Bishop Blesses Spanish Chapel on East Main Street
Bishop Lawrence A Shehan dedicated the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe at 262 East Main Street drawing over 600 attendees with another 200 unable to be seated. The ceremony marked Bridgeport’s second Spanish speaking chapel, complementing Our Lady of Providence on 550 Bostwick Avenue. Mass followed with clergy including Deacon Francis Campagnone and subdeacon Walter Janer, amid a large priestly contingent and a reception for guests. Renovation of the Berean Memorial structure is ongoing with Masses to be held Sundays at 9 10 and 11 a.m.
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Francis J. Sugrue
Sacred Heart Church
Samuel J. Tedesco
John A. Lyddy
William Carlson
Ruth Carlson Horn
Bernadine’ Clayton
Milford
St. Mary's School
Sisters of Mercy
Children of Mary
Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Berean' Memorial
Torres
FALSE TEETH COMFORT PROMISES AND DENTURE TIPS
Advert reveals a powder to ease wearing dentures and reduce bad breath. It promises quicker, firmer fit and cleaner mouth by sprinkling a small amount onto dentures. Includes sales pitch urging purchase at drug counters for immediate use.
Laborer admits killing nephew in Pine Bush case
In Pine Bush New York a 76 year old laborer William Scott confessed to shooting his 8 year old nephew Joseph Kowaski after luring him from a school bus. He said the boy provoked him and noted a shotgun found near the body. Scott and his deceased wife Ida previously pled guilty in 1915 to second degree murder after their son was abandoned and found dead. He was arraigned for first degree murder and jailed awaiting grand jury action.
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Pine Bush
N. Y
Joseph Kowaski
William Scott
Joseph
Scott
Ida
Ulster County
Kowaski
Kingston
Martha and
Morris Anthony Cappadora
Cappadoras
Musket Era Firepower Precedes Modern Rifles
Before the rifle era, infantry relied on muskets that first appeared in the 16th century, shaping battlefield tactics and loadout for centuries.
Vatican Opens Exhibit At Fair In Brussels
The Vatican opened its first World’s Fair exhibit drawing record crowds despite sunny weather. The 2,500-seat Vatican pavilion shaped as a triangle highlighted the spiritual success over material progress, with Msgr. Ephraim Forni calling it a victory of spirit and daily Masses planned. The event accompanied Russia’s Sputnik display as visitors mobbed pavilions and traffic in Brussels. The opening Mass was delayed when Prince Albert of Liege could not attend.
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Brussels
Aptit
Sanny
U.S
Vatican
Msgr
Ephraim Forni
Civitas Dei
City of God
Albert of
Liege
Royal
Baudouin
Msgr. Forn
Yugoslav Communists Angered by Soviet Snub at Congress
Yugoslavia’s communists reacted with anger over a Soviet snub of their party congress in Ljubljana. The event marks a test of relations as Tanjug notes boycotts by Soviet and East European parties and some Western groups while hopes remain that the 1948 split will not be repeated.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Tanjug
U.S. Family Income Averages $6130 With 1957 Breakdown
A Commerce Department report notes the 1957 U.S. family income average reached 6130 dollars, with four major income bands. It cites 44 million families and 9.12 million living alone, showing 28 percent earned 6000 to 10000, 14 percent under 4000, and 1 percent over 10000, amid a 328 billion total in 1957 dollars. Eddie Beckman, former MLB infielder, manages the Amarillo Gold Sox in 1958.
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Washington
Eddie Beckman
Yankees
Indians
Pirates
Amarillo, Tex
Gold Sox
Women Open Golf Championship at Forest Lake Club
The sixth Women’s Open Golf Championship is set for June 26 to 28 at Forest Lake Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. Pearl Polland, a 6-foot-10 Utah basketball player, is considering turning professional in boxing after graduation.
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Bloomfield Hills
Mich
NEA
Forest Lake Country Club
Pearl Polland
University of Utah
Prince Albert Baptized in Festive Monaco Ceremony
In Monte Carlo on April 20 the 37 day old heir Albert Alexander Louis Pierre was baptized at the cathedral. Grace Kelly attended with 5,000 onlookers gathered before the palace as pigeons were released. Rainier granted amnesty to a prisoner, canceled fines since March 14, and ordered a 24 hour halt to homework and pending punishments.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Albert Alexander Louis' Pierre
France
United States
Prince Albert
U.S
Albert
Grace Kelly
Victoria Eugenia
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Monaco Cathedra
Jean Delay
Prince Louis de Polignac
Prince Rainier
Rainier
Grace
Einstein
Marian Anderson
Caroline
Marian Anderson Wins 1958 Einstein Award in Arts
New York April 20 AP singer Marian Anderson of Danbury Connecticut wins the 1958 Albert Einstein commemorative award in the arts. The award, given by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, honors achievement in arts humanities citizenship science and medicine. Anderson, a contralto, will accept the prize May 4 and was the Met’s first Black leading artist.
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New York
Marian Anderson
Danbury
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E. Main ST
Bison
Charles 8. Thibault Public Accountant
Hancock Avenue
Boston Avenue
Connecticut National Bank Building
The
Bridgeport Savings & Loan Association
Barnum Avenue
Pembroke Street
U. S
Telegram
Schulze
Fairfield
McKesson and Robbins Company
Bullard Company
Fairfield Public Library
McKesson
Armin Romberg
Bullard
Heloise Seiner
Golds
Acrilans
Ravan
Kays
Prince
Mary Carter
Mary Carter Paint Factories
Barnum Ave
Stratford
Conn
Bly
Main Street
Edison
Kays Home Furnishings
Bath O
Qopera
Kays Closet
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