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April 30, 1958 – Howard & Barber Marks 100th Anniversary
Big Department Store Grew with Community, Kept Pace with Times From the little dry goods store of Samuel H. Brush in 1858 to the Howard & Barber of 1958 is…
Read MoreApril 23, 1957 – May Cost City $60,000 to Fill Tail Race Which in 1844 Made Industrial Ansonia Possible
Back in 1844, after dickering unsuccessfully with Squire Booth who lived in what was later the Halfway House, which stood at the time at what is now Division Street and…
Read MoreJanuary 31, 1957 – Great Names in Entertainment World Played Capitol
The story of vaudeville, its heyday prior to the “talkies” and its demise was told by John R. Shields, retired manager of the Capitol Theater, at the weekly luncheon meeting of the…
Read MoreNovember 14, 1956 – Harry Haugh, Electronics Pioneer, Dies Suddenly
Harry A. Haugh Jr., of Orange, a native of Derby and long time resident here, who won nationwide recognition for his invention of the electromatic traffic signal, died suddenly this…
Read MoreSeptember 27, 1956 – Mrs. Frances Osborne Kellogg Dies at Osborndale
Dairy Farmer, Prize Cattle Breeder, Manufacturer, Patron of Arts Deeded Vast Property for a Park Had Retained only Life Use of Area Extending from Pinkhouse Cove on Housatonic into West…
Read MoreJune 20, 1956 – John R. Shields to Retire as Manager of Capitol Theater
John R. Shields will retire as manager of the Capitol Theater as of June 30. He will be succeeded by Harry Carlew, present manager of the Commodore Hull, Derby, who will serve as…
Read MoreAugust 28, 1953 – Edward H. O’Connell Concludes 59 Years as Theater Stage Manager
The closing of the Commodore Hull Theater last night, brought to a conclusion a career of 59 years as theater stage manager for Edward H. O’Connell, of…Hamden, formerly of Derby, 26 years…
Read MoreJune 25, 1934 – President Roosevelt Passed Through Derby Saturday A.M.
With less than three hours’ notice of his coming, President Franklin D. Roosevelt found Derby turned out in thousands with flags and huzzas to greet him on Saturday1morning when he passed through…
Read MoreFebruary 20, 1933 – Historical Talk at First Church
What the Senator Said Senator Bradley explained that Birmingham existed only from 1836 (when it was so named by Anson G. Phelps, having previously called Smithville) until the beginning of…
Read MoreJanuary 10, 1933 – Bruce N. Griffing Claimed by Death This Morning
Prominent Citizen and President of Griffin Button Co. Succumbs to Pneumonia Bruce Nichols Griffing, 84, of 231 Coram Avenue, president of the Griffing Button Co., Inc., died at the hospital…
Read MoreThursday, September 22, 1932 – Purple Heart Association of United States Formed
First Chapter Organized Last Night at Gathering of Veterans at State Armory The Purple Heart Association of the United States was formally organized last night at a meeting held at…
Read MoreMonday, September 19, 1932 – Bicentennial – Purple Heart Celebration Record Spectacle for Associated Communities
Exercises and Parade Biggest Ever Here, Are Seen by Great Crowd Brilliant Affair Great Success in Every Way The Washington bicentennial celebration on Constitution Day, Saturday, at which purple heart veterans…
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