Naugatuck earns more, retail sales rise higher than U S average
In a Sales Management survey New York June 2 1942 Naugatucks 5400 families reported total net income of 937490000 and per family earnings of 6941 surpassing the national 5080 and New England 5496. Local stores posted 18227000 in sales up from 36017000, with market index 120 or 20 percent above national.
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New York
Naugatuck
United States
Oho
Turvey
Courstry
New England
Nourotuck
Bosviews
Bauch City
la Feaon
Bax ‘EU
Naugatuctic
Mont Xpettona
Armed Gunmen Rob Elton Hotel Clerk of $350 Today
Two men robbed the Elton Hotel night clerk before 4:45 a.m. seizing $350 from the cash register. Police Chief Inspector Bendler reported the incident. The robbers forced clerk Edward Clark and a man identified as Joan Butler into an elevator, then returned and found the money missing.
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Elton
Elton Hotel
Joseph Bendler
Waterbury Police
Edward Clark
Joan Butler
Atalra
Clark
Butler
Judge Meyers to Administer Oath to Court Staff
Judge Milton Meyers will administer the oath to Borough Court staff on Monday at 8 am. Lawrence A. Matzkin will swear in as judge, with Deputy Judge Joseph C. Reythwick, Prosecutor Harry Morlo de, Deputy Prosecutor Harold Munao, Clerk John Ferris, Assistant Clerk Pierce Casper, and Probation Officer Mina Fenniman. The Rev O M Bertram will deliver the invocation. Meyers was recently appointed to the Common Pleas court bench. The local court staff will be reappointed for two years by Judge Matkin, who and Deputy Judge Raythwick have been appointed for two years by Governor John Lodge.
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Offics
Mouilay
Lawrence A. Matzkin
Waterbury Common
Milton Meyers
Matalin
Aweur
Joseph C. Reythwich
Hrary Marlo de
Harold Munaog
John Ferris
Pierce Casper
Probation Omecar Mra
Hina Fenniman
Eisenhower Loses In Nomination Of Mines Bureau Head
President Eisenhower withdraws the nomination of Tom Lyon of Salt Lake City to head the Bureau of Mines after admitting he receives a $5,000 a year pension from Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The move marks a major defeat for the administration in its mining bureau bid.
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Eisenhower
Mines Bureau
United Press
Bureau of Mines
Tom Lyon
Salt Lake City
Anaconda Coppi Mining Company
Lyon
Charles Wison
Charles Behlen
Rurala
Births Reported For Korpos And Sweet Families
A daughter Lynn to Mr and Mrs Joan Korpos of Carro Street born June 22 at St Marys Hospital. Mrs Korpos formerly Dolores Zupuzenski. A daughter Diane Lee to Mr and Mrs Wayne Sweet of Scott Street born June 24 at Waterbury Hospital. Mrs Sweet formerly Jean Marie Kochanowski.
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Korpos
Lynn
Mra
Joan Korpon
Carro Street
Bt. Mary's Hospital
Dolores Zpuzenski
Sweet
Diane Lee
Wayne E.s Swaat
Scott Strort
Waterbury Hospital
Jean Marie Kochanowski
Hospital Bulletins Highlight Local Patient Notes At St Marys
Fragmentary bulletin lists names linked to St Marys Hospital including Linda Andrade daughter of Ava and Gabriel Andrade 38 Clit Street. Mentions tonsillectomy patient and medical staff Andrew Karapik and others amid unclear entries.
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Linda Andrade
Ava
Gabriel Andrade
Clit Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Andrew Karapik
Spencer Ar
Aeve
Nora Linsky 84 Dies in Waterbury Former Nanautuck Resident
Mrs Nora B Linsky 84 died suddenly in Waterbury yesterday She had lived in Nanautuck for 60 years Survived by one daughter Mix Francis Collins Waterbury two sons Arthur K Wetherafeld Donald D Woonsocket R I She was a member of the Court of Minerva Funeral from C H Green Funeral Home 68 Terrace Ave at 930 am Solemn highways to St Macys Church at 10 Interment St James Cemetery Call tonight 10 pm and tomorrow 2 5 and 7 10 pm
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Nora B. Linsky
Waterbury
Nanautuck
Mix
Francis Collins
Arthur K. Wetherafeld
R. I
Linaky
Court of Minerva
C. H. Green
Terrace Avenue
St. Macy's Church
St. James’ Cemetery
Funeral Home
Two Jet Fighters Collide Ex Navy Pilot Missing
In Exeter a Navy pilot from Baltimore was found wandering in a swamp after a midair collision between two Banghee Jet fighters. Lieut James Scholian parachuted from his plane and is safe, while a search for the second flier continues. Military officials attribute a loud explosion to a wing tank failure and note both fuselages remain largely intact.
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Exeter
B. 1
Navy
Baltimore
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
James Scholian
Areca
Roth
Special Meeting of Borough Board Planned Next Week
The Borough Board of Warden and Burgesses plans a meeting next week possibly Monday led by Warden Charles Clark. Action will center on appointing a closing successor with Major J W William Johnson and James Moore named as leading candidates and a possible report on a land condemnation compromise for a new Prospect Street School.
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Board of Warden and Burgesses
Charles Clark Anldoday
Tiulktineg &Sacasor
J. W William Johnson
James Moora
Prospect Street
Insky Nora H Linsky 84 Funeral Arrangements In Waterbury
Mrs Nora H Linsky died at 84 in Waterbury on June 24 1953. Funeral Saturday at 0 30 from H Green Funeral Home to St Mary's Church for a solemn High Mass at 10. Burial at St James Cemetery. Friends may call today 7 10 p m and tomorrow 2 5 and 7 10 p m.
Blast at Synthetic Plant Triggers Borough Panic
Eyewitnesses on Cherry Street extension describe a massive eruption at the Synthetic Plant. Mrs Rimkus and her daughter fled toward the woods but returned after husband, a plant employee, reassured them. Mrs Schrull and her husband saw smoke and a parked scene, while some residents felt the blast but kept calm. One resident, Mrs Cowing, did not hear it at all. The incident prompted shock but no major damage reported.
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Weber
Louis Rimkus
Cherry
Ramius
Dorothy Matt
Mate
Rimkus
Carl Behrull
Cheery Street
Fireworks ban warned by Naugatuck police chief
Police Chief John J. Gormley warned that fireworks will be confiscated in Naugatuck and those found with or using them face arrest. Parents are told to prevent their children's access as the sale ends this year amid a new state law taking effect October 1. Seoul reports the leader of the largest opposition party arrested with charges not yet announced.
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Naugatuck
John J. Gormley
Gormley
Connecticut
Seoul
Chongh Yyouns UK
Ketret
Rhee signals shift amid security pact talks
Seoul reports President Rhee has dropped demand for withdrawal of foreign troops including Chinese forces and will press for a US security pact. He plans talks with Walter Robertson, President Eisenhower’s adviser, while a large crowd observed the third anniversary of the Korean War with restrained emotions.
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Seoul
Hersxa
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Rhee
Assistamt
Walter Robertson
Hiseohower
America
Woodbridge Regional School Approved Bond Plans
United Press reports Woodbridge Regional School approval for a $1,800,000 bond to fund construction. The new high school will serve Woodbridge Bethany and Orange and is set to open in September next year.
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United Press
Igh
Woodbridge
Bethany
Orange
Chemical Co and Union Sign Supplemental Agreement
Ofseints of the Naugatuck Chemical Co and Lava 218 United Rubber Workers of America signed a supplemental agreement to the master contract approved at a Union Hall meeting. Pay raises of one to five cents per hour take effect, with the master contract retroactive to June 1 and effective June 21. Local 218 led U S Rubber plants in finishing negotiations while Local 308 signed earlier.
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Ofseints
Naugatuck Chemical Co
Lava
United Rubber Workers of America
Portuguese Hall
New York
Thomas Engle
UAW
U. S
U. S. Rubber Co
Connecticut Town Casualties From Korean War Rise
Connecticut towns report 1256 Korean War casualties across 169 towns. Of these 202 were killed or died of wounds, 99 missing, 8 prisoners. Army service bore two thirds of the losses. Hartford led with 122 casualties, Bridgeport 114, New Haven 111, Waterbury 85, with other towns listed including New Britain 52, Stamford 43, Norwich 41, Bristol 88, Meriden 29, Norwalk 32, Ansonia 10, Seymour 10, Derby 7, Woodbridge 1.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Waterbury
New Britain
Stamford
Norwich
Bristol
Meriden
Middletown
Norwalk
New Fonden
Naugatuck
Torrington
Ansonia
Seymour Ave
Derby
Beacon Falla
Proxpect
Southbury
Woodbridge
Explosion Knocks Molnar Over In Millville Safety Zone
Molnar, a former stripper operator at the Synthetic plant, was knocked off his feet by a blast that sent flames about thirty feet high. Nearby workers Steven Mutzkin Cyril Tuohy and Henry Domenic also present. Molnar, a World War III veteran, saw action in Africa and Germany.
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Wuname
Neumann Street
Millville
Steven Mutzkin
Cyril Tuohy
Henry Domenic
Mr. Molnar
Africa
Germany
Lodge Signs Bill Increasing Aid For Education
Governor Lodge signs multiple education and welfare measures in Connecticut. The education aid rises by 4 per pupil, totaling about 2.6 million dollars over two fiscal years, surpassing initial requests. A separate bill liberalizes unemployment compensation to a maximum weekly payment of 80 dollars. Also approved is a 10 million dollar bond issue for institutional building and capital improvements and an increase to 3 thousand dollars in property tax exemptions for widows and minor children of veterans who die in service.
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Hartford
Lodge
Connecticut
Ritch Appointed Education Dept Field Director
Hartford June 25 News announces Charles I Ritch Jr a former Naugatuck resident is appointed director of the Bureau of Field Services in the State Department of Education The Connecticut Public School Building commission he once led has been abolished and its functions now fall under the Board of Education.
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Hartford
Rocky Hillman
Bureau of Field Services
State Department of Education
Charles I. Ritch, Jr
Naugatuck
iState Board of Education
Ritch
Connecticut Public School Building Commission
General Assembly
Board of Education
Truce Likely Amid Chinese Communists Demands noted
A Tokyo radio says a truce is likely if the Allies provide a satisfactory reply to Communist demands for recapturing 27,000 aged prisoners released by Sydney. Peiping broadcast warns the seriousness of the situation remains unclear.
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Tokyo
Syngman Thee
Peiping
Explosion at Naugatuck plant alarms borough
An explosion at the Naugatuck Synthetic Rubber Plant caused by a disintegrated valve injured no one and disrupted production only briefly. About 40 workers were in the plant. officials call it a detonation, with investigation ongoing to determine cause and repair needs.
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Piloto
Bisat
Navgatuck Chemical Co
Xenne
Boone
Naugatuck
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Naugatuckk Chemical Division
United States Rubber Company
Pereonenei
W. T. Form
C. H. Madgen
Thair Way
Church Street
Rubber Avenue
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