Work Day for Christ planned by Bradford-Alden youths
Members of the Bradford Abien fellowship at First Congregational Church will run a “Work Day for Christ” Saturday. They meet at 9 am for worship led by Mearton Hogaboom and Tad Sanford, then perform garden, cleaning, washing and other tasks to raise funds for worldwide missionary work with some proceeds staying in Connecticut for home front projects. In 1953 the group raised $110 and aims to double. Blanche Higginbotham and Ann Martin handle employment calls. Raymond Castelpogm chairs the work day committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford-Abien
First Congregational Church
Christ” Tostaurday
Dan- Dury
Meartion Hogaboom
Tad Sanford
Christian Church
Connecticut
Blanche Higginbotham
Ann Martin
Bradford-Alden
Raymond Castelpogm
Danbury News Bids Warden to Chair Chest Drive
Harold E. Hegstrom, since 1952 warden at the Federal Correctional Institution, named chair of the government and education division for the 1954 Danbury Community Chest drive opening November 4. Also covered are Danbury auto sales local approval, Red Cross blood drive efforts, a Bethel couple’s marriage license filing, and the Jewish Tercentenary observance led by Benjamin Heyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury Community Chest
Harold E. Hegstrom
Federal Correctional Instiution
Walter Werner
Hesstrom
Des Moines
Hegstrom
St Peter
Hnn
Adolphus College
Minnesota
National Training School For Boys
Washington, D. C
Warden Hegstrom
Florence Lundgren
Warren, Minn
Federal Reservation
Padanaram Road
Donald
Charles
Thomas
Board of Selectmen
Federal Road
Danbury Auto Sales, Inc
Michael Ingrao
Bragg Motor Sales
Main Street
Berkley H. Hill, Jr
John L. Davis
J. Augustus Deakin
Samuel Neville
Zalissa Pearsall
Bethel
Benjamin Heyman
Danbury
U.S
New York City
Eisenhower
Mrr. Heyman
Rubber Co
Danbury Rubber Co
Electric service switch set today in town outage
A two hour electric service interruption will occur from 9 am to 11 am today to allow a line changeover and increase capacity for Redding’s growing power needs. If a storm hits, the outage will occur tomorrow in the same hours. Legion proclamation designates October 20 to November 11 as American Legion Weeks urging veterans to join Legionnaires and serve the community. The local Reding and Georgetown area Legion post is Johnson-Frederickson Post No. 98 in Georgetown. Five New England fuguing songs by William Billings will be featured by the Redding Choral Society at the Fall Concert on November 29 at the Redding School gymnasium. Billings’ Chester and other anthems from The New England Psalm Singer will be performed. discovery of Billings’ work is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Legion
First Selectman
S. Harold Samuelson
American Legion
Samuelson
Georgetown
Johnson-Frederickson Post
William Billings
Redding Choral Society
Redding School
Billings
Chester
New England Psalm Singer
Paul Revere
Discovery of Billings
Gypsy Caravan Bazaar Set At Nichols Church
Nichols Methodist WSCS hosts annual fall bazaar on Nov 5 from 1 to 9 pm in parish hall with Gypsy Tea Room and booths by Ladies Aid. Long Hill WSCS to meet, Edison hot lunches, Pine Room teens program, Brownie Troop updates, rummage sale, adult inquiry class, Grace Church shifts service schedule for Oct 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Nichols Methodist Church
Irving Bradley
Philipp Crandon
Elliott Reich
Alfred Parker
Samuel Cutting
Frank Bradley
Henry Eisler
Lawrence Bulow
Roger Reath
George Wardwell
Ellicott Curtiss
Charles Cummings
Freida Schmidt
Ladies’ Aid Society
George MacDonald
George McClellan
Russell Lombard
Edwin Nancarrow
Howard Wheale
MacDonald
Long Hill
Pine Room
Pinewood Lake
Guy Smith
Judy Carrano
June Frandsen
Nichols Pta
Kenneth Ireland
Nelson L. North, Jr
Raymond Foote
John Heher
Howard Merk
Victor Meleski
Richard Sargent
William Johnson
Fred
Long Hill Pta
Center School
Trumbull Square
Compass Club
Trumbull Grange
Little Leage Committee
Middlebrook School
Democratic Town Committee
Edison Pta
Pinewood Women’s Club
Bridgeport
Tomorrow—Ladies’ Aid Society
Edison School
Exchange club names nominating slate at Toll Gate inn
Sheldon Smohan named chair of the nominating committee for the Exchange club with members Charles Batchelder Erwin Edwards Horace Tuttle and J Parker Taylor. Report due November 1. Also on slate are meetings and activities across town including church choirs, PTA, WSCS, and Mission group events with dates and host locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Smohan
Exchange Club
Toll Gate Inn
Stepney
Charles L. Batchelder
Erwin P. Edwards
C. Horace Tuttle
J. Parker Taylor
Alexander Hawley
First National Bank and Trust Company
Frederick A. Strong
Walter T. MacAdam
PTA and Mothers Club Plan Well-Child Conference
A Well-Child conference organized by the PTA and Mothers Club, chaired by Mrs. Eugene Mortenson and Mrs. William W. Allen, is set for next Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Garden School with Dr. Francis B. Woodford examining children not presently in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teacher Association
The
Mothers Club
Cochairmen
Eugene Mortenson
William W. Allen
Garden School
Francis B. Woodford
Congregational Church
Christ
Blank Spot Between Testaments Leaves History Silent
The piece notes a four hundred year gap between Malachi and Matthew, a silent interval in sacred history after the Old Testament and before the New Testament. It highlights the quiet years before the period Matthew begins to document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malachi
Matthew
Redding Choral Society Presents American Selections
The steady research of Clos Enger director of the Redding Choral Society yields concert selections by American composers from Stephen Foster to Gershwin and including Randall Thompson and Peter Whiton of Wilton Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clos Enger
Redding Choral Society
Stephen Foster
Gershwin
Randall Thompson
Peter Whiton
Wilton, Conn
Ansonia Woman Burned As Pressure Cooker Explodes
Ansonia woman suffers second and third degree burns to face hands and chest when her pressure cooker explodes in the kitchen of her home. Mrs Anthony Wailonis, 40, of 425 Main street, was rushed to Griffin Hospital by Patrolmen Hummel and Testa. condition is reported as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansonia
Anthony Wailonis
Main Street
Republican headquarters open in Fountain Place Gillotti building
Republican headquarters established in the Gillotti building Fountain Place with daily presence until the November 2 election. Four telephones installed. The Republican Town committee held a meeting Monday with Senator Platt Creed of Brookfield as guest speaker. Next committee meeting set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. Lions Meet Tonight Bethel Lions Club to meet at the House of Zimmermann tonight at 6:30. Town Meeting Thursday A special town meeting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillotti
Fountain Place
Republican Town Committee
Platt Creed
Brookfield
Bethel
Lions Club
Homemakers Plan Parley Thursday At St Peters Hall
The Homemakers club hosts an open meeting tomorrow at 3 PM in St. Peter's parish hall Monroe center. Katherine Tingley of Fairfield County Extension Service discusses Selecting Becoming Clothes with Monroe club members as models and refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Parish Hall
Monroe Center
Edward Banas
Katherine Tingley
Fairfield County Extension Service
Monroe Club
Women’s Service League of the
Congregational Church
E. R. Randall
Webb Circle
T. Raymond Reynolds
Randall
Stuart Upson
Howard Cone
Herbert Johnson
Charles Harrison
Willard Stanley
Charles R. Emmons
Leslie Withnell
Boy Blamed For Fire In Danbury Home
In Danbury Mrs Pauline Kreho 363 Main Street suffered a porch area fire confined by engines 1 and 2 Truck 1 and Pad anaram Hose Company after neighbors saw a boy fleeing. Firemen found disposal items at the scene including cigarettes and matches. Assistant Fire Chief George Hanna said a small boy was seen running from the house before the fire was discovered. Recall at 3 35 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
George
Hanna
Pauline Kreho
Main Street
Coleman Light
Padanaram Volunteer Hose Company
Main
Rose Streets
Antique French plates exhibit at Orrenius Booth Library
A rare set of hand painted French plates from the 19th century, owned by Mrs. Dorothy Heverin Morris and curated by Charles G. Morris, is on display at Orrenius H Booth library on Main Street until about November 15. The plates, stamped Medaille dOr Paris 1867 and shown at Philadelphia Exposition 1876, depict rural French scenes and will be auctioned in New York next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Morris
Zoar
France
Orrenius H. Booth
Main Street
Dorothy Heverin (Wells) Morris
Morris
Paris
Philadelphia
James H. Heverin
New York City
le Fromage
Historians Name New Executives At Society Meeting
Herbert W. Barlow was named president of the Historical Society at its annual meeting in the Boardman Historical House. Ed win J. Emmons was named vice president. Mrs. Roland Mygatt was reelected treasurer and C. Andrew Humeston secretary. An exhibit from Old Home Day was shown and a history of New Milford for the past 30 years was approved for the 250th anniversary in 1957. Merrill Golden and Arlene Yaple joined as new members. Elsie Hall reported on the society building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Barlow
Bridge Street
The
Historical Society
Boardman Historical House
Main Street
Edwin J. Emmons
Roland Mygatt
C. Andrew Humeston
Elsie Hall
Merrill Golden
Arlene Yaple
New Milford
New Milford Directors Hear CL&P On Robertson Bleachery Clash
New Milford board members hear Ian Knapp president of Incut Light and Power and C T Hughes vice president argue CL&P sees no reason why Robertson Bleachery and Dye Works should confront town actions. They contend CL&P will not hinder the bleachery and discuss water pumping rights and dam waterflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Milford
the of Commerce
Ian Knapp
Incut Light and Power Company
C. T. Hughes
CLP
Robertson
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Knapp
Reich I
Hughes
Fire department hosts fall dance and community notices
The Volunteer Fire department sponsors its first fall dance Saturday at 9 p.m. in the hosehouse with Louis Anderson as chairman and a 11 30 p.m. supper. Also, Pokono Grange meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the hall for visiting officers night. The Viviandi group sponsors a Nettie Sale on Oct 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Congregational church chapel parlor with a Get May event left at the church Oct 28. Committees include Mrs Hardd Nolte and others. Personal note reports Stuart F. Longmeadow and family visiting Providence for Brown University student Stuart Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Anderson
Gus Elter
Richard Lane
Thomas Piskura
Abduoffet
Grange
Pokono Grange
Viviandi i_group
Congregational Church
Nicedren
Hardd Nolte
Harold Eckman
Robert D. Lee
Daniek Morehouse
Bethel Receives New Fire Truck for Elmwood District Test
Bethel’s new fire apparatus delivered Oct 6 underwent a four hour test by a New England Fire Insurance Rating Bureau official prior to service. The Ward LaFrance truck from 1947 will move to Stony Hill after approval, while a Vand tas France unit in New York will receive a full mechanical check before serving Stony Hill in late October. The department covers a three mile radius and insurance ratings are expected to improve once in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street
St King Lake
Elmwood
New England Fire Insurance Rail Bureau
Ward LaFrancé
Stony Hill
Vand Tas France
New York
Stony Hill Fire Department
Bethel
Club Officers Discussed At Meeting
The club discussed its leadership with officers including Mrs. Theo dore O Gammon as vice president, Mrs. Frank Corvino as secretary, and Mrs. John E. Kohler as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chuir
Theodore O. Gammon
Frank Corvino
John E. Kohler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert E. Lauf
Roberta Street
Danbery
Shelter Rock Road
Danbury Rubber
Danbury Industrist Corporation
John E. Ryan
Granville Varian
King Street Volunteer Fire Department
John Dower
Enrico Potenziani
Howard Norum
George Waterbury
Karl Strand
Karl Brunha
M. W. Kellogg Co
Jersey City
N. J
Commission On Education of
First Methodist Church
Marion Andrews
Eugene G. Bouteiller
Peter Esselman
Harold B. Knapp
Egbert Judson
Lester H. Lyon
George Osborne
Frank M. Stone
Helen Sturges
George P. Treadwell
Marion J. Treadwell
Kenneth A. Greene
Roberta L. Leal
Ellery Mersey
Marcia L Townsend
Morris L. Sisterheam
Danbury Business and Professional Women’s Club
Scott- Fanton Museum
St. James
FCI
Red Cross Aids
Sol Robinson
Berkley H. Hill, Sr
Robert J. Hull
American Red Cross
Ann Banks
E. Kurtz & Sons
Trumbull Center
Sears Drug CO
Devon and
Stratford
Church
Trumbull
Long Hill Nichols
Marcia Morgan
le Catherine
Herman
Evelye Screet
Frank Gerratana
William Robinson
Victor Scott
Charles Lapinski
Salvatore LaMonica
A. J. Rega
Frank Hufner
Irving Karmasin
Milton Stollman
Joseph Cascerta
G. P. Panelli
Grace Church
Kenneth R. Robinson
Grace Episcopal Church
Easton
Catherine Merillat
Grange Hall
Town Court
Town Hall
Parish of Christ's Church
League of Women Voters
Aquinas Club
Susan Green
Sport Hill Parkway
Holt
Cayford E. Holt
Women’s Guild of the
Parish—of
Christ's Church
Sherwood E. Scott
Stanley H. Bullard
John Chatfield Jr
Willard H. Bullis
Little League
Theodore H. Sommers
Thomas S. Silva
Joseph H. Hodgson
Arthur A. Driesen
Townsend Wheeler II
Francis J. Merillat
Chester A. Hull
PTA
William H. Cone
Michael J. Ceruzzi
Jamesb. Carbone
G. Sterling Gillette
Maurice C
Jesse Lee Methodist Church
Clifford Rothwell
Marsh Road
Florence Morgan Red
OES
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Pilgrim Guild of the Congregational Church
Richard Quackenbush
Scotts
Edward P. Scott, Jr
Danbury Hospital
Raye George
Roy
Marcia
Scott
Irene Gradia
Olin Stockwell
Red China
Stockwell
CYO
Catholic Youth Organization
St. Mary’s Church
Charles Shaw
St. Francis Church
Naugatuck
St. Stephen’s Church
Aaron Manderbach
Christ and Holy Trinity Church
Westport
Lyman C. Ogilby
Philippines
Manderbach
Norwalk
Christ Church
East Norwalk
St. Paul's Church
Florida
Newtown
Toll Gate Hill
St. Augustine
Dante
Shepaug
Jean Loveland
Beardsley Hall
Lady Martha
Temple
Stepney Volunteer Firemen
Town
Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company
Town and Country Bowling League
Richard Baker
Spring Hill Road
Stepney Methodist Church
St. Peter’s Parish
Kenneth Waite
Stevenson
Rotary
St. Stephen's Church
Peter Schultz
Robert Schultz
Old Tannery Road
Norwich University
Northfield
Edward
Pitzschler
Newtown Mothers Club
Alexandria
Edmond Town Hall
Levine Coat Company
Robert M. Carruth
Richard M. A. Eddy
R.N
Gilbert Aiken
H. H. Jacoby
Wilfred Potter
Bayeaux Morgan
Bryan Tomlinson
George Men
Flora Clark
Fred Mayer
Ways and Mears
Federation
Church House
Elsie B. Downs
William W. Holcombe
Walter Trumbull
Albert M. Boyson
New Club
Berkshire Garden Club
Everett G. Speyer
Dingle Brook Lane
Hanover District
George Kingman, Jr
Elgin
John Lodge
Anchor Lodge
Order of Wasa
Anna Carlson
Anna Anderson
Hilding Johnson
Alma Nelson
Florine Gustafson
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Torrington
Carl Lundberg
Good Shepherd Lodge
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
Andrew B. Mygatt
VFW
Memorial Hall
Stuart F. T
F. Olin Stockwell
Red
China
United Methodist
P.M
Washington Park Methodist Church
Greater Bridgeport