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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1967

Page

5

January Strep Throat Cases Reach One Twenty

A total of 120 strep throat cases were reported for January by Dr. H Patterson Harris, Fairfield health director. Other illnesses for the month included chicken pox six, German measles one, mumps 14, mononucleosis four, tuberculosis one, bronchial pneumonia six. Births totaled 57 and deaths 32. International travel certificates valid for the month numbered 87. Schools will close for winter vacation next week. Board of Education offices open daily except Wednesday, Washington’s Birthday. Classes resume Feb 27.

H. Patterson Harris Fairfield Health Board of Education Washington Kenneth R. Raynor First Baptist Church Shelley

Stratfield PTA Screens Walt Disney Film Tuesday

The Stratfield PTA sponsors a showing of Disney's Big Red on Tuesday in the school auditorium at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Admission is 35 cents with refreshments available. Mrs Lawrence Sax and Mrs Raymond Labonte are co chairs. Single tickets for the Snowflake Fling on Feb 25 go on sale today at 1 p.m. at the Teen center.

Anne Louise Rollet Chain Reaction the Sun Fairfield Grace James $. Hood Donald Scholl George Shoemaker Albert P. Schuke Our Saviour's Lutheran Hill Farm Road Luther League Lillian M. Kennedy High Street Albert Steve Andrew Szabo Round Hill Road Michael and Janice Jurist Daniel and Gilson Lincoln Maple Drive Joseph Neverdovsky Arthur Hannah Adams First Church Henry E. Robinson The Stratfield Pta Lawrence Sax Raymond Labonte Fairfield Red Highway Stanley Lyon Houston Fairfield Teens Roger Ludlowe Camera Shop Record Hunter Westport Teen Center

Fit to be Tied series session at Bridgeport church

The United Congregational Church in Bridgeport hosts a session titled Fit to Be Tied. Dr Earl Brassey will speak and the film From Generation to Generation will be shown.

United Congregational Church Bridgeport Earl Brassey

Travel lecture invites public to Scandinavia and England

Miss Caroline Platt head librarian will present a 2:30 p m March 8 slide talk Return to Scandinavia and England at Fairfield Public Library Memorial Room on the Post road free admission. She will cover her Scandinavia England trip with cousins Miss Carolyn Platt and Miss Barbara Bissel including a Gota Canal boat trip a Copenhagen flight and a fjords tour. They returned to the United States via England at the end of May last year.

Scandinavia England Fairfield Public Library Post Road Caroline Platt Sweden Copenhagen Norway Platt United States

Nautilus Returns to Duty After Repairs

The Nautilus, the United States' first nuclear submarine, resumed duty after repairs to its superstructure by Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics. It had been damaged in a November collision with the aircraft carrier Essex about 300 miles east southeast of Norfolk, Virginia. The Essex headed to Boston and the Nautilus to Electric Boat on November 29, with the Navy noting a week of routine sea trials.

Groton Electric Boat Division General Dynamics Corp Essex Norfolk Boston Electric Boat Navy

Algerian leader blasts miniskirts as shame of century

In Algiers President Boumedienne denounces long haired youths and miniskirts as symbols of decadence. He praises Algeria's virile youth while police report reprimands growing plants via hydroponics as the science of soil-less cultivation.

Boumedienne Algiers UPI Algeria

Pardon Refused and the George Wilson Case in 1829

A sermon-like account recounts the George Wilson execution after he refused a presidential pardon. It ties his death to the broader Christian message that individuals must accept God's pardon to avoid eternal punishment. The piece urges readers to believe in Christ and request a free salvation booklet.

George Wilson Supreme Court John Marshall Mindy Rose Jesus Christ Lake of Fire U.S Christ

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