Representative John Anderson won the endorsement of the Democratic Town Committee in his reelection bid when that body met Thursday, July 15.

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 After all the hullabaloo over the legality of the vote for Dr Harvey Wachsman as the new police board chairman which took place earlier this month, the question of the board’s chairmanship was resolved once and for all on Thursday evening, July 15. Dr Wachsman is the new chairman, being elected in a new vote cast that evening. Dr Wachsman was first elected at an emergency meeting called for that purpose on July 6. However, the question of the legality of such a meeting was raised by First Selectman Jack Rosenthal, and Town Counsel William Lavery subsequently handed down the opinion an emergency (having to elect a new chairman) did not exist.

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A Newtown man, Navy Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Donald R. Sturges, recently participated in the evacuation of civilians from Beirut, Lebanon, as a crew member of the guided missile cruiser USS Harry E. Yarnell. His ship, according to a release from the Department of the Navy, provided direct support during the evacuation of more than 270 civilian refugees from the Lebanese capital.

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Newtown Legislative Councilman Robert Hall lost his bid to at least fight a primary battle for the Republican nomination for the 28th State Senatorial District seat, currently held by Democrat Joseph Schwartz of Easton. Myron Ballen, 47, four-term GOP town committee chairman of Fairfield, was nominated at the July 19 convention in the Easton library with 19 of the 29 delegate votes cast in his favor. Second was John Murren of Fairfield with six votes. Mr Hall came in last, garnering only Newtown’s four votes, two shy of the minimum necessary to go to primary.

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Nearly a year after he was arrested for the alleged shotgun shooting of two men at the Sandy Hook Café and the wounding of another, Donald Krosky, Sr, 49, was killed by shotgun blasts in Trumbull on July 19. According to police, Krosky was killed while in his car by bullets fired from another car. The incident took place a few blocks from his home on Plattsville Road in Trumbull. He was reported to be on his way to work at the Miles Ahead variety store which he owned in Sandy Hook. Last summer on July 31, Krosky was arrested by Newtown police minutes after three men, reportedly members of the Hells Angels in Bridgeport, were shot down at the Sandy Hook Café, which is on the lower floor of the Sandy Hook Hotel. In the shooting, two men were killed, Frank D’Amato, 23, and Salvatore Safiotti, 34. The third man, Donald Meridith, was seriously wounded. At the time of the shooting, Krosky was permittee of the café, and had charged that the three men were sent up to Sandy Hook by Charles Framularo, leasee of the hotel, to evict him. He said the shootings were in self defense, and although witnesses in the area said the men were armed with guns, the Newtown police at the time of the shooting said the three were unarmed when they got on the scene. The hotel is owned by Charles Milot of Newtown and has been closed since the shootings. It is presently up for sale. In November, Krosky was indicted for murder by a grand jury in Bridgeport, and at the time of his death he was still awaiting trial… That the shooting of Krosky was a reprisal is suspected by those who talk about the case…

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First phase test borings on the northern two acres of the landfill have confirmed earlier estimates that the soils there can support a town garage, with a shallow design foundation and spread footings, engineer Gene Orlowski told the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night.

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As Sid Pitcher tells it, you couldn’t ask for a more cooperative group of volunteer victims than Newtown’s Civil Defense Unit has for its monthly drills at the Woodbury Supply-Silliman sand and gravel site. Youngsters from Girl Scout Troop 103, Boy Scout Troop 170, and Cadet Troop 599 cheerfully go down to the vast, dusty mining area one Sunday each month to simulate a raft of injuries in situations that the rescue squad might encounter in the field.

JULY 27, 1951

A special town meeting is called for Friday night, August 3, at the Edmond Town Hall at 8 o’clock, for the purpose of accepting two strips of road, now privately owned, as town roads for public use. One is known as Elm Road, 440 feet in length, in the real estate development of John Sealander, known as Hawley Acres, which is located just off South Main Street. The other is 560 feet in length and is located in the development of William A. Johnston in South Center District known as Johnston Terrace.

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Mrs Cranston Brewer was winner of the nine-hole, half-handicap tournament of the Ladies Golf Association played on the Newtown Country Club course last Thursday.

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Francis J. Bresson of the Gray’s Plain District was returned to his home by his wife on Wednesday, following treatment at the Danbury Hospital for a concussion suffered Tuesday morning. Mr Bresson, who was unloading hay with his brother, Fred, on the Bresson farm, was knocked unconscious by the point of a traveling hay fork, which penetrated his forehead. He was attended by Dr W.F. Desmond and taken to the hospital in the Newtown ambulance.

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Evelyn M. Pendergast of the Walnut Tree Hill District will take part in the state 4-H short course being held at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, July 29 through August 4. She plans to study poultry raising, gardening, baby sitting, and dancing.

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Curtis Box gave the league-leading Fairfield Hawks a real scare Sunday afternoon when they came up with four hits and scored five runs to make the score 14-12 at the end of the sixth inning. Even though the Hawks put on a six run rally in the top half of the seventh, they thought it best to change pitchers for the last half; so Bill Deardorf was brought in from second to take over for D’Agusta, who had been nicked for 12 hits in six innings. Kingman, Knapp, and Ellis went out in order to end the game with the final score 20-12.

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Ten boys and girls between the ages of six and 15, “fresh airs” from New York City, became guests in Newtown homes for two weeks last Thursday afternoon, when they were met by their hosts at the Bethel railroad station. During their stay the youngsters are enjoying what they have lacked, the happy and orderly living in peaceful homes and all the charms of country life. They will return to New York by train on August 2.

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A drive for more members was begun at the meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the United Fire Company, Botsford, held Friday evening of last week in the home of the president, Mrs Thomas Goosman, Huntingtown Road.

 

JULY 23, 1926

John A. Carlson, the local Nash and Ford dealer, has recently made the following Ford deliveries: Sedan, Rev G. Herbert Ekins; Coach, Rev Dr Richard H. Gesner; Sedan, Frank Wright; Delivery, Morris & Shepard; Sedan, Rev Earl Pearman; Touring, Roslyn Ekins.

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The former Andrew Falls Farm in Dodgingtown has been sold to Walter and Henry Beck.

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The officers of Pootatuck Grange will confer the third and fourth degrees on a class of candidates, Tuesday evening.

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Those who attended the gathering of about 100 women of the Fairfield County Women’s Republican Club from the 25th district at the long cabin of Mrs John B. Russ in Huntington, Tuesday, from town were Mrs Wallace N. Mitchell, Mrs Philo T. Platt, Mrs Fannie M. Edwards, and Mrs Herbert T. Coger.

JULY 26, 1901

The first carload of machinery from Waywick, N.Y., was received at Sandy Hook, this week, for the local factory of the Fabric Fire Hose Company.

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R.S. Tomlinson is out with a carriage bought of A.M. Briscoe & Son.

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William Dauchey was in New Haven on Tuesday, where he attended the reunion of his regiment, the 12th Connecticut Volunteers.

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A quartet consisting of Dr Gordon, Druggist F.E. Gobiel, Undertaker Troy, and Barber Colepaugh went a-fishing on Friday last.

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A snake was killed in Dr Betts’ yard, the other day, that is not often seen in these parts. It was said to be black, about 2½ feet long, with horns on each side of the head like a bull-head fish. What was it?