Western European Pact Near Signed Amid Saar Tangle
The story details tense postwar talks as Mendes-France and Adenauer push for a settlement to integrate Germany with the West. Dulles warns Congress, NATO approves tying West European unity to German troops, and France holds out on a broader package including an Allied Control Board role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Mendes-France
Konrad Adenauer
Whca
John Foster Dulles
Saar
American Congress
United States
Europe
Adenauer
Western Europe
NATO
Eiffel Tower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
da Jes
Dulles
Eden
United States of America
NATO Council
European Union
WEU
Brussels
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
Mendes - France
T C McCobb Dies at 11 in Fairfield
T C McCobb dies at his Fairfield home age 11 unexplained details list survivor Frances Maud McCobb and two sons Edward C McCobb of Grand Rapids Michigan and Harry W McCobb of Southport. Services set Monday at 3 p.m. with Rev Elwyn B Chaney of Southport Congregational officiating burial at family discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MccCobb
New York City
Westport
Southport
Frances Maud McCobb
Edward C. McCobb
Grand Rapids
Mich
Harry W. McCobb
McCobb
Elwyn B. Chaney
Southport Congregational Church
New R R Depots Promised Jury of 7 Women Danbury Branchville
Rail officials promised new Danbury and Branchville depots as part of an inspection of the Norwalk Danbury run. Danbury will gain a smaller station and larger parking, while Branchville will get a modern building with a 100 car lot. Local leaders met Patrick B. McGinnis and John Slater to discuss upgrades.
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Denbury
Branchville
Ridgefield
Patrick B. McGinnis
New Haven Railroad
Norwalk
Danbury
McGinnis
Park Nz
Lutherans Seat New Pastor Here
The England Conference of the Augus tana Lutheran church installed Rev. Mr. Andersen at St. Mark s Black Rock with remarks praising five years of growth and a bright future. He succeeds Rev. Charles W. Bergstrom now pastor at Bethesda Lutheran in Springfield. A large gathering including Connecticut clergy attended the ceremony and a choir directed by Eleanore Franzen performed. Refreshments followed as Mrs. Helge Stenberg and Mrs. Ray Dahl organized arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branford
Hartford
Ray Dahl
Church Council of
St. Mark’s
Connecticut
Bernard Johnson
St. John’s Church
Stamford
Ingman Levine
St. Paul’s Church
Ansonia
Paul Anderson
Zion Church
Waterbury
Marcus Lornell
Lebannon Church
Bristol
John Henrickson
Bethany Church
Cromwell
Jack Berry
Bethlehem Church
East Hampton
New Haven
Andersen
Mount Jewett
Portland
Pawtucket
R. 1
Paul
U. S. Army
Denver
Colo
Carol
Upsala College
Helge Stenberg
Harriman Ties Probed in Dewey Address on Pier Deals
Dewey, in a radio TV speech, charged that shipping magnate Harriman’s group paid 250000 to a corrupt judge for leases on two city piers. Harriman denied any improper payments and pledged to discuss the issues. Dewey cited a 1950 SEC report alleging profits from misinformed investors tied to a mining bond venture and urged repayment to victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Harriman
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Iake Asked 10 Aid Norwalk Lock Co
IKE ASKED 10 AID NORWALK LOCK CO. We implore you to intercede with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Treasury to withdraw the mortgage foreclosure application due Oct 29. Segal announced hiring 150 workers Monday and that capital is on hand to pay wages while orders build for six weeks if authorities support current management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury Department
Norwalk Lock Company
Louis Segal
Russell Niley
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Joseph C>z
Sanford H. Cohen
New York
RFC
Segal
Lock Company
Freese
Washington
Presi
Capitol
Judge weighs bias charge in Lattimore case
Judge Youngdahl hears motion over alleged personal bias and prejudice amid a courtroom packed with lawyers. Rover and Arnold debated disqualification and the prosecutor’s statements, while Lattimore and his wife observed. The judge kept silent aside from brief procedural calls and promised a formal ruling later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngdahl
Rover
Arnold
Lattimore
Eleanor
Sertion
Senate
Minnestoa
Truman
Youngdad
Rover Id
Wdge
Norwalk Boy Hit by Car Seriously Hurt in Street
Six year old Howard May son of Mr and Mrs David May of 17 Belden avenue was struck by a car near his home about 7 15 tonight in Norwalk. He was taken to Norwalk hospital with possible skull fracture concussion and facial abrasions and listed in fair condition. The driver Willard S Waterbury 41 of Toilsome avenue was arrested charged with reckless driving and failure to carry a license and released to his attorney for City court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Howard May
David May
Belden Avenue
Norwalk Hospital
Howard
Willard S.waterbury
Toilsome Avenue
A and P
Waterbury
John Keough, Jr
Oil Firms Refuse Indefinite Smog Shutdown Demand
General Petroleum Richfield and Standard Oil of California rejected Governor Knight’s call to shut refineries to test smog remedies, arguing the move would harm progress and economy. Union Oil noted past strikes worsened smog, while officials cited jurisdiction and political timing amid a hot election season. The industry employs 54,900 workers in the LA area with a 1953 payroll of 263 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Petroleum
Richfield
Standard Owl
California
Los Angeles
Knight
Standard
Union
Reese Taylor
Knizh
Tastor
Jury Seated For Dr. Sheppard Murder Trial
Cleveland October 22 AP reports the tentative jury for the first degree murder trial of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard includes seven women and five men. Names and occupations listed include Howard Barrish timekeeper, Mrs Elizabeth Burke housewife, Edmund Verlinger hardware store manager, Thomas Soli rail foreman, Louise Feuchter housewife, Melvin Holliday photostat operator, Anna Foote housewife, Beatrice Orenstein, Margaret Adams, Grace Prinz housewife, Gerald Liederbach letter carrier, and Luella Williams described as the sole Negro member, a divorcee and mother of four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Howard L. Barrish
Elizabeth A. Burke
Edmund L. Verlinger
Thomas J. Soli
Grace L. Prinz
Gerald L. Liederbach
Luella Williams
Chest Drive Raises Over $104 857 In Gifts
The Chest Drive reports gifts totaling 104857 dollars with 5 percent behind last year at the fifth meeting. Over 200 attended a luncheon sponsored by Bridgeport Fabrics. USO entertainer Harry Reser highlighted services for Armed Forces overseas as division totals are listed, including Bullard company leading gifts with 44000 dollars and many firms and employees contributing. Princess Red Feather awards honored top solicitors such as Augusta Mendel and Helen Brown among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
S Bridgeport Fabrics Company
Harry Reser
USO
Stratford
Bullard Company
Bassick Company
Underwood Corporation
D. M. Read Company
Leavitt's
Patmore Millworris
Beechmont Dairy Company
Black Rock Bank and Trust Company
Hoffman Fuel Company
F Construction Company
Lou, Ross and Roberts
City
Hawe Manufacturing Company
Harvey Hubbell, Inc
Con
H. G. Davis Company
Forsberg Manufacturing Company
Gary Tool Company
Model Tool Company
Bridgeport Tool and Die Corporation
Princess Red Feather
Augusta Mendel
John Marsh
John Rokus
Pal- Ma Iodice
S. J. Bogin
D. J. Mastrong
Robert J. Curley
Benjamin F. Barimess
W. F. Burleigh
F. Ray Neal
Charles Haggerty
Helen J. Brown
Ellen Lub- Tidy
Anna M. Finn
Harry B. Flood
William J. Fitzpatrick
Emancipation Day Dinner Urges National Holiday
Bridgeport's Emancipation Day dinner drew about 200 attendees including Governor Lodge Rep Morano Mayor McLevy and other leaders. Speakers urged equal rights praising interracial progress and calling for a nationwide Emancipation Proclamation holiday while noting CT Civil Rights efforts and corporate pledges to diversity.
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Morano
McLevy
Bridgeport
Rutz
Lincoln
Archie Beavers
Lodge
Dorothy M. Jackson
Stamford
Steinkraus
Bridgeport Brass Company
United Nations
Brotherhood
Philip Merryman
WICC
Wicc-Tv
Emancipation Association
Dick Alexander
Merryman
Alexander
Northeast
Mr. Merryman
Rep. Merano
Community Chest Campaign Totals and Pledge Progress
The 35th annual drive lists division quotas and gifts across Residential Commercial Professional Industrial Trade Finance Public Service Educational Stratford Special Gifts pledges to date and total raised. Pledged to date 426 400 still needed 490 544. Pledge your full share for community welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Oil burner blaze at Southport service station
A backflash erupted in an oil burner at 7 pm in a gasoline station at 335 Post Road Southport operated by Louis Zadrovitz. No damage reported. Responding were Southport Center and Tunsis Hill fire departments. A mention of Arctic sled dogs capable of 100 miles per day with a light load.
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Post Road
Southport
Louis Zadrovitz
Southport Center
Tunsis Hill
Lawyers Propose Program to Ease Jammed Dockets
Lawyers urge reform to reduce docket congestion with juror polling changes and more frequent individual juror examinations. Proposals include using fewer challenges in some cases, setting aside one day per term for examinations, and continuing the current state court system. The group also backs additional judges and higher pay, with a plan for free periods and shorter annual work terms for jurists. David Price chaired the meeting where these ideas were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip B. Lyster
Benjamin H. Gilman
Mr. Koskoff
Milton H. Belinkie
Raphael Korff
Supreme Court
Raymond E. Baldwin
David W. Price
The
Bar Association
Koskoff
Lyrster
Saden
Kenner
Bernard S. Peck
Frederick L. Comley
Two Bandits Rob Grocery Store at Victory Market
Two armed bandits robbed Victory Market at 464 Beechmont Avenue of $83 in currency shortly before 7 PM. Proprietor Triton V Mandy, 60, said two men, described as Black men aged 20 to 23, forced him into a rear room while one rifled the till and warned him not to move for five minutes. The store had a prior holdup last spring by a man posing as a customer who also fled with groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Market
Beechmont Avenue
Triton V. Mandy
Mandy
Hartford Bus Woes Prompt PUC Rate Clash
Hartford officials press for a study of local bus problems after Kinsella and city leaders threaten to seek rate reviews and possibly cancel the Hartford division franchise. They condemn a $1 365 000 dividend paid to New Haven railroad after last spring hearings, claiming the move shows corporate politics and ignores public decency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B McGinnis
E. M. Fletcher
PUC
Lodge
Kinsela
Commission
Asst
Alexander Goldfarb
Kinsella
Hartford
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T. C. McObb
Fairfield
R.R
Sheppard
First Selectman
Joseph H. Sauer
Chamber of Commerce
Bette Marie Parker
General Electric Co
Malnate
Thomas J. Solli
Verlinger
Blythin
Dr. Sheppard
Marilyn
Pretty Susan Hayes
Bay Village
DEAL
Ike
Norwalk Lock CO
Gar
Louise K. Feuchter
Melvin C. Holliday
Photostat
Anna W. Foote
Beatrice Orenstein
Margaret E. Adams
Mississippi Valley
Florida
Rockies
West Gulf Coast
Plains
Herman Steinkraus
Mr. Steinkraus
United States Supreme Court
Civil Rights Commission
Eisenhower
District of Columbia
Association
General Electric
Bruner-Ritter, Inc
Remington Rand, Inc
the Stanley Works
Jenkins Brothers
Sprague Meter Company
Aluminum Corporation of America
Columbia Records, Inc
Remington Arms, Inc
Howlands
D. M. Read's, Inc
Leavitt’s Department Store
CIO City Council
AF of L
Jacopian Cleaners
Post Publishing Company
Bridgeport Herald Corporation
Bridgeport Hospital
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Park City Hospital
Aaron J. Cuffee
Albert L. Martin
James F. Murphy
Otto LaMacchia
John A. Lyddy
Belknap Manufacturing Company
E. & F. Construction Company
Associated
H. B. Anderson
F. H. Elliot
O. Gardner
Robert Thompson
M. McDonald Issac
Johan Lancaster
William A. Piper
A. Edward Sandula
Prince B. Johnson
Samuel Patterson
Robert L. Turner
Victoria P. Raines
Margarette Snow
Marion Williams
Susie Simmons
R. Husett
Jack Stock
George Saden
William Graham
James Francis Murphy
Giesia Noblin
Community Chest
Red Feather Services
Bandits
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