Democrats Aim for Victory Tells City Leaders
James J. Whelan addressed Bridgeport Democratic leaders at Hotel Barnum pledging a first place victory this year to restore party authority. He criticized the gate tax and urged opposition to raise taxpayer relief, predicting Jasper McLevy’s defeat. Plan district meetings and a campaign dinner on Oct 26 with headquarters set for Liberty Building 81 Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Whelan
Hote Barnum
Whelan
Bridgeport
Jasper McLevy
Mr. Whelan
McLevy
Mr Whelan
Mulvihill
James J Doolan
Democratic
Todie
Liberty Building
Main Street
Albert L Coles
Vine Street
William M. Aylmer
Barnum
Margaret B. Phillips
Michael C. Gadus
Board of Education
Frank S. McGee
University course on life insurance partnership announced
The Bisdreeport Life Underwriters and University of Risidgeport announce a special life insurance course for practicing underwriters to qualify for theCLU degree. The program, coordinated by Hubert Morsey and Dr Boone Titlett, covers fundamentals and practical applications as part of a four year plan with exams by the American College of Life Underwriters. Over 31 men and women are enrolled, with classes meeting Thursdays 3 to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisdreeport Life Underwriters
University of Risidgeport
Chartered Life Underwriters
CLU
Hubert C. Morfey
Boone JD
Titlett
College of Business Administration
Morse
American College of Life
British patrol rescued after border crossing incident
A British official announced the safe return of a six man patrol missing since crossing the Austrian Yugoslav border last Sunday. The unit included one British officer two NCOs and 40 Austrian drivers and a customs official. They were surrounded by Yugoslav soldiers but taken away for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Yugoslavia
Miss Marjorie Fish Starts In The Little Shop
Misa Marjorie Fish resumes her stenographic and secretarial service after the war and now teams with Mrs. Delbert Wade in The Little Shop at 1385 Iranistan Avenue. She offers typewriting mimeographing stenographic work and hand addressing of social greeting cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Marjorie Fish
Delbert Wade
Iranistan Avenue
Miss Fish
Knox death ruled accidental in Danbury home
John E Knox 40 of 437 South Street died Sunday after a fall in the hallway at 9 30 am. Medical examiner Dr John D Booth ruled the death accidental with lymphatic leukemia a contributing factor. Survived by his mother Beesie Durkin Knox two aunts and three brothers. Services Wednesday at Cornelius Delury Memorial and St Peters church with burial in St Peters cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
John D. Booth
John E. Knox
South Street
Booth
Frank T. Genovese
Knox
Beesie Durkin Knox
George Knox
Frank H. Lee
David Graham Struck by Auto in Fairfield
Eight year old David Graham of 190 Fairfield Beach road Fairfield was hit by a car while cycling on Reef road Fairfield yesterday near six pm. He was taken to Bridgeport hospital with possible right leg fracture and was listed in fairly good condition. Driver Amton Mikut 26 of 434 Bronson road Fairfield was arrested for violation of the rules of the road and released on a summons for Fairfield Town Court on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Graham
Elliot Graham
Fairfield Beach Road
Fairfield
Reef Road
Bridgeport Hospital
Amton Mikut
Bronson
George Lasko
Mikut
Fairfield Town Court
Ex-WAVES to Meet Tomorrow in Noroton
Oct 14 Volunteer WAVE division 3 4 Connecticut's only WAVE unit will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Naval Reserve armory here. Lieut (jg) USNR Theodore Hammond announced a lecture on Knot Tying for Navy know-how. Hix-WAVES may join the Inactive Reserve at regular meetings the third Wednesday each month in the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noroton
Connecticut
P.m
Naval Reserve Armory
Theodore Hammond
USNR
Hammond
Two Bridgeport Women Honored by National Council of Jewish Women
The National Council of Jewish Women honored two Bridgeport members this week. Mrs. Theodore I Koskoff of 55 Locust Street was appointed to the national oversight committee, and Mrs. Lawrence K Lesser of 105 Dixon Street was named to the national section service committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Jewish Women
Bridgeport
Theodore I Koskoff
Locust Street
Lawrence K Lesser
Dixon Areet
Housing Probers to Subpoena Builders in Shortage Materials
Senator McCarthy says the House-Senate Housing committee will issue subpoenas to gray market operators in building materials to force testimony on price manipulation. He cites $30 buys turning into $60 contractor prices as a choking point to cheaper homes and vows perjury or contempt charges if witnesses refuse to name buyers and sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
R-Wis
House-Senate Housing Committee
Wisconsin
Individuzin
Labor Sponsors Rally Tonight To Protest Treatment of Jews
A rally to protest British policy in the Holy Land and the treatment of Jewish refugees will be held tonight at 8 in Bassick High School auditorium. Speakers include Gov. James L. McConaughy Thomas J. Dodd and Joseph Schlossberg with others. the event is led by the Bridgeport Labor Committee on Palestine and broadcast on WICC from 9 15 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Bassick High School
Bridgeport Labor Committee On Palestine
James L. McConaughy
Thomas J. Dodd
Joseph Schlossberg
American Trade Union Council For Palestine
Leigh Danenberg
Europe
McLevy
WICC
James C. Shannon
James J. O'Connell
Bridgeport
American Christian Committee On Palestine
Timothy M Collins
Connecticut Federation of Labor
Edward J Lavery
State
CIO Industrial Council
Joseph P
Injured man enters 238th day of coma
Framingham Massachusetts October 14 Former G I Ralph R Abbott thirty four Norwood critically injured in an automobile crash last February seventeenth entered today his twenty third day of coma at Cushing General hospital Abbott son of Mr and Mrs Isaac Abbott suffered a lacerated brain when his car crashed into a wall in Weston Two operations have been performed on the former Army sergeant who served in the Pacific and who worked in Cushing General hospital as a corridor supervisor before he was injured Physicians said few persons ever have lived so long unconscious because of the cessation of one bodily function or another Abbott is kept alive by forced fluids Nurses on duty twenty four hours a day bathe him and simulate exercise with physiotherapy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham
Mass
Ralph R Abbott
Norwood
Cushing General Hospital
Abbott
Isaac Abbott
Weston
Pacific
SEC approves loan for Derby Electric
On October 14 Derby Gas and Electric Corp and three subsidiaries won SEC approval for an arrangement with Equitable Life. Derby will sell 5,031,000 in new 3 percent collateral trust debentures due 1957 in exchange for 4,231,000 of 3 percent debentures due 1954 and 2.5 percent debentures due 1956, plus 812,014 in cash to Equitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DERBY
Derby Gas and Electric Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Equitable
New Haven Trainmen Given Strike Ballots
Five thousand Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen workers on the New Haven railroad received strike ballots to decide on a walkout over a back-claim dispute with the company. Balloting followed a Sept. 29 general committee vote authorizing action after the railroad reportedly refused to honor national adjustment board rulings dating to 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Brotherhood of Railroad
National Adjustment Board
Ethel Drenchen Held After Fairfield Crash
Mrs Ethel Drenchen 31 of 156 Gem avenue was arrested by Fairfield Patrolman Morris Kessler at 7 10 am after her car collided with Patricia Mulready 23 of 2795 Bronson road Fairfield at Grasmere avenue and Kings Highway cutoff Fairfield Both women suffered bruised knees and the fronts of the two cars were badly damaged Drenchen is arraigned in Fairfield Town Court October 27 on auto law violations and failure to wear glasses as directed on her license
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Drenchen
Gem Avenue
Fairield
Morris Kessler
Patricia A. Mulready
Bronson Road
Fairfield
Grasmere Avenue
Kings Highway
Drendhen
Fairfield Town Court
Four men fined on gambling charge in city court
Joseph Morello aged 49 at 528 State Street pleaded guilty in City court to keeping a gambling house at 217 Railroad Avenue and was fined 100 dollars. Three dice game frequenters, Sigmund Farkas 41 of 209 Hancock Avenue, fined 20 dollars as second offender, Adam Busa 49 of 202 Main Street and Edward Slinka 25 of 537 Lafayette Street fined 10 dollars each as first offenders. Officers Buckley and Detective Roslyn Blowers seized 15 dollars from a pool table where the game was held. The frequenters pleaded guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Morello
State Street
Railroad Avenue
Sigmund Farkas
Hancock Avenue
Adam Busa
Main Street
Edward Slinka
Lafayette Street
William Buckley
Roslyn Blowers
Two Stores to Be Sold by U S Auctioneer
By order of the U S District court James J Leon will conduct public sales of bankrupt retailers on Friday At 2 pm he sells for receivers George Baker the stock and fixtures of J T Francisco dba the B F Market 716 Madison Ave At 3 30 pm he sells for Richard Steiber the stock fixtures soda fountain and lease of Bartolmo Beallsta and William H Ball dba Rural Service Center store next to Stepney post office as a going business Each sale to be one lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S . District Court
James J. Leon
George Baker
J. T Francisco
Madison Avenue
Richard Steiber
Bartolmo Beallsta
William H. Ball
Stepney
Hearing delayed in trial of three Stratford men
The Stratford trio Edward Gresh 24 John Gresh Jr 26 and Michael Gresh 26 charged with aggravated assault on Bridgeport patrolmen Fred Bridges and Francis Glancy had their trial continued by Judge Thomas J Molloy as State's Attorney Loren W Willis attends the Connecticut Supreme Court. The alleged victims and defendants are all linked to Stratford's 36 Rosedale Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Bridgeport
Thomas J. Molloy
Loren W. Willis
Supreme Court
Fred Bridges
Francis Glancy
Edward Gresh
John Gresh, Jr
Michael Gresh
Rosedale Terrace
Minister Is Fined On Driving Charge After City Trial
Rev Edward C Morgan pastor of St Paul's Episcopal Nichol Street and Trinity Episcopal Nichols was fined $9 by Judge D Harold Colter after a 40 minute City court trial. Patrolman Houston testified Morgan was summoned for reckless driving Oct 10 for traveling about 40 mph to pass a truck on Huntington turnpike a school zone 25 mph. Morgan denied 40 mph admitting 30 mph. He claimed prior speeding arrest at 66 mph in February and said he was stopped en route to Trinity church after finishing a sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C Morgan
Huntington Turnpike
Nichole
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Kossuth Street
Trinity Episcopal Church Nichols
D. Harold Colter
Robert Houston
Mr Morgan
Tannister
Morgan
Politeaman Houston
Huntington Road
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Nichols
Injury suit settled for $7500 in out of court deal
Injured man Duback of Fanfield received a $7500 payment in an out-of-court settlement of a $25000 negligence action. He claimed injuries to his back and legs after an auto owned by Wolfshanel and driven by Racz struck him on the Black Rock turnpike on Sept 14, 1945. The case had been set for trial before Judge Wynne with counsel Reich for Duback and Pelgrift for Racz and Wolfshanel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrank Duhack
Black Rock Turnpike
Fanfield
Joseph Bacz
John Wolfshanel
Duback
Wolfshanel
Racz
Kenneth Wynne
Superior Court
Samuel Reich
Delancey Pelgrift
Racas
Gianinni Improves After Overnight at Milla Memorial
A. P. Gianinni, 77, head of the nation’s largest banking house, Bank of America founder, is described as in satisfactory condition at Milla Memorial hospital in San Mateo California. Attendants said he spent a comfortable night after being reported in critical condition yesterday. The financier entered the hospital Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mateo
Calif
A. P. Giannini
Milla Memorial Hospital
Bank of America
New York Strike Forces Rise in Parcel Post Deliveries Here
Parcel post deliveries in New York residential districts rose after a 50 percent surge caused by the Railway Express Agency drivers strike in New York and New Jersey. No extra personnel or trucks were needed, and business remains steady as the strike ends. The recent express rate hike pushed customers toward the postal service, according to assistant postmaster William J. Gerrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Railway Express Agency
New Jersey
William J Gertly
Railway Express
Parcel Peat Division
Gerrity
Wea
Chamber of Commerce
Coastal Storm Rakes North Carolina Outer Banks
Tropical hurricane passes 130 miles east of Hatteras as gales of 40 to 60 mph lash the coast. Communications cut. Coast Guard reports low risk to residents. Weather Bureau notes 80 mph winds near center, rising tides, storm moving NE then likely to drift offshore. Damage already tallying in Florida and marsh land near Cape Lookout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatteras
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Florda
Burea
Bureau
Virginia
Ocean
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Carolina
Marshallberg
Cape Lookout
New Haven Resident Seeks 15000 Damages After Car Collision
Lillian Reilly of Bridgeport claims Michele Ferrara struck her while she walked along the left side of a parked car on Davenport Avenue near Qedar Street in New Haven at 2 pm on February 26. Reilly, an educational director at St Raphael's hospital nursing school, seeks 15000 for lost time from work and missed classes at New York University while pursuing her master's degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport Avenue
Qedar Street
New Haven
Lillian Reilly
Bridgeport
Nursing School
St Raphael's Hospital
Eait
Michele Ferrara
Eays
Jies
New York University
Say It Right in Courtroom Speech Beats Snags
International News Service reports on how to pronounce foreign names during a courtroom session. The piece cites audiences in Graz and Austin and notes pronunciation guidelines for names like Owdenseaia and Frata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audiencia
Tinorna
Graz
Norwalk G.O.P. Chairman Resigns Amid Accident Suit
Mrs Rose Flenezer of Stratford sues Whiteman Inc and Richard G Oakley in Superior Court for 25000 alleging a hand truck mishap on Fairfield avenue near Carpenter's hall last July 6 caused a blow that knocked her to the sidewalk and injured her jaw back and legs during a truck unloading incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Avenue
Carpenter’s Hall
Rose Flenezer
Stratford
Whiteman, Inc
Richard G Oskley
Bridgeport
Pender
Oakley
State seeks end of 11 day strike at Parke Davis plant
Labor official Perley Hovey leads arbitration efforts to end an 11 day walkout by 150 to 175 Ray division workers at Parke Davis on Bishop Avenue. United Workers groups press for union recognition as bargaining agent while management urges return to duty. Picketing remains peaceful as talks proceed and most employees have not yet returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Greene
Perley Hovey
State Labor Department
Board of Arbitration and Mediation
Ray Division
Parke Davis Company
Bishop Avenue
Authere
Walter Brock
United Construction Workers
United Mine Workers
F of L
Hovey
Train robbed on night ride to Insi Romania
A band of thieves gassed the night train from Bucharest to Insi. Passengers slept through the robbery and woke at Insi station to find all luggage gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Insi
Nnatiunen
Mintz resigns as Republic Town chairman in Norwalk
Norwalk October 14 Raymond B Mintz Republican Town committee chairman resigns to devote time to his department store. He succeeded June in office. Thomas MacLean and Leonard Harris also resign from the First Ward committee. Dean Russell named ward chairman and Catherine Hodges to succeed Harris. Mintz aided the campaign that left Localists sweeping Irving Freese to the mayor's seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Raymond B Mintz
Republiccan
GOP
Mintz
Alvin C Heerdt
Thomas MacLean
Leonard Harris
Haris
Dean Russell
MacLean
Catherine Hodges
Young Republicans’ Club
Harris
Campa Gn
Rote
B. Oliver
Irving C. Freese
Cycle Auto Crash Injures University of Bridgeport Student
A University of Bridgeport student, 19 year old Stuart Warner, was thrown from a motorcycle after colliding with a car at Lafayette and Atlantic streets. He was taken to St Vincent's Hospital with a possible concussion and is listed as in good condition. The rider of the motorcycle, Ralph Hardy, 23, and the car driver Fanne De Pasque, 32, were involved. A parked truck near the stop sign was noted. no arrest was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Bridgeport
Atlantic
Stuart Warner
Park Place
St Vincent’s Hospital
Alfred Siege
John Garnen
Ralph Hardy
Lafayette Street
Fanne de Pasque
Campfield Drive
Bvirfield
Owner sought for stolen German reflex camera
Capt Joseph A Morris said the owner of a German reflex type camera stolen from an auto in the past two weeks may retrieve the item at police headquarters with proper identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A Morris
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Cornelius Fulsihill
Marjorie Fish
J. E. Knox
Washington
Post
Vlummer
Labor
SEC
Derby Electric
U. S
Edward C. Morgan
Giannini
Norwalk G.O.P
Raymond B. Mintz
Fast Man
Wericas
Nsullers Corporation
New York City
Ewe
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