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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1958
Page
19
A scrambled report from Bangkok describes boxing contestants wearing gloves in a chaotic event. The piece compares the scene to a track misstep at Churchill Dow with shoving and kicking and a circular miscue described as a one mile circumference.
Dr. Norton G. Chaucer urged Fairfield residents to eliminate rat harborage during cleanup week sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. He cited piles of lumber brush and grass as rat havens and advised sealing openings washing milk bottles and storing seed high to deter rats. He noted warfarin would not affect family pets.
Novelty track meets will be conducted at each playground this Friday at 1 30 p m Events include backward race standing broad jump holding big toe and throws using improvised implements such as paper plates sponges and straw javelin throw and ping pong ball throw Readable sales listed include Burr Street dwelling transfer William and Marion Moffeet IV to Frances J Shook plus other property changes Richard and Sadie Smith to George and Victoria Peloquin and George Yovan Jr to Egedio and Eva DeMaio Marriage intentions filed at Town Hall for James N Brehm and Rosemarie L Renkis William Ruger spoke at Rotary Club luncheon Shows Films at Fairfield Inn George A Smith Post American Legion meets at 8 p m Finance board hearing at 8 p m tonight Multiple league games and park events listed for Little League Babe Ruth and Connie Mack leagues across Fairfield area
The Stratfield GOP club sets its annual outing for July 26 while the Park Commission cancels its regular meeting, rescheduling to August 13 per Dr. Frederick D. Fish. Road work on South Benson entrance to the Post road caused a traffic blockage yesterday for storm drain installation.
Mrs. Clara Seymour St. John, 78, of Small Point Maine, widow of Rev. Dr. George C. St. John and descendant of Hengist and Horsa, died at Maine Medical Center after a long illness. Her father was Yale Greek professor Thomas Day Seymour and she was sister to Yale President Emeritus Charles Seymour. The couple led Choate School from 1908 to 1947 before retiring in Maine. Funeral services will be at Choate chapel in Batavia Illinois Tuesday.
Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Averoff travels from Zagreb to Brioni for talks with Yugoslav President Tito and Egyptian President Nasser. Averoff aims to rally backing for Greece on Cyprus while supporting Tito amid Soviet criticism. Nasser and Tito previously opened formal talks on Brioni.
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