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A small but enthusiastic group of balloonists congregated at Harvey Hubbell’s West Street home last weekend for a final flying fling and a weekend of chatter about accomplishments and events during the ballooning season. Very few of the colorful balloons were seen hovering over Newtown as is often the case during good flying weather. In spite of several hard landings Paul Morlock said the rally was a fitting finale to the season.

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By vote of the executive committee of The Connecticut Federation of School Administrators (CFSA) Newtown resident Earl J. Smith, Jr was recently elected vice-president of his AFL-CIO affiliated organization which represents over 700 public school administrators. Mr Smith has been the assistant principal of Newtown High School for 19 years, and he has been active in public service as well.

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The Board of Directors of Youth Services in Newtown (YSIN) welcomed Katherine Crown of Bristol as she stepped into her new position as the town’s youth coordinator. Miss Crown has a range of experience which includes family, group and individual therapy, advocacy, and counseling.

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To enable the Newtown School System to correct fire code violations, the Legislative Council, at its October 20 meeting, unanimously passed a measure to return $19, 277 to the schools to be used towards installation of fire and smoke detection equipment. The high school has smoke and heat detectors in the high risk classrooms but many of the perimeter rooms contain no such equipment.

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Dr Louis R. and Mrs Julia Wasserman of Newtown have donated a portion of their collection of Early American lighting devices — 12 items values at nearly $11,000 — to Newtown’s Cyrenius H. Booth Library. The library is interested in preserving artifacts of the past and happily welcomes the fine gift.

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An access road is being constructed by the State of Connecticut through Paugussett Forest No.2, formerly known as the Mulliken Tract, in the northern part of Newtown. When completed this access road will be 10,800 feet and will go from Echo Valley and loop around and exit near Pond Brook on Hanover Road. The purpose of the road is twofold — one as an access road for fuel wood cutters and the other as a fire access road.

October 25, 1957

The gilded ball was returned to the top of Newtown’s famous flagpole Monday afternoon by steeplejack William Edwards of Trumbull who was aided by Percy Ferris of Newtown. Mr Edwards said he had never before seen the top of that pole and didn’t know what to expect, therefore he had to improvise a mounting on the ground before going up. The ball was screwed into a flange he fitted atop the pole, but it now has a rakish tilt.

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Newtown’s Mountain Boy, Paul Webb of Shepard Hill, has gone and collected a bunch of his inimitable hillbilly cartoons, and Signet Books, the New American Library’s paperback series, has put them out in a book titled, “The Mountain Boys.” His cartoons appear in a number of daily newspapers.

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The Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday evening, November 5, at 8 o’clock, at the Edmond Town Hall on zoning regulations, which, when adopted, will cover the designation of districts into which the town will be divided. The regulations at this time are directed toward setting aside districts into which neighborhood business enterprises and industrial plants may be constructed and operated.

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Telephone operators here now need only spin a dial or push a button to ring a telephone bell in Hawaii. The distant Pacific islands are being brought within the operators’ dialing range by a new underseas cable which started carrying calls on Tuesday, October 8. Connecticut residents who want to talk to friends or relatives in Hawaii can do so by dialing operator and giving her the name and number they want. She will simply dial a three digit code for Hawaii, followed by the number.

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A new 4-H club has been formed in Newtown by a group of girls ranging in age from nine to twelve years. They have selected the Indian name of “Currituck” and call the club the “Currituck 4-H Club.” Their projects are braiding rugs, conservation, gardening, animals, and canning.

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Don’t run — just reach! Enjoy the convenience of a kitchen phone! No more frantic dashes, missed calls, burned meals! You can give a lovely kitchen wall phone right at your fingertips for only a few cents a day. Choose your favorite from eight rich decorative colors. Remember: An up-to-date home has enough phones. They belong wherever your family needs them. The Southern New England Telephone Company

 

October 21, 1932

The Newtown 4-H SOS Club presented their first annual achievement night program at the Beach Memorial Library on Friday, with more than 100 guests present. The exhibit of the articles made by the club since the group was organized last January, attracted considerable attention.

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H.G. Warner Co, Phone 111, Sandy Hook. Armour’s Star Ham, 14 cents lb.; Sliced Liver, 15 cents lb; Milk Fed Fowl, 59 cents each; Native Veal Chops, 25 cents lb; 12 lbs. Sweet Potatoes, 25 cents; Bread, 5 cents loaf; Eggs, dozen, 25 cents; Grapes 3 lbs. For 25 cents; Cut Wax Beans, 3 cans for 43 cents; Golden Pumpkin, 3 cans for 43 cents; Fancy Tomatoes, 3 cans for 53 cents; Tomato Juice, 3 cans for 25 cents.

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Thomas J. Connor, local contractor, in charge of the building of town roads, has just completed an excellent strip in the lower Huntingtown district. Contractor Reichel has built an attractive sun parlor on the home of Thomas Lynch of Half Way River, where Mr Reichel resides.

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The report of the president of the Visiting Nurse Association, Miss S.J. Scudder: Perhaps the best work is the immunizing of the children against diphtheria. It is almost, if not completely, wiped out in our town and it is our purpose to keep it out. The nurse has reported on school lunches. Every school had its appointment, but in a few districts the children preferred to bring hot cocoa or milk from home and turned their money back to the VNA. School lunches come under the head of tubercular preventive work.

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Would the boys who helped the lady in the Oakland coupe about the last week in August of this summer on the old Newtown road from Georgetown and Devils Den, when the gas tank on her car was broken, be so kind as to return her suede jacket, if they picked it up, to Mr Smith of The Newtown Bee. The lady has written from New York about it where she lives in the winter and would certainly appreciate if the jacket has been found.

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The democratic caucus was held in the Alexandria room of the Edmond Town hall, Friday night, with Hon Charles G. Morris presiding, and Town Clerk May E. Sullivan acting as clerk. Paul V. Cavanaugh, prosecutor of the Newtown Town Court, was nominated as candidate for a judge of Probate for the unexpired term.

 

October 25, 1907

NOTICE — Beginning Monday, October 14, I will make cider for the public every day until further notice, closing Saturdays at noon. J.B. O’Brien, Zoar Dist, Sandy Hook.

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On Tuesday morning the selectmen bought the temporizing, hesitating policy of C.H. Northrop, relative to the delivery up of the books of the town treasurer, to his successor, to a focus, and the books were passed over to Treasurer Wright about 9:30 o’clock. Mr Northrop still pleaded for more time, but Mr Blackman told him in a tone of voice that was evidently understood, that it was about time to quit fooling. On Tuesday the selectmen caused an attachment to be placed on the property of Mr Northrop. The expert accountant Frank E. Soule, of New Milford, is at work on the books, but it will doubtless be some days or weeks before the final result is known.

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On Tuesday a ladies’ black hand bag was lost at the depot or somewhere between the depot and the Newtown Inn. If finder will kindly return it to the Newtown Inn, there will be no questions asked and they will be suitably rewarded.

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Some bold thieves visited Charles Kane’s orchard, a few nights ago, and carried off several bushels of his choicest apples, which they took time to get off the trees.

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On Friday evening, November 1, the High school will give a Hallowe’en entertainment in the Town hall. The program will be an attractive one and the usual large audiences at High school functions may be expected. The roller skating rink at the Town hall will be re-opened, Saturday night, the 26th.