Milford Leaders Named for United Fund Drive
Milford names leaders for the United Fund drive with Robert Wood as assistant campaign chairman and Patrick J. Lovett as chairman. The commercial division, new this year, includes last year's retail and service divisions. Mrs. Joseph H. Roberts and William Daly lead the division, while Donald Spengler and Richard Schreiber are co chairmen of the industrial division. Also noted are property transfers, building permits, church school registration, WW I auxiliary meeting, junior girls open play, and local unemployment claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wood
United Fund
Patrick J. Lovett
Joseph H. Roberts
William Daly
Roberts
Hospital Fund
Daly
W. T. Grant
Donald Spengler
Richard Schreiber
Cochairmen
Spengler
Planning and Zoning Board
Harbor ‘Development Commission
Schreiber
Milford
Southern New England Telephone Company
George Weed
Millwood Street
Robert G. W. Grace
Felix T
Religious services and programs listed for multiple churches
A schedule listing morning and evening worship services, church schools, and youth activities for Pioneer Fellowship Trinity puthoray Grace Baptist Mary Taylor Memorial Methodist First Church of Christ Scientist First Baptist Fort Trumbull Presbyterian and Jehovah's Witnesses at King Hall with times such as 9:30 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. along with study and fellowship events throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Fellowship
Trinity Puthoray
Arthur J. Larson
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
High Street
Gilbert C. Swift
Grace Baptist
Francis W. Phillips
Mary Taylor Memorial Methodist
John A. Russell, Jr
First Church of Christ, Scientist _ Services
Llam
First Baptist
William Jackson
Trumbull Presbyterian
Howard E
Record of Cancer Donations Reach New High in Danbury
The Danbury branch of the Connecticut division of the American Cancer Society reported a record Cancer crusade total of 24144. Towns in the Danbury area all surpassed quotas with New Fairfield and Ridgefield more than doubling. Other towns and their contributions were listed, with Danbury at 8869 and Ridgefield at 3801. The success drew praise for volunteers and the district’s efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Connecticut
American Cancer Society
New Fairfield
Ridgefield
Bethel
Brookfield
Newtown
Redding
Georgetown
New Milford
Bridgewater
Kent
Sherman
Warren
Cand
Belgium
George H. Reed
Federal Fur Company
MecGuire’ Air Force Base
New Jersey
Mt Sinai Hospital
New York
Reed
Brussels
National Foundation For
Army
Frankfurt
Germany
Military Air Transport Service
Stephen J. McMahon
March of Dimes
Fairfield County
Raymond
Bernhard Sterns
South King Street
E. Richard Singer
University of Chicago
Albert Merritt Billings Hospital
Singer
Danbury High School
Yale University
Louis Singer
Smith Street
Joan Gallagher
J. Augustus Deakin
Charles Booth Smith
Patterson
N. Y
Freida McCullough
New York City
Richard Leonard Brown
Norwalk
Susan Phyllis Ginsberg
Lawrence Joseph Cardinal
Joan Francis Gallagher
Mangatuck
Angelo Harry Trohalis
Mary Frances Laughinghouse
Arthur Ginkle
City Hall
Redding Ridge Church Plans July Fair and Vacation School
Redding Ridge Christ Episcopal church plans a July 18 fair with a rain date July 26 at the church from noon to 3 pm. Women’s auxiliary chairs booths and decorations with names like Mrs Barnum and Mrs Crofton Marshall. Dairy Supper and social games sponsored by Redding Grange follow. Vacation Bible school postponed to Aug 4 through 15 with registration by June 30, led by Rev Randall Giddings and Miss Strickler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Ridge
Christ-Episcopal Church
William Barnum
Women's Auxiliary
Crofton Marshall
Vincent Dedek
J. W. Cole
James Coop
John Goldstone
P. Brett Nash
Patrick T. Mellroy
B. Standish Johnson
Marion Donaldson
J. Hutchinson Rand
John Loggie
John H. James
Paul E. Crosby
Harry Lyons
Howard Wolfe
Robert Whittingham
Nash
Charles Perry
Joseph Stehlik
Jesse Sanford
George Dayton
Alec Watt
A.D. Stackpole
Robert Gorton
Paul Vautrin
Redding Grange
Pam
Grange
Avelyn Favreau
Charles Ferry
Charles Hoyt
Randall G. Giddings
Christ Episcopal Church
Redding Ridge
Brookfield Forms Planning Commission After Town Meeting
Brookfield residents at a June 27 special town meeting approved creating a five member planning commission to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen with terms of one to six years starting July 1. The meeting also voted to replace three part time assessors with a single full time assessor effective September 1, to be appointed by the Selectmen. Harry Ashmore moderated the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Board of Selectmen
Harry Ashmore
John O'Donnell
Bridgeport Razing Resumes at Wheeler Mansion Site
Demolition crews, ordered by Mayor Tedesco, resumed tearing down the 12 year old Archer C. Wheeler mansion on Golden Hill after a temporary injunction was lifted. Preservation efforts by taxpayers and the Bridgeport Historical Society faced a costly battle with new offers to maintain the property under city control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Historical Society
Archer C. Wheeler
Golden Hill Street
Tedesco
John H. Shannon
Hartford
Ben White
New England Building Demolition Company
Frank T. Healey
Buzak
Golden Hill
Harrison Street
Wheeler
George Touraine
National Historical Organization
Albany
Touraine
Ernest Hillman
Bridgeport Society
Shannon
Netwsmen
Superior Court
Common Council
McLevy
Healey
Anoth
Eggs Sold Via Vending Machines Worth Millions Annually
Vending machines handle about two million dollars in egg sales each year, reflecting a growing, automated channel for poultry producers and retailers. The figure underscores the eggs market's shift toward self service and higher turnover despite potential supply and pricing fluctuations.
IPTA Award Presented to Mrs August H Fiehler
Mrs August H Fiehler publicity chairman for Oldfield school PTA Fairfield received an IPTA Award of Merit for her journalism work and a historical record for the organization. Milton Nappen PTA president said the town wide award honors nearness, fullness, and origination for the year September 1957 to June 1958. The framed certificate will hang in the office of school principal Dr Thomas Banahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August H. Fiehler
PTA
Oldfield School
Fairfield
Milton Nappen
Feihler
Thomas Banahan
Folies Bergere Faces London Premiere Ban Demand
London reports Lord Chamberlain ordered the Paris Folies Bergere to alter the show for the London premiere or face cancellation. The move follows sensational late performances by the nude show’s performers, with scrutiny centering on approval procedures and potential changes to the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Lord Chamberlain
Paris
R.J. Hill
Ing
25 Miners Trapped in Japanese Mine Collapse
Rescue teams fought to reach 25 miners trapped when a shaft collapsed at the Motosoeda colliery in Tagawa Japan. Water flooded the tunnels at the 800 foot level, and drainage efforts were expected to take two to three days with scant hope of saving all lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tagawa
Japan
UPI
Motosoeda
Scientist at Argonne Dies in Suspected Pill Overdose
Dr. Donald A. Flanders, 57, leading atomic mathematician at Argonne National Laboratory, died apparently from a sleeping pill overdose in Chicago. Notes found with his body suggest suicide. an inquest is scheduled tomorrow. He had directed Argonne's applied mathematics division since 1956 and was brother of Senator Ralph Flanders. Authorities cited recent health problems and work-related stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Donald A. Flanders
Argonne National Laboratory
Flanders
Ralph Flanders
Atomic Energy Commission
Argonne
Applied
AMA Hearing Space Medicine Findings
San Francisco June 27 AP reports Col John P Stapp, Air Force medical chief at Wright Field, said space flight problems are mostly solved except weightlessness. He noted a rocket crew must endure 5 to 8 g during ascent and nine g for atmospheric reentry. Stapp spoke after a lecture at the American Medical Assn closing meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Air Force
John P. Stapp
Acro Medical Laboratory
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Stapp
American Medical Assn
Enterprise Scrapped After Auction To Lipsett Inc
New York June 27 The famed aircraft carrier Enterprise was auctioned for scrap at a fraction of its build cost. Lipsett Inc. bid 561,133 dollars in New York with a formalization planned Monday pending mail bids. The carrier, famed as the fightingest ship in World War II, credited with downing 911 planes and sinking 71 ships, launched in 1936 with hull and machinery built at 19 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enterprise
Navy
Lipsett, Inc
Report traces art education in city schools Norwalk
The Board of Education released the 35th and final report of Ada Prescott, resigning art supervisor, detailing 1957-58 activities. She notes progress from elementary to senior high, with marked gains in student creativity amid travel, media and magazine influences. Parents are urged to support children’s true efforts and celebrate talent. A Pocahontas rite and church picnic are also mentioned in city notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Board of Education
Ada Prescott
Prescott
Pride
Uncas
Maga J Council
America
Johanna Pottgen
Advent Christian Church
Sherwood Island
Westport
Zoning board to hold licenses hearing at City Hall
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on July 3 at 7 30 pm in City Hall to air two license applications. One seeks a general repairer license for Nathaniel F Fillow Jr of 227 East Avenue and the other a used car dealer license for John F Miller of 44 Belden Avenue. Eurekah Rebekah Lodge will hold its annual fair this afternoon at Dora Howell's Cove Avenue home after last Saturday's rainout. Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, is noted as the largest city south of the equator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of. Appeals
City Hall
Nathaniel F. Fillow, Jre
East Avenue
John F. Miller
Belden Avenue
Eurekah Rebekah Lodge
Dora Howell
Cove Avenue
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United Fund Drive
Carl T. Viola
New Haven Screw Machine Products, Inc
Post Road
Growers, Inc
Railroad Avenue
Everett Nothnagle
Mayflower, Court
Charles’ E. Gross
New Haven Avenue
Church of Christ, Congregational
Robert Watson
Christian Education
Plymouth
Wepawang Barracks
Fowler Memorial
John McKeen
West Shore
Wats
Terry Sotherlay
Frankie Spellman
Caroline
Crocco
High Hats
Fairchild Trailers
U. S. Motors
Trinity Lutheras
Milford Wates
Milford Wates Club
Lillian Frutz
Alden Place
State Labor Department
J Iww
Jewish War Veterans
Allinson- Queenth Post 143
Citaions
Moodts
Ted Hi. Tausig
Fannie Baltim
Elliott Tang
Alan Waldeck
Marvin Schwartz
Harrison
Rose
Martin Brown
George Levin
Joseph Feinmark
Newington Veterans Hospital
Donald Cohen
Kussner
Meyer Tisherman
St. Mary’s
Dennis Moran
Joseph Collonan
Bernard ‘D. Killeen
Robert J. Keén
St. Peter's
Edward R. Taft
Church of Christ
Irvin G. Thursby
Paul “Zeckhausen
A.m
Seymour Press
Joseph
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Manse
IPTA
August Fiehler
Folies Bergere
AMA
Sarrier Enterprise
Pete
Téquam Council
Stamford
Licerces
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Canaan
Shewene Ust
Jariven
U. S
Tully
Enchs Gotton
Mowland
Eras
Fas
Abla Ctoths
BA Inc
Thrift
Tumble Toys
Percalel Howland
Ghiloren's
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