Ward Merrill Appointed to Hartwick Faculty
Bainbridge News & Republican, September 11, 1941
An announcement was recently made by Hartwick College [Oneonta, Otsego Co., NY] officials that Ward Merrill, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], was appointed as assistant director of physical education. Mr. Merrill, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Merrill and a graduate of Cortland Normal, will have charge of the physical education program for freshmen and sophomores, and will direct in intramural program and assist Head Coach M.B. Banks.
Mr. Merrill received his bachelor of science degree from Cortland last June and while attending the state school of physical education he played four years of varsity football and was a member of the varsity baseball team, one season. During his senior year he was manager of the basketball squad.
The new coach served as chairman of the men's intramural program in both the training school and the Normal school and was a member of the demonstration committee this year. He served as a cadet teacher at King Ferry Central School and has had extensive teaching experience. During his four years at Cortland, Mr. Merrill was prominent in school activities and served as a member of the AAHPER, was chairman of the men's intramurals, a member of the State Teachers Association, was president of the men's glee club, chairman of the music council and "Did" staff. He is also affiliated with Beta Phi Epsilon fraternity. Mr. Merrill who graduated from the Afton central school in 1936 was born in 1919.
John Stott to Make Bid for Senate
Bainbridge News & Republican, May 28, 1942
John C. Stott, a resident of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], and who is in the insurance business at Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], is announcing his candidacy for the New York State Senate to succeed the Hon. Roy M. Page who has decided not to be a candidate for State Senator this Fall.
Mr. Stott, the candidate from Chenango County, is 49 years of age, born in the Village of Greene, Chenango County, and is the son of Asa J. Stott (deceased). The candidate's father moved to McDonough in 1894 and there engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods. Mr. Stott grew up as a boy in McDonough, attended the local high school, and due to the lack of funds in his family, was faced with the decision, if he desired further education, to go out in the world and work for it.
Mr. Stott finished his Junior High School education in Smithville Flats, where he worked morning and night, and weekends, in the old Horace Rhodes' store for his board and room. He then went to Greene, entered the High School and Teachers' training Class, working his way through school, and at the age of 18 was granted a certificate to teach school.
His first school assignment was McDonough, in a District known as the Chestnut Ridge District, where he taught school for a year, for $11 per week, and walked some four miles back and forth to his home in McDonough. He taught the second year in East McDonough and the third year became principal of Port Dickinson School, in Broome County.
Mr. Stott, after his three years of teaching, studied law for a while with the Hon. James P. Hill and during part of that time he worked in the Chenango County National Bank and Trust Company of Norwich, as a clerk. This was necessary for him to obtain sufficient funds for him to carry on his work in the study of law.
Mr. Stott then entered the insurance business and has been so engaged until the present time. During the time Mr. Stott has been in the insurance line he served as a local agent and he became resident Vice President of the National Surety Company of New York, and some 13 years ago he came back to Norwich from New York and re-entered the local agency. He has built one of the largest agencies in Central New York. He is on the Board of Directors of the New York State Association of local Agents. He is a member of several Masonic bodies including Kalurah Temple, City Club, Chamber of Commerce, Exchange Club, and of the Elks.
The candidate is industrious and is always proud of the fact that he came up the hard way and that anything that he has been able to do has been done through hard work. He has a host of friends in Chenango and Broome Counties and has been very active politically since he was made Chenango County Republican Chairman in June, 1939. Mr Stott was particularly active in the last Presidential campaign and took several months away from his business to produce an all time high record for Republican enrollment in the county of Chenango.
The candidate, aside from his wife, Louise Stott, has two married daughters, Mrs. John Lyons, of Rexford street, Norwich; and Mrs. Harry Hayes, of Pensacola, Fla. and a son, Richard Stott.
Dr. Danforth Corrects False Report
Bainbridge News & Republican, September 3, 1942
For the past several weeks there has been brought to my notice by many of my patients and friends the prevalence of a report that I am unwilling to make sick calls at night or accept confinement cases. This rumor has naturally been profoundly disturbing to many of my patients. Upon investigation of the source of these statements I decided that the motive for their circulation was to prevent a situation which we all greatly deplored and sincerely hoped could be prevented. For this reason I remained silent and did not publicly correct them in the hope that they might serve the purpose for which they were intended. However, in this hope we have all be disappointed and I believe that the time has come when in all fairness to the public and myself the story should be emphatically denied and my patients should be reassured that I really enjoy excellent health, that I am regularly making night calls and attending confinements just the same as I have for the past 35 years. I do not recall ever, on a single occasion refusing to attend one of my patients at night, and I have frequently responded to the calls of patients of other physicians. There have been rare occasions when I have refused to get up to wait on patients of other physicians or people whom I do not know when I felt that I was the last of several choices. Every doctor does this. In regard to obstetrical cases I wish to say that I have always taken care of them at the hospital. The reason for my asking them to go to the hospital is the lack of time to attend them properly at home and the greater safety and comfort for the patient. War conditions and the scarcity of doctors make these reasons even more compelling.
In the event that the war continues through another year and no arrangements can be made to secure more ample medical services in Bainbridge I shall take on the added burden strong in heart and hope that my old friends and the new comers to our village will accept the situation in a cooperative spirit and be patient with one who will be diligently trying to serve but will be, on occasions, hard pressed for time to give them the prompt attention he would like to render.
Edward Danforth, M.D.
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