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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
13
Villagers in Kerala protest rising sugar prices. During visits by state ministers to rural groups, tea or coffee is served without sugar, highlighting shortages and public discontent.
The Sisterhood of Congregation Agudas Achim will host the annual Chanukah supper tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the synagogue at 85 Arlington Street. Prizes will be awarded and Rabbi Jonah Gewirtz will light candles and sing with Cantor Jonas Gewirtz. Chairwoman Jennie Bass, assisted by Etta Cooper, leads a long list of aides. A play titled Songs in the Life of a Jewish Mother will be staged by Cooper Rosenfield Gewirtz and Greenberg with Ruth Greenberg as narrator. The gift shop will be open.
Miss Helen Josephine Rolfe and Douglas Michael Dale were married at Saugatuck Congregational Church Westport by Rev Gibson Daniels. The bride, daughter of Andrew and Mary Rolfe, wore ivory satin and Chantilly lace with seed pearls. They will live in North Hills Pennsylvania after a Boston honeymoon.
New York Court of Appeals overturns a city law used to restrict student Ellis Katz from distributing antiwar pamphlets. Katz faced a $10 fine or 10 days in jail for setting a card table on a Queens sidewalk and distributing material. The ruling cites the First Amendment protections for free speech and assembly.
Blanche Noyes of Darien and V A Hower of New Canaan were elected president and treasurer of the Fresh Air Fund, a 90 year old charity giving free country vacations to underprivileged New York City children. Noyes is a Hornblower Weeks partner, a Stock Exchange governor. Hower, a manufacturing executive, retired in 1962 as senior vice president of Van Raalte.
Mr and Mrs Eugene W Marsh of 317 Orchard Street announce the engagement of their daughter Janet Jean to Richard John Fennessy son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Fennessy of 211 Plains Road Milford Janet Jean Marsh a Warren Harding high school alumna and senior at Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing also attended Southern Connecticut State College Richard John Fennessy attended Milford High School and served four years in the Marine Corps He is a mechanic with National Transportation
A New Delhi newspaper reports student demonstrators urged a teacher to drop English in class claiming preference for Hindi. The protest underscores tensions between language policy and instructional language amid campus activism.
A teacher warned students about oily rags and tar in a car after a label found in English. The class removed greasy materials and soaked rags in water with baking soda to prevent a fire risk, while a group retreated from the scene.
Ursula Jane Flynn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Flynn of Devon, married Earl Kenneth Kaimer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Kaimer of Milford, at St. Ann's Church Devon on December 22. The ceremony featured an Empire gown with Alencon mantilla and a violet and red rose bouquet. Attendants included maid of honor Mary L. Mako and best man Richard W. Gordon. A luncheon followed at the bridegroom's home. Ursula, a Lauralton Hall graduate and nurse, attended Sacred Heart University. Earl Kaimer, with Sikorsky Aircraft, previously served in the U.S. Navy.
The Junior Cosmopolitan club presents a Christmas program at 2 o clock in Hillside hospital led by director Mrs Helen Glasgow. Members sing Carols of Many Lands with Slovak Polish and French songs and accordion numbers. The Ukrainian dance group Dneepro joins for Ukraine songs and Anna Jean Johnson of the Marines leads community singing.
The Ladies auxiliary of the George W. Anderson barracks in Fairfield holds its regular meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Reel road club rooms with Ann V. Carroll presiding. A social hour and refreshments follow. hostesses are Lena Brush, Mollie Calvin, Agnes Caplette and Molly Carroll.
A lighthearted quip titled Wee Women jokes about dieting and appetite with a playful line about a half full dinner leaving one feeling half hungry. The piece reflects humor on meal portioning and mood.
Miss Helen I Dunbar of 13 Nash lane wed John H Venman of 1211 Laurel avenue at the First Methodist church. Rev Dr Walter L Scranton officiated. Attendants were Mrs Walter B Dunbar of Stratford and Mr Mrs James W Wenman of Trumbull. The couple will reside at Laurel avenue.
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