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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1958
Page
2
Report details $16,000 in cash recovered after a holdup involving a trio with two guns. Witnesses quote a mother praising her son Merson Gale and noting his safe return. Family expresses disbelief and support despite the incident. Police and family statements referenced.
Administration monitors several Army Engineers approved projects awaiting Congress funds. If Congress grants money, these programs would boost national wealth. Democrats urge immediate action citing recession risks and call for faster road building school construction and farm support, while Republicans label rhetoric as panic.
Clover Claws defeated the Vikings 67 to 8 as Bill Dolyak and Jack Halkovic combined for 72 points. Dolyak scored 38 and Halkovic 34 in the recent basketball game while Brian Halpin starred for Clover.
Elsbeth MacDonald Silliman 4, of Millbank Road Fairfield wife of Frederick B. Silliman president of Bridgeport Hydraulic Co died yesterday in Bridgeport Hospital where she had been admitted Saturday night. Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at St Pauls Episcopal Fairfield with Rev Oliver D Carberry officiating. Burial place to be announced by Henry E Bishop and Son Funeral Home. She was born in Chicago and married in 1939. Survived by husband three daughters Margaret Elizabeth Wendy Silliman of Fairfield mother Mrs Wells MacDonald of Rye N Y and sister Miss Iona MacDonald of New York City.
Mahmoud Fawzi pledged Egypt's support for Tunisian rights as France faced Tunisian accusations of an act of war after a Saturday attack on a 2000-person town. Tunisian officials and L Action denounced the bombardment of schools and homes, while Bourguiba urged calm and promised stern inquiry and withdrawal of remaining French troops.
Washington reports the United States profoundly disturbed by French air raid on a Tunisian border village. Secretary of State Dulles asked the French ambassador to call this afternoon to express concern and seek information. State department officials warned the incident could aid communist efforts in strategic North Africa.
Lincoln's birthday will see the Post Office operate as usual says Pewmaster Russel F. Neary. It will close February 22 for Washington's birthday with no mail pickups except at businesses or factories that remain open.
Two separate fires forced families from homes on a frigid night. In the first blaze at 343 Lexington Avenue, nine people escaped, five children, after a defective oil burner caused flames to engulf a two story wooden house. Firefighters battled for about 35 minutes, later moving stock and materials in the Wheeler Wire building when a sprinkler release caused water damage but saved most contents. Fire officials cited the burner issue and a lack of heat as contributing factors. Neighbors provided shelter for both families.
Hartford February 9 County Sheriff Donald H. Potter announces Windsor's Charles E. Mahoney as treasurer of the Jefferson Jackson dinner fundraising event set for March 8 at the Hotel Statler. Mahoney has long Democratic ties and has chaired the Democratic State Central Committee. Senator Henry M. Jackson from Washington will be main speaker, with Governor Ribicoff also expected to speak.
Frederick A Ells lifelong Norwalk resident and longtime president of Norwalk Savings Society died at 10 40 pm in Norwalk hospital after a brief illness. He served over 50 years at the bank and held director roles at Gilbert and Bennett Manufacturing and C B Dolge. Survived by two sons a daughter six grandchildren a brother and two sisters. Funeral arrangements announced by Raymond funeral home.
Officials plan a conference with the governor and legislative leaders to discuss changes to unemployment benefits and the extension of weeks paid. A state survey on employment prospects cites defense contract potential and Washington talks. Bush foresees large federal defense contracts for the state.
The Tulsa Tribune reports that Schwartz, under internal criticism for mishandling an FCC inquiry, faced possible dismissal after questions over $490 in New York weekend expenses. Schwartz says $400.73 covered August trips for subcommittee business and that total actual expenses reached about $1,000, mostly paid from his own pocket. House Commerce Chair Harris called the facts unusual and predicted Schwartz would be fired, echoing subcommittee Chairman Moulder who said he would vote against it but expected dismissal.
Bronx native Farrell enters a sealed steel chamber to simulate space isolation for seven days. He will be watched by TV and military doctors as experts monitor his psychological endurance and oxygen, pressure, and life support conditions.
Charles H. Randolph, former Bridgeport Real Estate Board president, will address the YMCA real estate class tonight at 6 pm in the Y. His talk, Listing and Appraising Residential Properties, covers market value pricing and property listing procedures.
The 1957 Maine deer kill reached 40,142, the third highest on record. Earlier totals include 40,790 in 186 and 4 7 slain in 1951, reflecting continued high harvests as wildlife officials track annual game mortality.
A severe blizzard cripples New York State with subzero temps. In Syracuse thirty youths are stranded at a camp but are fed after leaders reach them by bulldozer. Sixty-eight others in Auburn area face a stalled bus, and eighteen Civil Air Patrol members are rescued near Canandaigua. Schools close across Onondaga and surrounding counties, Utica and Syracuse fire and utility workers mobilize, and roads, trains, and air service suffer delays. Dozens of communities report drifts up to fifteen feet and widespread outages as relief crews push through closures to aid stranded families.
The text notes Prime Minister Macmillan supporting a preparatory groundwork for a heads of government meeting with the United States and Russia to pursue a peace agenda. Eisenhower proposed veto restraint in the UN Security Council, a Washington Moscow space pact for peaceful use, and East European self-determination. Macmillan stresses clear agreement on agenda and real progress to avoid a fruitless meeting.
Union members filled a school gym to back strike authorization amid stalemate with United Aircraft over arbitration union security seniority and apprenticeship issues. Leaders argue the company misstates costs and demands while noting union proposals, including maintenance of membership and broader arbitration rights, aim to settle contract disputes fairly. Bridgeport and Stratford plants employ nearly 11,000 workers.
The Soviet press notes Premier Bulganin will run in the Kalinin electoral district on March 16 while losing his Moscow seat to the North Caucasus Adigei region. Khrushchev peers consider possible replacement, with Nikolai Shvernik named for the Moscow vacancy.
A Hartford man Robert W. Henry 33 and his 11 year old son Willie James Henry were injured at 2 a m when their car crossed the Merritt Parkway esplanade and struck the Taconic road overpass abutment. Henry suffered a left arm fracture and head lacerations while Willie James Henry had a left knee fracture and scalp lacerations. Both were listed in fair condition at Greenwich Hospital. State Policeman Donald Zinno charged Henry with travelling too fast for conditions and filed a summons to Greenwich City Court.
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