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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1947
Page
8
The Methodist Board discusses observance plans for the churchs 129th anniversary with messages from the pastor and lay leaders. The plan covers worship, Sunday school, and a parish outreach as the session aims to finalize a date within weeks.
Sept 3 in Milford the Miss Helen M Smith will be honored at a residential dinner at the Miresite restaurant. Richard H Simon will emcee to recognize her services in guiding the Milford council-manager bill through the legislature last spring.
A GOP strategy committee formed by Oliver supporters met at Harry M. Lessin’s office to plan campaign staffing and patronage policy. Dr H Wesley Gorham, former mayoral candidate and 1943 campaign manager, attended. Oliver was not present. Tonight’s town committee meeting will consider committee appointments and party leadership stances on city jobs.
Norwalk Board of Education will receive a delegation from the Norwalk Teachers Association to sign contracts for 241 teachers tomorrow night in the school board office. Frederick F. Lovejoy Jr. discussed arbitration details with Sidney Vogel, counsel for the teachers, on supervisory personnel. Norwalk schools are set to reopen Monday.
A total of 1 780 pupils returned to public and parochial schools yesterday with 1 438 in public schools up 58 from last year and 345 in St Josephs parochial. Shelton high reports 490 enrollments including 125 freshmen, Ferry 338, Lafayette 221, Commodore Hall 183, Huntington 203 and rural schools up 35 from 168 last year. Kindergarten at Ferry adds 64. Meanwhile city road oiling covers 30 miles including Ripton and Mohegan streets with Huntington and Buddington pending.
J W Wilson Jr of Redding Ridge is named to head a Democratic town campaign for the upcoming election. Harry Edmonds Sr announces aides Elmo Roper and Bruce Millar, with special committees covering nominations platform visiting finance and more. A caucus slate is planned before Sept 18. In other news, Sandra Lee Burritt, born Aug 26 at Norwalk hospital, is the first grandchild of Mr and Mrs FE Burritt. The Women’s Clyde Club plans an annual meeting Sept 11 at Mark Twain library. News and social notes follow about local residents and events.
Public and parochial school openings reported 5 067 pupils with higher attendance than a year ago. High school enrollment reached 1 454. detailed registrations listed for New Street Balmforth Avenue Locust Avenue Morris Street South Street Lincoln Avenue Beaver Brook Mill Plain Mill Brook Main Street and parochial schools St Peter's St Joseph's Sacred Heart and Immanuel Lutheran.
The Ladies Aid at the Baptist Church will serve a noon function in church parlors with Mrs Stephen V Tingley and Mrs Milton Ober supervising the tables. A Willing Workers Society meeting is set for this evening to finalize plans for a Saturday auction at 10 am at the Stepney firehouse. Mr and Mrs Arthur Lovejoy with Mrs Susan Moon of Providence have returned from the United Spanish War Veterans convention in Kansas City and traveled by plane to see Harold Pyke, art professor at Knox College in Galesburg.
Rep Horace Seeley-Brown of Connecticut's Second District will address a Milford joint meeting of the Young Women's and Young Men's Republican clubs Monday at 8 pm in the clubrooms. Seeley, a former Connecticut Young Republicans president, will be hosted by the Young Women's group which will serve refreshments. Also noted is a New England Council Young Republicans gathering at Ocean House Water Hill RI with local delegates Miss Dorie Clark and Mrs James T. Rose Jr.
Sept 3 Danbury firemen fought a blaze in a coal pile at the Seifert and Goos Coal and Lumber yards on Franklin Street after 6 am. Deep in a lake of coal, crews shoveled about 100 tons to reach the heart of the fire. Chief John H McNamara said spontaneous combustion caused the blaze and there is no threat to nearby lumber piles.
Arthur A Wilson, vice president of the Citizens' Planning Association, is named to fill the unexpired term of Louis Kernstock on the Town Plan Commission. Anson F. Lewy, secretary of the commission, announced the appointment today in Westport.
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