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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1968
Page
5
Firefighters from Companies Two and Three responded to a lint buildup fire in a clothes dryer at the home of Robert Wollert 261 Short Hill Lane Fairfield. The 10:55 a.m. blaze caused minor damage yesterday.
Fireman Benjamin Ostromecki filed with the Pension Commission for disability retirement after a heart attack last year and months off duty. Also noted are marriage intentions for Richard J. Stoliker of 33 Cardinal Street and Annette Kauderer of Rosyth Heights New York and a Kiwanis luncheon speaker at Fairfield Motor-Inn discussing Connecticut history.
Dr Thomas Kennedy will speak on The Psychology of Discipline at the St Pius X Home School association meeting Wednesday at 8 30 p m in the school. Kennedy a Boston College Tufts Medical School graduate and former Meriden Undercliff Hospital psychiatrist is now in private practice and serves as a consultant for the Meriden School for Boys.
Bridge classes conducted by Mrs. Effie Long start Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Recreation center on Old Dam road. Registrations may be made at the center during class time. Classes run each Thursday 7 30 to 9 30 p m. Kiwanians in Meet Dr Carlyle J Hoyt professor of Connecticut history at Fairfield university will be the
The Auxiliary of the Thomas J. Nelson Jr. post VFW will sponsor a card party and dessert Friday at 8 p.m. in Granville Street Hall. John Ostrofsky chairs the event, tickets available at the door. Civitan dinner meeting features Harry B. Hatch presenting progress of Fairfield Teens Inc at 6 30 p.m. Continental restaurant.
Lafayette lodge AF and AM will portray the Entered Apprentice degree for a class of candidates at the Masonic temple on Wednesday with all officers in place. Thomas Tomlinson, newly installed master, will preside. Detmar Van Tassell and John Foster will deliver key dialogues while Thomas Sneddon presents the apron.
The Rev Edwin J Coyne of St Marys church Bridgeport will speak at the St Thomas Ladies guild meeting on Jan 31 at p.m. in the parish hall on Ruane street. Also listed are local civic and youth group events.
Residents warn youngsters away from remaining ice on Mill river after a dog drowned when it broke through. The Newtown Volunteer Fire Company was the sole bidder at 4000 for a 65 foot aerial ladder truck replacement. Jerry Malafronte named chairman of the Republican Town committee election evaluation panel. Andrew Ward High School students Kowal and O Hara accepted for admission to Wentworth Institute in Boston for September. Roy H Ervin marks a wedding anniversary. St Thomas parish plans a St Patrick show for March 16 17. Town hall office switch moves planning director Barl Rush and Kathrine Comstock into new spaces with planning staff. Planning staff now with Zoning Officer Arthur Bouvier and secretary Nancy Schneider.
Francis H. Wemple of New York city treasurer of Handy and Harman, a precious metals firm with a Fairfield plant, was elected to the executive committee of the Silver Users association.
A Bristol child, age three, pulled two fire alarms in the morning causing responses by four and then two fire vehicles. Officials say the boy reached the box from a snowbank and admitted triggering the alarms. No fire occurred. The name of the child is not released.
The piece describes bold pattern and color choices with striped fabrics suitable for spring. It mentions cruise wear and a fashion pace, noting left coast inspiration with ice cream parlor stripe motifs in vanilla and orlon rayon blends.
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