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Bridgeport Telegram in Bridgeport, Connecticut

19 Oct 1954

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Bridgeport Telegram

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Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1954

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3

Gourd Queen of Stepney Steeps Curbside Garden Dreams

In Stepney Depot on Church Street Kate Witt tends gourds each September, selecting prize specimens from her long vines and drying them into decorations. Since 1935 she has grown gourds, hand pollinating, using shells for art, and teaching the craft with tips on ripeness, curing, and finishing.

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Kate L. Witt Church Street Stepney Depot China United States Homs Mrs. Witt Fred J. Witt
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Ten Negro pupils ordered to all Negro Milford High

Ten Black students who were removed from Milford's all white high school attended classes at the all Negro William C. Jason school in Georgetown after the Delaware state board order. Transportation was arranged and the enrollment deemed temporary amid a legal fight with the NAACP pending. The hearing in Wilmington was set for the injunction request. The article notes McGill University students drafted the first formal hockey rules in 1875.

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Milford Del Delaware State Board of Education Georgetown Here William C. Jason James Webb Lakeview Avenue William Marvel Wilmington National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP McGill University Montreal
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Éned Bridgeport James Staplesé Private Bankers State Street City Hall Connecticut THE State Banking Department JO Davis Cannon Street Dewhirst Gourd Society of New England Gourd Society of America Cannon ST Tacom All-Negro School Southern New England Telephone Company East Main Street
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