Mystic Seaport Receives 50000 Grant For Planetarium
Mystic Seaport plans a $50,000 planetarium as part of a broader restoration effort noted during the Marine Historical Assn. annual meeting at Mystic, Long Island Sound. President Mallory began his 17th term as head, and the Harvey Conover Memorial fund for youth training stood at 31,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic
J. Warren Holmes
Mallory
Marine Historical Assn
Long Island Sound
Harvey ‘Conover
Planetarium grant from James Foundation noted in release
The $50,000 grant from the James Foundation was announced by the association president as a philanthropic donation to fund a planetarium. The report mentions widow Mrs Grover Cleveland, remarried in 1913 to Prof Thomas J Preston, with no completion date given for the project. The association also dedicated a yacht basin parade green dock shop and the Seminale figurehead. An aluminum freight container from Jeremiah Holmes of Mystic is cited as a new local industry in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip R. Mallory
Association
The
James Foundation
New York City
U.S
Grover Cleveland
Thomas J. Preston
Cleveland
Uun
Jeremiah Holmes
Mystic
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Fairfield School Plans Finalized in Riverfield Rise
Fairfield Board of Education approved final plans for a 15 room Riverfield school to serve kindergarten through sixth grade on Mill Plain Road. Bids will be invited next week with opening in August. completion aimed for September 1959. The project totals 655000 dollars from ATM for construction and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Board of Education
Riverfield
Mill Plain Road
Homer C. M. Cudmore
Lyons and Mather
Cudmore
Riverfield Farm
Duck Farm Road
Roger W. Hartt
Walter Heilman
Seeierse
Eglin Air: Force Base
Fla
Air Force
Eglin
Santa Rosa Island
Joint Air Force
Bomarc Missile Test Over Atlantic Range
Debris rained over the ocean about 20 miles from the launching site as the Bomarc missile, a key air defense project, was fired at a B 17 drone target over the South Atlantic test range. The test noted the missile’s 15 000 pound size, radar guidance, and ground launch with dual rocket boosters, and mentioned a future solid fuel version. The Netherlands reports agricultural output up 39 percent since 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S S
South Atlantic
Boeing
Atlantic
Madame Chiang Visits Old War Comrade Chennault
Madame Chiang Kai-shek visited Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault at Ochsner Foundation hospital in New Orleans. She praised his fighting spirit and resilience in his battle with lung cancer, noting he has not been defeated by the Japanese despite his severe respiratory difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Chiang Kai-Shek
Claire Lee Chennault
Chennault
Injunction Bans Bakery Pickets In Berkshire Case
Local 210 members were enjoined by Superior Court Judge Frank Healey from picketing Berkshire Bakers citing no labor dispute. Raymond Iwanicki owner sued after union protests at his plant and four retail outlets since May 30. John Chruszeyk named alongside the union as a defendant in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Bakery
Berkshire Bakers
Superior Court
Frank T. Healey
Raymond Iwanicki
Berkshire Avenue
John Chruszeyk
Mr. Iwaicki
Islands of Inland Sea hold 3000 gems across Japan
Japan’s Inland Sea spans about 250 miles and holds roughly 3000 islands, the most of any similar body of water worldwide. A new vaccine to prevent fowl typhoid is being tested in County Down, Ireland, Dublin reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Eire
County Down
Dublin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mystic Seaport
Wv. Conover
Conde Nast Publications
Yachtsman
Florida
Featurwis
Mericas
Frigidaire
America
U. S. Testing Co., Inc
Watson's
East Main Street
Avghoron
Famagusta
Fairfield
Cape Canaveral
IARMY
Mnike Hercules
Netherlands
Hague
Madame Chiang
Hollywood
Soppes
Mollywood
Innerspring Twin Studio
Siacindie Dt
Compar Bridgeportis Acoa Pda
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!