Pumpkin Delight PTA event features The Manufacturer's Chorus
The Pumpkin Delight PTA hosts a meeting Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the school featuring Mrs. Charles Litscher district PTA director speaking on the Founding Accomplishments and Future Goals of the PTA. The Manufacturer's Chorus of about one hundred male voices directed by Clayton Westerman will perform.
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Pumpkin Delight Pta
Charles Listcher
Litscher
Ptas
State Board of Managers
Yale-Fairfield
Pubic Health Service
Manufactuer
Clayton Westerman
Long Island
Glee Club
William Bull
Lionel DaCosta
Unit
Edward Maher
Frank Snyder
Grace Law
Harry Hyatt
Clayton Smith
George Weed
George
Wilshire Boulevard
John Edward Wolf, Jr
Herbert Street
Fort Trumbull
Fort Trumbull Beach
Dorothy Marfyak
West Shore Center
Danbury Firm Seeks Return of $5,000 Deposit
Willimantic Investors of Danbury sues for the return of a $5,000 down payment on a Bridgeport property deal from 1953. The case, heard in Superior Court with Judge John Clark FitzGerald presiding, involves defendants Lazarus Heyman and several Covell relatives, who owned 956 958 Main Street.
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Danbury
Willimantic Investors, Inc
Lazarus Sr. Heyman
Mildred Foster Covell
Bridgeport
Otis Dexter Covell
Jjr
Fairfield
Elizabeth Covell Brett
Hempstead
N. Y
Mary Covell Beers
Euclid
Main Street
Willimantic Investors
Atate
John Clark FitzGerald
Steiber
Albert H. Hornig
Pullman, Comey, Bradley and Reeves
Danbury Driver Arrested After DUI and Two Crashes
Olav L. Olspaard, 52, of Driftway Road, was arrested for driving under the influence and evading responsibility after two crashes in Danbury early today. A second driver, Leslie Nichols, 37, was treated as an outpatient at Danbury Hospital for a right knee injury. Olspaard fled the first crash on Balmforth Avenue, leading officers on a chase to West Street, where he allegedly struck Nichols’ panel truck. He was issued a summons to Traffic Court on February 18.
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Olav L. Olspaard
Driftway Road
Hiquar
West Street
Leslie Nichols
Mill Ridge
Danbury Hospital
Olspaard
North Street
Olsgaard
Nichols
Poficato
Westport PAL to Form Children Talent Troupe
The Westport Police Athletic League plans a children’s talent troupe with Stratford and Bridgeport PALs involved. Sgt. Carmen P. DeMattio chairs a committee and will meet Stratford officials to develop the program. Other members include Capt. Henry Baer and officers Buccieri Lynch. Auditions and performances to be announced later.
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Westport Police Athletic League
PAL
Stratford
Bridgeport
Carmen P. DeMattio
DeMattio
Henry Baer
Joseph Buccieri
Thomas Lynch
Edward Ferenz
William Stefan
Homer Mills
Chester Cornell
Anthony Chapp
Colorado Names Nicholson as Assistant Coach
Boulder Colorado AP reports Dick Nicholson, former CU starting forward, becomes assistant coach this season under Russell Sox Walseth. Nicholson scored 175 points in 4 games last year for the Buffaloes.
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Boulder
Colo
Dick’Nicholson
University of Colorado
Russell
Sox
Sikorsky Honored By Friends At Quarter Century Dinner
Aeronautical pioneer Igor I Sikorsky was honored by Sikorsky Aircraft associates with a hand lettered scroll praising his vision and 35 years of service. Seven new inductees into the Quarter Century club received engraved watches amid the Brooklawn Country Club event.
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Sikorsky Aircraft
Scrall
Quarter Century Club
Mr. Sikorsky
Lee S. Johnson
Sikorsky Aircraft Division
United Aircraft Corporation
Johnson
Sikorsky
Brooklawn Country Club
Gustav Braman
Milford
Henry W. Engstrom
Orange
Kurt Findert
Russia
Igor Sikorsky
Colts Sign Pair From Baltimore As 1959 Contracts Tally
Baltimore reports Fackie Simpson former Miami halfback and Bob Bailey from Thiel College signed 1959 contracts with the Colts. Simpson, drafted fourth in 1957, awaits discharge expected in September. Bailey, a 218 pound end and back, also was a 1957 draftee.
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Baltimore
Fackie Simpson
Miami
Fla
Bob Bailey
Thirl
Baltimore Colts
Simpson
Bailey
Thiel
London Salon Unveils Knee Massage For Spring
London beauty salon announces a new knee massage service aimed at rejuvenating knees for the season. The treatment promises a fresh, youthful appearance to fit shorter skirts this spring.
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London
Today
Driverless truck plunges onto Fairfield railroad embankment
A driverless gas truck rolled from Vermont avenue in Fairfield and plunged 340 feet down a hill, crossing Kings highway and crashing beside the New Haven railroad tracks. Gas bottles spilled, rails shifted, and trains were slowed to 35 mph pending repairs. Stephen Kupclick Jr. of 230 Pacific Street received a summons for February 17 on a motor vehicle violation.
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Fairfield
New Haven
Kings Highway
Consumers Petroleum Company
Post Road
George Lesnick
Vermont Avenue
Stephen Kupchick, Jr
Pacific Street
Kupclick
City appoints five to incinerator staff
The Civil Service office announced provisional hires for the new Bostwick Avenue incinerator with three crane operators and two labor foremen. Matthew LaRiccia will head the West End plant, while construction and testing proceed, with operation expected in March.
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Civil Service Office
Bostwick Avenue
Matthew LaRiccia
West End
Expensive Shine Takes $800 From Shoe Shiner Case
Wilmore Stanard kept eight $100 bills in a shoe toe for safekeeping. At a local shine parlor the shoes returned shining but the money was missing. Police issued a warrant for a 20 year old former bootblack believed to have changed a $100 bill nearby.
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Washington
Wilmore Stanard
Russian language class at Danbury State Teachers grows
Danbury State Teachers College drew 42 responses to a Russian language course, surpassing the 10 needed. Father Constan tine Auroroff will teach two weekly classes, joined by professors, students, teachers, principals, housewives, a surgeon, a surgeon, a broker and a research engineer in the enthusiastic turnout. He notes the value of Russian for free world communication and counters Bolshevik misdirection. He previously taught at Pennsylvania State College for 15 years.
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Danbury State Teachers College
DTC
Constantine Auroroff
Father Auroroff
St. Nicholas
Free World
Russia
Pennsylvania State College
Donations Asked for Heart Fund in Danbury Area
Lynn J. Mathewson chairman of the Newtown Committee of the Danbury Heart association appeals residents to support the current fund drive. He notes that heart research, education and services rely on voluntary contributions and asks for checks payable to the Danbury Heart Association. The Newtown committee includes several local leaders and professionals.
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Lynn J. Mathewson
Newtown
Danbury Heart Association
American Heart Association
Mathewson
Richard F. Burdett
William F. Burke
Walter R. Conroy
Paul A. Cullens
Charles E. Dutchess
J. Benton Egee
C.sidney Haight
Paul A. Houston
Frank L. Johnson
George L Kayhoe
George 3B. Kyle
Rosa Mathewson
R. N
Mary Veronica Nolan
R.N
Joseph Reiss
H. Hawley Warner
Devon White
Stuart Wilder
Milford Court Disposes Of Multiple Town Cases
Milford court last night disposed of several cases including Leigh D. Cowan failing to grant right of way with a $9 fine, Robert Krasnow cited for road nuisance with $6, Leo Perlowski vagrant 60 days in jail, Nicholas Sorak intoxication 30 days in jail, Casey Gess Equipment improper plates $5, Donald Brown failure to keep right $15, Polly Rowe driving without license $3, William Liley intoxication and breach of peace 30 days suspended, William Murray fraudulent check not guilty, bonds forfeited for Leo Macholt driving without license $6, Matthew Mills failure to keep right $6, Nathan Rosenkrantz disregarding red signal $6, Merwin Brochan driving without license, out of state drivers forfeited, bonds totaling $60. Judge William Bonyai presided.
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Leigh D. Cowan
New Haven
Robert Krasnow
Merwin Avenue
Leo R. Perlowski
Nicholas Sorak
Broadway
Casey Gessmer Equipment Company
Donald A. Brown
Melrose Avenue
Bridgeport
Polly R. Rowe
High Street
William Liley
Park Street
William I. Murray, Jr
Merwin v Avenue
Leo A. Macholt, Jr
Hamden
Matthew Mills
Poins Street
New Canaan
Nathan Rosenskrantz
New Ponus Ridge Junior High to be inspected before council vote
City and school officials will inspect the Ponus Ridge junior high on Ponus Avenue tomorrow ahead of a Tuesday night council vote on authorization for use of the building. The project cost 1.625 million dollars and transfer of pupils from Center junior high is planned soon after occupancy.
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Sammy Mell
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Paul D. Webb
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Webb
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Ike
Ponus Ridge
Ponus Avenue
Malcolm D. Roberts
Board of Education
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Harry A. Becker
Lyons and Macher
Sem Grasso Construction Company
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Connelly, Inc
Norwalk Electric Company
Roberts
Omicron
East Avenue Methodist Church
At & P.m
Edward L. Eastman
Rowan Street
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