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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1958

Page

3

First Turnpike Violator Fined In Connecticut Court

A Westport woman Elizabeth S Young 44 was the first to be fined in traffic court here for illegally crossing the Connecticut turnpike in Bridgeport on January 27 She paid 24 dollars after being found guilty Judge Milton Reinhard presided with prosecutors Thomas McManus and William Lavery present Two sessions yielded 440 dollars in fines and bond forfeitures Dispositions of other cases followed detailing numerous 12 dollar fines for various traffic violations and additional penalties for stop sign disregards improper turning and driving offenses.

Westport Bridge Port Elizabeth S. Young Sunnyside Lane Milton Reinhard Miss Young Esplande Seaview Avenue Esplanade Kenneth J. Zarriili Reinhard Thomas McManus William Lavery John J. Rossignol, Jr Exeter Street Ursula K. Schaller Dean Place Eldon Wagner Cross Hill Road Monroe Richard J. Weston Spruce Street Gertrude M. Anderson Stepney Asa Chamberlain Hancock Avenue Joseph Cooks Kings Highway Fairfield Harry R. Hollywood Parrott Avenue Michael J. Kraynak

Man Faces Five Counts in Stolen Car Crash

Willie L. Battle, 20, of 460 John Street, arrested on five charges after a stolen car he drove struck two parked vehicles on Golden Hill Street near Harrison Street. He is charged with taking an auto without permission, operating a car under the influence, evading responsibility, driving without a license, and auto-law violations after the crash. Bail set at 1000 dollars. Affected car owner listed as Arthur Davis of Father Panik Village. Knowton Street theft noted. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, rises 19,340 feet.

Willie L. Battle John Street Golden Hill Street Harrison Street Battle Arthur Davis Bldg. 7 Father Panik Village Knowton Street

Alpert accuses group of trying to seize New Haven road

George Alpert, chairman and president of the New Haven railroad, accuses the A C Allyn group of seeking control to drain about 10 million dollars from the railroad treasury. He warns a proxy fight is near and calls the group’s plan harmful to stockholders.

Alpert New York George Alpert New Haven Railroad A. C. Allyn & Co Chicago A. C. Allyn al- Pert Allyn Group New Haven Allyn U. S

State Board reinstates Northend principal after fracas ruling

New Britain Feb 3 AP The Board of Education reinstated Marion H Adamowicz as principal of Northend School after ruling his Meriden police court conviction from Jan 2 did not violate tenure rules The principal returns to duties tomorrow morning His wife Grace a suspended substitute teacher in Hartford was convicted in Meriden on assault and breach of peace charges Their combined penalties totaled 40 and 105 dollars with additional fines for interference and intoxication The couple appealed to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven Bonds were set at 50 dollars for each.

New Britain Board of Education Marion H. Adamowicz Northend Meriden Adamowicz Grace Hartford Focal Board of Education James J. Heath

New Haven Board Talks Absent President Pick

The Allyn group urges New Haven to name a Western railroad man as operating president while Alpert remains chief executive officer. Alpert linked a candidate as capable but said no offer has been made. Charles Shannon, ex-Chicago and North Western, was hired as operating vice president after recommendation by William Wyer & Co.

Allyn New Haven Alpert L.P. Stack John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company G. C. Textor Marine Midland Bank Dumaine Allyn Group J. Douglas Gesey A.C. Allyn Securities & Exchange Commission Mid-Western Railroad Charles Shannon Chicago and North Wester Shannon William Wyer &|, Co Worcester Mass Pitt Holy Cross Cr Juli Tony Hendon A. C. Allyn Argentina Allyn Group Three Caracas Allynby

School Plans Four Scholarships At Helen King Reynolds School

A committee will meet this afternoon at 1 o clock at the Helen King Reynolds school in Stratford to discuss two $250 scholarships for two Stratford and Milford high school graduates. The aim is to provide $500 annually, with preference for science aptitude, and the plan includes both district high schools.

Helen King Reynolds Stratford Milford Maine Helen, King Reynolds Mitford

Cable car given to trolley museum in Maine

An historic New Zealand cable car, used for decades on the hills of Auckland, was turned over to the Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport Maine. Ambassador Sir Leslie Munro attended the ceremony as New Zealand gifted the car in honor of US military personnel who served in the South Pacific. The car joins a growing exhibit collection marking a transition to modern trackless trolleys.

Boston New Zealand United States Leslie Munro Mornington Maine Kennebunkport United

State Forecasts Across New England Weather Brief

Connecticut and Rhode Island expect partly cloudy skies with cold conditions on Tuesday and continued cold weather Tuesday night and Wednesday. Massachusetts sees snow flurries in the Berkshires with increasingly fair, milder conditions later. Vermont and New Hampshire report mostly cloudy with snow flurries and persistent cold, with partial clearing and not quite so cold by midweek.

Connecticut Massachusetts Berkshires Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire

Highway Radio System To Equip State Vehicles

Hartford February 3 AP about half of the 889 motorized vehicles in the State Highway department will get two way radio gear to speed maintenance and emergency work. Pharaorman Corrage and its Corpore cage won the bid at 8 866 a month for installation and rent. Radio Corporation of America bid 8 329.27 monthly and General Electric 11 734.80. The plan includes 34 stations and two way radios in 350 mobile units with 24 30 watt stations, three 50 watt, and seven 250 watt stations. The 1957 legislature appropriated 185 000 to cover costs through June 1989. Installation aimed by January 1 1958 and the contract runs at least five years.

Hartford State Highway Department Pharaoman Corrage Corpore Radio Corporation of America Camden N. J General Electric Company New Rochelle N. Y William C. Murray Newman E. Argraves Sires

U S Files Tax Liens Against Film Group

Federal tax liens totaling nearly two million dollars were filed against Hollywood figures. The largest, over 1.4 million, targets Charles Chaplin for 1953 54. Other liens cover Mickey Rooney Elaine, Otto Preminger Mary, Peggy Lee Dewey Martin, Judy Garland Sid Luft, Maureen O'Sullivan John Farrow, Brian Donlevy and more for various years. Liens were filed in the county recorder's office.

Los Angeles Hollywood Charles Chaplin Chaplin Switzerland Mickey Rooney Elaine Cedric Lady Scott Hardwicke Rory Lita Calhoun Walter O'Keefe Otto Preminger Mary Edward Dmytryk Frankie Laine Peggy Lee Dewey Martin Paul Gregory Chico Marx Ginny Simms William Saroyan Jimmy Boyd Sam Jaffe Judy Garland Sid Luft Maureen O'Sullivan John Farrow Brian Donlevy County Recorder's Office

Assistant Drivers Licenses Plan Lauded by Governor

Hartford February 3 AP Governor Ribicoff praised a new highway safety program by Lt Col Frank F Woolley Jr of the Hartford Air Reserve Center that would issue assistant drivers licenses to children after examination. The program aims to teach safe driving early and has drawn strong support from the governor and about 440 reserve members already invited to assist.

Hartford Frank F. Woolley, Jr Wethersfield Hartford Air Reserve Center Wooley Ribicoff Cornel Woolley Woolley Nacuuvsson Asm Secretary of Welfare Folsom Cork Ame Folsom

Tax Aid For Some Teachers Weighs In House

A House Education subcommittee heard that tax relief for teachers may be possible via regulatory changes, with officials offering few specifics. Separately, Judge Swain upheld an injunction against burning waste on a pig farm, while the state Supreme Court declined to overturn related lower-court decisions and other rulings.

Ree William J. Guiazdowski Guiazdowski W. F. Clark Fuel and Trucking Company Judge Swain Gniardowski Swain Supreme Court High Court Edward J. Daly Superior Court Richard H

Barbary Coast Club Moulin Rouge Burns in San Francisco

Fire swept the Moulin Rouge on the Barbary Coast in San Francisco just before dawn ending the area once alive with bars and night clubs after Prohibition repeal. Eight Chinese residents, including a woman, were helped from living quarters above the club as the blaze destroyed the last of the Pacific Avenue nightlife.

San Franciso Barbary Coast San Francisco Pacific Street State Aloholic Beverage Control Department

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