Stratford Police Union seeks agency status and dues checkoff
Stratford police union officials asked Town Manager Harry B. Flood for a vote to allow the department to be represented in future contract talks. Flood welcomed a vote but said approval must go through Police Chief Patrick J. Flanagan. He noted he lacks a member roster and opposed a town checkoff of dues. Attendees included union president Patrolman Alfred Dunn and several executive board members.
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Stratford Police Union
Harry B. Flood
Flood
Patrick J. Flanagan
Stratford Police Benevolent Association
Alfred Dunn
George Force
Michael Szabo
Robert Tierney
Stephen Licinsky
Flanagan
John Geary
William A. Troland
Raymond E. Chaffee
Bradley to Speak at Hartford GOP Luncheon
Kenneth Bradley of Westport, former GOP state chairman, will address the Republican weekly luncheon at the Bond Hotel in Hartford this noon. He is seen as a potential gubernatorial candidate, with incumbents Fred R. Zeller, Benjamin L. Barringer, and Antoni N. Sadiak named as declared contenders.
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Hartford
Kenneth Bradley
Westport
Bond Hotel
Bradley
GOP
Fred R. Zeller
Stonington
Benjamin L. Barringer
New Milford
Antoni N. Sadiak
Rockville
Five Are Saved In Plane Crash At Meigs Field Chicago
A private airplane carrying seven aboard plunged into Lake Michigan during takeoff from Meigs field. All passengers were rescued and treated for exposure at St. Luke's hospital. The plane owned by Cluett Peabody carried five company representatives, a pilot and a co pilot. Aircraft officials said controls jammed as the plane attempted a southeast course toward White Plains New York. The party had been in Chicago for a National Association of Retail Clothiers convention.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Meigs Field
Lake Front
Cluett- Peabody Company
White Plains
N. Y
Rudolph Flader
Wantagh
St. Luke’s Hospital
Coast Guard
Warren R. Cronie
Peekskill
John K. Purdue
Pompton Plains
N. J
Robert L. Palmer
Bronxville
James J. Dunn
Babylon
Anthony LiPapalo
Tuckahoe
C. W. Murphy
Alder Road
Greenwich
Conn
National Assn. of Retail Clothiers
Traffic Court Clears $499 in Fines and Cases
Two sessions of Traffic Court led by Judges Reinhard and McNamara collected $499 in fines and bond forfeitures. Notable penalties included Frank J. Wirth’s $99 after a suspended license conviction and multiple penalties for running stops and signals across Fairfield, New Haven, Westport, Stratford, and Newtown with various street addresses and ages listed.
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Milton Reinhard
Paul McNamara
Frank J. Wirth
Sunnyside
Shelton
Reinhard
Thomas McManus
William Avery
Ralph Lockwood
Salvatore
DePiano
Walter Archie
Lime Street
Oscar Cunningham
Allen Street
Jaime Morales
Arctic Street
Frank J. Moder
East Main Street
Pabert T. Reed
White Street
and Qyemat W. Seales
Main Street
Yost Ready to Battle for Senators Third Base
Eddie Yost, veteran Washington Senators third baseman, declares he will hold his job after 13 seasons. The 11-year veteran and AL player rep reported to spring at 185 pounds and performed well around third base. Manager Lavagetto had named Harmon Killebrew as the third baseman, but Yost vows to win the spot.
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Orlando
Fla
Eddie Yost
Washington Senators
Yost
Cookie Lavagetto
Harmon Killebrew
Idaho
Fairfield names committee for school plans
A town meeting authorized a 10 to 24 room K-Six elementary school in the Town Hall area after lingering opposition to Sherman school’s abandonment. Proponents argued a smaller 10 to 12 room structure is cheaper, with potential future expansion and state aid reducing town costs.
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Town Hall
Fairfield
Representative
Grasmere
First Selectman
Dimitl L. Kinnie
Sherman School
Board of Education
Clifford Anderson
Selectman Kinnie
Sherman
Fern Street
Roger W. Hartt
ATM
Sherman-Oldfield
Hartt
William J. Edgar
Stratford Moves to Adopt Tax Rate and Budget
Stratford Town council adopted two ordinances approving a 29.9 mill tax rate and a $6,241,194.95 budget with a $141,328.50 capital plan. hearings on final action set for Monday at 7 p.m. in the Municipal building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Harry B. Flood
Boothe Memorial Park
State to Build Overpass on Sherwood Island Road
The Connecticut State Highway Department will construct an overpass at Hillandale Road on the Sherwood Island connector to the turnpike. Commissioner Newman E Argraves announced after a Westport meeting with officials and Hillandale residents. Bids open March 15. estimated cost is 150000 dollars. A survey will decide ramps to the state garage at West Parish and the Post road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
State Highway Department
Andale Road
Connecticut
Sherwood Island
State Highway
Missioner
Newman E. Argraves
Herbert E. Baldwin
James E. Crell
Hillandale Road
Argraves
Greens Farms Road
Greens Farms
West Parish Road
Post Road
Town Council Deliberations On Budgets And Tax Schedule
The council debated adjournment and failed to reach a chairman agreement after recess. Tax payments split into April 1 and October 1 with $20 or less due in April. The budget totals include $6,009,866.45 operating and $141,328.50 capital, with education funding at $3,027,588 versus Flood's $3,032,001 recommendation.
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George F. Wright
Patents Issued to Fairfield County Residents
A list of recently issued patents compiled for Fairfield County residents includes Lew W. Karalos Bridgeport safety pin attachment James J Garavimawier Bridgeport needle bar forcing mechanism for sewing machines assigned to The Singer Mfg Co Elizabeth John H Trevitt Bridgeport signal generating apparatus assigned to Dicta phone Corp Clarence W Vogt Norwalk wrapping set substances desk type tape holder and dispenser Anthony J Marasco Norwalk James A Blake Cornwall Bridge cable convertors and couplers with novel circuit raking and breaking devices assigned to J S Nottingham and Co Inc New York Berthmene J Picard Norwalk combined mixing and diverting valve Alliam L Craig Westport pigment paper coating and preparation assigned to A T Vander DHT Can Inc New York Kenneth S Narsten Westport fungi dal composition assigned to RB T Vanderbilt Co Inc William L Cra Westport process of making starch complex supplement and hydro product thereof assigned to R T Vanderbilt Co Inc New York Vernon P Westrach Noroton Heights and Richards K Marison Stamford dinaist alcohol assigned to American Cyanamid Co New York Albert F nats New Cangan design for aun rest
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Fairfield County
Wooster and Davis
Bridgeport
Lew W. Karalos
John J. Garavimawier
Singer Mig. Co
Elizabeth
John H. Trevitt
Dictaphone Corp
Clarence W. Vogt
Norwalk
Anthony
Marasco
James A. Blake
Cornwall Bridge
Nottingham and Co, Inc
New York
Enveart
Trumbull
Westport
R. T. Vanderbilt Co. Inc
Vernon TP
Westrach
Neroton Heights
Richards K. Marison
Stamford
Dinaist
American Cyanamid Co
Albert F. Nats
New
Aun
Refugee Author Dr. Paul Amann Dies at 74 in Bridgeport
German author and professor Dr. Paul Amann, 74, died yesterday in St. Vincent's hospital Bridgeport after fleeing Nazi persecution. He taught at Champlain University Mount Hermon Harper College and Kenyon College before joining The Tutoring Center staff. Survived by his wife Dora and three sons, services to be announced.
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Paul Amann
James Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Amann
University of Vienna
United States
Society of Friends
Champlain University
New York State
Mount Herman School
Massachusetts
Harper College
New York
Kenyon College
Ohio
Bridgeport
Stephen Sweig
Thomas Mann
Romain Rolland
James Ronald
Dora
A. L. Green Funeral Home
Divorce suit filed by Mrs Beatrice Allan Harris
Beatrice Allan Harris 29 sues producer Jed Harris 52 in Santa Monica for cruelty after a failed reconciliation and prior separate maintenance filing last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Harris
Santa Monica
Calif
Beatrice Allan Harris
Divorces Sought by Several Connecticut Couples
The notices list multiple divorce petitions and separations across Connecticut towns. Natalie Palado Karmas of Stratford seeks divorce from Charles Karmas for intolerable cruelty. Antionette Basso Kovar of Bridgeport from John Kovar. Mary Frances Cole Dickenson of Bridgeport from William Dickenson. Elsie Raski Coolidge of Bridgeport from Robert Coolidge. Dorothy Cesca Ward of Danbury from James F. Ward Jr. for cruelty and separation. Emil A. Peterson of Darien from Virginia Dahlgren Peterson for cruelty and misconduct. Ina Zemlok Harco of Bethel from Kazmer F. Karco. Arthur R. Cucuel of Greenwich from Ethel Ward Cucuel for cruelty.
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Natalie Palado Karmas
Stratford
Charles Karmas
Antionette Basso Kovar
Bridgeport
John Kovar
Mary Frances Cole Dickenson
William Dickenson
Newington
Elsie Raski Coolidge
Robert Coolidge
Baltimore
Dorothy Cesca Ward
Danbury
James F. Ward
Emil A. Peterson
Darien
Virginia Dahlgren Peterson
Derien
Ina Zemlok Harco
Bethel
Kazmer F. Karco
Mayor urges immediate North South highway to ease recession
Stratford mayor pressed for fast action on the North South highway at a Chamber luncheon, aiming to cut unemployment of about 15,000 by expediting road building and securing state funds. He also outlined plans for a five member redevelopment agency and a city planner, while seeking governor and legislature support to accelerate the project.
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Newtown
Tedesco
Union
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Stratfield Hotel
Tam
Ribbott
PUC Continues Quiz On Bus Fare Boost
Hartford date Feb 24 AP report on Connecticut Company fare increase hearing before the Public Utilities Commission. Cross-examination extended to 10 36 a m Thursday. Mayor Kinsella questioned Hartford division independence. official Casey Coyle said separate operation possible but would be disastrous for Middletown and Meriden divisions.
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Hartford
Connecticut Company
Public Utilities Commission
Kinsella
H. H. Coyle
New Hayes Railroad
Coyle
Middletown
Meriden
Ike adviser predicts upturn after second quarter
Dr. Gabriel Hauge economic adviser to President Eisenhower told New Haven Republicans the economy should begin to improve by the end of the second quarter. He said the downturn will end after months and dismissed fears it will be protracted or deep. He assailed Democrats for calls to action that could affect 62 million employed, noting the president wants to help the unemployed without harming others. Rep. Paul Andrews urged慎 caution on unemployment benefits to avoid pushing industry out of Connecticut.
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New Haven
Gabriel Hauge
Eisenhower
Hauge
New Haven County
United States
Paul Andrews
Cheshire
House Labor Committee
Connecticut
Golden Rule Returns to Port After Pacific Protest
The 3 foot ketch Golden Rule, crewed by Albert Bigelow, William Huntington, George Willoughby, and David Gale, sailed toward Eniwetok to protest nuclear tests but was forced back by bad weather, returning 780 miles to the mainland. The crew may outfit the vessel for another voyage. Theodore Roosevelt centennial observances are planned in five states.
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San Pedro
Calif
Pacific
Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
United States
Albert S. Bigelow
Cos Cob
Conn
William Huntington
St. James
Long Island
N. Y
George Willoughby
Blackwood Terrace
N. 3
David Gale
Fallsington
Bids Opened For Connecticut River to New York Landscape Work
The project calls for landscape work covering the area between the Connecticut River and the New York state line with bid openings scheduled from March 3 to March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut River
New York State
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Rock Ridge Road
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