Town Crews Oil Taylor Place Parking Lot In Heat
Town workers from the highway department labored in blistering heat to oil the Taylor Place parking area and paint crosswalks and directional lines. Traffic slowed on East and West State Street while lines were painted near State and Main. Police aided traffic duty. A similar oiling project is planned for today near the railroad station.
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Taylor Place
State Street
State
Main Streets
Town Road Department
Imperial Ave
Budet
Crossman
Power Engineers Elect New Slate at Bridgeport Chapter
James Laboranti of Stratford was elected president of the Bridgeport chapter of the Association of Power Engineers at its annual meeting held last night at the Pequonnock Yacht Club. Officers include Victor Francovich as vice president William T. Guy as secretary treasurer and Fred H. Verrell as chairman of license laws.
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James Laboranti
Bruce Avenue
Stratford
Press- Bridgeport
Association of Power Engineers
Pequonnock Yacht Club
Victor Francovich
Willliam T. Guy
Fred H. Verrell
Otto Corder
New Jersey
Union
Bullard-Havens
Guy
Hartford Swimmer Drowns In River
James Satterfield 25 drowned in the Connecticut River near Riverside Park after a swimming attempt with Allen Barnes 27. Barnes searched the water from under the Willimantic bridge, then notified authorities when Satterfield vanished. Police called off the search at 9 p.m. without locating the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
James Satterfield
Connecticut
Riverside Park
Satterfield
Allen Barnes
Willimantic Railroad
Barnes
Aid urged for Hood Theological seminary students
At the New England conference of African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches in Hartford the focus was on aiding Hood Theological seminary students to obtain ministerial degrees. Prof. Walter L. Yates urged local churches and the public to raise funds, citing a need for church leaders and proposing a $100 gift per student to secure graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Conference of
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Churches
AME Zion
Broad and
Gregory Streets
Walter L. Yates
Livingston College
Salisbury
N. C
New England Conference
Hood Theological Seminary
Yates
W. J. Trent
James W. Eichelberger
AME
Eichelberger
John Dewey
West Africa
Wi Ber
The
Central
Commit
World Council of Churches
W. A. Stewart
Washington, D.C
Ike aide replies to Taft group charge in Connecticut
Meade Alcorn, state Eisenhower chairman, challenged Connecticut Taft manager Tage Pearson over claims Lodge used pressure to back Taft. Alcorn defended open caucuses showing public preference for Eisenhower and urged unity, predicting Eisenhower’s Chicago nomination.
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Hartford
Meade Alcorn
Eisenhower Organization
T| Day
Tage Pearson
Wilton
Taft
Lodge
Connecticut
Alcorn
Eisenhower
Republian
Pearson
Taft-Eisenhower
Jesus
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Meriden Firm Showcases Auto Road Sanding Device at Chicago Show
Meriden based Connecticut Telephone & Electric displays the D-Skidder road sander for autos at the Automobile Accessories Association show in Navy Pier Chicago. The device dispenses sand ahead of rear wheels to improve traction on icy roads. Also exhibited are the Dash-Charge booster battery charger and Tellit continuous tape recorder for repeated sales messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Accessories Association
Chicago
Navy Pier
Meriden
Connecticut Telephone & Electric Corporation
Connecticut
Wrowire
Tellit
Ems
U. S
Elks Sign To Give Blood Today Sessions
An appeal for blood donors was issued by Red Cross recruitment chairman C B Naramor Jr. Two sessions are planned today and Monday with 97 volunteers already pledged for today from 1 to 5 30 pm including 57 Elks. Today's drive at Elks club rooms 984 Fairfield Avenue is open to the public. Monday's drive, GAPSAL Day giving a pint to save a life, runs 10 am to 2 30 pm at the State Armory led by Philip Coniglio adjutant of Rogers Brothers post 149 American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Bloodmobile
C. B. Naramor Jr
Red Cross
The
Elks
Fairfield Avenue
A. W. Burritt Lumber Company
Jenkins Brothers
Bridgeport Area
State Armory
Philip Coniglio
Rogers Brothers Post
American Legion
Stratford Zoning Appeals Hears Two Petitions
The Stratford Board of Zoning Appeals heard two petitions at a public hearing in the Municipal building. Joseph T. Biechele challenged a Planning board decision changing zone from Residence B to Business No 1 for land on Housatonic avenue extension. Ernest Spada and others seek reversal of the Planning board action. Stanley H. Johnson asks reversal of denial for a waiver to permit a multiple family dwelling in Residence B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Board of Zoning Appeals
Joseph T. Biechele
Housatonic Avenue Extension
Planning Board
Ernest Spada
Edward J. Lang
Biechele
Raymond W. Ganim
Spa Stanley H. Johnson
Main Street
Woodstock Avenue
Democrats to Leave for Chicago July 19
The Connecticut delegation to the Democratic national convention will depart by train for Chicago on July 19. The group, led by Senator Brien McMahon, includes 44 delegates and alternates, 10 newsmen, and 25 guests, with headquarters at the Conrad Hilton. The train will assemble in New York and pick up members at Stamford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Meriden, Berlin, and Hartford, with other New England groups boarding in Springfield.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Chicago
John M. Bailey
New England
New York
Stamford
Bridgeport
New Haven
Meriden
Berlin
Springfield
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
Conrad Hilton Hotel
National Party
Storm Lashes Norwich Area with Fire Across Lebanon
A brief electrical storm struck Norwich just before midnight on June 26. Ten miles north in Lebanon a house and barn burned after a lightning strike, and a tree felled wires. In Colchester State Police reports a large barn and a house were threatened by flames, while Willimantic fire HQ logged a flood of call inquiries as the temperature dropped from 80 to lower within 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Lebanon
Stephen Manning
William Pultz
Colchester
Willimantic
Successor Named to Bishop Oxnam in New York
Rev. Frederick B. Newell, native of Hartford, is consecrated bishop and will succeed G Bromley Oxnam as supervisor of the New York conference around July 1. Newell leads 1269 churches with 350000 members across northern New Jersey Long Island western Connecticut eastern New York and Vermont. He is a Wesleyan Columbia and Union Theological Seminary grad and trustee of Wesleyan Drew, residing in Crestwood with wife Emily Lewis.
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Hartford
Frederick B. Newell
Methodist Church
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Newell
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island
Connecticut
New York State
Vermont
Wesleyan University
Columbia University
Union Theological Seminary
Mt. Union College
Wesleyan
Drew Universities
New York East Conference
Methodist Board of Missions
Crestwood
N. Y
Emily L. Lewis
Jersey City N. J
Fred B. Newell, Jr
Scarsdale
Eleanor Wlell Steere
K. W. Steere
Bridgewater
Zoners 10 Weigh 9 Appeals July 3 in Norwalk
The Zoning Board of Appeals schedules a public hearing for July 3 at 7 30 p m in the Council Chamber city hall Norwalk on nine requests for waivers of zoning regulations. Applicants seek permits for residences garages and conversions in various residential and light industrial zones including Spitzer Tenyi Madey Ricker Gowen Johanson DiScala Romano Fallo and Comstock with locations on Spitzer Court Burritt Avenue Linden Woods Sownson Street Gregoryard Bedford Street Prospect Avenue 38 Allview Avenue Regent Street Chestnut Street Ponus Avenue and other noted sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Zoning Board of Appeals
Council Chamber
William H. Spitzer
Spitzer Court
Fred
Anna Tenyi
Burritt Avenue
Eliza D. Madey
Gregory Ard
G. Ricker
Verma Gowen
Linden Woods
Sownson Street
Martin Johanson
Regent Street
Chester Comstock
Ponus Avenue
Ice and mink coat price controls lifted
Washington reports the government removed price controls on ice and mink coats on the hottest day of the year. A price official joked about decontrol as refrigeration advances lower ice demand, noting luxury garments over 400 dollars no longer factor into the cost of living.
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Washington
Minister tells Rotarians on religion in schools
Danbury Lions club heard Rev. Harold Craw of First Congregational Church speak on religion in public education. He urged strong church backed religious instruction and warned against isolating children in parochial schools. He praised democracy tied to a robust public school system and called for careful teacher selection and constructive critique of education.
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Danbury
Lions Club
Harold E. Craw
First Congregational Church
Hotel Green
America
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Sir. Craw
Crow
Fayne McGrath
Pawling
N. Y
Milton Gustin
William Shea
Ridgewood Country Club
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Westport
VFW
Joseph J. Clinton
North Compo Road
Carl DiPalma
Saugatuck Fathers Club
South Compo Beach
Frank Cunningham
Colgan
Robert P. Butler
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Hartford County Bar Circus
Superior Court
John T. Cullinan
State Prison Parole Board
Butler
Parole Board
James A. Haley
Haley
Prion
Cullinan
Atty
Edward
Rogin
Attys
Joseph P. Cooney
Julius B. Schatz
Schatz
Ike
Taft Group
Meriden Firm
Brooks
Cabana
Charmer
Tricot
Flexees
New Faille
Bracke
P.O. Arcade
Oxnam
Wes
Hawaii
William M. Stahl, Jr
William J. Stahl, Jr
Army
Stahl
Army Medical Corps
Fort Devens
Mass
Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
Honolulu
San Francisco
Ann L. Morley Wilfspent
Norman Wrobel
Kenneth Michael
Dana Cyr
Patricia Repko
Joan Chirasello
Joan Gervasoni
Betty
Ann Bednar
Barbara
Patricia Morris
Judy Asmer
Lois Puller
Lenore Powell
Dian Paquette
Carole Holbrook
Carol Lebowitz
Eileen Henn
Betsy Anderson
Barbara Thier
Abigil Heyman
Janet Rebhan
Jean
Theresa Shakro
Joan
Dorothea Dandira
Sharyn Mitchell
Joyce Andella
Judy Capellaro
Jean Curran
Karen Warner
Joan Matrino
Lea Jane Thayer
Sherry Matz
Maureen Todd
Patricia Hinckley
Gail Snyder
Barbara Ann Filosa
Pemm Thompson
Richard M. Skidmore
George Skidmore
Homestead Avenue
Sampson
Air Force Base
Long Beach Municipal
Long Beach
Calif
Harvard
Albert Rothenberg
Gabriel Rothenberg
Middle River District
Harvard University
Air. Rothenberg
Tufts Medical School
Boston
Mill Plain
Waterman
Mis Wiedi
United States
Canada
Mexico
Dolly Melillo
Liberty Street
LAD
Melillo
Danbury High School
Boston Conservatory of Music
Tokyo
Nagoya
Osaka
Sn. International
Ile Jean
Teo
Mibiace
Uriel Patie
Einida
Maal Fe
Ator Catalina
Catalina Swim Set
Pan American World Airways
Universe? International Studies
Long Beech
Callese Tnt Hom
Mint Unite
California
Jane T
Mina Univare
Catlina
Arrow
Watson
Alrow Zephyr
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