June 8, 1990

Teen Center Work Party A Success: New and old Jaycees, several teens and a number of other volunteers put two coats of white paint on the interior walls of the Teen Center in record time, Saturday, June 2. By 12:30 pm, volunteers had finished the second coat of paint. Volunteers began the work party at 8:30 am, moving all the used and unused materials out of the building, quite a feat. A half hour later, volunteers began painting. “We have to get the ceiling put in first before the carpeting is put in,” Parks and Rec Director and Teen Center Building Committee member Barbara Kasbarian said, June 5. “The heating duct has to be moved…. We’ll get the septic hopefully next week.” The tentative opening for the building is June 23.

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Mary Furse, who operates a doll hospital from her home in Hawleyville, hosted the Newtown Woman’s Club. She told the women that almost every doll can be restored. No doll is beyond hope, she told them. But she warned them that sometimes sentiment is the only justification strong enough to warrant the cost of repair. Restoration work averages about $250 per doll.

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Mortgage interest rates will likely trend downward in the summer, according to the latest monthly “Outlook for the Economy and Real Estate,” from the National Association of Realtors. NAR Chief John A. Ruccillo notes that although rates in creased steadily through midspring, they have not reached a point high enough to shut down the housing sector. The key to downward trend in the US interest rates will be a change in market perception of the US economy, he says. Market recognition of the nation’s slow economic growth should alleviate inflation worries, Mr Ruccillo says.

June 11, 1965

A lot of hard work by members of the Newtown Rotary Club and Mrs Ann Anderson of Trumbull, manager, has put all in readiness for the fourth annual Rotary Flea Market, to be conducted this Saturday, June 12. The gates will swing open at 10 am on Taylor Field, behind the Hawley School on Church Hill road, and will not close until 6 pm. To date, close to 70 dealers from near and far have signed up for the event, and the club promises one for the best flea markets ever.

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Joel Nezvesky, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Nezvesky of Huntingtown Road, and a junior at Newtown High School, amassed a total of 89½ points this past track season. This total, scored by one person during one season, breaks the record of Jack Loggie set in 1963. They were earned in the high jump, triple jumps, pole vault and 880 yard run. Joel, in the high jump, took first place 9 times out of 10 tries.

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SAC NOTES: Two Beardsleys, no relation by mutual consent, were over at SAC Park on Saturday. Bill, who is just home from college, stopped in to say “hello” and Ron came down to umpire a game for the Midgets and brought them a present of a fine bat. Some vandals pulled over one of the light posts at the Park and left the wires lying on the ground. Jim Kearns, Tom Presnell, Joe Tani, and Bill Halstead replaced it before someone got badly hurt. Monday evening’s annual meeting for the Sustaining Group of the Social and Athletic Club of Sandy Hook included among those present several of the group’s charter members, and first officers.

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At the Board of Education meeting on June 4, the resignation of Dr Willard A. Downie as Newtown’s superintendent was officially accepted and John Sommi, administrative assistant since 1962, was named the new superintendent. Mr Sommi assumes Newtown’s top school post when one new school is close to its opening and another in the planning stage. One of his first duties will be completing the educational plans for a replacement for the present high school facilities.

 

June 7, 1940

Wednesday of last week unearthed a new firm of plain and fancy painters in town. The partnership, Smith and Desmond, displayed rare artistic taste in spreading some heavy brown paint on a runway at the rear of the barn at the residence of the former’s grandfather. Whether the runway or “Scuddy” and “Danny” were completely decorated at the end of the afternoon’s “work” was difficult to determine. If you have a painting problem — better call these two hustling young men for on every job they give their individual attention, putting most of the paint on themselves.

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An RFD mail wagon of ancient vintage is on display on the front lawn of the Parker House, placed there by “Bill” Gradowich. It is quite a work of art, though none of Newtown’s rural carriers have offered to give “Bill” their cars in exchange. Perhaps “Hub” Beers could use it on some of his fishing trips, if for nothing else.

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The annual commencement exercises of the Newtown High School will take place next Thursday evening at the Edmond Town Hall theater at eight o’clock. Twenty-nine members are in the graduating class this year, an increase of twelve over that of last year.

Currituck Road was given its first coat of oil by Contractor De Luca on Tuesday. The white guide posts have also been placed at various points along the new road, making a big improvement in its appearance and safety.

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Newtown’s Memorial Day exercises were conducted last Thursday morning by the Charles Howard Peck Sr and Jr Post VFW and Ladies’ Auxiliary, with a parade of these two units from the Edmond Town Hall to the War Memorial at the head of the Street. Despite the pleasant weather, scarcely more than a handful of townspeople attended the exercises.

June 11, 1915

High School Notes: Chief Johnson from the Sioux Indian reservation gave an interesting talk at the High School on Friday afternoon. The lower classmen were all wildly enthusiastic over him, but they cannot understand the quiet and shady manner in which he departed the town. The Juniors will give a reception to the Senior class, Friday night, in the Town hall. The Biology class have just completed their spring collection of 35 wild flowers. The collections are mounted on large sheets of cardboard and Mr Johnson is well pleased with the work of the class.

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There was an exciting game of baseball at the Knoll, Sunday afternoon, the Fairfield AC nine suffering defeat at the hands of the Sandy Hook boys by the score of 2 to 1. Bradley and Conger, battery for the home team, did especially effective work. The lineup was as follows: Sandy Hook: Baker, 2d; Keating, 1f; H. Bradley, 2b; Conger, cf; Carmody, ss; Beers, rf; R. conger, c; Leavy, 1st b; Robert Bradley, p.

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B.F. Hoffman of Woodbury has opened a repair and tailoring establishment in the Gannon building, next to The Bee office. He will also carry a line of goods to order suits, getting them from a high class New York firm. The Bee wishes him success.

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The Town hall was packed to the doors with an enthusiastic audience, last week Friday evening, when the senior class of the Newtown High school presented “The Colonel’s Maid,” a comedy drama in three acts. The play was well staged, the arrangements and decoration being in keeping with the plot. The acting of all the characters was well done, but Gordon Gale as “Col Robert Rudd” did the part of a good-hearted by irascible old gentleman in an especially fine manner.