Mysterious disappearance of Pacific airliner sparks speculation
Officials traced a Pan American luxury liner off Honolulu to a 1,028 mile east position before it vanished after a 5:04 p.m. report. Captain Gordon H. Brown of Palo Alto sent no distress. Coast Guard Cmdr Chapline cited possible fuel-tank explosion as a speculative cause.
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Honolulu
Gordon H. Brown
Palo Alto
Calif
Pan American
Cmdr
William E. Chapline
Coast Guard
Pacific
U.S. Clarifies New Tax Rule on Expense Accounts
The IRS and Treasury reassure about expense accounts for 1947 and prior years noting no policy change and no need for more detailed records than in 1954 55 and 56. They state the new line targets major abuses and will focus on disproportions between deductions and income or occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRS
Treasury Department
Revenue Service
Youths Injured in Fairfield Crash
Anthony V. Elliano 18 of Trumbull lost control of his car on Congress Street east of Black Rock Turnpike Fairfield and crashed into a stone wall at 7 30 p m A passenger Domenick Gambino suffered mouth lacerations and missing teeth Elliano was arrested by Patrolman Nicholas Stasella and summoned to Town Court November 24 on a charge of reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony V. Elliano
High Gate Road
Trumbull
Congress
Black Rock
Turn-Pike
Fairfield
Domenick Gambino
Elliano
Nicholas Stasella
Sputnik 11 flight to skim U S skies with multiple passes
The satellite MUTTNIK or Sputnik 11 will pass over the United States six times today. It is logged to appear over this area at 1 06 p m on the fourth pass according to a timetable from the Naval Research Laboratory. Earlier, a pass over Providence was planned at about 4 07 a m.
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United States
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Pine
New Haven
Mattnick
Providence
Rites Tuesday for 2 in crash
Services for two Connecticut residents killed in a head on collision near Patterson New York will be held Tuesday. Walfrid Anderson Jr 19 of Dover Plains formerly of New Milford driver of one car will be buried in Sherman North Sherman Cemetery. Clarence Warren Reed 29 of Still River New Milford also fatally injured. Alfred Scribner 22 of Bridgewater a passenger died in Danbury hospital.
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Connecticut
Patterson
New York
Walfrid Anderson, Jr
Dover Plains
New Milford
Dover. Plains Methodist Church
North Sherman Cemetery
Sherman
Lillis Funeral Home
Clarence Warren Reed
Still River District
Alfred E. Scribner
Bridgewater
Danbury Hospital
Tomlinson Homestead
Main Street
Danbury
Charles Gerlinger
Bridgewater Congregational Church
Umpawaug
Redding
Scribner
Harold S. Scribner
S. Stanley Scribner
Dorothy Banks Scribner
Raymond H
Arthur I
Brookfield
Donald F
Robert A. Scribner
Stanley R. Scribner
Alfred P. Hantsch
Daniel B. Breay
Harold D'Anna
Charles Napolitano
Sputnik II fulfills science goals as Laika lives on in orbit
Tass reported Sputnik II completed 103 earth orbits and data from the second Sputnik mission. Ogonyek published an article noting Laika’s easy temper and training for long spaceflight, with observers awaiting further radar and optical updates.
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Tass
Laika
Earth
Halfton
Sputnik
Leningrad
Ogonyek
Baby elephant Shakuntala gains weight at Norwalk farm
Shakuntala the baby elephant given to Darien schoolchildren by Mecara India grows healthier at Old MacDonald's Farm in Norwalk. She now eats peanuts, rice and milk mash, moving indoors in winter and joining visitors on weekends.
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Norwalk
Shakuntala
Darien
Mecara
India
Old MacDonald
John "Schutten
Schulten
Marble blamed for tots death in choking case
Funeral arrangements announced for Ramon Orense Romero Jr. of 319 Main Street after the three year old choked to death Saturday night. Dr. George J. Molnar, medical examiner, ruled death from asphyxiation caused by a swallowed marble. The child died in the arms of his barefoot mother Mrs Sylia Romero as she sought help from neighbors. Services will be announced by Godfrey and Conway Funeral Home on Washington Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Orense Romero, Jr
Main Street
Sylia Romero
George J. Molnar
Ramon
Godfrey and Conway
Washington Avenue
22 To Be Honored At Brassco Dinner At Bridgeport Brass
The Quarter Century club of Bridgeport Brass will mark its 16th anniversary with a dinner meeting. Fourteen Brassco employees will receive 40 year service honors with gold watches and scrolls, while eight new members will join with 25 years of service and receive certificates and pins. The event features a special program reflecting five decades of service by all employees up to 40 years.
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Elphc
Bridgeport Brass Company
Brassco
Michael Mayer
Stephen J. Kerekes
John Angelini
Russell R. Squires
Donato Abate
John J. Madar
Atemestic
Frank
Veterans Day parade honors war veterans in Fairfield County
A Stamford American Legion and Amvets led parade from Ridgeway Center at 1 45 PM. Bridgeport’s event included 20 veteran groups marching from Bull’s Head along Main Street to City Hall with 5 000 to 7 000 spectators. Mayor McLevy and Mayor-elect Tedesco attended. wreaths were laid by Civil Air Patrol officers and the ceremony closed with Taps and the National Anthem.
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Stamford American Legion
Amvets
Ridgeway Center
Bridgeport
Bridgeport P.A.L
Bull’s Head
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Police
Jasper McLevy
Samuel J. Tedesco
John A. Lyddy
Courtland Street
State Street
City Hall
Supt. Lyddy
Thomas J. Nelson
Kenneth Hoppner
Barbara King
Civil Air Patrol
McLevy
Tedesco
Nelson
24Nd Aaa
Raymond W. Harris
Post 145
VFW
Stratford
Norwalk
Fairfield County
Veterans’ Organizations
James R. Hartman
DAV
Hartman
Bataan
Nor
Walk Jewish Center
Irving C. Freese
Gold Star Memorial Association
Herman Pollack
JWV Post 88
Officers Reserve Association
American Gold Star Mothers
Nathaniel W. Bishop
United Spanish War Veterans
Connecticut Yankees
American Legion Band
Naval Reserve
G. W. Davis
U. S. Army
Farade
Charles Esalek
Connecticut
James
Cebik
Connecticut Hurricane Band
American Legion
Terlizzi Post
Shelton
National Association of Naval Veterans
Raymond W. Goldbach
Bun
Harry Congdon
Ladies Auxiliary
Bronson Hawley
Rogers Brothers
Veterans Association
Grosse Seavey
American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary
Col
Charles Young
American Legion and
JWF Chateau-Thierry
Marine Corps League
Democracy
Regular Veterans Association
John A. Banville
Disabled American Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary
Jeremiah Murphy
American Carpatha Russian War Veterans
The
Society of First Division
Greet Faraway GIs Through Bnai Brith Record Letters
Four local B nai B rith chapters sponsor a project at the YMCA on State Street from 7 30 to 9 pm enabling people to send oral letters by record to overseas servicemen for Christmas. Each recording lasts three minutes and is mailed. the sender hears a playback before mailing. Recipients need not be relatives, as friends may also be recorded. Chapters Abraham 419, Abraham Lodge, Harmony and Eternal Light back the effort with volunteers including Mrs Lillian Levy and others.
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B'nai B'rith
Lillian Levy
Levy
Mac Kravitz
Sol. Singer
Barbara Posner
Ricki Marks
Rosalind “Unger
Ano Hiller
Red Cross Offers New First Aid Class
The Red Cross starts a five week course at headquarters 271 Park Avenue teaching updated first aid techniques. Gus Horvath Jr of Southern New England Telephone leads the instruction in a program open to men and women with classes from 7 30 to 9 30 p m on Tuesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Park Avenue
Gus Horvath Jr
Southern New England Telephone Company
King Heads Y Group At New England YMCA Youth Work Secretaries
James M. King Bridgeport YMCA youth work director was elected president of the New England Area YMCA Youth Work Secretaries announced by H Burling Naramore president of the Y board of directors. King has been with the Bridgeport association seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. King
Bridgeport Ymca
New England
YMCA
H. Burling Naramore
Mr. King
Bridgeport Association
Rowland family awaits $140,000 sweepstakes prize
Since the Oct 30 posting, letters asked where to buy tickets and one woman listed needs for a hearing aid, washing machine, and dryer. Mr Rowland holds a winning ticket for Stephanotis in the Cambridge Handicap but official notification is pending. The $140,000 tax bite is $84,000. The Rowlands plan a mortgage payoff, a Florida vacation, a new fridge, a second car, a better boat, and possible bank or stock investments. They will not buy a new home or Cadillac. They expect to resume work in 1958 after tax planning and a possible three month Sikorsky furlough. There has been no celebration yet.
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Bridgeport
Mr. Rowland
Rowland
Stephanotis
Newmarket
England
Rowlands
Missouri
Sam
Florida
Sikorsky
Rowland House
Parkway Crash Inures Three On Merritt Parkway
Norwalk report says three Manchester New Hampshire residents were seriously injured when their car slammed into rock on the Merritt Parkway in Westport. Driver Richard Pratte 21 suffered concussion facial cuts and a broken leg. Jules Thibodeau 21 had a fractured skull ribs and ankle with scalp lacerations. Thibodeau's wife Claire 24 had multiple skull fractures leg and arm injuries. All remained in critical condition at Norwalk Hospital with the two men conscious and Mrs. Thibodeau unconscious.
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Norwalk
Merritt Parkway
Westport
Manchester
N. H
Richard Pratte
Jules Thibodeau
Thibodeau
Claire
Fred Hilsinger Taken To St Vincent's For Heart Ailment
Fred Hilsinger of The Post Publishing company advertising department was taken to St Vincent's hospital yesterday for treatment of a heart ailment. He is a former Bridgeport Ninth district alderman and Milford registrar of voters. His condition was reported as fairly good last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hilsinger
Post Publishing Company
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Mr. Hilsinger
Bridgeport
Milford
Bridgeport to Host Shoplifting Prevention Clinic
The Chamber of Commerce and Bridgeport Police sponsor a shoplifting clinic at the YWCA auditorium from 8:30 to 11 a.m. today to train store personnel on prevention and detection. Speakers include William F. Alexander of New York and local officials on theft laws, bad checks, juveniles, and court procedures.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport Police Department
YWCA
Congregational Church
Franklin
Danbury
N. H
Hatch
Rodney Snedeker
Harold A. Swaffield
Board of Deacons
Arthur M. Lax
D. M. Read Department Store
John A. Lyddy
William F. Alexander
New York City
Louis Stein
Dominic Conte
Richard Roberts
Kenneth Zarrilli
Bridgeport
President Eisenhower under routine full checkup in hospital
The 9 year old grandson David joins the president at National Presbyterian Church as physicians keep Ike for an overnight stay in the third floor suite used in past illnesses. Officials call the examination a long standing annual routine while plans include a Paris trip and NATO science resource talks.
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Russia
Paris
NATO
Eisenhower
White House
David
National Presbyterian Church
Edward L. R. Elson
Warny
UB units honor four at Stratford banquet
The annual banquet of three UB groups on November 18 honors Rt. Rev. Michael J. Carnicke Holy Name church Milford Police Chief Arthur Harris Milford Police Captain Charles Polizzi and UB official Dr. Alfred R. Wolff director of student personnel. Bishop Lawrence J. Shehan will speak on Freedom of the Press the Catholic Point of View at Nu Champs restaurant 405 Seaview avenue at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Milford
University of Bridgeport
Political Relations Forum
Pi Gamma Mu
Lawrence J. Shehan
Michael J. Carnicke
Holy Name Church
Arthur Harris
Charles Polizzi
Alfred R. Wolff
Nu-Champs
Seaview Avenue
Connecticut Symphony Opens Third Young Artists Auditions
The Connecticut Symphony invites applications for its third annual Young Artists Auditions until Saturday at 1483 Post Road Fairfield. The contest is set for November 24 with the winner featured as soloist at a youth concert this season.
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Connecticut Symphony
Post Road
Fairfield
Deason
Remington Declares Semi-Annual Dividend
The Remington Arms Company board declared the regular semi annual dividend of 2.25 dollars a share on preferred stock and 0.35 dollars a share on common stock. Dividends payable December 13 1957 to stockholders of record November 19 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remington Arms Company, Inc
Agency Sale Looms for Creel Motors in Fairfield
Negotiations are under way for the sale of Creel Motors Inc located at 1930 Kings Highway Fairfield. The Dodge agency was founded in 1950 by John P. Creel who died March 28 1956. The showroom opened two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creel Motors, Inc
Kings Highway
Fairfield
Dodge
John P. Creel
Germans Start Jewish Center Cornerstone Ceremony
Ernest Lemmer joined Jewish leaders in laying the cornerstone of a two million mark center in Berlin. About 6,000 Jews remain in Berlin after the prewar total of 190,000. The center will include a library, reading rooms, game rooms, and an auditorium for 700 with exhibits on Jewish history and Nazi persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Lemmer
Berlin
Charles H. Jordan
Jewish Relief Agency
West Berlin
Theodor Heugs
Israel
Yare Rescued by Coast Guard in Cold River Plight
The McPadden boy, Michael, and two men were stranded in the Housatonic river as cold night set in. A locating plane signaled rescuers after circling overhead. The Coast Guard cutter towed their outboard boat, provided blankets and hot drinks, and Michael slept after a brave ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPadden
Coast Guard
Housatonic River
Michael
Stonybrook
Mr. Jaglinsky
Mr. McPadden
Sunday Post
Donzella Attends Carrier Forum in Syracuse NY
Donzella of Marcy road an air conditioning specialist with Fairco Air Conditioning Inc attended a service managers forum sponsored by Carrier Corporation in Syracuse New York last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don $. Donzella
Marcy Road
Fairco Air Conditionng, Inc
Ellsworth Street
Orum
Carrier Corporation
Syracuse
N.Y
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Melsta
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Stratford Police Athletic League
Lounty
King
ST. Vincent’s
Rey. Hatch
Fairfield Post
Ercage Eemene Tee
New Hampshire
Fairfield County Conference of Churches
Theological Seminary
Bridgeport Council of Churches
Fairfield Family Service Society
Library Board
Fairfield Branch
Fairfield Red Cross
Sylvia ‘Mealand
Geoffrey C. Meifaland
Abbington
Dorothy
Charles KK. Davis Jr
New Ark
Del
Robert P.C Hatch
Walter/t Reed Hospital
John W.l¢ Hatch
McGuire Air-Base
New Jersey
Remington
Yare
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