This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1968
Page
11
Milford YMCA announces a co ed day camp for ages six to 12, four two week periods this summer. Cherokee Village will be converted for girls as a new boys village develops, with a qualified staff returning. Camp dates: July 8 13, July 22 Aug 2, Aug 5 16, Aug 19 30.
The Court of Awards for Boy Scouts of Troop 61 Quinnipiac Council held at United Presbyterian church awarded service stars to Mark Thompson Harold Hitch and Jeffrey Hitch. John Williamson received recruiter and one year service stars. Tenderfoot to James Amann and Jeffrey Hitch. Richard Delpier first class. Leslie Delanny named Senior Patrol Leader. School Menus for week of Jan 22 list daily meals with juice soup sandwich and dessert choices and milk.
The Protestant and Roman Catholic churches will hold a Sunday ecumenical service at 3 p.m. in the Church of Christ Congregational on West Main Street. Rev Irvin Thursby announces guest preacher Rev Francis Mayock from St Marys Catholic church, with Milford Chorale providing music. Public invited.
A Danbury vaccination clinic at Park Avenue School inoculated 1600 youngsters aged 1 to 12 using a jet injector. The event, organized by local groups and County School Services, drew 3600 participants including 240 preschoolers. Mayor Arconti lauded the effort, noting a potential $15,000 cost if parents paid.
Barry and Marylou Brundage, children of square dance caller Albert Brundage, will present a program of American music at a General David Wooster Society Children of the American Revolution meeting in Westport. The event at the Vecchiarino home includes a members contest sponsored by president Marilyn Scott to see who has the best performance.
City purchasing agent Robert P Burns will open bids today at 10 am for a station wagon for the Water Department. Bids for two 2 yard dump trucks and an alternate bid of one dump truck and a 3 4 ton pickup will be received until Friday Jan 26 at 10 am when opened and read. Specifications may be obtained at the purchasing agent office City Hall. Also Western Work A Danbury electrical firm is apparent low bidder for electrical subcontracting work to be done in the proposed women's project.
Dr Harold S Barrett deputy commissioner will attend the district health conference this afternoon in the council chambers City Hall Mayor Gino J Arconti will preside at 130 p m with nine area selectmen area health officers Danbury hospital administrators and the medical director of the Aspetuck Valley Health Council The session will discuss plans for starting a district health department said Mayor Arconti.
The Saugatuck PTA will sponsor a January 24 meeting at 8 p.m. in the elementary school to discuss issues affecting young students. Topics include encouraging self discipline, working mothers, and grouping procedures. Leaders include Mrs. Roy Stratton and principal William Amundsen.
The Westport Congregation for Humanistic Judaism hosts speaker William S. Gailmor of Marion road at 8 pm in the home of Mr and Mrs Art River. Gailmor, who visited Israel this summer, discusses identity crisis and what it means to be a Jew.
The final talk in the three meeting Reflections of your Faith series occurs January 24 at 8:15 p.m. at Greens Farms Congregational Church. Dr John Muehl, longtime leader of the Adult Education Study, discusses The Quality of Mercy.
Hawley Electric Co Inc submitted an apparent low bid of 89250 for the dormitory contract at Western Connecticut State College. Billings Electric Co Inc of Danbury bid 103000 and Ducci Electric Co Torrington bid 105900. The low bidder’s name will be sent to all general contractors for inclusion in bids opened next Wednesday in Hartford.
The Danbury Garden club meets today at 1 30 p m in the First Congregational church house to hear Dr and Mrs Matthew Ratchford of Brewster New York discuss Orchids From Virginia to Canada They have traveled from Virginia to Canada to photograph wild flowers in their natural habitat and studied orchids of the northeast photographing more than 70 of them Hostesses are Mrs John Creasy Mrs Richard Wilmer Mrs Harold Knapp and Mrs Leon Cambern
Joseph E. Canale, director of Danbury City Housing Authority since 1949 earning 12000, is being eyed by New Haven to lead its housing authority. City official Robert E. Wolfe says interviews are under way and salary could be 17000 to 18000 annually. Canale calls the offer very attractive but has not decided.
In Kobe Japan three taxi firms report safer service after ending 24 hour shifts. A pilot shows the eight hour workday reduces accidents and customer abuse.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.