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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1947
Page
10
Norwalk police captured 18 year old Roderick L. Shastel of Ridgefield an escapee from the Southbury State Training School for Boys at 2 10 p m today He was turned over to state authorities and returned to the Institution
A 17 year old Springfield youth and a 15 year old companion were arrested after attempting to flee in a stolen car from an accident on Unquowa road and Post road. They struck Frank L. Marcroft of Westport and admitted stealing the car in Springfield the night before. They will be turned over to Springfield authorities.
Officers and escorts of Bridgeport Chapter 193 Women of the Moose meet at Moose Hall at 7:30 this evening for drilling. Elsie Aldrich chairs the Ritual committee and will conduct the program.
The Bridgeport Lodge of Elks will march to the Freedom Train Thursday at 7 p.m. The Blessed Sacrament band will accompany the Elks. Parade chairman Joseph Dewhirst asks all members to assemble at the ska club shortly before 7 p.m.
Greer Garson stars in a stormy romance with Robert Mitchum and Richard Hart as a wife torn between two lovers. Florence Bates Morris Ankrum and George Zucco support. Second Chance with Kent Taylor Louise Currie Dennis Hoey and Larry Blake is the companion drama.
Opening tomorrow at Loew Majestic features Eias of Death with Victor Mature Brian Donlevy Coleen Gray in a mobster tale of betrayal and vengeance. Also shows Heartaches with Sheila Ryan Edward Norris Chill Wills Ken Farrell James Seay. Last days for Riff Raff Trail Street. Rita Hayworth in Down to Earth headlines Globe with Marc Platt and others. Musical numbers include They Cant Convince Me Lets Stay Young Forever and People Have More Fun Than Anyone. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back is in the companion spot.
Pan American World Airways teams with the International Game Fish Association and Miami clubs to survey migratory big game fish across the Western Hemisphere. Plastic tags go to clubs, hotels, charter boats, and anglers to report sightings by location and improve deep sea angling grounds.
Leaise A. Hoffman dean of the Bridgeport Engineering Institute speaks at the Civic Tan Club meeting in the Stratfield hotel. The discussion title is What is the Bridgeport Engineering Institute.
Chopped or shredded corn stalks absorbent and function as bedding comparable to straw. The practice offers an alternative for farm use and livestock comfort.
Warner presents Dark Passage with showings at 1 45 4 21 6 57 and 9 35. Loew's Poli shows Gone With the Wind at 12 25 4 30 and 8 30. Majestic screens Riff Raff at 1 08 4 00 6 55 and 8 56. Trail Street plays at 2 30 5 25 and 8 20. QLobe offers Down to Earth at 1 10 4 00 6 50 and 9 40. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back at 2 45 6 36 and 8 30. Merritt screens Dark Passage at 6 45 and 9 09.
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