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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1952
Page
4
In Norwalk a group of about 20 junior high students conducted penny bets on horses after hearing adults discuss racing. A self appointed bookie collected bets from 1 to 3 cents with a nickel wager by one girl. Police noted no charges but told them to stop as they cannot beat the races.
Three Stamford officials and three taxpayers filed a declaratory judgment and tax collection injunction against the Stamford Board of Finance over a 897 700 tax item in the 1952 53 budget for capital projects. Plaintiffs seek to determine if the tax rate was legally fixed and request an injunction to halt collection until rights are decided.
In Bridgeport near Beardsley Park a tall beech beside the Pequonnock tells a romance of initials carved in its bark The narrator recalls climbing a nearby duchess tree and adding his own initials while reflecting on whether past marks still endure and the fate of carved loves.
Camp Mohawk owned by Fairfield and Litchfield YMCAs reports two August girl sessions filled, capacity 200 with 50 staff. July remains boys month with openings for ages eight and up for three options.
Twenty passengers and the operator escaped a CRL bus fire on Post Road near South Benson Road Fairfield as engine wiring ignited. Center fire company promptly doused the flames and moved passengers to another bus with no cause determined.
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