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Botsford has a new postmaster, Charles Hermanson, who replaces Clement Koscavage, who retired in May. Mr Hermanson started training in the Botsford Post Office on July 15, and his appointment becomes effective July 19. Mr Hermanson went to work for the Postal Service in 1977. He was a mail carrier in Milford for seven years. He later served as a safety specialist and injury compensation specialist at the Postal Service’s Waterbury Sectional Center.

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Alison Zavatsky of Newtown, riding Picture Perfect, was Short Stirrup champion with a perfect score at the Mountain Valley Equestrian Center horse show on July 13. Alison, 11, won blue ribbons in the walk-trot, walk-trot-canter, short stirrup crossrails and short stirrup hunter classes.

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Send in the clowns. That’s the message from the Labor Day Parade Committee, which needs clowns for the September 1 parade. The committee will provide make-up, but the volunteers will need their own costumes.

July 21, 1961

Forty American Field Service students from six different countries will arrive in Newtown next Wednesday, July 26. They are students who have spent the school year in the United States and are now on their way home. They have just finished a three-week bus sight-seeing trip through parts of the country. The three days they will spend in Newtown are intended to give them a chance to rest.

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Danny Lawlor, Jr, son of golf pro Danny Lawlor and Mrs Lawlor, allowed only one hit in three frames last week at the Yankee Stadium while taking part in the Yankee baseball tryouts for the eastern section of the United States. A Yankee farm team director said that he was “one of the top players” of the 530 youths participating. Danny, a junior at Newtown High School, is a member of the SAC baseball team.

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Tuesday was a busy day at Dickinson Memorial Park, when the Newtown Jaycee Wives, sponsors of the Fresh Air Fund in Newtown, entertained the Fresh Air visitors at the second annual picnic. There were loads of youngsters and loads of goodies, the weather was great, and the combination led to a fine time for all.

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The Newtown Little League All-Stars are meeting the Derby all-Stars at the Italian Community Center field in Sandy Hook this Thursday in the first game of District Three All-Star contests. If the Newtown team wins, it will play either Shelton or Ansonia on Saturday. If Newtown wins the Saturday game, a third game will be played at Sandy Hook on Monday, July 24.

 

July 17, 1936

While playing with matches on Monday morning, Jean Hunihan, 3-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Hunihan of Grays Plain district, received painful burns about the head and body when her clothes became ignited. Her condition is reported as being favorable.

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The Town Players held their first regular meeting, Friday night, in the Alexandria Room of the Edmond Town Hall, with an attendance of more than one hundred members and friends, who showed much interest at the start of this organization. Persons in the room were selected at random by drawing numbers from a box and they were then instructed to present a series of tableaux on the stage, which proved quite amusing. These were followed by a pantomime. Next was presented a short comedy entitled “Matinata” by Lawrence Langner. Frozen assets, the kind that when taken from their dry ice fairly melt away in your mouth, were dispensed about the room in true Good Humor fashion. Very welcome on the warm evening, until the summer heat got the better of the dry ice.

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A new Wayne Meter Computing pump has been installed at Lovell’s Garage. A new curbing has also been built and three other pumps moved to facilitate the better servicing of cars.

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A slight auto accident occurred in Sandy Hook, Saturday, when the cars of Jules Berger and a Mr McIntosh of Hartford collided. The accident occurred because a blanket fell out of the Berger car and Mr McIntosh, thinking it was a child, tried to avoid it and hit the other car.

 

July 21, 1911

Miss Elizabeth Blake, the owner of Castle Ronald, met with quite a serious accident, a few days ago. While hastening through the Castle, she caught her foot in a rug or piece of drapery and fell full length on the hard floor. Fortunately no bones were broken, but the fall was a painful one as she struck one knee and has since been more or less lame.

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During the thunderstorm on Thursday last the Sandy Hook school building was struck by lightning. Some of the shingles, a few of the clapboards, and a piece of cornice was torn off.

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On the evening of Tuesday last, a little surprise party was given by a little group of High school pupils to Miss Bessie Mitchell, a former teacher. A token of remembrance was given to represent their esteem and love. The evening was spent with music, games, and dancing, enjoyed greatly by all. Refreshments were served, a short time after which the party broke up with a happy feeling for the time spent with one who is sincerely loved by all

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Dr W.H. Kiernan and A.C. Griscom returned on Friday, after an enjoyable stay in a camp about 100 miles from Three Rivers, Canada. Mr Griscom caught some fine trout, weighing 2½ pounds each and more.