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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1954
Page
10
Connecticut industrials piece from G H Walker and Co. presents a brief listing of sectors, production notes, and market implications. Key entities include Connecticut, Walker, and Co. with references to regional industry outlook and potential investment angles.
New York traders saw a broadly irregular session with sizable gains in some issues offset by declines in others. The Associated Press 60-stock average rose 20 cents to 136.80 as advances outpaced declines. notable movers included General Electric BuPont and General Motors while Oldline losers included several industrials and rail issues.
The Connecticut egg market rose with extra large and large eggs up three cents per dozen and mediums and small up one cent. Graves of Grade A eggs in cartons ranged from 45 to 50 cents for extra large and large 41 to 48 cents for large, with other produce mixed in as local prices held steady or moved slowly.
In Oct 1949 the market shows resilience with higher prices and stronger controls. Analysts note fewer speculative drivers than 1929, citing tighter margin requirements, pension fund buying, and government policing of issues. While similarities exist in mood and easy money, experts foresee no repeat of the 1929 frenzy.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Zaborowski Pyas 35 of 1033 Black Rock Turnpike Fairfield take place Monday. Mass at Church of the Holy Family follows a home service at Frank Polke and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in St Michaels cemetery. Survived by husband Stanley and son Walter Zaborowski of Shelton and two daughters Nellie Nossal and Eleanor Ott of Fairfield, two brothers John and Joseph Kozash, a sister Nellie Bouchard, and three grandchildren.
Services will be held today for Mrs Elizabeth Roman Santoro of 323 Greenfield Avenue Stratford widow of Anthony Santoro who died Thursday at home. The rites begin at 8 15 a m at Frank T Rohm Funeral Home Stratford and 9 at Our Lady of Grace Church burial in St Michael's Cemetery. She leaves three sons Robert Tempini Bridgeport Joseph Santoro Trumbull and Michael Santoro Stratford three daughters Mrs Salvatore Guzzi Stratford Mrs William Berth Los Angeles Calif and Mrs Sherman Warren Shelton 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Theodore Wallingford Braitling 63 of 8890 Broadstreet Stratford dies Thursday in Southbury. Services today at 2 30 PM at Henry E Bishop and Son funeral home 1139 Fairfield Ave. Rev Joseph A Racioppi will officiate. Burial in Mountain Grove Cemetery.
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Ann Cusack Caples 80 of 240 Prospect Street Lordship widow of James Caples who died Thursday at Sunnyside Hospital Stratford. The services will begin at 9 15 a.m. at Gleason Mortuary Prospect Street Torrington and at 10 a.m. at St Francis Cemetery Torrington.
Services for Mrs. Marcelle Charbonneau Sawyer aged 36 of 249 East Main Street wife of Ensign Kenneth R. Sawyer USN died Tuesday. A solemn requiem Mass was held yesterday at St Ann's Church Devon and burial followed at St Mary's Cemetery Milford.
Funeral services for John Senak age 72 of 185 Island Brook avenue were held yesterday at St John the Baptist Carpatho Rus sian Greek Catholic church. Burial followed in St John's Cemetery Stratford with high Mass celebrated by Rev Joseph Simko assisted by Rev John Kivko. Delegations from Branch 8 American Russian Sokols and the St Nicholas society attended. Bearers were Stephen Ihnat John Kraynak Michael Kochiss Andrew Petrus John Mihalko and John Ellias.
Loretta McGowan Lane ville 60 of Marina Village a former Hillside home attendant died yesterday at home after a long illness. Funeral services were held from Raymond Shuk funeral home 172 Washington Avenue then 9 o clock service at Sacred Heart church burial at Calvary cemetery Waterbury. She is survived by two daughters Marion Ruedeman and Gertrude Paige of Bridgeport a brother Patrick McGowan of New York City a sister Helen Kehoe of Bridgeport three grandchildren and several nieces.
Mrs. Mary A. Swanson widow of Rev William Swanson died Wednesday at Henry E Bishop field avenue Newtown at 1039 am The Rev William H Alderson pastor First Methodist will officiate Burial in Mountain Grove cemetery She is survived by two brothers George Fraser Quebec and Samuel Fraser Ottawa Canada three sisters Mrs George Poeg Ridgetown Ontario Mrs Lavina Kirchoff Detroit and Mrs Margaret Johnson Cleveland Services set for Tuesday in Westville DI for John Toth 73 of 109 Overlook Fairfield a retired coal miner died Thursday in St Vincent hospital after admission Oct 3 for surgical treatment
Obituaries detail the deaths of Mary Elizabeth Conlin of 1069 Briarwood Avenue retired VP of Coelin Interior Decorators and others including Albert Jochsberg, Timothy Joseph Horan, Bertha Hajjar Belade, Albert Frederick Amato, Mrs Theresa E Trovak Benichak and Mrs Andrew F Benichak Sr. Services held at family homes churches and funeral homes with Masses, rabbi officiants, and burials at local cemeteries. Military rites planned for Amato.
Frederick W Beitner 69 of 255 Courtland Street died yesterday at home. Funeral 11 a.m. at Wilmot West and Goulding Funeral Home 88 Lafayette Street burial in Fairview Cemetery New Britain surviving wife Ottilie Linn Beitner son Frederick Beitner Jr daughter Nancy Brinsco three grandchildren. James Francis Birchell of 35 Wilmot Avenue, a retired Stanley Works employee, died Thursday at home. Funeral 9 a.m. at Dillon and Collins Funeral Home 1111 Stratford Avenue Stratford with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Pantaleon Mansi 75 of 98 Highland avenue a retired city laborer died Thursday at 5 25 am in St Vincent s hospital where he had been admitted Oct 17 for medical treatment Services will be held at 8 am at A B Abriola and Son Funeral Home 2160 Main Street and at 9 in St Raphael s Church with a solemn Requiem Mass Burial will follow in St Michaels Cemetery
Mrs Helen Weller 42 of 536 Savoy Street died Thursday at S J Vincent hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Henry E Bishop and Son, 1139 Fairfield Ave. Rev Milton Wilkes officiating. Burial Lake View Cemetery. Survived by husband Robert C Weller a son Robert K Weller and daughter Diane A Weller both of Bridgeport mother Anna Knapp brother Stephen Knapp sisters Vera Toraya Eleanor Rivard Faul Paulisin and several nieces and nephews. James McOrmond 88 died Thursday in Webster MA at his son David McOrmond’s home 41 Elm Street Webster formerly of Bridgeport worked at Stanley Works. Survived by son and two stepchildren George Bundock Sr Henry Bundock and Mrs James Bower and Mrs Lillien Whelan and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Jack Greenberg 55 sales manager for Herman Isacs died suddenly Thursday in Trenton NJ aboard a Philadelphia bound train. Services held yesterday at A L Green funeral home. Burial Workmen's Circle Cemetery Fairfield.
In Stratford and nearby cities a sequence of death notices lists Oct 1954 funeral details. Names include Alves, Amato, Beltner, Benichak, Birehell, Braitling, Bruce, Carroll, Gilbert, Coglie, Del Toro, Holzhausen, LeMeuile, and others. The notices specify addresses, funeral homes, service times, church or cemetery interments, and visiting hours.
A scattered obituary page lists funeral notices for multiple residents including Hartor Bea, Mamie Cecil Meas, and Mamie Hart, with funeral details at Michael's cemetery in Milford and St. Ambrose church. Also includes May 1952 to Oct 1955 memorials, and card of thanks messages from Bethel and Pinaccit families.
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