Westport election recount ends after six hour trial
A six and a half hour Superior Court trial over the Westport town election concluded with Judge Louiselle to rule after briefs. Plaintiffs allege 164 vote discrepancy and seek a recount. defendants deny. Witnesses included town clerk Lois Clark and election officials across six districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert T. Scully
S. Turner Blanchard
Westport
Alva P. Louiselle
Herbert E. Baldwin
First Selectman
Scully
Blanchard
Selectman
Mr. Baldwin
Elliott Roberts
GOP
Harvey L. Koizim
Lois R. Clark
Lee
Senie
Koizim
Tedesco Praises Bridgeport CD Program and Center
Mayor Tedesco said he is deeply impressed by Bridgeport Civil Defense facilities at the John Winthrop School control center. CD Director Chris Wesche accompanied him as the center was praised as among the best in the state. He noted a large participation with over 2000 people in a recent test alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tedesco
Fairfield Reports Three Accidents Last Night
Four drivers were arrested on charges of violating motor vehicle laws after three accidents in Fairfield last night. David Dorkin, Norman Nixon, Ray Walls and Samuel F Ralph Jr faced court summons or arrests as their cars crashed along the Post Road and nearby streets with no injuries reported.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhodes Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Eastport
Block Island
Fairfield
Town Court
Post Road
Woorrow Avenue
David Dorkin
Merritt Street
Norman
Nixon
Queens Village
N.Y
Anthony Zadrovitz
Ray Walls
Parkwood Road
Barlow Road
Henry Smith
Samuel F. Ralph, Jr
South Pine Creek Road
Smith
Pine Creek Road
City Plan Board Hikes Budget Plea by Five Thousand
The City Planning commission voted $25,061 in requisitions for 1958-59, $5,449 over current appropriations. City Planning Engineer Joseph M. Dearborn said $3,776 is requested for a new draftsman, and the figures do not cover redevelopment planning funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Joseph M. Dearborn
Dearborn
Hartford refugee pleads guilty to second degree murder
Marian Mierzwa a 29 year old Hartford resident pleads guilty to second degree murder as his first degree trial nears. A judge accepts the plea avoiding a possible death sentence with a life sentence to be imposed December 18 after probation review. He arrived from Poland in 1950 and was charged in the August 31 fatal shooting of Nancy Laramie 21 of East Hartford outside Kay's cafe.
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Hartford
Marian Mierzwa
Elmer W. Ryan
Douglass B. Wright
Mierzwa
Poland
Nancy Laramie
East Hartford
Kay
Wright
Stores Push Plea for Easier Parking
Representatives from the Retail Division of the Chamber of Commerce met Mayor Tedesco to urge more municipal parking facilities downtown. Merchants Leo Feldman Jack Olinsky and Jacob Kunin called for better parking to boost business conditions and the Mayor scheduled future meetings and asked for data from merchants to aid city department information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Tedesco
Leo Federman
Jack Olinsky
Jacob
Kunin
Ipather
Pequonnock Yacht Club elects new commodore and officers
John Bombard of 498 Arctic Street was chosen commodore, succeeding Rudolph Sebastian. Officers include Henry Christiansen Jr as rear commodore, Adelard Mauzerall as vice commodore, Vincent Terew as financial secretary, Frank Cooney as recording secretary, and Wilbur Ross as treasurer. Board chair Vincent Ford of 87 Henry Street leads a board that adds William Fadus and Henry Christiansen Sr, with three year terms. other members are Wilbur Ross, William Young and Eugene Tompkins.
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John Bombard
Arctic Street
Pequonnock Yacht Club
Rudolph Sebastian
Henry Christiansen, Jr
Adelard Mauzerall
Vincent Terew
Frank Cooney
Wilbur Ross
Vincent Ford
Henry Street
Kenneth Beibel
Henry Mareth
William Fadus
Henry Christiansen, Sr
William Young
Eugene Tompkins
Round stones used in ancient bowling practice
A brief note recalls that round stones served as early bowling implements. The historical detail highlights how throwers used smooth pebbles in place of modern pins and balls, illustrating sport’s distant origins.
University of Connecticut list includes eight Fairfield county students
Eight Fairfield county seniors at the University of Connecticut are named in the 1957 58 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities edition announced by Dr Atwood Northby. The Fairfield county students include Dale Strack Patricia Bacon Edward Giddings Albert Frede Paul Wehr Kent McKamy Mark Hawthorne and Michael Sorrentino and Anne Barry among others.
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Michael F. Sorrentino
Taft Avenue
Anne P. Barry
Hemlock Street
Stratford
University of Connecticut
Pairfield County
Dr. Atwood
Northby
Uconn
Fairfield County
Dale A. Strack
Dover Street
Norwalk
Patricia A. Bacon
Bradley Street
Westport
Edward N. Giddings
Miltrades Road
Riverside
Albert W. Frede
Oak Street
Paul E. Wehr
Driftway Road
Danbury
Kent C. McKamy
West Brother Drive
Greenwich
Mark Hawthorne
Francis Avenue
Stamford
Sorrentino
APO
CCC
Archons
Educators Feted At Bridgeport Teachers' Event
Retired superintendent Dr. Joseph E. Jeffery and Mrs. Jeffery were honored at a reception hosted by the Bridgeport Teachers' Association led by president Miss Flora Lister. The event occurred yesterday at the Stratfield hotel with attendees from Maplewood School noted in coverage.
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Joseph E. Jeffery
Jeffery
Bridgeport Teachers’ Association
Flora Lister
Stratfield Hotel
Maplewood School
Excellence and Merit in University Leadership Honors
The nomination cites basis in excellence and sincerity in scholarship, strong reader ship, broad participation in extracurriculars, citizenship, service to the university, and promise of future leadership in business and society.
Fire at Lakeview Restaurant Quelled Quickly
Firefighters were called to the Lakeview restaurant at 960 Boston Avenue at 1 15 a m to extinguish a minor fire in a wall. A wiring defect was blamed. Recall came in four minutes later.
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Lakeview
Boston, Avenue
Two Hurt In Crash At Parkway Exit
A Brooklyn man Leung Kin 52 driving west on the Merritt parkway followed a car onto Route 57 exit and crashed into a tree. His wife Huie Kin 48 suffered head injuries and knee abrasions. both were listed in fair condition at Norwalk Hospital. Police said Kin followed too closely and misjudged the exit being a parkway curve.
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Westport
Brooklyn
N.Y
Norwalk Hospital
Leung Kin
Huie Kin
Westport Town
Raymond Brown
Kin
Brown
Gilbreth urges engineers to blend values with technical training
Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth addressed a University of Bridgeport convocation on Professional Education for Management. She urged engineers to be mentally alert, physically fit, emotionally serene, socially adjusted and sartorially smart, stressing human values alongside technical education.
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Lillian M. Gilbreth
Gilbreth
University of Bridgeport
College of Engineering
Frank B. Gilbreth
Andrew J. Peterson
Department of
Industrial Engineering
Dr. Gilbreth
John L. Schwab
John L. Schwab & Associates
James H. Halsey
Herman Steinkraus
Bridgeport Brass Company
Schwab
Louise Johnson
Dr.Gilbreth
Andrew McHose
The
Dictaphone Corporation
Leonard Sacurci
Bridgeport
Society For the Advancement of Management
Robert Cleveland
Raybestos Company
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Alan H. Senie
Loiselle
Edgar T. Lee
Ann Parker Wake
Edward J. Capasse
Edward E. Garlick
Walter Pitkin
Lyn Parser
Rosiland M. Dinsmore
Taxpayer’s
Floramay Yolmes
Marjorie H. Barrisie
Republican Party
Ralph Mitchell
Taxpayer's Party
Edward M. Boucher
Joseph J. Naumchiek
Arnold R. Fasano
Gertrude Rosenberg
Democrats
Ethel Cashew
Republicans
Paris
Tibet
MOHIC
Mohican
Milford
S. & H. Green
New England
Lakes
Oregon
City Plan
Islands
South Pacific
Boston
U. S
Weather Bureau
Albany
Ryee
AL Buffaloes
Burlington
Charleston
S.C
Chicago
Edereee Tae
Cincinnati
Eebaee
Concord
Denver
Rere Serra
Washington
Worcester Thee
Rep
Patterson
Miss Barry
Mortar Board Society
Goodwill
Anna M. Cain
Middletown
James Patterson
R-Conn
Sputnik
American Legion
Parkway
Philippine Islands
Lillian Gilbreth
Alex S,. Klein
Prop
Phone Edison
Park Ave
Wood Ave
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