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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1957
Page
8
Narragansett Park directors announce a 55 cent per share dividend from the 30 day fall meeting earnings, payable Dec 27 to stockholders of record Dec 17. This raises the track's total year dividend to one dollar after a 45 cent summer dividend.
In New York a fashion designer, John Reiser, 45, was found strangled in a basement after two thieves tied three men in a four story brownstone. They fled with $10 and jewelry while Joseph Peters and William Hunter were restrained upstairs. Peters alerted police.
Raybestos announces two new division sales products during a five day national sales conference at Hotel Barnum. About 58 salesmen from across the country attend as James L. McGaylern Jr. states a full line of heavy duty fluid and a brake service lubricant join the expanding automotive supply program. John F. D. Rohrbach will speak at a luncheon tomorrow, with William S. Simpson addressing a dinner tonight. A warehouse manager clinic led by James C. McDonald runs during the session's final days under McGovern with Cunningham and Calderone assisting.
Danbury police warn of a repeat thief roaming local shops. Det. Capt. James J. Whitlock says the man enters stores posing as a caller or person waiting, then steals from unattended cash registers. He reportedly stole $100 from a White Street shop Saturday night, earlier suspected of a August theft of a cash box.
In Oklahoma City at St. Anthony's Hospital, nuns plan to use an electric golf cart to pick up and deliver laundry, aiding efficiency in hospital chores. The AP report notes the small vehicle supports daily logistics within the facility.
Judge John P. Evans disposed of several cases in Town Court today. Arthur Ross and Harry Gosselin were fined six dollars each for traffic light and illegal parking violations. Jack Trumley and Veronica Cantiello faced lesser charges. Ernest R. Zimmerman had a warrant issued for reckless operation. Twelve out of area offenders paid a total of one hundred eighty four dollars for traffic violations including speeding, driving with out license, and illegal parking.
Alvin M. Linke of West Haven admitted to driving over the speed limit and traveling on the wrong side of the Post road near the Connecticut Turnpike bridge. He was found not guilty of reckless driving but fined 15 dollars for failure to keep right. Judge Ronald M. Stark noted no other cars were present and the act did not endanger lives.
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