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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1957

Page

8

Warning Issued to Spray Public Christmas Trees

Fire Chief Theodore S. Lockwood warns organizers planning public Christmas trees to fireproof them per state law. Fireproofing spray is available at hardware stores, and organizations such as lodges Scouts PTA and schools should notify the fire department for inspection. The law requires trees to be treated with a fireproofing solution for safety.

Theodore S. Lockwood Lockwood Lodges Scouts PTA Chief Lockwood Rotary Group Stratford Rotary Club

Grange Schedules Saturday Night Christmas Program

Housatonic Grange will meet Saturday in Odd Fellows hall with a children’s Christmas party at 7 pm and a business meeting at 8 pm. Members bring gifts for each child, ice cream and cookies provided, plus a fruit juice contribution for Milford Boys Town.

Housatonic Grange Odd Fellows Hall The Grange Kenneth Wilkinson Shirley Porter Linn Tomlinson Winter Gardens Milford Boys Town Walter Finger GOP Oscar Peterson, Jr Boothe Memorial Park

State Grants For Nichols And Garden School Additions

The State Department of Education approves state aid grants for school construction. Nichols School receives 133,017.23 dollars in 20 annual payments of 6,675.86, and Garden School 135,026.66 dollars in 20 payments of 6,751.33. Grace Lutheran Senior Choir to rehearse Fridays at 7:45 p.m. through December, choir director says.

Harry B. Flood State Department of Education Nichols Garden Schools Nichols School Garden School Grace Lutheran Church Paul C. Reisch Edwin Freeman

Jaycees Open Christmas Tree Sale In Stratford

The Stratford Junior Chamber of Commerce announces its annual Christmas tree sale at Fenelon Place and Main Street beside the Gleason building. The lot is open daily including Sundays with Ray Severance as project director and William Hevaqua as chairman assisted by Oliver Aurelia Fred Brown Richard Crocco Arnold Moller Robert Mundy George O Connor Herbert Ochtmeyer Wallace Reynolds and Arthur Ulman.

Stratford Junior Chamber of Commerce Fenelon Place Main Street Gleason Ray Severance William Hevaqua Oliver Aurelia Fred Brown Richard Crocco Arnold Moller Robert Mundy George O'Connor Herbert Ochtmeyer Wallace Reynolds Arthur Ulman

Connecticut Fire Chiefs dinner honors Mrs Lockwood

Fire Chief and Mrs Theodore S Lockwood attended the Connecticut Fire Chiefs association dinner at the Waverly Inn Monday night. Mrs Lockwood received a silver fruit bowl and a calendar clock as a presentation. Councilman Clyde Richard-

Theodore S. Lockwood Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association Waverly Inn

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