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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1958

Page

17

Bridgeport Native Reilly Dies as Rear Admiral in Seattle

Bridgeport born Rear Admiral George K G Reilly 67 USN died in Seattle after a heart ailment He retired April 1 1954 and moved with wife Edith Dahlberg Reilly and children George Jr 18 Joanine Edith 13 to practice law He earned battle stars for Okinawa Leyte Gulf and Lingayen Gulf campaigns and served as inspector general and director of discipline in the 13th Naval District He is survived by two sisters and his wife and children}

Seattle Wash George K. G. Reilly USN Navy Reilly Edith Dahlberg Reilly George Jr Joanine Edith Aylington National Cemetery Washington D. C Admiral Reilly George ,Jf Elizabeth Reilly Ogden Street Secretary of the Navy Robert B. Anderson Guadalcanal Leyte Gulf Caesar-Pisch Newtown William and Margaret Egan Gordon 13Th Naval District Connecticut Submarine School New London Okinawa Shanghai M. Gladys Reilly Courtland Avenue Bridgeport Michael G. Plunkett Luthery Street Agnes Fairfield MD Pest Road Fairfield

Obituary notices for multiple Bridgeport area residents

A large obituary notice lists funeral details for Anna Goldsmith 83 and Florence Corry 88 with services set at Messiah Baptist and Dennis and D Arcy funeral homes. Additional entries cover Joseph Gaudreau 56 at St Charles, Mary Evans 45 in North Tarrytown, John Lockberg 19 Broad Street, Herschell Nelson 53, Mrs. Della Green 66 Campfield Drive, Mrs. Arlene Metcalf 77, Jay Wells 70, Miss Mena Ambler 82, John Foote 1, Bertha Schaaf 73, Julius Szentmiklosy 169 and George York 34 with multiple religious services, cremations and burials across Bridgeport Milford Danbury and Norwalk regions.

Services Tomorrow for Mrs Mary Carson

Mrs Mary E Howe Carson 89 of 485 Golden Hill Street widow of Duncan C Carson and great granddaughter of Elias Howe inventor of the sewing machine died at home. Services set 2 30 pm at St Johns Episcopal Church burial Oak Lawn Fairfield Henry E Bishop and Son Funeral Home in charge. She leaves son Elvoorl D H Carson of Stratford a daughter Eleanor Howe Carson Bridgeport and two grandchildren.

George J. Corry Florence H. Corry Carver Street Bridgeport Hospital Dennis and D'Arcy Fairfield Avenue Walter S. R. Powell Washington Park Methodist Church Lakeview Cemetery South Norwalk Curry Bridgeport George J. Curry, Jr Stratford William H. Curry Arthur E. Curry Milford Robert £. Curry Oak Bluff Calif Herbert E. Corry Trumbull Harold T. Corry Raymond Corry Alfred F. Mills Harold J. Doran Charles Sova Fairfield Joseph P. Gaudreau Booth Hill Road Nichols Pequonnock Street Park Avenue Bullard Company Lieberum and Heaphy Lafayette Street St. Charles Church St. Michael's Cemetery Joseph C. Gaudreau Oscar Peterson Albert Blaise Charles Precourt Hartford A.m Larson Wood Avenue Holy Family Church Mountain Grove Cemetery Green Hudson Mass Fannie E. Lindwall Arynold Green New Haven Leroy Green Albany Nlw Moses Cavanaugh Hudson, Mass Lena Moriarty Delia Noonan Brockton, Mass Frederick Schaaf Bertha Werner Schaaf Riverton Terrace Louis A. Abriola and Son Funeral East Washington Avenue Germany Schaaf Eleanor Jacarusa Max Schaal Wilton Lutius Szentmiklosy Julius Szentmiklosy Oak Street Grace-New Haven Hospital Frank Polke and Son James Louis Dotson Norwalk Washington Village Norwalk Hospital Wham Raymond Funeral Home East Wall Street Perry F. Miller Christ Episcopal Church Hillside” Cemetery Dotson St. Charles Mary E. Howe Carson Golden Hill Street Duncan C. Carson Julias Howe St. John's Episcopal Church Oaklawn Cemetery Henry E. Bishop and Son Funeral Elias Howe Howe Elias Streets Seaside Park Mr. Howe Napoleon Bonaparte John Benno Trumbull Anna Beno John Beno Beach Street St. Mary's Hospital Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church John Chalupa Long Hill Cemetery

Board Discusses School Affairs With Hectic Schedule

A Connecticut town board meeting at board member Oscar Karrel’s home focused on streamlining sessions. Topics included curriculum survey coordination with Easton schools, public relations, building needs, salary study, and transportation. Also notes student teacher Betty West from the University of Bridgeport completing training. Registrars plan enrollment session May 2 at the Town House for primary voters. Burial notices and weather forecasts follow in regional briefs.

Board of Education Oscar Karrel William E. Pymnidle, Jr Allen Hermes George Dayton Harry Mace Cheston Paddock John W. Wilson, Jr Raymond A. Lumley Alvin G. Goodfield Easton School System Redding Betty West University of Bridgeport Purdue University Temple University Bridgeport Redding Center Hjalmar Anderson Jack Modroch

Purtell backs Kennedy bill on arms import curbs

Senator Purtell endorses a Kennedy measure to ban import or reimport of arms and ammunition manufactured for military use. He says surplus rifles and ammo from abroad harm the American sporting arms industry by undercutting domestic prices.

Washington Purtell R-Conn Kennedy D-Mass United States Rep Morano House Foreign Affairs Committee Senate

Tombstones Found, Returned to Cemeteries

Two 19th century gravestones found in Westport were identified by the state library records. Esther Morehouse tombstone from Norfield Cemetery Weston was recovered and Mary E. Cole tombstone from Evergreen Cemetery was to be returned to its resting place. Weston First Selectman arranged collection and restoration.

Westport Robert C. Sate Police Department Staples High School South Compo Road Dilemama Samuel J. Luciano Frances Davenport Sale State Capitol Esther Morehouse Norfield Weston Mary E Eben Elizabeth B. Cole Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Avenue Weston First

Ribicoff Plans Bid to Retain Norwich Factory

Governor Ribicoff will travel to New York to press Gera Corp top management to keep the U S Finishing Aspinook plant in Norwich, which employs about 400 workers and has announced suspension of operations. He then meets industrial realtors in Chicago to attract new plants to Connecticut, returning Saturday.

Hartford Ribicoff New York City Norwich U.S Gera Corporation Tomporrow New York Chicago Connecticut

John M. Van Overstraeten Rites Held in Milford

John M. Van Overstraeten 79 of 14 Lewis Street Milford died Monday at home. Services set for Thursday at 1 PM at George J. Smith and Son Funeral Home 135 Broad Street burial in Spring Grove Cemetery Hartford. Ansantawae Lodge 88 AF and AM to exemplify their ritual Wednesday at 8 PM at the funeral home.

George W. York Milford Blair Street Burney Engineering Company Milford Pee Wee Basketball League Milford Hospital George J. Smith and Son Broad Street Kings Highway John M. van

Pestport Reaches Saugatuck Dump Compromise

Westport April 29 The Saugatuck Neighborhood association reached a compromise with the town over the Thompson property dump case. The town may dump only until Dec 3 1958 and must relinquish the site forever as a dump afterward. The town will propose selling the property to the association for 4500 and will vow never to use it for an incinerator garage asphalt plant or stone crusher. The sale would take effect by January 14 1959. Peter Krist led about 50 association members at the meeting.

Westport Saugatuck First Selectman Herbert Baldwin Thompson Saugatuck Association Peter Krist Sagaluck Group Association

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