Barnum Festival Opens With Ballyhoo Show Tonight
About 16 000 spectators expected for the Ballyhoo opening at Hedges Memorial Stadium in the 1952 Barnum Festival. Mayor McLevy to proclaim the festival at City Hall at 3 pm and William Carlson to receive the ringmaster’s whip and whistle. Tickets on sale at multiple venues with three booths opening at 6:30 pm. Helium balloons will be released after a program by Paul Lavalle and the Cities Service band. Festival queen and king Arthur Conway and Lorrie Lydersen honored with gifts, city luncheon at Stratfield, and a New York trip supervised by festival officials.
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Hedges Memorial Stadium
McLevy
City Hall
William Carlson
Stratfield Hotel
Ballyhoo
Frederick R. Newport
Barnum
Main Street
Post Office
Hedges Stadium
Newport
Sigurd B. Swanson
Arthur McNeil
Paul Lavalle
Iver Seaberg
Arthur T. Conway
Lorrie Lynn
Edersen
Buckley Bros
Tankee Stadium
Yankee
Bridgeport Area Weather Summary
Official Weather data reports sunny and pleasant conditions in Bridgeport with a low 80s high, 65 degree low, and tonight cooler. Thursday stays fair and warm with mid 80s highs as winds shift to southeast. Tide tables list daily high and low times. almanac notes the 184th day and Summer’s twelfth day.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
New York City
Ballyhoo Show at Hedges Memorial Stadium Features Band of America
Tonight’s Ballyhoo at Hedges Memorial Stadium presents Band of America led by Paul Lavalle with guest performances by Henry Levine, Ross Gordon, and Bobby Lilla. The program includes The Toy Trumpet, Band of America March, Trinity pieces, Dixieland selections, and a parade of clowns, jugglers, and a color guard salute to the armed services.
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Band OF America
Paul Lavalle
Oring Hs Co
Rossini
Henry Levine
Scott
Christie
Gta Lavalle
Basin Street
Band OF America Second Regiment
Connecticut National Guard
Reeves Cities Service
Gateway
Jenny Lind
Charlie Frank
Fred Lang
Impressario
Lott and
Anders
Gaudsmith Brothers
Bobby Lilla
Bridgeport
Gene Krupa
20Th Century Circus
Brick Brothers
MR. Murphy
Barnum and Bailey
King
Ebay ‘LowaWa
Arr
Armed Services
Man's body found in vacant flat on East Washington
A man with facial and body injuries was found dead in a vacant four room flat at 639 East Washington Avenue. Capt. Washburn identified the victim as Daniel O'Leary, about 50, with a wife and family in the area. Dr. Connors noted injuries on the face neck abdomen and right hip and did not rule out foul play. Police were alerted by an anonymous tip to headquarters.
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East
Washington Avenue
George A. Washburn
Washburn
Daniel O'Leary
Arctic Street
Edwin R. Connors
O'Leary
Harold Sherwood
Headquarters
East Washington Avenue
Connors
O’leary
Duclos Freed by Paris Grand Jury
Jacques Duclos former pastry cook and France's top communist walks free after a Paris grand jury finds he was not caught in the act of plotting against internal security. He was arrested May 28 with a loaded revolver and a blackjack during a riot against Gen Ridgway and held parliamentary immunity.
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Paris
Jacques Duclos
France
Sante
Matthew B. Ridgway
Duclos
French National Assembly
Barnum Festival Timetable Highlights Weekends and Events
A dense schedule lists Barnum Festival events across Thursday to Saturday including a parade, grand marshal briefing, flag shows, performances, a Drum Corps exhibition, fireworks, services at Mountain Grove Cemetery, a dance contest, a Pops concert with Oscar Levant, a yacht regatta, and a festival concert at Seaside Park.
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Stratfield Hotel
McLevy
City Hall
Bull's Head
Seaside Park
Pleasure Beach
P. T. Barnum
Mountain Grove
Pleasure Beach Ballroom
Fairfield University Field
Oscar Levant
City plans site for new school and Maplewood annex renovation
The Board of Education moves to acquire about 10 acres east of Chopsey Hill road to build a school serving residents of a state housing project at Trumbull and Reservoir avenues. The Maplewood annex will be renovated to house all junior high pupils and all elementary pupils in a single building.
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Board of Education
Maplewood School
Trumbull
Reservoir Avenues
Maplewood
Nathan Hale
Chopsey Hill Road
Trumbull Avenue
August Heim
John G. Drake
Toby Vece
Joseph E. Jeffery
State Board of Education
Jeffery
Maplewood Annex
Junior Achievement
Albert A. Snyder
Benjamin R. Silver
Adolph J. Adiletta
Adiletta
Stratford
Bridgeport
Wilton Approves Funds for Eight Room School
The Wilton Board of Finance unanimously approved a 353,682 dollar appropriation for construction and equipping an eight room elementary school at a special town meeting. The final vote was 196 to zero after debates and amendments, with the Harris property removed as an alternative site. The school will occupy the former Mary Neales Whipple property off Gruman Hill road in South Wilton.
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Finance Board
Harris
Mary Neales Whipple
Gruman Hill Road
South
Wilton
Nelsons. Hurlbutt
Taft gains Florida delegates as convention fights unfold
Taft secured most of Florida’s 18 votes and the Florida case set the pattern for disputed delegates. The Republican National Committee barred TV and photo coverage at hearings as six states and 54 votes remained to be resolved. Taft and Eisenhower backers clash over rules while Dewey urged transparency during hearings. Taft holds 474 votes to Eisenhower’s 410 on AP tally. 604 needed to win.
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Florida
Republican National Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
GOP
Convention
National Committee
Georgia
Texas
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Eisenhower
Houston
Dewey
Associated Press
Boy Taken Away Aunt Arrested in Stratford Case
Dorchester woman Pearl Lieberman 37 was arrested on breach of peace after allegedly helping Eva Vitka and their son Stephen leave from Stratford to Boston. She faces arraignment in Stratford Town Court next Monday. Police traced actions to Bridgeport and Success Park.
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Dorchester
Mass
Frank Vitka
Henry Avenue
Stratford
Pearl Lieberman
Stratford Town Court
William Bader
Bridgeport
Fleeing Prisoner Shot After Bronx Escape
In New York on July 1 AP reports police fired on a fleeing prisoner in the Bronx, wounding him gravely. Two female bystanders were struck but not seriously hurt as detectives pursued William Collon, 23, from Third Avenue and 161st Street magistrate court.
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New York
Bronx
William Collon
Collon
Third Avenue
161St Street
George Tilzer
Republican panel bars TV and radio from pre-convention meetings
The Republican National Committee voted 60 to 40 to ban all television newsreels still cameras and radio microphones from pre-convention meetings. Dewey opposed the move urging fuller coverage. He sent a telegram from Houston criticizing the decision as Dewey controlled and called for open hearings.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Houston
Guy G. Gabrielson
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Girl Hit by Truck On Fairfield Ave
Eight year old Karen Meade of 607 Courtland Avenue was seriously injured when a United Carpet Co truck owned by Donald Switzer struck her on Fairfield Avenue near 3104. She was taken to St Vincent's Hospital with head injuries described as critical. Switzer, 19, was arrested for violating auto laws and released on summons for July 11.
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Karen Meade
Courtland Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Michael Gyza
Richard Meehan
United Carpet Company
Westport
Donald Switzer
Maples Street
Switter
Bailey Planning Visit to McMahon Over McMahon Candidacy
Democratic State Chairman John M Bailey planned a Washington conference with Senator Brien McMahon to decide a course on McMahons presidential bid due to his illness He is hospitalized at Georgetown University Hospital after a sacroiliac operation and may miss the Chicago convention opening July 21 Connecticut delegates are pledged to McMahon with high party sources unsure of his campaign status.
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John M. Bailey
Washington
Brien McMahon
Bailey
Senator McMahon
Georgetown University Hospital
McMahon
Democratic State Central Committee
Connecticut
Chicago
PUC Ends Hearing On Cal Fare Plea
The State Public Utilities Commission closed a hearing on the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company request to raise the basic fare from ten cents to 15 cents or four tokens for 50 cents. No decision is expected now. The commission also reviews a similar CR&L and Connecticut Company proposal. CR&L serves New Britain Waterbury Bridgeport and Norwalk.
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CAL
Hartford
State Public Utilities Commission
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Connecticut Company
Cr&l
New Britain
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Norwalk
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