Div ine humor urged by Cheshire priest at baccalaureate
New Haven AP June speech by Rev. Robert C. Keating of Cheshire urges a "divine sense of humor" for seniors at New Haven State Teachers College. He says nothing should be taken seriously except the salvation of a soul, recounting Christmas as proof and noting 435 degrees will be awarded next Saturday. Rabbi Allon Winters delivered invocation and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Robert C. Keating
New Haven State Teachers
Port
Father Keating
Galilee
Lack of Manpower Breaks Up Stratford Volunteer Fire Co
Stratford Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 will disband due to lack of manpower. Six of eight remaining members will join North End Volunteer Fire Company and two to Lordship, with Captain Heyse informing Town Manager Flood and Fire Chief Lockwood. Headquarters unit had under 15 members for years despite drives and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Volunteer Fire Co
Stratford Volunteer Fire Company No
Theodore Heyse
Harry B. Flood
Theodore $. Lockwood
North End Volunteer Fire Company
Lordship Volunteer Company
Heyse
Maspower
First Congregational Church
Stratford
Allan D. Judson
Lordship
North End
Tomas wins easily as Portugal votes in Lisbon
Premier Antonio Salazar's National Union Party swept Portugal's presidential election. Adm Américo Tomás won with near 90 percent. Gen Humberto Delgado conceded but criticized the results and said he would not congratulate the winner. Delgado, 32, Portugal's director of civil aviation, had promised to fire Salazar if elected. Only Tomás's name appeared on printed ballots. Supporters of Delgado wrote in his name.
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Lisbon
Antonio Salazar
National Union Party
Portugal
Adm
Americo Tomas
National Union
Humberto, Delgado
Hitler
Mussolini
Salazar
Delgado
Tomas
Elgado
Pulpit Unit Named By Presbyterians
The First Presbyterian church members granted Dr. Ralph W. Key permission to dissolve his pastoral relationship and named a committee to choose his successor. Key plans to join the Biblical Seminary faculty in New York City, with action by Connecticut Valley Presbytery in Newton, Massachusetts this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Ralph W. Key
Key
Biblical Seminary
New York City
Connecticut Valley Presbytery
Newton
Mass
Joseph F. Barney
Donald E. Brown
Horace S. Kennis
Earle Lindsley
Frederick Loughrain
Frank B. Lucas
C. David Munich
Carl G. Shaffer
O. Kenneth Swain
Robert K. Wiemer
Edmund S. Wolfe
Dartmouth Honors West German Chief
Theodor Heuss, first president of the Federal Republic of Germany, received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire. Heuss vowed to donate library copies of his books to the college and flies in from Philadelphia to Detroit on a 20 day U S tour.
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Hanover
N. H
Theodor Heuss
Federal Republic of Germany
Dartmouth College
Heuss
United States
Philadelphia
Detroit
Special Session Set by Bridgeport Cost Accountants
The Bridgeport Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants will hold a special organizational meeting tomorrow at 7:15 P.M. in the Bridgeport Brass company offices. Old and new board members will attend, and new members will be briefed on duties for the coming year's program.
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Bridgeport
National Association of Accountants
Bridge Port Brass Company
Youth held in break warrants new charges
Emerick C. Vitalis, 20, of Stratford, was bound over on breaking and entering charges in Newtown town court and released under 2000 bond. He was rearrested on assault and non support after Mrs. Vitalis reported being assaulted by her husband. Police advised the couple to settle matters at the prosecutor’s office and he was later released on 1000 bond for Monday arraignment.
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Newtown
Emerick C. Vitalis
Success Avenue
Stratford
Stratford Town
Isaac Murov
Six-Car Pileup in Ohio Leaves Two Dead and Eight Hurt
In Van Wert Ohio on U S 30 a rain slicked highway caused a chain reaction crash involving twenty three people and six cars. Two motorists died and eight were injured. The east bound car passing another lost control and struck a westbound car triggering the pileup. The deceased were Mrs Julia Biddison 51 of Cleveland a passenger in the out of control car and Mrs one Trevino 37 of Delphos.
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van Wert
Ohio
U.S
Ohio Highway Patrol
Julia Biddison
Cleveland
One Trevino
Delphos
Area Men Awarded Degrees At Wesleyan Commencement
MIDDLETOWN June 8 Four Fairfield county area students received bachelor’s degrees and three earned master’s degrees at Wesleyan University commencement exercises. Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker spoke and proposed a NATO food bank to improve Canadian US economic relations. Relatives numbered over 1,000 as 173 graduates and eight honorary degrees were awarded. The undergraduate speaker was James Najm, first Lebanese graduate. B A degree recipients included Arthur J. Levine Bridgeport Carl H. Van Etten Fairfield Walter W. Karney Derby with honors and high scholarship. M A degrees went to Paul B. Taylor Westport Margaret J. Creske Milford Jonas F. Soltis South Norwalk.
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Middletown
Fairfield County Area
Wesleyan University
John G. Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
NATO
Jami: Najm
Wesleyan
Arthur J. Levine
Salem Street
Bridgeport
Carl H. van Etten
Noyes Road
Fairfield
Walter W. Karney
Sodom Lane
Derby
Christopher C. Dunham
Murvoncourt
Westport
Paul B. Taylor
Newtown Turnpike
Margaret J. Creske
Indian River Road
Milford
Jonas F. Soltis
Flax Hill Road
tSouth Norwalk
Famed Rector Bids Farewell at Church Around the Corner
The Rev. Dr. Randolph Ray retires as rector of the Church of the Transfiguration in Manhattan after 35 years. He becomes rector emeritus at age 72 and plans a daily philosophy column and a film adaptation of his autobiography. The church, famed as the actor’s church on 29th Street, counts about 25,000 marriages officiated by Ray since 1924.
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New York
UPI
Randolph Ray
Ray
Kingdom of God
Obituary notices for Margaret McCauley and Francis Converse
Mrs Milton W McCauley of Route 59 Easton dies at home aged 8 Burial at Stepney Cemetery after 10 a.m. service at Christ Episcopal Church Monroe funeral home Wilmot Route 25 Stepney arranging. Francis B Converse of 75 North Kings Highway Westport dies Friday private service set for Monday in The Fables of Westport.
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Francis B. Converse
Westport
North Kings Highway
Francis J. Smith Easton
Francis J. Smith
Sherwood Road
Monroe
Wilfact
West and
Goulding
Stepney
Motesieper
Brooklyn
N, Yn
Rosa Kottsieper
Edward Kottsieper
Emmi Bieber
Ida Drake
Edward Kollsteper
Fairchild Chanel
Atlantic Ave
Newtown Cemetery
Newtown
Conn
Edonalu
Norwalk
Mary
McDonald
Edward P. McDonald
Main St
Charles Ho Lewis
Slate
Church of Assumption
Assumption Cemetery
Kings Highway
Wauley
Easton
Margaret S. McCauley
Milton W. McCauley
Ston
Christ's Episcopal Church
Stedney
Wilmot
West and Wioulding
Lea Oflowers
Cancer Sociey
Soviet Recants Charges Against its Composers
The Soviet Central committee admitted error in branding Dmitri Shostakovich Aram Khachaturian and Serge Prokofiev as formalists a decade ago. It blamed the 1948 decree on music on Stalin Beria Malenkov and Molotov, while omitting Anrei Zhdanov whose 1948 music decree marked the arts crackdown.
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Moscow
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
Dmitri Shostakovich
Aram Khachaturian
Serge Prokofiev
Stalin
Lavrenti Beria
G. M. Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Zhdanov
Zhdanov
Missing Staples High student returns home
Michael Collier a 17 year old Staples High student from Hermit Jane was reported missing Friday and returned home last night around seven. He had spent the night at a friend's house without informing his parents. Collier is among five youths free on a 200 bond awaiting Town court arraignment June 16 on charges of theft and willful destruction of private property tied to vandalism of a town power shovel and attempted gas siphoning.
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Westport
Staples High School
Michael Collier
Hermit Jane
Rev Adrian Maher Visiting Parents on Vacation
The Rev Adrian W Maher OSA son of Mr and Mrs Adrian Maher 1087 West Broad Street Stratford ordained a priest one year ago yesterday is spending a two week vacation with his parents. He completed studies at the Augustinian college in Washington this past week and will attend a course at Cardinal Bonney High School in Philadelphia starting June 23. He has been assigned to teach at a Philadelphia school in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian W. Maher
OSA
Adrian Maher
West Broad Street
Stratford
Father Maher
Augustinian College
Washington
Cardinal Bonney
Philadelphia
William Graham 75 dies in Stratford obituary
William B Graham 75 of Paradise Green Stratford a retired safety supervisor with the CR and L company died yesterday after several weeks illness in Sunnyside hospital Services set for Wednesday at 2 pm at George P Potter and Son funeral home 880 Fairfield avenue with Rev J Warren Hutchens rector of St Johns Episcopal church officiating Burial in Lakeview cemetery He was a member of Ashlar lodge 124 AF and AM Bridgeport Survived by a daughter Mrs Douglas Woods of Bridgeport two brothers Ritson and Fletcher Graham of Bridgeport a sister Mrs Martha Ditchburn of England and two grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Graham
Paradise Green Place
Stratford
C. R. and L. Company
Sunnyside Hospital
George P. Potter and Son Funeral Home
Fairfield Avenue
J. Warren Hutchens
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Graham
Ashlar Lodge 124 AF
Bridgeport
Douglas Woods
Ritson
Fletcher Graham
Martha Ditchburn
England
William Immer
St. Vincent's Hospital
Gorden Ferguson Hat Company
Immer
John Holt
Norwalk
Jane Marie Immer
Yonkers
Henry E. Bishop and Son
St. Joseph's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Germany
King Cale Market
Mothers’ Club
Altar Society
German Ladies Society
Charles
George Piendle
Louise Piendle
William Schroers
Frederick Schroers
Herman Klapdor
Conn
William R. Graham
George P. Potter & Son
Fairfield Ave
William Tanner
Myrtle Ave
Frank Polke & Son
Comer Hancock Ave
Edward C. Morgan
Paul's Episcopal Church
Oakland Cemetery
N.Y
Mondas
Lulu Tennant Dies Former D M Read Clerk
Miss Lulu A Tennant 80 a retired clerk with the D M Read company died Saturday at Hillside Hospital after several weeks illness. Private services will be held today at George P Potter and Son funeral home 880 Fairfield avenue. Cremation to be at Mountain Grove crematory. She survived by several cousins.
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Lulu A. Tennant
D. M. Read Company
Hillside Hospital
George P. Potter and Son
Fairfield Avenue
Mountain Grove
Ennant
Lulu A. Teanant
Bond St
George P. Potter & Son
Fairfield Ave
Mt. Grove
Frank Brigham Dies Civil Engineer at 68
Frank A. Brigham 68 of 33 Waller Road Ossining New York died in Bridgeport hospital where he had been a patient since June 6 Services will be held Wednesday at Leach and Thomas funeral home Ossining with burial at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery North Tarrytown A native of Ossining he worked with the New York Central New York New Haven and Hartford Railroads early in his career He was later associated with Preuves Incorporated in New York City and helped develop Lake Carmel Candlewood Island Danbury Lake Forest Bridgeport He is survived by his mother Mrs Frank Brigham of Ossining three brothers Robert Irving and William all of Ossining and one grandson
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Frank A. Brigham
Waller Road
Trumbu
Bridgeport Hospital
Leach and Thomas
Ossining
Hotmh Ceiba
North Tarrytown
Mr. Brigham
New York Central
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Prevues Incorporated
New York City
Lake Carmel
N. Y
Candlewood Island
Danbury
Lake Forest
Bridgeport
Kenneth L. Anderson
Plainfield
Frank Brigham
Robert
Irving
William Brigham
Obituaries for Meszaros Rusin Rutkowski Boucher and Brennan
Funeral services are scheduled for Mrs Mary Meszaros and Michael Rusin as well as Mrs Josephine Rutkowski and Mrs Viola Boucher plus Edward Brennan. Services will be held at multiple funeral homes and churches in Stratford Milford Norwalk and surrounding areas with masses at St Mary Saint Michael and St John the Baptist Carpatho Russian church and burial at St Michael s cemetery Spring Grove cemetery and Evergreen cemetery. Local officiants include Rev Joseph Simko and Rev Paul Zeckausen with interment in area cemeteries.
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Michael Rusin
Barnum Terrace
Stratford
Rocky Hill Veterans Hospital
Edmund Luchansky
Barnum Avenue
Joseph Sim‘ko
St. John the Baptist
Albert J. Boucher Milford
Viola Elizabeth Boucher Sr
Whitney Avenue
Albert J. Boucher
Cody-White
Broad Street
Paul Zeckausen
Church of Christ, Congregational
Evergreen Cemetery
New Haven
Meszsros
Mary Meszaros
Kalman Steszaros
Pacifi St
John Lesko & Son
Fairfield Ave
St. Stephen's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Reid
Moodus
Conn
Mary Foulds Rela
Henry € Yeild
Hawtharne St
Bot
Albert, W
Macrine
Mt. Grove
Erlends
Friends
Lloyd Hughes Dies Former Silent Screen Star Was 60
Hollywood memorial notices report the death of Lloyd Hughes, 60, ex leading man who co starred with Mary Pickford in Tess of the Storm Country and Turn of the Road. He began under King Vidor and later shifted to radio and business work. He leaves a wife Gloria Hope and two children. Funeral arrangements are listed in Danbury and Brewster.
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Harry J. Reynolds
Henry
Reynolds
Mansfield Street
Lowent
West Lake
Danbury Hospital
Hollywood
Tomlinson Homestead
Lloyd Hughes
Main Street
Danbury
Mary Pickford
William Francis
Danbury Baptist Church
Hughes
Ting
Screen Actors Guild
Bass Lametery
Brewster
N. x
King Vidor
Miss Pickford
Mervyn LeRoy
2 Trading Stamp Company
Gloria Hope
Four year old Karl Besescheck dies in Stratford
Karl E Besescheck four year old son of Mr and Mrs Otto Besescheck Jr of Stratford died yesterday in Bridgeport hospital where admitted June 4. Services Wednesday at 8 am at Spadacci Funeral Home and 9 am at St James Church with Mass of the Angels. Burial in St Michael's Cemetery. Survived by parents two grandparents a brother and several aunts and uncles.
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John J. Keane, Sr
John Keane, Sr
William R. McDonald
Main’ Street
Stratford
St. James Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Karl E. Besescheck
Otto Besescheck Jr
Huntington Road
Bridgeport Hospital
Noble Avenue
JD and
Tues
Mrs. Rebecca Smith 77 dies mother of doctors and judge
Mrs Rebecca Smith aged 77 of Fairfield widow of Mortis Smith and mother of Dr Joseph Smith of Easton and Probate Judge Julius Smith of Fairfield died yesterday in Bridgeport hospital Services will be held tomorrow at 10 am at A L Green funeral home 927 Grand Street with Dr Henry Nelson Rabbi of Congregational Rodeph Scholem officiating Burial will be in Sm Manuel cemetery Hartford She is survived by a daughter Mrs Edith Mogult of Easton and three sisters Rose Etta Sharfman and Mrs Minnie Fishman of Hartford
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Rebecca Smith
Stratfield Read
Fairfield
Mortis Smith
Joseph Smith
Easton
Julius Smith
Bridgeport Hospital
A. L. Green Funeral Home
Grand Street
Henry Nelson
Congregational
Rodeph
Edith Mogult
Rose and
Etta Sharfman
Minnie Fishman
Hartford
Death notices roundup from area, June 1958
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices across Stratford Derby Milford Westport and Yonkers report deaths from June 2 to June 8 1958. Nellie Bartnikowski widowed of Joseph Bartnikowski resides 224 Shellon Street. Karl Besescheck son of Mr and Mrs Ross Besescheck of Huntington Road Stratford. Violk Boucher of 24 Whitney Avenue Milford. Edmond Cantosi of 82 Success Park. William Herbert Clark of Anson Street Stratford. Mary Forson widow of Myron Forson of 760 Woodrow Avenue. Francis Cantori of Westport. William R Graham of Paradise Green Place Stratford. William Tanner of Myrtle Avenue Yonkers. Funeral services listed at local homes and churches with interments at Lakeview Cemetery Derby and others. Services include Mass of Angels and Orthodox rites. calling hours and dates specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartnikowski
Nellie Pawticki
Joseph Barlnikowski
Shellon St
Charles % Pistey and Son Funeral Home
Batham Ave
Norle Ave
St. Michael ‘the Archangel
St. Mary's
Terryville
Conn
Karl Edward Besescheck
Antoinette Ross Bete Acheck
Huntington Road
Stratford
Spadaceing Funeral
Noble Ave
Wes
St. James Church
St. Stychael’s
Nose Haven
Jolcver
Milford
Violk Slire Boucher
Albert J. Boucher
Whitney Ave
Cody White
Broadst
Everytten Cemetery
New Haven
Lucia Chapter Ors
Milford Court
Order of Amaranth
Westport
Forson
Masa
Mary Swanchuk Forson
Myron Forson
Woodrow Ave
Charles T. Pistey and San Funeral Home
Barnum Ave
Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Church
John Kitko
Lakeview — Cemetery
Panaheda
Obituary notices from Stratford and area June 1958
In Stratford and neighboring towns many residents are listed with funeral plans and interments. Notices include Juan J. Keane Mary Foulds Rela Margaret S McCauley Rosa Kottsieper Mary Meszaros and more with services at local homes churches and cemeteries plus calling hours and burial details.
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Cheshire
Fr. Keating
Dartmouth
COST
Wilmor T. Fiske
Harding High School
George A. Campbell
Harding Fathers’ Club
Anthony J. Mires
Fairway
Fiske
Rev
William Graham
Lulu Tennant
D. M
Read
Kalman
Kalman Meszaros
Pacific Street
Hancock Avenue
John Lesko and Son
St. Stephen’s Church
Anthony Rutkowski
Josephine Romanowski Rutkowski
Central Avenue
Radczycki
Pulaski Street
St. Michael the Archangel Church
Edward
Brennan
Edward J. Brennan
Viola Curci
Reef Road
St. Mary’s Church
Spring Grove Cemetery
Darien
Magner
John Vasko Derby
John Vasko
Evelyn Road
C. E. Lewis and Son Funeral Home
Elizabeth Street
Mary B. Cavanaugh McDonald
Notre Dame
Charles H. Lewis
East State Street
Church of the Assumption
Milton
Stosser
Washington, D.C
Providence Hospital
Michade
St. John Nepomucene’s Church
William H. Clark Derby
William Herbert Clark
Griffin Hospital
Derby Methodist Church
William J.J. McCutcheon
Oak Cliff Cemetery
John A. Wiley
Kate E. Wiley
Mattie Haigh
Crofut Street
Hull
Division Street
Robert C. Schrock
Methodist-Episcopal Church
Methodist Cemetery
Henry Foulds Reid
Mary Foulds Reid
Henry C. Reid
Hawthorne Street
White House
Albert Fairfield Avenue
William H. Anderson
First Methodist Church
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Joan H. Foulds
Mary Lou Lindstrom
Nemacaolin
Penn
Sally M. Saunders
Syracuse
Frank Dennison
Harvard
Albert Spangler
Christiene Schroers Spangler
Center Street
Man Lada
Myron V. Forson
Mary Shanchuk Forson
Woodrow Avenue
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Charles T. Pistey and Son
Bar- UM Avenue
Holy Ghost
John,Kivko
Panahedeon
Joseph Bartnikowski
Nellie Pawlicki Bartnikowski
Shelton, Street
Englewood Hospital
Charles E. Pistey and Son
Barham Avenue
St. Michael the Archangel’s Church
Swern Mats Ue
Miriy's
Cemetery
Ellis Varady
Pitoska Varady
Jennings Road
George Molnar
Varady
Frank Polke and Son
St. Emery's Church
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Hungary
Rosary Society
St. Emery’s Church
Helen Durst
Grace Christiano
Paul Csuka
Mary Sabo
Willimantic
Theresa Barangay
Carl J. Johnson
Frida Charlotte Johnson
Cornwall Street
Stratford Convalescent Hospital
Dennis and D'Arcy
Allan Mather
Lordship Community Church
Lakeview
Knightlodge
Carl R. Johnson
Frank L. Lappin
Bridgewater
Skyline Tidge
New Milford Hospital
Small Town Democrats Organization
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Benjamin Axelroad
Bethany
Bethany Memorial Church
Bethany Memorial Cemetery
Karl Besescheck
Mrs. Smith
Jomnson
Cart
Johnson
Cornwall
Dennis d& D'Arcy
Son
Keane
John J. Keane
Alice McTernan Keane
Main
William R. Mc
Thowski
Shix City
Anthony Rutekowski
Central Ave
Nadonycki
Altar and Third Order of St. Francis Societies
BD. C
Milton S. Shosser
Lea Stosser
North Garfield
Ablnuton
Michuea Funeral Home
Jane
St. Jona Nepemurent Church
WAFH
Antoinette Rush Smith
Wilmot, West & Goulding, Inc
MITH
Statfield Road
A. L. Green
Grand St
Tursdty
Emanuel Cemetery
Haceford
Piroska Varady
Enlig Varady
Bancock Ave
St. Emers's Church
Asko
S Mary S. Vasko
Evelyn Ru
C. Eb, Lewis and Son Funeral Home
Elizabeth St
Nerby
Peter Ww.sawnes Om Tues
St Teresa’s Church
Long Hill
Pope
Morack
Bennis, Mic
Charles KL
Dennis William
Barcy