Woodcut Exhibit By Mrs Merriss At Conneticut National Bank
An exhibit of eight wood cuts by Elizabeth P. Merriss will be shown this month at the Post Road branch of Connecticut National Bank. This is her second bank showing, following recent honors including an honorable mention for professional graphics at the 1967 New Canaan outdoor show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth P. Merriss
Post Road
Connecticut National Bank
Daniel O'Connor Jr
Turney Road
Donald
Betty Flancher
Mothers Class Time Shifted to Thursday
The Visiting Nurse Association moves its expectant mothers classes to Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 pm at the VNA building 413 South Benson Road starting Jan 1. The six weekly sessions cover prenatal and infant care with films and demonstrations and include a hospital tour. Registrants may contact the VNA office. Property transfers include Louis R. Forsell selling Stephen's Lane property to Sherwood and Alice Lovejoy and Blind Brook Estates selling Rider's Lane property to Marian C. Blacie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Visiting Nurse Association
VNA
South Benson Road
Louis R. Forsell
Stephen’s Lane
Sherwood
Alice Lovejoy
Blind Brook Estates
Rider's Lane
Mariam C. Blacie
Eye Screening For Preschoolers In Fairfield Thursday
Volunteers from the Welcome Wagon club offer a free eye screening for children ages three to five on Thursday from 9 30 to 11 am at the Visiting Nurse association building 413 South Benson road The program overseen by the Public Health Nursing Service aims to detect amblyopia and involves cooperation with Fairfield Health Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welcome Wagon Club
Fairfield
Visiting Nurse Association
South Benson Road
Public Health Nursing Service
Arthur 7. Burrows
Community Service
McDonald drive in at Post Road circle under construction
Construction at the Post Road traffic circle will pattern the new McDonald drive in after a Las Vegas design featuring an old brick exterior with a shake and shingle roof. The firm provided details to Arthur Bouvier, acting enforcement officer. At Police headquarters, some officers on duty Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Road
Las Vegas
Arthur Bouvier
Koskoff to Chair Citizen Car Seminar in Hartford
Theodore I. Koskoff of Westport will chair a Feb 5 seminar at Hartford Hilton titled The Citizen and the Automobile. The all day event, sponsored by the Interim Judiciary Committee, the Connecticut Bar Association, and UCONN School of Law, will examine plans to reimburse motor vehicle accident victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore I. Koskoff
Westport
Koskoff and McGrath
Hartford Hilton Hotel
Hartford
Citizen
Connecticut
Connecticut General Assembly
Connecticut Bar Association
University of Connecticut School of Law
Koskoff
American Trial Lawyers Association
Rolling Mills Talks Resume After Union Deadline
Bridgeport Rolling Mills and United Auto Workers Local 376 plan a 10 a.m. session at the Howard Johnson in Stratford to discuss a proposed three year contract. The offer would hike wages 30 percent annually and replace cost-of-living with a production incentive plan hoping to boost efficiency. The union represents about 130 production workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Rolling Mills
Bruceavenue
Stratford
United Auto Workers
Howard Johnson Motor Inn
Rolling Mills
Hospital Starts Emergency Plan Very Quietly
Bridgeport hospital activated an emergency staffing plan with five doctors giving up private practice to cover the ER in the storm. The unit later saw more activity, mainly sick children with flu like illnesses, with at least one doctor on duty 24 hours a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Hospital
Francis P. A. Williams
Monroe
Lyle Stotts
Stepney
Maurice !. Bakunin
Bridgeport
Frank G. Elliott Jr
Stratford
John F. Nolan
Pilot Projects On Education of ITeachers Sought
Connecticut invites proposals to fund innovative teacher education projects totaling 150000 dollars. Colleges and school systems must submit by February 23. grants announced in early spring. The program, run by the Commission for Higher Education and the State Department of Education, aims to strengthen clinical experience for student and beginning teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
Boards of Education
Commission For Higher Education
General Assembly
State Department of Education
Joseph Zapytowski
Fairfield
Robert Kranyik
College of Education
University of Bridgeport
Gordon Peterkin
Westport
Anna M. Chase
Magrath School
Norwalk
Gertrude Brown
Western Connecticut State College
Danbury
Anne Hogan
Putnam
William J. Sanders
Hogan
Business Teachers To Meet At West Haven Jan 11
West Haven hosts the second annual vocational education conference on business and office education January 11 at the West Haven motor inn. Dr William Selden state supervisor of education will discuss curriculum patterns while Dr Stuart Marshall of Boston University will address the administrator’s role to vocational education during the banquet. Attendees include business education teachers and school administrators from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Haven
William Selden
Pennsylvania
Suervisor of Education
West Haven Motor Inn
Stuart Marshall
Boston University School of Education
Seasonal Salad Idea Hits Winter Menu
A winter menu features a salad of shredded iceberg lettuce with fresh grapefruit sections radish slices crumbled bacon and crisp textures. The mix balances sweet citrus with smoky bacon for a bold cold season option.
Stratford Church Plans New Sanctuary by 1971
Stratford Methodist church aims to complete a long range rebuilding program begun in 1957 with ground breaking in 1961 and first occupancy in 1962. Costs cited include 600000 for replacement of wooden buildings and 376354 for initial construction funded by pledges, bequests, and a 150000 mortgage. A second phase in 1964 added demolition and an electronic organ at 178791, refinanced mortgage to 189300. Final phase estimated at 300600 with pledges through 1958 and a potential three year drive later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Methodist Church
Miller A. Wachs
Central Building Committee
Wachs
Expectant Mothers Classes Resume in Stratford
The Stratford Visiting Nurse Association restarts a seven session program for expectant mothers led by Mrs. Norman J. Kramer with an initial talk on Pre natal Care and a showing of a film. Sessions cover Labor and Childbirth Formula and Layett Baby Bath Getting Acquainted With Your Baby Growth and Development and Habit Training. Open to town and surrounding-area mothers without charge as the VNA marks 49 years of service. University of Bridgeport student nurses observe as part of curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Visiting Nurse Association, Inc
Town Hall
Edna Kehlhofer
R.N.B.S
Norman J. Kramer
R.N
VNA
William Ingram
Ingram
University of Bridgeport
Registration Open for Stratford Adult Evening Classes
Registration for the Stratford Adult Education Evening program runs today and tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Stratford High School cafeteria. Twenty five courses are offered including two new ones in income tax and basic oil painting, with classes meeting once weekly for 10 weeks from 7 to 9 30 p.m. on Monday Tuesday or Wednesday beginning next week. In person registration only. late signups possible if openings remain on the first night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford High School
Thomas Pur Glise
Zone Board to Hear 7 Appeals Tonight in Stratford
The Zone Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 8 PM in Town Hall Council chambers to review seven petitions for waivers and approvals. Proposals include a Shellfish laboratory at 585 Sniffens Lane by Ruby Fordham a gasoline service station on Great Meadows and Eagles Nest roads multiple dwelling and yard waivers for homes on Pootatuck Path Meadowlark Lane Mohawk Street and 1105 Main Street and a two family conversion linked to Viola Buzas. Lions welcome members regnar meets Stratford Lions Club at 6 30 PM tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Zoning Appeals
Lions
Stratford Lions Club
Fairfield Couple To Teach YWCA Swim Classes
Fairfield residents Jack Kelley and his wife Ann coach the Greater Bridgeport YWCA girls swim team and will lead winter classes at the YWCA on Golden Hill street. Mrs. Kelley teaches women and girls Mondays and Wednesdays evenings, while Mr. Kelley runs all Saturday children’s classes. MARCIA Clarke will teach ARC life saving and women swim clinics Tuesdays and Thursday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Kelley
Fairfield
Ann
Greater Bridgeport
YWCA
Association
Golden Hill Street
Kelley
Hazel B. Flye
Frye
Marcia Clarke
American Red Cross
Kelsey
Clarke
Swim Street
Bard Tomb Visitors to Be Charged Fees
Stratford upon Avon England UPI Visitors to Shakespeare s tomb will pay a fee to view the chancel inscription Good friend for Jesus sake forbear to dig the bones enclosed The vicar Canon Thomas Bland says the church needs 240 000 for restoration and laments visitors ignore the rest of the church and leave without donating to the collection box
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford - Upon . Avon
England
UPI
William Shakespeare
Holy Trinity Church
Shakespeare
Jesus
Thomas Bland
Car plunge kills eight in Puerto Rico lake incident
A car carrying seven passengers plunged into a San Sebastian lake on Monday. Police say eight people died including two girls two women and two men. a young boy survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Puerto Rico
San Sebastian
Weekend Traffic Toll Five in State
The Associated Press reports five people died in Connecticut highway crashes over the New Year weekend. Victims include Lois Neate of Glastonbury in Berlin, Hans Grossman of Deep River in Guilford, Philip Jones of Bridgeport hit by a hit and run in Bridgeport, Gertrude Ganeloff of Thomaston in Litchfield, and William Manchester of Noank in Groton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Connecticut
Lois Neate
Glastonbury
Berlin
Hans Grossman
Deep River
Guilford
Philip Jones
Bridgeport
Milford Man Dominic Meriano Dies in Italy
Dominic Meriano of 35 Cove Avenue Milford a retired mason contractor died Thursday in Avellino Italy while visiting relatives. Services and burial were held in Avellino. Survivors include five sons Roger Nicholas John Carmen Vincent and 16 grandchildren with residences listed in Milford Bridgeport Fairfield Houston and Groton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Dominic Meriano
Cove Avenue
Avellino
Italy
Roger Meriano
Nicholas
John Meriano
Bridgeport
Carmen Meriano
Fairfield
Vincent Meriano
Houston
Texas
Mary Leaf
Josephine Laska
Philomena Macciomiei
Rose Martini
Angelina Haupler
Theresa ‘Kaufman
Groton
Peter J. Lally Dies Retired Police Officer at 81
Peter J. Lally, 81, of 510 Atlantic Street, a retired Bridgeport policeman, died Sunday at St. Vincent's Hospital. Services are set for tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. at Mullins and Redgate Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St. George's Church with a requiem Mass. Burial will follow in St. Michael's Cemetery. Born in Ireland, he lived in the city most of his life and retired from the Police Department about 12 years ago. He belonged to the Bridgeport Police Benevolent Association, the Holy Name Society of St. George's, and the Council of Catholic Men. Survivors include his sister Miss Delia Lally of Ireland and several nieces and nephews. His wife Mary Larkin died in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Lally
Atlantic Street
Bridgeport
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mullins and Redgate
Park Avenue
Bridgeport Police Benevolent Association
Holy Name Society of
St. George's Church
Council of Catholic Men
Delia Lally
Ireland
Mary Larkin
Margaret C. Shea
Rosemond Terrace
Trumbull
Remington Arms Company
Long Hill
Mullins
Redgate
Main Street
Gorham Place
St. Teresa's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Miss Shea
Remington Arms Retirement Club
Council of Catholic Women
St. Teresa’s Rosary Confraternity
J.B. Smallwood
Katherine Begly
Falls Church
Charles A. Merritt, Jr
Westport
Sherwood Drive
West State Street
Gibson L. Daniels
Saugatuck Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Merritt
Garden City
Long Island
N. Y
Durrschmidt Dies. Derby Construction Engineer Remembered
Edward James Durrschmidt of 103 Feplar drive a Shelton Memorial funeral home supervisor died Sunday in Griffin hospital Derby Services set for Wednesday 8 15 am at Shelton Memorial and 9 am at St Lawrence Huntingon with requiem Mass Burial in Mt St Peter Derby Born in Derby he lived local and served as construction engineer for Paul Pacco and Son Stamford for 3 years He worked on the Merritt Parkway bridges Survived by four sons two brothers two sisters and 19 grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Edward James, Durrschmidt
Feplar Drive
Griffin Hospital
Shelton Memorial Funeral Home
Coram Avenue
St. Lawrence Church
Huntington
Mt. St. Peter ‘Cemetery
Durrschmidt
Henry D.durrschmidt
Marion
Frank Durrschmidt
Alice Ix
Charlottesburgh
Ania Schaff
Lisbon Falls
Obituaries from Connecticut towns list numerous services
A long obituary page lists funeral services across Westport Shelton Norwalk Trumbull Milford and surrounding towns for many residents. Entries name the deceased ages addresses and service details from churches and funeral homes with burial sites variably noted across local cemeteries.
Funeral today for Right Rev. James H. Grady
Services for the 74 year old retired St. Patrick's pastor will be held today. A 8:40 a.m. requiem Mass will be followed by a 10:30 a.m. concelebrated Mass led by Most Rev. Walter W. Curtis with numerous bishops priests and deacons from across the diocese assisting and bearing duties by parish lay members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henry Grady
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Walter J. McCarthy
St. Patrick's
Walter W. Curtis
Bridgeport
Curtis
John J. Toomey
Stamford
Diocese of
Thomas P. Guinan
Francis D. McKenna
Edward F. Doyle
Thomas L. Greyfish
Kensington
Thomas F. Henahan
Fairfield
Everett McPeake
S.J
Fairfield University
Robert Hanover
Mark E. Grimes
Philip Morrissey
Thurifer
Richard Grady
Joseph Fitzgerald
James McHale
William A. Gennario
Diocese of Bridgeport
Thomas J. Driscoll
Martin B. Hitchcock
St. Michael's Cemetery
Fred Sheehan
Fred Sailer
John Egan
George Brown
Thomas Burke
G. Sarsfield Ford
Norman Beardsworth
Frank McGee
St. Patrick's Parish
Tarheel editor dies in Greensboro at 70
H W Slim Kendall longtime editor of The Greensboro Daily News died early Monday in a Greensboro hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N.C
H. W
Slim) Kendall
Greensboro Daily News
Services for Eddie Puryear
Eddie Puryear 90 of Seaview Avenue died Friday in Hillside Hospital. Services will be held today at 1 p.m. at Mount Aerie Baptist Church with Rev. A C Bass officiating. Burial will follow in Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Bell, Jr
Norwalk
Catherine Tuttle Bell
Cove Avenue
Norwalk Hospital
Collins Funeral Home
East Avenue
Arthur E. Bello
Christ EpiscopalShurch
Riverside Cemetery
Richard A. Kaske
Army
Paper Street
Vietnam
East Avenue Methodist Church
Richard R. Thomas
Raymond Funeral Home
East Wall Street
Eddie Puryear
Seaview Avenue
Hillside Hospital
Mount Aerie Baptist Church
A. C. Bass
Park Cemetery
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Blake Wade
Board of Education
Joseph
Zapytowski
Roger Warner
St. Thomas Church
George B. Curtiss
Lahey Boulevard
Patterson Club
Cross Highway
Board of Finance
Town Court
Tunxis Hill Volunteer Fire Company
Stratfield Volunteer Fire Company
Greenfield Hill Grange
Grange Hall
George W. Anderson
Lepton Hall
Holy Family
Pames
Strateld Road
Holland Hill
North Stratfield
Oldfield
McKinley
Dwight
Mill Hill
Fairfield Woods School
Sixty Niners
Warriors
Rooster River Boys
Theodore I. Koskoff Koskoff Wilk
Buster
Bret Hanover
Romeo Hanover
Barnum Ava
Stratford, Conn
JSON
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Methodist Church
Spada
Blue Goose
Ralph Fladd
Bard
K. J. Durrschmidt
George Haaga
Shelton
Margaret Johnson Haaga
Myrtle Street
William EF
Stapleton Funeral Home
Howard Avenue
Ansonia
St. Margaret. Mary Church
Mount St. Peter Cemetery
Thomas Joseph Hurley
West Broad Street
Jeanne Erchier
South Avenue
Stratford Convalescent Hospital
St. James Church
Louis Kopasz
Pauline E. Yousko Kopasz
Sunset Avenue
Frank Polke and Son
Fairfield Avenue
St. Ann’s Church
Mountain
Grove Cemetery
Frederick Kaeser
Frederick
Fritz) Kaeser, Jr
Little York Road
Southbury
Danbury Hospital
Honan Funeral Home
Newtown
George Smith
South Britain
Walter Shanchuk
Helen Kaminski Shanchuk
Kent J Avenue
Samorajczyk
Kossuth Street
St. Michael the Archange
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Miss Nan Fallon
Nan Fallon
St. Joseph's Manor
St. Stephen's Church
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
New York
Joseph K. Savo Shelton
Joseph K. Savo
Fern Drive
St. Vincent’s Hospital
S. Spadaccino and Sons
Washington Avenue
William Clarkin
Highland Avenue
Gannon and O’connor
St. Augustine Cathedral
John R. Canning Milford
Mary Fox Canning
John R. Canning
Clinton Street
Woodmont
George J. Smith and Son
St. Agnes Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Gerhard G. Byman
Gerhard Gustave
Byman
Wooster Avenue
A. G. Baker
Stratford Avenue
Richard Scallon
Pentecostal Church of
Leonard M. Fanning
Redding
Leonard Mulliken Fanning
Hill Road
Redding Center
Stamford Hospital
Hull Funeral Home
Division Street
Randall C. Giddings
Christ Episcopal Church
Redding Ridge
Mount Grove Crematorium
Francis T. Langenhan
Mary J. Ker Win Langenhan
Lee, Drive
Charles W. Dougiello and Sons
South
Pine Creek Road
St. Anthony's Church
Stanley M. Perkins Redding
Mary Ellison Perkins
Stanley M. Perkins
Meeker Hilroad
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Kings Highway
Grady
Tarheel
Bridgeport Savings 2
Barnum Avenue
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