Sirens and Fire Horns Readied for Statewide Raid Test
Sirens and fire horns will signal tomorrow's statewide red alert at 10 0 a m Civil Defense coordinator Grover C Benton said the plan is to use horns until sirens are installed at town vantage points With 12 sirens planned four installed atop the high school on Unquow road others on Stratfield School water tower at Fairfield University grounds and Warner's Hill Eight more sirens will be installed probably before year’s end The project is town made Benton noted. Also marriage license sought by Philip H Sara and Mary E Trembezki Two houses sold by MacCarren Construction on Lamp Mortar Drive plus land sales on the Post Road Black Rock Avenue and Davis Road Readings of local fire company meetings and upcoming games listed continuous notes
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Grover C. Benton
Civil Defense Program
Benton
Unquow Road
Stratfield School
Fairfield University
Warner's Hill
Philip H. Sara
Francis Street
Mary E. Trembezki
Marina Village
Bridgeport
Town Hall
MacCarren Construction Company
Lamp Mortar Drive
Edward G. Goodspeed
Arthur E. Sloat
Anna Mahoney
Post Road
Kenneth Henry
Ivan Peterson, Jr
Black Rock Avenue
Nicholas M. Pekar
Comany
Davis Road
Margaret J. Thorne
Lions to Install President Wednesday at Rudy's restaurant
Ernest L. Billings will be installed as Lions club president at the final business session Wednesday at 7 p.m. He succeeds Leslie Douglas. Harold A. Swaffield, Roger Laloe high school principal, will install Mr. Billings and other officers elected last month. Building permits issued for two single family dwellings: Lyman Anderson dwelling 24500 on Haydens lane and Vincent Blazok dwelling with two car garage 11500 on Craig place. Voters session set for Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon conducted by town officials. Trinity hosts annual choristers festival service.
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Lions
Ernest L. Billings
Lions Club
Rudy's
Leslie Douglas
Harold A. Swaffield
Roger Lalowe
Billings
Herbert M. Smith
Lyman Anderson
Haydens Lane
Vincent Blazok
Craig Place
Friday crowds and town notes lift Southport echoes
Town report highlights show capacity crowds for Friday performances and strong reception. Town Clerk Sam Glover returns from Maine trip marred by rain except departure day. Lions club party planned for July 16 by Rey Bergman Axel Bergman and Bill Wilson. Tax payments form long lines at town hall ahead of July 1 due date. Rotary appoints Henry Arms as sergeant at arms. Police Chief James Kraynik plans spot patrol checks on roads. Nick Goodspeed invites volunteers for block turnout on election day. St Thomas parish adds two Masses at 10 and 11 starting Sunday. High school instructor Frank Ambrose injures knee on Park drive. taken to Bridgeport hospital.
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Southport Echoes
Sam Glover
Maine
Ray Jenkings
Rey
Axel Bergman
Bill Wilson
Lions Club
Henry Arms
Rotary
James Kraynik
Nick Goodspeed
St. Thomas Parish Hall
Father Casey
Frank Ambrose
Park Drive
Bridgeport Hospital
Bowles Stresses India's Role in World Democracy
Ambassador Chester Bowles warned that Asia's democratic future hinges on India's success. He said India's democracy failure would echo globally and shake Europe. Indian Ambassador Sen highlighted village level development funded partly by the U.S. and stressed self-help as India's core. Ferdinand Kuhn argued no amount of dollars can save India. Indians must save themselves. Wheat grown in Western Australia was once wheat plucked by a World War II soldier in Greece.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Asia
India
Europe
Bowles
B. R. Sen
United States
Ferdinand Kuhn
Washington Post
CBS
Greece
Western Australia
County area factories announce summer vacation schedules
More than 70 area manufacturers in Connecticut filed vacation dates with the Manufacturers Association of Connecticut. The list covers Bridgeport Ansonia Derby Shelton Norwalk Stamford and surrounding towns with plant wide closures ranging from late June to late August.
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Manufacturers Association of Connecticut, Inc
Bridgeport
American Fabrics Company
Banthin, Engineering Company
Bridgeport Casket Hardware Company
Bridgeport Chain and Manufacturng Company
Bridgeport Fabrics Company, Inc
Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing Company
Gaynor Electric Company, Inc
Globe Tapping Machine Company
Hollander Metal Products , Inc
Jenkins Brothers
Manufacturers Iron Foundry Company
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Moore Special Tool Company
Panish Controls
Parke, Davis and; Company
Singer Manufacturing Company
Sprague Meter Company
Taylor Knit Web Corporation
Kurt H. Volk, Inc
Ansonia Manufacturing Company
Ansonia Electric Company
W. E. Bassett Company
Derby
Sidney Blumenthal Company
Shelton
C. G. 8. Laboratories, Inc
Stamford
Chromium Process Company
Clark ‘Metal Products Company
Cole-Roscoe Manufacturing
Electronic Rubber Company
Extruded Plastics, Inc
Norwalk
Freydberg Brothers, Inc
the Gora-Lee Corporation
Stratford
Hershey Metal Products, Inc
Hicks and Otis Prints, Inc
Home
Kaplan ‘Musical String
South Norwalk
F. Kelly Company
Keriie Company
Seymour
John ‘McAdams and Sons, Inc
Metalix Manufacturing Company, Inc
East Norwalk
Milford Rivet and Machine Company
Milford
Mullite
Rockwell, Company
Fairfield
Rolock, Inc
Schick, Inc
Seymour Manufacturing Company
Sponge Rubber Products Company
Stamford Rubber Supply
Star Pin Company
Union Fabric Company
United Shees Machine Corporation
Ansonia
Harry W. Wagner Company
Waterbury Lock and Specialty Company
OPS May Ease Controls on Luxury Food Items
Washington June 15 OPS officials say they may suspend price ceilings on some luxury foods after four large retail groups urged decontrol. The list covers 233 items including canned vegetables and fruits, meats, dried fruits and beans, fats and oils, poultry and eggs, dried milk, honey, and more.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Progress Report on Connecticut Welfare Inquiry
Hartford June 15 AP The state welfare department probe led by Finance Commissioner Frank M Lynch aims to finish this year Improvements noted in personnel and financial accounting and further admin changes are planned when the survey ends The welfare program costs about 30 000 000 annually Lynch is aided by researchers from the Public Expenditure council and welfare experts from several states
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Hartford
State Welfare Department
Governor Lodge
State Finance
Frank M. Lynch
Lynch
Connecticut Public Expenditure Council
Blaze Delays Train Ten Minutes in Norwalk
June 15 State of Maine an express train from New York to Boston was delayed about 10 minutes after 11 PM when a fire broke out in the accordion covering between the baggage compartment and a passenger coach. Central fire department extinguished the blaze. engineer John Walsh said it started from a defective wiring device. Recall occurred 12 minutes after firemen arrived.
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Norwalk
Maine
New Haven Railroad
New York
Boston
Central Fire Department
John Walsh
New Haven
Patient Found Dead Near Rails in Putnam
Herbert Berthiaume, 74, of North Grosvenor Dale, who had disappeared from a convalescent home, was found dead near railroad tracks about a mile from his last sighting. State police Lt. Albert Rivers and the Danielson barracks located the body roughly five hours after the disappearance was reported. Berthiaume had been ill for some time.
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Putnam
Herbert Berthiaume
North Grosvenor Dale
Albert Rivers
Danielson Barracks
Berthiaume
Train derailment in Farmersburg injures 17 passengers
The Georgian crack streamliner of Chicago and Eastern Illinois derailed near Farmersburg Indiana early today. Seventeen passengers were injured though most had minor cuts or bruises. Most cars remained upright. track damage measured about 1500 feet. The Hummingbird train rerouted via Linton.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Farmersburg
Raymond Beaver
Linton
Chicago
Sweden to Open Spy Trial Today
The biggest spy trial in Sweden's history starts with seven communists charged in a case that allegedly sold the northern defense system to Russian agents. Famed prosecutor Werner Rybninger will seek maximum penalties as the ring led by Johan Fritiot Enbom is exposed. The Boden fortress secrets and military data were involved as Enbom, 33, allegedly mastermind the six year operation with barred siblings aiding Soviet officials for cash.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Werner Rybninger
Boden
Finland
Palos Verdes Estates Grows From a Small Peninsula Suburb
Palos Verdes Estates, centerpiece of the Southern California peninsula, serves about three thousand residents as its primary shopping center anchors local life and commerce.
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Palos Verdes Estates
Southern California Peninsula
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