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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1957

Page

18

Red Cross Names Heads of Committees for Year

The Red Cross chapter announces committee chairmen for the new year and says executive board members will be named at the January 1 meeting. Appointees include Mrs Carpent er House, Mrs Margaret Hidecwood Tallabone, and others across hospitality program publicity and membership. Holy Name Society of St James Church plans a Monday meeting at the parish hall. Sikorsky Aircraft workers host Red Cross mobile blood unit visit today expected to collect over 200 pints.

Katherinne Morris Stratford Republican Sie Church Ha! Women's Association Carpenter House Margaret H. Hidecwood Tallabone Laurie O'Toole Rose Sexton Tielma Mathewson Helen Dulya Marion Maida Peterson Rose Prokop Christine Holland Julia Spada Sunshine Holy Name Aes Ws Holy Name Society of Sikorsky Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

Town News and Townspeople Yearly Tax Update

Kenneth Jones reports the fiscal year tax levy at 37.1 percent. Mrs. Gustaf Johnson of Fisher Court is listed as a patient at Center 368 St Vincent's Hospital. Open houses for school age boys prep for town recreation. Adele Levin’s mourning period follows a 20 day leave from Curlew Airforce Station. Stanley J. Mear Jr baptised at the Methodist church. Walter Dowse notes 1258 hours worked by town maintenance on school upkeep. Council Chairman Edward A. remains part of the coverage.

Kenneth Jones Gustaf Johnson Fisher Court St. Vincent's Hospital Tom Cocumilibe Adele Levin Yale Street Curlew Airforce Washington Robert New Ote Stanley John Mear, Jr Stanley J. Mear

Lordship Dads Plan Meeting and Mothers Club Talk

The Lordship Dads plan a meeting Wednesday. The Mothers Club meets at East Broadway school tonight at 7 30 joining discussions on a dessert bridge and a Shakespeare theater fashion show set for February 27 with a hair stylist as guest speaker.

Mothers Club King Reynolds Wil East Broadway Shakespeare

Exchange Club Plans Talk by Howard Haag at Bridgeport Dinner

Howard L. Haag secretary of the Bridgeport YMCA will speak at a Wednesday dinner meeting of the Exchange Club at the Fairway restaurant East Main street Bridgeport. Haag will discuss his experiences as foreign secretary of the YMCA in the Orient. The item notes a property sale on Monroe Street to Donat and Helen Ro Seattle with Town Government.

Exchange Club Howard L. Haag Bridgeport Ymca Fairway East Main Street Bridgeport Haag YMCA Orient Lou Whitmer Monroestet Donat Helen Ro Seattle Gecent Howard Wilcoxson

Methodist Service Prominent Guest Rev Wayne White

The Rev Wayne White pastor of the Church of All Nations will preach at First Methodist church on January 20 announced by Rev Melville Ewmer pastor. The service is arranged by the Commission on Missions of the church. A Democratic town committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the high school Julius Tucciarone chairman announced.

Wayne White Church of All Nations First Methodist Church Melville Mer Democratic Town Committee Julius Tucciarone

Plans for North End High School site reviewed by committee

Building group studies detailed plots for the proposed north end senior high school will be checked by the General Building Needs committee at a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting in Municipal Councilman Charles A. Craig’s room. The tenth district committee chairman says the ready date for the new nem dy Pound will also be received. Teachers will meet Rev. F Stanky Sellick, pastor of the First Congregation.

North End Charles A. Craig F. Stanky Sellick

NAACP Receipts Hit Record Peak At 1956 Meeting

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People reported receipts topping a million dollars at its 48th annual meeting in New York. In the South, a Pine Bluff Arkansas worker’s attempt to enroll his five children in an all white school failed. Tallahassee approved bus seating tickets. 21 Southern cities desegregated buses without trouble. MLKing Jr urged a leaders meeting in Atlanta to spur a coordinated campaign for integrated transport.

National Association For the Advancement of Colored People South NAACP Roy Wilkins New York Pine Bluff Ark Tallahassee Balikpapan Big Oil Center of Mission Borneo Fort Florida Southern Regional Council Southern Citiees Montgomery Ala Toe Martin Luther King Jr Atlanta

Twin girls born to Ansonia couple in Milford Hospital

Milford January 7 two daughters born to Mr and Mrs Ian Gemmell of 16 Bouthfain Road Ansonia in Milford Hospital yesterday.

Ansonia Milford Ian Gemmell Bouth' Fain Road Milford Hospital

Driver 101 Flunks His License Test

William B. Duff, of Pittsburgh Kansas, flunked his driver’s license examination today. He will be 101 years old next March 17. Duff, who began driving automobiles in the chain drive days, let his license expire on his 100th birthday. He said, They asked me too many questions.

Pittsburgh Kan William B. Duff Duff

Overcoming Mental Blocks in Conversation

A compact guide to breaking mental blocks during talks. Explains simple tactics to recall names and facts, speed decision making, and engage in discussion confidently. Includes practical tips for easing hesitation and keeping discussions flowing.

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