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Ten persons have been nominated for the Newtown Jaycees “Outstanding Citizen of Newtown” award, which will be given out at a dinner and awards ceremony on Saturday, April 26, at the Hawley Manor Inn. They are Lillian Goosman, Thomas Goosman, Dr Peter Guhl, Arthur R. LaRoche, Vivien Hessler, Ron Leddy, Vern F. Knapp, Janet Woycik, Joanna Martin, and Fred W. Kampmeir III.

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Passerby Douglas Orr from the Stevenson section of Monroe made friends, Wednesday, with a raccoon on Main Street, near the Booth Library. The raccoon seemed to be quite tame, though perhaps a little lost. Mr Orr is keeping the raccoon for the time being and hopes the owner will call him.

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The Legislative Council has adopted a $23,736,943 town budget that it will present for adoption at the town meeting on Tuesday, April 22, at 8 pm, in the high school. The budget is up $2,274,815, or 10.6 percent from the one adopted a year ago. Of the total budget increase, the education budget accounts for $1,238,809 and the general government budget, $1,036,006.

April 21, 1961

A complete test of the Newtown Civil Defense organization will get underway on Friday afternoon, April 28, at 4 o’clock, when the “take cover” signal will be sounded by the wailing tones of fire sirens. During the alert, which will last until 4:10, people are requested not to use the telephone; all traffic must be stopped; bridges must be cleared; and pedestrians are asked to seek shelter in the nearest available building.

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The home economics group of the senior class of Newtown High School was taken on a tour of the Newtown office of The Fairfield County Trust Company, on Tuesday. Theodore Setaro, manager, explained various functions of banking, demonstrating the proper way to make out checks, balance statements, and fill out deposit slips.

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Gus Carey, who has conducted Carey’s Shell Service Station on Glen Road, Sandy Hook, for many years, has sold his business to Fred Soderquist, a resident of Stratford, who spends a great deal of his time at his country place in Shady Rest. A complete line of tires and automobile accessories, together with gas and oil, will be carried for the benefit of the public. The station will be under the management of Mr Soderquist’s son, Dave.

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The Civil Service Commission is accepting applications for the position of clerk-carrier at the Newtown Post Office. The starting pay is $2.16 an hour. For an application or further information, it is suggested interested persons inquire at the Newtown Post Office.

 

April 17, 1936

A.C. Wheeler of Wheeler & Hanke in Bridgeport has let the contract for a new house at Shady Rest to replace the one that was burned last year. He has Joe Collins digging the cellar and expects to have a real home, one that Mr and Mrs Wheeler can live in the year around.

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To The Dairy Farmers Of Connecticut: It is a history-making catastrophe which befalls the Dairy Farmers, but please do not despair. When we had floods, tornadoes, etc the victims had the resources of our blessed country at their disposal, but the Connecticut Farmer has nobody. For the present we should stop feeding grain, fatten at least one calf, make our own butter and cheese and dry the cows for at least two to three months ahead. These sacrifices are not so big that we cannot afford them. — A DAIRY FARMER

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James Peck is out riding in one of the new De Luxe Plymouth Touring Sedans bought of Amaral’s Service Station, local agents for Chrysler and Plymouth cars.

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Warren Casey of Sandy Hook, Post-Telegram carrier boy, has qualified in the On-to-Washington group of boys who will make the trip shortly. More than 100 Post-Telegram carriers will travel by bus to Washington, D.C., meeting J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the G-Men and stopping enroute for sight-seeing.

 

April 21, 1911

The young men of Dodgingtown have organized a fire company under the name of the Dodgingtown Volunteer Fire Co. Officers are as follows: Foreman, William Gower; first assistant, I.W. Andrews: second assistant, A.E. Bevans; treasurer, Leroy Barnum. The fire company is capable of pumping eight barrels a minute and some chemical extinguishers. A 30-inch fire alarm bell is to be installed.

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There was a sad fatality on the railroad, Thursday night, about 6 pm, when Francisco Nyro, in the employ of C.W. Blakeslee & Sons, was cut to pieces by jumping from a rapidly moving freight train, which left Newtown station about 6:04 o’clock. Thomas Maloney, of the Newtown Coal & Grain Co, discovered the mangled remains, not far from the residence of Michael Keating. It appears the Italian had been employed only four days.

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An automobile belonging to F.J. Naramore struck and killed a valued fox-terrier dog belonging to Town Clerk Oscar Pitzschler on the state road in the borough limits, Wednesday morning, about 9.

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Raids were made, Saturday, upon local camps of the Italian laborers, upon warrants issued by Prosecuting Liquor Agent Arthur J. Hull. It was nearly midnight when the dray hired by the raiders had finished carting away the kegs, cases and casks of beer, liquors and wines. Of the four shanties raided, three were in Newtown and one in Monroe.