Methodist Missions Talk and Lenten Sunday Schedule
The Bethel Methodist church hosts Rev. Richard H. Babcock, Malaya missionary, at 11 a.m. tomorrow with a talk on Malayan work and Methodist development. Union Lenten services follow in Danbury, Ridgefield, and surrounding churches with various guest preachers through March 30.
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Bethel
Richard H. Babcock
Malaya
Bethel Methodist Church
Committee On Missions
Bethel Church
Mr. Babock
Yale Divinity School
Gaylordsville
First Congregational Church
Harold M. Jenkins
First Methodist Church
Danbury
Methodist Church
Clayton Lund
Richard Constantinos
St. James Episcopal Church
George W. Mor
V.F.W. Hall
Pilgrim Fellowship
Daniel A. Bennett
Fred Nejhoff
Joel S. Crofut
Richard Taylor
WSCS
Luke Flanagan
St. Thomas Episcopal
John S. Cuthbert
Willis Arndt
Kenneth Keller
Henry G. Gritfin
St. Mary's
Walter J. McCarthy
Edward J. Howley
St. Patrick's Mission Church
Redding Ridge
Mayor to Ask Study of Beach Lease Bids
Mayor Tedesco said he will ask the city attorney and Pleasure Beach manager John C Molloy to study four bids on leasing the park to private interests for five years. The review will cover bidders experience as the city weighs options to avoid Pleasure Beach deficits. Bids propose varying percentages of park income to be turned over to the city.
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Tedesco
John C. Molloy
Pleasure Beach Park
Fairfield Board Seeks Larger Budget For School Maintenance
Fairfield seeks a bigger school maintenance and capital outlay budget for the new fiscal year. The board proposes $107,852 for maintenance and $63,467 for capital outlay plus staff hires including two carpenters and a painter. Additional items include bleachers, a walk in freezer, graphics equipment, science instructional gear, and a passenger wagon.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Board of Education
Roger W. Hartt
Andrew Warde High School
Dr Charles K Deming Dies at 64 in New Haven
Dr Charles Kenneth Deming a New Haven surgeon and industrial medicine expert died at his home after a brief illness. A Yale Medical School affiliate he was a graduate of Yale and Columbia. Survivors include wife Laura Rice Deming two sons John Helson Deming and William Deming and three daughters Mrs Goeller Mrs Mikeshock and Mrs Gosner. Services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at St Johns Episcopal Church.
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New Haven
Charles Kenneth Deming
Deming
Yale Medical School
Department of University Health
Yale
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Laura Rice Deming
John Helson Deming
Hamden
William Deming
Shelburne
William J. Goeller
Wilmington
Del
Vincent R. Mikeshock
Irvington
N. Y
Kenneth L. Gosner
Newark
N. J
St. John’s’ Episcopal Church
Danbury Man Pleads Guilty To Bad Check Charge
Allan W. Hope 25 of no known address pleaded guilty in City court to issuing a bad check for 11. Hope is held on $508 bond and the case was continued to March 5 for a probation report. He was arrested by Det Lieut Tobin and Det Sgt Drimsky after a complaint from Benjamin Gross of the Lillian Garber dress shop.
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Danbury
Allan W. Hope
Albert Hornig
Hope
William Tobin
George Drimsky
Benjamin Gross
Lillian Garber
Main Street
Gross
City National Bank
Rubbish Fire Doused Near Courtland and John Streets
Firemen answered a still alarm at 9 24 last night and doused a rubbish blaze in a lot adjoining the Southern New England Telephone Company at the northwest corner of John and Courtland Streets. No loss occurred, said Assistant Fire Chief Jerome Barrett.
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New Southern New England Telephone Company
John and
Courtland Streets
Jerome Barrett
Row Over Soda Pop Fizzes Into Violence
A dispute over a bottle of warm soda in Chicago escalated to violence. Grocer James Chase, 48, was slugged and cut, then used a butcher knife after customer James Kuptz, 28, complained of warm pop. Kuptz died from a stab wound in his back. Chase was held on a charge.
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Chicago
James Chase
James Kuptz
Kuptz
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Chase
North Korea Offers Return If Rhee Negotiates
North Korea says crew and passengers of a captured airliner may go home if South Korean President Syngman Rhee negotiates for their release. Pyongyang insists only direct talks with the DPRK can decide which of the 34 onboard may return, and links any return to Rhee's attitude.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Pyongyang
U. S
KNA
Red
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
South
Two Drivers Arrested After Fairfield Crash
Margaret M. Torrey, 24, of 539 Verna Hill Road, and Walter Dubell, 48, of 1112 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, were arrested at 1 am by Patrolman Warren Smith after a two car collision on Hulls Farm Road near Redding Road. Charged with Motor Vehicle Law violations, they were summoned to Town Court on March 3. No injuries were reported. The collision occurred as traffic moved in opposite directions on the narrow road.
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Margaret M. Torrey
Verna Hill Road
Walter Dubell
Unquowa Road
Fairfield
Warren Smith
Hulls Farm Road
Redding Road
Smith
Lewd Book Sale Brings 200 Dollar Fine
Norwalk court records show Herbert M. Gerster Jr., 23, arraigned for obscene literature sales found guilty by Judge J. Richard Fay. He received a 208 dollar fine and nine days suspended jail, plus 38 days in county jail before pension. Bond set at 19,000 for appeal. Other cases include non support, lascivious carriage, probation violations, drunken driving, license suspensions, and traffic violations across multiple defendants with fines and continuances.
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Norwalk
Herbert M. Gerster, Jr
Camp Street
J. Richard Fay
Gerstel
Luther Green
Il Raymond Street
Wilfred P. Murphy
Johnson Street
Bridgeport
James Martin
School Street
George Doathwright
Grand Street
Fred B. Bradley
Connecticut Avenue
Sigmond Rekete
Quintard Avenue
Howard C. Armetta
Stuart Avenue
Motor Vehiclest Bureau
Robert A. Corbo
Horton Street
James Izzo, Jr
Richmondville Avenue
Westport
Robert A. Taylor
Harts
Land Street
Paul Kapetanaikis
Roscoe Street
George A. Cook
Adams Avenue
Stamford
Roodner I Court
Ely Avenue
John L. Payson
Blue Mountain Road
Train Hits Truck in Windsor Locks, Driver Uninjured
A New Haven Passenger express struck a tractor trailer stalled on the tracks in Windsor Locks. The truck driver Edward L. Trehy, 29, jumped clear but could not flag the train, sending the cab section 200 feet along the line and toppling two utility poles, cutting power for over 30 minutes.
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Windsor Locks
New Haven
Edward L. Trehy
Beecher’ Road
Wolcott
Ribicoff Job Bond Plan May Push State Debt Over One Billion
Hartford AP reports Governor Ribicoff seeks 40 million in highway and public works bonds to spur employment, risking state debt rising above one billion if approved. Current debt stands about 830 million with 79 million in unissued bonds, while tax receipts threaten a deficit and limit changes. The plan could be trimmed to 200 million to stay within the present cap.
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Hartford
Ribicoff
Bpur
Limi
Tax Boost Forecast For Employers in '59
Hartford reports the unemployment compensation fund faces higher costs if joblessness persists. 1957 employer contributions were 27.15 million dollars, 1958 projected at 26 million, with 1959 forecast at 37.74 million. The program is financed solely by employers, not workers.
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Hartford
State Labor Department
Labor Department
Greyhound Withdraws Turnpike Bid Provision
In Hartford on February 21 the Public Utilities Commission heard Greyhound withdraw a bid provision seeking rights over the Connecticut turnpike and intermediate points. Connecticut Railway and Lighting officials protested the wording noting Greyhound does not seek intrastate authority beyond turnpike use. Greyhound officials said the change was in error and that the company aims to speed service on safer routes while maintaining current routes and cooperation from Rhode Island to New York.
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Hartford
Greyhound Bus Line
Connecticut
Connecticut Company
Cr&l
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Atty
Thomas J. O'Sullivan
Paul Rust
CRAL
PUC
Public Utilities Commission
Greyhound
Alty
Barrett Elkins
Boston
Rhode Island
New York Line
New London
New Haven
Bridgeport
State Forecasts For New England And Eastport
Connecticut and surrounding states see rain and snow flurries with colder nights and fair days ahead. Eastport to Block Island issues small craft warnings as northwest winds pick up and snowfall odds improve visibility offshore.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Reelmont
Eastport
Block Island
Strike Against BHA Discussed By Union Officials
Union officials announced a plan to strike if grievances with the Housing Authority are not resolved. A three member committee will disseminate information to employees if a strike is called. Negotiations remain possible, as a strike is viewed as a last resort.
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BHA
Cruckrey
Man Faces Charges In Theft Of Hams
Arthur Crone, 20, of 199 Orland Street, arrested last night at 7 in connection with Feb 12 theft of three cases of hams from a truck at American Trucklease on State Street Extension Fairfield. Charged with breaking and entering, held $1,000, to face Town Court Monday. Detective Fracassini said Crone climbed a fence and forced a door on the truck. Delegates from Latin American countries attended a forestry research and training institute at Los Andes University in Merida, Venezuela.
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Arthur Crone
Orland Street
State Street
Fairfield
Philip Fracassini
Crone
Los Andes University
Merida
Venezuela
Jury Deliberates in 27000 Injury Suit
A jury deliberated one hour and reported no verdict in a 27000 Superior Court personal injury and property damage action. Cornell Jacko of Milford and Richelsoph Brothers of Bridgeport seek 25000 and 2000 against American Telephone and Telegraph of New York and C. W. Blakeslee Construction of New Haven for injuries and damages from a Stillson road accident near Fairfield four years ago on February 17, 1954.
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James C. Shannon
Cornell Jacko
Milford
Richelsoph Brothers
Bridgeport Bakers
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York City
C. W. Blakeslee Construction Company, Inc
New Haven
Stillson Road
Fairfield
Jacko
Richersoph Brothers
Blakeslee
Loakery
Helen F. Krause
Seymour Framson
Joseph W. Knott
George N. Foster
Richard F. Churchay
At, &T
Stolen $300 From Home of Charles C. Cisero
A canvas deposit bag containing more than $389 in bills and coins was taken yesterday afternoon or evening from the home of Charles C. Cisero at 165 Garden Drive after a sneak thief unlocked a rear door. The bag had been on a kitchen counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Cisero
Garden Drive
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Exchange Club
Stratfield Hotel
Robert Brown
Rommel
Purtell
Annapolis
William A. Purtell
Greenwich
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Wells B. Doty
John R. Doty
Rockwood Lane
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George J. Costello
Pershing Street
Campbell
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Percy E. Archer
Grassy Plain Street
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Robert J. Corkery
Nashcourt
James A. Antoniou
Anthony J. Antoniou
Bonnie View Drive
Trumbull
Francis X. Shea
Woodbury Avenue
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Fairfield Woods
William J. Edgar
McKinley
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Mill Plain
DR. C. K. Deming
Korea
Dick Turner
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