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William Manfredonia has been appointed assistant principal of Newtown High School, replacing Jack Lynch, who resigned July 31. Mr Manfredonia has been a social studies teacher at the high school since February of 1971. The new administrator started the wrestling program in town, and it is one of the most respected programs in the state.

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Early on the morning of August 7, after receiving numerous calls about a pony trotting through town, police captured the animal, tied him to a willow tree on the Ram Pasture, and began searching for his owner. Meanwhile, Beth Zavatsky woke up and noticed My Friend Folger was missing. Mrs Zavatsky called police, who told her the pony was in the Ram Pasture. John Zavatsky thanked Patrolman Fearon and claimed his pony.

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Last month, the men of VFW Post 308 sailed to Gloucester, Mass., where they spent hours cruising Cashes’ Ledge and fishing. The 41 men aboard caught four tons of fish, reported Jim Owen, the VFW member who arranged the trip. He said the ship’s captain said it was his best trip of the year.

 

August 14, 1959

The F.W. French Tube Company of Johnston Drive, South Center District, is at work now putting the finishing touches on a brand new 14,000 square foot addition to the plant that will more than double its factory area. The firm processes thin gauge, small diameter regular tubing in both copper and brass; it manufactures internally finned tubing for improved heat transfer and thirdly, it fabricates tubing, such as tapered stainless steel tubing used in rocket motors.

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Plans are nearing completion for the St Rose Centennial Celebration which will take place on the parish grounds during the week of August 24 to 29. The Pictorial History of One Hundred Years of St Rose Parish goes to press this Friday, August 14, and will be on sale during the week of the bazaar.

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The Newtown Tax Payers Association announces it will go ahead with the planned panel discussion of revaluation despite the decision of town officials to defer revaluation of Newtown. The association said it still feels the subject is important enough to justify the panel discussion.

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Dr J. Benton Egee, town health officer, announces he has received a favorable report on a water sample taken a week ago at Dickinson Memorial Park pool. Dr Egee said the sample was taken at a time of maximum use of the pool and at a time when the water flow into the pool was at a minimum. Under the worst conditions, he said, the report was good and has been approved by the State Laboratory.

August 10, 1934

Ernest J. Morgan and George Curtis Morgan returned, Friday afternoon, from an attendance upon the annual convention for the International Baby Chick Association, held at Cleveland, Ohio. The Homestead Farms had an exhibit of their fine egg-producing strain of birds. The Messrs Morgan made the trip out in two days and back in two days.

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The Dutch elm disease situation is still well to the fore. It is a problem which should be carefully considered. There has been a great increase in the number of diseased trees within the past 10 days. Nearly 5,000 are known. Samples already secured indicate some 500 additional, with probably many more to be located within the next few weeks.

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Editor A.P. Smith has a stalk of Evergreen sweet corn in his garden which measures 10 feet and three inches in height. Even that expert gardener, John Ray, can’t beat this. Dea Horace Smith tried to jolly the scribe by saying he had planted some silo corn seed. But not so! If Dea Smith will come over to the editor’s house in four days we will give him a dinner of sweet corn right off of that stalk.

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The Little Gallery of 18 East 57th Street, New York, has opened a branch shop in Dodgingtown, on the Bethel-Newtown road. In addition to the exhibition of work of such Master craftsmen as Arthur J. Stone, Lester Vaughn, Mignonne Ryther, there is an attractive assortment of articles for inexpensive gifts.

 

August 13, 1909

Andrew C. Moore, was so unfortunate as to have his best driving horse stolen from the pasture lot, Friday night. A team was heard driving rapidly by the residence of R.D. Smith in Dodgingtown, Friday night, and it is though the thieves went in that direction. The horse is a light bay, stands knuckled on the right hind leg, and has a scar on the right forward hoof. It weighs about 1,000 pounds.

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J.W. Andrews has greatly improved his house by having a veranda built on two sides. A.G. Nash is now giving it a handsome appearance by painting it a straw color, with heavy green trimmings. Miss Bergamini of Codfish Hill has had her house newly painted by A.G. Nash.

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Austin N. Botsford had the misfortune to lose a valuable colt, it being found dead in the lot. Archibald MacArthur lost a good horse with the colic, last week.

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John F. Galvin of Zoar has been having his barn sided and shingled and other repairs made, and is soon to erect a new cow shed on the south end of the barn, 12x24 feet. Arthur Beardsley is doing the work.