Carol Ray Named Secretary For Regional JA Conference
Carol Ann Ray, a Bridgeport Junior Achievement member, was elected corresponding secretary of the Regional JA conference in Lenox Massachusetts. Dennis Wayson and Patricia Gillen were named president and vice president, with Julie McKay as recording secretary. About 250 teens from Atlantic coast cities attended the three day event, led by Nancy Clarke. Carol Ray led six sales technique discussions and has a background in JA since 1956. She is a high school junior at Central High and active in multiple clubs. Thirty-one delegates attended from the Bridgeport area.
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Bridgeport
J. A
Lenox
Mass
Dennis Wayson
Patricia Gillen
Baltimore
Julie McKay
Marblehead
Atlantic Coast
Roanoke
Rumford
Nancy Clarke
George W. Clarke
High Ridge Road
Fairfield
Carol Ray
Carol
John M. Ray
Harlem Avenue
Manimax Company
Manning, Maxwell and Moore
Raymet Company
Raybestes
Central High School
The
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Girls’ Student League
Future Teachers of America
CYO
Malin and Betsey Swire Elected at Jewish Leaders Meet
Two Bridgeport youths won regional officer posts at the Jewish Leaders Training Fellowship conference in Hartford. Seth Malin was elected president and Betsey Swire recording secretary. They join 15 other LTF representatives from Congregation Rodeph Sholom amid over 100 delegates.
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Bridgeport
Jewish Leaders Training Fellowship
Hartford
Seth Malin
Harry Malin
St Merchant Street
Betsey Swire
Max Swire
Morgan Avenue
LTF
Congregation
Rodeph Sholom
What the Sex Manuals Don’t Tell You
March Reader's Digest offers guidance on practical answers to worry about marriage. A doctor explains why many couples read too much and why books miss key concerns. The feature titled What the Sex Manuals Don’t Tell You provides authoritative insight and urges readers to consult the issue.
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March Reader's Digest
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Catholic Graduates' Organization to Hear Msgr Murphy
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. James F. Murphy will address the Catholic Graduates' Organization of the Greater Bridgeport area tomorrow at 8 p m at the Catholic Community House Waldemere and Park Avenues. He will speak on The College Graduate's Relationship to His Parish. Plans for elections Lenten project party and group discussions on current events theology liturgy and philosophy will be announced. Additional bowling and bridge group members will be solicited. The meeting ends with a social hour. All Catholic graduates with two or four year college or professional degrees are welcome.
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St. Augustine's Cathedral
Catholic Charities
Greater Bridgeport
Waldemere
Park Avenues
Bowlingsand
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Hartford Industry Hails Job Aid Boosts
Hartford March 2 AP Connecticut legislators preparing for a special session on unemployment aid heard from the Manufacturers Association of Connecticut. In a letter they argued existing benefits are already high, noted prior increases from 35 to 40 dollars weekly and 3 to 4 dollars dependents’ allowances, and urged no further burdens on industry. The note claims Connecticut offers the highest maximum benefits and has long led in liberal unemployment protections.
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Hartford
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Manufacturers Association of Connecticut
Station Robbed by Young Boys in Danbury
Danbury March 2 three teenagers robbed about 75 dollars from the Enterprise Service station on Federal Road last night. Attendant Albert Lang Jr. said two youths entered, bought candy, left, then returned with a third boy making a phone call outside. The register was later found missing about 70 to 75 dollars. Lang reported the suspects were two younger boys around 12 to 15 and one older boy about 15 to 17, with distinct clothing descriptions. Police investigated with a Ridgefield state trooper and owner Paul Ruopp notified.
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Robert Northcott
Ridgefield Barracks
Albert Lang,Jr
Spruce Mountain Road
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Paul Ruopp
Barnum Road
Ridgefield
Northcou
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Nationwide Weather Forecast Grid
Connecticut and nearby states show considerable cloudiness with little temperature change through Monday and Monday night. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with minimal temperature variation. Snow flurries may affect the northern areas on Monday and Monday night. Winds indicated.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Summerfield Flays Senate On Pay Hike
Postmaster General Summerfield called the Senate voted postal pay raise completely unjustified. He spoke in a TV interview with Rep. Ostertag before Senate action and did not say if he would advise a veto. He criticized a House approved measure to raise pay for about half a million postal workers by 15 percent, saying the bills are not justified and unlikely to become law.
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Washington
Summerfield
Senate
Rep. Ostertag
R-Ny
Eisenhower
House
Marvin Brothers Express Launches Southern Connecticut Relay System
The Marvin Brothers Express, at 1387 Seaview Avenue, named Bridgeport as a southern Connecticut relay hub in a system coordinated by Emery Air Freight of New York. Tonight a Marvin Brothers truck will carry late shipments from area manufacturers to Stamford, transferring at 7 pm to a Dobbs Ferry, New York truck for further deliveries to LaGuardia and Idlewild airports.
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Seaview Avenue
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Emery Air Freight Corporation
New York City
Marvin Brothers
Stamford
Dobbs Ferry
N.Y
LaGuardia
Idlewild Air
Neighbors clash as Hart puppies spark court case
Mrs Mary Hart 40 of 144 East Main Street was arrested on breach of peace after neighbors complained her litter of newborn puppies cried constantly disturbing sleep. City Court postponed the case to 20 yesterday with probation officer Nellie Mulvihill assigned for investigation.
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Mary Hart
East Main Street
Louis Stein
Nellie Mulvihill
John Crosston
CIO to vote on AFLCL union terms at 7 PM meeting
The Industrial Union Council will decide on uniting with the Central Labor Union in a special meeting tonight at 7 1 o'clock at the United Auto Workers hall 1302 Stratford avenue. A merger constitution was approved by CLU last week but AFL wants April 16 instead of March 19 to finalize the merger. Charles R Graves IUC president backs the agreement though he cannot predict delegates’ reaction to the postponement. The IUC will endorse eight candidates for the 13 member executive board with each council receiving seven seats and presidents elected from each group.
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Edith Jameson ex actress dies in Newtown
Edith Taliaferro Jameson 65 retired stage actress and wife of radio actor House Jameson died at home on Old Hawleyville Road. She rose to fame as the original Rebecca in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and retired after losing her sight. Survived by her husband and sister Miss Mabel Taliaferro of New York. Services will be private.
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Edith Taliaferro Jameson
House Jameson
Lane crash report believed to be hoax
Alexandria La March 2 England Air Force base canceled its search for a reported plane crash north of the city after another government agency called the incident a hoax. Planes from the air base and the sheriff s department joined a forest ranger in a noon search prompted by a radio tip of an airliner with 22 passengers in trouble and crash landing.
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England Air Force Base
Here
Sheriffs’ Department
Police Seek Teen Bandits After Grocery Hold Up
Police pressed a search for two youths after an attempted holdup at Dionis Grocery on Pequonnock street and Benham avenue Saturday night. Owner George Dionis, 67, said one robber shouted This is a holdup and flashed a sawed off shotgun. The pair wore silk stockings over their heads to conceal identity and fled when Dionis reached for a bottle. He described them as about 19 years old, five feet nine, in dark jackets.
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Pequonnock Street
Benham Avenue
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Man Held In Theft From Store Window
Gilberto Aldahondo, 22, of the P. T. Barnum Housing project, arrested at 1 15 a m yesterday on a breaking and entering charge. He is held in 5000 bond awaiting further action. Police said the Lederers Inc was window smashed at 1015 Broad Street and a table model radio taken. The radio remained in his possession when Det. Albert J. Meehan and Ptlm George Kelly Jr. took him into custody.
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P. T. Barnum
Aldahondo
Lederer’s, Inc
Albert J. Meehan
George Kelly Jr
Shopping lag in Bridgeport January sales dip
Department store sales in Bridgeport fell 10 percent in January versus 1957, with Fairfield county down 7 percent, while the Second Federal Reserve district showed a 1 percent district gain. Inventories in Fairfield county dropped 5 percent year over year, as unemployment weighed on the region.
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Federal Reserve District
Fairfield County
New York State
New Jersey
New York
New York City
Nassau
Westchester Counties
Republicans Postpone Town Committee Selection
GOP leaders delayed the selection of a new Town committee until Thursday amid a meeting of the current panel at the Stratfield hotel. The Saturday plan to issue delegate slates for state and county conventions was pared back. only the Town committee will designate its 48 members, up from 42.
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Stratfield Hotel
New Town Committee
YMCA Star Steppers Dance Club Meets Tonight
The YMCA dance club Star Steppers meets at the Y with a social hour after the instructional period. Muph Cavitelio serves as president and invites members to attend the evening program.
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YMCA
Star Steppers
Muph Cavitelio
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