Bridgeport Hospital opens new whole blood bank
Bridgeport Hospital launched a whole blood bank under Dr. Irving B Akerson directing the lab. The program seeks volunteers to donate blood for emergency transfusions, promising faster help and potential life savings. Donors with O positive negative and other types may contribute, with a 30 day shelf life, and donations allowed once every eight weeks.
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Bridgeport Hospital
Irving B Akerson
Akerson
Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Bridgeport Biase Company
Broad Bank
Amelia Mary Devito
R. N
Elizabeth Bradley
Suspect nabbed in New York shooting case
John Scanlan Jr, 21, a longshoreman, was charged with homicide in a Greenwich Village shooting that killed Patsy Graziano and Mrs Laffa Passorella and wounded two others. District Attorney Henry Whitney said the motive may have been revenge after a prior beating.
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New York
John Scanlan Jr
Greenwich Village
Aasin Unt
Henry N Whitney
Scanian
Bowles Urges Special Session to Fight Inflation Crisis
Bowles argued for a special session to confront a looming inflation crisis described as the world’s worst low mood. He called for taking speculation out of the grain market, curbing excessive profits, studying industry margins, and using grain and steel allocations to support the Marshall Plan while opposing heavy taxation. Langlie urged sending 650 million bushels of grain to Europe, while Chase echoed Bowles but Langlie disagreed.
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Bowlen
Bowles
Langlie
Europe
Chase
Rowlen
Farma
Minoa
President Leads List of 10 Best Dressed Men
The Fashion Foundation of America named its 1947 best dressed men list in New York with President Truman at the top for his hats. Ted Collins of the Boston Yanks topped the list, ahead of Joe DiMaggio and Dart Topping, along with Grover Whalen and Cary Grant among others.
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New York
Fashion Foundation of America Today
President Truman
Ted Collins
Boston Yanks
Joe DiMaggio
Dar Topping
Grover Whalen
Byron C. Foy
Harry Conover
Cary Grant
Guy Lombardo
William Harlee
Baail Rathbone
Family Court
P. James Pellecchia
Newark
Intervenes In Railroad Row Amid Strike Plot
A New Haven system worker notes 04.8 percent of strike poll participants favor walkout. The Brotherhood of conductors brakemen and trainmen reports broad support and approval of a strike date by national president A F Whitney. Core issue is $300000 owed under a 1944 National Railway Adjustment Board ruling for early reporters.
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New Haven
Brotherhood
Hammill
Unlona
A. F. Whitney
ICC Examiner Weighs Plea for Fare Boost
New Haven Oct 22 AP Burton Fuller ICC examiner studied the New York New Haven Hartford request for a 15 percent passenger fare increase. Traff ic manager Winent O Nickerson testified amid opposition from county and town officials. If approved the rate would rise to 2.85 cents per mile from 2.80.
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New Haven
Burton Fuller
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
United States District Court Room
Winent O. Nickerson
Frank J. Morgan
Wastchester
N.Y
ICC
Brit White
Winchester County
Arthur G. Retellick
Pelham
Angelo Degrutalo Hurt In 10 Foot Fall
Angelo Digrutalo 50 of 188 South Avenue suffered fractures to his right leg nose and possible fracture of a left arm after a fall from a second floor rear porch at 1359 Park Avenue about 11 15 a m yesterday. Police said he leaned over railing to draw a hose from his truck and toppled ten feet to the pavement. Dr Isidore Yasaer attended him at the scene and he was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in good condition.
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Angelo Digrutalo
South Avenue
Park Avenue
Digrutato
Isidore Yasaer
St. Vincent's Hospital
PEEPING VULGARITY GETS 40 DAYS JAIL FOR Barrett
John R. Barrett, 52, was jailed for 40 days after pleading guilty to breach of the peace in City Court. Seaview avenue residents Mrs. Constant Anderson Mrs. Barbara Plumb and Mrs. Helen Rickel reported a peeper repeatedly disturbing their homes shortly before midnight. Police testified about the complaints.
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Seaview Avenue
John R. Barrett
Otto H. LaMacchia
Mra. Constant Anderson
Barbara Plumb
Helen Rickel
William Conroy
Joseph Walsh
Barrett
Actor Testifies Reds Disrupt Guild Meetings in Hollywood
Actor Taylor testifies that he observed disruptions at Screen Actors Guild meetings by a group he suspects of Communist ties. He named DaSylva, Karen Morley, and Lester Cole as figures linked to suspected communists, while claiming most in Hollywood share his views. He argues studios should purge communists and would fire any found inside the industry if given control.
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Taylor
M-G-M
Lowell Mellett
Office of War Information
Screen Actors Guild
Communist Party
Guild
DaSylva
Karen Morley
Lester Cole
Hollywood
Reda
Russia
Westport Considers Revenue From Enlarged Yacht Basin
Westport Beach Commission outlines plan to raise 6866 yearly from mooring private boats at a proposed expanded yacht basin. The study shows 174 boats averaging 22 feet, plus 50 rowboats, with mooring rates at 2 per foot per season and $500 from club house rent, aiming to cover project costs. The proposal, to be reviewed at Friday's town meeting at Bedford Junior High School.
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Westport
Compo Beach
Westport Beach Commission
Commission
Board of Finance
Spm
Bedford Junior High School
McConaughy Names Two To State Boards In Hartford
Governor McConaughy announced reappointment of Rep. RE Low Marsh Jr of Old Lyme to the State Board for Mosquito Control for a four year term starting in November and the appointment of Dr. George C Fitch of New Milford to the State Board of Naturopathic Examiners serving until June 18 1950.
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Hartford
McConaughy
RE. Low Marsh, Jr
Old Lyme
State Board For Mosquito Control
George C. Fitch
New Milford
State Board of Natureopathic Examiners
Fitch
Four Directors Added to Board of Crippled Children's Workshop
Four new directors joined the Crippled Children's Workshop and Clinic board at the annual meeting and dinner. Frank B. Lucas announced session figures showing 29 children receiving speech treatment, 61 in muscle-use therapy, and over 200 in regular expert care weekly. Gifts totaled above 12 000 for the year ending June 1 with Easter Seal sales over 30 000.
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Crippled Children's Workshop
W.C.A
Fred BE. Lacey
Mia
Roland C. Hitchcock
John Johanessen
John Field, Jr
Frank B. Lucas
Lucas
Clubic
Frank Roger
Neat
Eleanor P. Mann
Mildred Grillo
Haman IX, Boach
Lester C, Burdick
Robert B. Davis
Frank Kogar
Jy ‘Montgomery Mason
Samuel Rosoff
Frederick B. Silliman
Huntington Homes Group Urges Congress to Bar Sale
Arthur J. Gleason, head of the Jennings Hill Huntington Homes Cooperative, urged Connecticut members of Congress to delay sale of Huntington Homes, a FPHA project. He argues the sale harms public interest amid a housing shortage and suggests rental continuation and veteran purchase options.
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Huntington Homes Group
Congress
Bridgeport Housing Authority
Federal Public Housing Authority
Huntington Homes
Arthur J. Gleason
Jennings’ Hill-Huntington Homes Cooperative Association, Inc
Connecticut
FPHA
BHA
Gleason
Aix Polnta
PPHA
Raymond M. Foley
Wife of barber shot in husband's shop
Waterbury police arrested Michael Carusillo after a shooting at Amerigo Rogo's barber shop wounded his wife, Mrs. Amerigo Rogo, 47. She was taken to St Mary’s Hospital for surgery to remove three bullets from abdomen, left hip, and right ribs. condition listed as fair.
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Waterbury
Amerigo Rogo
Michael Carusillo
Carusillo
Joseph R Bendler
St. Mary's Hospital
Forest Blaze Burns 60 Acres Near Litchfield
Connecticut's most serious forest fire, which began yesterday at Torrington city dump, was reported under control tonight after spreading nearly a mile. State Forest Rangers Brooks and Hubbell led a tired crew of men and boys through a 36 hour blaze, with patrols kept all night to halt smoldering debris from rekindling. Estimates vary, but authorities placed the area at about 60 acres.
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Litchfield
Connecticut
Torrington
H. A. Brooks
Herbert J. Hubbell
Brooks and
Hub+bell
Missing yacht sighted off Bermuda near Halifax
A 55-foot Beegie with six Nova Scotians aboard was seen in distress off Bermuda by a freighter. A Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue unit said a U.S. Navy tug was being sent from Bermuda to assist. W. A. Winfield reported the sighting. his brother J. H. Winfield owns the Brigantine-rigged craft and was aboard.
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Halifax
N. 8
Bermuda
Royal Canadian Air Force
W. A. Winfield
J. H. Winfield
Board of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Co
Inquest Open Over State Hospital Death of Fritz Harrak
Coroner will open an inquest into the death of Fritz Harrak 62 of Norwalk who died in Fairfield State hospital Newtown after head injury from a push by another patient The hospital superintendent Dr William F Green says lack of trained aides and funds will improve and that accidents in such facilities may occur The incident occurred Oct 17 with death Oct 19 and is under review by coroner and authorities
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Fritz Harrak
Norwalk
Fairfield State Hospital
Newtown
Theodore BH. Steiher
Harrah
William F Green
Steiber
Margaret Donderd
Bridgeport
Green
Nnca
Margaret Dondero
Vishinsky renews warmonger blast against Churchill
In a scathing address former Soviet envoy Vyshinsky attacked Winston Churchill and criticized U.S. diplomat George Bullitt over a China article. He called Byrnes’ book pages junk and condemned Forrestal for alarmist talk while asserting colossal war profits of 52 billion dollars.
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Alfred B. Smith
Wishinsky
Calla Byrnes
Byrnes
Eall Byrnes
Vishinsky
Forrestal
Corporation
Vishinaky
Connecticut Chamber names two farm leaders to tax committee
Hartford Oct 22 AP The Connecticut Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of Clarence F. Baldwin and A Ward Spaulding to its tax committee Baldwin a former state senator and dairy operator in Woodbridge chairs the New Haven County Farm Bureau and holds a role in the state federation Spaulding a Suffield garden partner runs three similar ventures in Massachusetts and has chaired the Connecticut State Grange executive committee and been active in Grange circles for four decades
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Hartford
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Clarence F. Baldwin
A. Ward Spaulding
Baldwin
New Haven
Jis
Connecticut
Orange Twins Born With Teeth In Uncommon Birth
Orange Texas October 22 AP twin girls born today to Mr and Mrs M E Moore at a local hospital Dr Oliver C Seastrunk delivered the babies in a creammeal birth One infant weighed five pounds the other four pounds eleven ounces both newborns possessed teeth a rare occurrence in twin births with teeth present in both infants
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Orange
Tex
Girlsa
M. E. Moore
Oliver C. Seastrunk
School Buildings Dirty Says Fazio At Bryant Talk
Bridgeport voters heard Salvatore J. Fazio Republican mayoral candidate denounce McLevy for dirty unsafe public schools. He blamed the city’s 14 year backward drift, pledged a progressive administration, and criticized housing handling amid a factory gate rally at Bryant Electric on Hancock Avenue.
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Bryant Electric Company
Hancock Avenue
Salvatore J. Fazio
McLevy
McLary
Chamber of Commerce
Symphony Opens Season at Klein
The Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, under Klein, begins its season with strong remarks on his leadership. Observers credit his guidance for high expectations as the ensemble aims to establish a national reputation.
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Klein
Connecticut
Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Community Chest drive plan unveiled with pledge targets
Mr Carpenter announced a campaign plan developed by the Campilan Planning committee to reach a goal of 807 187 for the year. The plan calls for minimum pledges of three tenths of one per cent of pay rising to one per cent for executives, with automatic deductions in hourly and salaried positions. A companion community service plan would create plant level funds from voluntary deductions to cover all legitimate appeals.
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Carpenter
Campilan
Jin
Connec
New Building urged for state office use near armory
Hartford Oct 22 AP State Comptroller Fred R Zeller urged that it would be cheaper to erect a new building beside the armory to ease the office shortage rather than add to the State Office Building He said a separate structure could be simpler and more serviceable and would allow a larger building for the same money.
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Hartford
Fred R. Zeller
Estute
Zeller
UN plans aid for hungry children in Europe and Asia
United Nations Social Committee approved non political winter relief for 3½ million children in Europe and Asia. International Children's Emergency Fund to provide supplementary 300 calories daily for six months starting November. Fund notes only part of needs can be met with $26,624,005 on hand.
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Lake Success
United Nations Social Committee
Europe
Asia
International Children’s Emergency Fund
Nurses Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Bridgeport School of Nursing
More than 245 members of the Bridgeport hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association gathered for the 50th anniversary banquet at the Stratfield hotel. Rev Hugh Shields of Ridgefield gave the guest speech with Mrs Mary Wheatley presiding. Guests included Dean Ann Goodrich of Yale School of Nursing, Oliver Osborne Bridgeport Hospital board president, and hospital officials Mrs Osborne James H Dunlap and Mrs Dunlap, plus charter member Mrs Winifred Bramman.
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Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing
Stratfield Hotel
Hugh Shields
Ridgefield
Mary Wheatley
Minn Helen Cooney
Chante Mon
Ann Goodrich
Yale University School of Nursing
Oliver Osborne
Bridgeport Hospital
Osborne
James H. Dunlap
Leaders Silent on Benson Protest Sparks Party Tension
The Republican leaders offered no comment on a letter from Earl A. Benson, candidate for reelection to the Board of Education, criticizing Senator Raymond E. Baldwin after Baldwin praised Mayor McLavy at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Benson accused the mayor of misdirection and cited funding concerns, signaling strain within local GOP ranks.
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U. S
Raymond E. Baldwin
Baldwin
Earl A. Benson
Board of Education
Republican State Central Committee
McLavy
Chamber of Commerce
Baldewin
Benson
Waa
Wayon Bridgeport
Maine Woods Ablaze as Dozens of Fires Burn
Sixty fires raged across Maine with hundreds of families warned to move if needed. Fire crews battled blazes from Biddeford to Bar Harbor, Centerville to Whitneyville, aided by volunteers and water brigades. By nightfall about 30 homes and several outbuildings were destroyed, with extensive timber and farm losses and widespread smoke.
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Pages and Homen
Biddeford
Thomas Farley
Ray Harbor
Jordan Poné
Mount Denart
Ehange
Bar Harbor
Washington County
Centerville
Jonesboro
Whitneyville
Waterham
New Hampshire
Newfield
Weathrook
Gorham
Lake Caater
Kennebunkwart
Horace Widweth
Stratford Woods Fire Rekindled Overnight
Stratford firemen brought under control yesterday a fire rekindled overnight in Roosevelt forest on town land. Ten acres of woodland were affected as 18 firefighters and one unit were sent to Beavey Dam lake area where the blaze reignited shortly before 7 am yesterday. Calm breeze aided crews keeping the fire from spreading underground.
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Stratford
Roosevelt Forest
Beavey Dam Lake
Yeatorday
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Peeper
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John A. Lyddy
Henry W. Littlefield
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Misa Nellie Fox
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Frederick A. Bachant
Myrthe Baird
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Lena Kelly
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