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“We’re very fortunate this occurred when schools were closed for vacation,” said school Superintendent John Reed. What Dr Reed referred to was the breakdown of the sewage pumping station at Newtown High School last Saturday, the first day of winter vacation for Newtown schools. A temporary pump was installed to handle the crowd at Tuesday night’s basketball game. “It’s a timely reminder of the maintenance repairs agenda which is before the community,” Dr Reed continued.

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There is a person in Newtown who holds a position which will never be advertised in the New York Times. Mrs Richard Sykes of Newtown holds this position. She is joint Master of the Fairfield County Hounds. The Hounds, approximately 60 members strong, could be considered an historical society of sorts. It is an organization dedicated to the ancient tradition of chasing the fox, with all the lore, language, dress code and gentlemanly behavior of our English forefathers intact.

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Tuesday night’s basketball game at Newtown High School between Newtown and New Milford was interrupted by another false alarm at 8:35 pm, 30 seconds before the end of the first quarter. This is the second consecutive home basketball game at which an alarm was pulled. Twenty-four Sandy Hook firemen responded.

 

February 27, 1959

Ben Day Smith of Newtown and Tavares, Fla., is the author of a new book, published this week by Exposition Press, Inc, entitled “Man and Science,” a scholarly subject involving two broad objectives, to evaluate man as an intelligent biological product of evolution, and to attempt to evaluate science as it relates to and affects the organism, man.

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A house-trailer owned by David Cameron of Gray’s Plain Road was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday afternoon. The Sandy Hook Fire Department, United Fire Company of Botsford, and the headquarters truck responded. Upon arrival, they found the fire beyond control. The blaze apparently was caused by an overflowing oil burner.

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The Newtown Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Jaycee adult polio clinic at the Edmond Town Hall, from 12 to 2 pm, on Sunday, March 15. Since the children of Newtown have for the most part been immunized, it is only logical for the parents to take similar steps to protect the entire family from this dread disease. Only the first inoculation will be given at the clinic, and interested persons will be advised of the proper dates for the necessary remaining injections.

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Emergency and accident cases treated at Danbury Hospital in 1958 rose to 6,568, an increase of 36 percent over the previous year. A tremendous improvement over the hospital’s three present rooms will be the new wing’s full emergency suite, three-bed observation ward, emergency operating room, two treatment rooms, and a more convenient entrance.

February 23, 1934

The blizzard of February 19 and 20, 1934, will long be remembered by every person who experienced the inconveniences caused by its ferocity. The storm began in a small way, Monday, about 4 pm. It did not assume serious proportions until about midnight,, when a heavy gale of wind arouse. The state highway department workers, and the two trucks, were out all night. Finally, both trucks were obliged to be abandoned during Tuesday evening. Meanwhile every state and rural road in town became practically and effectually snowbound. Owing to the blizzard, with no mails for two days, The Bee comes to its readers a day late, but chuck full of pep and up-to-date news!

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In order to clarify in the minds of some taxpayers regarding the spending of the $100,000 to be borrowed for the building of the Hanover, Botsford Hill, and Riverside roads that in the event all three roads are not built, it is understood by Mr Blackman’s statement at the meeting that approximately one-third will be spent only on the roads that are built.

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A jolly time was had at the Newtown Country Club on Monday evening by those hardy bridge players who braved the storm to the number required to fill four tables. The dance schedule for Washington’s Birthday, February 22, was postponed because of the weather.

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With his accustomed good judgment, manager A.J. Smith, Jr, has provided an excellent bill at the Edmond Town Hall Theater. On February 28, there will be a double feature, Zane Gray’s “The Last Round Up,” and Marion Davies and Bing Crosby in “Going Hollywood.” There will be also comedy and news. This is going to be a great week for theater goers.

February 26, 1909

The two rows of poplar trees on either side of the driveway extending to Ronald Castle, were almost entirely denuded of their limbs in the ice storm of last week. The main trunks of the trees stand like so many telegraph poles, barren and practically ruined.

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There was a slight freight wreck about 2 am, Wednesday, above the Newtown station. The engineer, mistaking signals, ran into another, hitting it a side blow, derailing a couple of cars. The wrecker came from New Haven and cleaned the line in time for the regular morning trains.

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The supper served by the men of Trinity parish, last week Thursday evening, was one of the pleasantest social events held in a long time, and showed what the men could do when they get to work. The young men waited upon their guests at the tables with all dexterity of people accomplished in that sort of service. Although not intended primarily as a money-making affair, still the supper netted $25.

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Monday night’s entertainment at the Town hall demonstrated afresh the need of more seats at the town hall. About 75 people had to stand throughout the performance, including some 30 women. The Bee again calls the attention of the selectmen to this matter.