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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1947
Page
2
The Gazeta Ludowa reports that over 14 million acres of former large estates have been parceled to peasants in three years under agrarian reform. About 10 million acres were divided among 350,000 repatriates and settlers who settled in western territories.
A playful guide urges youths to return home at curfew, warning that parents disciplined discretion. It suggests simple exits and polite goodbyes, noting that delaying violates trust and may trigger stricter limits. It also hints that dating etiquette rests with the partner to make the first move.
The Democratic Town committee endorsed eight candidates for appointment to boards at the Board of Selectmen meeting Monday at 5 p m in Town hall. David W. Russell announced the slate: William Conley and William Granville for Zoning Board of Appeals. Philo C. Calhoun and Edward F. Russell for Park commission. Albert W. Filanowski for Recreation commission. James F. Wallace and Robert L. Walsh for Board of Health. John J. Molnar for Building commission. Molnar defeated Kenneth T. Henry for endorsement and serves on the present commission. Wallace and Walsh beat Mrs. Ward Merner for Board of Health. Conley and Granville are ZBA members, with Conley as chairman. Russell noted Col. Paul G. Daly resigned from the Greenfield Hill district. Jerry Connors was named treasurer succeeding Julia F. Conway who died recently.
In a Superior court in Cambridge on October 17 the defense laid out eight campaign to prove insanity in the case of Robert Coombes 17 Malden accused of sex assault on 11 year old Jacqueline Maxwell on March 2 A battery of three psychiatrists headed by Dr Winifred Overholser prepared to testify Dr Overholser president of the American Psychiatric Association Mrs Elizabeth Coombes mother of the defendant also told Judge John V Sullivan and the jury why she handed her son to police after growing suspicious of his actions and she had opposed his release from Shirley School three weeks before the killing.
Detroit residents on new city conservation committees discuss President Truman's food saving plan after several housewives claimed saving 20 to 30 slices of bread. One caller questioned whether to turn in their surplus or deliver it to an agency.
ALL IN ONE SHOP Somerville Massachusetts. Walter Hardy is assistant foreman at the Boston and Maine railroad car repair shops in Somerville, and all his sons work with him in the same shop.
The Soviet government cancelled permission for Russian Muslims to perform the Mecca pilgrimage due to the cholera epidemic in Egypt and Middle East travel restrictions. The government had originally granted permission for a considerable number to go but postponed the trip until next year.
Osceola Nebraska reports 7 year old Guy Fox wins prizes at the Polk County Fair for embroidery and crochet work for the third year in a row. His mother Mrs Fox says she barely knows how to crochet.
Reuters from Athens reports 52 Greek Communists were executed for the murder of a high police official and five airmen. The condemned, court martialed and convicted last month, were said to have aided a revolt plot in Salonika with Greek rebels seeking power.
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