80 Friends Honor Helen Keller in Shower at New Home
Helen Keller, famed advocate for the blind, was honored by more than 80 friends with a home furnishing shower for her new house at Aspenut Corners, Baston. Guests hosted by Mrs. Frank McClure and Mrs. James Melton included Polly Thompson, Keller’s long-time companion, and featured thanks expressing gratitude for the generosity and support for Keller’s work and independence efforts.
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Weston
Helen Keller
Aspetuck Corners
Baston
Frankyr McClure
James Melton
Singer
Melton
Steephill Road
Miss Keller
Europe
Polly Thompson
Mina Kellar
Keller
Mr. Melton
McClure
Arcan Ridge
Las How
New England
Schedule Shifted by American Airlines at Bridgeport Airport
American Airlines announced schedule changes at Bridgeport municipal airport affecting passenger and airfreight flights. Passenger departures to Boston occur at 9:34 am and 3:59 pm, with New York and western connections at 11:23 pm and 4:18 pm. A new 11:05 pm four engine Avfighter flight will run Monday through Friday serving New York Detroit and Chicago with connections to Buffalo Cleveland Cincinnati Dallas and Los Angeles via New York. Richmond G Terry, area manager, said later departures aim to improve handling of airfreight express and air mail originating in Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport Municipal
American Airlines
Boston
New York
Western
Detroit
Chier
Buffelo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Julia Dallas
Los Angeles
Three Injured In North End Car Crash
Mrs Phiilie Silver 24 of 382 Tremont Avenue her mother Mrs France Liefkoff 46 and Arthur C Vander Elst 68 were injured in a two car collision at Park and Canttol Avenues yesterday. They were treated and released at St Vincent's Hospital. Investigating officers Radio Patrolmen William Broadbin and Daniel Ratzenberger reported Silver struck Vander Elst's auto, both cars skidding over 50 feet after impact.
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Phiilie Silver
Tremont Avenue
Jawa
Park and Canttol
St. Vincent's Hospital
Thomas W. Matthews
William Broadbin
Daniel Ratzenberger
Silver
Vander Elst
Hearing Continued in Breach of the Peace Case
Laichuia Robinson, 34, of 41 Johnson Street, faced a charge of breach of the peace after allegedly threatening a CFR and L bua driver with a pocketknife when he missed his bus stop. The hearing was continued until Thursday by Judge Otto in Macchin court.
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Laichuia Robinson
Johnson Street
Waa
Otto
LaMacchin
Robinson
CFR
L Bua
Driver, 20, Escapes Injury in Crash
Milford Oct 6 Richard Bell 20 of New Haven escaped injury when an allegedly stolen car he drove crashed into a safe highway fence on the Merritt Parkway feeder near the toll house. The vehicle overturned several times. Bell was held on $1000 bond on charges of motor vehicle theft and driving without a license. Bell was later found wandering near Wheeler Farm road and remanded to state troopers amid conflicting stories.
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Milford
Donald Paige
Walstin Fox
Merritt Parkway
Glenn E. MacBeth
Forestville
Richard Bell
New Haven
Bell
Corrier
Felice
Cornelius Con- Conway
Conway
Thomas Dumas
Bethany Karracke
Geto Presents Research Awards to Graduates
The General Electric Educational Fund offers fellowships for 1948 49. Applications due January 1 1948. The fund honors Coffin and Swope and provides over 18 000 annually for research. Since 1923 total awards reach 129 000 to 147 individuals. Fellowships up to 1500 yearly for those needing aid. Review by NAS ACS APS AIEE ASME and ASEE committees.
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General Electric Educational Fund
W W. Trench
Charles A Coffin
Gerard Swope
Coffin Foundation
National Academy of Sciences
American Chemical Society
American Physical Society
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society For Engineering Education
Mrs J L Kennelly to Aid Italian War Orphans Drive
Mrs John L Kennelly former Catholic Council of Women president will speak at a membership drive for ten godparents for Italian War Orphans. The event is Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the International Institute, 47 Sherwood Avenue, with piano selections by Mark Tollotte Jr and entertainment by a listed group of women organizers.
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John L. Kennelly
Catholic Council of Women
International Institute
Sherwood Avenue
Mark Tollotte
Mia
Jennia Cubelli
Milanbeth Antignani
Lauretta Tarinell
Gather Todlen
Nellie Stucarelli
Grace Richards
Rone Crocco
Lothan Frouge
Rose Palmer
Teresa Paretta
Josephine Veckerelii
Margaret Veckerelli
Ruark Charges Stand Up Against Lee In Italy
Washington Oct 6 AP Columnist Robert C Ruark announced that his charges of extravagant lying by officers and shabby treatment of enlisted men in the Italian theater have withstood an inspector general investigation led by Maj Gen Ira T Wyche Gen Eisenhower acknowledged errors but said the charges were largely justified Ruark noted the Wyche report and Eisenhowers actions and defended his crosschecked sources while Lee retired from the Army after 43 years of service with orders to return to the United States for retirement discussions and clearance of Italian withdrawal issues
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Washington
Robert C. Ruark
Scripps-Howard
Ira T. Wyche
Ruark
Eisenhower
Wyche
Fisenhower
Pisa
Hisenhower
Mediterranean
Lee
Italy
Failura
War Department
Leghorn
Trieste
Rome
Lawrence Jaynes
United States
Army
Ohio seeks 750000 for Taft backing
Ohio Republicans plan a home grown campaign to back Senator Robert A Taft for the Republican presidential nomination. They aim to raise 750000 with Taft expected to announce his candidacy at the Ohio GOP meeting October 24 in Columbus. Taft favors limits on contributions and may become the state's favorite son at the national convention.
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Washington
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
G.O.P. Central Committee
Columbus
Taft
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
U. S. Study Group Arrives in Rome
U S Congressman Mundt and Sen Smith lead a four senator and eleven representative delegation arriving in Rome to study propaganda and economics in Europe. Mundt says communism and democracy are slugging it out in a rising clash with increasing force as the group visits European nations. Italy becomes the 20th country on their tour, skipping Romania Yugoslavia and Albania.
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Rome
Karl E. Mundt
R.sd
Europe
Mundt
H. Alexander Smith
Athens
Italy
Rivaela
Yugoslavia
Albania
Marshall to Montreal to speak at McGill University
Secretary of State Marshall departed by plane for Montreal on October 6 to deliver an address at McGill University. He will speak as part of official travel reported by INS.
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New York
INS
State Marshall
Montreal
McGill University
Trinacria Mutual Aids marks 35th anniversary
The Trinacria Mutual Aids society observed its 35th anniversary at the clubhouse on Hough Street with an honor roll for 28 WWII veterans unveiled by George Garofalo. Mayor McLevy praised the group’s impact on Italian and Bridgeport life as 250 attendees enjoyed a dinner, speeches, and entertainment.
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Trinacria Mutual Aids Society, Inc
Hough Street
George Garofalo
Thomas DiMartino
McLevy
George Puglisi
Pasquale Vioni
Michael Cina
Bridgeport
United States
Trinacria Society
Vioni
Trinacria
Santo Stracquedanio
Oldsters
Andres Spalla
G Chiodi-Barberio
Il Progresso
Louie A. Abriola
Joseph Calcaterra
Puglisi
Benjamin Sherman
Tere Pascone
Garofalo
Cina
Thomas J. DiMartino
Jeff
George A. Garofalo
Trinacria Mutual Aid Society, Inc
Hough Avenue
McLaery
Irene Vanco Injured In Trumbull Accident
Irene Vanco 32 of Bridgeport sustained possible fractures to her left wrist and ankle in a Danes Farm road collision at 10 10 last night. The car she rode in was driven by John Dingos 38 of Bridgeport. A second car operated by Frank Bernacki 62 of Daniels Farm road led to Bernacki being arrested for violating the auto laws and given a Town Court summons for Oct 13.
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Trumbull
Irene Vanco
Bunnell Street
Bridgeport
John T. Dingos
Prince Street
Daniels Farm Road
Frank Bernacki
Bernacki
Robert Jennings
French war vets favor U S military training
At Hartford on October 6 the Franco-American War Veterans closed their two day national convention with a resolution backing universal military training. More than 200 delegates reelected Oliva J Lanoue of Warren Rhode Island as national commander and elected Mrs Sylvia Nadrau of Lowell Massachusetts as auxiliary president.
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Hartford
Oliva J. Lanoue
Warren
R. I
Sylvia Nadrau
Lowell
Masa
Admiral on Trial in Dutch War Crimes Court
Japanese Vice Admiral Daigo Tadashige stands before a Pontianak court in Borneo charged with ordering the decapitation of 1500 men women and children in West Borneo in 1944. The case seeks the death penalty.
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Batavia
Daigo Tadashige
West Borneo
Pontianak
Borneo
Railway workers seek wedding allowance to ease marriage costs
Tokyo October 6 CAP railway workers say the high cost of living and the low state of WARes keep many rail roaders from marrying and demand privately owned rail roads provide wedding allowances for their men.
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Tokyo
Saarland Vote Supports Merger of Coal-Rich Area with France
Official returns from Saarbrucken show a 9 to 1 mandate for a Parliament backing the merger of the coal rich Saar basin with France. Forty eight of fifty deputies favor merging the Saar’s economy with France and severing ties with the former Reich. The vote depends on Russia and Marshall Plan decisions. Saarland remains under French control with planned socialization of coal and steel industries and adoption of French currency and press freedoms.
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Saarbruecken
Nazi Germany
Saar
Rhine
France
Christian People’s Party
Social Democrats
Rght
Democrats
Sani
Reich
Russia
United States
Britain
Saarland
AFL fears walkout by Lewis Hutcheson at miners strike
In San Francisco on October 6 AP reports the AFL's 66th convention opened amid threats that John L Lewis and William L Hutcheson could lead over 1.29 million workers in a walkout. Deep splits with AFL leaders test unity as President Green scrambles to mediate before a final vote.
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San Francisco
A.F.L
John L Lewis
William L. Hutcheson
William Green
Four Die in Clashes Across Colombian Cities
Four people were killed and six wounded in political clashes that led to postponement of municipal elections in three cities and suspension of voting in several towns. Deaths occurred in Tenoij near Pasto and in Guaca, Santander. Voter turnout varied with Bogota at about 70 percent. early returns showed no major shifts.
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Bogota
Colombia
Tenoij
Pasto
Guaca
Santander
Lovers Acquitted in Mass Overell Murder Trial
Louise Overell and Bud Gollum, once lovers, were acquitted by a 12-member Santa Ana jury after a 19 week trial over the deaths of Mr and Mrs Walter Overell aboard the yacht Mary. The verdict ended a dramatic case that drew thousands to the courthouse. Louise, 18, is sole heir to a half million estate. Bud plans a cross country auto trip.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
George
Bud) Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Pasadena
Teader
Louise
Bud
Atheta
Kenneth E. Morrison
Mrs. Overell
Mary
Girl
Los Angeles
United States
Louisae
California
Orange Empire
Acquitta
Innocent
State fisheries board makes migratory birds rules available
City Hall town clerk announces copies of Federal migratory birds regulations and Federal hunting rules are now available at the office for public access.
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City Hall
State Board of Fisheries and Game
Memorial Dedication Honors WWII Deacons at Yale chapel
Six former undergraduate deacons who died in World War II were honored in New Haven with the dedication of the Apse in Yale Battell Chapel. The ceremony, held yesterday, recognized the servicemen and their sacrifices in a solemn memorial setting.
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New Haven
Ya'e
Battell
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