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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1957

Page

11

Teenager's Dog Tops in Obedience Match

A New Canaan teenager Mary McArdle saw her German Shepherd win top honors in a Bridgeport Dog Obedience Club event at the YMCA gym. Her dog scored 1991-2 to lead the novice class and won a runoff against Walter Norris's Shetland sheepdog.

Canaan Mary McArdle Bridgeport Dog Obedience Club YMCA Mary Walter Norris Greenwich Norris Bill Hanna Stratford Hilda Schroeder Weston Nattlie Allison Darien Border Collie

Father Never Gives Up Hope Of Finding Polly Whitcomb

A year after Polly Whitcomb left Smith College dormitory on November 9 1956 with Richard Thatcher her disappearance remains unsolved. U S Attorney Louis G Whitcomb continues to pursue leads while police and FBI search across the northeast for Polly and the 20 year old Thatcher. A car Thatcher rented was found in a Boston garage and Polly’s typewriter surfaced in a Boston pawnshop fueling renewed concern though no definitive clues have emerged.

Springfield U.S. Atty Louis G. Whitcomb Priscilla Whitcomb Polly Smith College Northampton Mass Meredith N. H Whitcomb Richard Thatcher Navy Evanston, Ill Colorado Police Federal Bureau of Polly Whitcomb North Coll Lego Vermont FBI Northeast Buffalo, N. Y Chicopee Cavendish Foxboro Newark N. J Boston

Parcel package deadlines and shipping limits noted

The piece outlines parcel mailing deadlines for service personnel and lists weight and size restrictions for surface and air parcels to Britain and other destinations. It also details packing guidance and required sender information, with emphasis on APO and Navy post office handling.

Stussell F. Neary APO Navy Post Sonnel Air Parcel Turner Great Britain Air Parcel Post

Bucknell Alumni Group Names Connecticut Pastor Leader

The Bucknell University Alumni Association of Connecticut announces Rev. Albert W. Sheckells as its new president. Sheckells serves as pastor of the First Baptist Church located at 126 Washington Avenue.

Bucknell University Alumni Association of Connecticut Albert W. Sheckells First Baptist Church Washington Avenue

Priest to Address Knights of Columbus Meeting

Park City council members and Knights of Columbus will hear Rev. Francis G. Deevy of Fairfield University speak tomorrow at 8 15 p.m. in the K of C hall 460 Washington Avenue.

Park City Knights of Columbus Francis G. Deevy Fairfield University K of C Washington Avenue

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