City Town Boards Eye Possible Budget Cuts
Danbury reports the Town Board of Finance nearing a 3 to 4 mill tax rise and the City Board of Estimate and Taxation starting work on the city budget. The town rate is 1934 mills and the city rate 15 mills with hearings to trim items to keep increases down. The city must provide 50000 for a 1956 57 deficit plus 50000 in other requests. the school budget plans minor teacher raises and higher wage bands. The final budgets go to the Town Budget Meeting and Common Council for approval, with both bodies able to cut but not raise totals. A 10000 survey for a New municipal building is tentatively approved along with 10 cent an hour raises for town road workers. The Joint Tax board meets next Monday at 730 p.m. to act on cross jurisdiction items.
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Danbury
Town Board of Finance
City Board of Estimate and Taxation
Estimate Board
Town Finance Board
Board of Tax Review
Tolltakers at Wooster Prep musical comedy
The lth annual Wooster preparatory school student musical comedy Tolltakers will be shown Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Franklin Young wrote produced and directed the piece which features 30 students led by Charles Marches of New Haven with Blake Colby Longley and Thomas Hass. Tickets are at the door and the public is welcome.
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Wooster Preparatory School
Franklin Young
Tolltakers
al Parkway
Charles Marches
New Haven
Tear Blake
Colby Longley
Thomas Hass
Young
Wooster
Gloria F. Beers
Clayton R. Beers
Crown Street
Bryant College of Business Administration
Providence
Danbury Church Anniversary and Local News Highlights
The article notes the 97th anniversary of a chapel with a guest speaker Rev Craw. Lions Club hosts Rev John D Verdery at Ridgewood Country Club for a noon luncheon as President Judd outlines plans for conventions and a May 24 Ladies Night. Captain John R Collins promoted in the reserves. details span his service and wife with child at 16 Whitney Road Bethel. Four Danbury men graduate Western State College with BA in business to Haddad Hope and Principe. Tomaino to physical education.
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Murrly
Graham ‘Luckenbill
Harold M. Jenkins
William W. Francis
Mr. Craw
Lions Club
John D. Verdery
Wooster Preparatory School
Danbury Lions Club
Ridgewood Country Club
Robert S. Judd
Ridgewood
John R. Collins
Co. A
318Th Signal Battalion
U. S. Army Reserve
Collins
Whitney
Guild of St. Barnabas For
St. James’ Parish House
John Ireland, Jr
Eliot Andrews
Arthur Hooton
Shelton Beardsley
Edward McGinness
William Lewis
Charles Turzo
Abe Bloomberg
Walter Ward
Danbury
Western State
Gunnison
Colo
George A. Haddad, Jr
White Street
Robert D. Hope
Cedar Heights
Garry E. Principe, Jr
Mill Ridge
Bruno J. Tomaino
Lake. Avenue
Jackie Robinson to Speak at YMCA Dinner May 19
Jackie Robinson former Brooklyn Dodger will headline the 14th annual YMCA dinner May 19 in the Y auditorium with the election of three year board terms. Nominees include John P. List Harley W. Magee Mrs Ralph Fancher James Goldsmith Jr Gustav H Nie ymeyer Warren B. Smith Edward C. Nash Jr Russell A Morgan. The banquet will cover the meeting and discuss The Role of the YMCA in Our Fight for Equality.
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YMCA
Alan E. Bresslin
Bernard S. Peck
Hearing May 15 On Four ZOne Zoning Pleas
Public hearing set for May 15 at 7 30 p m in city hall to consider four zoning variance requests including a motor junk yard on Crescent Street and a non conforming sign on Main Avenue. Other items include school budget talks and officer elections at local meetings.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
City’ Hall
Diogenes Ballas
Crescent Street
Wilfred Smith
Cove Avenue
Elmer Lingewald
Main Avenue
Eugene J. Devine, Jr
Strawberry Hill Avenue
Norwalk League of Women Voters
Board of Education
Brookside School
PTA
Washington
Rotary Club to Sponsor Weekend Auto Show
Milford Rotary club to sponsor an automobile show at the Milford Armory Friday and Saturday. William McDonough chairs the event with leading American makes and European cars planned. Proceeds fund the Rotary scholarship. Shows open 6 p.m. Friday and 1–5 p.m. Saturday with 6–10 p.m. Saturday night.
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Milford
Arthur Oemcke
Daniel Moyer
Leonard C. Maier
Alfred Stanford
John Eggleston
Aideswill
Herbert R
Antonetta
Carbone
iFred. Rauch
Buckingham Avenue
Paul S. Anderson
Glenn Lloyd
Dennis Geoghegan
Bassett Street
Anthony
Marion B. Wronski
Frank D
Emma’ Ellicott
Marshall Street
Jessie M. Kovach
Alexander Premak
John M. Mikulka
Bridgeport Avenue
Rebekah
Friendship Circle
Isabelle Rebekah Lodge
Elise Creevy
Wiley Street
Florence Graham
Teachers and Parents Dinner Planned for May 21
The West Main teachers and parents dinner is set for May 21 at 8 p.m. in the Fort Trumbull Firemen's hall with catering by Cardinal Restaurant Stratford and dancing. Reservations due by May 13 to Mrs James McGill or Mrs William English.
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Fort Trumbull
James McGill
William
Cardinal
Stratford
Meidowhids School
PTA
Board of Health
Lucia
CES
Masonic Temple
Milford-Emblem
Elks
Church of Christ, Congregational
Board of Trustees
Spring Teachers Assembly
Townwide Meeting Monday on Education in Westport
More than 100 questions from townspeople will be answered at Monday night’s town meeting on education in Westport. Superintendent D G Rast says answers will be published for remaining questions after the meeting. The program prioritizes clarifications of policy, then questions by school level, misc topics, floor questions, and a final objective summary. An overflow crowd is expected at Bedford Junior High.
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Tri-Hi-Y
Harbor Lights
Aces of Bairfield
Sara ‘Knight
Wendy Ogilvy
Pat Healey
Sue Swanson
Tamsie Traften
Gail Mills
Janet Holmes
Westport
YMCA
Junior Life Saving Cda
Courtla
UN Assumption
Matt John
America
Orson
Ed Hilek
Assumption School
Harriet Jones
Elizabeth Walsh
Temple Lodge
Masonic Temple
East State Street
The
Recreation Commission
Nike
Commission
D. G. E. Rast
Dr. Rast
Elem
Bedford Junior High School
Booth Chairmen Named For St. Mary's Fair
Mrs. John Thomas as chairwoman of the St. Marys Guild Village Fair has named booth leaders for the June 7 event on church grounds. Schembari to supervise the apron booth with assistants DeLeo Greco Zallani Zink Faruolo Healey Denault and others.
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John Thomas
Booth
James, Schembari
Philip DeLeo
John Greco
Harry Zallani
Philip Zink
Alfred Faruolo
William Healey
Lionel Denault
Paul
Tax Collections Hit the 96.37 Percent Mark
Tax collections through May 2 total 4 529 044 or 96 37 percent of the levy with current sanitation 108 681 83 56 percent of the levy sewer front foot 85 587 83 4 percent and sewer rent 24 063 93 73 percent. Finance Director John J Sapitowicz Sr is serving at the US Navy base at Rota Spain while JoAnn Kelly visits Montreal with relatives. Church of Christ Congregational teachers painted nursery chairs then held a picnic with Cathy Higgs and others.
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John J. Ic
John J. Sapitowicz
Plains Road
U. S. Navy
Rota
Spain
JoAnn Kelly
Frank Kelly
Ormond Street
Milford High School
Leslie J. Drake
Montreal
Canada
Milford Seeks 35 More for Capital Improvements Panel
Milford May 7 Help wanted for men and women with spare time in the evenings for the next six months to work without pay. Town Manager Charles R. Tovino seeks 35 more members to join a capital improvements budget committee. Sixty three were named previously to study a five year plan and aim for a full 100 members representing all walks of life. The panel meets Monday at 8 PM in Town Hall to begin the six month study culminating in a council approved program.
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Milford
Charles R. Tovino
Tovino
Danbury Pair Found Guilty of Breaks and Theft
Harry J. Kakadelis and John Ross Jr were found guilty in Danbury City Court on charges of breaking and entering and theft. Cases were continued two weeks for probation reports. Judge Hobian presided amid disqualifications. Read with charges of multiple breaks and thefts at West End Tire Monte Carlo Deford s Elm Service Jet s Kavacs Campus Spa and other sites.
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Danbury
Harry J. Kakadelis
Rose Street
John Ross, Jr
Orchard Street
John F. Hobian
Newtown
Trving Levine
Albert H. Hornig
West [End Tire Company
Monte Carlo
Deford's
Elm
Jet
Campus Spa
Kavacs
Louis Matthews
Kakadelis and Keating Face Ross Case in Court
Kakadelis and Thomas A. Keating appeared for Ross. Kakadelis was arrested April 15 and Ross was booked the following day.
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Kakadelis
Thomas A. Keating
Ross
Danbury Traffic Court Fines Set In Brief Session
Four drivers paid fines in a Danbury Traffic Court session. William Davis of Chester Pennsylvania was fined $40 for speeding and no passing. Roger Green of Maple Avenue and Raymond Moshier of Crofut Street were fined $10 each for disregarding a stop sign. Richard Kane of Lawncrest was fined $15 for following too closely. Sophomore football players Joe and Reggie Robertson of the Mississippi team are first cousins.
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Danbury
William R. Jones
William Davis
Chester
Roger J. Green
Maple Avenue
Raymond E. Mosher
Crofut Street
Richard T. Kane
Lawncrest
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Beaver Brook Chapel
Chanel Trustees
Harrard Ex Craw
George W
E. Kurtz & Sons
Giels
Kresge Company
Bethel
Sperry Products
New
Jackie Robinson
ATM
Hereward Wake
Planning and Zoning Commission
Lastmonth
Joan Gavin Withrow
Marion Sorisi
RIM
Allen A. Raymond
Florida
RTM
Edward M. Boucher
Norwalk
Solomon Rosenberg
Israel
W. K. Chen
County Street
Ellfriede Trofer
Austria
Georgetown’ University
Anuson J. Pollard
Wilhelm Bonwitt
Albert T. Scully
Wake
PAL
Ohio
Harley W. Magee
Cross Highway
Helen Benson
F. Ethel Cashew
Stephen Tate
Rotary Club
John DeNicola
Leonard Alter
Vincent Carabillo
Thomas Kennelly
Frank Zunin
Frank Malesky
Golf League
Recreation Department Golf League
Orange Hills Country Club
Drexel
Frankiin
Kroehler
Atic Fontalion Plus
Franklin's
Thayer
Lightwood
Calso
St. Mary’s Fair
Danbury Court
Joe
Reggie Robertson
Mississippi
Reggie
Main St
Cannon St
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