Hardship and embassy life cited in varied anecdotes
A collage of anecdotes from embassy life and officials, discussing hardship ratings for postings such as Manila and Havana, with notes on Bohlen, Liewelyn Thompson, and other diplomats. The piece also recalls social scenes at embassies and remarks on figures like Weeks, Astin, Dalzell, George Humphrey, and Bob Anderson.
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Washington
Inea
Benita
Chad Calhoun
T Industries Corp
Chad
Chip Dhlen
Manila
State Department
Bohlén
Havana
Moscow
Bohren
Liewelyn Thompson
Bohlen
McRe
Jim
Barbara Bottombe
Comelefe
Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Allen Astin
Bureau of Standards
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Astin
Harry Dalzell
Dalzell
Treasury
George Humphrey
Bob Anderson
Defenise
Funeral notices for Eva Kules and Fred Gebhardt posted
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Kules of Torrington and Mr. Fred Gebhardt of 4 Freeman Lane are listed. Kules’ services begin Monday at 8 am from LaPorta Funeral Home to St. Mary’s Church with burial at St. Francis Cemetery. Gebhardt’s services Monday at 10 am at C. T. Green Funeral Home with burial at St. James Cemetery. Visitation times are provided for both.
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Eva Kules
Scovill’ Read
Torrington
Tuey Kackowwski
Naugatuck
LaPorta Feneral
Litchfield Street
St. Mary's Church
St. Francis
Frienty
Fred Gebhardt
Freeman Lane
C. T. Green
Terrace Avenue
St. James’ Cemetery
Ruckmiler Funeral Home
Fairview Avenue
Grove Cemetery
Mr. Gebhardt
Waterbury Hospital
Dowling
Joan F. Dowling
Salem Convalescent Home
Green Funeral Home
St. Francis' Church
St. James' Cemetery
Couptes Club
Walter Barker
Meriman Lane
Albert Wilmot
Tax deadline moved due to weekend in Waterbury
Waterbury observers note that June 15, 1957 is the deadline for second quarter individual income tax payments for 1957 and second half corporate income tax payments for 1956. An extension was granted since the original due date falls on a Saturday.
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Waterbury
Plant Fire Destroys Drexel Enterprises Plant
A blaze last night razed the two story Drexel Enterprises plant beside the firehouse. Authorities estimate losses in the thousands of dollars as fire crews fought the flames.
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Bantam
Drexel Enterprises
Prospect Girl Heads to Alaska Work Camp
Miss Pris C Kathan of Prospect a 4 nurse with Memorial Hospital Colorado Springs travels to Sitka Alaska for a six week Work Camp project under the World Council of Churches to help Sheldon Jackson Junior College build three prefab houses. She and 13 others from across the nation will live on college farms and engage in community activities while six hours daily of labor are planned. Pris, a Crosby High School graduate and University of Connecticut nursing alumna, calls this a privilege and plans to bus to Seattle then fly to Sitka for the summer program.
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Prospect
Pris- Cilla Kathan
Memorial Mosphid
Colorado Springs
Colo
Gether
Ar Thur W
Kathan
Cheshire Road
Kathinn
Crosby High
Wyterbury
Cann
University of Connecticut
Alaska
Sitka
Sheldon Jackson Junior
Work Council of Churches
World Council
Jim Nurse
Ani
Pris
Colorado
Springs
Seattle
Wom 1N
United States
Priscane
Memorial
Westminster Presb
First Presbyterian Church
Westside Library
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Prospect Elementary School
Dennis Lokis
Gary Petrawskas
Joseph Petracca
James Katsaftis
Robert Theroux
Conrad Kudama
James Hancock
Thomas Aro
William Volmar
David Lintey
Nancy Wills
Jéan ‘Smith
Barbara Blower
Mary Reilly
Mary Ploski
Hertrant Higeias
Thomas Pearce
Robert Maunkus
Willlam Hankey
Arnold Kochler
Arthur Conneville
Nicholas Pakchik
Lalsen
NEA
Humphreys
Henry “Clay
John C. Calhoun
Calhoun
Clay
Daniel Webster
John Quincy Allums
Robert la, Follette
Woxlrow Wilson
U.S
A. Taft
Miks Ruth DM
Cowdell
The
Prospect Volunteer Fire Department
Sale Sonday
Michael’ Cammatates
Sale
Tthe Lions
Sania
Thy Club
Tha
Lions Club
Howare Hodges
Clark
Itroad
Lions
Young
Lee
Charles Street Universall
Meetinghouse
Boston
Mass
Cardle Murphy
Catherine Murphy
Eugene’ Staneslow
Dro
John. Staneslaw
Kenneth Patton
Robert John Staneslow
Beal
Ran Aml
Sudith Richardson
Bird
Richard Murphy
Mount Kataudin
Maryland
Long Istund
Prospest
Waterfury
Greater Boston
Cornell
Elmer Ellison
Beant Jaf
Evangelism Committee
Congregational Church
Margaret Holley
Matthew Street
Pauline Brown
Parent ‘Teacher Association ‘of
Holley
Prospect Community School
Crosby High School
New Haven State Teachers College
Prospect Congregational Church
Somme
Doris Belcher
Raymond Sugden
Ridgeland Street
the Country Squire
North Main Street
Union City
City HI
May Street
Ridgeland
James F. Linehan, Jr
Joseph A. Bishop CO
Sakis
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