Stratford Referendum on Zoning Sees High Drama
Hartford area reports a woman wounded in a church shooting tied to a marriage elopement in Rocky Mount North Carolina. Police say David McCall of East Hartford fired at Estelle Melanson then shot himself near the altar in St Justin's church, later dying in hospital. Stratford voters will decide tomorrow whether Section 76 remains in the town zoning rules governing liquor establishments, a move that sparked a long dispute between the town council and residents. The Referendum turnout will use paper ballots with Yes or No on keeping the section, with polling places open 8 am to 6 pm. The issue has tied to fears liquor outlets near homes and the town's planning board stance that the section is too restrictive for future zoning changes. Strong community opposition from Lordship Improvement Association and clergy helped drive the referendum campaign.
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Hartford
Sopher
David McCall
East Hartford
Rocky Mount
N. C
Estelle Melanson
Joseph Meany
McCall
Estelle
Meany
Estee
St. Justin's Church
St Francis Hospital
Stratford
W. Howard Wilcoxson
Town Planning Board
Stas Liquor Control Commission
Lawrence Moore
Technical Planners
Moore
Lordship Improvement Association
Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals
Planning and Zoning Boards
Special Election Committee
Joseph Venables
Joseph Knott
Joseph McNamara
Planning and Zoning Board
Planning Board
John Murray
John = Walgus
Robert Crowther
Marge Marzi
GOP Committee Plans Meeting Next Week
The Republican State Central committee will meet in the Hotel Bond Thursday at 6 pm for a discussion of the defeat of Governor Lodge. The meeting was called by State Chairman Clarence F. Baldwin.
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Hartford
Republican State Central Committee
Bond
Lodge
Clarence F. Baldwn
Ex-Gillit Miss Injured In Parkway Collision
Stamford report details two Springfield men Edward J. Leyden and Arthur Du Bois, discharged from the Army, who narrowly escaped death when Leyden fell asleep at the wheel and their sedan crashed on the Merritt Parkway. Police described them as former paratroopers with minor injuries and Leyden warned for reckless driving.
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Stamford
Springfield
Mass
Merritt Parkway
Edward J. Leyden
Arthur du Bois
Austin Ford
Walter Benz
Leyden
Po- Lee
Lavden
Ford
Laundry Suel Estate Suit Over Loans Of Late President
Bridgeport Ideal Laundry Company filed a 25000 damage suit in Superior Court against George R. Holmes and Lorraine Holmes. It alleges John T. Holmes borrowed 2126906 from the firm while president from 1944 to his death on June 28, and that a claim against the estate was disallowed by the executor. The suit also accuses Holmes of transferring government bonds and his house at 4942 Main Street to his son with his wife’s knowledge to defraud creditors.
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Bridgeport Ideal Laundry Company Inc
Bridgeport
John T. Holmes
George R. Holmes
Lorraine Holmes
Holmes
John T Holmes
Main Street
Pomperous Council Dance Night At Hillside Firehouse
Danbury reports a dance tonight at Hillside Volunteer Firehouse Anton Street from 8 to 11. Committee in charge lists Raymond Pendergast William Morris Russell Babcock Richard John Wirth Arthur Frauenberger and Robert Thoutn. A separate suit in Danbury Superior Court settled for 850 dollars involving Ralph Wotter of Stratford and Ferry Caprai of Hyde Park Ma. arising from a December 1951 collision on Padanaram Road.
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Pomperous Council
Fcouts
Hillside
Anton Street
Raymond Pendergast
William Morris
Russell Babcock Richard
John Wirth
Arthur Frauenberger
Robert Thoutn
Danbury
Ralph W oTerr
Stratford
Ferry Caprai
Hyde Park Midh
Superior Court
Padanaram Road
Dickens Wright Heads Jersey Radio Group
Dickens J Wright, president and general manager of WPAT Paterson New Jersey and former manager of WICC from 1948 to 1950, heads a group that has purchased WPAT. North Jersey Broadcasting says control will pass after FCC approval. Wright previously worked with WMGM WMCA WOR CBS and ABC.
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Dickens J Wright
WPAT
Paterson
WICC
North Jersey Broadcasting Company
Federal Communications Commission
Bridgeport
Wright
New York
WMGM
WMCA
WOR
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting System
Airman held in traffic death near Merritt parkway
Doyle R. Pack a 34 year old USAF airman was found guilty of simple negligence in the death of Daniel J Santone a 23 year old machine operator and Korean War veteran struck on the Merritt parkway in Westport after aiding a stalled car. A blood alcohol reading of 0.12 was recorded five hours after the crash.
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USAF
Philp Y. Reinhart
Daniel J Santone
Dupont Place
Mr. Santone
American Chain Company
Merritt Parkway
Westport
St. Vincent's Hospital
Pack Auto
Stall Blames Abrupt Stall For Seaplane Crash
The Connecticut Aeronautics department attributed the seaplane crash near Shelton Monroe to an abrupt stall. Victims were Alvaro Mellini 31 of 39 Henry Street and Corona New York and Mrs Patricia A Davis 26 of Sept Avenue Main Street. The single engine craft plunged into the Housatonic river after takeoff, killing both instantly. Authorities noted no apparent structural or engine failure though the engine and propeller were not an approved installation.
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Connecticut Aeronautics Department
Alvaro Mellini
Henry Street
Corona
N. Y
Patricia A. Davis
Main Street
Shelton
Monroe
Housatonic River
Mellini
Stamford Jews Dedicate Ex Church as Synagogue Tonight
In Stamford a former Lutheran church at 54 Grove Street will be dedicated as a synagogue tonight with speakers from both Jewish and Lutheran communities. The building, shared since February, features an ark and Torah for the Jewish group and marks interfaith harmony as Rabbi Robert J. Marx discusses unity.
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Stamford
Grove Street
Bernard J. Johnson
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Jewson
Newfield Avenue
Temple Sinai
Robert J. Marx
Marx
Gethsemane
Christ
Rabbi Marx
Pastor Johnson
Rev. Johnson
Policeman Injured When Patrol Car Hits Pole
Radio Patrolman Frank Larkin 38 of 2456 East Main Street was hurt at 12 30 a m when a patrol car chasing a speeder failed to negotiate a curve and struck a United Illuminating pole on Sylvan Avenue near Trumbull Road. He was treated at St Vincent's hospital and released. The speeder remained unidentified. A separate note mentions a ceremony at St Paul's Cray opening nine new schools.
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Frank Larkin
East Main Street
United Illuminating Company
Sylvan Avenue
Trumbull Road
Larkin
St. Vincent's Hospital
John Basile
Sylvan Beach
Senators to Meet Bailey Next Week in Hartford
Twenty Democratic state senators elect from the November 2 election will hold a get acquainted meeting at Democratic State Chairman John M. Bailey's Hartford home on Wednesday night Senator Joseph Longo of Norwich is mentioned as majority leader designate.
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Hartford
John M. Bailey
Joseph Longo
Norwich
Experts Endorse Highway Program in Chicago Meeting
More than 350 governors, legislative leaders, and road experts at the 12th General Assembly of the States in Chicago overwhelmingly endorsed President Eisenhower's 10 year road construction program with a ten to one show of hands. Lt Gen Lucius D Clay said federal funds totaling 25 billion dollars would support a coast to coast betterment drive over the next decade.
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Chicago
General Assembly of
Eisenhower
Lucius D. Clay
Gen. Clay
The
Assembly
White House
Governors’ Committee
Washington
Congress
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