Red Cross swim classes enroll 650 children at Short Beach
More than 650 children have enrolled in the Red Cross water safety program to be sponsored at Short Beach during July and August. Michael Kostic reports registrations from Putney Eli Whitney Wilcoxson Garden Nichols Center Stonybrook Franklin Honeyspot Birds eye Sedgwick Lordship and St James schools. The Red Cross seeks volunteer housemothers and mother escorts on Lions club buses. Warranty deeds filed with Town Clerk W Howard Wilcoxson show realty transfers including McNeil Blamey to Meredith and Medvecky to Medvecky. Stratford Navy Mothers club meets at Minute Men hall with commander Mrs Bessie Sanford presiding for the final summer session.
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Red Cross
Short Beach
Michael Kostic
Kostic
Putney Area
Eli Whitney
Wilcoxson School
Garden School
Nichols Avenue Area
Center School
Stonybrook
Franklin
Honeyspot
Birdseye
Sedgwick
Lordship
St. James School
Lions Club
W. Howard Wilcoxson
McNeil-Blamey Inc
William and
Marjorie Meredith
Sharon Road
Louisa Medvecky
Louis Medvecky
Hollister Avenue
Ralph J. Lockwood
George and
Priscilla Lenox
Riversiale Drive
Stratford Navy Mothers Club
Minute Men Hall
Bessie Sanford
313 to Be Graduated by High School Tonight
Graduation exercises for 313 high school seniors will be held tonight at 6 30 in Sterling Park weather permitting. Band director Robert Lenox will present a half hour organ recital before the exercises. Edward Medvecky chairs the board.
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Sterling Park
Robert Lenox
Edward Medvecky
100 Club Meets Tuesday At Long Beach Cottage
The 100 Club Inc of Manning Maxwell and Moore will meet Tuesday at 7 45 p m at the Pleasure Beach cottage of James Doulan E W Bulson recording secretary reports There will be a brief business session followed by an evening of entertainment Permits issued by the Building inspector s office to Joseph and Evelyn Williams Prospect drive garage 750 and William Letach East Main street garage 500
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100 Club, Inc
Manning- Maxwell and Moore Inc
James Doolan
E. W. Bulson
Joseph and
Evelyn Williams
Prospect Drive
William Letach
East Main Street
Council to Decide 1.885 Million Bond Issue Tonight
City council meets at 8 PM in the Municipal building to act on a bond issue of 1,885,000 for sanitary and storm sewers and junior high school contracts. The finance committee is also to report on a Beachfront purchase proposal from Pleasure Beach to Ten Cent Point by the Long Beach Improvement Association.
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Long Beach
Business Women to Have Dinner Meeting Tuesday
The Business Women's club of the Congregational church will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at 6 30 p m in Packard hall. Reports will be submitted and officers elected. Hostesses are Mrs Clara MacGinnis Mrs Alfred Waklee and Miss Mary Barker. There will be a social hour. John J Walgus names a special committee to study highway ordinance revisions. Democrats Meet Wednesday
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Business Women's Club of
The
Congregational Church
Packard Hall
Clara MacGinnis
Alfred Waklee
Mary Barker
John J. Walgus
Michael Zielski
Joseph Barrett
George Bradstreet
Democratic Town Committee
Haley
Linden Avenue
Julius Tucciarone
Darien Man Completes Ithaca College Track Season
Arnold L. Heitz of Darien has finished the Ithaca College varsity track season with one win and five losses. Heitz, a Darien High School graduate, competed in the 100 and 200 yard dashes, javelin, and broad jump for Ithaca College in Ithaca New York.
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Darien
Arnold L. Heitz
Hoyt Street
Ithaca College
Ithaca
N. Y
Heitz
Darien High School
Gov Fine undecided after Eisenhower talks in Gettysburg
Pennsylvania Governor John Fine emerged from a three hour conference with General Dwight Eisenhower still undecided on Republican presidential candidates. Eisenhower will meet Pennsylvania’s 70 regular and 70 alternate delegates next Friday at Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm.
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New York
John Fine
Pennsylvania
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Battle Fields
Gettysburg
Fine
Miss Maurer to Wed John McCarthy Jr in Newtown
Miss Geraldine Dale Maurer of South Main street Newtown will marry John T. McCarthy Jr son of Mr and Mrs McCarthy also of Newtown Readings show Geraldine a St Marys Academy New Haven and Booth and Bayliss Commercial graduate Her father Walter W Maurer is with Ruskin Distributors Hartford McCarthy a Cheshire Academy graduate attended the University of Bridgeport and is manager of Newtown Coal and Grain Co His father a director of the Newtown branch of the First National Bank and Trust Co and a former Democratic State chairman and former State Motor Vehicles commissioner
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Walter W. Maurer
South Main Street
Newtown
Geraldine Dale
John T. McCarthy
McCarthy
Main Street
Miss Maurer
St. Mary’s Academy
New Haven
Booth and Bayliss Commercial School
Ruskin Distributors
Hartford
Cheshire Academy
University of Bridgeport
Newtown Coal and Grain Company
First National Bank and Trust Co
Style Show Arranged by Black Rock Club
A ladies fashion show and luncheon by the Black Rock Yacht Club will be held Wednesday at the club. Luncheon at 1 p.m. commentator Mrs. Robert W. Naramore will introduce outfits from Ethel Wally shop Southport and hats by Jo Davis. Models include Mrs. Kauer Mrs. Haist Mrs. Dacey Mrs. Mercier Mrs. Lucas Mrs. Moss and others.
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Black Rock Yacht Club
Robert W. Naramore
Ethel Wally Shop
Southport
Jo Davis
Frederick Kauer
William A. Haist, Jr
Norman Dacey
Raymond Mercier
Charles Lucas
R. Stanley Moss
Wallace R. Powell
Good Yield Expected In Strawberry Crop At New Haven Auction
The New Haven strawberry auction opened for the season with 210 crates of 24s. Bids were active and quality fair to good with high 67 cents, low 33 cents, and average 45.5 cents per quart. Growers expect more berries than last year despite varied crop conditions.
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New Haven
Kangaroo at Loews Poli Leads Theater Booking
Maureen O Hara and Peter Lawford star in Kangaroo The Australian Story a Technicolor spectacle shot in Australia at Loews Poli for a Thursday premiere. Robert Bassler and Lewis Milestone helm the project with Finlay Currie Richard Boone and Chips Rafferty in supporting roles.
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Maureen O'Hara
Peter Lawford
Loew’s Poli Theater
Twentieth Century- Fox
Robert Bassler
Lewis Milestone
Montezuma
Richard Boone
Chips Rafferty
Wendell Corey Stars in Majestic Motion Picture
Wendell Corey takes a lead role in a smashing motion picture at Majestic theater. The feature showcases Corey's strong performance amid a fast paced plot likely to draw large crowds and solid box office.
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Wendell Corey
Majestic
Two Youths Charged With Injury To Minors In Wethersfield
Two youths from Rocky Hill and Wilson were charged with injury or risk of injury to minors after two Wethersfield girls aged 14 and 15 went missing for two days. A continuance until Thursday was granted for counsel. Bond set at 5000 for Pareda and 2500 for Wasuk. they remained jailed.
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Hartford
Wethersfield Town Court
Wethersfield
William Pareda
Rocky Hill
Richard W. Wasuk
Wilson
Herbert Nickels
Set
Robert Pilon
Edward Hatfield
Thomas Sullivan
Whethersfield
Wethersfield Avenue
Pareda
Wasuk
13 Animals Rescued From Greenwich Fire
Greenwich June 8 AP quick work by three passersby saved the lives of 13 animals when a fire tore through Dr Earl Schofield s animal hospital and Greenwich dog pound on Bruce Park. Ralph Brotherton Garnett Feeney and Chris Walther forced entry while John Woodward moved animals to safety. The two story frame building was destroyed and damages exceed 5000 dollars. Fire Chief Stuart M Potter suspects a cigarette started the blaze.
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Greenwich
Earl Schofield
Greenwich Dog Pound
Bruce Park
Garnett Feeney
Ralph Brotherton
Chris Walther
John Woodward
Woodward
Stuart M
Edward A Ference Promoted to Sergeant in Korea
Edward A Ference son of Mr and Mrs George Ference 52 Curtis avenue was promoted to sergeant while serving in Korea with the 84th Engineer Construction battalion He is a baker in Company C which builds railroad and highway bridges and repairs Korean industries He worked for South End Baking Company before joining the Army in February 1951.
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Edward A. Ference
George Ference
Curtis Avenue
Korea
84Th Engineer
Set. Ference
South End Baking Company
Army
Theater Time Table With Multiple Local Showings
LOEW S POLI presents The Marrying Kind with showings at 1 10, 4 05, 6 55 and 9 50. Okinawa screens at 2 50, 5 40, 8 35. WARNER offers High Sierra at 12 45, 4 12 and 7 50. To Have and Have Not plays at 2 20, 5 55 and 9 33. MAJESTIC shows The Wild North at 12 30, 3 35, 6 40 and 3 50 p m. When in Rome runs at 2 10, 5 15 and 8 25 p m. GLOBE features Skirts Ahoy at 2 40, 5 55 and 9 15. Talk About a Str anger at 1 25, 4 40 and 8 00. MERRITT shows High Sierra at 6 47 and To Have and To Have Not at 9 09. ART CINEMA presents Laura at 6 45 and 10 09. This Above All screens at 8 16.
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Okinawa
Warner
High
Sierra
North
Rome
Merritt
High Sierra
Laura
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