Traffic Mishaps Injure Three In City
Three people were injured yesterday afternoon in city traffic incidents. Seven year old Bruce Lindsay ran into traffic near Beechwood avenue and was hospitalized at St. Vincent's with facial abrasions and possible skull injuries. his condition was listed as good. The accident occurred as he darted in front of J. J. Alexander Jr. at 490 Lake avenue. City ambulance surgeon Dr. Jar Soroka treated him at the scene. In a separate crash at Atlantic and Broad streets at about 4 20 p m two drivers, Clara Monaghan of Capitol avenue and Herbert Daniels of Whitney avenue, sustained minor injuries. Monaghan was taken to St. Vincent's for knee and lower hip pain. Daniels refused treatment. Police continue to investigate both incidents.
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John Lindsay
Beechwood Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
J. J. Alexander, Jr
Lake Avenue
Jar Soroka
Two Truck Crash Injures Two People on Highway
A westbound van type truck collided with a trailer truck causing a Bridgeport bound CR&L bus to be struck and damaged. About 20 passengers were aboard the bus. Both truck drivers, Robertson and Hamilton Jr., were arrested for reckless driving and posted bonds. They face Town court on Oct. 2. Police cleared the scene after an hour of traffic control. Robertson’s truck owner is Re Vitalizing Co of Bridgeport and the trailer truck is Karnikas and Sons of Goffstown New Hampshire.
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Russell Fritz
Father Panik Village
Bridgeport
Hamilton
Robinson
Edward Hubbell
Robertson
Re- Vitalizing Company
Cannon Street
Karnikas and Sons
Goffstown
N. H
Ferry Retired Because of Old Age in Connecticut
Hartford AP report says the Rocky Hill-Glastonbury ferry is retired due to old age and deemed unsafe. Highway Commissioner G Albert Hill will seek 1955 General Assembly funds to buy a $60,000 replacement to be in operation by next spring. No service on the Connecticut river for the rest of the season while the old scow is examined and removed.
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Hartford
Rocky Hill
Connecticut River
Hill
Higgins, Former Connecticut Congressman, Dies at 80
Edwin W. Higgins, 80, longtime Norwich figure and former U S representative from Connecticut’s Second District, died after a long illness. A Clinton native and Yale Law School 1897 graduate, he served as Norwich corporation counsel and held posts as deputy judge and prosecutor. Survived by widow Alice M. Higgins and three daughters, funeral plans incomplete.
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Edwin W. Higgins
Connecticut
Congres
Higgins
Clinton
Yale Law School
Court of Commes Pleas
Alice M. Higgins
Republican State Central Committee
Elizabeth T. Capen
Boonton
N.J
Alice C. Higgins
Norwich Bulletin and Sunday Record
Susanne M. Higgins
San Francisco
Calif
Bridgeport Man Arrested For Policy Playing
A 39-year-old Bridgeport man, Louis T. Cumble, of 120 Terry Place, was arrested in Norwalk at 2:15 p.m. today and charged with policy playing. He was released on a $200 bond for arraignment in City Court on October 1.
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Norwalk
Bridgeport
Louis T. Cumbelle
Terry ‘Place
Students Laud Cooking School and Farewell to Miss Marshall
Readers applauded a four day cooking class taught by Miss Lucile Harris and Miss Carolyn Marshall of the National Live Stock and Meat Board. Prizes included a stove and food baskets as winners were announced. Marshall, Lafayette native, retires to marry Lieut. J G Roland H Watson aboard a Navy destroyer and later reside in California.
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Brinake
Merry Meals Cooking School
Lucile Harris
Joseph E. Erhardt
Huntington Road
Stratford
Roper
John Houston
Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Lucile
Harris
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Post-Telegram
Hartis
Carolyn S. Marshall
Long Beach
Calif
Miss Marshall
United States
Oslo
Norway
A S Stormbull
Purdue University
A. W. Peterson
Oak Park
Ames College
Iowa State College
Mies Harris
James J. Lucas
Elm Street
Chester M. Godshark
Orchard
Jane. Easton
Robert A. Peck
Dover Street
Roy V. Jordon
Hanover Street
Margaret Connell
Beverly Drive
James J. Carrano
Hard Street
Fairfield
Eric J. Criscione
Charles Street
Charles C. Mazzabuffi
Howe Street
Joel Vodola
Hancock Avenue
Anna M. Sullivan
Atlantic Street
Rose Farley
State Stress
Lucy P. Roscoe
Laurel Avenue
Bertha Markle
Marina Village
Henry Paul
Lee Avenue
James Brooks
Kossuth Street
Edith Oakley
Rosedale Terrace
Ethel Condit
Paradise Place
John S. Sansone
Stonybrook Circle
Trumbull
John J. Jedynik
Joseph Street
Jane Day
Main Street
William J. Kochisa
Summerfield Avenue
Michael R. Chernesky
Lynne Place
Warren V. Davenport
Maude Tenney
Connecticut Avenue
Howard C. Cook
George Baer
Raymond Street
Joseph F. Sholtes
Gregory Street
John J. Linane
Barnsford Avenue
Ste:k
Walter Cone
Concord Street
Real
Elizabeth Jakeco
Helen Street
Julio Kocur
Warren Street
Lamb
John E. Schneider
South Avenue
William Burba
Vought Place
Paul WN. Casselman
Shears
Hartford Woman 46 Dies In Meriden Parkway Crash
Mary Gamble, 46, of Hartford, was killed instantly when her car mounted the esplanade and collided head on with a northbound vehicle on the Wilbur Cross parkway near the Meriden-Wallingford line. Bradford W. Salomonson, 24, of Auburndale Massachusetts, suffered facial injuries and dental damage. he was treated at Meriden Hospital.
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Meriden
Mary Gamble
Hendrixson Avenue
Hartford
Wilbur Cross Parkway
Meriden-Walingford
Pair Bound Over On Break Charges In Norwalk
Norwalk officials bound Edward J. Terry and Russell M. Whitney over to the next criminal term in Bridgeport after confessing to multiple thefts. Each faced 5 000 dollar bonds with eight and four counts respectively. Additional locals faced fines for motor violations including speeding and stop sign offenses.
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Norwalk
Edward J. Terry
Edlie Avenue
Russell M. Whitney
Superior Court
Bridgeport
Jesse L. Strassberger
Terry
Whitney
Stephen J. Shimko
Wilton Avenue
Laura M. Hunt
Cross Street
John Hartmayer
Union Avenue
Arthur J. Davis
Polly Morehouse
Greens Farms
William B. Clark
Bouton Street
Harold L. Schmidt
West Reltter Street
Stratford
Péter F. Guest
Old Mill Road
Weston
Thomas Coffey
Lowe Street
Michael Brekovsky, Jr
Washington Village
Robert M. Audino
Raymond Terrace
Richard A. Lockner
Manitou Road
Westport
Jaime Morales
Clay Street
Rufus R. Mosher
Circle Street
Dan Koehler
Bayberry Lane
Lawrence W. Mola
Newtown Avenue
Rosenso Colon
Orchard Street
Earl G.reynolds
Melville Drive
Fairfield
Westchester Bank Robbery by Two Bandits
Two gunmen robbed a Westchester county bank of about 100000 dollars marking the first such crime in the 72000 population town north of New York City. They forced entry at 730 am, bound staff, and used adding machine cases as bags to haul cash before fleeing, a pursuit hindered by a collision between police cars. One suspect wore a green Eisenhower jacket and brown hat. the other a light tan jacket.
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Westchester County
New York City
Tichenor
Fran Warren
Jean Beebe
Westport drivers face fines in local court
William J Sylvia 23 of Shore Road Westport was fined 5 dollars on two counts of overtime parking and posted 25 dollar bond to appeal. Harriet Rivard 47 of Old Kings Highway Westport fined 2 dollars for parking violation. Vasco Willis 26 of 9 West Main Street fined 6 dollars for passing a traffic light. Donald J Purell 25 of 14 Ft Point Street granted a nolle on a charge of passing a stop sign.
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William J. Sylvia
Shore Road
Westport
Harriet Rivard
Old Kings Highway
Vasco Willis
West Main Street
Donald J. Purell
Point Street
Chiang's Planes and Ships Raid Red Coastline
Formosa reports indicate a resumed civil war era clash as Nationalist planes and warships attack near Amoy for the 22nd straight day. The defense ministry says five Red gunboats and two armed junks were sunk with eight military craft damaged north and south of the port, prompting fears the hostilities could widen from Amoy across the strait.
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Taipei
Formosa
Red
Defense Ministry
Amoy
Formosa Strait
Reds
South China
Hainan
Two Norwalk Men Arrested in Motor Vehicle Violations
Norwalk, Sept 24 Two drivers were arrested and charged with motor vehicle violations. George Williams, 29, of 72 Spring Street, held on $200 bond for operating a vehicle with a suspended license. Augustus Parsons, 48, of Hawthorne Drive, cited for reckless driving and summoned to City Court on Oct 1.
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Norwalk
George Williams
Spring Street
Augustus Parsons
Hawthorne Drive
Governor A waits word on meeting Hartford
Governor's office awaits a response to a plan for a Tuesday meeting at 10 a.m. in Hartford to discuss charges that Governor Lodge misused Legislative Council files. Senator Samuel J. Tedesco and Rep. John N. Dempsey favor a public Hartford location and media presence.
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Lodge
Samuel J. Tedesco
Bridgeport
John N. Dempsey
Putnam
Legislative Council
Tedesco
Rep
Dempsey
Capitol
Caing
Philip Laing
Windsor
Rep. Laing
General Assembly
Rep. Dempsey
GOP Nominees Speak in the County Today
Governor Lodge and Republican state ticket candidates plan a Fairfield county campaign with stops at a 4 p.m birth day event in Hinesgrove Pinewood Lake rally at 9 p.m and a Sons of Italy dinner in Norwalk Also Marke Jewett Mildred Allen Ottaviano Bracken Zeller Sadiak join events in Easton Cos Cob New Canaan Wilton and Trumbull to boost efforts
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Lodge
Fairfield County
Fairfield Republicans
Hinesgrove
Knapp’s Highway
Pinewood Lake
Trumbull
Sons of Italy
Norwalk
Charles W. Jewett
Lyme
Mildred Allen
Hartford
Easton
Cos Cob
New Canaan
John M. Ottaviano
New Haven
John J. Bracken
Wilton
Fred R. Zeller
Antoni N. Sadiak
Prison camps in Korea see 21000 baptized by chaplains
More than 21,000 prisoners of war in Korea were baptized as a result of missionary work performed by U S Army chaplains and missionaries in the prison camps.
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Korea
U.S. Army
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