Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

We found your results!

Page 1

Bridgeport Telegram in Bridgeport, Connecticut

We have 1,749,131 pages in Connecticut

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1954

Page

1

Ex-patient in Sheppard case to take lie test

Cleveland dispatch reports Phillip A. Schilling a former patient of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard demanded a lie detector test to prove no link to the slaying of Marilyn Sheppard. Police say they are convinced of his innocence, though a test will be given Monday.

CLEVELAND Samuel H. Sheppard David E. Kerr Phillip A. Schilling Kerr Schilling Bay Village Detroit Sheppard city west side Marilyn Sheppard Marine City Mich Stephen Sheppard Marilyn

Nail Polish Remover Blamed for Milford Fire

A nail polish remover spill near a gas space heater sparked a two alarm fire at Dorothy's Beauty Salon on River Street Milford. The blaze caused over 40000 dollars in building damage, injured the salon manager Olga Carlson and caused smoke damage to seven offices and four shops. Firefighters from multiple companies contained the blaze within about an hour.

MILFORD River street Milford center Dorothy's Olga Carlson Milford hospital Louis Sigovitch Engine Company 2 Arthur Weiss Central Headquarters Miss Carlson Milford Point road

New Haven Woman Killed by Auto Near Husband's Shop

A New Haven woman, Pauline Zemleduck, 68, was struck by a car as she crossed near her husband’s shoe repair shop. She died at Grace New Haven Community Hospital about an hour after admission. The driver was Frances P. Cosenza, 44, of West Haven.

NEW HAVEN avis Pauline Zemleduck Grace New Haven Community Hospital

Fifth Suspect Arrested in Bethel Arson Case

Bethel police report arrest of Benjamin Bowdy 18 on arson charges connected to a June 1953 barn fire on property owned by Policeman Eugene Brennan. Also held are William Sutton 36, of Reservoir Street, a former restaurant operator Kenneth Fairchild 18 of Danbury and two 17 year olds. Sutton is noted as a $56 000 Irish sweep stakes winner last year. Names of the teenagers are not provided.

BETHEL Benjamin Bowdy Eugene Brennan William Sutton Reservoir street Kenneth Fairchild Danbury Sutton Brennan

World War II Hero Ends in Tragedy After Killing Wife

In St Petersburg Florida Lt Col John Samuel Arnold a 56 year old World War II hero killed his wife Mary Ellen 54 and mother in law Annie E Nulls 84 before shooting himself. Neighbors were alerted by a barking dog Cracker at the Arnold home. The sequence saw Arnold shoot the mother in law first then pursue his wife into a bathroom before a self inflected gunshot. Authorities ruled it a double murder and suicide with no inquest.

ST. PETERSBURG Fla Edward P. Silk John Samuel Arnold Mary Ellen Annie E. Nulls Silk Cracker Arnold

Nine more arrested in bond robbery case

In Tampa on November 20 AP reports four men and a woman held on charges of transporting stolen bonds in interstate commerce. About $38,000 in bonds were found with them, part of a larger $250,000 robbery in Southington, Connecticut. Bonds stolen from Dr Reubin Thalberg’s home and from Mrs Amelia Couto’s home are involved. suspects include Patsy Manganelli and Rose Libonati, with bonds and jewelry valued up to $300,000.

TAMPA Fla Frank J. Muscarella U.S Southington Conn Madeira Beach St. Petersburg Paul Pinkerton Herbert Bertram Grossman White Plains N. Y Patsy Manganelli F . Kaplan Brooklyn Irving Rathbaun the Bronx Rose Leo Libonati Muscaralla Manganelli Pinkerton Orlando E. J. Powers Miami FBI Reubin E. Thalberg Powers Mies Libonati Mre Amelia Couto Gantral Pale BR. 1

West rejects Molotov move to delay German rearmament talks

French Premier Mendes-France and Secretary Dulles dismissed Molotov's suggestion to delay ratification of WEU treaties. They called for early ratification by all and criticized Moscow's propaganda aim. They pledged to pursue adequately prepared negotiations in good faith and informally rejected the proposal.

WASHINGTON Mendes-France Dulles Molotov Alles Russia Moscow foreign office Western European Union WEU

Auto Injuries Fatal To Theodore Marolis

Theodore Marolis aged 65 of 206 Prospect street died at St Vincent's hospital from injuries after being struck by a car in the South End during a rainfall. Patrolman Edward Casey reported he was walking with a cane when hit near Lafayette and Prospect streets. Richard Hurley, 22, of 1479 Fairfield avenue, was arrested on a charge of operating to cause loss of life and freed after posting a $1,000 bond. Hospital attendants said he suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries.

Theodore Marolis Prospect street St. Vincent's hospital Edward Casey Marols Lafayette and Prospect streets Richard Hurley Fairfield avenue Marolie

Woman Psychiatrist Slain at Chester Car Crash Scene

Dr. Eleanor Marjorie Langton a 52 year old Philadelphia psychiatrist who interned at St. Vincent's hospital in Bridgeport was found murdered in her car on a Chester residential street. Detectives said robbery could be a motive after her handbag and about $30 were missing. The autopsy cited severe pelvic trauma and no sexual assault.

Eleanor M. Langton Chester Eleanor Marjorie Langton Philadelphia St. Vincent’s hospital Bridgeport Aarold Bryan Vincent M. Diodati professional services division the Veterans Administration

You Stand to Lose If Community Chest Campaign Fails

A plea urges readers to support the Community Chest at 211 State Street to prevent reduced local services. It emphasizes no door knocking or solicitors and frames timely small donations as the sole action for individuals and families to sustain the Red Feather program.

Community Chest State street

Fairfield County GOP Aims for Stronger Voice in State

Fairfield County Republican leader William H. Brennan announced he will push for greater influence in state party affairs. Reelected to his seventh term as county chairman, Brennan said the organization is more united after the November election and will demand fair consideration. He criticized statewide candidate selection by individual basis and urged policy changes grounded in principles rather than personalities.

William H. Brennan Fairfield county GOP Republican Organization Norwalk Brennan

Plane crashes kill nine in Virginia in foggy night

(AP) Two aircraft wrecks in Virginia claim nine lives. A twin engine plane crashed on a wooded slope near Skyland Drive in Waynesboro killing five. About an hour later a single engine plane went down near Halifax in Southside Virginia killing four.

WAYNESBORO Blue Ridge Mountains Skyland Drive Halifax Southside Virginia

Boast to Girl in Bar Costs Airman His Life in B-25 Crash

Air Force rescue crews searched shallow waters near Biloxi Mississippi for the body of an airman killed when a B-25 solo unauthorized flight ended in a crash into the Gulf of Mexico. A flight engineer, who boasted he could fly the bomber, was identified as missing. authorities said the plane took off without clearance and likely carried one crew member.

BILOXI Miss Air Force Keesler Air Force base gof Keesler Gulf of Mexico Siggtee

Mediators Seek to Reopen Talks in Underwood Strike

State and federal mediators sent telegrams to Underwood corporation and union leaders to restart negotiations in the three week strike. A meeting is tentatively set for tomorrow afternoon at City Hall with Philip J. Koons and Frank Ballou leading the effort under the State Mediation and Arbitration board and Federal Mediation Service supervision.

Underwood Underwood corporation City hall Philip J. Koons State Mediation and Arbitration board aard John J. Egan Joseph F. Donnelly State Mediation board Frank Ballou Federal Mediation service Koons Ballou

Deserter Air Force Major Confesses Slaying Police

Maj. James A. Call, an Air Force major turned deserter, signed a written confession admitting he shot and killed a Lake Placid policeman last August. He fled into the Adirondack wilderness, triggering a 104 day manhunt before his capture in Saranac Lake. He was charged with first degree murder and arraigned in Lake Placid, waived examination, remanded to jail, and identified by three village police as the shooter.

SARANAC LAKE N. Y James A. Call Air Force Lake Placid Adirondack mountain Harold Muller state police Hawthorne New York City Muller Call Clarence Eccleston Essex County Fiizabethtown Reno Nev Lake Placid Village

Frauwirth denounces dump probe as waste and farce

City Prosecutor Max Frauwirth criticized the State Health department report on the Wordin avenue dump as a whitewash and said the probe was funded by tax dollars. He claimed the investigation relied entirely on information supplied by Mayor McLevy’s committee and termed the effort a feeble attempt to correct the situation.

ROBERT L. SAWYER Max Frauwirth Wordin avenue State Health department LeRoy W. Van Kleeck

Atheistic Materialism Warned by US Catholic Bishops

United States Catholic bishops warned that atheistic materialism threatens the nation urging a revival of Christian faith to resist internal decline and external tyranny. The bishops asserted materialism endangers culture and freedom, citing Poland and China as warnings and calling for strong, clear faith to endure.

WASHINGTON United States Poland China

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sunday Post Charles Polizzi William Shultis Harold Pickett William Harlow AUTO OTH U. & Weather Bureau wees ALMANAC Sidney S. Hilliard BONN WEST West Germany By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER State Department Mendes- France New York Paris J. Dulles Viet Nam Indochina South Viet Nam Paul Ely J. Lawton Collins Mendes-Fra St. Vincent’s Interne Sprague WILLIAM J. WALSH FLIER Major FRAUWIRTH Junior Post Society News Esico
Search Courier

Search the Bridgeport Telegram Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bridgeport Telegram?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication