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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1956

Page

2

Sprague Expected to Become Assistant Secretary of Defense

Mansfield D. Sprague of New Canaan a Bridgeport lawyer and former state House speaker is expected to be named as the new assistant secretary of defense for manpower personnel and reserves after the Senate acts early next year. He currently serves as general counsel of the Department of Defense on a two year leave from Boardman Stoddard and McCarthy. Sprague would replace Carter Burgess who resigned to become president of Trans World Airlines.

U. S. Senate Mansfield D. Sprague New Canaan Bridgeport State House of Representatives Sprague Department of Defense Eisenhower Boardman, Stoddard and McCarthy Brooks Road Carter Burgess Burgess Senate Congress Trans-World Airlines Defense General Counse

Heartful of Dimes Drive Aids Hungarian Refugees

Earlham College students in Richmond Indiana aimed to raise 771 dollars with a heart shaped drive. receipts will fund 500 University of Sopron students and faculty who aided the revolt and fled to Austria. Most donations came from 800 Quaker school students with posters backing the effort. Former President Hoover urged Americans to give freely and quickly through First Aid for Hungary Inc. for refugees and clothing.

Richmond Ind Earlman College University of Sopron Austria Quaker School New York Herbert Hoover First Aid For Hungary

Priest 55 Freezes to Death in Snow

The Rev Edward Prinster 55 pastor of Holy Name Catholic church was found frozen to death in the snow in front of his residence in Steamboat Springs Colorado He apparently fell while shoveling snow from the parish house roof last seen alive about 5 PM yesterday Coroner Howard Root said temperatures were well below freezing a passerby John T Kimble discovered the body

Steamboat Springs Colo Edward Prinster Holy Name Catholic Church Howard Root Root Father Prinster Colorado John T. Kimble

Exchange Speaker to Address Club at Lunch Today

Ralph D Mount of The Bassick Company speaks to Exchange Club at 12 15 today in the Stratfield hotel He will discuss Robert W Service his autobiography The Plowman of the Moon and recite Dann McGrew and Sam McGee Arrangements by Alpheus Winter and Arthur Moore Officers for the ensuing year will be nominated at the business meeting.

Ralph D. Mount Bassick Company Exchange Club Stratfield Hotel Mr. Mount Robert W. Service France Mr. Service Dan McGrew Sam McGee Mount

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