Arthritis fund drive in Stratford nears $2500 quota
About $1000 has been received to date in Stratford town’s 1952 Connecticut Arthritis appeal. Ray mond W. Ganim, chairman, notes $500 came from a benefit show and the rest from voluntary subscriptions. He urges residents to contribute within ten days to reach the goal and support research for the disease. over 9 000 letters were mailed urging support.
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Connecticut
Raymond W. Ganim
Stratford
Ganim
Stratford Theater
Teachers Plan Auction In High School May 21
The Stratford Education association will sponsor an auction in the high school auditorium May 21 at 7 p.m. Proceeds go to the SEA scholarship fund. Anne Killian serves as auctioneer. Contributors should call the school building collector in their area. Ruth Downing is auction chairman with Mabel Miller and Helen Foland assisting the ways and means committee.
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Stratford Education Association
Anne Killian
Ruth Downing
Mabel Miller
Helen Foland
Spadas Asks Zone Change For Rear Parking Lot
Spada's Blue Goose Inn on Ferry Boulevard petitions the Town Planning board to rezone rear property from residence B to business one for use as a parking lot. A public hearing is set for May 7, per planning board secretary engineer Thomas Draper. Carlyle Sanford named janitor for new high school gym, per Superintendent Dr. Charles E. Chaffee. William Moffitt appointed janitor of Wilcoxson School to replace Russell Sherwood.
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Town Planning Board
Spada
Blue Goose Inn
Ferry Boulevard
Thomas Draper
Planning Board
Carlyle Sanford
Stratford Avenue
Charles E. Chaffee
William Moffitt
Wilcoxson School
Russell Sherwood
Slight Hike Shown in Cost of Living
The government reports a small rise in the cost of living as the consumer price index nudges up by one tenth of a point. The new style index stands at 188 and is 1.9 percent above last year while the old index sits at 188.4. The change affects few labor contracts and reflects mid March prices. A separate note reports a fowl pest epidemic leading to 128000 poultry slaughter in Lancashire, England.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
William Smyth Seeks Aid for Midwest Flood Victims
William Smyth disaster relief chairman of the Red Cross urges voluntary contributions at the Red Cross chapter house to aid flood victims in the mid west. He warns the public it could happen locally and emphasizes collective responsibility. An Housewives for Eisenhower meeting is set for 2 p.m. today in the Dahl building to discuss a future general meeting with national speakers.
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Midwest
William Smyth
Red Cross
Smyth
Housewives For
Eisenhower
Dahl
Main Street
East Broadway
Industrial Forum Slated Tomorrow in Bridgeport
Bridgeport area manufacturing executives will attend an all day industrial forum tomorrow at Bichner's restaurant. Sponsored by United Illuminating and presented by General Electric, the program titled New Ideas for Increased Production runs from 9 a.m. to 4 45 p.m. with Richard H. Van Horn delivering the opening address and multiple G E and UI representatives presenting talks.
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Bridgeport
Biichner
United Illuminating Company
General Electric Company
E. B. Haskell
Richard H. van Horn
H. M. Kenney
R. W
G-E
William C. Bell
New
Dean's List Honors for Cazenovia Student Joan Clampett
Joan Clampett of 90 Al dine avenue has earned a place on the Dean's list for the third quarter at Cazenovia Junior College in Cazenovia New York.
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Joan Clampett
Harry A. Clampett
Aldine Avenue
Cazenovia Junior Colege
Cazenovia
N. Y
Blood bank seeks 100 donors today at Red Cross HQ
Appointments are open for 100 donors for the Mobile Blood unit visit at Red Cross headquarters 271 Park Avenue today from 11 a m to 4 p m. The day’s quota is 200 pints of blood. Employees from United Dominating and A W Burritt companies will donate.
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Red Cross
Park Avenue
United’ Dlominating Company
A. W. Burritt Company
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Arthritis Fund
A. Bruce Schow
Margarite Sciortino
Beach Drive
Alexander Jelenik
Johnson Avenue
Charles H. Barnish
Edgewood Street
Maria Biondi
College Street
New York
South Norwalk Methodist Church
Melville S. Bulmer
Marjorie Kuhl
Ruth Gledhill
Doris Booth
Neale Priestley
Ronnie Lind
M. Bulmer
OES
Azalia Chapter
Masonic Temple
Spada’s
Youth Fellowship of the Methodist Church
Washington
Lancashire
England
Tion
Haven
Mars
Sikorsky Aircraft
Jewelers
Sikorsky
Korea
Dante Carboni
Panmunjom
Sikorsky Marine
U.N
Robert Kronenberg
Kronenberg
The
Air Rescue Service
Sikorsky Helicopters
Montana
Alaska
U. S. Air Force
Joseph Dinan
Sikorsky Aircraft Plant
Dinan
United Aircraft
Bridgeport, Connecticut
United Aircraft Corporation
Fred H. Lee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
B. L. Whelan
Herbert M. Toomey
CAA
Igor Sikorsky
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