McCarthy probes summon Zwicker Lawton and Colin
Senate investigators called Brig. Gen Ralph Wawicker and Retired Maj Gen Kirke Lawton to testify as the McCarthy censure inquiry neared a windup. McCarthy remained under cross examination as the panel prepared for more statements and potential recalls.
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Zwicker
Bridgeport Weather Summary and Sky Events
Heavy rains with gale force winds affect Bridgeport and vicinity with high 60s. Clearing tonight, low 60. Tomorrow fair and mild, high 75. Long Island Sound shows strong to gale winds diminishing this afternoon, visibility poor, sea very rough. Tides listed for today and tomorrow. Vega Deneb Altair triangle visible at midnight with Deneb sinking at moonset. Pollen count reports ragweed levels from Bridgenort Hospital readings for the week.
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New York City
Long Island Sound
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Altair
Tremors Hit Orleanville as Aftershock Worsens City Damage
Orléansville Algeria faced renewed tremors two days after a devastating quake that killed about 1,000 people. The latest shocks damaged already ruined structures and further hampered movement through the quake shattered city.
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Orleansville
Algeria
Officials discuss downtown thruway traffic patterns
City officials State Highway Department and Ammann and Whitney engineers met to study traffic circulation near Main Broad Lafayette Warren Prospect streets and South Myrtle avenues. No decisions made. further conferences planned after Mayor McLevy and officials discussed the issue earlier.
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Ammann and Whitney
New York
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Warren
Prospect Streets
South
Myrtle Avenues
McLevy
Charles EB. Smith
Joseph M. Dearborn
E. T. Perkins
Paul Newton
Bridgeport
Milton Brumer
Franklin A. Barker
Pequonnock River
Fashion and Music Under the Stars in Rain
A 5,500 strong Fairfield University crowd braved rain for Fashion and Music Under the Stars benefitting the Connecticut Symphony. Dior gowns lit the runway as Marion Marlowe performed, while umbrellas dotted the scene and attendees prepared with coats and rubbers.
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Mabel Glemby
Dior
Fashion
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Christian Dior
Roy Witmer
Walter S. Herrstrom
Helen Berger
Marion Marlowe
Frank Parker
Daniel Saidenberg
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Buckingham House Razed for Store Parking Space Expansion
The 80 year old Buckingham house at 2255 Main Street in Bridgeport is being demolished by Maino Construction under Walter J. Stieg to expand a supermarket’s parking area. The building on the southwest corner of Main and Wheeler once housed Buckingham family members including former Bridgeport mayor Edward T. Buckingham.
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Walter J. Stieg
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Buckingham
Edna Heads for New England as Storm Looms
Hurricane Edna churns toward the northeast, skirting New York and heading into New England by noon. Coast Guard, Red Cross and police evacuate low lying areas along Long Island and up the coast as flights are canceled and shelters open in New England.
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Washington
Underwood Goes To Four Day Week
Underwood corporation will switch to a four day work week from Monday through Thursday. C A Dundore works manager cited a temporary drop in business as the reason. The company will conduct its annual inventory during the period. Dundore expressed hope the reduction is temporary and employees were notified per policy.
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Underwood Corporation
C. A. Dundore
Dundore
State Put Up Storm Defense Against Edna Threat
Connecticut braces as Edna approaches with winds and rain along a 120 mile shoreline. New Haven curtails train service and its New England Transportation Co. suspends all runs. New London declares a precautionary state of emergency to mobilize civilian forces. السلطات
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Westport
Westbrook
Groton
Long Island Sound
California roads draw tourist laughs at lionized builders
A traveler arriving in California jokes about the roads relying on the work of famed engineers Lincoln and De Tour. The quip contrasts Lincoln’s celebrated highway layout with De Tour’s supposed poor road building.
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Lincoln
Frenchman de Tour
fConeright Ceneral Featoree Corp
Norwalk Evacuation centers kept as Edna nears shore
Norwalk authorities kept hurricane precautions in place as Edna approaches. Mayor Irving C. Freese urged shoreline residents to bring children to three designated evacuation centers. Nurses and recreation staff will supervise at schools. lunches will be served.
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Norwalk
Irving C. Freese
Shoreline
Crossword Craze Snags Edith Brobson in Atlantic City
Edith M. Brobson of 58 Denver Street has followed crossword puzzles since the mid-1920s. A treasured pocket dictionary given by Addison W. Brobson in June 1925 accompanied his gift for the Imperial Shrine convention. The Sunday Post puzzle, like many others, puzzles her family with its tricks rather than puzzles.
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Jean N. Rose
Edith M. Brobson
Denver Street
Edith
Addison
Atlantic City
Addison W. Brobson
Imperial Shrine
Edna's fringe hits Fairfield shoreline with high tides
Hurricane Edna skirted the Bridgeport area causing gale winds of 55 to 60 mph with gusts over 75 mph as residents evacuated shorefront homes and prepared emergency shelters. Officials warned of flooding as high tide coincided with the storm and Civil Defense teams assisted in warning beachgoers and securing properties along Fairfield county.
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John J Desmond
Red Cross
Fairfield County
Edna
Carol
Bridgeport
Holha
Weather Bureau
Fairfield
Stratford
Westport
Norwalk
Storm forces postponement of Greenfield Hill Grange fair
Hurricane Adna advances along the Atlantic coast causing several local event reschedulings. The Greenfield Hill Grange fair is moved to next Saturday, with the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 173 picnic pushed to tomorrow, the Swedish A.C. smorgasbord postponed to tomorrow, and the Du Pont company family picnic shifted to next Saturday.
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Greenfield Hill Grange
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Boemmel
A.C
South Pine Creek Road
Fairfield
du Pont Company Family
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