Milford Town Opens Five Bids for Loading Equipment
Milford officials opened five bids for loading equipment including 1 1 4 and 1 1 2 cubic yard front end tenders. Bids from Tyler Equipment, Connecticut Scoopmobile, Shawmut Equipment, Rowed Leahy, and Wilhelm Davies ranged from 11 950 to 14 726 dollars with four wheel drive required. Purchases will be studied by the purchasing department and a recommendation made to the Town Council within 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Howard Ward
Tyler Equipment
Gorporation
Wallingford
Connecticut Scoopmobile Corporation
Bridgeport
Shawmut Equipment Company
Manchester
Rowep-Leahy Company
Hartford
Wilhelm Davies Company
State Highway Department
Bridgeport Avenue
Milford Hospital
Jesse, Hamblin
William Boynton
State Office
Voters Take Oath in Session Fourth Registration Meet
The fourth of six voter registration sessions opens with Town Representative Town presiding. Registrars report 1113 voters, 63 new voters align with party or independence split, including 38 Republicans and 125 Democrats. Next session set for August in Town Hall from morning to noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuane
Jean Thomas
Kay Griffiths
Ee Ens
Milford Unemployment Claims Decline in July Week
Total Milford claims for the week ended July 19 slipped to 1 074 from 1 130 and 1 194 in prior weeks, with initial claims down from 182 to 115. Statewide figures show Connecticut totals rising as lingering plant shutdowns feed continued claims, while Milford’s drop contrasts with the state trend. Slow Pitch results include Motor Carriers moving to second, Norden’s beating I R A, and Milford River defeating Van Department.
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Milford
Connecticut Labor Department
Connecticut
Delight
Meadow
Corona Park
Milford River
Van
Norden
Iainwich
Milford swimming areas attract 3398 weekly attendance
Recreation director Herbert S. Cables Jr reports 3398 people visited Milford public beaches in the week ended July 26. Gulf Beach drew 3470, Silver Beach 1060, Anchor Beach 519, and Devon Park 519. Lifeguards operate daily 1130 to 530 under Robert Hanford. Playground programs logged 280 for the week with events in baseball basketball tennis and archery. Building permits were issued for additions and small office space, and property transfers were recorded. Milford hospital admitted Mrs Catherine Jacobs for surgery. police report multiple arrests in New Milford for alleged vice offenses and births announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert S. Cables,Jr
Milford
Gulf Beach
Silver Beach
Anchor Beach
Devon Park
Cables
Recreation Department
Roy W. Lund, Jr
New Milford
Carridge
Felix Pienkowski
New Haven Avenue
Milford Hospital
Berlin Thomp
Housing growth linked to local residential builds and a court case
Reported housing expansion across multiple residences on Wellsville and Mill road led to a 50 billion square foot development scale claim. Lenination Carlson, a state ward, was held on a $250 bond as Donald Swett, Raymond Swift, and others were released in their own recognizance. The article notes the Memorial Trophy for amateur athletics in 1937.
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Robert Thompson
Middie
Donald Swett
Raymond
Wellsville ‘Avenue
Swift
Grove Street
Lenination
Carlson
Paperito
Mill Road
Delaware
Milford Historical Society Yankee Peddler Fair Aug 23 on Green
The Milford Historical Society plans the Yankee Peddler Fair on Milford Green August 23 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Waverly P. Lewis announces the event with last year’s features including authentic colonial attire by booth supervisors and antique wagon displays.
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Milford
Lewis
William Finan
Elizabeth’ von Hacht
Booth
R. L. Sylvester
Kenneth Bissell
Arthur O'Neill
Stanley Swift
Randolph Charman
Recreation Department
Grove Circle
Meadowside
Devon
Fort Trumbull
Kay Avenue
Orange Avenue
Point Beach
Hawley Avenue
Central Grammar
West Shore
West Main Street
Pumpkin
Ringmaster Kenneth Rainey speaks at yacht club luncheon
Kenneth Rainey of Milford served as guest speaker at a Bridgeport yacht club luncheon for the Barnum Festival. The Columbia Records executive said the festival aims to provide fun for all ages, with extensive planning needed. At the same time, Navy action in the Middle East placed USS Essex carrier with jets and bombers in the Mediterranean near Beirut on a round-the-clock air cover mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Raine
Bridgeport
Milford
Columbia Records
United States
Middle East
Essex
Craig H. MacAuley
USN
Spn
Marjorie H. MacAuley
West River Street
Mediterranean
U. S
Beirut
Lebanon
U. S. Naval News Center
Great Lakes
Til
Charles H. Cone, Jr
Charles JH. Cone
Kay Avenue
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
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Pyrene
Shorefield
Ceriter
Seabreeze
Devon Wildcats
Carl T. Viola
George “Helgold
Arkway
Robert Feltham
Naugatuck Avenue
Edward J. Barrell
Louise Stauss
Rock Road
Thomas Wilson
Dalton Road
Transfork
George Weed
John Arva
Karand Maria Voight
Homestead Avenue
Stratford
Windy Hi Road
Naugatuck Gardens
John Greer Ard Sons, Inc
Irene L. Marks
Long Island View Road
Harold E. Miller, Jr
Captain’ S Walk
Catherine Jacobs
Knollwood’ Road
Donald ‘Budge
James E.sullivan
TE Sale
Solingen
Germany
Resge
RAYON
Tricot
S-M-L
Kresge Company
Main and
Cannon Street
Society
Hi Franklin
Kroehler
RCA Whirlpool
Action
Perrott
Janees
Park Free
Anthony
Calta Séstion
E. Kurtz & Sons
Joyce Handy Shop
Stepnay
Virginia
Rey
Kresge
Delicateston
Franks
Sunny Crest Farms Delicatessen DI Depts
S. S
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