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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1952
Page
4
The Salvation Army Citadel corps hosts a sacred music festival and parcel post sale tonight at 7 45 o clock at 30 Elm Street Linent. Robert Bridge says the newly formed young people's band will join the program along with the Salvation Army band of New Haven.
The Germania Singing society will host the Federated Clubs of Connecticut at a Sunday meeting in Germania hall. Dinner at 1 p m followed by the Male chorus and Ladies Choral society specialty numbers. The group marks its 95th anniversary in 1952 as part of the observance.
M Sgt John Scholz USMC from the Bridgeport recruiting station returns from a 17 month Korea tour and will speak at 12 15 p m today on the Evacuation of Frozen Chosin at the exchange club meeting.
The House approved a world wide military base expansion totaling 2 758 318 000 in a 332 to 7 vote. The bill funds 273 projects with 1 180 418 000 in the United States and 1 363 345 000 for overseas and secret projects, sending it to the Senate for appropriation.
A summer cottage at Hawthorne Terrace Lake Candlewood was leveled by a fire shortly after 3 pm. Firemen from Germantown and Locust avenues, with Brookfield apparatus, fought the blaze and kept it from spreading to the Green and Gammie residences. The owner Moses Michael was painting prior to the fire. no injuries reported and the cottage was insured. Fire crews returned before 5 pm to wet down the ruins.
Raymond F. Hotchkiss of Stratford will join the annual summer session of the Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University New Brunswick. He will major in investments as one of 1,000 bankers attending the session from June 16 to 28. To qualify for graduation he must complete two more summer sessions and two years of home extension work.
Prohibition took effect across the United States starting January 16 1920. The 18th Amendment and Volstead Act implementation halted alcohol production sale and distribution nationwide.
Five sales planned Monday by James J. Leon, a federal auctioneer. Four auctions will liquidate bankrupt assets and one is an assignee sale to liquidate stock. Items include the Heating company stock at 40 Hollister Avenue, four motor vehicles at Totem Trail Pine Rock Park Shelton, Kiddie Towne property at 82 Cannon Street, restaurant equipment at Pandanaram Road, and household appliances and radios at 77 West Street.
A car owned by Margaret E Bennet of 283 Round Hill Road Fairfield sustained slight damage from fire of undetermined origin at 10 22 a m yesterday. The rear seat was damaged while the vehicle was parked on the Plaza parking terminal third floor. Attendant Paul Sanko saw smoke and alerted firefighters.
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