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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1947

Page

3

Russia Attacks Capital Hearing On Film Reds

London report notes a radio commentator condemning the US House committee on American Activities for grilling Hollywood leaders in Washington. He cites two wartime films Mission to Moscow and Song of Russia as evidence of alleged pro Soviet sentiment and criticizes anti Communist pressure tied to civil rights and labor support.

London Mosacow U. S. House of Representatives On American Activities Committee Hollywood Washington United States Spirit of America Moscow Russia Warner and Mayer

Reception For Mr And Mrs Flewellyn At Y M C A

A reception and Tea for Mr and Mrs Howard L Flewellyn at 161 Lenox Avenue will be from 3 to 6 pm Sunday in the lounge of the Y M C A. Flewellyn retires as dormitory secretary after 44 years of service with the association.

Howard L. Flewellyn Lenox Avenue Flewellyn

Memory Expert Explains Method He Uses to Remember Names

Hollywood memory expert Dr. J. Lowell Henderson can recall dates from 1752 to 2000 and the day of the week for any given date. He memorized street layouts during a municipal water project and has taught others to memorize catalogs and newspaper front pages. He emphasizes attention at introductions, repeating names, visualizing spellings, and linking names with mental pictures, sometimes using rhymes like Wheeler is a car dealer.

Patt Watts NEA Hollywood NHA J. Lowell Henderson Henderson Steaaler Wheeler

Danbury Woman Granted Uncontested Divorce in Cruelty Case

Constance Shaw Osborne of Danbury was granted an uncontested divorce from Alangon J. Osborne by Judge Thomas J. Molloy in Superior Court yesterday for intolerable cruelty. They married March 6, 1924. The earlier divorce petition was rejected due to a defective signature. Other uncontested divorces granted yesterday include couples from Bridgeport Stamford Darien and Greenwich with grounds of intolerable cruelty desertion or habitual intemperance.

Constance Shaw Osborne Danbury Alangon J. Osborne Thomas J. Molloy Molloy Kenneth Wynne Edward J. Quinlan Janet Anthony Forte Janet B. Forte Anthony F. Forte Bridgeport Mercedes James Madden Mercedes Leon Madden

Milk price boost protested by Connecticut CIO Council

Waterbury October 24 AP The State CIO Council asks delaying the milk price hike pending a re investigation of dairy farmer income The CIO letter to Gov McConaughy signed by Harold Senior cites lack of evidence gathering at the recent price increase hearing The increase to consumers will raise milk price by at least one cent per quart to 21 cents starting November 1 The council criticizes the milk administrator for not requiring evidence from the Milk Producers Association

Waterbury CIO Council James L. McConaughy Harold Senior CIO D. O. Hammerberg Deslers Connecticut Milk Producers Association Milk Producers Association

Governor powerless to block milk price rise request

Hartford Oct. 24 AP Governor McConaughy said he cannot act on a CIO council plea to halt a producer price rise for milk. The increase, about one cent a quart in retail price, was approved by State Milk Administrator Donald O Hammerberg after a Capitol hearing. The CIO council opposed the move. state law requires a public hearing for any producer price increase.

Hartford McConaughy State CIO Council Donald O Hammerberg

Fairfield Day Planned Aboard LST Here Today

Fairfield residents are invited to observe Navy Day with an open house aboard the LST in Bridgeport harbor this afternoon. Lieut. G. Lloyd Godfrey chairman says Cmdr. Morenu Stoddard USN leads Fairfield Navy Day committee in arranging the visit to the ship.

Fairfield LST Bridgeport G. Lloyd Godfrey Cmdr Morenu Ft. Stoddard Usn

University students to elect officers

Campaigns at the University of Bridgeport run up to the annual class officer elections with more than 1,000 students voting in the Klein Memorial auditorium. A parade precedes balloting and a special assembly includes speeches from presidential and vice presidential candidates across four classes while banners and signs cover the campuses.

University of Bridgeport Klein Memorial Klein

Student leaders list with presidential and vice presidential candidates

The text names candidates for student government positions by class. Juniors nominate presidents Tom McCabe Matthew Morris and Chris Parrs with Doug Towle as vice president. Sophomores list Phil Curley John J. Cox Joseph Binfore Julian Short with Fred De Gia como as vice president. Freshmen present Frank J. Perry Neill Horton as president and Ben Snow Elaine Robertson Jean Coury Olly Shepard as vice president.

Tom McCabe Matthew Morris Chris Parrs Doug Towle Phil Curley John J. Cox Joseph Binfore Julian Short Fred de Giacomo Albert Ra Pnatirelli Robert A. Donaldson Wiliam M. Manfredi Frank J. Perry Neill Horton Ben Snow Elaine Robertson Jean Coury Olly Shepard

Fire fills Fairfield home. defect in air burner blamed

The Center and Southport fire departments responded at 12 10 p m yesterday to smoke in the home of Mrs Anne H Coughlin 893 Meadowbrook road Fairfield Investigating firefighters reported a defective air burner caused the incident and the fire was confined to the dwelling with no injuries noted

Center Southport Anne H. Coughlin Meadowbrook Road Fairfield

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