Touraine Praises Water Company For Major Relocation
George Touraine head of the Rooster River Flood Control association praised Bridgeport Hydraulic Company for relocating a 36 inch pipe under the North avenue bridge. The work replaces a 48 inch main seen as an obstacle to river flow and flood cause in Brooklawn. Water was shut off in the Rooster river area during connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
North Avenue
Rooster River
Bridgeport-Fairfield
George Touraine
Rooster River Flood Control Association
Touraine
Tts
Brooklawn
YMIF Group to Visit Electrolux Factory
Members of the Young Men's Industrial Forum will visit the Electrolux Corporation in Old Greenwich on Tuesday evening. Harry G. Roos, director of Industrial Relations at the plant, will conduct the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Industrial Forum
Electrolux Corporation
Old Greenwich
Harry G. Roos
Mrs Thrush Files Divorce Petition
Mrs Helen Mitchell Thrush of Westport petitions Superior Court for divorce from William T Thrush Jr an advertising executive citing intolerable cruelty They were married Oct 15 1948 in New York City and have one child Robin Adair Thrush four She seeks alimony custody and support and notes her husband has real estate valued at $20000 and an income of 6000 a year Court records show she receives 65 a month from ex husband Lieut Robert B Burton for their daughter Candice Christina Burton They divorced Burton May 5 1948 in Reno Nevada Other petitions filed include Virginia Conte Marshal Bridgeport against Saramet Tshe Max. Tomaxehall pory Sha raoSe wl VS the Brea Oceanside California married May 30 1947 desertion April 19 1950 Angelina Galello Sawiski against Charles Sawiski Bridgeport married Sept 24 1938 intolerable cruelty and misconduct and Helen Carroll Peck against Mark B Peck Los Angeles California married Dec 20 1938 intolerable cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mitchell Thrush
Westport
William T Thrush, Jr
New York City
Cehild
Robin Adair Thrush
Support Bureau of Common Please Court
Mra
Throsh Aaid Lieut Burten
Virginia Conte Marshal
Bridge- Bort
Saramet Tshe
Mmaxehall Pory
Shraiose
Me Brea
Oceanside
Calif
Angelina Galello Sawiski
Charles Sawiski
Bridgeport
Helen Carroll Peck
Los Angeles
Mark B Peck
Bostwick to Host Eastern Sales Meeting at Barnum Hotel
Representatives of Bostwick Laboratories Inc from Atlantic states will convene for the Bridgeport aerosol companys annual eastern sales meeting tomorrow in the Hotel Barnum ballroom. Vice president Jack Schenberg will announce the 1955 program including new products to be manufactured at Bostwick Avenue plant.
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Bostwick Laboratories, Inc
Atlantic Seaboard
Bridgeport Aerosol
Free diabetes testing offered countywide during detection week
Fairfield County Medical Association organizes urine testing across Fairfield county from Nov 14 to 21 with no charge. Hospitals and private labs volunteer services. Early screening via autinalysis can lead to blood testing if positive. Drs Deren Howard and others coordinate drives across Danbury Bethel Ridgefield Stamford Greenwich Norwalk Wilton and city areas with testing centers at several hospitals and drugstores. Positive results prompt follow up with individuals and their physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield County
Fairfield County Medical Association
Medical Association
David Deren
Bridgeport
Leonard A. Howard
Cosa
Deron
Richard E. Caron
Fairfield
Howard
Danbury
Roger P. Castro
Bethel
George Mandl
Ridgefield
Joseph S. Bell
Wilton
Henry Appelbaum
Wilton Public Health Nursing Association
Stamford
Henry Zalichin
Greenwich
James I Porter
Norwalk
Gabriel A. Saviano
YW Club Meet Monday
Members of the Talk It Over club sponsored by the YWCA will meet Monday at 6 45 pm for supper before their weekly meeting at the YWCA 263 Golden Hall Street. Miss Paulette Prato a native of France and club member will speak at eight about French and American customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Golden Hall Street
Paulette Prato
France
What’s Going On Schedule On WICC This Week
May Hays hosts a weekday segment on WICC at 10:45 am in National Book Week. Monday features Dorothy Garey. Tuesday discusses ceramics with Alice Zentner and Mrs Beatrice Bible. Wednesday covers aluminum cookware with Mr Robert Pierce. Thursday spotlights children’s aid with Mrs Theodore De Cato. Friday ends with Holiday Quickies featuring Helen Budd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Hays
WICC
Hand Made Petit-Point Brooch and 1940s Gift Items
A cluttered catalog of fashion and home goods lists a hand made petit point brooch kit on the Third Floor art goods, Fur pompons in brown gray white and maize, a pink blue or white ladies nylon shirt, a Mammy themed toaster cover and duster, Morpail cotton socks, Prima Donna boys shirts, and assorted children’s wear with prices and floor locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Mouton
Exer
Homers
Newtown Library Receives 800 Genealogical Volumes
A gift to Cyrenius H Booth Library Newtown amounts to 800 genealogical volumes donated by Mrs. David Bliss in honor of her mother Mrs. Jolin Brush. The collection, to be named the Jane E Brush Collection, was presented at a formal tea with trustees librarians and local dignitaries in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrenius H Booth
Newtown
John E. C. Brush
David Bliss
Jolin Brush
Cially
Raymond Fosdick
Cyrenius H. Booth
Rockefeller Institute
Connecticut
Sarah Mitchell
Juna E Co. Brush
James Case
Sons of the American Revolution
Charles J. Jacobs
University of Bridgeport
Two Teens Die In Bridge plunge In Warren Maine
In Warren Maine two teens died when their car plunged from a bridge into Oyster River after leaving a basketball game. Cynthia Delsno 11th grader and Sewall Peabody 18 a National Guardsman were in the vehicle. State police noted the car went through a wire fence beside a temporary bridge replaced after Hurricane Edna. Both victims drowned according to the medical examiner.
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Warren
Maine
Oyster River
Cynthia Delsno
South Warren
Sewall Peabody
Union
Ade Cal
Ada
J. Edward Marks
Charles D. North
Also Mentioned on This Page
Water Company
YMIF
Electrolux Factory
Mrs. Thrush
Bostwick
S& Host
St. Joseph's
Bom
Andy
National Book Week
Dorothy Garey
Alice C.%enner
Beatrice Bible
Aluminum Cookware Carnival
Mr Robert Pierce
Theodore de Cato
Helen Budd
Lewvyt Vacuum
Wewland’s
Spa Bare .Com
Call Edison
Howland’s
Main Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut
NAMF
Howland
Peggy Parks Howland
Thomas B. Costain
Canada
North America
Mr. Costain
Newtown Library
Nya
Sportswear
Howland Thrift
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