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Two fire-damaged structures that were considered to be eyesores were removed by a wrecking crew last Friday. Groups of onlookers in Sandy Hook Center enjoyed the spectacle provided by the removal of the old post office building on the corner of Washington Avenue and Church Hill Road. The other structure removed was the South Main Street apartment building which was gutted by a spectacular fire May 14.

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In separate incidents dramatizing the anguish suffered by residents as a result of roaming dogs, one dog was killed and another wounded in Hattertown last Thursday and seven sheep were destroyed in Dodgingtown Sunday morning. Earlier this month ten rabbits were demolished by a coon hound in Sandy Hook. The canine officer said when two or more dogs get together to roam, a pack instinct starts to take over.

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Newtown’s Planning and Zoning Commission plans to inspect the Morgan’s Pond property off of Castle Meadow Road preparatory to a June 3 decision on whether the Town of Newtown should purchase it from Bridgeport Hydraulic Company. The 25-acre pond and seven acres of dry land, considered surplus watershed property, has an appraised value of $50,000, according to the water company, which made the offer to sell the property to the Selectmen.

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A proposal to convert an existing frame swelling into a restaurant/lounge to be known as the “Taunton Tavern” off Route 6 in Hawleyville, will go before the Newtown Planning a& Zoning Commission for a public hearing at 8 pm, Thursday, June 3, at Town Hall South. A full liquor permit would be sought.

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Police charged two young men with possession of a non-narcotic substance with intent to sell after Patrolman Jeffrey Kovic found them sleeping in a parked van on Alberts Hill Road, Sandy Hook, at 6:50 am, Friday, May 21. At $35 an ounce, each bag could have been sold for around $50. Total street value of the drug is about $2,240.

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In a response to a call from its denomination, the Newtown Congregational Church officially became a “peace church” on May 23. Members voted unanimously to pass a resolution making peace a priority for the next biennium, said Alastair Sellars, senior minister. The resolution, which was drafted by the Human Concerns Committee chaired by Kenneth P. Hinckley, encourages all members of the church to actively commit themselves to the cause of peace.

 

May 31, 1957

The new occupational therapy building now under construction at Fairfield State Hospital will be named Plymouth Hall, according to an announcement made by the hospital’s Board of Trustees, following its regular monthly meeting held Monday, May 20. The building will be named in honor of Joseph J. Trzuskoski and the town of Plymouth which he represents on the Board of Trustees.

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The gymnasium of the Edmond Town Hall was well filled for the special town meeting held last Friday evening on the subject of zoning. While zoning for Newtown was thoroughly discussed and the broad plan for the town was explained by George Northrop, chairman of the Planning Commission, and Russell Ford of the planning consulting firm of Gates and Ford, no formal vote was taken since a petition containing more than 400 names, requesting a referendum vote, had been presented to the town clerk in advance of the meeting.

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The Connecticut Board of Fisheries and Game reports that Lake Lillinonah was stocked last week with over 5,000,000 pike-perch fry, hatched at the Burlington Trout Hatchery from eggs obtained from Ohio and Canada. This is the second year of the project to establish pike-perch as a game fish in Lake Lillinonah. About 75,000 fry were kept in rearing pools at Kensington in an attempt to raise them to fingerling size.

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Real Food Finds! NEWTOWN TRU VALU Jumbo Bunch Fresh Asparagus, Avg. 2½ lbs, 29 cents; Grade A, Large Native Eggs, 45 cents dozen; Iceberg Lettuce, 2 Firm Heads, 19 cents; Natural Sliced Kraft Swiss Cheese, 8 oz. pkg., 35 cents; Genuine Spring Leg of Lamb, 49 cents lb.; From Fresh Killed Chickens Chicken Legs, 49 cents lb. Swordfish Steaks, 55 cents lb.

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Carl Gay of Gay’s TV and Radio Service, Sandy Hook, attributes recent television interference and poor reception in this area to sunspots. He says that the Federal Communications Commission reports that the sun is beginning to act up again in a regular 11-year cycle that affects short wave transmission. TV signals are in the shortwave band area, and when solar activity is high, short waves can be picked up over great distances, with freak reception and interference resulting.

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James Cavanaugh, general carnival chairman, announces that the lot in the rear of the Grand Union Store, Queen Street, has been selected as the site of the Combined Firemen’s Carnival, July 8 through 13. Three large rides have been signed up, a Whip, Merry-Go-Round, and a Ferris Wheel. These will offer much more amusement than last year.

 

May 27, 1932

The new George Washington quarter dollar, to be issued by the United States Treasury as a feature of the nation-wide George Washington Bicentennial Celebration, will be coined in large enough quantities to satisfy a normal demand, officials of the Treasury have informed the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission.

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A notable event in the history of St Rose’s church was the celebration, Sunday, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of St Rose’s church. At the 11 o’clock Mass the church was crowded. St Rose’s church was well filled on Sunday evening when Solemn Vespers and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament was given. Rev W.H. Kennedy, a former pastor of St Rose’s, and now pastor of St Mary’s church, Southington, gave the sermon of the evening.

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There was one more bad accident at the Osborne curve on the Bridgeport-Newtown state road, Monday, when a motorcycle struck the stonewall and the riders came to grief. Edward Weiss of 42 Osborne street, Danbury, suffered lacerations and minor bruises of the body. William Schneebeli of 26 Davis street, Danbury, sustained a fractured skull and lacerations.

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A failure on the part of the mother to recognize the adolescent’s greater need for food may result in malnutrition. The girl is more difficult to handle during this period of growth and physical readjustments than is the boy. The craze for a slender figure has resulted in impaired health in far too many young girls. Perhaps one of the most important tasks of mother and teacher is that of creating a new ideal of beauty in the mind of the young girl.

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For the Month of May – Drug Sale! Corbett & Crowe, DRUGGISTS Sandy Hook, Conn. Genuine Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, $1 Size – Cut to 69 cents. Pure Aspirin Tablets, Bottle 110s, Cut to 49 cents. BOX CANDY Parke & Tilford, Full pound Box Assorted Chocolates - $1.25 Box Cut to $1. Squibb’s TOOTH PASTE 40 cent Tube 31 cents. LIFE BOUY SOAP 10-cent Cake, 3 for 20 cents.

 

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One of the most popular eating establishments that has opened this spring is the Newtown Log Cabin, located at Newtown on the Bridgeport road, under the management of William McNiff. The place is modern in every detail with an up-to-date gift shoppe, living quarters and dance hall. Every convenience has been installed for the comfort of guests. Mr McNiff is a most affable gentleman and his one thought is for the comfort of his guests.

May 31, 1907

Dogs got into the flock of sheep belonging to Frank Mitchell in Pootatuck, Sunday and Monday, killing and maiming several sheep and lambs and biting others. Selectman Peck looked the sheep over, Monday and Tuesday.

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They are telling a good story at the expense of a popular Sandy Hook business man. It appears he went to Bridgeport and returned home with two packages, one containing two boxes of choice strawberries he wished to give to a lady friend and other a pair of bicycle tires. In some way, the packages were mixed up and the bicycle tires were left with the lady friend. It required some earnest words of explanation on his part to straighten the matter out.

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Miss Ruth Botsford of Bridgeport, who recently spent a few days with her grandmother, Mrs Angeline Beers, in Hopewell, while out in the woods just west of her grandmother’s house, saw a large rattlesnake but was unable to kill it.

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C.W. Canfield has lettered a handsome sign for Troy’s hotel. The café has been moved from the front office to the basement and new bar fixtures installed with handsome mirrors on the back bar.

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June 26 has been selected as the date for the dedication of the new Masonic hall at Sandy Hook. The exercises will take place in the afternoon. The committee on program consists of Rev O.O. Wright, Dr A.L. Schuyler and Allison P. Smith.