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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1968

Page

16

France offers to bargain for full money overhaul

France asks for a complete overhaul of the world monetary and commercial system as its price for aiding the United States. Paris agrees to speed up Kennedy Round tariff reductions to help US exports and curb dollar outflow, with talks in Stockholm among major financial centers.

France Brussels Belgium United States U.S European Common Market Michel Debre Stockholm Washington Geneva New Britain West Germany Karl Schiller

Juvenile Delinquency Discussed By Church Panel

Miss Alice Andrew, detention services director, told Olivet Congregational Church members that many delinquent youths lack parental love. She cited cases of a 10-year-old girl seeking acknowledgment and a 13-year-old boy sleeping at the detention home, highlighting poverty and affluence as factors.

Alice Andrew Olivet Congregational Church Miss Andrew Detention Home Andrew

Pilot Killed in Bradley Field Plane Crash

A twin-engine plane crashed during landing at Bradley Field Windsor Locks, killing the pilot identified as Arthur Falk of West Hartford, executive vice president of American Standard Manufacturing. An anonymous official said the aircraft lost control trailing a large commercial plane. The crash occurred around p.m. Police reported no further details available.

Windsor Locks UPI Bradley Field Arthur Falk West Hartford American Standard Manufacturing Co

Poles Oust 7 Scholars After Student Protests

In Warsaw the Communist regime dismissed seven scholars amid two weeks of student demonstrations. The list includes a Jewish member of the Academy of Sciences and a high party official, with Jewish individuals among those fired. Official agency PAP reported two rounds of firings, raising total dismissals to two since March 8.

Warsaw Poland Academy of Sciences PAP

Danbury Car Dealer H. D. VanHouten Dies

Harold D. Van Houten, 73, president of VanHouten Motors, Danbury, died of a heart attack in Bonita Springs. Services set for Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. James Episcopal with burial in Wooster cemetery. Survived by wife Dorothy, two sons H. Dickson VanHouten Sr., two daughters, and eight grandchildren.

Danbury Harold D. VanHouten Lexington Avenue VanHouten Motors, Inc Bonita Springs Fla St. James Episcopal Church F. Graham Luckenbill John Spear Wooster Cemetery Yonkers N.Y van Houten Connecticut National Guard Banbury H. Dickson VanHouten Brookfield William C. Ward Henry McFall Orkson

Liberal Leaders Oust Czech Reds From Positions

Prague AP report says scores of old-line Communists quit party and government posts as liberal leaders purge loyalists to ousted Stalinist President Antonin Novotny. Key removals include Karel Hruza and Erika Kadlecova amid reforms to church state relations and censorship backlash.

Prague Czechoslovakia Antonin Novotny Karel Hruza Secretariat of Church Affairs Erika Kadlecova Sociological Institute of The Academy of Science Frantisek Tomasek CTK Alois Neumann Neumann Novotny

Sevino Named College Developer for Mount Saint Mary

Jr Victor Sevino of 3084 Main Street is among four charter members of Mount Saint Mary college Connecticut Development council set to meet May 8. Other members include John Nastasi of 36 Greaston Lane Dallen Russell Forster of 199 Minivale Road Stamford and Mrs Tracy Flanagan of 56 Woodlawn Road New Canaan. Sister Mary Immaculate development director at the college in Newburgh N Y outlined goals of increasing membership and boosting the annual fund at a Norwalk motor inn meeting.

Jr. Victor Sevino Main Street Mount Saint Mary College Connecticut Development Council John Nastasi Greaston Lane Dallen Russell Forster Minivale Road Stamford Tracy Flanagan Woodlawn Road New Canaan Sister Mary Immaculate Newburgh N. Y Norwalk Motor Inn

Area Dealers to Show Antiques in Hamden

The 14th An mia Hamden Historical Society Antiques Show will feature 37 dealers displaying authentic Americana at Quinnipiac college Hamden. Hours are noon to 10 p m Saturday and 1 p m to 8 p m Sunday. Directors include Mr and Mrs George R Zeeb Durham and George Hulbert New Haven. Local participants include Bristol's Antiques of Distinction Milford Wood Arts Studio Peserhert Milford Forge Milford.

Anmia Hamden Historical Society Quinnipiac College Hamden George R. Zeeb Durham George Hulbert New Haven East Bristol Antiques of Distinction Milford Wood Arts Studio Peserhert Milford Forge Milord

North Ender Held On Narcotics Charge

Fred Williams aged 19 of Beardsley Terrace apartments was arrested by Bridgeport police and charged with violation of Public Act 555 narcotics laws. He is held on $5,000 bail pending Circuit court arraignment.

Fred Williams Beardsley Terrace Bridgeport Williams

Trooper Cleared In Crash Fatality

Hartford UPI reports Deputy coroner William J. Shea Jr. ruled 79 year old Stella Jaroszewski died when Rocco Napoli failed to stop at Asylum Avenue and hit State Trooper William Y. Shaw. Napoli faces criminal charges. Shaw cleared of responsibility.

Hartford Shea Napoli Asylum Avenue Shaw Jaroszewski

Negro Sheriff Bradley Found Dead in Virginia

Charles City Virginia AP reports James N Bradley 38 first Negro sheriff in modern times died by suicide after serving less than three months. A neighbor found him slumped in a car with a hose leading from the exhaust. no marks on body and car sealed. Bradley had been low in spirits recently and had defeated M D Lampkin in the county, survived by wife and three children. Funeral arrangements pending.

Charles City Virginia James N. Bradley Wa Geoffrey T. Mann Bradley Mann Bradby Pulp and Paper M.D. Lampkin Lampkin Richmond

Services Today For Two Crash Victims In New Milford

Funeral services are set for Richard A. Tuz 19 of 79 Lanesville Road and Richard A. O Toole 24 of Brick Schoolhouse Road Warren who drowned when their car left a bridge guard rail and fell into the Croton River near Brewster New York. Tuz services begin 8:30 a.m. at Lillis Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St Francis Xavier Church with a requiem Mass followed by burial at St Francis Cemetery. O Toole services start 10 a.m. at Lillis Funeral Home and 11 a.m. at St Bridget's Church Cornwall Bridge with a requiem Mass followed by burial at New Warren Cemetery Warren.

New Milford Richard A. Tuz Lanesville Road Richard A. O'Toole Brick Schoolhouse Road Warren Croton River Brewster N.Y Mr. Tuz Lillis Bridge Street St. Francis Xavier Church St. Francis Cemetery Mr. O'Toole St. Bridget's Church Cornwall Bridge New Warren Cemetery

Pedestrian 73 Killed by Shelton Girl's Car

A 73 year old man Joseph L Mascola of 125 Division St Ansonia was struck on Atwater Street and killed Monday night. The driver Siri Larson 16 of 837 River Road Shelton was charged with negligent homicide and released on $1000 bond.

DERBY Atwater Street Joseph L. Mascola Division St Ansonid Siri Larson River Road Shelton

Norwich Soldier Killed in Vietnam Action

Army Private Thomas E. Donovan of Norwich Connecticut was killed in Vietnam action per Defense Department. He was the son of Mrs Mildred Ravenelle of Norwich. Also notice of services for Mrs Pearl Van Scoy Voorhees 71 former Norwalk resident and widow of Edward M Voorhees Sr who died in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Funeral held at Raymond funeral home Norwalk with burial in Riverside cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs Leopold A Maynard of Fort Lauderdale and three grandchildren.

Washington Army Pfe Thomas E. Donovan Norwich Conn Vietnam Defense Department Donovan Mildred Ravenelle Great Plain Road Edward M. Voorhees Leopold A. Maynard Fort Lauderdale Fla

Dr Philip White Dies Noted Physiologist

Dr Philip R White a prominent American physiologist died in a Bombay hospital while on a lecture tour in India. He suffered hepatitis followed by a stroke days earlier. A pioneer in tissue culture and cancer research he authored three books and more than 100 scientific papers and received the AAAS medal and the American Society of Bacteriologists president’s plaque. His wife Caroline D Smith read his address at the hospital.

Bombay India Philip R. White White American Association For the Advancement of Science American Society of Bacteriologists Indian Council of Medical Research Caroline D. M. Smith

Milford widow Esther Bartha rites set in Bridgeport

Funeral services for Mrs Esther Veres Bartha as widow of Zigmond Bartha Sr will be held in Bridgeport with a 1130 p m service at the Frank Polke and Son funeral home and a 2 o clock liturgy at Silliman Memorial Baptist Church. Burial is in Mountain Grove cemetery Bridgeport. She was a Hungary native and lived in Milford eight years. She worked for Auto Ordnance Co. and was a member of the Silliman church Ladies Aid Society. Survivors include five sons Frank Zigmond Bartha Jr Albert Louis and Stephen Bartha and a daughter Irene Arnold ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Zigmond Bartha Milford Esther Veres Bartha Redbush Lane Milford Hospital Frank Polke and Son Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport Silliman Memorial Baptist Church David O. Lindsay Mountain Grove Irene Arnold Forest Hills S. J Zigmond Veres Romania Emma Szabo Hungary New Canaan Lucille Riley Doutrich Maple Street Grant A. Morrill St. Mark's Episcopal Church Lakeview Cemetery Marion Riley Ellis Donald Riley Los Angeles Calif Charles D. Raymond Edenville N.Y

Obituaries Offer Multiple Local Death Notices and Services

A string of obituary notices from Bridgeport Milford and Westport report deaths of Mrs. Jamie White 57 of 431 Washington Avenue and others including Ernest F. Rankin George J. Deyo Sr Frank Zabik Sr Marian Burritt Wilson Jonas E Spencer Carl E Anderson Arnold W Berglund with details on their ages addresses former employers churches and funeral arrangements. Services occur across several days with burials at Lakeview cemetery and other local sites and specify funeral homes ministers and timing.

Obituary notices from Norwalk and Bridgeport area deaths

Obituaries and funeral notices for several residents are listed, including Mrs. Lucille Riley Doutrich of New Canaan and Mrs. Ethel Marion Gaffney of Park Avenue, Norwalk. Others include Mrs. Azora Brown Dungan of Fairfield, Miss Mary Agnes Farrell of Norwalk and Bridgeport, Joseph S. Pruzinsky of Norwich, John F. Sheerin of Stratford, Mrs. Edward Warriale Varriale of Brooklyn, Eva Engstrom of Bridgeport, Mrs. Stephen Thopsey of Norwalk, and related survivors and service details. Funerals are set at churches and at local cemeteries with officiants named.

O Connor Rites Today Pulitzer Prize Winner Ed O'Connor

Edwin O'Connor Pulitzer Prize author dies at 50 from heart attack in Boston. Requiem Mass at Cathedral of Holy Cross with funeral details and survivors noted. O'Connor won 1962 prize for Edge of Sadness and fame for The Last Hurrah.

Boston UPI Cathedral of Holy Cross Edwin O'Connor O'Connor New England Baptist Hospital O’connor Spencer Tracy Providence R.T Francis J. Lally Boston Archdiocesan Pilot

Death notices one city schedule March 1968 obituaries

Death notices list multiple individuals with residences in Milford Ansonia Bridgeport Westport and surrounding towns. Entries include Carl E Anderson Esther Veres Bartha Arnold Berglund Azora Brown Dungon Eva Engstrom Mary Agnes Farrell Cornelius Heyse Kathryn Mears Maybel Nucifora and others with dates March 24 1968 and March 1 1953 among funeral times locations and interment details. Each notice provides service venue order of service and cemetery where applicable.

Maybel Rockwell Nucifora First Avenue Bayview Mmllford Wia.m Curte Mullins Trumbull White Plains Road Merrill, Parkway Charles Shank Newfield Methodist Church Trumbull

Obituary notices from Bridgeport area mix with memorials

The clipping lists numerous January through March 1968 obituaries and funeral notices for residents of Bridgeport and surroundings. It names Mary Polotkay, Joseph Ruzinsky, Ernest Rankin, John Sheerin, Jonas Spencer, Kate Varriale, Jennie White, Frank Zablk Sr., and others with addresses, funeral homes, and cemeteries. Memorials and thank you notes accompany several entries.

Funeral services set for Cornelius D. Heyse Sr in Devon

Cornelius D. Heyse Sr., 68, of 56 Crescent Dr Devon died Sunday night at Milford Hospital. Services will be held Wednesday at Main Street in Gregory F. Doyle Funeral Home. Burial will be in Kings Highway Cemetery. He was a Milford resident six years, formerly a route salesman for Jacopian Cleaners Stratford. Survivors include wife Edith, son Cornelius Jr., daughters Muriel and Dora, six brothers, four sisters, and many nieces and nephews.

Norwalk Fred Kimball Cross Street Bouton Funeral Home Main Street Lincoln South Lincoln Cemetery Kimball Mary Bailey Kimball Virginia Richards New Canaan South Avenue Norwalk Hospital Franklin Hoyt Lakeview Cemetery Miss Richards Stamford High School Spence School For Girls New York City Wellesley College Wellesley Mass James A. Richards Milford Cornelius D. Heyse Crescent Drive Devon Milford Hospital Main Gregory F. Doyle Bridgeport Avenue William C. Wagner United Church of Christ Burig Kings Highway House Bridgeport Jacopian Cleaners Stratford Edith Neyse Cornelius P. Heyse, Jr Muriel A, Heyse Thedora Dennison Hugo Fred Leroy Chester Heyse Theodore Milton Heyes Huntington Marie Wells Mildred Blakely Edith Heyse Margarite Rogers Seattle Wash

Also Mentioned on This Page

Debre Italy Netherlands Luxembourg Long Lane Middletown Miss Andrews H. D. VanHouten Dr. Sevino North Ender Norwich iI Philip White Joseph Nucifora Milford Maybe Rockwell Nucifora Joseph Nucifora St. Vincent's Hospital Cyril F. Mullins Trumbull Funeral Home Charles Schank Trumbull Burial Grounds Joseph Palatkay Mary Jelenik Palatkay Seaside Avenue Milford Heights Cody White Broad Street Ralph Murray Calvary Church of the Christian Missionary Alliance Kings Highway Cemetery Joseph Shuhi Litchfield Caroline Zontak Shuhi Gallows Lane Torrant Funeral Home Meadow Street St. Anthony’s Church St. Anthony's Cemetery Joseph Bertalovitz Isabel Bertalovitz Minerva Street Griffin Hospital Green Funeral Home St. Mary’s Cemetery Bertatovitz England Milford - Derby Joseph Berlatovitz Dorothy Rotunda Lillian Churchill Kenneth M. Mears Westport Kathryn Mack Mears St. John's Place Westport Manor West State Street Dana Forrest Kennedy Christ and Holy Trinity Church Willowbrook Cemetery James White Jamie White Washington Avenue Bridgeport Hospital M. McDonald Isaac Stratford Avenue Reuben Williams Lakeview Orangeburg S.C General Electric Company Charles Payne Henry Payne Ernest F. Rankin Deerfield Drive Handy & Harman Company Dennis and D’arcy Raymond Worster First Congregational Church of George J. Deyo New Haven Railroad Louis A. Abriola and Son St. Raphael’s Church St. Michael's Cemetery Frank Zabik Spruce Street Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church Laszlo Orosz Pannichida Ellsworth Wilson Marian Burritt Wilson Westerly, R.I Christchurch Westerly, RI Jonas E. Spencer Wake Street White and Hayes Bangor Mount Hope Cemetery Mullins and Redgate Park Avenue Carl E. Anderson East Broadway Myrtle Beach Jenkins Franklin Street Ansonia Otto A. Borchert Immanuel Lutheran Church of Seymour Pine Grove Anderson William C. Anderson Robert E. Anderson Carl GC. Anderson Chicago Harry Malmberg Sweden Earl Rennison Arnold W. Berglund Blind Brook Road New York Wilkinson, Inc Minneapolis Lucille Doutrich Robert E. Gaffney Ethel Marion Gaffney Church of the Assumption Thomas J. Whelan John W. Dial Thomas A. Murphy S. J Thaddeus S. Swertz C.S.C. Beavers Edward Harry G. Dungan Azora Brown Dungan Bassick Avenue Dennis and D'Arcy Kenneth Bunker West End Mary Agnes Farrell Palmetto Road Notre Dame Bracken Noble Avenue St. Andrew's Church Miss Farrell Cyrus Morfey Engand Edith Lee Morfey Welwyn Garden City Hubert C. Morfey Fern Street Fairfield Ronald J. Morfey Harpenden Dorothy E. Dalgliesh Australia Phyllis Morsey Joseph S. Pruzinsky Norman Street Uncas-on-the-Thames H. Lawrence Spodnick Park Street St. John John F. Sheerin Swanson Avenue Adzima Arctic Street Holy Name of Jesus Church Edward Warriale Katherine Varriale Brooklyn Edward Varriale Edward P. Campion St. Catherine of Alexandria Church St. John’s Cemetery Carl O. Engstrom Eva Engstrom Milford Point Road Salem Lutheran Church Caryl V. Benson Mountain Grove Cemetery Cody-White Funeral Home Stephen Thopsey Margaret Chaela Thopsey McAllister Avenue Collings East Avenue St. Ladislaus Church St. John's Cemetery Thopsey Frank Thopsey Mary Simon Little York Winfred Earl DeMuth Marietta DeMuth Jefferson Street Lutheran Cemetery Middle Village L.J Louise Edouard Pacific Palisades Pam Berglund Aaloneapolis Anna Arnold Berglund Jaan Orrow Berglund Fable Funeral Home Heart Fund Deyo George J Deyo Sr Concella Ramono Oyo Peter G George 2 Deyo, Jr Thamas Devo Marength Louis A. Abriola and Son Funeral Home Phoels Broadstreet Ore Bracken Funeral Home Corner Spring Street Heyse Cornelius Db, Heyse Crescent Dr Bridgeport Ave William C. Wanetor United Church St Chocy Freie American Cancer Society St. John's Lodge No A.M Wil P.m. Sheerin Mary Horarth Sheerin James Sheerin Eleanor Shaibel Swanse Avenue Adalina Liierar Holy Home of Jesus Church Herrod Clarell William T. Sherrod Jr Elmwood Place James F. Morton Fie Neral Pencer Parch Jonas £. Spencer Myrtle Batley Spencer Idle Wake St White & Hayes Maine Burtol Mt Hope Pulling & Redgate Park Ave Arriale Kay Kate Varriale Raward Varriale al St. Catherine of Alexandria 41St and Fort Hamilton Pkvy Andrew Torregro Isa Hite Jennie White Weninton Ovenue McDonald Iscoc Mary Zolyak Zablk Hancock Loszio Grosz Ia Faountain Grove Manaay Ponnichida St. Augustines John J. Aarsden Fonnie Undwall Morris Cindwall Mam Dad Angelo Scaperotto Vareh Caro Albert DuBath Rohm-Luchonsky Funeral Home Patty DuBack Alan Sten Scot Holly Todd Bret Cornelius D. Heyse, Sr Mall
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