M'Levy Proclaims Jubilee of Lights Celebration
Bridgeport Mayor McLevy urges residents to join in Light's Diamond Jubilee Week marking 75 years since Edison's first practical electric light. Utilities sponsor activities nationwide to showcase electrical progress and its social and economic impact. A commemorative medallion was presented to Mayor McLevy at City Hall by United Illuminating's Richard H. VanHorn. Eben B. Haskell chairs the US program. L. A. Dunn is New England rep on the national committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
McLevy
Light
Tibute
Thomas Edison
Edison
Eben B. Haskell
L. A. Dunn
New England
Richard H. VanHorn
United Illuminating Company
Forty Singing Pastors From Sweden in Bridgeport Concert
Forty singing pastors from Sweden present a farewell concert at Klein Memorial auditorium Bridgeport on Wednesday at 8 p m after a two month tour to the Pacific coast and back They will sail for Sweden Saturday The Covenant Congregation church sponsors the event
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Sweden
Bridgeport
Klein Memorial Auditorium
Pacific Coast
Covenant Congregation Church
Bridgeport Weekday Church School links faiths for released time
Inter faith leaders organize a Bridgeport released time program with Catholic Protestant and Jewish facilities shared for religious instruction outside public schools. About 7,000 Bridgeport and 400 Fairfield grade schoolers will participate with schedules at multiple churches and synagogues across the week.
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Bridgeport
Fairfield
William F. Kearney
Catholic Christian Education
Walter S. R. Powell
The
Council For Inter-Church Co- Operation
Miss Augusta Men
Russia Hoaxes the World talk at Rotary Club
Harry N Sperber will discuss How Russia Hoaxes the World at the Rotary Club meeting Tuesday at 12 15 PM in the Stratfield hotel. He will address the impact of Russian disinformation on global perception and explore historical context and potential countermeasures.
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Rotary Club
Russia
Harry N. Sperber
Stratfield Hotel
Two Bronx Men Convicted in Greenwich Robbery Scheme
Two Bronx men Sparaco and Rivetti were sentenced to three to five years for conspiracy to commit robbery with violence in Greenwich. They lured Mrs. Katherine McLoughlin from a Port Chester restaurant to her apartment, then attempted to force entry with a revolver after presenting candy. Sparaco was on parole from Sing Sing for robbery with violence. Rivetti had served nine months for burglary.
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Bronx
N. Y
Superior Court
Greenwich
Joseph A. Sparaco
Garden Street
Anthony Rivetti
East Tremont Avenue
Saapiro
State
Lorin W. Willis
Katherine McLoughlin
Port Chester
Sing Sing
Rivetti
New York
Licenses Restored At State Hearing In Connecticut
State Motor Vehicles hearings in the county courthouse restored driving privileges for seven individuals. Melrose Roberts’s license was reinstated after an initial seven year revocation for operating under the influence. Various cases involved suspensions, reinstatements, and insurance requirements for limited licenses, with multiple residents from Stratford Fairfield and Bridgeport listed.
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Henry M. Goldstein
State Motor Vehicles Department
Melrose Roberts
Armstrong Place
Robert W W. Ackerman
Rowland Street
Fairfield
Albert Mott
Chester F. Davis
Hanover Street
Frank Piccolo
Peace Street
Stratford
Edmond Lacroix
Wells Street
Richard L. Webb
Tiranistan Avenue
Raphael Gonzales
Howard Avenue
Nicholas J. Zill
Charles Street
John D. Stobe
Prospect Drive
George M. Lindwall
Garden Drive
John Gawron
Hallett Street
Dentist Opens Office on Hawley Avenue
Dr Marvin Aaron opens a general dentistry practice at the Doctors Building 320 Hawley Avenue He is a Central High School Vermont and NYU College of Dentistry graduate and a former Air Force captain who led acrylic research and prosthetic dentistry at Andrews AFB He served at the Pentagon and Bolling AFB He is married to Shirley Buckley with one daughter Meryl Wendy
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Marvin Aaron
Hawley Avenue
Aaron
Philip Aaron
McKinley Avenue
Central High School
University of Vermont
New York University College of Dentistry
U.S. Air Force Dental Corps
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
Pentagon
Bolling Air Force Base
Dr. Aaron
Shirley Buckley
Meryl Wendy
Elks Charity Ball Planned at Ritz Ballroom
Bridgeport Elks lodge 26 announces its annual charity ball on Friday November 12 at the Ritz ballroom. Exalted Ruler Harry J Brennan heads the event with Casa Ritz Orchestra Joey Zelle ready to perform. Daniel A Daly is general chairman with committees handling programs tickets patrons reservations reception arrangements and publicity.
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Bridgeport Elks Lodge
the Ritz
Harry J. Brennan
Joey Zelle
Casa Ritz Orchestra
Elks
Daniel A. Daly
William P. Mahoney
Robert J. Daly
Terrence V. McMahon
Joseph Keller
William K. Mulvihill
Jack Windt
Joseph D'Amato
Raymond Benedetto
Lee Liddle
Jack Edwards
Alexander Hershey
Joseph Shalvey
Kenneth Farrington
William Miller
George Otto
John J. Gillespie
Michael Colandrea
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M’levy
Klein
Waterbury
Republican
Lodge
Citizens For
Robert A. Hall
Asylum Street
Hartford
Faiths
Our Lady of Good Council
Rodeph Sholom Synagogue
Trinity Episcopal Church
Southport
Del
Powell
Arthur D. Unverson
Council For Inter-Church Cooperation
Summerfeld and
Hall
Summerfield Methodist Church
Thomas Hooker
Mrs. Johnson
Hooker Road
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
King’s Highway Baptist Church
Beardsley
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Garfield
King’s Highway Baptist
Barnum
Washington Park Methodist Church
Madison
Calvary Episcopal Church
Nathan Hale
Cong
Rodeph Sholom
Waltersville
St. Paul's Episcopal’s Church
Berean Memorial Church
Park Street Congregational Church
Franklin
Berean Memorial
Columbus
Trinity Methodist Church
Newfield
St. Mark’s Episcopal
Lincoln
Newfield Methodist Church
McKinley
East End Tabernacle
Jackson School
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Pine Street
Longfellow and Whittier
Black Rock
Whittier
Black Rock Congregational Church
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Sheridan
Woodrow Wilson
Bethany Congregational Church
Webster
North End
Christ Epic Coup
Bryant and
Ehan Howe
West End Congregational Church
Covenant Congregational Church
First English Lutheran Church
Maplewood
Hunganan Evangelical and Reformed Church
North Avenue
D'Andrea
Main Street
Howland
Wnhc-Tv
Joseph H. Lederer
Rt. Connor Bridgepn
STEX
Ligense
Elks Plan
Ritz Ballroom
Robert Bruno Insurance Agency
SSS
Robert J. Ruby
Dental Corps
U.S. Army
Efferson
Stratford Road
Lordship
Delicios
TEL. FO
Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Forest
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