Astronomy Club seeks building in Boothe Park
The Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society requests council permission to construct a 14 by 200 foot building in Boothe Park to house a 1 inch reflecting telescope under construction. The non profit educational group plans classes and school tours with qualified instructors to explain the skies. The telescope would be the largest in the state.
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Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society
Boothe Park
Andrew J. Kaza
Observatory
Stratford
Kaza
Adult Education Week Opens September 27 Classes
Local observance of Adult Education Week announces free programs run by the Board of Education for residents over 18. Richard Ricciardi outlines registration for Adult Education and Americanization courses next week, with classes starting the week of September 27. Registration dates are Sept 20–22 at Roger Ludlowe High School and Sept 20–21 at McKinley and Pequot schools.
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Richard 8. Ricciardi
Post Road
Bridgeport
Ricciardi
Roger Ludlowe
McKinley School
Pequot School
Little Elephant Republican Club
A. Michael Basile
Little Elephant Club
Emil M. Broda
Clifford A. Merwin
Andrew M. Johnson
Frank E. Cicia
Iva L. Hamilton
Frederick S. Chapman
Board of Education
James J. Capasso
Samuel A. Goodman
Albert E. Cawthra
Charles Johnson
Olive R. Siksay
Frank Tierney
Soren C. Ibsen
Henry W. Goulet
Thomas Saverese
Justice of Peace
Morris Y. Brown
Rose B. Cawthra
Nicholas Zavidniak
Martha S. Dougherty
A. Mastrogiovanni
Robert F. Burritt
Edgardo Liggers
Dominick Cuda
Guido D. Barbieri
Richard A. Moore
Leisure Lounge Opens Fall Party at Hillel Hall
The Leisure Lounge of the Jewish Community Center will hold its fall opening in Hillel hall Monday at 2 pm to welcome back assistant executive director Louis Lowy and volunteers. The gathering also marks the official meeting with new center executive director Jack Cohen and introduces the fall executive committee members.
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Theodore D. Spivack
Stratford Jewish Community Group
Boothe Memorial Hall
Irwin Davis
America
Milton Gold
Stratford Group
Louis Ashen
Theodore Blumenthal
Ira Frankel
Moe Ginsberg
Sidney Kaufman
Samuel Rood
Raymond Rubens
Sol Katzman
Spivack
Alton Torgan
Murray Weinstein
Legion Auxiliary
Mary Morgan
Stratford American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Frances DeCarlo
Frances O'Neil
Jewish Community Center
Hillel Hall
Louis Lowy
Jack H. Cohen
Monford P. Miles
Board of Education
Middlebrook School
Park Commission
Francis Fahy
Democratic Town Committee
Long Hill School
Fire Department
Center Firehouse
Frank Chady
Long Hill
Ice Sculptor for Long Hill Men's Dinner
The Long Hill Men's club opens the fall season with a 6:30 p.m. dinner in Bradley hall featuring renowned ice sculptor George P. Weising who has worked in Europe and the U S. He is recognized as the country’s outstanding ice carver by the National Association of Ice Industries. Plans for the 1954 1955 bowling season will be discussed and room is available for 30 bowlers plus substitutes, with contact to Joch Fazekas by tomorrow. Dinner is served by the Methodist church ladies.
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Long Hill
Bradley Hall
George P. Weising
Weising
Europe
United States
National Association of Ice Industries
Washington
D. C
Joch Fazekas
The
Methodist Church
Charles Busser
Howard Randall
Margaret Anton
Henry Stevens
Edward Switzgable
Leonard Fontaine
John Swaim
Alvin Schreiber
Donald Kern
Dorothy Seeley
MYF
Anton
Switzgable
Fred Barber
May Smith
Edna Clark
E. W. Griffin
Eugene Malcolm
Legion to Install Officers at Open House Today
The Sutter-Terlizzi post American Legion will hold an open house and officer installation at 3 p.m. in their Howe avenue post rooms. Installing officers come from Orange post 127. Newly elected officers include George Ratkevich commander John Keefe senior vice commander William F. Conkey junior vice commander Felix F. Sklepowich chaplain Walter Pinchuk sergeant-at-arms John D. Ellsworth adjutant Harold Geissler finance officer W. S. Wilson service officer William Forsyth assistant service officer and Edward Ellsworth historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutter-Terlizzi
American Legion
Howe Avenue
Orange Post No. 127
George Ratkevich
John Keefe
William F. Conkey
Felix F. Sklepowich
Walter Pinchuk
John D. Ellsworth
Harold Geissler
W. S. Wilson
William Forsyth
Edward Ellsworth
George Bierwirth
Planners to Hear Land Use Report in Fairfield County
The Fairfield County Planning association meets Tuesday afternoon in Norwalk to hear a progress report on a six months study of land use population distribution and economic potential. William Blakey planning engineer of the Development commission will lead the session with Austin Mather coordinating. An evening session at Shorehaven Golf club includes a talk on mortgage provisions of the 1954 Federal Housing Law by Gordon F. Christie and a Yale geography and conservation expert discussion on water supply and natural resources in expanding communities.
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Fairfield County Planning Association
Norwalk
Connecticut Development Commission
Shorehaven Golf Club
William Blakey
Development Commission
Fairfield County
Blakey
Austin Mather
Connecticut Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies
Mather
Golf Club
Gordon F. Christie
Bridgeport People's Savings Bank
Albert ©. Burke
Geography
Conservation
Yale University
Pair Linked to Policy Racket Face Court Trial
Two suspects linked to a policy racket are to be arraigned in City Court Monday. Gladys Haley, 24, of 61 Goodwin Street, held on $500 bond after a raid led by Lieutenant William J. Halpin. she allegedly acted as a drop. Waverlie Hardie, 43, of 752 Broad Street, arrested at South End Recreation Center. police found 45 slips and $1, and $151.53 in Miss Haley's home. Both held on $500 bonds awaiting arraignment.
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Gladys Haley
Goodwin Street
William J. Halpin
Special Services Division
Lieut. Halpin
Haley
Waverlie Hardie
Broadstreet
South End Recreation Center
Main Street
Lieut
Halpin
Miss Haley
Shutter Clicks At Connecticut Country Fairs
Amateur photographers are advised on planning and gear for fair season. The article outlines scheduling from fair programs, model-led picture stories, use of flash and daylight film, and camera choices for peak action. It lists fairs including Bethlehem and others in Connecticut with September to October dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Bethlehem
Connecticut
18th Century Pewter Craft and Markings Explored
The article explains pewter’s role in 18th century homes, its craftspeople and guild ties in England, and American variations. It notes touchmarks such as roses and crowns, the use of LONDON on pieces, and describes hammer marks on a large serving plate that help identify an 18th century American pewter piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
London
Mrs Howell Wins National Archery Title Record Seventeen Times
Mrs M C Howell, acclaimed America's greatest archer, dominated national championships starting in 1883, securing a record streak of seventeen titles across her career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Howell
America
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Black Rock Turnpike
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Second Ward
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Carol
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American Red Cross
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Barn Hill Road
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Waverly Road
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