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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1947
Page
10
The anne fed dayouf the Con Beet fak e Sunday at 3 PM in Lake Cocnpatlace. A candlestick relay and potato bake are featured. Connecticut cities will participate with Miss Vieta Gradeck of New Haven and Anthony White of Bristol in charge of activities. The event aims to showcase a variety of produce, with sandy soil noted as ideal for growing.
President Truman outlines unity among American nations and a shared defense, urges no armed settlement, and stresses cautious use of US resources. He cautions against aggression, emphasizes World Peace under the UN, and calls for private economic collaboration to revive recovery in Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
The article reports General Electric considering a name change and detailing plans for substantial West Coast expansion. It cites Charles Steinmetz’s legacy versus modern rapid computations, predicts San Jose growth to a 7 acre site, and notes wage and price trends. It also covers rising steel costs, labor share, and expectations for steel supply by mid 1948.
Stratford motorist Donald Feldman aged 21 of 4835 North Main Street was arrested on a charge of violation of state auto laws after his car on Main Street collided with a Milford vehicle at Cutspring Road injuring three passengers. Barbara Custodio, 1 Post Road Milford, lacerated knee. Rose Marie Custodio, 2, lacerated nose. Barbara Custodio, 4, shaken up. They were taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment and released. Police say Feldman was southbound on Main Street and turned into Cutspring Road, colliding with Manuel Custodio, 26, of 1 Post Road, Milford, who was exiting Cutspring Road.
At the convention the federation attacked Senator Baldwin and six Connecticut Republicans for backing the Taft Harley bill. Senator McMahon, a Democrat, stood with labor against the measure. The group urged ousting Miller Seely Brown Foote Lodge Patterson and Sadlak in 1948. They praised Governor McConaughy for resisting restrictive labor laws and called for repeal of the sales and use tax with a special session.
Veterans may cash bonds only with proper identification at authorized banks or credit unions. No other person may redeem them, or risk loss of funds. Cashing earns 24 percent interest from issue date to cash date. today’s cashers receive interest to September end. Most bonds are $50 increments and many veterans hold under $400. over 5 million veterans remain eligible with one year to apply. Senator Raymond Baldwin of the Congressional subcommittee overseeing the terminal save bonds was observing results at a local bank.
In Montrose Pennsylvania on September 1 the Northeastern Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen's Federation marched past to honor the 100th anniversary of the Montrose Rough and Ready Volunteer Company. A fire alarm sounded and the eight mile march concluded with the Hollenbeck farm house burning to the ground.
Morris Rosenblatt aged 65 of 72 Poplar Street was arrested at 2 p.m. today on a charge of violating state auto laws after his vehicle traveling west on Jackson Avenue struck an auto driven by Frank Sciarapna, 28, of 73 Ives Court, traveling south on Lincoln Boulevard. Patrolmen Arthur Patrignelli and Dominick Costello reported the incident.
Norwalk police chief Jeremiah Dorney announced the resignation of Patrolman Harry C. Fuller of Gregory Boulevard after 16 years on the force. Fuller leaves to attend an electrical school, pursuing training similar to Navy work. He is married with three children.
Hartford Sept 2 AP Connecticut reformatory at Cheshire asks for a new gymnasium and a modernized cell block to replace the current 400-cell block. The report also calls for a modern cafeteria and better office space, urging changes to improve inmate recreation, segregation options, and kitchen equipment.
A spark ignited dust in a collector at the Aluminum Co plant on Post Road Fairfield triggering a small explosion. Two men in the adjacent washroom were not hurt. Fire units from Center Southport and Tunxie Hill, under Fire Chief Thomas J. Carroll, contained the blaze to the collector within a short time. Traffic was controlled by police. Damage described as slight.
Greenwich September 2 CUP two women Nancy Carroll and Helen Thomas polled 485 beachgoers at Todd's Point on longer hem lines. 28 favored the shorter skirt, one member started an above the knee club. The 28 charter members plan a mass meeting to discuss poll results this week.
Bonds of 1000 dollars each were set for John Csotos 25 Eleanor Brecklin 27 and Ruth Idly 23 after police found them at 04 Lafayette Street at 7 AM today. They face breach of peace charges and were identified by officers at the scene.
Sept 2 Norwalk two State policemen and a motorist were injured slightly when a car crashed head on into a parked police vehicle on New Canaan avenue at Merritt Parkway entrance. Raymond Johnson 3 Lake Street driver of the auto and John Rondo of Brooklyn were cited. Johnson faced reckless driving charges while Rondo was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign. They will be arraigned in Norwalk City court Friday.
Fire swept the interior of Jules Sebestyen’s auto at 25 Lindbergh Street Fairfield at 4 15 am today. One side of the garage housing the vehicle was burned with damage estimated at 100. Center and Southport Fire departments responded after Frank Romanagno at 33 Lindbergh Street Fairfield awakened by the horn. Fire Chief Thomas J Carroll said the blaze probably started from a short circuit in the car wiring.
The bodies of seven people burned to death in a theater fire in Rueil were laid to rest after a communal service attended by about 20,000 in the crepe-draped Paris suburb.
Prime Minister Joseph B. Chifley announced Australia will sharply reduce purchases from North America to trim its dollar expenditures. The cabinet approved import curbs targeting luxury non essential goods, tobacco, newsprint, and films. The aim is an about 335 million dollar reduction in North American spending to ease a projected 85 million dollar deficit in the current fiscal year.
Dan Moran, 55, was seriously injured when his car rolled downhill out of control in Winthrop. He slipped while bracing against the vehicle, and the front wheels passed over his head before he was taken to Community Hospital. The incident occurred near a coastal area equidistant from England Scotland and Ireland.
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