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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1968

Page

18

UN Correspondent Urges Pride in Negro History

Melvin Goode American Broadcasting United Nations correspondent urged pride in Negro history during a City Hall speech opening Negro History Week. He contrasted U.S. overseas spending with civil rights funding and urged pride in Black contributions to American life. Pro grams continued with church services and school talks across Bridgeport as Mayor Curran proclaimed Feb 11 to Feb 18 1958 as Negro History Week.

America Vietnam Melvin Goode American Broadcasting Company United Nations City Hall Goode Mr. Goode Merritt Parkway Bridgeport New York City Upper Lower Park Avenas Martin Luther King East End Baptist Tabernacle Central Avenue W. Q. Johnson First Baptist Church Stratford Shiloh Baptist Church William D. Kenney Johnson James D. Peters Edward T. Tamashunas Board of Education Margaret Morton Cynthia Morton Lernea Reeves Sheridan Odis Pouncey Summerfield Jamies Marbury Hallen Kenney Nathan Hales John Lancaster Wilbur Cross James Tisdale Bryant Mr. Lancaster Elias Howe Leon Parker Beardsley Patricia Suber Soison E. Eugene Spear Dunnigan Addie Hansome Harding High Charles R. Gordon Clarence Coleridge Columbus McKinley Pouncecy Black Rock Tisdale Madison Patricia Smith W. 5. Johnson Mr. Gordon Winthrop B. Cortez Tipton Bessirie Mr. Peters Maplewood Geraldine Johnson Webster Richard Bodie Roosevelt Waltersville George Clarke Blackham Robert Thompson Central High Reuben Williams Whittier Jeanne Williams Woodrow Wilson Shelton Gordon Curran United States of America Hugh C. Curran Conn

Cardinal Veuillot Dies in Paris at 55

Cardinal Veuillot Archbishop of Paris dies in Paris after an emergency operation in November and cancer. His death lowers the College of Cardinals to 111, nine French cardinals remain, and he was noted for modern reforms and closer ties with media and non Catholic groups.

Paris UPI Pierre Cardinal Veuillot College of Cardinals Paul VI Cardinal Veuillot Vatican Ecumenical Council

Glastonbury Man Dies in Bungalow Fire

Glastonbury police report John Varni, 43, suffocated Tuesday night as a fire swept his small bungalow in a remote area. Firemen arrived to find him dead. medical examiner cites suffocation. Officials say careless smoking started the blaze.

Glastonbury UPI John Varni Varni

Obituaries for Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Sporie in Connecticut notices

Mrs. Herbert T. Holmes 97 of Rockville widow of H T Holmes died in Rockville General Hospital. Services Thursday 2 p.m. at White-Gibson Rockville with Rev. James L. Grant. Burial Grove Hill. Survived by nephew Father Markie and niece Mrs. Carleton Holmes. Mrs. Isabella T. Sporie 65 of Danbury died Monday in Danbury Hospital. Services Thursday 4:30 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Danbury with Rev. Randall C. Giddings. Burial private. Sporie survivors include husband two sons four daughters and three brothers.

Herbert T. Holmes Alice Shepard Holmes Prospect Street Rockville Delmar Markle St. George's Episcopal Church Bridgeport Rockville General Hospital White-Gibson Funeral Home Elm Street James L. Grant St. John's Episcopal Church Grove Hill Cemetery New Haven Carl F. Sporie Redding Isabella T. Sporie Carl F. Sporie Marchant Road Danbury Hospital Christ Episcopal Church Randall C. Giddings Kent George F. Sporie Woodbury Frank Sporie Lansing Mich Gerald Mattson Richmond N. H Harold Ruscoe West Redding Gilbert Cartagena Roxbury Alan Lusby Oakdale Stewert Tanton Prince Edward Island Canada Frank Tanton Transcona Manitoba Bremmer Tanton St. Petersbburg Fla

Elliott Macrae Dies at 67 Led Dutton Publisher in Norwalk

Elliott B. Macrae third president of E P Dutton & Company died at his Norwalk home after a long illness. A Virginia Military Institute graduate, he helped shape postwar publishing by courting writers and spotting new voices. Survived by widow Marjorie Knight Macrae and two daughters Monica and Gwynne. Funeral Friday at St Mark's Episcopal Church New Canaan.

Norwalk Elliott B. Macrae E. P. Dutton & Company Conn Macrae A. A. Milne Francoise Sagan Lawrence Durrell van Wyck Brooks Marchette Chute Cleveland Amory Mickey Spillane John Roy Carlson U.S Russia Vladimir Duvitsev Hungary Bulgaria Romania Yugoslavia New York Staten Island John Macrae E.P. Dutton Edward Payson Dutton Virginia Military Institute Dutton Fifth Avenue Marjorie Knight Macrae Monica Gwynne Macrae St. Mark's Episcopal Church New Canaan

Branford Marine Killed in Vietnam at age 20

AP reports Corporal James William Durham of Branford, age 20, was killed in action in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam last Wednesday. The death widens the local impact as his family resides in Branford.

Branford Marine Quang Tri Branford Vietnam James William Durham Durham

Infant Son Dies. Private Services Held

Private services were conducted yesterday for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davies III of Fairfield who died Saturday night in Bridgeport hospital. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery. Survivors include his parents a sister Dawn Davies paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs R D Davies Jr of Fairfield and Boca Raton Fla maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles H Mockler of Fairfield and paternal great grandmother Mrs R D Davies Sr of Milford.

Robert Davies Margemere Drive Fairfield Bridgeport Hospital Lakeview Cemetery Dawn Davies R. D. Davies Boca Raton, Fla Charles H. Mockler Milford

Obituary notices from Bridgeport area list several deaths

Obituaries note Ignacy Przekop 85 of 705 Old Town road died Monday at St. Vincent's hospital with services in Radczycki funeral home and St Michael the Archangel church. Survivors include wife Emilia and several children. Other notices cover James G. Rayburn 86 of 182 Cottage street, Andrew Fabry 55 of 330 North Pine Creek road, and Mrs Anna Levine 82 of 337 Wayne street with varied survivors and burial plans across local cemeteries. Additional items include Mrs Katherine Dianis of Fairfield, Mrs Virginia Demas of State street, Mrs Blanche Smitkowski of Alden road, William Bechert of Brookfield Center, and Mrs E Pauline Stadler of Westport with service details and family survivors.

Ignacy Przekop Old Town Road St. Vincent's Hospital Radczycki Pulaski Street St. Michael the Archangel Church St. Michael’s Cemetery Poland Przekop Bridgeport Europe James G. Rayburn Cottage Street Rayburn Coal and Oil Company Bridgeport Hospital Liebarum, Heaphy and Doyle Funeral Home Fairfield Avenue St. George’s Church Waterbury Rayburn Nellie Ahern Rayburn David C Stratford Kenneth J. Rayburn Baldwin, N Andrew Brownie) Fabry Andrew (Brownie) Fabry North Pine Creek Road Fairfield Lesko Funeral Home John Chalupa Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church Mountain Grove Cemetery Efthimy Demas Virginia Pol Ena Demas State Street Frank Polke and Son Holy Trinity i Greek Orthodox Church Blanche D. Smitkowski William Kehayes Trumbull Ficianial George H. Stadler Westport E. Pauline Stadler Keyser Road Fairfield Health Department St. John’s Episcopal Church Daniel M. Chesney Stadler Fairfield Visiting Nurses Association St. John's Episcopal Church Bronson Agawam Mass Constance Lockwood Nancy G. West Huntington Edith S. Starr North Grafton Chester W. Greening Fabry Grawnie) Fabry Ol fAariah Korpla Pine Creek Road Lesko John Cholupa Star of the Holy Trinity Slovak Utheran Church Eruse Joseph Peruse Bidg Moringa Village Mullins & Redgale Park Avenue St. George's Church St. Aalnael’s Rinzbach St. Michael's Cemetery Ylt Rayburn Cottage St Lieberum Heaphy & Doyle Fulkleld W. Liberty St. Mary's Church Witkowski Robert €. Hennessy Main Street St. Teresa's Church St. Richael's Tadler This City E. Papatine Stadler Heir Fanee Henry E. Bishog & Son Falkield Ave Ullivan Mary Ann Sullivan Gregory Street Louise Sullivan Liebcrum, Heaphy & Doyle Funeral Home Fairfietd Avenue St. George's R.C Sir Michael's Cemetery Hazel ‘Arner Ufe Catherine AA. Hanichek Cora L. Prices Feb

Navy lists Brookfield flier dead in Vietnam crash

Defense department reports Lt.(jg) Lynn M. Travis of Brookfield Center dead from non hostilities in Vietnam. He was among 12 Navy men on a patrol plane that crashed in the Gulf of Siam on Feb 6 during a surveillance mission. His wife, mother of a five week old son, is staying with her mother on Obtuse Road North. The notice also lists funeral details for local residents John William Donnelly, Joseph Peruse, Mrs. Lillian R. Carroll, George J. Murray and survivors and service arrangements in Bridgeport and surrounding towns.

Defense Department J. G Lynn M. Travis Barbara Hyde Brookfield Center Vietnam United Press International Washington Travis Navy Gulf of Siam Richard Ralston Brookfield

Obituaries Outline Passages from Local Area Leaders

Obituaries note Augustine Corraro of 269 Pleasantview avenue died Sunday at St Vincent's Hospital with funeral today at Spadaccino Sons 499 Washington avenue and a 9 am requiem Mass at St Andrew's. Richard A Boh em Jr 41 of Great Oak lane Bethel died Monday at his parents home, cremation and services set for Thursday 10 am at Bethel funeral home burial in Ridge cemetery. Mary Shea Boyne Milford widow of Lawrence Boyne died yesterday at Fairfield Hills hospital Funeral details list 8:15 am and 9 am Masses at St Ann's church with burial in St Joseph's Cemetery Pittsfield Mass.

Dominick Mastroianni Margaret Bencvenga Mastroianni Teastfield Terrace Fairfield St. Vincent's Hospital Spadaccino and Sons _ funeral home Washington Avenue St. Raphael’s Church St. Michael's Cemetery Stanley M. Panek East Main Street West Haven Veterans Hospital Lesko Fairfield Avenue St. Michael the Archangel Church Mary Francis Assisi Wilton Mary Francis Assisi School Sisters of Notre Dame Mother House St. Mary's Cemetery Bethel John W. Donnelly John William Don‘nelly Knapps Highway Bridgeport Hospital Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Mt. Carmel St. Mary’s C Cemetery Hamden Joseph Peruse Marina Village Abbot Manor Mullins and Redgate Park Avenue St. George's Church Augustine Corraro Pleasantview, Avenue Carr's Frozen Foods Harral Avenue St. Vincent’s Hospital At & Am S. Spadaccino and Sons Washington, Avenue St. Andrew's Church Richard A. Boehm Redding Richard A. Boehm, Jr Great Oak Lane R.A. Boehm Co Richard A. Boehm Theodore Safford, Jr Ridgefield Bethel Funeral Home Greenwood Avenue Ridge Cemetery Redding Boehm Ra‘cine Wis Wantagh L.I Long Island U.S. Air Force Souther College Lakeland Fla Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Barbara Bredeken Boehm Lawrence P James Jr Steven F Christopher R. Boehm Beth Ann Linda L. Boehm Robert R. Baumbach Lawrence Boyne Milford Mary Shea Boyne High Street Lawrence Boyne Fairfield Hills Hospital Newtown Gregory F. Doyle Bridgeport Avenue Devon St. Ann’s Church St. Joseph's Cemetery Pittsfield Mass Chatham Boyne Milford Bryant Electric Company Francis Morin Wilam Morin Brooklyn N. Yu Lillian Morin Giambertone Anna Davidson Orange City Oldusoff Mary Conan Baldusolf Fred Baldusolf Sonya Wnorko Gerald Norko 50 Park , Terrace Adzima Arctic St Holy Ghost John Kivko Lakeview Cemetery Conn Aallford Gregory F. Doyle Tuural St. Ann's Church Hurch Port Charlotte Florida Allen Sr Overjook Road Norwalk Edna Davenport Raymond Wall Street Riverside Cemetery Sorraro Carr Augustine Gus) Corraro Pleasant View Avenue Mary Salerno Carraro Anthony Corraro Patricia Genova Marilyn Carraro Carl Michael Carraro Aira Mary Crisanis Spadaccino and Sons Funeral Home K of C Corner Hancock Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Par Avenue William Keheyes Friends Ma Tol Trinit Greek Orthodox Church Building Fund Robert W. Elehar Onnelly John William Donnelly Iafe Ethel DeLorme Donnally Knopps Highway Maltins Redgate Wasisak Trumbull Anne Core Masisak Andrew Masisak Andrea Mosisak North Street Arctic Street St. Catherine of Steno Church St. John's Cemetery Stratford St. Raphael’s St. Michael's Janek West Haven East Main Streat St. Michael's. the Archangel Church

Ex Stratford teacher Mrs Masisak dies at 41

Mrs Anne Carr Masisak 41 of 169 North Street Trumbull wife of Andrew Masisak and former Stratford Public Schools teacher died yesterday at home. She taught in Stratford for years and retired seven years ago. Born in Cambridge Mass she held bachelor and master degrees from Boston University. Surviving husband daughter Andrea Masisak of Trumbull and several Carr and Jordan relatives. Burial in Stratford St Johns Cemetery.

Trumbull Anne Carr Masisak North Street Andrew Masisak Stratford Adzima Funeral Arctic Street Bridgeport St. Catherine of Siena St. John's Cemetery Cambridge Mass

Death notices and funeral notices from a city page

Death notices list Timothy M. Barmmer and others with details of military funeral in Westport, interment at Arlington. Several obituaries include Mary Baldusolf, Mary Shea Boyne, Lillian Carroll, Allen Church, Augustine Corraro, Virginia Demos, and Joseph Demos with funeral homes, churches, and cemeteries. Card of Thanks notes express gratitude for sympathy and clergy support.

Obituary notices and memorial poems from Fairfield 1968

A cluster of death notices from Fairfield and Milford dated February 1968. Listings name Katherine Kever Moryok Dianis and others with funeral details at Adzima and Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church, plus Mary, Thomas Lavery, and Leonard N. Liggins obituaries. Included are in memoriam poems for Gondor and Petrovich, with service times, cemeteries, and call details.

Dianis Katherine Kever Moryok Dianis George Dianis Holley Avenue Fairfield Adzima Arctic Street Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church Pam Jona Chalupa Lakeview Cemetery Lea of Towers Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church Building Fund Panes John Irene Mary Petrovich Bss

Obituary notices from multiple towns in 1968 era

Funeral notices for Anne Core Masisak Margaret Mastrotanni Stanley Panek Joseph Peruse Ignacy Przekop James G Rayburn Dolores Rodrigues Blanche Smilkowski Eudora Stadler Mary Ann Sullivan Eleanor Ullivan and others list church Mass times interment and funeral homes in Trumbull Fairfield Bridgeport Shelton Westport and related communities with dates February 1968 many noting prayer rostrums and floral tributes

Funeral services set for Marine Lance Cpl Timothy M Barmmer

Westport observes memorial for Marine Lance Cpl Timothy M Barmmer 20 son of Russell G Barmmer of 10 Daybreak Jane who died January 30 in Quang Tri Vietnam. Service 9:30 a.m. at Charles H Lewis Funeral Home 210 East State Street and 10 a.m. at Church of the Assumption Mass. Burial Arlington National Cemetery Virginia. Born Bridgeport he lived in Westport 19 years and was a Staples High School graduate 1966. Survived by parents three brothers Roger D and John Campbell Barmmer and a niece.

Norwalk Allen Overlook Road Port Charlotte Fla Raymond Funeral Home East Wall Street Edward H. Ehart Grace Episcopal Church Riverside Cemetery William C. Bechert Brookfield William Charles Bechert Ledgewood Brookfield Center Yale New Haven Rt. 7 Mountain Grove Bridgeport Mr. Bechert Brooklyn N.Y New York City Newtown Lions Club New York State Certified Public Accountants Association American Association of Certified Public Account Pats C.P.A Barmmer Quang Tri Vietnam Lance Timothy M. Barmmer Russell G. Barmmer Jane Westport Charles Lewis E. State Street Church of Assumption Kington National Cemetery Arlington Don Murray Sky Ranch For Boys Sky Ranch South Dakota Timothy M. Payering Charles H. Lewis East State Street Church of the Assumption Arlington National Cemetery Cpl Staples High School Marine Corps Parris Island N.C U.S. Naval Radio School Norfolk Plainville Roger D. Barmmer Danvers Mass John Campbell Barmmer Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Pittsburgh

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bungalow Elliott Macrae Fred Boldusoff Mary Conan Boldusoff Park Terrace Holy Ghost Orthodox Church John Kivlin Panahedeon Robert E. Hennessey Leonard Liggins Broadway Milford Hospital George J. Smith and Son Broad Street Milford Cemetery Allen St. Church David L. Luckett Edward Keating Danbury Julia K. Keating Barnum Road Glen Hill Convalescent Hospital John C. Freeland West Street St. Joseph's Church St. Peter’s Cemetery United States Edward Keating, Jr Thomas Keating Somers Point N.J Robert Daubert R.N Edwin Jensen Robert Barton Isaac Levine Anna Levine Wayne Street A. L Isadore Levine Harry Levine Stamford C. George Levine Oak Ridge Tenn Ida Hankin Lyndhurst Dora Feldman Port Chester Yetta Mayer Fanny Rothstein Rivervale Yetta Ostrofsky Katherine Kever Maryak Dianis Halley Avenue Park City Hospital Adzima Funeral Home Czechoslovakia Evangelical Slovak Lutheran Society United Lutheran Society Louis Maryak George Maryak Irene Dianis Isabelle Belfsky Avon Mae Deer Lillian R, Carroll Henry E. Bishop and Son Howard Nutting United Congregation Park Cemetery Carroll Jenkins Valve Company George J. Murray George I Murray Ellsworth Avenue Massapequa New York Avenue Evergreen Cemetery Scotland Anna Gardner France George Norman Murray Janet O'Donnel Manchester G. Harold Davis N. Lyman Keeler Edwin Mannion Frederick Jones Council of Catholic Women Delores (Hernandez) Rodriguez Sherman Street Laurel Heights Hospital Charles W. Dougielle and Sons Rodriguez Caguas Puerto Rico Justiliano Hernandez Rodriguez Carlos Fernando Hernandez Rodriguez Serafin Hernandez Roadrigez Buffalo N. Y Felicita Vargas Varroll Lillian R. Carroll Henry E. Bishop & Son Folrfield Avenue Yne Waobet E. Booth St. Patrick's Church Alfred The Bridgeport Florist Association Lieberuis, Heaphy & Doyle
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