Lidice Survivors Testify At Nazi Trial In Nuremberg
Two teenage girls and a middle aged woman, Lidice survivors, described the village’s destruction in 1942 as revenge for the killing of a Gestapo chief. They testified how families were torn apart, children renamed and sent to German homes, and mothers sent to Ravensbrück where they faced years apart from their spouses and children.
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Nuernberg
Lidice
Gestapo
Hitler Youth
Ruzzna Petrakova
Marie Dolezalova
Marie Hnanfova
SS Racial and Resettlement Organization
Reinhard Heydrich
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Ravensbrick
Mia. Petrakova
Finn Held on Bail Denied in Lake George Drowning Case
John G. Finn, 22, a Stamford Connecticut hotel bellhop, is jailed in Lake George on $5,000 bail after being indicted on second degree assault related to the drowning death of Thera Reznick. Finn, who testified at a coroner inquiry, says he was attacked after proposing on a secluded road. The grand jury probe into Reznick’s death continues as Finn’s immunity issue blocked his testimony.
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Lake George
N. Y
John G. Finn
Thera Reznick
Stamford
Finn
Resnick
Resznick
Finn Wan
Pratrict
J. Clarence Hershy
Finozchinro
Settlement Ends Auto Negligence Suit In Stratford
Superior court jury trial was avoided when Mrs. Elien Swanson of Rivercrest Drive Stratford accepted 5000 in settlement of a 15000 negligence action against Penquale Lottario and Anthony Ferraro Bridgeport. Swanson alleged six fractured ribs and other injuries from Oct 3 1946 after being struck by the defendants auto at Cannon Street cross. Defendants argued Swanson was negligent for crossing mid block rather than at a crosswalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elien B Swaneon
T Rivercrest Drive
Stratford
Penquale Lottario
Anthony Ferraro
Bridgeport
Swanson
Samuel Reich
Lottario
A Auto
Ferraro
Cannon Street
Shapiro and
Daly
Schedule change announced by Superior Court
Henry P Lyons clerk of Superior Court says short calendar changes take effect today Uncontested divorces on the regular list will be called at noon instead of 9 am and continue at 1 pm Uncontested divorces and motions in Domestic Relationalist cases with children under 16 will be heard in the first floor courtroom at 4 am Court opens at 10 am for aird of cases and short calendar listings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Lyons
Clerk of
Superior Court
Untested Sponge Beds Impeded by Glasslike Needles
Report notes that many sponge patches contain glasslike needles embedded in their tissues rendering them unsuitable for commercial use. The observation highlights a barrier to marketable sponge products and potential safety concerns for processing and handling.
City Alderman Miller Typhoid Case Probed
The illness of Alderman Harry L. Miller has been confirmed as typhoid fever by lab tests. Health officer Dr. Richard Shea said investigation focuses on possible water contamination from an open stream near Miller’s home. Miller fell ill Oct. 17 and was treated at Bridgeport hospital. he admitted drinking stream water via a makeshift line and pump. The case is Bridgeport’s first typhoid instance this year. 24 inches of rain drenched Smyrna Beach, Florida, Oct 10–11, 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Miller
Richard Shea
Mr. Miller
Douglas Street
Socialiat
Bridgeport
Miller
Sheanard
Otto Schwarz
Health Department
Milkler
Sheaanid
Smyrna Beach
Fla
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Banimore Pure Rye Distilling Co
Banimore, Md
City Lumber CO
Yew
Frankfurt
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London
England
Paris
France
Prague
Cavohontovakia
Rowse, Maly
Rhatinen
Ireland
Vienna
Avatria
ROI
Cherbourg
Cothenturg
Routhampton
Main St
Ickets
Gadynia O—Rotterdam
Up Wel
J. G. Finn
CITY
Hancock Ave
Golden Hill
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