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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1954

Page

16

Democrats Patrol Absentee Ballots for Violations

Fairfield Democrats vow strict oversight of absentee voting and will prosecute violations. Chairman George E. Boland says every absentee ballot will be checked by party workers, with in person voting required between 6 am and 7 pm on election day unless disabled or ill. Commuters and servicemen may have exemptions. checks will also target railroad commuters.

Fairfield George E. Boland Boland Democratic Party

Pol-Ed Club Semi-Formal Dance At Hotel Barnum

About 200 attendees joined the Pol-Ed Business men's club semi formal dance held last night at the Hotel Barnum. Anthony P. Trojanowski chaired arrangements with help from Dr Theodore Dombrowski and members Andrew Holinko John Wegruzn and Charles Dougiello.

Pol-Ed Business Men’s Club Hotel Barnum Anthony P. Trojanowski Theodore Dombrowski Andrew Holinko John Wegruzn Charles Dougiello

Divorces Filed in Superior Court on Cruelty and Desertion

Divorce petitions filed yesterday in Superior court show multiple couples seeking dissolution. Names include Nancy Stivers Howe and Carroll V. Howe of New York City, Gloria Chittenden Hopkins and Woodrow Hopkins of Fairfield, Leona Kelley White and Kenneth White of unknown residence, and others from Bridgeport, Trumbull, and surrounding areas for intolerable cruelty, desertion, and misconduct.

Nancy Stivers Howe Wilton Carroll V. Howe New York City Gloria Chittenden Hopkins Bridgeport Woodrow Hopkins Fairfield Leona Kelley White Kenneth White Marias Hatzilambrou Jackson Frederick J. Jackson Helen Kirsch Fazekas Andrew Fazekas

Bridgeport CAP Joins Search For Missing Private Plane

Private Beechcraft with three aboard vanished Friday after 5 33 p m from LaGuardia en route to Windsor Locks. Weather halted a 60 plane CAP search including two Bridgeport aircraft from New York to Windsor Locks. Authorities coordinated at Westover Air Force Base with Maj Clyde Rayner guiding New York Connecticut CAP teams.

Bridgeport Civil Air Patrol New York Windsor Locks Beechcraft LaGuardia Windsor Locks Lockport’ Felt Company Newfane N. Y Donald Goodridge Hamburg N.Y William Campbell Lockport CAA H.C. Bates, Jr Chester New York and Connecticut Civil Air Patrols Westover Air Force Base Mass Clyde Rayner 46Th Air Rescue Squadron Bates Campbell John Mortgomery Montgomery CAP New York-Connecticut Bradley Field

Koskoff and Hennessy Form New Law Partnership

Theodore I Koskoff of 93 Mount Pleasant Stratford and Frank J Hennessy of 125 Prince Street announce a general practice partnership under the name Koskoff and Hennessy with offices at 240 Fairfield Avenue. Koskoff, a Wesleyan and Boston University Law graduate, has three children with his wife Dorothy. Hennessy, Bassick Tufts and Boston College Law graduate class of 1952, was admitted in 1952. he is married to Mary Hennessy and they have two children.

Theodore I. Koskoff Mount Pleasant Street Stratford Frank J. Hennessy Prince Street Koskoff and Hennessy Fairfield Avenue Koskoff Wesleyan University Boston University School of Law Dorothy Mr. Hennessy Bassick High School Tufts College Boston College School of Law Connecticut F. L. Hennessy Staples Street Mary H. Hennessy

Hungary football czar Sebes hints at Soviet entry

Gusztav Sebes, Hungary's football czar, suggested Soviet football may join the international first class in a few years. The communist youth paper Szabad Ifjusag censured him for modesty after a 1-1 draw with Russia in Budapest.

Budapest Hungary Gusztav Sebes Szabad Ifjusag Sebes

Yale instructor says students misfit for college as in movies

Yale instructor Richard B. Young says many undergraduates expect college life to be all play and music. He notes a daily round of fun and games as depicted in films is unrealistic. Louisiana cane sugar industry yields about 430000 tons annually.

New Haven Yale Richard B. Young Louisiana

Committee aids Mrs Vogel bid in independent campaign

Dr Ira Dow Beebe and Mrs Charles H Merritt, co chairs of Citizens for Anita Vogel, announced committees for the final drive to elect Anita Vogel on the Republican ticket to the Board of Education. An executive committee includes Harry Bowman, Judge Frank L Wilder, Dr Morris Charney, Sidney Smith and many others. القيادة

Ira Dow Beebe Charles H. Merritt Citizens For Anita Vogel Board of Education Vogel Harry Bowman Joseph P. Cleary Arnold Burghardt James H. Halsey Frank L. Wilder Alvin C. Br Clara Stern Ernest J. Kwantz Alexander Read Harold Bresky Jack Cohen Philip Sagarin Seymour Biederman Benjamin Weinhaus Edward Wasserman Robert Horen Louis Levitt Margaret Beck William V. de Francesco Harold Sackowitz John Hutchison Harold Unger William Smick Melvin Newman Royal de Cesare Samuel Spencer David Wollin Albert Terry Anello V. Pepe Carleton R. Williamson Jacob Y. Sachs

Boutonnier moves across street to new HQ

The Boutonnier, a Southport men’s apparel shop, relocates from Harbor Road to 256 Main Street across the street. Owner Mrs. John D. Upton says Mary Allis, antiques dealer, reclaimed the old space, now leaving a one room first floor apartment as the new site marked by a window awning.

Southport Harbor Road Main Street John D. Upton Mary Allis

Milford Boy Prompts Heart Warming Letter Barrage

Hundreds of letters pour into Boy's Village after a photo of Robert Sherman hugging a baby goat goes national via AP. Offers of adoption and donations flood the village while Washington donor Graham Lytle proposes a three to four child home near universities for potential beneficiaries. A boxer dog injures Peggy the mother goat, prompting local help from John Greer & Son Co. and a goat fund appeal.

Robert F. Ward Milford Boy's Village Robert Sherman Washington Man Robert Greer Graham Lytle Washington, D.C Alexander Graham Bell Georgetown Washington Lytle Edinburgh Scotland North Carolina Robert Washington, D. C Peggy Sunday Post John Greer & Son Co

Britons Shift GHQ to Nicosia in December

British Middle East headquarters led by Gen Sir Charles Keightley will move from the Suez Canal Zone to Nicosia on December 1 according to military sources. Under the new British-Egyptian treaty the final 83 000-man British garrison will quit the Canal Zone in spring 1956.

Nicosia Cyprus Middle East Charles Keightley Suez Canal Zone Canal Zone

Makris Attacks Ban On Name On Stratford Ballots

George Makris a 42 Plymouth street Stratford Independent Republican candidate for state representative says he will continue to fight for clean government after Secretary of State Keats ruled his name and Nathan Dahl and Grace Elliott could not appear on voting machines due to missing nominating petitions. Makris blames Republican bosses for removing his name on the eve of election day and vows continued political effort.

George Makris Plymouth Street Stratford Charles B. Keats Makris Nathan Dahl Grace Elliott Connecticut

Yale Music Centennial Plans in New Haven

Yale University announced plans to celebrate a centennial of music instruction with a series running Nov. 5 through February. The event will highlight Yale's musical history with exhibitions lectures and programs.

New Haven Yale University Today Yale

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