Swimming Classes Open Today at Town Pools
Park pools host beginners swimming as part of the Summer Playground program run by the Town Recreation Commission. The program features arts crafts games inter-play days and swimming under Director Edward J. Crotty. Local playgrounds list hours and supervisors with sessions Monday through Friday and weekend openings. Lifesaving classes for Mariner Troop 13 will be held at Aqua Vista Lake Candlewood tonight at 6 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Recreation Commission
Rogers Park
Locust Avete
Edward J. Crotty
Recreation Commission
Highland Avenue
Lake Candlewood
Red Cross
John Barchi
Joseph Pepin
Walter Peterson
Ellen Moran
Locust Avenue
Peter Barchi
Marilyn Bowden
Patrick Cahill
Theo Sakellares
Thorugh
Ers
Marjorie McGinness
Mermione Schoeppe
Corrinne O'Connell
Vivian Judson
Robert Case
Wilfred Gamble
Mariner Troop 13
Aqua Vista
Money on Display At National Bank
An unusual exhibit opens in the Danbury National Bank lobby this week. The display features eight currency frames and three coins from Colonial times to the present, including a rare $10,000 Federal Reserve note. A quarter making process is shown, and counterfeit notes with genuine samples and raised notes are included. viewing is allowed with a must touch label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury National Bank
Federal Reserve
Pediatricians Plan New Children’s Medical Group in Danbury
Three pediatricians Dr Thomas F Draper Dr Robert C Joy and Dr Martin F Randolph plan a Children’s Medical Group with its own Tamarack Avenue building near Hospital Avenue in Danbury. Dr Joy’s office remains 345 Main Street and Dr Randolph continues at 70 Deer Hill Avenue until construction. The six acre site at Tamatack and Hospital will be cleared. details on size and build are pending. Dr Draper a Jamaica Estate LT native and Fordham graduate served in WWII. he and his wife Patricia Gaffney have two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Medical Group
Children's Medical Group
Tamarack Avenue
Hospital Avenue
Thomas F. Draper
Robert C. Joy
Martin F. Randolph
Danbury
Joy
Main Street
Draper
Tamarack
Randolph
Deer Hill Avenue
Tamatack and
Hospital Avenues
Jamaica Estate
Fordham University
Queens _university
Kingston
Ontario
Canada
Patricia,Gaffney
Forest Hills
Kohanza Street
Summer School Opens For Six Grades Today
Summer school for grade one through six begins at 9 30 a m today in Danbury State Teachers College. Any interested grammar school students from the Danbury area may attend. The program is for all students and not limited to those deficient, with Gertrude Braun named as summer school principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Gordon's Vodka Promises Superior Mixability Brand Ad
An advertisement claims Gordon's Vodka offers a noticeable difference from other vodkas and mixes well to keep drinks evenly blended. It also references 100 proof distillation from grain and mentions Gordon's Dry Gin Gurchon’s Distillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon’s
Gurogn's Dry Ginch, Ltd
Linder
Kiwanis Sought to House Fresh Air Fund Children
Danbury Kiwanis seeks a few more host homes to accommodate New York City youngsters for the Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund program from July 10 to 24. President Joseph Buzaid praises strong local response and notes this is the largest inviting season yet. volunteers may contact Kiwanis members or Fresh Air chair Joseph Resha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
New York City
Herald Tribune
Kiwanis
Joseph Buzaid
Danbury
Joseph Resha
Fresh Air Committee
Vacation Bible School Opens At Salvation Army
The Daily Vacation Bible School of the Salvation Army opens today and runs ten days. Capt. William Tucker leads the Danbury citadel program with Elsie Barnes and Gerry Gentry as instructors. Contact Capt. Tucker at Salvation Army HQ on West Street for attendance. Raymond Mann of Barden Corp named to the Connecticut Personnel Association executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
William
Tucker
Elsie Barnes
Royal Oak
Mich
Gerry Gentry
Dwagiac
Dan‘bury
New England Fellowship of ‘Evangelicals
Holy Name Society Ends Season at St Rose’s Tonight
Final meeting of the Holy Name Society at St Rose’s church in Newtown tonight at 8 pm features Rev Joseph Reynolds prison chaplain as guest speaker on rehabilitation problems at prisons. Business session planned after summer break. refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
Holy ‘Name Society
St. Rose's Church
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Father Reynolds
Richard McNeely
Pryaer
Milan Hlebs
Holy Name and Rosary Societies
Sammy
Mell
Danbury
AKC
Kennel Club
Inc
Edmond Via Hall
Frank
G. Butcher
Bedford
Roy Holloway
New Canaan
Dismissed Sanitation Employee Appeals at Town Meeting
The Representative Town Meeting will hold a special session at 8 p.m. in the town hall to hear the appeal of Silvio Funaro. Funaro, a former sanitation department employee discharged for alleged abusive language, is represented by a Hartford lawyer reportedly hired by a union trying to organize local sanitation workers. The appeal is the first under the town charter adopted 11 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Cock
Jhear
Silvio Funaro
Sanitation
REM
Funaro
Hartford
Sanitation Department
Merwin Avenue
PD Ladies Meet
Two Fund Requests Revealed for Public Hearing Tonight
The Board of Finance will hold an 8:30 p.m. public hearing on two municipal projects totaling 197,157 dollars. Staples High School conversion to a junior high school is planned with 125,824 dollars requested by the Board of Education, plus 7,950 dollars for educating blind children. The town seeks 71,333 dollars for a 150,000 double yards project, funded equally by state and federal sources. Additional requests cover Civil Defense, legal services, planning and zoning, police uniforms, fire supplies, and auditing town records. Patrolman Saviano will be sworn in tomorrow and begin training in September. The Red Cross sets August 8 for a blood bank at Christ and Holy Trinity church. Town offices close Friday for the Fourth of July. PAL fireworks at Compo Beach start at 9 p.m. Tickets available at the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Finance
Board of Education
Staples High School
Tranigy
First
Edgar T. Lee
Edwin K. Dimes
Thompson
Saugatuck Avenue
Bernard S. Peck
Planning and Zoning Commission
Paul Kowalsky
Alan A. Parsell
Police Department
Fire Department
Board of Selectmen
Bus vanishes from Port Authority parking lot
In New York the Port Authority bus terminal lot saw a 41 passenger bus valued at 10 000 dollars disappear. Driver Carlos Callier arrived at 5 p.m. for a 5 45 p.m. departure to Greenville New York. Two pen e buses were present but the stolen vehicle was missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iity
Port Authority
Carlos Callier
Greenville
N.Y
Mountain View Committee Seeks Funds for Parking Area
The citywide report notes theft and police notification. The Mountain View coach proposes a $19,624 allocation to finance a new parking area lines project in Coxsackie New York, forwarded to the Board of Finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain View Coach
Coxsackie
N.Y
Taylor Library Children Story Reading Session Set
The Children’s Branch of the Taylor library will hold weekly story readings Fridays at 9 30 a m for kindergarten through grade three. The sessions begin this week but the first meeting is moved to Thursday at 3 p m due to the July 4 holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginia. Berrien
Taylor Library
$200000 Fire Ruins Colonial Restaurant in Foxboro
A general alarm fire destroyed the Lord Fox restaurant in Foxboro Massachusetts early today. The famed New England colonial dining place suffered an estimated $200000 loss. The blaze began in the cellar at 1:45 a.m. after closing, and the cause was not determined.
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Foxboro
Mass
Lord Fox
New England
Readway Ink seeks funds to expand hotel in East avenue
The Community Hotel-Motel corp operators of the Treadway Inn on East avenue seek 10000 to expand facilities including a banquet hall and enlarged dining room. A mortgage company will add 100000 if the hotel contributes 10000 for equipment. Stockholders are being polled and new investors invited as surveys show demand for larger event space. Chamber party tonight at Shore and Country club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Hotel-Motel Corporation
East Avenue
Benjamin Keeler
Keeler
Spartmen
Chamber of Commerce
Shore and Country Club
Local Names Listed as Attendants and Marriage Intents
The article enumerates numerous individuals listed as attendees for a year and names several couples filing marriage intentions. Among those named are Nicholas Allegretta Grace Brunetti Gail Bryan Mary Jane Connor Andrew de Boer Edwin H Dowing Helen Eichberger Joseph Ganno Robert Grumman Donald Hammond Concetta Longo Gary Patmesil Helen Racine Marion Rubino Roberta Rusz Gregory Scam John Shostak Margaret Steel Dolores Augustine Barbara Benn Alberta Conte Bruce Cruickshank Pasquale DiMeglio Derius Dono free George Eason Cynthia Holty Walter Hoyt Edward Hunt Barbara Lysobey Michelé Neubauer Mary Osad Sharon Pershina Patricia Reynolds Ellen Riley David Rising Frances Russell Constance Shostak Janet Toone Daphne Yobbagy and Oran Young. Three couples seeking marriage include Rov W Hadden and Margaret Arena Bernardo R Cordero and Gladys M Segura Ronald J Costa and Carolyn R Drabek plus a fourth couple unnamed.
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Nicholas Allegretta
Grace Brunetti
Gail Bryan
Mary Jane Connor
Andrew ‘de Boer
Edwin’ H. Downing
Helen’, Eichberger
Joseph Ganno
Robert Grumman
Donald Hammmond
Dolores Augustine
Barbara Benn
Alberta
Conte
Bruce’ ‘Cruickshank
Pasquale DiMeglio
Derius Donofree
George Eason
Cynthia’ Holty
Walter Hoyt
Edward Hunt
Barbara Lysobey
Michelé
Neubauer
Mary Osad
Sharon Pershina
Patricia” Reynolds
Ellen Riley
David Rising
Frances
High’ Street
Ronald J. Costa
Catherine Street
Bridgeport
Carolyn R. Drabek
Harrietistreet
Photographer Sells Fairfield Barn Home to Move to Europe
Tohn Desmond Russell, a freelance photographer, sold his Greenfield Hill barn dwelling in Fairfield to Mr and Mrs Stanley Brodhead. The Bros will move to Europe. Brodhead is Lycoming division sales manager for Avco Manufacturing and plans to occupy next month. Walsh and Sturges arranged the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tohn Desmond ‘Russell
Free Lance
Greenfield Hill
Fairfield
Stanley’ " Brodhead
Russell
Europe
William B. ‘Kurtz
Puritan Road
Miles‘ Thompson
Kurtz
George .P. Brett
Congress Street
Thompson
Aluminum Products
Bridgeport Brass Company
Bridge July 19 to Aid CDA Scholarship Fund
Community notices list a bridge event on July 19 at 1 30 p m hosted by Mrs Arnold Ballow to raise funds for the CDA scholarship. Committee members named include Mrs Charles Clifford Mrs Joseph Chernock Mrs Thomas McGovern and others. The event was moved from July 12 for member convenience. Also notes town meetings and recreation schedules with various games and leagues.
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Bridge
CDA
Arnold ‘Ballow
Kauton
Heer
Harbor
Charles‘ Clifford
Joseph ‘ Chernock
Raymond Donatue
WATES Club Plans Hawaiian Party in July
The Milford WATES club will host a Hawaiian party on July 19 at Mrs. Dorothy Pickering's home. Tickets are available from Mrs. Myrtle Smith at 107 Oaks Avenue. The group meets next at 8 PM tomorrow in the Health Center Bridgeport Avenue. Prizes will be awarded to top weight losers. Squires Cake Sale with Our Lady Circle 779 Sunday 7 AM to noon in front of Shea's barber shop Broadway.
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Milford. Wates Club
Dorothy Pickering
Myrtle Smith
Oaks Avenue
Bridgeport Avenue
Squires
Columbian Squires of Our Lady Circle 779
Shea's
Broadway
Church Society Plans Picnic Tomorrow
The FFF society of the Mary Taylor Memorial Methodist church will hold a picnic supper at 6 30 p m tomorrow at the home of Mrs Arthur Tillson on Plains road. Miss Edith Gunn and Miss Vir are listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFF Society
Mary Taylor Memorial Methodist Church
Arthur Tillson
Plains Road
Edith Gunn
Vir
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National Bank
Thomas Fenaughty
Vacation Bible School
Church Society
IRTM
Milford
Westport
North Avenue
Berm
Cop
John J. Saviano
Sylvan Road
Lois R. Clark
Samuel J. Luciano
Blood Bank
Westport-Weston
Compo Beach
In. Y
Sehanl Committee
Readway
Norwalk
Py-see
Industrial,’ Development Commission
The
Arctic Engine Company
Picassure Beach
Recreation Department
Corona ‘Park
Milford River
West Shore Field
Woodmont
VFW
Washington Field
Trinity Lutheran
Rostands
Rostand Manufacturing
Milford Shoe
Bridgeport Thermostat
Edgcomb Steel
Village Diner
Radar Pointers
Milford Dry Wall
Loon
Diner
Edgcomb Slee
Wates Club
Devon
Strattcord
Monte
Elefunchentss
Southern
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