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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1952
Page
15
A dense string of Fairfield and surrounding towns real estate notices lists 6 to 8 room colonials, Cape Cods, ranches and 2 family homes. Prices range from about 11 900 to 26 000 with multiple agents and contact numbers. Highlights include 3 bedroom ranches, 4 to 6 room houses, attached garages, stone fireplaces, and expansions on large lots.
Estate sale tactics and mortgage offers dominate a bulk of listings. Newtown and Nichols area properties range from 6 to 8 rooms with features like hot water heat, fireplaces, garages, and large lots. Prices span roughly 9 700 to 50 000, with multiple brokers including Behrens, Carlson, and Investors Mortgage Co. offering on‑the‑spot sales and flexible terms.
Stratford Paradise Green listings feature numerous 5 to 6 room homes with attached garages, updated heating, sewers, screens, and landscaped lots. Key properties include a 6 room Colonial with fireplace at 297 Mt Pleasant Ave and a 4 bedroom Paradise Green bargain at 13,200 with sleeping porch and garage. Solom onson-Scott and Gleason First agencies promote multiple strata dwellings and ranches in Stratford center and Lordship Manor with prices ranging from 12,900 to 25,000.
Attractive room house four years old features large living room fireplace and bay window dining room cabinet kitchen with automatic washer tile bath three large bedrooms oil heat attached garage Lot 90 by 150 adjoining park price 17500 principals only phone 67 2122 VACANT six rooms four two tile bath oak floors plaster walls corner lot 84 by 100 fully landscaped near bus and school exceptional buy price 13800 Bilash Realty Insurance Co 2095 North Main St corner North Ave phone 83 4487 WEST SIDE two family rooms each floor one apartment available open attic suitable for four room apartment garages paved driveway hot water heat on second floor new roof asphalt siding lot 50 by 165 opposite public school bus at corner complete shopping center price 18500 Call J Oakley Horse Real Estate 343 North Ave Tel 6049
Properties offered include a 20 room country house suitable for convalescent home orphanage or summer boarding, a large barn and 23 acres of elevated land priced at 16000 with substantial cash required. Other listings show 16 acres partly cleared hilltop sites 5000, Beardsley Acres building sites 14 to 5 acres with dogwood shade trees, Newtown 7 room farmhouse 15000, poultry farm complete with stock 9600 cash, Woodbury 5 acres high elevation 1900, and a 15-20 acre land search near Monroe or in 10 miles of Bridgeport with responses to L Wilkison Stratford CT.
Multiple building lots and land parcels listed in Brookside Acres Long Hill and surrounding areas. Includes 58x170 per lot, 174 ft frontage, elevations with views, and waterfront options on Pinewood Lake. Several agents and prices from $600 to $5,500 with various sizes and locations listed in Stratford, Beardsley Park, and nearby towns.
Automobiles list from 1940s era, featuring a 1942 Oldsmobile 4 door priced at 325, 1949 Cadillac Model 62 4 door by appointment, restored 1931 Ford roadster, and many Pontiacs Chevrolets Mercurys and Buicks with prices, features, and contact numbers. States location on State Street and multiple phone contacts for inquiries.
A long list of 1940s to early 1950s cars and parts is offered by dealers and private sellers. Models from Chevrolet, Ford, Buick, Oldsmobile, Chrysler, Plymouth, Kaiser, Frazer, Studebaker, Lincoln, Desoto, Pontiac, and more appear with prices, conditions, and contact details at numerous Stratford, Milford, Westport, and Bridgeport locations. Dealers promise no money down, trade-ins, and varied financing options.
A large clutter of used autos and trucks with prices and contact numbers. Includes 1946 Chevrolet truck 275 dollars, 1949 Chevrolet delivery sedans, 1947 Ford pickup, 1948 Studebaker pickup, 1950 Chevrolet panels, 1939 Dodge panel, and more. Contact numbers and locations follow, with a few service and parts ads mixed in.
Near A&P store a three family house with five rooms five rooms or five? rooms eight sun parlors steam heat four car cement block garage and large lot suitable for doctor dentist chiropodist or professional business shown by appointment Johancsik Realtor 7 3004 Wanted Lot in light industrial zone or small factory building Realty Consultants Derby 4 4 263
Panama’s general elections began amid delays of up to three hours at many polling places and sharp charges of fraud and coercion across parties. No violence reported. some distant communications were dead. The government predicted a victory for Col. Jose Antonio Remon, while officials warned it would take time to count, with presidential and assembly ballots counted separately by national and provincial boards.
Three boys aged eight to ten were detained after a false fire alarm sounded from a box at Columbia and Gregory streets. One admitted pulling the alarm, drawing multiple fire units. The youths were released to their parents and told to report to the Youth Bureau at police headquarters this morning. Patrolmen Gabrys and Moore took custody after a passerby provided information.
Anton Tuska was elected to serve his 20th term as president of the Lithuanian Voters Club of Bridgeport Inc at the annual meeting. Re elected officers include Anthony J. Post vice president Peter Baranowski recording secretary Peter Radzwillas financial secretary and Stephen Thompson treasurer. Elect ed to the Political Action committee were Mr Tuska Mr Post Stanley Skikas and Frank Rohm. August Sapeiga and Mr Post named as the club's publicity committee.
Louis Wargo 69 of 754 Lafayette Street a retired Bridgeport police officer died last night at St Vincent’s hospital admitted April 5. Services set for Wednesday 9:30 a.m. at Frank Police and Son funeral home and 10 a.m. at St Stephen’s Church with Mass. Burial at Mountain Grove Cemetery. He joined the Bridgeport Police February 5 1918 and was commended for arresting three Waterbury youths who burglarized West End. He once served as bicycle cop during early auto era. Injured in 1944 in a fall at the Savoy hotel leaving him with a fractured skull. Retired 1946 he later worked as a watchman for Post Publishing. Survived by his wife Elizabeth Danko Wargo a grandson Theodore Wargo and a brother Alexander Wargo.
Dorothy Lynnne Anderson 35 of 145 Myron Street Fairfield died Saturday night after seven months illness in her parents home. Private services will be at Henry E. Bishop and Son funeral home with Rev. Jesse D Roberts of Milford officiating. Burial in Mountain Grove Cemetery. She taught at Bedford elementary in Westport and served as associate professor and head of fine arts at Plattsburg State Teachers College New York. Survived by parents two sisters a brother and two nephews.
Funeral services for Dr H Willard Fleck 79 of 1 Pauline Street Lordship will be held at 11 a m today at Wilmot West and Goulding funeral home 848 Lafayette Street The Rev Burkner Coe pastor of Lordship Community Church will officiate Burial will be in Mountain Grove Cemetery
Norwich May 11 AP William Perry Barber of Putnam president pro tempore of the State Senate announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Second district. The convention will be in August. Other hopefuls include Mrs Chase Going Woodhouse Alfred M Bingham William M Citron and Richard F Marks. Barber cites three terms as Putnam mayor and a fourth term as state senator.
Plans for a Red Cross benefit auction to fund disaster relief are being completed and will be staged soon Lewis A Shea president of First National Bank and Trust company chairs the relief campaign Edward A Dworken leads the benefit and will meet with Red Cross officials and committeemen tonight to advance the program.
In Beaver Pa a deputy sheriff lost his bloodhound during a prisoner escape search. Robert Grim of East Palestine Ohio brought the dog to help track Fred Henry. The trail led to a freight car but the dog vanished as Grim searched. Henry was later captured nearby by a lone officer.
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