Turning Back The Pages May 19

75 years ago — May 1936SALISBURY — Mrs. John Suydam has moved into the cottage recently vacated by Roswell Gordon on Railroad Street. Mr. Delbert Marks and family will occupy Mrs. Suydam’s house.LIME ROCK — Mike Kneeland spent a few days in town recently.SHARON — Miss Pauline Wike was home from Mansfield over the weekend.LAKEVILLE — The state highway road oiling machines have been here this week applying oil to the macadam roads in this section. 50 years ago — May 1961Ralph H. Tapscott of Salisbury is confined to the Sharon Hospital for treatment.SALISBURY — Donald Farwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Farwell, celebrated his sixth birthday with a luncheon party for six of his kindergarten friends on May 8. His brother, Michael, chose a movie party on May 10 to celebrate his 11th birthday.Mrs. J. Ralph Calerdine of Indian Mountain Road found a pigeon on the road in front of her house last Monday morning which had been killed by a car. She brought it to the Journal to ask who should be notified about the information contained on the bands.The Journal inquired but no one seems to know of a pigeon fanciers association in the vicinity. For the information of anyone interested, a rubber band on one leg bore the number “585” — the metal band was inscribed “PKY 29731-60.”25 years ago — May 1986CANAAN — Richard B. Stiewing pursues his dream of becoming a world-class race car driver from both ends of the gear shift. On weekdays, he can be found at the Skip Barber Racing School on Route 7, where he leads the transmission department. Now that spring has arrived, the 25-year-old Newtown native spends a lot of time in another part of the Skip Barber operation, Lime Rock Park. There, on Saturdays, mechanic’s garb is put aside and the 5’ 11” 158-pounder slips into racing suit and helmet.Some 320 Salisbury School students and faculty members were surprised to find a 120-foot grinder on the lunch menu last Wednesday. The novelty was the idea of Ron Sobolewski, ARA food director, and the work of chef Frank Bauer and his staff of 13. The sandwich used 20 six-foot-long loaves of bread, 120 pounds of roast beef, 80 pounds of ham, 80 pounds of turkey, 50 pounds of Swiss cheese, 50 pounds of American cheese, 48 heads of lettuce, 50 pounds of tomatoes and several gallons each of mayonnaise and mustard. A “surprise” lunch occurs twice a month at the school.Taken from decades-old Lakeville Journals, these items contain original spellings and phrases.

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