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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1947

Page

2

Milford Council to Study Six Managership Applicants

Milford Town council narrows to six candidates for town manager and will interview finalists tonight in Town Hall. The group must select a manager to take office on November 8 under the new charter as over 30 applications were filed with Town Clerk George F. Weed.

Milford Town Hall Ralph PP Clarkson George F. Weed Milford Wheel Club Peter J. Ring Jr Stratford Council Milford Council Ring

Boy 16 Bound Over In Attempted Slaying

Sterling October 21 AP Sixteen year old Frank Taylor of Sterling was bound over for trial in Windham county Superior court in Axht on a charge of attempting to kill his father after a fight around a general store. Father Joseph Taylor, 37, pleaded guilty to two counts of breach of the peace and was fined $20. They were arrested Monday following the clash, during which the son reportedly fired a shotgun and then a knife. Police stopped the incident. Frank Taylor faced an added charge of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to commit murder.

Sterling Frank Taylor Windham County Axht Thomas Brewin Joseph Taylor Atate Frank

Taft heckled by CIO pickets outside Milami hotel

In Dayton on October 21 AP reports about 500 CIO union members massed in front of the Milami hotel to heckle U S Senator Robert A Taft as he arrived for four speeches sponsored by the Montgomery county Republican committee. Taft and Mrs Taft smiled as they passed through a lane opened by the crowd. He called the reception his normal one.

Dayton CIO Milami U. S Robert A. Taft Montgomery County Republican Committee Taft Mra

Bishop Oxnam Attacks Catholic Birth Control Tenet

Methodist Bishop G Bromley Oxnam denounces Roman Catholic insistence on continence as the only virtuous method of spacing children as sinful He told about 500 Protestant ministers and Jewish rabbis at a Planned Parenthood Chicago meeting that condemning a devout Protestant mother for using medical means insults American womanhood and harms the home He argues the churchs stance shows ignorance of conjugal love and harms family life by fostering unnecessary childbearing and frustration

Chicago G. Bromley Oxnam New York Planned Parenthood Association Church Federation of Greater Chicago Oxnam

Lisbon Man Burned to Death in Blaze

Otto Suckas, 43, died in a blaze that destroyed his two story frame house near the Lisbon Canterbury line. Acting medical examiner Dr Martin L. O Neill cites suffocation as the cause. Firemen found his body near a stall railing as he tried to fight the fire, with a probable short circuit given by Fire Chief Theodore Kendranid. His wife and two children escaped unharmed. Fire crews from Norwich and Jewett City assisted Lisbon.

Lisbon Conn Otto Suckas Lisbon-Canterbury Martin L. O'Neill Jewett City O'Neil Suckan

Newtown Resident to Share in Estate

Franklin H. Macgregor of Newtown will inherit one twelfth of the $38,000 estate left by his aunt Miss Leila Roosevelt Stoughton of Kennebuck Maine and New York. Mrs Mildred Louise Spock of New Haven and Prof Bradley Stoughton of Lehigh University each receive one fourth. Seven other nephews and nieces also share. Miss Stoughton, former head bencher at Rosemary Hall Greenwich and hospital head in Nancy France during WWI, died June 28 1946 at 71.

New York Franklin H. Macgregor Newtown Misa Leila Roosevelt Stoughton Kennebuck State Transfer Tax Department Mildred Louise Spock New Haven Teatatrix Bradley Stoughton Lehigh University Miss Stoughton Rosemary Hall School Greenwich Children's Hospital Nancy France

Hearing Called on Wage Hour Law Change in Exemptions

Washington Oct 21 AP The Wage and Hour Administration will hold a hearing to consider a new salary yardstick for determining exempt status under the 40 hour week rule. Proposals seek higher minimums for executive administrative and professional employees and broader coverage including outside sales and local retailing workers. A two year wage record retention change is also discussed along with an interpretive bulletin to revise storage hour regulations. Maj Gen Fleming urged raising the minimum wage to 75 cents per hour to lift wage levels overall and extend coverage to agricultural and interstate commerce–affecting producers.

Washington CIO United Electrical Workers Labor Department Wiliam Tyson House Labor Philip B. Fleming Flaming Federal Works Rep Owens RTI Leming Sereedh Fleming

Body of man woman found in New York home

In New York on October 21 a man Edward Kalvay and a woman Mrs. Martha De Kier were found shot dead in her apartment. Kalvay killed the woman and then took his own life following a quarrel over his attentions to De Kier’s 18 year old daughter. Police sought the daughter Mary for questioning. a note implied jealousy over the daughter.

New York Martha de Kier Edward Kalvay Kalvay Margaret Kalvay

Chandler to speak at Louisville dinner honoring Leibold

Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler will be principal speaker at a Louisville dinner honoring Harry Leibold manager of the Louisville Helats. Leibold will receive a new automobile funded by fan contributions with over 800 reservations. Guests include Pee Wee Reese and Dixie Howell, both Louisville natives.

Louisville A. B Happy) Chandler Harry Leibold Loulaville Helaet American Association Leibold Pee Wee ‘Reese Louisvillian Brooklyn Dodgers Shortatoy Dixie Howell Pittsburgh Pirates Seibold Loulaville Pilat

Westport Firm Files Bankruptcy Petition

New Haven October 21 AP Charles G Woods operating Woods Engineering Co on Old Hill Road Westport filed a bankruptcy petition The firm lists assets of 937706 with liabilities of 8885 and 28080 unsecured The asset balance includes 6285 in open accounts as debts due

New Haven Charles G. Woods Woods Engineering Co Old Hill Road Westport

India Will Be United in Five Years, Speaker Says

P. G. Krishnayya editor of the U S India News told at Banshk High School auditorium that India will form a united government in five years linking reforms to a better life and world cooperation. He compared India to the United States and condemned Nazism, praising Soviet leadership as superior to Nazi rule.

India U. of Bridgeport P. G. Krishnayya U. S Krishnayya United States Bera Russala

World on Atom Bomb Control Seen Most Remote

Attorney General Clark says chances for international control of atomic energy for peaceful use are the most remote they have been, in a message for the International Bar Association meeting in New York. He cites lack of Soviet and Polish agreement and growing public fear of an atomic arms race.

New York Clark Ita Uae International Bar Association Fist World Conference of the Legal Profession Washington Busiess George T. Washington Clark Anid United Nations Atomic Energy Commission Soviet Union Poland United States United Nations

Marks 101st Birthday at Essex Lodge

Ming Care line M. Dibble of Pottiping lodge celebrated her 101st birthday in Essex today. A greeting card reading Welcome to the 10 Club came from former neighbor Ella Co of Washburn in Mia. Dibble remains spry and healthy and does most of the housework at the lodge.

Essex Ming Careline M. Dibble Pottiping Lodge Wealbrook Mia Ella Co Washburn Miex Dibble Jodge

Governor MacConaughy Feted On Birthday In Hartford

In Hartford on October 2 Governor MacConaughy turned ninety years old and a party at the executive residence capped the day’s events. Republicans hosted a noonday luncheon at the Hotel Bond while gifts went to the Mite Hall Home and the children’s village. A friendly open house drew officials, university friends, and state and city leaders as the 43d Division Band played and sang Happy Birthday.

Hartford MacConaughy Eurpries Executiva State Capitol 43D Rand Prospect Avenue Woalayan University

Brazil Breaks Off Ties With Russia Over Press Attacks

Brazil formally broke diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union after offensive Russian articles attacked President Dutra and the Brazilian army. Congress approved the move with near unanimous votes, while the foreign ministry noted Russia’s restrictions on Brazil’s ambassador.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Soviet Union Eurico Gaspar Dutra Russia Senate Chamber of Deputies Foreign Ministry Moscow

Joseph Buffington Dies Ex-U S Judge at 92

Former federal judge Joseph Buffington, 92, died at Fairview sanitarium after 46 years on the bench. Appointed by Harrison in 1892 and to the Third Circuit in 1906 by Roosevelt, he aided the Carnegie Hero Fund and was among the last flying delegates to the 1880 Republican convention. Survived by a son and a daughter, with funeral Thursday in Kittanning.

Pittsburgh Joseph Buffington Fairview Sanitarium U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Pennsylvania Benjamin Harrison Third Circuit Theodore Roosevelt Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Andrew Carnegie James A. Garfield Trinity College Hartford

Exchange Club Elects J. P. Taylor in Easton

Easton, Oct 21 J Parker Taylor was elected president of the newly formed Exchange club at its inaugural meeting in the Congregational church hall. Frank H Greene was chosen secretary and E T Tague treasurer under the National Exchange club authority.

Exchange Club J. P. Taylor Easton J. Parker Taylor Congregational Church National Exchange Club Frank H. Greene E. T. Tague

Police Probe Death of Sidney W. Hamm Sr

Police investigate the death of Sidney W. Hamm Sr. following an alleged assault last June 15 on his son Sidney W. Hamm Jr. at 90 Butler Avenue. Hamm died Saturday at Bridgeport Hospital as detectives await results from medical examiner Dr Benjamin Horn. Ray's Campus Grill proprietor Raymond Cagginallo faces a breach of peace charge. case set for City Court on November 4.

Sidney W. Hamm, Jr Butler Avenue Bridgeport Hamm Joseph A. Mortianald Waas Ray's State Street Raymond Cagginallo Main Street Capt. Mortis Benjamiin Horn Carganello

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