Variety Auction Brings $5,356 to Town Coffers
Town held a public auction of municipal and surplus property overseen by Milford auctioneer Harold Walsh under selectmen direction. Proceeds totaled $5,956.50 with $1,690 from equipment deaccessioned by Fire, Police and Public Works. Items sold included a 1982 truck, a 1983 pump truck, a 1917 fire engine, trailers, water pumps, and multiple parcel sales on Hobson and Bray avenues plus numerous parcels in Pond Point and Park Circle. School will be closed Friday for statewide teachers convention. a surprise shower and community events accompany a busy Milford schedule.
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Harold Walsh
Milford
Lim Town Meeting
J. J. McDermott
Orange Avenue
J P Hall
Woodmont
Noble Hard
Park Circle
Gordon Berrian
Milford Boat Works
Toransport Ommiall
Milford Residanta
Amy Sobkiewles
Mary Stearns
Noble Hurd
William F. Pratt
North Street
Fire Department
James Crisante
Wan Wold
Nick Corsin
Walah
William Matthews
Fort Trumbull
Hobson Avenue
Walter Silcock
Bray Avenue
Fred Austin
Naugatuck Avenue
Jack Cammaker
Ludmulla Ouchakoff
New York City
Cheater Street
Pond Point
Walter Solomon
Jake's Reestaurant
Southworth Atreat
Lang Dred
Milford Point
Leno Avenue
Connecticut
Bridgeport
New Haven
Hartford
Inga
Freese Mlevy to Boom A E Tong in New Haven
Norwalk October 20 Mayor Try Ing C Ircexe will address a rally in New Haven in honor of Alfred Tong party candidate for New Haven mayor. He will explain why the people voted us to office. Mayor Merchery of Bridgeport will also speak at the rally in the Commercial High School.
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Norwalk
Trv. Ing C Ircexe
New Haven
Honot
Alfred
Tong
Mchory
Bridgeport
Commercial High School
Freese Sant
Argentina allocates funds for newsprint purchases
Argentina's government issued decrees allocating 2,000,000 pesos for newsprint purchase and expropriation payments. It also notes 200,000 pesos from last year’s advance to the industry was spent. The state expropriates 10 percent of imported newsprint and resells it to smaller papers lacking contracts with manufacturers to ease shortages and protect press freedom.
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Buenos Aires
Secretariat
Wallace Slate Seen in New Hampshire
National Committeeman Harry Carlson said Wallace supporters are considering entering the New Hampshire presidential primary. He noted Wallace backers are interested but some may seek delegates for Truman's term, as New Hampshire plans 12 delegates to the Democratic National Convention with March town meetings.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
New Hampshire
Harry Carlson
Carlson
Wallace
Commerce Department
Truman
Churchill Confers With Italian Leader On British Policy
Carlo Sforza the Italian foreign minister met Winston Churchill for an hour in London at Churchill’s Kensington home. The talks included Bevin and a speech to a parliamentary union and foreign journalists. Sforza urged a British Italian friendship alliance in discussions with British leaders.
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London
Carlo Sforza
Italan
Winston Churchill
Sforza
Italy
Churchill
Kensington
Ernest Bevin
Interparliamentary Union
House of Commons
UCLA Grid Squad Hit by Ptomaine Poisoning
UCLA football players were diagnosed with ptomaine poisoning as the Bruins prepared for a key conference game with California. Team physician Dr. Edward Ruth noted four ailing players possibly from the training table, with four first string or substitute linemen among those affected. Hospitalization for Russ Torey and an intensive food and dining quarters investigation followed.
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Los Angeles
Promaine
UCLA
Bruins
California
Edward Ruth
Russ Torey
Shalfback
Cal
Bill Chambers
Don Hunt
Hank Ennen
Walt Verson
al A Thorugh
80 108 Crossed Ocean by Air Report
Washington Oct 20 AP CAB reports 80 108 persons crossed the Atlantic by air during the Nratrix months of this year three-fifths aboard United States Airlines. The Civil Aeronautics Board notes this compares with 104 980 in all of 1946 when flight operations were restricted by lack of equipment.
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Washington
Atlantica
United State Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Admiral Taussig Dies at 70 in Bethesda Navy Center
Vice Admiral Joseph K Taussig retired at 70 died of heart ailment today at the Navy Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland The son of the late Admiral Edward Taussig he entered the Naval Academy in 1895 He earned the Distinguished Service Medal in World War I commanding destroyers Wadsworth and Little for a submarine attack He retired in 1941 and was recalled in 1943 serving on procurement and review boards for wounded services receiving the Legion of Merit for his service
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Washington
Joseph K. Taussig
Navy Medical Center
Bethesda
Navy
Bory
Edward David Taussig
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Wadsworth
Little
What Made It Rain analysis in New Hampshire
In Concord New Hampshire on Oct 20 a wet ordinary rain fell while others questioned its origin. Dry ice seeding from two B 17s over New Hampshire and Vermont aimed to spur rain toward Maine. Officials caution results are inconclusive as cloud formation may have produced rain regardless.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Schenectady
N. Y
Maine
Vermont
Vincent Schaeffer
Army
Navy
General Electric
Forest Rangers
Montpelier
Laconia
Peterborough
Goffstown
Peterborough Forest
Roy Fynam
U. S
A. D. Rosas
Senator Taylor halts horseback tour across the U S
Senator Taylor of Idaho ends a planned half country horseback journey for peace after a 84 hour ride from Seal Beach to near Bannings California. He will resume travel by sedan and says he will limit riding to about a day per state with a Washington visit on November seventeenth.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Taylor
Son] Beach
Banning
Calif
Head of French Reds Raps Gen de Gaulle Rares United Front
Maurice Thorez secretary of the French Communist party urged officials Catholics and even rightists to build a united front against General de Gaulle and American imperialism. The National Assembly met amid an embittered debate as Socialist Premier Ramadier sought a confidence vote.
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DE Gaulle
Paris
Maurice Thorez
Communist Party
Offiats
Charroan da Gaulle
Landers
Socialist Party
National Assembly
Ramadier
Mary P White Dies In Utica N Y At 74
Mary P White a direct descendant of New England settlers and 18th century founders in Central and Northern New York died at 74 in Utica. Active in charity work she served forty years on the board of managers of the House of Good Shepherd orphanage. Her distant forebears included John White of Cambridge and William Constable Pierrepont, founder of Pierrepont Manor.
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Utica
Mary’ Pierreapont White
New York
Mica White
House of Good Shepherd
Hitler John White
Cambridge
Mass
Randolph charged with assault in domestic dispute
Police arrested 24 year old George Randolph at 19 Green Street on an assault charge involving his wife Vera. He is held in bonds of $150 on breach of the peace and assault charges.
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Green Sfreet
George Randolph
Vera
Randolph
Chief Engineer Blamed in Fatal Ship Blast
The explosion and fire aboard the excursion steamer Taland Queen at Pittaburgh on Sat 19 people killed were blamed on negligence by the chief engineer, according to a Coast Guard report released by Capt. Ross Willoh in St Louis.
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Louis
Pittaburgh
Sato
St. Louis
Plane with engine on fire lands safely at airport
A DCI plane carrying 17 passengers and a three member crew landed at Southwest Airport with one of its two engines on fire. The Newark departure cargo flight bound for Puerto Rico diverted under tower instruction and landed safely as Philadelphia firefighters extinguished the blaze within minutes without incident.
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Philadelphia
DCI
Southwest Airpor
Newark
Puerto Rico
United States
Hlawan
Philadelphia Fire Department
Stewart Baird Actor Writer Dies at 66
New York Oct 29 AP Stewart Baird 66 actor and writer of music and stage productions died last night. A native of Boston he joined the Amateurs of Boston in 1905 and later was leading man in New York productions including Vanity Fair and The Arrow Maker. Returning to Boston he became an associate drama critic of the Boston Transcript.
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New York
AP Stewart Baird
Boston
The
Amateurs of
Baird
Boston Transcript
Court timetable changed for Superior Court calendar
Clerk Henry P. Lyons announced a revised timetable for the Superior Court short calendar. Uncontested divorces on the regular list will be called at noon and will continue at 2 pm. Uncontested divorces and motions in domestic relations cases with children under 14 will be called in the first floor courtroom at 9 am. Court opens at 10 am for arraignments and the short calendar.
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Superior Court
Timatabla
Wak
Henry P. Lyons
Casey
Polish Premier Warns Church as Mikolajczyk Disappears
Warsaw Oct 20 AP Premier Jozef Cyraniewicz warned the Roman Catholic hierarchy that further attacks on the Soviet-backed Warsaw regime would meet swift government action. He said frontier guards stopped 35,000 people from leaving Poland this year but could not halt Mikolajczyk who vanished with six others. A special parliamentary committee will consider expelling Mikolajczyk and two missing associates.
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Warsaw
Jozef Cyraniewiesz
Poland
Stanislaw Mikoulajeagle
Cyranienlcs
Mikolajczyk
Sperciag
Finis
Mikolojenyk
Mikolnicyk
Wincenty Bryjn
Stefan Korbowski
Wladyslaw Gomeulka
Mikolniczyk
Defendants Named in Darien Suit Over Auto Crash Damages
A husband and wife from Darien sue 14 individuals and companies in Superior Court over injuries from a chain collision on Noroton Hill Post Road Stamford at 7 pm February 20. Plaintiffs David C. and Alfreda C. Kelly seek 30,009 total damages amid a list of defendants including John Dao and others from Norwalk Norwalk area and New York.
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Superior Court
David C
Alfreda C. Kelly
Darien
John Dao
Algeragate
Autor
Kelly
Noroton Hill
Post Road
Stamford
Mos
Federal funds offered to rebuild cancer research center
The Atomic Energy Commission announced it will provide funds buildings and equipment to reestablish the Roscoe B Jackson Memorial Laboratory Bar Harbor Maine at Brookhaven National Laboratory Patchogue Long Island The Jackson Laboratory director Dr Clarence C Little led cancer research efforts linked to the Brookhaven cancer program
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Patehorne
Long Island
Roscoe B. Jackson
Jackson
Fame Ousd Cancer Research Center
Shields Warren
AIC Division of Biology and Medicine
Philp B. Morka
Brookhaven Laboratory
Clarence C. Little
Brookhaven
Cremins Rally Tonight For Second District Alder
A nonpartisan committee supporting James J. Croming, Democratic and Republican choice for Second district alderman, sponsors a meeting tonight at Lithuanian Hall Lac Fayette and Gregory Streets. William Kovacs chairs. George M. Jaamin secretary. Anthony Tuaka publicity. Dorothy Green and Mary Smith co chairmen of the women’s division. John Kiely Sr canvas director.
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James JJ
Croming
Lithuanian Hall
Lacfayette
Gregory Straits
William Kovacs
George M. Jaamin
Anthony Tuaka
Dorothy Green
Mary Smith
John Kiely
Police seize Red Union HQ in Havana raid
Havana police seized the building housing the Omnibus Workers Union headquarters and arrested several workers in an incident dated October 20. The Communist dominated union was targeted by authorities amid unrest linked to labor activity in the capital.
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Havana
Ap) Pollo Odny
Omnibus Workers Union
Hartford Jury Awards 14500 To Car Victim
A Hartford jury awarded 14 500 dollars to William Richmond of Plainville against Coatmer and Stanley Fredercayk of New Britain. The plaintiff was struck by a car owned by the defendants driven by Michael Albina of New Britain when he crossed Woodford Avenue in Plainville on December 27, 1948.
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Hartford
John H. King
William Richmond
Plainville
Coatmer
Stanley Fredercayk
New Britain
Michael Albina
Woodford Avenue
Warren Maxwall
Leo V. Goff
Key
Butler, Volpe and
Garrity
CIO President Hails Civil Rights Report
CIO President Philip Murray praised the True Man civil rights committee report calling it a milestone in American history. He pledged CIO support to present the findings publicly and lauded the report for its frank, nonblaming disclosures by diverse population groups about the adequacies and fog of democracy.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Trueman
Murray
Fon
Frank
Diacloaura
Forced to Burn Crops Argentina Declares
Buenos Aires Oct 29 The press office said an economic blockade forced Argentina to burn more than 2 000 000 000 pesos or about 500 000 000 dollars worth of crops in response to a Washington Post editorial criticizing grain prices. It blamed non economic blockade for import and transport limits and defended aid to hungry Europe.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Washington Post
Europe
Brown Aims to Boost Black Rock Recreation and Shorefront
F G Brown the Third District alderman candidate addressed an outdoor rally at Fairfield Avenue and Brewn toy a treat pledging untiring effort to improve Black Rock recreation facilities and mental and physical health of local youth He promised to open St Mary's area to a public beach with patrol and to repair the wall and walk for Bridgesport residents The party committee discussed final election plans and heard candidate reports.
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Francia G. Brown
Democate
Brown
Black Rock A.A
Aintriet
Black Rock
St. Marya-Bye The-Ben
St Mary's
Samuel Reich hired to study Barlow case
Hartford Oct 2 AP Attorney Samuel Reich of Bridgeport has been hired by the Connecticut State Employee Association to determine if Frank L. Barlow of Stonington has grounds to sue for reinstatement to his former state job. Barlow, once assistant deputy comptroller, resigned a $7500 year post amid a political row over the state's lease. He withdrew resignation and seeks reinstatement. the application is before the state personnel board, which is not acting as the job was abolished amid department reorganization.
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Hartford
Samuel Reich
Bridgeport
Connecticut State Employee Association
Frank L. Barlow
Stonington
Barlow
Leaae
Hia
State Personnel Board
Ince
Real Ornet
Uneergo
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Arthur Treat
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American Legion Senior Mium and Bugle Corps
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A. E. Tong
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