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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1958

Page

5

Ticket Sale Plan Revised For Police Benefit Show

Rehearsals and ticket plans for the Victor Borge benefit show on May 4 at Shakespeare theater are announced. Police Benevolent Association chair Patrolman Alfred Dunn says general sale starts April 1 at the box office. mail orders with checks are accepted now. A separate rehearsal for a school fathers club minstrel night meets Monday at 8 p.m., and the Rebekah lodge holds a final rehearsal for the degree at Odd Fellows hall Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Victor Borge Shakespeare Theater Stratford Police Benevolent Association Alfred Dunn Gar Stratfordsden School Fathers Club Minstrel Police Department Evening Star Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall

Garden Dads Planning Minstrel Rehearsal

Police headquarters and Shakespeare theater telephones flooded with calls for tickets. Revised plan to place seats on sale and new date to be announced. Bridgeport Hydraulic Company seeks town permission for work on Main Extension Oak Ridges road. Luther Leagues meet at Grace Church Sunday evening. topics include healing ministry and missionary work. Lecture on The Holy Shroud of Turin postponed.

Dunn Shakespeare Theater Harry B. Flood St. James Hall Oak Ridges John J. Valyus Secland Republican Club William H. Barthmaier Jr Arthur Church John Handy Robert Strain

Mystery odor at Flash pond baffles state survey

State Water Resources Commission reports inability to locate the odor source in Flash pond after weeks of disagreeable smells. Town Manager Harry B. Flood says further checks will occur. Building Inspector Edward C. Goudreau to schedule checks for building and plumbing code violations in Wood End Housing and Canaan Village, requested by Jack Alpert of Stonybrook, Inc.

State Water Resources Commission Harry B. Flood Edward C. Goudreau Wood End Canaan Village Jack Alpert Stonybrook, Inc

Robber killed as jeweler defends store with toy pistol

In New York on March 7 a teen bandit attempted a hold up at Max Vanderman’s jewelry store on 75th Street and Broadway. Vanderman, 68, fired twice with a .32 caliber pistol, wounding the robber who died at the scene. Vanderman was also wounded in the mouth.

New York West Side Max Vanderman Vanderman 75Th St Broadway

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