Primary dates named for town election in September
Thomas A Keating Sr and James T Bowman announce Democratic primaries on Sept 12 and Republican primaries on Sept 15 to choose town officers including first selectman and town treasurer. Voting will be at city pall and stormum with booths for districts. Nomination papers due with signatures from party members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A Keating
James T. Bowman
Republicana
City Pall
Stormum
Bootha
First Selectman
Board of Education
Democratic Town Committee
Hotel Green
Republican Town Committee
Ivee Street
Groveland Hotel
Valley firemen win multiple awards at parade
In Naugatuck on September 2, Fairfield Fire Department earned two prizes for most men in marching formation and best blouse appearance in the Connecticut Firemen’s convention parade. Echoes of Shelton and Fountains of Ansonia won several drill and uniform awards. Old Jumbo, Seymour’s historic steamer, led notable trophies. About 30,000 spectators watched the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naugatuck
Fairfield Fire Department
Connecticut Firemen's Convention
Echos of
Shelton
Fountains of
Ansonia
Seymour
Baglea
Merrick
Long Island
N. Y
Wolcott
Judgea
Plainfield
Beacon
Ridgewoods
Ridgewood
N. J
Out of State
Putnam
Atte Inionville Fire Company
Glenbrook
Kensington
Torrington
Wrebington Park
Meriden
Teaching Staff and Bus Routes for Staples School Opening
The Staples opening lists staff including principal William James and teachers from kindergarten to seventh grade. Bus routes cover multiple streets and roads with specific pickup times for grammar and high school students, including drivers Driesen Candee and Votre and stops at Bluebird Inn, Rockhouse, Sport Hill, and Bassick High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Charlotte Salinger
Mary Kochiss
Arthur Driesen
Grammar School
Bluebird Inn
Redding Road
Westport Road
Burr Street
Black Rock Turnpike
Jump Hill
Silver Hill Road
Rockhouse Road
Sport Hill
Westport
Morehouse
Morehouse Road
Banks Road
Ridgeway
Center Road
Drienen
North Bind
Fred Candee
North Park Avenue
Church Road
Bassick High School
Mr. Candee
North Street
Judd Road
Maple Street
Stepney Road
Adame Road
John Votre
Whittler School
PARENT TEACHER BOARD WILL MEET
The executive board of the Parent Teacher association meets at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Emil Tramposch after naming officers led by President Tramposch. Various chairmen are listed including publicity, membership, treasury and programs. The Young People’s Hayride is set for Sept. 12 with reservations due by Sept. 7 with Patty Whiteman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s
Young People’s Organization of
The
Congregational Church
Patty Whiteman
Parent-Teacher Association
Mra
Emil Tramposach
P. m
Tramposch
Bids Sought on New Fire Truck in City Notice
City Finance committee invites sealed bids for a 1 2 ton red public utility fire truck with six cylinders to replace a 1836 station wagon. Bids due Sept 13 at 10 a.m. with 5 percent certified check. trade-in allowed. Local committee members are Joseph Gampel and Frederick W. Cotter. Grange session set at Greenfield Hill with Worthy Master Wilbert T. Shelton leading. Harry A. Kelly sworn in as clerk of the Board of Assessors for a six year term at $3,000 yearly. WW II veteran and former Shelton high graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Finance Committee
J. Stirling Edwards
Fire Department
Shelton
Joseph Gampel
Frederick W. Cotter
Grange
Pomona Grange
Greenfield Hill
Greenfield Hill Grange
Wilbert T. Shelton
Kelly
Harry A. Kelly
Board of Assessors
Shelton High School
U. S
North Park Avenue Grammar School Timings and Streets
The notice lists routes and locations including North Park Avenue at 8 30 a m Jefferson Street Sport Hill Beera Road Wilson Road Westport Road Center Road and the school in a brief transportation notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Park Avenue
Jefferson Street
Sport Hill
Beera Road
Wilson Road
Westport Road
Center Road
Minister To Address Devon Club Dinner
Rev. Hugh Shields, noted Riley interpreter and Ridgefield pastor since 1919, will speak at the Devon Lions Club dinner tonight at 7 from Howard Johnson on Post Road. Born in Indiana, Shields is a Connecticut resident and example of a Hoosier Yankee with over 500 talks to groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Shields
Devon Lions Club
Howard Johnson
Post Road
Shields
James Whitcomb Riley
Ridgefield
Indiana
Connecticut
Rebekah Lodge Card Party Planned for Tomorrow
Palm Rebekah lodge will sponsor a public card party tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Odd Fellows hall. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served. A lodge business meeting starts at 7 30. Public schools reopen tomorrow with noon dismissal and no afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Rebekah Lodge
At & P.m
Odd Fellowa
Nichols Fire dept meeting and birth notice in town
The Nichols Fire department schedules its monthly meeting for 8 o clock tonight with Chief Lewin D Christie presiding. An article notes the birth of a son, James George Magyar, to Mr and Mrs John Magyar of Gaylordsville in New Milford hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Hosptal
Henry Statutinger
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Fred Berger
Beaver Brook
Patrick Kelley
Brookfield
Russell Thomas
Denbury
Roland Seeley
Ridgefield
Aus
Aus 2 Daughter To Mr and Mra
Straiey Ciernlt
South Aireet
Bia
Nichols Fire Department
Lewin D. Christie
John Magyar
Gaylordsville
James George
New Milford Hospital
Magyar
Anne Macdonald
George Macdonald
Huntington Turnpike
Schedule Listed For School Buses
Schools open tomorrow for the fall term with principal Karl Ginand and teaching staff at Center school. Bus routes include pickups for Bassick Whittier High schools town garage Tashua Long Hill Madison Main Lake Whitney Porter's Hill Trumbull center and Edison school with various 7:40 to 9:00 a.m. departure times. The P H N A meets Sept 9 at 8 p.m. Marriage intentions filed for Floyd Edward Roberts and Mary Ella Bethin. Red Cross sewing group meets Wednesday at 10 a.m. Personal notes cover trips to the White Mountains and Beach reunion at Lake Zoar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center School
Karl Ginand
Carmela Carmello
Joan Wixted
James Gleason
Charlotte Ebling
Viona Rowan
Carolyn Schnabel
Muildred Smith
Emma M. Terrill
Shirley Teves
Willam Rosenberg
Board of Education
Bassick and
Whittier High Schools
Town Garage
Tashua
Long Hill Center
Main Street
Lake Avenue
Main
Cottage Streets
Madison Avenue
Chestnut Hill Road
Whitney Avenue
Porter's Hill Road
Trumbull Center
Long Hill
Johnny’s
Pinewood Lake
Beardsley Parkway
Sylvan Avenue
Old Town Road
Edison
P.h.n.la
P.H.N.A
Town Hall
Floyd Edward Roberts
Bridgeport
Mary Ella Bethin
Trumbull
Red Cross
Church of Christ
Charles M. Hall
Little Town Road
White Mountains
Burr F. Beach
Howard S. Beach
Harold Beach
Howard Randall
Lake Zoar
Long Hill and Chestnut Hill Community Meetings Noted
Long Hill firemen plan a night meeting in the upper firehouse while the Chestnut Hill Community Club schedules a Wednesday gathering at 8 30 p m in the clubhouse. The Long Hill P T A executive board will convene September 10 at 1 30 p m in the school with Mrs Russell H Schwing presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Hill
Chestnut Hill Community Club
Russell H. Schwing
Long Hill P.T.A
Harry Kurtz
George Street
William Cummings
Marcella and
Richard
Ella Stiewing
Tillie Cisko
William Richeimer
Bridgeport
Benjamin Turney
Lake Avenue
John Thomas
William Lee
Annable Lee
Guilford
Harry Hanson
Sandy Hook
Huntington Better Half Club Outing At Cedarcrest Park
The Better Half club plans a Sunday outing at Cedarcrest park Orange with couples clubs from Shelton Derby and Ansonia. Cars depart the green at 2 30 p m. Last Wednesday the club held a beach party at the cottage of Mr and Mrs Ellott Fair Cedar Beach Milford. Miss Alma Vargoshe Mrs Fred Cawthra and Mrs Edward Flynn travel by car from Long Island to California for a visit last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congrega- Episcopal Church
Beardsley Hall
Ladies Guild
St. Peter's Epicopal Church
Mra
Edward R. Merrill
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Taylor Glenn
Wheeler Road
St. Peter’s
East Village
Arthur Beardsley
Thomas MacAdama
John Yates
Congregational
Congregational Church
Maurice Clark
Leonard Curtisa
Veronica Michellk
Milton Harrigan
Holy Cross Church
Bridgeport
Ernest Proudman
Stuart Upson
Arthur Upson
W. Howard Cone
Florence Hurd
Stuart A. Upson
SuMeld
Upson
W. A. Upson
William MacLeod
Peter Villano
Clear Lake
Branford
Leonard Curtiss
Arthur Curtiss
Charles Kellogg
Song
Charles
Milton
Irving Morrow
Doris
Leonard
Velma
Arsenne
Evelyn Bibbine
Easton
Low Stephena
Stratford
Clayton Stephens
Robert Dels
Questa
Freida Bruhn
Bronxville
Improvement Society
Ladies Improvement Society of the Congregational Church
Merwin Burr
Cutlera Farm Road
Cedarcrest Park
Orange
Shelton
Derby
Ansonia
Ellott Fair
Cedar Beach
Milford
California
Alma Vargoshe
Fred Cawthra
Edward Flynn
Long Island
Picnic Planned by Easton 5 to 1 Club
Easton hosts a Sunday picnic for members and friends at Ohrandan farm Staples and Silver Hill roads at 2 p m. D Joseph O Connor chairs the committee. The program includes softball, horse shoe pitching and other sports with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Ohrandan Farm
Staples
Silver Hill
D. Joseph O'Connor
Teachers Listed For School Team In Monroe
The Monroe Consolidated school will reopen tomorrow at 9 a m for the fall term with a full day session. Principal G Damon Freeman leads a long list of teachers including Elinor Kidwell Blanche Peterson Frances Fleming Thomas Orgavan Alice Stratford Rosemarie Kane Jane Otto Margaret Burr and others. Community events follow with co chairmen for an outdoor supper and notices of weddings and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Consolidated
G. Damon Freeman
Elinor Kidwell
Blanche Peterson
Frances Fleming
Thomas Orgavan
Alice Stratford
Rosemarie Kane
Jane Otto
Margaret Burr
Jane Ginand
Zoning Board to Act Tonight On Veterans Housing Tract
Westport zoning panel meets at Town Hall at 8 pm to consider a 67 acre Westport Housing Authority site near South Compo Road seeking a zoning change from A to B to allow smaller lots for 20 veterans homes. Corbin signals possible approval while rail property deed awaits signing this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans
Zoning Commission
Town Hall
Westport Housing Authority
South Compo Road
Arthur E. Corbin
Corbin
Wilton Road
George W. Burteche
Derby Teachers Await Evening Board Decision
Derby teachers face a pivotal adjourned Board of Education meeting at city hall tonight to decide if 55 public school instructors will report for openings under a salary schedule or without a contract. Franklin Benoit of the salaries committee warned of a possible delay to the start of classes unless wages are revised. Observers expect Mayor Dempsey to press the tax board for a revisit of objections. Town Clerk Stoblereki notes veterans discharge papers on file for the state bonus eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
City Hall
James Kierman
Franklin J. Benoit
Derby Teachers League
Benoit
Edward J. Coes
League
Patrick H. Dempsey
Tax Board
John E. Stoblereki
Leo C. Conway
Lous A. Falcioni
Julia DeKornova
James J. Reidy
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Water Witch Hose
Volunteer Fire Department
New York
Ridgewood Country Club
Dan Bury
Pat
White Street
Bath
Arrowhead Point
Lake Candlewood
Shapiro
Wits
Cantor, Greenapin & Co
Wee
Kenneth H Pohlman
Qory
Arrowhead
Danoury
Jean Dalrymple
Long Ridge
Cnb
Dalrymple
Ascune
Aha
George Baldauf
Bob Keating
George
New England States
Bob
Lake George N. Y
Saratoga Springs
Upper New England
Business
John Fellowes
Redding
Danbury Hospital
Danbury Club
George McLachlan
Pete Durkin
Europe
Padanaram Hose Company
Lakeview Inn
Picciic Grounds
Hayestown
Alex Dzubak
Spa
Monroe
J. Dudley Peterson
J. Howard Redmond
Hubert Schweidtle
Isador Warshaw
George Wayan
John Patterson
Waya and Means
Gilbert Ridgard
Eugene A. Blake
Arthur Lovejoy
L. Pembroke Brown
Devon Club
Rebekah Lodge
New Milford
Fred Miller
St. Francia
William Hopper
New Milford Athletic Club
Derby All Stars
Young's Field
Martin Carlaon
Ray Cherneski
Fisher
Stant
Cherniske
Swanson
P. Kearney
Young’s Field
Ridgefield Motors
New Canaan
Lorraine Reynolds
Springfield
Mass
Mia
Reginald Taylor, Jr
Prospect Hill
James Acton
Roxbury
Nichols
Nichola Men's Club
Trinity Parish House
Ernest Owen
American Legion
Allan Morris
David Plumb
Vermont
Margaret Ann
Quincy
Arthur Hudson
George Troland
Troland
Third
Huntington
Stepney
Ladies’ Aid
Methodist Church
Marie Dianto
Pepper Street
Hannah Redmond
Sherman Laieter
Beatrice Lewis
Matunuck
R. I
Old Lyme
Robert Marshall
Walter Byrnes
Beverly
Thomas Miller
Tommy
Mary Clapper
Stanley B. Joyce
Hotel Barnum
Evelyn Hyman
Wolf Hyman
Aaron Louie Zolan
Ralph Zolan
Altoona
J. C. Charles
Harry Davis
Erleck
Helward Lioquist
North Granby
Harry Downa
Crescent Place
Harry Downs
Willard Lioquist
Joseph Foster
Asbury Park
Mire
Downs
Ethel Moore
Roselle
Maine
Mary Field
Smith
James Seatth
Fred Raspberry
Hood
H. P. Hood & Sons
Association of Quality
Council On Foods and Nutrition
American Medical Association
Board of Finance
Beach Commission
Cedar Point
Compo Beach
Citizens
Norwalkers Bay
Joseph J. Cianci
Ernest J. Palenkas
Norwalk
Cranbury Road
Bee H. Bixby
John Gudzi
Veta
Fred Fullin
Joan Sartorius
Amos Sewell
Sheila Marshall
Steve Ogilvy
Henry Ryland
Ogilvy
Ryland
Ben Gunn
Penny Wella
Louise Curry
Joan Millard
Beth Forester
Penny Wells
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