Milford High Key Club inducts 20 new members
The Milford High Key Club welcomed 20 new members at its annual banquet and induction ceremony. New members include S. Prescott Blake Elliott Burton George Caselle Jack Donegan Mike Kranyak Charles Krieger James Maryak Donald Ross Smith Toulson Robert West Lee Williams Ronald Rosenbaum Lindon Blanchard Robert Hood Gerald Krause Hank Kuryla Larry Pince Gerald Potkay Robert Richards Victor Sekelsky. The event raised the club’s total to 47 members with staff and parents in attendance.
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Milford High
S. Prescott Blake
Elliott Burton
George Caselle
Jack Donegan
Mike Kranyak
Charles Krieger
James Maryak
Donald Ross
Smith Toulson
Robert West
Lee Williams
Ronald Rosenbaum
Lindon Blanchard
Robert Hood
Gerald Krause
Hank Kuryla
Larry Pince
Gerald Potkay
Robert Richards
Victor Sekelsky
Jobless Claims Drop Second Week in Row
State Labor Department figures show a 13 percent statewide rise in unemployment claims for the week ended December 22, while Milford claims fell from 146 to 141, marking a second consecutive weekly decline after a two month peak of 157 for the week ended December 3. The notice also lists property transfers, births, local court notices, business sales, and staff updates in Milford.
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Milford
State Labor Department
Nuns Killed in Auto Crash Near Somers New York
Two nuns died and two were injured when their car collided with a cement truck on Route 100 near Somers town hall. Identified as Sister Mary Celestine and Sister Mary Loretta, both over 45, the injured include Sister Mary Austin and Sister Mary Raphael. The group, part of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, were en route to a memorial service in White Plains.
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Somers
N. Y
Sisters of the Divine Compassion
Somers Town Hall
Mary Celestine
Ann Gallagher
Michael Gallagher
Croton Falls
Mary Loretta
Ruth’ Filan
Henry Filan
Flushing
Queens
New York
Mary Austin
Raphael
Northern Westchester Hospital
Mount Kisco
Good Counsel College
White Plains
M. Aloysia
Shoplifting Gang of Girls Broken Up in Hartford
A group of six juvenile girls aged 12 to 13 stole wallets and store goods from fitting rooms. Policewoman Ella G. Brown led the investigation aided by Sgt. Daniel M. Killoran and Officer Theodore Napper. Seven wallets were recovered and clothing valued at hundreds of dollars. All suspects were referred to juvenile court. names are withheld due to age.
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Hartford
Ella, G. Brown
Daniel M. Killoran
Brown
Killoran
Theodore Napper
Skin of Traffic Victim Used for Military Honors
A 43-year-old girl with 70 percent burns at Children's Memorial Hospital received a skin graft from 3-year-old Gilbert Case II of Chicago, killed in a collision. Surgeons hope the graft aids Cindy Evans's recovery, with donor skin sloughing in six to eight weeks and only growth possible from identical twins. The Case family and Evans family met at a wake as both households cope with tragedy.
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Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Cindy Evans
Decatur
Gilbert Case II
Cindy
Gilbert
Santa Claus
Donna Evans
Genevieve Case
Sevellon Brown ex editor dies in Tucson
Sevellon Brown 70 longtime editor and publisher of The Providence Journal Bulletin died at Tucson Medical Center after a stroke. He helped found the American Press Institute at Columbia, led journalism groups, and received honors from Columbia. Funeral services are private. He leaves a widow two sons a daughter and ten grandchildren.
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Ariz
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Providence
R.I
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D.C
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Columbia
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Boston
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Levellon Brown
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Robert J. Slagle
Annapolis
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Coronado
Calif
Gertrude Huntress
New York City
Baby Drowns in Bath Tub in New Haven
One-year-old Steven Watts died in a Canal Street home after police say a child turned on hot water and the infant and his two-year-old sister Sheila had been bathed. Medical examiner called the death accidental due to drowning and noted burn injuries from the hot water.
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New Haven
Steven Watts
Benjamin Watts
Canal Street
Sheila
Steven
Sterling P. Taylor
Government bans official work in restaurants in Tokyo
Japanese cabinet orders officials to conduct business in offices or other venues besides plush restaurants due to strong public criticism. The decree targets government venues to curb perceived improper conduct while signaling stricter public standards.
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Tokyo
Grange Plans Jan 14 Lecture by Mrs Williams
Mrs Ernest Williams will present the first year program for Redding Grange No 15 on Monday Jan 14 with the theme New Faces For Old The meeting will be conducted by Master Miss E ren Favreau Newly installed officers will lead the session and refreshment hosts include Miss Lucy Stietzel Mr and Mrs Warner Gorenze and Emil Stietzel About 30 people attended a recent Christmas party and story hour for Long Ridge Library youngsters hosted by the Long Ridge Women s club sponsor of library activities
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Ernest Williams
Redding Grange No. 15
E‘ren Favreau
Lucy Stietzel
Warner Gorenze
Emil Stietzel
Long Ridge
Gravel Digging Starts At Saugatuck Shores
Savin Construction of Groton begins excavation of 350000 yards of gravel for a turnpike segment between South Compo road and the Norwalk-Darien line. Gravel sourced from Stewart Leonard property and Norwalk businessmen. plan to acquire 80000 more yards of gravel and 20000 yards of fill at 35 cents per yard.
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Connecticut
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Savin
South Compo Road
Norwalk-Darien
Stewart J. Leonard
Norwalk
Saugatuck R
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West Haven
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Cartright Street
Bridgeport
Arthur A. Miller
Leroy and
Charlotte Morse
Flower Estates
Calumet Road
Oak Street
Mer-ritt Parkway
James DeMaria
Jimmy
East State Street
John Matthews
Fairport Road
Westfair Village
Percy Marks Dies Author Of The Plastic Age
Percy Marks, author of The Plastic Age and a prolific writer of 19 other books, died at 65 in Grace-New Haven Hospital. A Californian by birth and former Brown University English instructor, he gained fame for a frank college campus novel that sparked controversy and was adapted into a Clara Bow film. He lived in Hamden, Connecticut, since 1930.
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New Haven
Percy Marks
Grace-New Haven Hospital
Tie l
Clara Bow
Marks
Brown University
Hampdon
Curley Undergoes Emergency Surgery In Boston
Former Gov James M Curley, 82, had an emergency operation for a large stomach ulcer in Boston. He withstood the surgery remarkably well and was listed in fair condition after the major procedure that lasted over two hours following a prior assessment of very grave.
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Boston
James M. Curley
Burma to Promote Mutual Trade With West Germany
Rangoon reports Burma has agreed to promote mutual trade with West Germany signaling a shift toward expanded economic ties between the two nations. The move followed discussions outlining cooperative avenues, trade facilitation, and potential market access improvements.
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Burma
West Germany
Rangoon
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