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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1954
Page
2
Morgantown AP reports an alcohol tax agent found a whisky cache hidden under the seat of an outdoor privy in a remote location. The discovery showcases smuggling or illicit storage in hard-to-access spots, highlighting enforcement efforts by tax authorities.
About 75 residents attended a town hall meeting in Edmond Town Hall where Nelson G. Curtis of the Board of Education and Dr. Frederick H. Spaulding outlined a growing Sandy Hook student population. A 16 room elementary school on the Stefange property was proposed with Riverside road access. The plan also notes the Queen Street high school requires more space. If approved, a building committee and architect would be appointed, and occupancy hoped for September 1956 with 15 of 16 rooms used. By 1957 18 rooms needed. 1958 22. 1959 27, prompting a study for a junior high.
Julius N. Smith Republican probate judge candidate spoke at a Fairfield GOP meeting hosted by party chairman Ronald B. MacKenzie. He pledged to follow predecessor Ned E. Ostmark’s example and rebut Democratic challenger Albert A. Garofalo’s claims about office location affecting support.
In Pondicherry French India the vote to merge with India passed 170 to 8. The result was proclaimed by guns at Kizuri as Indian police surrounded the Polish building. The five French dependencies totaling 196 square miles with 325,000 people move toward joining Prime Minister Nehru's republic.
Martin DelBruno, 74, of 60 Ridge Lane Avenue Fairfield, is in good condition at St. Vincent's Hospital after a vehicle struck him on the Black Rock Turnpike Fairfield about 8 20 p m Sunday. The driver took him to his home and left without giving name or address.
In midget auto racing drivers may reach from 60 to 85 miles an hour on straight stretches. The speeds reflect the fast pace and tight competition of the sport as reported in the period coverage.
Robert C. Gilmore Jr of Faston, a Mutual Benefit Life agent and former NAUL president, will discuss "What An Agent Expects from Management" at a three day Midwest management conference in the French Lick Springs Hotel Indiana The speaker will depart early Thursday and the event ends Saturday Eisenhower’s golf drive noted at 225 to 230 yards.
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