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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1958
Page
23
City tax officials reduced the grand list by 86 475 after cancellations of automobile assessments and late filed notifications. The final assessment dropped from 473 745 375 to 473 658 900, shaping the upcoming budget. Ex servicemen exemptions and various appeal adjustments accounted for the rest as the board concluded 242 cases after deliberations.
A wind fueled fire in Portland destroyed a 460 by 100 foot wooden shed containing 5,000 tons of china clay. Value of damage to the shed and contents is estimated at $50,000 with no serious injuries reported. Fire crews from the city and Coast Guard fought the blaze amid acrid smoke. Chief Carl L. Johnson attributed the start to sparks from welding.
In New York on March 7, Mae Snuggs 30 received 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to attempted assault for entering Public School 87 Manhattan classroom and striking assistant principal Arthur Simon and kicking Marion Klein. Principal Mantel reported students were frightened by the attack.
Our Lady's Guild of Notre Dame Catholic High School sponsors a Holy Hour at the Church of Assumption Stratfield Road Sunday at 4 p.m. Rev John F McGough will conduct with meditation benediction litany rosary and a sermon.
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