First Board Elected By New Civic Group
The Greater Danbury association named its first board of directors with terms ranging one to three years. The group plans its first official meeting Friday at 5 30 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce office and will elect officers and shape future programs.
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Danbury
Greater
W. Edwin Harrison
Francis H. Stevens
Abram W. Spiro
Hector J. Benanti
Raymond S. Mann
John H. McCann
Peter Stussa, Jr
Thomas W. Evans
T. Clark Hull
Ruth A. Haas
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Study
Wooster
Boys’ Preparatory
Scribner Book Store
Fifth Over Inne
New York City
Brock
Water Line
Old Mill Road
Park Avenue
Wooster Street
City Hall
Barden Corp
Sugar Hollows
Danbury Association of Life Underwriters
Green
Walter van Lenten
Danbury National Bank
Life Underwriters’ Training Council
Danbury State Teachers College
Great Plain District Association
Jaycees
Danbury Junior Chamber of Commerce
Emil Dewan
Leo Brancato
Europe
Firemen Lead Muscular Dystrophy Fund Drive In Newtown
The Sandy Hook and Newtown Hook and Ladder fire companies plan a door to door canvass Wednesday night November 27 starting at 6 p.m. to raise funds for muscular dystrophy. If weather fails the march will move to November 29. Donations may be mailed to Firemen’s March on Muscular Dystrophy. Campaign chair Robert Reiner assisted by Herbert Lewis and William Shepard with Chief Lee Glover and Joseph Wupperfield as secretary. Over 100 posters and collection points are set across town with uniforms at Edmund Town Hall lobby and shopping centers November 22 30. The drive ends December 2.
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Newtown
Sandy Hook
Newtown Hook and Ladder Company
Robert Reiner
Herbert Lewis
William Shepard
Lee Glover
Joseph ‘Wupperfield
Tetary
Newtown Hook
E Committee Elects Slate Monroe Stepney Stevenson
The Monroe Tuberculosis committee elected Mrs. Robert Eade president at its annual meeting held at Mrs. John D. Rosenfeld’s home. Officers include Mrs. G Ryerson Rissam as vice president and Mrs. Lester E Balstad as secretary treasurer.
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Monroe-Stepney Stevenson
Robert Eade
Patmar Circle
Monroe Tuberculosis Committee
John D. Rosenfeld
G. Ryerson Rissam
Lester E. Balstad
Marshal W. Farrington
Kissman
Ball
Istad
William Chacho
W. Howard Cone
Clark W.couch
F. P. A. Williams
Charles Harrison
Laurel Heights Sanitotium
Garden Club Plans Christmas Doorway Contest and Gifts
Garden Club members meet at Mrs. Batchelder's home to plan a Christmas doorway tableau contest to be judged December 26 or 27 weather permitting. They also vote five park benches for the Easton park swimming association and arrange a December workshop with gift drives for Beacon-Light Mission.
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Garden Club
Charles L. Batchelder
Rockhouse Road
Swimming Association
Easton Park
Beacon-Light Mission
Bridgeport
Lloyd E. Maquat
Charles O. Rauschkolb
Henry E. Nickerson
James I Hooker
UF Falls Short of Goal At End of Campaign
The Miltora United Fund did not meet its goal with pledges of 85 961 against 95 500. Education and residential divisions hit quotas while Industrial A and B Sales and Service and other divisions fell short. Final reports list totals for Education 4 752 Residential 15 991 Industrial A 37 448 Industrial B 8 220 Sales and Service 6 935 Professional 4 283 Merchants 5 282 and Federal State Local 3 047. The drive officially ended but pledges may continue to be sought.
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Miltora United Fund
Fund Drive
Bernard J. Burns
Burns
Robert P. Hopkins
Robert N. Adams
Industrial A
Mr. Burns
Industrial B
Donald
Spengler
George Kregling, Jr
Anthony Russo
Michael Petru
Celli
John Kemish
George Weed
William M
Emma M. Barnum
Joseph M. Sicilian
Howe Place
George E. Garley
Gay L
Emma Greer
Pumpkin Delight Road
Daniel J. O'Connor
Alexander Wels
RTM Elects District Chairmen and Milford Births
District chairmen were elected by Representative Town Meeting members. Named are Benjamin F. Hamilton first district George A. Kregling Jr second district Alexander F. Sisko third district Raymond A. Della Selva fourth district and Wallace M. Gray fifth district. Birth announcements list a son for Clifton Giroux and a daughter for Dominic Furce in Milford Hospital dated Nov 18.
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Benjamin F. Hamilton
George A. Kregling, Jr
Alexander F. Sisko
Raymond A. Della Selva
Wallace M. Gray
Milford, Hospital
Clifton Giroux
Elaine Road
Dominic Furce
South Street
Milford High Parents Visit School Tomorrow Event
Milford High invites parents and students to meet teachers and tour the campus tomorrow. The visit aims to strengthen school community ties and showcase classrooms and programs.
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Milford High School
Women Plan Spring Fashion Show By Milford Club
The Milford Women’s club ways and means committee meets to discuss the annual Spring Fashion Show and Bridge at 8 pm in Mrs Benedict Joy’s home at 20 Lawrence Avenue. The list of committee members includes co chair Mrs Paul Jarvi and many others. Accidents Increase Thirteen traffic accidents lifted year total to 566 for week ending Nov 18, surpassing last year’s pace of 638. Grace Baptist church hosts Salvation Army band concert led by Victor Barnes at 8 pm open to the public. Police Commissioner Fuller says a captain promotion was done without examination to save money. only one other man would have qualified for the exam.
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Ine Milford Women's Club
Ways and
Benedict Joy
Lawrence Avenue
Paul Jarvi
W. A. Ambrose
F. C. Aronson
J. A. Banta
W. R. Bowen
Richard Collenberg
E. P. Cumming
Ernest Dean
E. F. Hunshan
Howard Jackson
R. B. Leland
J. J. Maroney
W. B. McArthur
C. R. Odermann
Arthur O'Neill
J. E. Peters
Donald Spargo
Grace Baptist Church
Salvation Army Band of
New Haven
Victor Barnes
H. James Fuller
Democrats from four towns gather for district dinner in Norwalk
Thirty Democrats from Wilton New Canaan Darien and Norwalk plan a 7 pm dinner at the General Putnam Inn. William Benton former U S Senator and Edward Roddan ambassador to Uruguay will speak. over 50 attendees expected with local committee leaders coordinating the event.
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General Putnam Inn
U. S
William Benton
Southport
Edward Roddan
Uruguay
John Keogh
Sjr
State Central Committee
Wilton
New Canaan
Darien
Norwalk
Keogh
Catherine Cody
John Bailey
George Carroll, Jr
William Lane
Terrence Murphy
Nicholas J. Predice
Robert Baker
William J. Murphy
Dar|ien
Frank Fleming
Norwalk Woman Wins $39,500 Verdict in Milford Case
Mary Bonomo of Norwalk sues Jennie Zezima for $50,000 claiming she was struck and dragged by a car on Lorena Street Norwalk. Judge Richard H. Philips presides, Mary Bonomo seeks damages for injuries from an accident May 4 1954 during a Milford hospital visit. The trial notes an oversight in notifying about a special meet and a $9,500 promotion cited by Commissioner Fuller.
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Danbury
Norwalk
Mary, Bonomo
Andj
Jennie T. Zezima
Josephine VanArsdale
North Broad Street
Milford Fendant
Lorena Street
Norh Hospital
Robert F.iverse
Dixon, Sr
Hher
Richard H. Philips
Weeks
New Haven
Marsh, Day
Calhoun
Buckley and
Hanna
Train wreck halts car at New Milford crossing
AP editors gather for annual convention as train strikes a stalled car on Route 7 near Boardmans road in New Milford. No passengers were injured. The incident delays Pittsfield express 32 minutes. officials prepare resolutions on government information access.
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New Orleans
Associated Press Managing [Editors Association
New Milford
Ebert W. Stebbins
Speet Street
Boardman
Mur Road Crossing
Tay Snyder
Defense
John
E. Moss
Dcalif
House
Moss
New Haven
Pittsfield Express
New
APME
Milford
Fee
Mason Walsh
Edward Glard
Dallas Times-Herald
Stebbins
Westport Woman's Club opens Christmas Seal drive
The fifty first annual Christmas Seal sale, in affiliation with the Connecticut Tuberculosis Association, launched this week as seals were mailed to area residents. Mrs. Theodore Driscoll notes public opinion underestimates TB danger and cites about 100000 new cases last year with nearly 15000 deaths. Funds support tuberculin tests X rays nursing service and health education.
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Westport
BEE Clothing
Bedford-Coleytown Eementary Schools
PTA
IRE CHIEFS HOSTED IN DANBURY TODAY
Fairfield County Fire Chiefs Emergency plan guests Beaver Brook Fire Department Danbury schedule includes movies and a sprinkler demonstration Chief Donald Fairchild hosts event Plan President Larry Ford arranged program with 18 15 pam time referenced riots in Chile noted as unrelated archival detail
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Danbury
Fairfield County Fire
Beaver Brook
Donald Fairchild
Plan
Larry Ford
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New Civic Group
Edmond G. Hawley
American Red Cross
Raymond L. Kelley
William J. Rider, Jr
H. Frank Taylor
William A. Minck
Carles E. Burdick
M. J. Loydon
Ernest Bailey
Herman N. Beckett
Mr. Kelley
Irving Levine
E. Paul McKenney
William Cruse
Edward J. Duffy
Charles A. Hallack
Alvah L. Miller
Alice N. Serre
Lockwood J. Towne
Carl N. Albert
Andrew M. Bradjar
Charles Jost
Benjamin B. Peck
Sol Rob
Inson
Frank S. Stevens
Schentey Dist. Co
N.Y.C. Arg
Nyden
Madison Ave
Lester Reynolds
Fairfield County Farm Bureau
Connecticut State Farm Bureau Association
Indian Hill Country Club
Newington
Fairfield County
Vincent P. Gaffney
Lawrence Burr
Brookfield
Anthony Aldo
Daniel Gerow
New Fairfield
Edwin Ericson
Hubert Smith
Clifford Blanchard
Stamford
Rudolph Seymour
Greenwich
The
Dodgingtown Fire Company
Dodgingtown
George Gollenberg
Taunton Road
St. Mary’s Guild
Thomas Donahue
Orange Avenue
St. Mary's Holy Name Society
CYO
Laurelton Hall
Guild
Joseph Kasper
Paul Beliveau
Daniel Burns
Henry Chmielewski
Thomas Cody
Kenneth Cushman
Lionel Daneault
Ray Della Selva
Frank Didsbury
Louis Haley
William Healy
Robert Ignatowski
George Mbimbo
Joseph Kushma
Robert McGrath
Frank O’neill
Clyde Pruett
Frederick Smadlberg
Winfield Stancavage
James Tierney
Laurence Turcott
Roy Williams
Leonard Willson
Walter Dudzinski
George Dolan
Frank, Malesky
Raymond Gebhardt
Laurence S. Marsh
Methodist Home For
Fowler Memorial
Golden Age
West Shore Recreation Center
Devon Grammar School
West Shore Center
Clifford Sturges
George Romer
Crowley Avenue
Walter Kiernan
Roses Mills
Raymond Kusho
West
Rutland Road
C. A. Hokanson
Mills Avenue
Harold Foote
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
William Elander
James. Marino
William Phillips
Frederick Hewitt
James McGill
Edward A Jacobus
Clifford C. Beebe
Town Board of Education
Order of Amaranth
Masonic Temple
Jaycee
St. Agnes Hall
Woodmont
West Main Pta
Legion Auxiliary
Wopowage Lodge
IOOF
Odd Fellows Hall
Daniel Street
Trinity Lutheran Church Choir
Church of Christ
Women’s Association
Erosion Board
RTM
St. John’s Lodge
Af&am
Berkeley Street
OES
Berkeley
Order of the Eastern Star
St. John’s
Albert Herman
Alden Avenue
Roosevelt Pta
Gladys L. Persons
Johnny
YMCA
Arizona
Mayflower Hook and Ladder Company
van Fant Street
RTE
Woman's Club
Robert Denham
Fred Denham
Imperial Avenue
Staples High School
Janet Seligson
Stephen Groth
Molly Brister
Marc Durchame
Craig Matheson
Carlotta Schmitz
Kenneth Johnson
Bradley
Norwalk Hospital
Roy Barnett
Saugatuck School
Russ Allen
Walt Reed
Mimsie
Roy Roth
Tracy Sugarman
Ire
Chile
Post-Telegram
Ritz
Post 29
Nye
Morning Telegram
Evening Post
the Sunday
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