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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1954
Page
12
A housewives’ test of floor wax brands led to Beacon Wax winning the vote for longest lasting gleam. The advertisement proclaims Beacon as New England’s biggest seller and the best wax buy based on the tests.
Twenty area drivers appeared for motor vehicle department hearings in Danbury to show cause why licenses should be suspended or reinstated. Cases listed include Alex Marks, Neal Lancey, Joseph Lombardo, Henry Muir, George Bush, Fred Moody Jr, Stephen Fayn er, Charles Bush, Leonard Sachder, Vincent Oldham, Nathaniel Ak ridge, Francis Crouch Sandy Hook, Anthony Stockowitz Sandy Hook, Thomas Kamas, Horace VanDeBogart, Jean Markay, Charles Jones, James Walsh, Michael Duhan, and John Hapanowich. Outcomes vary from warnings to suspensions and tests.
Eight miners died and 11 were injured in a mine explosion in Boyaca state Colombia. The mine is owned by Acerias Paz Del Rio steel mill. Local authorities reported the incident on Monday.
Irving Karmasin, 44, of 4 Samuel Street, Trumbull, was found guilty in City court on four counts of selling and attempting to sell insurance without a license. He received fines totaling $100 and two 30‑day suspended jail terms after six hours of hearings led by Martin J. MacKeon. He allegedly acted as an insurance broker, collecting premiums for fire and personal liability insurance and attempting to sell auto insurance without a license.
Middletown Dec 2 AP The board of directors announced the resignation of Leonard B. Markham longtime chairman of the board and vice president He joined the bank in 1917 and will continue as treasurer of Middlesex county.
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