans a chicken pie supper for November 17. updates include Eunice Scheck visiting Waterbury, William W Mix and Bridgeport friends at Lake Zonr, M G Huntley returning from near New London to care for a sick relative, Burr and Hurd at Springfield Fair, and Adelia Partridge visiting grandson Leonard Curtiss.
Devon Devon Sept 23 Special residents travel for the Connecticut Agricultural College Fair in Springfield. disruptions include missing names and several local engagements plus a hospital update for Ruth Clinton. Announcement of George Van Horn Camp S. Jor V meeting before annual election. Voter registration sessions at Town hall. engagement of Mrs Mabel Evarty to Frederick D Osborn. Evaris to resign Oct 26 from local schools.
New York Sept 23. William M Rosebault a Mail ton N J lawyer left his estate valued at less than 10 000 to his widow Sarah W Rosebault. Died 1924 his will directs his body be cremated and the ashes cast into the waters of the Connecticut river where he spent boyhood hours.
Mrs Charles Taylor of Bridgeport visited Mrs William Cooper in Nichols. Dinner guests included Mrs Gordon Wakeman of Fairfield and Mrs Howard Bull of Bridgeport. Camp Fire Girls hold first ceremonial meeting at Anna Perhalla's home. Water pipes laid on Huntington turnpike for new homes of Eldrige Hammond and Georges W Barton. Endeavor circle met at Nichola Methodist Episcopal church. Rev Duncan Grant Porteous returned from New York. Dramatic club planning a play. Porteous and Hilton to lead church services next Sunday. Trumbull school committee adopts four term calendar with holidays Columbus Day Armistice Thanksgiving Good Friday noted. School year set 38 weeks 186 days. Local officials nominated for next month including assessor Lester M Shiton and others.
Norwich Sept 23 The death of Maynard Gollosky nine from injuries received Aug 7 when struck by a truck operated by Henry V Mono of New London was not caused by the criminal act omission or carelessness of any person Coroner J J Desmond reports in a finding made public today The accident took place in Colchester.
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