30 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
1
Naugatuck disputes Akron’s primacy as cradle of the rubber industry citing records from 1843 in Naugatuck and 1869 in Akron. U.S. Rubber notes Naugatuck’s Goodyear plants oldest vulcanized rubber operations in America. ABC broadcast highlighted Akron claim with Mack praising Akron’s rubber boom and tire dominance.
Seven churches announce New Year Eve or Day observances. St Francis, St Hedwig, Holy Saviour, and Sacred Heart offer special Masses and confessions. Protestant churches St Pauls, Salem Lutheran, and Hillside host Watch Night services with Holy Communion and sanctuary rites. Times range from evening 4 to 7 o'clock and morning sessions, with services Saturday morning at various hours.
Harford Dec 30 UP Many nationally known persons will attend the inaugural ball next Wednesday for Governor elect Chester Bowles. Among the notables are Mr and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Jr A F Whitney president of the American Brotherhood of Trashmen and William Green president of the American Federation of Labor. Mayor William O Dwyer of New York City plans to attend only the inauguration ceremonies.
A Jewish military spokesman says fighting in the region is dying down and a likely end is near as UN orders to stop shooting linger. Dutch forces are reported advancing toward major ports in Sumatra and seizing an oil field, while U S and allied efforts press to shape restraint in other theaters. Washington hosts GOP talks on how to counter or constrain leadership moves as House rules faces shifting powers. A Caribbean search continues for a missing DC-3 with 30 aboard, and excommunication is reported in Yon City over arrest fallout related to Mingury leaders.
Rain began yesterday in Naugatuck, delivering 63 inches of liquid precipitation for the month to reach 2.36 inches, a high December total. Warm rain melted most snow and ice, temperatures hovered near 50 degrees, and forecasters predicted a return to snow tonight with a freeze and much colder conditions tomorrow.
Birth notices from St Marys Hospital Waterbury report several newborns. A daughter Lois Mary Barbiero to Domine Barbiero and wife, formerly L Lois Ganpardolia. A daughter Mary Leo Haigh to Harry Haigh and wife, formerly Irene Durre. Also a first child for Samuel Gugliuzza and wife at 81 Highland Avenue Beacon Falls.
Waugatuck fire department faced 294 alarms in 1948, with two serious blazes destroying one and damaging another. A new American LaFrance pumper arrived late February while overall property damage remained contained for a town of its size. Firemen responded to 204 alarms by phone 257 times and to 20 calls at chemical plants, aided by a 10 paid men and a mix of substitutes and volunteers.
The C. J. Devine Co Inc and Associates of New York were the successful bidders for the boroughs 700000 public school building bonds, offering a premium of 40011 50 and setting interest between 1 50 and 155 percent The bid was approved at an adjourned meeting in the town hall courtroom with fifteen banks and investment houses present and officials noting the premium will nearly cover the 1949 principal and interest payment of 50750 The borough borrows 700000 at 205 percent with premiums used to pay the first 1949 installment and tax rates not increased for the 1949 1950 year The meeting featured enthusiastic remarks from Atty Talbot and representatives from investment houses about the high market demand for bonds and the premium being deemed valuable
Hospital authorities report Mrs Anna Kaczowsll aged 70 of 128 Prospect Street a patient at St Marys Hospital Waterbury treated for a fractured right hip after a fall yesterday afternoon in Union City she tripped near Center Square on North Main Street connecting with Union Street Mrs Harry Brandiuin aged 196 North Main Street is listed as a medical patient at St Marys Hospital Waterbury.
Robert Coleman of Canneatt Light and Power reports a reported odor affecting Union City residents. Investigations focus on possible sources from nearby plants and the Naugatuck River area as officials search for the odor’s origin moving from Waterbury toward the valley.
A $20,000 ransom note tied to the Amherst freshman case was found near a mailbox after the student vanished from a canoe. Stamford authorities doubt the note’s credibility as the search widens to New York City and four eastern Massachusetts girls remain missing.
Fire officials warn dried Christmas trees pose high fire risk after New Year. Cold weather and stronger lights dry needles quickly, making trees brittle. residents urged to dispose of dried trees promptly to reduce house fires.
Secretary Forrestal warns Army Navy and Air Force quarrel despite unification. He urges six changes to the law including an under secretary of defense and calls for Western Europe military aid to bolster security. Washington weighs 1949 foreign aid, with Marshall Plan funding eyed at about four billion six hundred million dollars from Paris reports.
Firemen extinguished a blaze in an automobile owned by Mrs. Jenn Talevi after a short circuit caused ignition. Damage described as slight. Weather outlook reports rain along the Atlantic coast and a snow sleet storm impacting the Midwest, with freezing temperatures expected.
Mengacci plans to file a general assembly bill to grant veterans a $100 right upon death to aid burial expenses. The sponsor says the payment is a state duty, not charity, and a companion bill will be introduced to supersede it. Mengacci and Leonard Caine Jr prepare to testify in Hartford at the new legislative session.
Vice President Elect Barkley and a group including ambassador Walter Bedell Smith, comedian Bob Hope, songwriter Irving Berlin, and Air Secretary Symington fly into Washington this afternoon aboard an Air Force plane after entertaining occupation troops in Germany during the early Christmas season.
Wardens Carter and the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce join The News in challenging Akron Ohio claims to being the rubber industry center. Melvin Engelading asserts Naugatuck’s 1843 ignition of vulcanization by Charles Goodyear, and calls for corrections to public statements. Radio station WATR also vows protest to Akron Chamber and to the NBC network over coverage.
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