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A delighted Susan Cantalupo was crowned Miss Newtown at the annual Lions Club sponsored Miss Newtown Pageant last Saturday evening. The newly crowned young woman greeted her audience, sat on the throne, and then began to shed large tears of happiness. A few short months ago, she was in a serious car accident. There were nine long months without dancing and it was while she was recovering that she made up her mind to enter the contest this year.

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Willet Studios in Philadelphia removed the frosted glass panels from a window in the south side of Trinity Church on Tuesday morning. By early afternoon they had installed a new stained glass window portraying Saint Margaret of Scotland. The window, donated in memory of Pauline Wike Knibloe, will be dedicated on April 21.

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In the midst of activities in which flowers dominated the scene, a devoted employee of the library and lifetime resident of Newtown was remembered through the dedication of a rose garden. The garden, located at the side of the Cyrenius H. Booth Library, was dedicated in honor of Sarah Mitchell who spent 40 years of her life working at the library. Mrs Mitchell retired in 1971 and died in 1979. She grew up in the Palestine district and was educated in Newtown schools.

 

April 22, 1960

The Newtown Park Commission is pleased to announce that the tennis courts in the Dickinson Memorial Park are now open and ready for use by townspeople. The only requirement for playing on the courts at present is the purchase of a 1960 park sticker at a cost of $2.

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Any bona fide organization wanting to earn money for itself or for a favorite charity will be interested in the benefit policy announced by Town Players this week. Seats are sold in blocks of 80 per night at a large discount, to be resold by the purchasing organization at whatever margin of profit it determines. The organization musts provide its own tickets, but there are no other charges.

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The Board of Education has approved the school calendar for the 1960-61 academic year prepared for the board by the school administration. Schools will open on Wednesday, September 7, and the first term will end on Thursday, December 22. The second term ends on Friday, February 17, for a ten-day recess. There will be no school on Tuesday, May 30, Memorial Day, and the 1960-61 academic year will end on Thursday, June 22, 1961. There are 72 days in the first term, 34 in the second, 34 in the third, and 43 in the fourth term, making a total of 183 school days.

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For some people who may be worried that they may not be counted in the census, Mrs Richard S. Winship, census crew leader in Newtown, has announced that the enumeration is continuing and may go on through next week. Any person who feels overlooked or who has been away from home during the daytime, may get in touch with the District Office in Bridgeport.

April 19, 1935

On good authority, The Bee learns that genial “Bill” Parker of The Parker House, returned from a fishing trip on Thursday morning, with a catch of one lone trout. But the season is still young! Tracy B. Peck and George Jeffers went trout fishing on Monday and report a catch of nineteen nice ones.

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D.N. Popovitch of Taunton District, who recently returned from a trip to Arkansas, also visited Milwaukee and Waukesha, Wisconsin, and at the latter place both 8 heifers ranging in age from one and one-half to two years old. In talking with the Bee Scribe, Mr Popovitch told him that Waukesha is the greatest cattle center in the world. For many years Mr Popovitch has bred and raised some of the heaviest milk producers in this town. It is Mr Popovitch’s intention to build up a new herd from this stock.

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The April meeting of the Newtown Chamber of Commerce will be held next Thursday evening and members of the speaker’s committee feel fortunate, indeed, in securing as the speaker for the evening, Clifford Lee Younger. Mr Younger, “the Osage Kid,” No 29199, San Quentin Prison, is an ex-convict, reformed however, who give a picturesque, thrilling and absorbing talk. Mr Younger possesses the power of portraying vividly how men outside the law live and die.

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About 25 residents attended the Borough caucus on Friday evening, held at the Edmond Town Hall. Arthur J Smith, Jr, was nominated to succeed himself as warden for another year. The balance of the ticket was nominated without contest. A new board of assessors was named.

 

April 22, 1910

The drama, “Striking Oil,” which had so successful a presentation by members of Pootatuck Grange in the Town hall, is to be repeated, May 5, at Glover’s hall, the proceeds to be divided between the Grange and the Sandy Hook library.

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The Little Giants of Taunton District will play George Canfield’s team of the Street on Saturday at 1 o’clock, in front of Chester Northrop’s house in Taunton District and at 2:30 they will try their luck with the Stars in the same field.

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First Selectman and Mrs Clarence Burr of Monroe were guests of Mr and Mrs Edgar Northrop, Sunday and Monday. We hope the selectman enjoyed his ride over the section of the Bridgeport and Danbury turnpike. We are not exaggerating in the least when we say it is the worst section of road in Fairfield county. No repairs have been made to the road in over a year, and but little done to it in several years.

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Harry Greenblatt, a member of the sub-freshman class at the High School, was the victim of a shocking accident, Tuesday afternoon, while attempting to board a moving train at the Newtown passenger station. Reaching the platform he attempted to board the train, but fell to the track. The train was quickly brought to a stop and the boy drawn out from under the train. He was taken to St Vincent’s hospital where he is now getting on well.