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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1952

Page

5

Ludlowe Girls to Receive Numerals Hats at Dinner

The Roger Ludlowe high school Girls dinner will be held tomorrow at 6 30 p m in the school cafeteria with the awarding of numerals hats and sweaters to girls in sports. Miss Ann Russell will be guest speaker and Ann Curlee mistress of ceremonies. The committee is aided by subcommittees under faculty supervision. The high school band will serenade the girls and Olympic themes will decorate the event. Bay House owners Steven and Mrs Steven Nagy bought a house on Riverside Drive from Joseph Fortuna, per a town hall deed filed Saturday.

Roger Ludlowe Ann Russell Ann Curlee Dolores Kaizen Joan Nagy Carol Friedberg Beverly Behn Michael German Bay House Steven F. Nagy Riverside Drive Joseph Fortuna

Teachers to Model At Fashion Show Grasmere PTA

A fashion show features teachers and pupils as models with Grasmere PTA holding its final meeting of the season on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium. The agenda includes officer installation and a silver tea along with remarks, music, and hosting duties by PTA members and volunteers.

Grasmere Pta Lila Seeley Margaret Nemec Patricia Conroy Eleanor Marshall Eleanor Smalley Mary Kessler Helen van Valkenburg Anne Cutting Marion Beach Athena Silas Alice Campbell Catherine Bennett Henry Littlefield Chappel Donald L Cummings George Plancon A. 0. Hillman William K. Plancon Frank Walsh Bernard August

Town News Mixed with Townsfolk Tales and Incidents

Reported items include a fire department notice about a major house fire in Palfield area. local police seek a suspect who lied a dog in Tunis Hill Park while a park worker assisted. High school events mention a community day and a shift in fiscal year vehicle purchases under the town’s departments. other notes reference a selectman seat and tax office preparations.

Cotford Waldera Tunis Hil Park St Andree Vere Fig Park Emplore Hal Sarvea Dave Russell Saye Utter Asnage Dave Patterson Club Banks House Banks North Road Palfield Virgils Bay Tax Tollctors Office Secemmas Otic

Six Area GI's Return From Korean Service

Six Fairfield county soldiers arrive in San Francisco aboard the General William Gordon returning from Korea. Corporals Salvatore M Garafalo of 597 Union Ave and Stephen T Vavrek of 151 Seabright Ave are from Bridgeport. Also aboard are Sgt Bruce R Wynkood of 833 Sumner St, Sgt Wood D Beechly of Stamford and Fairfield, Pfc James P Tiford of 10 Spring St Danbury, and Cpl Allan P Weingartner of 85 Sunset Cir Fairfield.

Fairfield Avenue Stamsford James’ P. Tiford Spring Street Danbury Allan P. Weingartner Sanset Circle Fairfield

Hearings Set on Area Drivers by State Motor Vehicles

State Motor Vehicles hearings Friday at the County courthouse will review six Bridgeport drivers with suspended licenses for financial responsibility and fifteen area autoists on various charges. Participants include Joseph Lombardo of Pembroke Street and Wallace Du Auger of East Main Street for financial responsibility, plus John Washington and Arthur McAllister among those with accumulated records. Other cases cover reckless driving, racing, operating under the influence, speeding, license issuance considerations, and uninsured motor vehicle operation involving several Bridgeport, Fairfield, and Stratford residents.

Bridgeport State Department of Motor Vehicles Francis W. Horgan Joseph A. Lombardo Pembroke i Street Wallace du Auger East Main Street Raymond V. Hursey Cannon' Court Sigmund Stephen Farkas Cherry Street Arthur W. Minto Grand Street William H. Fox Brooks Street John L. Washington Trowell Street Arthur W McAllister Sedgwick Avenue Stratford Cecil T. Eskola California Street Bernard Klassen Frank Street Nicholas L. Kovachi Parrott Avenue George C. Thomas LaFayette Street Norman Morris Madison Terrace Albert F. Darisse Washington Avenue David H. Kline Sanford Place George L. DeNomme State Street Domenigo Narraro Fairfield Stephen Nemeth York Road John F. Slattery Post Road Gene Richard Capozziello Berkeley Road

Mass chest X rays for Bridgeport Thermostat workers

Thermostat company employees at Bridgeport Connecticut Avenue plant will undergo chest X rays May 21 as part of a five day program to locate unknown TB cases. A mobile unit will visit Yellow Mill Village May 19 to 23. about 600 workers over 15 will be examined. John Sullivan leads arrangements. Dr. Parmalee explains early detection aids cure.

Bridgeport Connecticut Avenue Bridgeport Tuberculosis Association Yellow Mill Village John Sullivan BTA Health Department B. M. Parmalee TB Medical Advisory Committee Henry W. Littlefield House Authority Watersville Pta East End

Burglary Gone Wrong as Foot Gets Shot in Hillsboro

In Hillsboro Texas a burglar forces entry by smashing a tavern window and inserting a foot through the opening. Officer Bud Horton responds with a shotgun blast, ending the break in after a series of recent burglaries. Venezuela allocates substantial funds for highway projects.

Hillsboro Tex Here Bud Horton

2 Held in Sales of Beer and Liquor

Bridgeport Police Vice Squad arrested Nicola Daniele aged 54 of 717 Kossuth Street for selling beer during illegal hours and Robert F King aged 83 of 79 State Street for selling liquor without a license. Daniele posted $500 bond. King held on $500 bond awaiting City court today. Arrests led by Lieut William Halpin, Sgt William Buckley and Detective Raymond Beardsworth.

Bridgeport Nicola Daniele Kossuth Street Daniele Robert F. King State Street Mr. King William Halpin William Buckley Raymond Beardswort

Three Arrested in Fairfield Beer Sales to Minor Case

Fairfield officers arrested William Gilberti the permittee of Gilberti’s Package Store Augustus Gilberti a clerk and William Myers for selling bottled beer to a 20 year old. The youth was charged with purchasing. All were released on bond. arraignment set for May 19.

Fairfield Package Store Nicholas Stasella William Gilberti State Street Fairfield Gilberti King’s Highway Augustus Gilberti Catherine Street William Myers Woodridge Sirele Trumbull Gilbertis Stasella

Senator Wiley, 68, Marries 41-Year-Old Widow

Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin, a widower and top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wed Dorothy May Kydd, 41, a London-born widow, in a private Christ Episcopal church ceremony in Alexandria Virginia after securing a license the day prior. The couple's families attended, including Wiley's daughter Dr. P. D. Bradley and her husband.

Alexandria Alexander Wiley Wissonsin Dorothy May Kydd Christ Episcopal Church Wiley Senate Foreign Relations Committee Kydd Walthamstow London George Wrightydd Bureau of Internal Revenue

Two Drivers Nabbed by Stratford Cops

Two drivers were arrested by Stratford police last night on charges of driving under the influence of liquor and reckless driving after separate accidents with no injuries. Stephen M. Brodowski, 45, of 02 Knowlton Street, released on $300 bond for May 19 arraignment, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. by Patrolmen Leczinsky and DeRoucher near his home. Michael Salonic, 37, of 78 Cottage Street, Stratford, arrested at Barnum Avenue near West Broad Street around 9:30 p.m., released on $325 bond for May 19 court.

Stratford Stephen M. Brodowski Knowlton Street Stephen Lecinsky Roland DeRoucher Michael Salonic Cottage Street Barnum Avenue West Broad Street

Belles on Their Toes and Classic Films at Local Theaters

The Loew's Poli shows Belles on Their Toes with Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter and Edward Arnold in the leads. Secret Flight stars Ralph Richardson with Errol Flynn in Mara Maru at Warner and Merritt. David and Bathsheba with Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward screens at the Majestic alongside Skipalong Ros en bloom. Loew's Globe resumes Frankenstein and Dracula in uncut versions.

20Th Century-Fox Loew’s Poli Theater Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Debra Paget Jeffrey Hunter Edward Arnold Gilbreth Hoagy Carmichael Barbara Bates Robert Arthur Yerna Felton Ralph Richardson Companont Errol Flynn Warner Errol Flynn Ruth Roman Raymond Burr Paul Picerni Richard Webb David and Bathsheba Majestic Theater Gregory Peck Susan Hayward Raymond Massey Kieron Moore Jayne Meadows John Sutton Dennis Hoey Peck King David Miss Hayward the Majestic Skipalong Rosenbloom Maxie Rosenbloom Maxie Baer Jackie Coogan Fuzzy Knight Hilary Brook

Taft Alumni elects officers at annual meeting

James B. Taylor III of Fairfield was chosen as vice president of the Taft Alumni Association at the annual meeting held Saturday at Taft School in Watertown. Dorrance Sexton of West Orange, New Jersey, was elected president.

James B. Taylor, III Fairfield Taft School Watertown Taft Dorrance Sexton West Orange N. J

Theater Time Table of Shows at Local Theaters

LOEW S Poli offers Belles on Their Toes at 1 00 3 55 6 50 and 9 45 Secret Flight at 2 35 5 30 8 25 Warner Mara Maru at 12 45 3 34 6 28 9 25 The Pace That Thrills at 2 26 5 20 8 17 Majestic David and Bathsheba at 2 40 6 00 9 25 Skipalong Rosen bloom at 1 20 4 40 8 00 Globe Dracula at 1 00 Thrills at 8 12 Art Cinema Clouded Yellow at 30 Remember

LOEW Warner

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The First National Bank & Trust CO. of Ludlowe Town Hall Fairfield Republican Women's Club Mill Plain School Floyd J. Angevine Monroe Assumption Guild of the Church of the Assumption Edward Hall Europe Frank Ventriglia Greenfield Hill Fire Compact Roger Ludiowe Aerie FOE Red Men’s Hall Southport Fire Company Chrysler Loona Haynes Motors, Inc Fairfield Ave Elm ST Winer Motors, Inc Wweidlich Motors, Inc Barnum Ave Kresel & W Main ST Globe Theatre Holland Furnace CO Scheck America Golden Hill St Area GI Mercer Company J. Mercer and Sons, Inc Stratford Avenue New England and Coke Company Frank Coke Tomasco Servic Venezuela Sen. Wiley Globe Loew's Globe Theater Frank Anstein Dracula Boris Karloff Monster Bela Lugosi Errol Flynn Ruth Roman Cs ILE Williams MAT Thrills Aecen Waves’ van Wefein John Mda Rossellint Hayward David Panett Fair Frankenstein Bela Lugosi Dracula Rasan Sree Glenn Fords B. Crawford Clifton Webb Tony Curtis Jan Sterling the Lion and the Horse Warner Color Westen Page Humphrey Bogart His Ym Barnuz Apache Pass Night Raiders John Odie the Lion and the Steve Cochran Wildfire Wonder Horse Brooklawn Finders Keepers Loewi Poli Wa CRAIN ST. Louis Lui Beverly Michaels Pia Jeff Chandler Apache ‘Pass Charles Laughton LU Vae Ony Curtis Piper Laurie Rose OF Cimmaron Bostwick Ihn the Blue Veil Soler Happy Ge Lev Nicholas & Mandes School OF Dancing Lenny's Wagon Wheel Rakoczi Hall
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