— timeline — continued workers on numerous public works projects. One such project here in Wallingford was the Census of Old Buildings in Connecticut, also referred to as the WPA Architectural Survey. This project was conducted from 1934 to 1937. Subsequently the photographs, drawings, and hand-written notes produced by this survey were digitized and transcribed and entered into a Connecticut State Library online archive. 1936 - The Barbarino Ponitac dealership opens for business 1936 - Wallingford Steel gives employees 1 week paid vacation, first factory in Wallingford to do so 1936 - The Portuguese Club is started 1937 - The Wlfd.-New Haven Trolley makes its last run. 1937 - Choate School builds a boat house for their rowing team on the shore of the Quniinipac River. 1937 - Major fire destroys M. Backes & Sons factory on S Elm St & Wallace St. 1938 - Hurricane devastates the town 1940 - LHHS State Class “B” Basketball Champions - 1st state championship for Wallingford 1941 - American Cyanamid opens its Wlfd plant, later becomes Cytec & now Allnex 1941 - Pearl Harbor bombed by the Japanese & the start of WW II 1941 - Henry T. Lanouette, killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, is the first of 54 local citizens to die in World War II. 1941 - Hall Brothers Hatchery hatches over 14 million baby chicks for shipment to poultry producers across the U.S. in this its 30th year anniversary year 1942 - William A. MacKenzie Reservoir created along the Muddy River. (Named for the longtime Water Dept. Superintendent.) 1943 - Land for St. Peter & Paul Cemetery is purchased 1943 - 1944 - Casey Stengel’s Boston Braves do their Spring training at Choate’s Winter Exercise Bldg 1944 - The Spanish American Club is started on S. Cherry St. 1944 - Wallingford YMCA is founded by Ferdinand Valenti, Fred Ulbrich, Sr., and George St. John The first member was Fred Ulbrich, Jr. Mid-1940s - In the mid-1940s, a network of interregional highways was laid out for the United States and this included the plans for I-91 to pass through the east side of Wallingford.: 1945 - The Old Gungywamp /Wood-Allyn House,1679, was purchased by Elmer Keith in 1945 and moved from Groton to Clintonville Road. This house was the site of a massacre by the British of the colonists during the Revolutionary War in 1779 at the Battle of Groton. 1945 - Hillcrest Housing Project is built off E Center St. - 1st low-cost housing project in Wallingford to ease a housing shortage brought about by the servicemen returning from WWII. 1945 - The Tracy Post Office closes, & is torn down. 1946 - After the WWII in 1946, the Wilbur Cross Parkway opened the segment from US 5 in Wallingford (Exit 66) to US 5 in Meriden (Exit 68), bypassing the city center. This caused several houses to be moved to other locations in town. 1947 - Thurston Foods opens on North Colony Road 1947 - Gil & Eleanor Kelman establish The Wallingford Post
Saturday, June 25th 8AM - 3 PM
GAYLORD GAUNTLET - 5K OBSTACLE COURSE RUN
Gaylord Hospital campus, featuring 400 acres of wooded trail and open field running with natural and man-made obstacles, featuring individuals and teams to benefit Gaylord Sports Association to help their adaptive athletes Website: https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/CT/Wallingford/GaylordGauntlet
11:00 A.M.
WALLINGFORD ROTARY CLUB “FLAGS FOR HEROES CEREMONY” Masonicare, Event Presenter Reserve a flag in honor of your heroes and join hundreds of flags on the hillside lawn at Masonicare from June 14 - July 4. All proceeds support our community through local Rotary projects and grants to community organizations. Website: Flags for Heroes | Rotary District 7980 (rotary7980gives.org)
Jubilee 350+2 Ball & Dinner Hill House Dining Hall • Sponsor and Host: Choate Rosemary Hall
BLACK TIE FORMAL • Cocktails, Dinner and Dancing • Music: New London Big Band, a Steve Bulmer Production • Dinner in the dining hall
5:00-6:00 P.M. 6:00-11:00 P.M.
Major Sponsor: Choate Rosemary Hall Flowers sponsors: Wallingford Funeral Home Bailey Funeral Home
RECEPTION IN THE ADJOINING STUDENT CENTER DINNER & DANCING IN THE CHOATE DINING HALL Ball Committee Members: Betsy McCully (Chairperson) Linda Adamo Marie Canny Charity Kuchyt Julia Lavado Marylou McNamara Patty Pursell Karen Ripa Mary Tiberii Sally Tremaine
6 PM - 12 AM OR 8 AM - Depending on interest
WALLINGFORD YMCA: KIDS NIGHT OUT East Side Wallingford YMCA
TIME CAPSULE
The Time Capsule will hold various items representative of the past 50 years in Wallingford. Items will be selected during and after the 350+2 Jubilee. They will be placed in a granite bench which holds a metal vault to house the items. This bench will be located in front of the Town Hall in a special ceremony which will take place in October. Committee Chairperson: MaryBeth Applegate 39
Wallingford 350th
