Little League Opens 1952 Season With Ceremonies
The Stratford Little League will open its 1952 season Sunday at 1 p.m. with ceremonies at Raybestos Memorial field. A parade from the Municipal Building to the field will be led by the high school band and the Raymond T. Goldbach post color guard. Teams include Lordship Holy Name Sterling House and Raybestos. Opening day games pair Raybestos against Holy Name and Lordship versus Sterling House.
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Stratford Little League
Raybestos Memorial
Robert Lenox
Raymond T. Goldbach Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
L Lordship
Holy Name
Sterling House
Raybessos
Harry B. Flood
Frank A. Larkin
Patrick J. Flanagan
Buckner Coe
Lordship Community Church
John Antoniak
Little League
Jack Gorman
James Penders
John Havery
Stratford Pal
R. B. Davis
Raybestos
William S. Simpson
Lordship
Gus Holmgren
Legion Auxiliary Opens Annual Poppy Drive
The American Legion Auxiliary announced the start of the annual Poppy Drive yesterday led by president Mrs Charles Brown and first poppy sold by chairman Mrs Attie Ware to town manager Harry B Flood. Poppies were also sold at the Raybestos division by Auxiliary members. Luther League plans a Sunday gathering at 7 p.m. in Grace Lutheran Church announced by Rev Paul Reisch.
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American’ Legion Auxiliary
Charles Brown
Attie Ware
Poppy Drive
Harry B. Flood
Raybestos
The
Luther League
Grace Lutheran Church
Paul Reisch
Nichols school install officers schedule for June 9
Mrs. John Shea retiring president announces new officers to be seated: Mrs. Howard Stevens president, Mrs. Kenneth Baldwin first vice president, Mrs. Rex Harper second vice president, Mrs. Harold Skinner third vice president, Mrs. George Anthony Recording secretary, Mrs. Thomas Pratt financial secretary, Mrs. 8 A Laput treasurer, Mrs. Robert Friberg council delegate. A sound film Weve a Story to Tell will be shown Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Methodist church hall during Young Adult group meeting led by Rev. Melville B Bulmer.
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Nichols
John Shea
Howard Stevens
Kenneth Baldwin
Rex Harper
Harold Skinner
George Anthony
Thomas Pratt
A. Laput
Robert Friberg
Methodist Church
Melville
Bulmer
Stratford School patrol heads to national convention in D C
Eleven Stratford School boy patrol members left Thursday morning for Washington D C to attend the national school boy patrol convention Friday through Sunday. Patrolmen James McQuillan and Andrew Hovan in charge notified Police Chief Patrick J Flanagan. The return trip includes a stopover in New.
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Stratford School Boy Patrol
Washington, D. C
James McQuillan
Andrew Hovan
Patrick J. Flanagan
New
Mrs O Connor Names Sterling Park Fair Committee
Mrs O Connor names the Sterling Park fair committee for the June 13 14 event. Chairman Raymond J O Connor lists aides William Smyth Roland Kamens Donald W Fowler John Kalafus and several members including Mrs T A D Weaver Mrs Joseph Vena bles Mrs Roger Beers Mrs Vincent Hardy Mrs Huldah Brown and Mrs Esther Sellick. Housatonic Grange meets tonight at 8 in Red Men's hall with Warren Shippee presiding and a program of vocal and instrumental entertainment after the business meeting.
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Raymond J. O'Connor
Sterling Park Fair
William Smyth
Roland Kamens
Donald W. Fowler
John Kalafus
T.A.D. Weaver
Joseph Venables
Roger Beers
Vincent Hardy
Huldah Brown
Esther Sellick
Housatonic Grange
Red Men’s Hall
Warren Shippee
New Talks Fail in WU Dispute
Washington May 9 AP Government efforts to settle a five week Western Union telegraph strike failed again today. Negotiations recessed indefinitely. AFL Commercial Telegraphers union cut demands to 18 cents an hour with initial demands around 50 cents. Company proposals would keep wages unchanged and include eliminating the union shop. A three man panel of the federal mediation service said talks were deadlocked but may resume later.
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Washington
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
E. Marvin Sconvers
Settlement Reached In Ridgefield Crash Case
On the eve of trial before Judge Thomas J. Malloy a Superior court jury, Henry R. Luce of Ridgefield and Thomas F. Fagan paid 15000 to settle two negligence suits arising from a collision between a Russell truck and a Luce station wagon. Plaintiffs Charles Russell and Vin cent Komita sought 30000 and 10000 respectively. The crash occurred Sept 12 1948 at Damp Road and Grove Street Ridgefield.
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Thomas J. Malloy
Superior Court
Henry R. Luce
Ridgefield
Thomas F. Fagan
55Th Avenue
Maspeth
N. Y
Charles Russell
Vincent Koniuta
Russell
Komuta
Luce
Katherine Ruane
Fagan
Damp Road
Grove Street
Catherine Ruane
Coles
O’connell
Komiuta
George N. Foster
Philip B. Lyster
Orthodox Church Leaders Seek Global Peace Unity in Soviet Rally
In Zagorsk on May 9 the Moscow metropolitan and other Russian church leaders urged churches worldwide to join a communist peace campaign. They denounced the United Nations as a war instrument and accused American imperialists of starting Korea’s war, calling for interfaith action while praising Stalin.
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Zagorsk
Ussr
Soviet Union
Nikolai
Moscow
United Nations
Russia
Korea
Alexei
China
International Red Cross
Stalin
H. van Dalen
Colignsplaat
Amsterdam
Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
Gustav Turs
Latvia
Solomon Schliffer
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Stratford
W. Howard Wilcoxson
John
Alfred Walvis
William and
Jane Unger
Ward Street
William J. Reodstock
Lordship Shores Inc
Everett Street
Bessie Porteous
Peter and
Julie Suzicki
Winfield
Arnold and
Hazel Curtis
Alex Istvan
London Terrace
York
Yankee Red Sox
Ask
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Andrew Street
Marcroft Avenue
Legion Auxiliary
Nichols Pta
Young Adult Meeting
Peggy Parks
Speidel
Jewel
Bentus
Howland
Mathey Tissots Gruens
Jules Jurgensons
Bulova
le Coultres
Longines
Elgins
Christy
Howland's
Howland’s Fur Salon
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