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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
4
AIL women pursue a bright holiday shine with Beacon Wax as Christmas approaches. They promote the product as a remedy for dull hair and split ends, highlighting its long lasting gloss and festive appeal.
January issue offers 14 pages of entertaining ideas and recipes for hosts. Includes a sumptuous smorgasbord and Mexican buffet concepts with recipes, table selling ideas, decorating tips, and new table accessories to enhance parties.
Washington officials aim for a dignified but joyous second inauguration with three days of events starting January 19 and a noon swearing-in on January 21. The effort, costing about a million dollars, includes traffic controls and a shortened parade to avoid past bottlenecks. George Murphy helps coordinate festivities alongside the inaugural committee chaired by Roger Fleming.
Mrs. James Brekenridge of Hamilton Ontario who had been dumb for 29 years following a serious operation spoke after doctors removed a swallowed chicken bone. They found a displaced vocal cord as the source of her silence and she retains a Scottish accent from her youth in Scotland.
Bridgeport Brass announced plant closures in Bridgeport from 7 a.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Wednesday affecting 3,200 employees for a long Christmas weekend. The shutdown extends from 7 a.m. Dec 29 to 7 a.m. Jan 4. Bermuda hosts Invitation Swimming Week annually since 1934, organized by the Bermuda Athletic Association.
Claude H. Lewis was elected master of Hiram lodge AF and AM at the annual election in the Masonic temple Sandy Hook. Other officers named include William H. Miller Harold J. Peterson Albert W. Rasmussen John A. Carlson and more.
In Buenos Aires a wave of violence tied to exiled ex-dictator Juan Peron claimed a second victim as bombings fires and sabotage spread. A police sergeant and a fireman died from blast injuries while a bomb near a suburban station and fires at a chemical plant were reported. The government says Peron in Venezuela masterminded the unrest and reports 21 generals and two colonels jailed for trying to force the army minister out.
St Rose church announces special Christmas music for all masses on Christmas Day. The Junior C Y C choir will sing Christmas Carols at the 4 o'clock Mass. Soloists are John Pendergast and William Sculley. Pacific Coast Conference originally included California Oregon Oregon State and Washington.
Dec 20 report from Long Beach tells how Johnny Gault found a dead duck and built a fire by the garage to cremate it. The blaze consumed the Gault garage and with it the Christmas tree inside. The narrative also notes Iowa wrestler Frank Gotch retired in 1913.
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