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The Historic District Study Committee, sparked by a new burst of enthusiasm about the establishment of a borough historic district, will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, April 10, 8 pm, at Town Hall South. After the proposed borough historic district was rejected last summer by a margin on only four votes, the board of burgesses requested the study committee remain in existence.

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Two months of nail biting anxiety, long rehearsals, and out and out fun will come to a climax Saturday, April 7, when 12 of Newtown’s finest young women take center stage to compete for the coveted Miss Newtown 1984 title. Sponsored by the Lions Club, the scholarship pageant promises to be entertaining as the competitors show off their singing, dancing, and musical talents. Miss Newtown 1984 will go on to the state pageant in June.

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While rummaging through department property for old pieces of junk to burn during a demonstration for nursery school students on the morning of April 4, department personnel at Dodgingtown Volunteer Fire Department came across 300 pounds of beef on an old, 22-foot cabin cruiser. The cruiser came to Dodgingtown as a gift from firefighter Ted Hall. The boat has seen better days and Mr Hall thought the best use for it would be to sacrifice it for a training fire. For the most part, the burgers were still frozen, leading the department to deduce that the mysterious beef must have appeared there very recently.

 

April 10, 1959

The Newtown Board of Selectmen has named a ten-member committee to study the need and desire for a charter for the town and has set an initial meeting for 8 pm, Thursday, April 16, in the Alexandria Room of Edmond Town Hall when the study committee and the selectmen will have a joint session. Interest in the establishment of a town charter has grown rapidly in Newtown.

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An all-time high of 142,692 boxes of Girl Scout cookies are being delivered here and in other Fairfield County towns this week. In Newtown, Brownies and Girl Scouts of seven local troops sold approximately 2,565 boxes of cookies. The Girl Scout cookie sale was held chiefly to augment the camping facilities available to Girl Scouts in the new Southwestern Connecticut Council.

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SAC Notes: The Saturday morning work project centered around the pond where big piles of last fall’s cuttings were raked up and put over the bank into the marsh for fill. A sea monster was reported in the deep end of the pond, but on closer inspection proved to be an inner tube which had spent the winter under the ice.

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As a special Lenten opportunity for mothers and teachers of small children, a discussion group was held four Tuesday mornings during Lent at the Newtown Congregational church house. “Religious Living With Nursery Children” was the general theme. The final session, guided by Rev W. Ray Ward, was a summary of the group’s thinking, with emphasis on ways the church and home may work together.

April 6, 1934

Contractor T.F. Brew will break ground, this week, for a six-room bungalow on Washington Avenue, for Alfred Penovi, Jr, of Port Chester, N.Y. Mr Penovi expects to make Sandy Hook his permanent home. Mr Penovi was formerly in the plumbing business but has retired.

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SPECIALS! PRIME RIB ROAST…25 cents. SLICED BACON…16 cents. FRESH GROUND HAMBURG 2 lbs…29 cents. Fresh Florida Oranges, per doz…25 cents. Fancy Asparagus, large bunch…25 cents. FAIRY SOAP 5 cakes…15 cents. PARLOR BROOMS, No 6…49 cents. DIAMOND D COFFEE…25 cents. H.G. Warner, Sandy Hook, Conn.

 

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The Commissioner of Domestic Animals has issued a quarantine on all dogs in Newtown, beginning April 11, and continued until released. All dogs running at large will be picked up by Dog Agent Carlson and those without collar or tag will be mercifully killed. A charge will be made on all licensed dogs picked up and claimed at the dog warden’s kennels. Twenty-one days after a dog is vaccinated he may run at large. This quarantine has been placed on Newtown on account of two rabid dogs, which ran at large, and were killed.

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Harold Smith, the genial proprietor of the Flagpole Lunch, met with a painful accident of Friday. In lighting a match a piece of sulphur flew into one of his eyes, burning the corner quite a bit. Dr E.L. Kingman was quickly summoned and gave him attention. It is believed the sight of the eye will not be impaired.

 

April 9, 1909

Taylor & Buckingham, the hustling contractors, have the work well along on the improvements being made on the residence of H.N. Tiemann. A piazza, 8x32 feet, is being erected along the entire front of the house. New floors are being laid throughout the house, with introduction of bathroom fittings. On the south side of the house a small porch or piazza has been built. When the work is completed, Mr Tiemann will have a very complete residence.

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The shipment from the curtain factory in Hawleyville for the month of March was $19,500. On some days it exceeded $1,000 per day. There are now about 75 on the payroll. At present there seems to be no let up in the rush of orders.

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Through the generosity of Postmaster W.M. Reynolds, a new boardwalk has been laid on the north side of the Congregational church, leading from the Street to the Conference room.

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Late Saturday evening some individuals broke a glass in the window of the store of Mrs Ethel Parsons Finch and took out a bottle of Duffy’s Malt, a package of absorbent cotton, package of Cascarets, powders, etc. Sheriff Johnson and Constable Blackman followed up the clues and are satisfied it was the work of out of town parties.