Town Chief: No Odor From State Street Dump
First Selectman W Clarke Crossman said the town dump under the State Street bridge no longer smells and expects no summer odors. Health figures in Hartford said the town must decide on the matter, while Warren J Scott noted local nuisance rules fall to local authorities. Dr C W Gillette recalled urging summer closure for sanitary reasons, but selectmen refused.
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State Street Bridge
First
C. W. Gillette
Crossman
Brown Water Cleared After Rust Removal in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co officials said eastern town taps are clearing from brown rust as a main cleansing using a larger main “mole” progresses. Rust removal boosts water flow and pressure, with estimates of up to 30 percent stronger supply and pure water by week’s end.
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Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
Westport
Town Pump Program Highlights Week on WNLK
The noon weekday Town Pump schedule on WNLK features Bedford Elementary graduation plans on Friday June eighteen. Monday June twenty one presents Meet Your Merchant A G Mac Pherson. Tuesday June twenty two features Theatre review Bryson Randolph. Wednesday June twenty three showcases Play house stars. Thursday June twenty four covers West porter Herald news.
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WNLK
Bedford Elementary School
Your Merchant
A. G. MacPherson
Theatre Review
Bryson Randolph
Playhouse Stars
Westporter-Herald News
Wreckers Capture Class B Championship by 11-2
New Canaan Wreckers defeated their opponent 11 to 2 in the Class B playoff final, securing the state championship. Gary Singer reports the decisive victory and title for the Wreckers.
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Wreckers
New Canaan
Pam Smith Wins Staples Key Award At North Sylvan High
Pam Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs J Henry Smith Jr North Sylvan Road received the Staples Key the top high school honor chosen by faculty and senior class for loyalty honor and achievement. Her achievements include editor roles on Soundings and Year Book staff membership in French Club Mask and Wig Pep Club and Student Senate. The Staples baseball Wreckers beat New Canaan 11 2 at Doubleday Field to win the County Class B Championship with Charlie Bradley earning the win and Gary Rast behind the plate.
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Pamela Smith
J. Henry Smith
North Sylvan Road
Miss Smith
Soundings
Inklings
Ways and Means
Senate
Mr. Holyoke
Staples
Loeffler
Charlie Bradley
Gary Rast
Bradley
Wreckers
Lee Pierson
Jim Burke
Rast
Canaan
Jack Fish
Bryson Randolph to Review Playhouse This Summer
Bryson Randolph, a two year drama reviewer for this paper, will continue his coverage through the summer. His report on the Playhouse opening appears in this issue.
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Bryson Randolph
Playhouse
Staples High School to Graduate 153 Seniors Friday
Staples High School will graduate 153 seniors in the gymnasium tomorrow evening with invited guests. Valedictorian Coleman Peter Wolk, salutatorian Christopher Dunham, and class president Robert Reynolds will give speeches. Scholarships from multiple local groups will be announced along with special awards.
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Westport
New Rochelle College
Peter Wolk
Christopher Dunham
PTA
Dorothy Babineau
Robert Seitz
PAL
Dexter Pasternak
Sarah Field
Tony Stern
Edwin Baer
Robert Thompson
Bruce Fullerton
Carol Gault
Frances Renald
Beverly
Staples
Staples High School
Coleman Peter Wolk
Robert Reynolds
Staples Choir
Yankee Doodle Fair Returns to Westport Club Grounds
The first fair by the Woman's Club, now the Ivory era town group, returns with a cozy, neighborly feel. The event moves to the clubhouse grounds on Imperial Avenue, preserving some features while trimming the size. A family dinner option remains and the artists booth offers portraits at affordable prices, recognizing local talent.
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Woman’s Club
Woman’s Town Improvement Association
Imperial Avenue
Westport
Bradley or Garlick May Be Counsel
The Board of Selectmen will name a successor to Edgar T. Lee as town counsel, with Lee's resignation effective July 1. Daniel B. Bradley and Edward E. Garlick were both proposed, but no decision was reached. A new health officer by July 1 seems unlikely after interviews of four applicants, with the final candidate to be questioned June 26.
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Board of Selectmen
Edgar T. Lee
Lee
Daniel B. Bradley
Edward E. Garlick
First
Serena Faces Caucus Battle for Assembly Seat
Westport’s Joseph Serena, a veteran Republican, expects a party caucus fight in September to decide nominations. He plans to contest re nomination whether endorsed by the Town Committee. Possible cross maneuvers involve Edgar T. Lee and Henry Ferne III as an evolving slate.
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Joseph Serena
Westport
General Assembly
Republican Town Committee
Rhode Island
Edgar T. Lee
Hartford
Serena
Lee
Henry Ferne, III
Bidding Sought Soon for Coleytown School Addition
The Coleytown School addition plans are complete and a building committee meeting Tuesday night heard that bids will be requested in early July. No new appropriations will be sought until costs are set, and the section is expected to attract solid bids for light construction work.
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Coleytown School
Gray's Creek dredging eyed to aid yacht basin plan
Unofficial talks with the State Highway Department explore dredging Gray's Creek from the Minute Man monument to open water to supply gravel for a new thruway. Backers say town ownership could yield a large yacht basin in Westport at low cost, while Saugatuck River channel work proceeds with a 112000 appropriation approved by the House appropriations committee.
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State Highway Department
Westport
Long Island Sound
Washington
Saugatuck River
House of Representatives
Cong
Albert P. Morano
First Selectman
W. Clarke Crossman
Gray’s Creek
Minute Man
Compo Road
Flower show winner Billy Schaeffer tops greens farm display
Billy Schaeffer twelve, son of William M. Schaeffer of Clapboard Hill Road, won two first prizes and one second among nine entries in the Sasqua Hills Garden Club flower arrangement show at Greens Farms School. He claimed the best May basket and the finest looking assembly in a budget under a dime. Also notes a public hearing on the new proposed high school building set for Monday June 28 at 8 p.m. in the courtroom as the Westport Board of Education outlines long range plans.
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Greens Farms School
Conservation Committee
Sasqua Hills
Flower Club
Billy Schaeffer
William M. Schaeffer
Clapboard Hill Road
Board of Education
Board of Finance
Westport Board of Education
Young Artists Advertise Ball at Coleytown School
Coleytown PTA invites on June Gambol at Shorehaven Country Club. Students from first through sixth grades created posters to promote the event. Judges will pick a winner from each grade. prizes will be small, and some children plan to share with their classes.
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Coleytown School
PTA
June Gambol
Sandra Quigley
Linda Thompson
Peter Smith
Hamann
Coleytown Pta
Shorehaven Country Club
Lions Club to Buy Little League Field With Circus Profits
Westport hosts the King Bros circus Monday with matinee and evening shows, parade at 11 am, to raise funds for a new Little League field. Lions Club takes 25 percent of pre opening gate, 10 percent on grounds. Tickets on sale at stores and fire houses. circus tents fireproof per state marshal.
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Westport
Lions Club
King Bros. Circus
Main Street
Clinton Avenue
State Street
Myrtle Avenue
Westporter-Herald
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Selectman
Low High
Taylor Place
Gary Singer
Pam Smith
Westport Woman's Club
Westport - Weston Foundation
Saugatuck Fathers Club
Bedford Foundation
Westport Teachers League
Roland Wachob
Dorothy R. Adams
Stanley H. Lorenzen
Bradley Or Garlick
Coleytown
Sally Schryver
Old Road
Eenie
Meenie
Minie
Moe
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