What may have been a spring prank could have sad results for four young goslings which were taken from the rear lawn of Christ the King Lutheran Church Sunday evening, June 5. The young birds, which were hatched on the island in the small pond behind
What may have been a spring prank could have sad results for four young goslings which were taken from the rear lawn of Christ the King Lutheran Church Sunday evening, June 5. The young birds, which were hatched on the island in the small pond behind the church, had not yet learned to fly or defend themselves, according to the Rev Paul K. Koepchen, pastor of the church. The Thomas Melody family was having Sunday supper when some of the Melodys saw someone running toward the church parking lot carrying something. There were three boys and a girl, and they sped off in a 1972 blue Camaro with white stripes and a new Connecticut license plate. âThe Melody boys didnât see the license number, but they supplied enough clues, and weâre grateful for their concern,â Pastor Koepchen told The Bee.
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Concerned citizens of Newtown, both capital and small âC,â attended a lengthy hearing called by the Legislative Council to propose cuts which could be made in the $10.7 million budget plan rejected by better than 2½-1 in last weekâs referendum. The hearing saw a proposal by the Concerned Citizens of Newtown Committee, the group which fought for the referendum defeat, that the $10.7 million budget proposal be reduced by $315,905. Also, considerable sentiment was expressed that special education programs in the school budget be preserved, while on the other hand there were many voices speaking in favor of reducing the curriculum offered in the school and returning to an emphasis on basic education.
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June 14 is Flag Day, marking the anniversary of the adoption of a design for a national flag by the Continental Congress of the United States of America. While this holiday is usually noted primarily by school children and patriotic organizations, this year it marks the beginning of a â21-Day Saluteâ to Old Glory, suggested by the national organization of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR has urged that flags be flown daily from June 14 through Independence Day, July 4, when most communities are celebrating the Bicentennial as well.
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From here on, the new elementary school which has been going up on Boggs Hill Road will officially be known as âThe Boggs Hill School.â That is the christening name which members of the Board of Education decided upon at their Wednesday night meeting, with little discussion. The new school has to be named now, according to Dr Albert Brinkman, because time has come in the construction process to prepare the letters of the schoolâs name for the front of the building. Although Board member Michael Mazaika, who is on the school building committee, didnât feel the need for the lettering was of immediate urgency, he went along with voting the schoolâs name that evening.
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The annual dinner meeting of the Hook and Ladder Company took place at the firehouse on Monday evening, June 7. Thirty-two voting members, plus several cadets, were present to hear a report from the chief and other departments, and to elect officers for the coming year. It was also a time to honor Lee Glover, past chief of Hook and Ladder, with the presentation of a life membership badge. Kenneth Pelletier was installed as chief for another year, beating out Millard Goodsell, who was nominated from the floor. Serving as line officers will be William McCarthy, first assistant; Joseph Wupperfeld, second assistant; and Jimmy Gies, third assistant.
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First Selectman Jack Rosenthal throws a mean curve ball, and did so several times to mark the opening of Newtown Little Leagueâs newest addition, the Senior Prep league.
JUNE 15, 1951
The High School Building Committee is submitting to the June 20 special town meeting, warned in this issue of The Bee, the report of its findings after nine months of intensive study of the program requirements laid down by the Board of Education, which board has since given its unqualified approval of the plans. The Building Committee recommends the basic floor plans shown elsewhere in this issue, and offers for the townâs acceptance either of two alternate exterior elevations. One, called Plan A, has a traditional pitched roof, colonnaded entrance and cupola on the front administrative and classroom unit; the other, called Plan B, is contemporary or functional design, with flat roofs throughout. It can be said for Plan A that it is more in keeping with the design of the townâs other public buildings, and while costing $20,000 more to build, the annual cost over a 20-year period adds only one-tenth of a mill more than Plan B, figured on the present Grand List.
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Mrs Pearl Parsons Stevens of Sidney, N.Y., has been the guest for several days this week of Miss Anna May Betts in Sandy Hook. Mrs Stevens is a former resident of Newtown, having been a member of the first class to graduate from Newtown High School in 1905.
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Over 200 people attended the silver tea on Sunday given at the estate of Mr and Mrs Herman DeVries, Hawleyville, and sponsored by the Womenâs Federation of the Newtown Congregational Church. The deVries gardens and grounds were enjoyed and Mr deVriesâ paintings, which were on display, were very much appreciated. A silver collection amounted to $87, part of the Federationâs contribution toward the payment of the redecoration of the church.
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Among the treasures found in an old attic and to be offered to the highest bidder at the Trinity auction to be held Saturday, July 14, in Trinity Church social rooms, are bound copies of well known periodicals and newspapers from the period October 10, 1840, to September 11, 1841. Included are the first four issues of the New York Tribune, copies of Horace Greeleyâs weekly New Yorker, and Log Cabin.
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A most worthwhile exhibit of paintings and drawings by patients at the Fairfield State Hospital is now on exhibit in Bridgewater House and will continue through une 25, the two O.T. rooms next to the chapel being open daily, from 1 to 5 pm.
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Marking an important date in the Girl Scout program, mothers and Troop Committee members were guests on Wednesday, June 6, at the second annual birthday party and fly-up ceremony of Brownie Troop 14, held in St Rose Hall. Receiving their âwingsâ in the fly-up ceremony from Brownie to Junior Girl Scout status from the hands of Mrs Carter Hayward, leader, were Shirley Cole, Judith Cutler, Sandra Downs, Monica Dumser, Arline Kessinger, Nancy Maye, and June Meyers.
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Action was taken at the special town meeting held last Friday night at the Edmond Town Hall, making it possible to admit the United Fire Company of Botsford to membership in the Newtown Fire Department.
JUNE 11, 1926
W.C. Johnson is driving a new Franklin sedan.
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Michael Carroll, the painter, is redecorating the interior of the store of Corbett & Crowe at Sandy Hook.
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On Monday evening at 6:30, Philo T. Platt introduced a new era in marketing service from the Hartford radio station, WTIC. This new service, which will be broadcast on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, at 6:30, will give the market quotations from the cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury, Hartford, Norwich, and New London.
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Miss Virginia B. Gesner has returned for her summer vacation from the Pelham Manor day school, where she has been head of the kindergarten department for the past two years.
JUNE 14, 1901
Thomas Bailey of Great Ring has a new steam saw mill at work on his timber land and will get out about 2,000 ties, besides lumber of various kinds.
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Homer Clark of Grayâs Plain has had substantial improvements made in his house, removing the main old fashioned chimney, and substituting a modern one. W.H. Shepard did the work.
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Mrs Charles G. Stowe of Zoar was thrown from her wagon near the home of George Winton, on Saturday afternoon. She was returning home when the shaft broke. She was not seriously injured but her back was somewhat strained, and she sustained some bad bruises.
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Thanks to the energy and good management of Miss C. Belle Bloom of Brooklyn, the charity euchre party at the Newtown Inn Saturday evening was a great success socially and also netted the tidy sum of $20 for our worthy Newtown Library.