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VOL. Ill, No. 8
BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT
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DECEMBER 1945
CHURCH POSTPONES
NAMING NEW PASTOR
Committee Resigns When Its
Choice Is Not Approvel
The Federatel Church at its
special meeting early this month
failed to reach an agreement as to
the choice of a new pastor.
Although the pastoral committee
which was named several weeks
ago to consider candidates for the
position made it known it was
ready with a recommendation it
could not be agreed to accept its
proposal because several of the
seventy present evidenced disap
proval of the plan to present only
one candidate for the group’s con
sideration. Others thought that a
sufficient number of candidates
had not been heard.
After much, discussion and in
protest of a later vote to
adjourn and thus postpone action
of any nature until Wednesday
evening, January 2, all members
of the committee headed by Lloyd
W. Moulton as chairman are re
ported to have resigned. Neverthe
less it is assumed by many that
the name of whomever the com
mittee had decided to recommend
will be presented at the adjourned
meeting, otherwise, it is pointed
out, a new committee will have to
be named to hear other candidates.
Those who served with Mr.
Moulton on the committee are:
Brennis H. Tyrrell, Mrs. Hans C.
Christensen, Mrs. James L. Brad
ford, William C. Hubbard, Miss
Fedora Ferraresso, Mrs.| E. New
ton Peck, Mrs. Bernard J. Lee,
Earl R. Powers, F. Willard Tull
and J. Senior Weshington.
Selection of a pastor was made
necessary upon the death of the
late Reverend Thomas Foxall.
MASELLI WOULD GIVE
AMBULANCE TO TOWN
The town council has under con
sideration the offer of an ambu
lance as a present to the town
from councilman Dominick Maselli
of Prospect Street.
The ambulance was originally
given to the Bloomfield Center
Fire Department but was little
used and has been out of operation
for some time because maintenance
funds have not been available.
Coupled with the offer of the
vehicle is a proposal from the
Lions Club that they will organize
a driver’s corps which will set up
a schedule to assure both day and
night operation.
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LT.-COM. McCRANN
Lt. Commander Donald J. Mc
Crann, local physician, recently
commended for saving the lives of
75 men from the wreckage of
ships cracked-up during a typhoon
off the rocky shores of Iwo Jima,
is home on leave.
The Commander flew from the
lwo Jima Base to New York on a
cargo plane. His orders assign him
to the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hos
pital but he hopes to be dischaged
soon. He has been in the service
since his enlistment in April 1943.
HARRY WINNER AND
FARRELL DECORATED
Announcement has just been
made here of awards to two more
Bloomfield’s servicemen.
T/Sgt. Harry W. Winner, son of
Mrs. R. C. Morse of Terry Plains
Road has received the Bronze Star,
the Distinguished Flying Cross
and one oak leaf cluster, the Air
Medal with two oak leaf clusters,
and four battle stars.
Malcolm L. Farrell, aviation
machinist’s mate, has been award
ed the Air Medal for his service as
crewman of a patrol bomber over
the Philippines. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Farrell of 77
Park Avenue.
Winner has just been discharged
after serving 34 months in the
Army Air Force, 16 of which were
spent in the China Burma-India
theater. He is married to the
former Helen E. Grane, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Grane of
Wintonbuiy Avenue.
THOS CAMPBELL SAVED FROM HOSPITAL
BLAZE IN WHICH SEVENTEEN LOSE LIVES
MRS. KEEFER BITTEN
BY FAMILY’S PET DOG
Mrs. Franklin P. Keefer of 654
Park Avenue suffers from a pain
ful injury on her chin, the result
of a slashing bite from the fam
ily ’s pet dog.
The animal, an eleven year old
Irish Terrier, had taken a bark
ing fit and thinking the usual
treatment of throwing a heavy
blanket over him was a bit harsh
Mrs. Keefer was attempting to
quiet him by taking him into her
arms when he bit her.
At the hospital to which Mrs.
Keefer was rushed immediately
after the attack physicians found
it necessary to use two stiches
to close the wound.
The dog, reported subject of
late to similar frenzied deliriums,
is being observed for symptoms
of rabies.
MRS. BINGHAM HEADS
THE WOMEN’S GUILD
Mrs. Leslie M. Bingham of
Jerome Avenue was elected pres
ident of the Women’s Guild of the
Federated Church at the annual
meeting held early this month in
the parish house. Mrs. Bingham
succeeds Mrs. Earl R. Powers who
held office during the past year.
Other officers chosen were. Vice
president, Mrs. J. Senior Wash
ington; recording secretary, Mrs.
Earl Nielsen; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Walter Velhage;
treasurer, Mrs. Ralph C. Wiley;
assistant treasurer, Mrs. Leslie T.
Goodrich.
RUSSO WOUNDED
IN HAWAIIAN RIOT
Patsy Russo, son of Mrs. An
thony Russo of Tunxis Avenue,
was among the injured Marines in
the recent Hawaiian riot.
Although he minimizes the ex
tent of his wounds, it is konwn that
an injury to his back and cuts on
his face required hospital treat
ment.
Danny Russo, brother serving
in the Navy, is now home on leave
following a brief hospitalization in
England for treatment of his eyes.
Short Circuit of Lights On
Christmas Tree Blamed for
Hartford’s Second Worst
Fire in Years
VICTIMS ARE ALL ELDERLY
Thomas I. Campbell, believed to
be Bloomfield’s oldest resident,
was carried to safety from a fire
which destroyed Niles Street Con
valescent Hospital Christmas eve.
Seventeen other persons were
burned to death.
Mr. Campbell, the father of the
late Mrs. E. G. Tavener of Bloom
field Avenue and a resident of the
town of Bloomfield for more than
a half century, was transported to
St. Francis Hospital were mem
bers of his family found him in
an unconscious condition early
Christmas morning. His uncon
sciousness, it is believed was due
to shock. He is 93 years of age
and had been a patient at the hos
pital for more than three years.
The fire, the worst in the Hart
ford area since the great circus
holocaust, is said to have been
caused by faulty wiring on a
Christmas tree. It required the
attention of 200 firemen for more
than three hours and attracked an
audience of 5000 persons. The fire
broke out at 9 p.m.
The bodies of most of the vic
tims were charred. They had been
caught helpless in their beds as
the fire spread through the build
ing and most of them probably
died of suffocation in the heavy
smoke. All were of advanced age.
Members of Mr. Campbell’s
family attribute his rescue to the
fact he was roomed on the op
posite side of the building from
where the blaze started.
FIRE COMPANY AUXILIARY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Mrs. William H. Stewart of Tun
xis Ave. was elected president of
the Auxiliary of the Bloomfield
Center Fire Company Monday
evening at the annual meeting in
the fire-house. Mrs. Stewart suc
ceeds Mrs. Adoph Jacobsen. Mrs
Gordon Barnard was named vice
president; Mrs. Frederick J. Camp
bell, secretary and Mrs. Martin
Serginese, treasurer.
Town Manager Pete Williamson
has been confined to his home by
illness.