Flower of Confederacy Rests Beneath Veterans Graves
In Wisconsin Dells a Confederate memorial for Belle Boyd is laid to rest with a wreath by Mrs J W Phillips of Richmond Elliott Grays chapter. The ceremony includes a parade down Broadway and the christening of the excursion boat Belle Boyd. Nearby Newtown marks veterans graves with 165 flags and community groups coordinate services and a church picnic.
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Flower of Confederacy
Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Belle Boyd
J. W. Phillips
Richmond
Elliott Grays
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Belle
South
Ollie Reese
Land of the Iron Brigade
Gettys
J.J. Vassar
T. J. Nelson
Broadway
Virginia
Harold B. Larkin
American Legion Post
Dixie
Albert Yellow Thunder
Phillips
Memorial Park
Phi
Commonwealth of Virginia
Louis ‘ Kazanecki
Legion Post
GAR
John Battles
Edward Struka
Gov. Battles
Solons Hide Out in South Korea Row
In Pusan on Saturday May 31 AP reports South Korean assemblymen fled to avoid possible jailing by President Syngman Rhee amid a political uproar. Eleven assemblymen and 11 others are jailed on alleged plots to hurt Rhee, with charges not yet filed.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
John Myun Chang
Washington
Chang
U.S. Army
UN Victory in Korea Hailed by Muccio
U N ambassador John J Muccio returning from consultations derided timid souls who doubt the UN victory in Korea He said our military purpose has been perfectly accomplished and voiced confidence UN forces can out fight if hostilities resume at a Brown University alumni dinner in Providence May 30 AP report
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Providence
John J. Muccio
U. S
Korea
United Nations
Muccio
Brown University
Heavy Rain Slows Action In Korea Front
Heavy rains from Manchuria halt operations on the Korean front with weather grounding Fifth Air Force planes. A claimed U S destroyer loss at Wonsan was denied by Tokyo headquarters as the Richard B Anderson was not there. B 29s from Okinawa hit the Sonchon rail bridge amid lighter opposition.
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Seoul
Manchuria
Wonsan
U. S
Tokyo
Richard B. Anderson
Hambleton
Navy
Far East
Fifth Air Force
Okinawa
Sonchon
Korea
Church congress prays for peace at Barcelona event
Thousands of Catholics from over 40 countries gather at Barcelona's unfinished Holy Family Cathedral for the 38th International Eucharistic Congress prayer service. Cardinals Frings Griffin Camara and Tedeschini join archbishops and bishops in prayers for peace and church liberation behind the Red-held east.
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Barcelona
Spain
Barceona
Holy Family
Esplanade
Josef Cardinal Frings
Cologne
Community of Free Nations
Rvice
Bernard Cardinal Griffin
Westminster
Eng
Jaime Cardinal de Barros Camara
Rio de Janeiro
Federico Cardinal Tedeschini
Pope Pius XII
Peiping implicates Red Dean in germ warfare act
Peiping Radio cited Dr. Hewlett Johnson the Red Dean of Canterbury on a Peiping visit saying Allied arm warfare in Korea is "most damning." The dean’s government and the United States have denounced the charges as lies, while Peiping quoted him calling the matter "diabolical" and shameful for Englishmen to endorse. Natural gas sales have doubled since 1945.
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San Francisco
Peiping Radio Today
Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
Peiping
Korea
United States
Associated Press
Convicts Continue Sitdown Strikes in Trenton Prison
Nine inmates at Trenton State Prison renewed sitdown protests after parole board officials promised rule changes for indeterminate sentences. The prisoners demanded more recreation better food and visiting room adjustments while continuing their two day action as warden William Carty reviewed the situation.
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Trenton
N. J
Trenton State Prison
Parole Board
William Carty
Carty
Selectman Speaks on Peace In Memorial Day Address
Westport selectsman C William Janson spoke at Memorial Day exercises on Jesup Green before about 300 people urging diplomacy education and brotherly love as paths to world peace. The event featured veterans wreath laying and a rifle salute with community church services listed for Sunday.
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Westport
Selectman
C. William Janson
Jesup Green
Francis J. Gilmore
Joseph J. Clinton
VFW
John J. Wigh
Church of the Assumption
Hedwig Sloan
Gilmore
James DeMaria
Matthias Post
American Legion
Saugatuck Congressional
Gibson I. Daniels
Norwalk Memorial Day Speech Urges Public Government Involvement
Crowds gathered for Memorial Day in Norwalk before an East Avenue Green address by State Rep. Frank E. Raymond. He warned that liberty and the economy suffer when people ignore government at all levels, urging daily participation and warning against public life cynicism. Veterans wreaths, a gun salute, and taps followed, with Mayor Freese and former Congressman Leroy Downs leading ceremonies.
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Norwalk
East Avenue
Frank E. Raymond
Mr. Raymond
Cuum
Raymond
Withi
Company L
Conn
State Guard
Irving C. Freese
Leroy D. Downs
Body of Westport Man Found Floating in Saugatuck River
The body of Frank Krysiuk a 59 year old handyman at the Compo Inn was found in the Saugatuck River near the Westport Lumber property at 11 a.m. The medical examiner ruled accidental drowning and said the body had been in the water about twelve hours. He had not been seen at work for four days. The body was found by Polite's service station employees and removed by Det. Louis Rosenau Patrolman John Maurer and Fire Capt Charles Judd. Survived by two sons and two daughters and two brothers. Services set for Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at Lewis funeral home and 9 a.m. at the Church of the Assumption with a solemn high Mass. Burial in Assumption cemetery.
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Newtown
Raymond L. Pease
American Legion
Charles Howard Peck Sr
VFW
Robert D. Fairchild
Taunton
Alvin B. Coger
Botsford
Huntington
William A. Honan, Jr
Richard Lane
American Legion Post
George A. Jackson
Charles Nielson
John Brewer
James Carroll
William McQuillan
Alexander McQuillan
Sandy Johnson
Caroline Hill
Carolyn Nash
Beverly Miller
Holly Johnson
Women’s Federation of the
Newtown Congregational Church
Nathaniel M. Wagner
Morning Star Farm
Wagner
Walter Smith
Fairfield State Hospital
Rosary Society
Trinity
Gordon D. Pierce
D.D
Paul A. Cullens
Young People's Club
Church House
St. John’s
Harold Hayes
Berkeley Divinity School
New Haven
Duncan Dodd
Gaylordsville
Westport
Frank Krysiuk
Saugatuck
Westport Lumber Company
Riverside Avenue
Harry E. Phillips
Krysiuk
Polite
Louis Rosenau
John Maurer
Charles Judd
Oak Ridge Westport
John E. Krysiuk
Norwalk
Josephine Shimko
Ann Gray
William Krysiuk
Theodore Krysiuk
Stamford
Lewis Funeral Home
East State Street
Church of the Assumption
Assumption Cemetery
Bowles to Arrive in New York Tuesday
Ambassador Chester Bowles leader of the Democratic delegation to the India talks will reach New York Tuesday aboard the Ile de France. The former Connecticut governor will travel with his family and attend the state convention next month in Hartford.
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Hartford
India
Chester Bowles
New York City
Ile de France
Connecticut
Concert to climax Singing Festival in Klein Memorial
The Eastern division American Union of Swedish Singers will host a 7 pm concert at Klein Memorial auditorium to end a three day Singing Festival begun Thursday. Blanche Thebom of the Metropolitan Opera will star, joined by the chorus and Connecticut Symphony orchestra. The event includes dancing, a buffet at Stratfield hotel, and a 250 member attendance with social events surrounding the festival.
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American Union of Swedish Singers
Klein Memorial Auditorium
Blanche Thebom
Metropolitan Opera Company
Vision
Connecticut
Stratfield Hotel
Main Street
Central High School
Edward Nyborg
Fairfield Inn
Post Road
SS. Norden
Seabright Avenue
Kleir Memorial Auditorium
Oklahoma panty raid suspensions hit campus
Three University of Oklahoma students were suspended and 50 others placed on probation after panty raid riots May 21. The suspended students appealed to a student faculty conduct committee which can void the suspensions. One football player from last year's Big Seven champions was among those implicated.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
George Gross
Gross
Cross
Winst
Mrs Dorothy Devine Named Milford Civil Defense Secretary
Milford appoints Dorothy W Devine as executive secretary of the Milford Civil Defense office. Acting director John Mee announced her 12 years of local journalism and public affairs work. She will staff the office daily 1 pm to 5 pm at the new high school entrance on West Main Street.
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Milford
Dorothy W. Devine
Broadway
New High School
West Main Street
Cornerstone Laid in Newtown for Town High School
The cornerstone ceremony in Newtown marks a new high school project. State education officials and local leaders spoke on goals of modern education, stressing pupil-centered values, self discipline, and independent thinking as construction advances amid weather delays.
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Newtown
Charles F. Ritch, Jr
Public School Building Commission
State Board of Education
Herbert W. Janzer
Hawy
William B. Jones, Jr
Walter R. Conroy
Paul A. Cullens
Ritch
James Lathrop
Clifford E. Lathrop
Currituck Road
Ervin C. Stickles, Jr
Oters
Raymond L. Hall
Kenneth B. Smith
John F. Holian
Board of Education
Raymond J. Trimpett
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Stern Nursery Outlet
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St. Paul's
Frederic L. C. Lorentzen
Young People's Fellowship
Community Methodist
Elwyn B. Chaney
Edwin H. Tuller
Connecticut Council of Churches
Douglass Roberts
First Church of Christ Scientis
Compo Road
Antioch Baptist
A. J. Stoneworth
Unitarian Fellowship of
Fairfield County
S Clubhouse
Imperial Avenue
Religious Society of Friends — Woman's
Saugatuck River
Bowles
New York
Dorothy Devine
St. Mary's
St. Peter's Episcopal
Church of Christ Congregational
ONO Clube P
Mary Taylor Memorial Methodist
Fort Trumbull Presbyterian
Grace Baptist
First Baptist
Christian Science Society
Jehovahs’ Witness
John J. Desmond
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