Judge Fitzpatrick Takes Oath for Third Probate Term
Judge John T. Fitzpatrick will take the oath tonight at 8 in the Town court room to begin his third four year term as Probate judge. The Democrat defeated Howard A. Sackett in November after a bitter campaign. A reception will follow. Permits have been issued to William and Helen Nagy to finish two rooms and a bath for 1500 dollars at 129 Miro Street and to Donald and Joan MacFarlane to finish two second floor rooms for 490 dollars at 39 Rhoda Avenue Dwight Holland Hill McKinley and North Stratfield schools host events from 7 to 10. Ball room dance class at MHS Hill from 7 to 9. Intermediate boys basketball league at Fairfield Woods Yas vs Warriors at 7:30 and Roeseler River Boys vs PAL at 8:30.
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Fairfield
John T. Fitzpatrick
Mary Katona
Fitzpatrick
Howard A. Sackett
William and Helen Nagy
Miro Street
Donald and
Joan MacFarlane
Rhoda Avenue
Dwight
Holland Hill
McKinley
North
Stratfield
MHS Hill School
Fairfield Woods
Hunyas
Warriors
Roeseler River Boys
PAL
Town Hall
Wilhelmina Kramer
VNA
St. Cecelia
Catholic Daughters’ of America
Hans M
Lundgren
William Sulik
Thomas’ Penney
Department of Public Works
Board of Education
Thomas B. Coughlin
Stratford High School
St. John’s Lodge
Masonic ‘Emple
Main Street
Stratford
Bunnell’ High School
Lordship
Our Lady of Grace
Boat Owners to Hear Talk on Weather
Fairfield Boat Owners Association will host a talk on how weather predictions are made on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Southport firehouse. Movies and refreshments are planned. Deeds filed show Sylvia Gold sold Lakeside drive house to William and Thelma Deplitch and Daniel and Hazel Day sold Smith street house to Marion and Nancy Stone.
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Fairfield Boat Owner's Association
Southport
Sylvia Gold
Lakeside Drive
William
Thelma Deplitch
Daniel
Hazel Day
Smith Street
Marion
Nancy Stone
Trooper to Address Parish Men at Assumption Meeting
State Policeman Joan Anderson of Troop G Westport will speak at Assumption parish Men’s League meeting January 23 at 8 15 p m in the parish house. The subject The Child Molester will include talk and film followed by a question period. Arthur Dailey urges all fathers and men to attend.
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Joan Anderson
Westport Barracks
Men's League of Assumption
Frank‘. Quinn
Alfred J. Carrano
Joseph Farrace
Robert P. Henry
Finance Board
Stratfield Volunteer Fire Company
Tunxis Hill Volunteer Fire Company
Holy Family Parish
Stratfield Road
PAL
One Rod Highway Center
Oldfield
Word Growth Program Promises 2000+ Vocabularies For Readers
A Chicago publisher promotes a self training method to build a large vocabulary. The booklet Adventuras in Vocabulary offers steps to master over two thousand expressive words and improve reading, thinking, and speaking. Send name, address, and zip to Vocabulary Studies, 835 Diversey Parkway, Dept. 317-011, Chicago, IL 60614.
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Chicago
Diversey Parkway
Dept
Historic District reports on sale at town offices and library
Residents may buy the Historic District commission reports on Greenfield Hill and Southport proposals for two dollars at the Town Clerk’s office or the Post Road Library. The 4-H apple pie contest is set for January 14 in Legion Hall with a five dollar prize and additional awards.
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Historic District Commission
Greenfield Hill
Southport Historic District
Post Road
Legion Hall
Ymca Family Center
Ann Sorrentino
Douglas W. Goodfellow
Herbert W. Goodfellow
Judd Street
Gettysburg College
St. Thomas Men’s League
Drought Grips Morocco as Rain Pleas Rise in Casablanca
AP reports mosques and processions of children in Casablanca pleading for rain as drought threatens high plain grain crops. Local reports say the grain crop stands on the verge of total loss amid the arid conditions.
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Casablanca
Mostem
Morocco
Ventriglia Stars In Verdi Roles In Italian Theaters
Franco Ventriglia a former Fair Field resident and ex Sikor Sky Aircraft inspector now opera singer, headlines in Parma Italy as lead in Verdi's Due Foscari at Teatro Regio. He drew praise from Parmian fans after performances in Bologna and is slated for Don Carlos in Brescia between January 14 and 28. He recently returned to Parma from West Berlin after four Rossini Otello performances.
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Franco Ventriglia
Fairfield
Sikorsky Aircraft
Due Foscari
Teatro Regio
Parma
Italy
Ventriglia
Bologna
Don Carlos
Brescia
Ialy
West Berlin
Si “Otello
Mr. Ventriglia
Residre
Brookside-drive
Fair- 1
War I Vets to Have Delayed Yule Party
The Charles Shang Wheeler Barracks 983 Veterans of World War I postpone their Yuletide party held earlier, now set for tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the VFW hall on Barnum Avenue cutoff. Commander Andrew J. Kravecs will lead a brief business meeting for the barracks and auxiliary before a covered dish supper hosted by Vera Unwin with help from Mary Sebas, Etta Jannetty, and others.
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Charles “Shang” Wheeler Barracks
VFW
Vera Unwin
Unwin
Mary Sebas
Etta Jannetty
Edward Unwin
Joseph Jannetty
Stratford Jaycees Meet Tomorrow Night
Local Stratford Jaycees announce a regular meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Boothe Memorial Park with film, games, and roast beef sandwiches served by the hospitality committee. Open to men aged 21 to 35 residing or working in Stratford.
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Stratford Jaycees
P.m
Boothe Memorial Park
Stratford
Jaycees
Shiloh
Shiloh Gardens
Henry Avenue
Begin
VNA
Church Games and Rehearsals at Time Various
Parish notices list church events including Christ Episcopal church parish house and Christ church choir rehearsals at 4 o'clock, Pilgrim choir at 3 45, Oratorio choir at 7 30, and First Congregational church events, with a 7 o'clock community gathering time.
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Second
Jane
Christ Church
Christ
Episcopal Church
Firs
Pilgrim
House Ransacked in Stratford Missing $45
Robert Sexton of 765 Robin Jane Stratford reported to Stratford police that after a five hour absence his home was broken into. Patrolmen John Gaughan and William Zuscin and Detective Robert Hultgren said entry was through the garage to an inside door. The entire house was ransacked but $45 from a metal box in the bedroom was missing.
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Robert Sexton
Robin Jane
Stratford
John Gaughan
William Zuscin
Robert Hultgren
Fairfield Driver Charged In Multivehicle Fairfield Crash
Robert W Burns 23 of 96 Clinton Ave Fairfield faces a charge of failure to drive in a proper lane after a three car crash on Grasmere Ave near Post Rd. His southbound car crossed into northbound lanes and struck a parked car owned by Cynthia Apostolos, which pushed into a second parked vehicle. Court date set for Jan 25. In a separate incident Charles F Ash III 16 of Weston was summoned to Circuit Court Jan 25 for failure to drive in a proper lane after his car hit Anna M Costello’s parked car on Villa Ave.
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Robert W. Burns
Clinton Avenue
Grasmere Avenue
Post Road
Fairfield
Robert Janco
Burns
Jane
Cynthia A. Apostolos
Grasmiere Avenue
Anna M. Costello
Brookfield Avenue
Villa Avenue
Fairfield Burglary Totals Include Auto Firm and Four Homes
Police report multiple break ins over the weekend in Fairfield. The Russell Chevrolet on Post Road was entered with about $1 508 in parts stolen. At Inwood Road homes cash, jewelry, a TV set and liquor were taken in separate burglaries.
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Donald Roarick
Robert T. Harriss
Wood Road
Robert Jordan
Ethel Schoen
Westwood ‘Road
Anthony Zadrovitz
Dow
James Deer
Shalimar Lane
Steve Voros
Six Soviet Seamen Declared Missing After Ice Refrigerator Ship Sinks
In the Bering Sea, six of 85 sailors abandoned ship when the Soviet refrigerator vessel sank 35 miles north of Unimak Island. Nineteen were rescued as the 238 foot ship went down with 79 aboard.
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Suneau
Alaska
Bering Sea
Mongay
Elf
Aleutian Islands
L Unimak Island
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