Marriages (July 26)

Burr - Springsteen:  Miss Marian Ruth Springsteen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Springsteen, of Ouaquaga [Broome Co., NY], was married to Sergeant Charles J. Burr, Saturday afternoon, July 29.  The ceremony was performed on the lawn at the home of the bride's parents by the Rev. T. Pert Gates, of Windsor.  The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burr, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].  A reception was held on the shaded lawn following the ceremony.  The bride's table was decorated in red, white and blue, on which were two cakes--one the wedding cake, the other a birthday cake for the groom.  The bride graduated from Windsor High School in 1937 and is employed at the Scintilla in Sidney.  The groom graduated from Binghamton High School in 1938 and is now chief of section in the Marine Engine School at Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida, where they will reside for the present.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 10, 1944]

Comings - Poole:  The wedding of Miss Pauline J. Poole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Poole, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], to Philip C. Comings, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Comings, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], was solemnized Wednesday afternoon, August 2, in the Baptist Church, Afton, by the Rev. Alan A. Douglas, pastor, and the Rev. Harold Baer, of Chatham, Va., an uncle of the bride.  A reception followed in the church parlors for 130 guests with a four-tiered wedding cake centering the bride's table.  After a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Comings will be at home in Coventry.  Both young people are graduates of Afton Central School and active in community and church affairs.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 10, 1944]

The First Baptist Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding, Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, when Miss Mary Emilou Howland daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orla F. Howland, 28 Kirby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], was married to Herman Weissflog, Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weissflog, of Monsey.  The Rev. R. Lewis Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, of Kingston, performed the double ring ceremony.  The church was decorated with baskets of gladioli and bouquets of garden flowers.  Mrs. Ernest Hoyt played the organ.  The bride, given in marriage by her father wore a gown of starched ninon with lace, and her full length veil was held in place with a flower tiara.  She carried a colonial bouquet of white roses and baby's breath.  The maid of honor, Miss Wilburna Holbert, wore pink chiffon with shoulder length veil and carried a colonial bouquet of pink rose buds and white asters.  Best man was Marshall Andrews, brother-in-law of the bride. The bride's mother chose a dress of lilac and white jersey and wore a corsage of white rose buds.  The groom's mother was dressed in black and old rose, and wore a corsage of white rose buds.  The bride is a graduate of Bainbridge Central High School and the New York State College for Teachers at Plattsburgh, and for the past two years has been in charge of the Home Economics course at the South New Berlin Central School.  Chief Petty Officer Weissflog, who graduated form the New Berlin High School, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in May, 1938, and was at Pearl Harbor at the time of the Jap attack. He saw service in the first Coral Sea actions and many other Pacific engagements. After serving three years outside the Continental United States he was granted a 30-day leave, and will report back to the West Coast on Aug. 28 for reassignment to duty.  Mrs. Weissflog expects to accompany him.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 17, 1944]

Miss Barbara Hunt Remsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Remsen of Scarsdale, and Lt. George Sherwood Tillman, U.S. Army Air Forces, son of Chenango County Clerk Irving D. Tillman and Mrs. Tillman, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], and formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], were married Aug. 9 in the First Baptist Church at Norwich. The Rev.  Harold Knight performed the ceremony. The bride, who is a graduate of Scarsdale High School and Ohio University, has taught second grade in the Norwich school system for two years and will return this fall.  Lieutenant Tillman is stationed at Drew Field, Tampa, Fla., where he will report Aug. 19 after the young couple return from a short wedding trip.  Lieutenant Tillman was graduated form Norwich High School, Manlius Military Academy and Hamilton College.  He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in September, 1942.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 17, 1944]

 

Obituaries (July 26)

Mrs. Ellen Lamphere Barber died early this Thursday morning at the home of Leslie Herring in Rogers Hollow, after a brief illness, at the age of 89 years.  Mrs. Barber was born in the town of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], March 28, 1855, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Lamphere, and spent her life in this vicinity.  For over 70 years she, with her husband, was employed on the Miller farm at East Guilford.  The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church at East Guilford, with the Rev. Paul L. Carpenter, pastor of the Bainbridge Presbyterian Church officiating.  The burial was in the cemetery at East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 10, 1944]

 

C. Berton Niles died last Thursday night at his home in Crookerville [Delaware Co., NY] after an illness of over four years.  The funeral was held in the Joyce funeral home in Unadilla, Sunday, with burial in Trout Creek cemetery [Delaware Co., NY].  The Rev. Archie Benedict of the Federated Church of Unadilla, officiated.  Mr. Niles was born in Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], April 25, 1870, a son of George D. and Mary (Drake) Niles.  May 23, 1891, he married Miss Anna J. Herrick and they have always lived in that vicinity, several years at Masonville, Trout Creek and Youngs for 20 years in the home where he died.  During his long illness he was under the constant care of his wife.  He was a man of sterling character and highly esteemed in his community.  Mr. Niles was a member of the Baptist church and for several years served as deacon in the Unadilla Church.  He was a member of the Masonville Lodge and of Trout Creek I.O.O.F.  Surviving are is wife, a son, Percy, of Youngs; a daughter, Mrs. Henry Wilcox, of East Masonville; a sister, mrs. Austin Brundage, of Walton, and seven grandchildren.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 10, 1944]

The funeral of Mrs. Jessie Dean Mack was held Tuesday afternoon from the Sidney Center Methodist church, of which she had been a member for many years.  The Rev. Z. James Hall, pastor of the church, officiated.  Members of OtseDella Rebekah Lodge attended in a body and had charge of the service at Highland Cemetery, Sidney Center, where she was buried beside her husband, Howard Mack, who died Nov. 1, 1938.  If Mrs. Mack had lived until Aug. 16, she would have been 65 years old.  Jessie Dean was born at Masonville [Delaware Co., NY] and was a daughter of Orville and Edith Ryder Dean. Her entire life was spent in the vicinity.  She was twice married.  First to Walter Bishop, whose death occurred in 1926.  By this marriage, Mrs. Mack leaves one daughter, Mrs. Archie Merritt, and three grandchildren, of Norwich.  She is also survived by three brothers, Leslie Dean, of Masonville, Frank Dean, of East Masonville, and Ralph Dean, of South Unadilla.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 10, 1944]

Bertha Scutt Gilbert, 58, of Windsor [Broome Co., NY], died at the Binghamton City Hospital, Saturday night.  She is survived by her husband, Leverett Bertiss, of Windsor; two sons, Kenneth E., of Binghamton, and Bertiss W., of Windsor; four grandchildren; one aunt; one uncle and several cousins.  The body was removed to the chapel of Clinton E. Wood, Windsor, where services were held Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. William F. Miller, of Flemingsville, formerly of McClure, officiated.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 10, 1944]

The funeral of Mrs. Ruby E. Hammond was held at her residence in Endicott [Broome Co., NY] Monday, the Rev. Douglas E. Christen officiating.  Burial was in the McClure cemetery [Broome Co., NY].  Mrs. Hammond died at Ideal Hospital, Friday.  She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ellen C. Botsford, of Endicott, R.D.1; one brother, Alfred Pinney, of Port Jervis; one step-sister, Mrs. Eva L. Jackson, of Endicott, R.D.1; and two step-brothers, Bert Cooley, of Binghamton, and Angus Hewitt, of West Pittston, Pa.  [Bainbridge news & Republican, Aug. 10, 1944]

Soldier News continued - 1944

Pvt.  Alex Kuracina, Jr. Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 10, 1944

 

Pvt. Alex Kuracina, Jr., has been listed as missing in action, according to a War Department notification received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kuracina, Sr., of Endicott [Broome Co., NY].  The missing soldier is one of five brothers, all serving in the armed forces. 

 

Joseph Brainard Wounded in France

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 10, 1944

 

Sgt. Joseph Brainard, son of Mrs. Emma G. Brainard, of Walton [Delaware Co., NY], was severely wounded in France by a mortar shell and is now a patient in a hospital in England, according to a letter from him and one of his nurses to his mother.  The letters revealed that he received ankle and shoulder injuries. The flesh on both legs also was shredded by fragments of the shell.  Flesh grafting is being done and his condition is said to be favorable.

 

Pfc. Roswald Sager Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 17, 1944

 

Pfc. Roswald Sager, 27, son of Mrs. Nellis Sager, who  makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Prohaska, Jr., Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] R.D.2, has been reported missing in action in France since July 13.  Private First Class Sager, who had been in the regular Army for six years, had been stationed in Ireland since December prior to the invasion.  His wife, Mrs. Ida Sager, lives at Columbia, N.C.  He also has a brother, Arthur Sager, ACOM serving with the Navy. 

 

Pvt. Edson Smith Killed in Action in France

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 17, 1944

 

Pvt. Edson H. Smith

 

 

Residents of the village and vicinity were saddened Monday noon by the grim horrors of war when word was received here of the first war casualty.  Reported killed in action in France on June 24 is Pvt. Edson H Smith, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fayette L. Smith, according to a telegram received from the War Department.  Previously his parents had received a telegram stating that he was missing in action on that date.

 

Pvt. Smith, who was an infantryman, had been in France since the invasion of Normandy.  The last letter his parents received from him was dated June 18, just six days before the fatal hour.  Edson entered the service on April 1, 1942 and received his training at Camp Croft, S.C., Camp Gordon, Ga., and Camp Gordon Johnston, Fla., and arrived in England in January of this year.  He has three brothers in the service, Pfc. Harold Smith, who is in England; Lt. Robert F. Smith, a pilot in Italy; and Fayette L. Smith, Jr., S 2/C, AOM, of Memphis, Tenn.

 

Pvt. Smith was born in Bainbridge June 9, 1914.  He attended Bainbridge High School and St. Peter's Church.  Before entering the service he was employed at the Scintilla Magneto Co., Sidney.  Surviving besides his parents and three brothers already mentioned are two brothers, Claude Smith and Kenneth Smith, both of Bainbridge; his grandmother, Mrs. Belle Smith, and an aunt, Mrs. Nina Lovejoy, both of Harpursville.

 

Kenneth Kinter Promoted

Bainbridge news & Republican, August 17, 1944

 

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kinter, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], recently received word that their son, Kenneth E. Kinter, with the Fifth Army in Italy, has been promoted form corporal to sergeant. 

 

Sergeant Kinter recently received a citation for "exceptional service beyond the call of duty"  The citation stated that Sergeant Kinter was one of seven men who volunteered to go more than a thousand yards in enemy territory to rescue some wounded buddies who were ambushed there.  the evacuation was carried on successfully without enemy interference, although the boys were never expected to return to their own lines. 

 

Sergeant Kinter entered the service in February of 1943 and received his training at Camp Croft, S.C., and Fort George Meade, Maryland, and was sent overseas in November of that year where he has taken part in both African and Italian campaigns.

 

Kermit Lewis Promoted to Captain

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 17, 1944

 

Kermit Howard Lewis, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lewis, of Afton, has been promoted to captain at Sacramento Air Service Command, Sacramento, Calif.  This Army Air Force installation is one of 11 Air Force Command area control stations in the United States form which planes, often fly directly to combat zones and A.A.F. supplies are shipped to the far corners of the earth.

 

A former student of Afton High School and of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute, Captain Lewis was a junior construction engineer and architectural draftsman when he entered military service in August, 1940.  He was commissioned a second lieutenant after he completed O.C.S. at Miami Beach in April, 1943.  As a radio officer Captain Lewis has made frequent flights to Untied States A.A.F. bases in Quebec, Labrador and Baffinland for the purpose of inspecting, installing and repairing radio equipment pertaining to the operations of army air ways communications system radio stations in those areas. 

 

Captain Lewis has been awarded the American defense medal and the American theatre of operations medal. 

 

Donald Murray Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 17, 1944 

 

Mrs. Donald Murray, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], has received word that her husband, Pvt. Donald Murray, had been missing in action since July 7.  Private Murray is a grandson of John Burton, of Guilford, and the father of an eight-months-old son.  Prior to his entry into the service.  Private Murray was employed in Bainbridge. 

 

Helen Averell Attending Midshipmen's School

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 17, 1944

 

Mrs. Helen C. Averell, Sp. (S) 2/C, USNR, formerly of Bixby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] reported recently to the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, (WR) Northampton, Mass.  for officer's training.  Mrs. Averell has been on active duty with the WAVES since June 29, 1943.  She was previously stationed at the Naval Barracks in Washington, D.C.  Mrs. Averell is a graduate of Oneonta State Teachers' College and taught at the Utica County Day School, New Hartford, until her entrance into the Navy.  Her husband, Capt.  H.L. Averell, is with the United States Army. 

 

 

 

 

 



Obituaries (July 25)

Cary E. Palmer, a highly esteemed farmer of Rogers Hollow [Otsego Co., NY], succumbed Monday morning from a heart ailment, from which he had been suffering for some time.  Mr. Palmer was born in Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 18, 1877, son of Owen Palmer and Mary (Dumond) Palmer and, with his parents, moved to the farm where he died.  He was twice married.  His first marriage was to Miss Ethel DeForest, who died in 1918, and two years later on March 10, 1920, he married Miss Myrtle DeForest.  For 22 years he worked on the town road.  Surviving is the wife; two daughters, Mrs. J.H. Horth, Oneonta, and Mrs. William Hendrick, Idumes; a son, Addison C. Palmer, at home; a sister, Mrs. Archie Fisk, Wells Bridge.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Miss Arvilla Moore, who has been in ill health for some time, died Wednesday morning at the home of Mrs. George Shaver.  Miss Moore was born November 22, 1862, in the town of Walton [Delaware Co. NY], and was the daughter of Rowland and Mary (Gould) Moore.  For many years she resided at Wells Bridge [Otsego Co., NY].  Funeral services were held Friday afternoon from the Joyce Funeral Home, Unadilla.  The Rev. William Howard, a former pastor of the Wells Bridge Methodist Church, officiated.  Surviving are five brothers, Theron and Ira, of Unadilla, Eugene, of Wells Bridge, William, of Rockdale, and Frank, of Central Bridge.  Interment was in the Sand Hill Cemetery [Unadilla, Otsego Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Edward Ruteshouser died at his home, Kerrs Creek, near Walton [Delaware Co., NY], on Sunday afternoon of a heart ailment.  He had been in poor health for several years.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Mrs. Christina Raeder, 93, Roxbury's [Delaware Co., NY] oldest citizen and a life-long resident of that place, died Thursday at the Stamford Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past few days of a broken hip.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

Frank Blincoe died at his home in McClure [Broome Co., NY], June 29, after an illness of about three weeks.  Mr. Blincoe was born near Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 31, 1869, and lived for 42 years at McClure.  He is survived by his wife; a son, Kenneth Blincoe; a daughter, Dorothy Sherwood, and three granddaughters; also a brother, Walter Blincoe, and a sister, Mrs. Ida Strong, both of Bainbridge, and a niece and nephew.  Burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery, Deposit [Broome Co., NY].  The funeral was held Monday afternoon, at the McClure Church, the Rev. George Underwood, of McClure, and the Rev. William Miller, of Flemingville, officiating.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 20, 1944]

Following a long period of failing health, the death of Charles D. Whittemore, of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], former supervisor of that town, occurred in Norwich, at the age of 78 years.  Mr. Whittemore was a member of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors for several years, representing the Town of Guilford.  He was a member of several important committees during his terms of service.  Quiet and unassuming in his ways, he was held in the highest respect by his many friends and associates.  For several years he was engaged in the feed business in Guilford.  The deceased was a life-long member of the Guilford Methodist church, and as long as his health permitted, he attended service regularly.  Mr. Whiteemore was a member of Oxford Lodge, 175, F.&A.M., and a Masonic service was held Friday night at the Seymour funeral Home in Oxford.  The only survivor is the wife, who at present is a resident of the W.B.C. Home. Services were held at the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford, Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.  The Rev. David S. Wolfe, pastor of the Guilford Methodist church, officiated.  Burial was in the Guilford Center Cemetery.  Bearers were Fred Baker, Howard Hutchinson and Alvin Stead, of Oxford, Theodore Hoffman, V.S. Winsor and Ward Goodwin, of Guilford.  Many friends from Guilford attended the service.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 27, 1944]

A man by the name of Hiram Gould while walking on the track, was struck and instantly killed by the gravel train about half way between Afton and Nineveh Junction, on Saturday evening last.  Deceased was a poor and had a wife and several children dependent on his labor for support.  He was said to be deaf.  [Bainbridge Republican, May 13, 1876]

A lad by the name of Jay Manchester, aged about 13 years, living with John Denton, in Pittsfield [Otsego Co., NY], was accidentally hung on Sunday morning, 21st ult.  As we learn the facts they are as follows:  Young Manchester got up on Sunday morning and went after the cows.  After driving them up, and while waiting for Mr. Denton to come and assist him in milking, he went upon the hay mow, where he and other boys had put up a swing, it is thought for the purpose of swinging.  The end of the rope at which he took hold of had a loop in it, and it is thought that he rested his chin in said loop, with his hands hold of the rope, and commenced to swing and then jump, as had been his practice, when the rope slipped over his head, coming so suddenly about his neck as to at once render him unable to extricate himself.  Those who visited the place and saw the rope, and we believe the Coroner's jurycame to the above conclusion.  He was a bright, active boy, and lived with Mr. Denton and his family happily, and that morning, just previous to the sad accident which caused his death, was lively and full of fun, going about his chores in the best of spirits.  [Bainbridge Republican, June 3, 1876]

 

Marriages (July 25)

Miss Louise H. Whitman, daughter of the late Rev. R.B. Whitman former pastor of the First Baptist Church, became the bride of Frank S. Weeks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weeks, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], at 8 o'clock Friday evening, July 14.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Norman Lawton at the parsonage in the presence of a small group of friends.  After a short wedding trip into the northern part of the state the couple will be at their home on Yaleville Road.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 20, 1944]

 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Weeks announce the engagement of their daughter, Louella Mae, to Pvt. Hugh A. Devine, U.S. Army, of Fort Belvoir, Va.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 27, 1944]

 

Miss Velma Marie Jacobson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jacobson, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], and Arthur James Riggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Riggs, Sidney, were married Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Congregational Church by the Rev. Charlton Opdyke.  The bride was attended by Mrs. Margaret Smith, Sidney, as matron of honor, and Lester Simmons, of Bainbridge, cousin of the bride, was best man.  The ushers were Wallace Stewart, of Oneonta, a cousin of the bride, and Gerald George, of Sidney.  The bride wore a full length gown of white marquisette with a sweetheart neckline, long sleeves and long train.  Her fingertip veil was fastened to the head with a tiara of orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of white roses and babies' breath.  The matron of honor wore a full length aqua dress, had a tiara of Calvin roses and a bouquet of the same flowers.  The bride was given in marriage by her father, Edward Jacobson, Mrs. Harold Tyson played the wedding music and Mrs. Josiah Jones sang "I Love You Truly" and "O Promise Me."  The church was decorated with hydrangeas and other flowers.  A reception was held at the church parlors following the ceremony. The bride and bridegroom are both employees of Scintilla and will reside at 42 Willow street.  Mrs. Riggs is a graduate of the Laboratory of Technology at Northwestern Institute and Mr. Riggs is an ex-service man.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 3, 1944]

 

Miss Josephine Strickland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strickland, of Vallego, Calif., was married to Ivor Bosket, Pharmacist Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bosket, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of the bridegroom.  The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. George N. Underwood, of McClure, before a V-shape flower arrangement of pink and white phlox and hydrangeas.  The bride wore a white jersey gown with a finger tip veil held in place by a tiara of seed pearls.  Her colonial bouquet was of red roses.  Mrs. Frank Delello, Jr., matron of honor, wore a blue taffeta gown with blue and white accessories and a colonial bouquet of pink roses.  Earl Neidlinger, Mo.M.M. 3/C, U.S. Navy, acted as best man.  Mrs. Bosket, mother of the bridegroom, was attired in rose-beige with black accessories and a corsage of yellow rose buds.  A reception was held at the house following the ceremony for members of the immediate family.  A three-tiered wedding cake, flanked with white tapers, centered the bride's table.  After a short wedding trip to Oquaga Lake, the couple left for New York City where they will make their home.  Petty Officer Bosket, who has served with the Navy for two years, has been in many theatres of war.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 3, 1944]

 

On Saturday, July 29, at 4 o'clock, Miss Mary Herron Fairbanks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Fairbanks, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], was married to William Ernest Fairbanks, of New York.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Roehlf Brooks in the Chantry of St. Thomas Episcopal Church Fifth avenue, New York, which was decorated with white gladioli.  Miss Helen E. Fairbanks, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid and Ernest Mortensen, of Washington, D.C., was best man. The ushers were all from New York.  The bride, who was give in marriage by her father, wore a street length gown of aqua crepe with matching hat and shoulder veil of tulle, and a corsage of white butterfly orchids.  The bridesmaid's gown was of dusty rose crepe with a flower hat and corsage of gardenias.  About 70 guests from New York and Washington were in attendance.  Mrs. Lawrence Bradshaw, Miss Ruth LeCaro and the bride's father and mother from Bainbridge also attended.  Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Columbia University Club.  Later the bride and groom left for Martha's Vineyard, Mass.  The bride, a former Assistant administrator in the division of drugs and cosmetics of the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D.C., has received degrees from Swarthmore college and Columbia University.  In September she will become Associate Professor of Government at Columbia University.  Mr. Fairbanks, a graduate of the University of Florida, is a practicing lawyer in New York and the attorney for the Lipton Tea Company.  After Oct. 1, Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks will be at home at 425 Riverside Drive, New York.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 3, 1944]

Soldiers News - continued 1944

Pvt. Floyd Tuckey Jumps into Flaming Oil

Bainbridge News & Republicans, July 27, 1944

 

The July Sentinel, a weekly newspaper published by servicemen at Kauai, Hawaiian Islands contained the following article:  "Pvt. Floyd Tuckey deserves a medal for bravery for the work that he did here.  Private Tuckey 'volunteered' to jump from a high tower into flaming oil below.  Private Tuckey is a non-swimmer and all that he had on him was a life jacket.  He leaped into the water and flaming oil, and proved how safe it is to abandon ship even if the water below is filled with flaming oil.  Our hats are off to you, Tuck."

 

Private Tuckey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tuckey, has lived with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Tuckey on Pleasant street, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].  He entered the signal corps in November, 1942.  He trained at Camp Breckinridge, Ky., and Camp Ruck, Ala.  From there he went to California and was shipped to the Hawaiian Islands in may 1943.  He attended Sidney Central High School and worked in the Scintilla, and was active in both the Sidney and the Scintilla bands.  Pvt. Tuckey who is a nephew of Amos W. Tuckey, of Bainbridge, played for several years in the Bainbridge-Sidney band.

 

Daniel Mahoney Wounded at Anzio

Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 3, 1944

 

Convalescing to Italy from wounds received at Anzio, First Class Private Daniel L. Mahoney, of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] and formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], has written a letter to friends describing the harrowing conditions under which he battled the enemy.  His letter follows in part:

 

"You keep asking me how I feel.  I feel pretty good and a lot better than I did.  You see, when I was at Anzio it was so wet that for weeks at a time I was never dry.  And talk about cold.  I used to wonder if I would ever stop shaking.  After a while you get so you don't give a d----.  I remember once my overcoat got so wet and had so much mud on it I couldn't carry it any longer.  It became so heavy I threw it away.

 

"We didn't dare take our shoes off for fear we couldn't get them on again.  Our feet would swell up the minute we took them off.  A good many boys had trench foot.  I almost got it.  Believe it or not I wore the same underwear for 60 days.

 

"Sometimes your mind would seem ready to burst and all you could think of was war, mud and shells."

 

Private Mahoney went overseas in February and was at Anzio until he was wounded by a bursting shell.  He has two brothers in the service, Sgt. Robert J. Mahoney, who enlisted with him in February, 1942, and is serving in England, and Private John E. Mahoney, who is en route to the European war theatre. 

 

Bucky Caracciolo Receives Purple Heart

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 3, 1944

 

Pfc. Bastine (Bucky) Caracciolo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carman Caracciolo, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], has been awarded the Purple Heart Medal for being wounded on the beaches of Normandy.  He took part in the invasion but was wounded on the fourth day of the fighting and evacuated to a hospital in England where the award was made.

 

Pfc. William Wagner Killed in France

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 3, 1944

 

Pfc. William Wagner, 24, of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], husband of Mrs. Alta DeForest Wagner, of Bainbridge, was killed in action June 30 in France according to a telegram received by Mrs. Wagner from the War Department on July 27. 

 

Pfc. Wagner, who was a member of the Engineers, entered the service Feb. 11, 1942 and would have been overseas a year the latter part of this month.  A prayer service was held at the family home in Masonville Sunday afternoon, and on Wednesday afternoon a joint memorial service was held at the Masonville Church for Pfc. Wagner and Cpl. Marvin Gray, who was killed in France on June 19.  Cpl. Gray had made his home with the Wagner family for some time. 

 

Pfc. Wagner is survived by his wife, a two-year-old son, Dennis William Wagner; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wagner, of Masonville; two brothers, Richard and Thomas Wagner, of Masonville; four sisters, Mrs. Maynard Dodge, of Deposit; Mrs. Grace Gifford, of Masonville; Miss Helen Wagner, R.N., of New York, who leaves with the Army Nurses Corps the end of the month; and Mrs. J. Quitti, of Pittsfield, Mass. 

 

Alvin Sherman Wounded in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 3, 1944

 

T/5 Alvin L. Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherman, of R.D.2, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], was wounded in action July 7 in France.  Cpl. Sherman, who received a bullet wound above the knee, has taken part in two major battles.  He recently was promoted to Corporal.  Cpl. Sherman has a brother, Pvt. Clifford W. Sherman, also serving overseas.

 

Winfred G. Michel Lands Troops at Saipan

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 3, 1944

 

Aboard a Coast Guard-Manned Assault Transport:  Death and heroism were commonplace on the Charon-Kanoa beachhead in Saipan, where the Marines first stormed ashore to gain stronghold, according to the young Coast Guardsmen who landed troops there amid heavy mortar and artillery fire.  Among them was Winfred G. Michel, 18, son of William F. Michel, 11 Pearl street, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], a seaman, second class on a small boat attached to this ship.

 

"The Japs knew we were coming all right, and they threw shells at us like pellets," the group said.  "We had to run through a 150-foot channel to get into the mile-long beachhead since there were reefs everywhere else.  The Nips concentrated their fire on the channel, and all of us had close calls.  We nicknamed it 'Hari-Kari Pass.'  Our boat was hit by shrapnel seven times and we saw other boats and tractors blown up by direct hits.

 

"Later we found out why the barrage was so accurate.  Three Japs were hiding in a smoke stack at the island's sugar refinery along the beach  With radio and telephone, they spotted fire for artillery set up in caves on the hills and mortar squads down in the ravines  I don't believe any landing party ever got such a warm reception, and many men died before they even reached the beach.  We were just lucky.

 

"There was an element of superstition in some of the casualties," continued the Coast Guardsmen.  "A lighter, Number 13, suffered a direct hit killing some men.  It was carrying a medium-sized tank nicknamed 'Eight-Ball.'  A smaller landing boat, also Number 13, was blown up a few minutes later.  A Marine sitting at the wheel of a jeep was killed.  Attached to the jeep's windshield was a pair of baby shoes.

 

"Sometimes, the Japs would loose their barrage in close to the beach, and at other times almost a mile off shore.  No matter where we were, it seemed, we were in danger.  After the first 72 hours, we gained a secure foothold and from then on it wasn't so bad."

 

"Mike" has been in the Coast Guard 15 months and has participated in several Pacific invasions, including the Marshall Islands campaign.

 

Pvt. Edson Smith Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 3, 1944

 

Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Smith received a telegram from the War Department Saturday morning stating that their son, Pvt. Edson H. Smith, had been missing in action since June 24.  The last letter his parents received form him was dated June 18.  Pvt. Smith, who was a member of the infantry, had been in France since the invasion.  He entered the service Apr. 1, 1942 and had been in England since January, 1944.  Pvt. Smith has three brothers in the service, Pfc. Harold Smith, who is in England; Lt. Robert f. Smith, a pilot in Italy; and Fayette L. Smith, Jr., S 2/C AOM, of Memphis, Tenn.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith have already notified the Red Cross and work has already begun to check his whereabouts.

 

 

 



 

 

Soldier News continued - 1944

Two Local Soldiers Wounded in France

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

 

 

PFC. Ernest Meade

 

The horror of war has been brought home to the people of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] with two boys reported wounded in France, one seriously, two boys prisoners of war in Germany, and one boy still reported missing in action.

 

Seriously wounded is Pfc. Ernest Meade, son of Mrs. Ruth Meade and Clifford Meade.  In a telegram received from the War Department by Mrs. Meade Monday night it stated that Pfc. Ernest Meade had been seriously wounded in France June 14, and a letter would follow with details.  Pfc. Meade, who is a member of the Glider Infantry, had been in England for a number of months previous to the invasion.  Last Saturday, Mrs. Meade received a letter from him dated June 12, just two days before he received his injuries, in which he stated he was fine and in the best of health.

 

Also wounded during the invasion was Pfc. Bastine (Bucky) Caracciolo.  "Bucky", who was an Infantryman and who had been in England for about two years, wrote in a letter to Salvey Papallo last week, that he was hit in the leg just above the ankle, by shrapnel and was confined to a hospital in England.  He stated further that his injury was only a flesh wound, that the  bone had not been harmed. 

 

S/Sgt. Edward L. Peckham, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Peckham, of Bainbridge R.D.3, has been a prisoner of war in Germany for more than a year.  The last letter received from  him was dated the latter part of March in which he wrote that he hadn't received any mail since he had been a prisoner.

 

1st Lieut. Donald J. Patchen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle V. Benedict, of Bainbridge, R.D.3, a Mustang pilot, flying out of England, was reported missing in action May 19 and later reported a prisoner of war in Germany. 

 

Leon R. Mott, F 1/C, USN, son of Mrs. Katherine Mott, of Bainbridge, R.D. 1, who was on the ill-fated destroyer "Strong," is still reported as missing in action.

 

Other local boys who are known to be in France are:  Pfc. Earl Clark, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clark, North Main street; Pvt. Edson H. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Smith, Bainbridge R.D.1; S/Sgt Harry Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Smith, Greenlawn avenue; and Lieut, Paul D. Fairbanks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fairbanks, Greenlawn avenue. 

 

Pfc. Clark, who is in the Infantry and who was in the regular Army before the outbreak of the war, served in the Battle of Tunisia, in which he was wounded in the head by a piece of shrapnel, also he took part in the invasion of Sicily.  He had been stationed in England a few months prior to the invasion.

 

Pvt. Edson Smith, who is also an Infantryman, had been in England several months before the invasion.

 

S/Sgt. Harry Smith, who is in the Glider Infantry, was promoted from a Private First Class to a Staff Sergeant after the invasion.  He also had been in England for a number of months.

 

Lieut. Paul D. Fairbanks, who landed in England just a few days before the invasion, is also serving in France.

 Leo Green Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

 

Lt. Leo Robert Green, former member of Troop C, State Police, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], has been reported missing in action on June 21 in the European Theatre according to a telegram received last Friday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Green, of Johnson City [Broome Co., NY].  As a pilot of a B-17 bomber, Lt. Green was stationed in England with the 8th Air Force since last January.  His wife, Mrs. Celia Green, resides in Binghamton.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944]

 

Wendell Wrench with Signal Corps in England

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944

 

 

A ninth Air Force Service Command Unit, England:  General inspection!  Two Signal Corps technicians, Corporal Wendell G. Wrench, 26, formerly of R.F.D. 1, Bainbridge, N.Y. (left) and Private Wendell P. Jones of Blanding, Utah, check a radio generator. 

 

Jack Beagle Killed in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944

 

Lt. Jack Beagle, son of Stanley Beagle, of Albany, was listed in Thursday's New York Times as killed in action in the Mediterranean Theatre.  Stanley Beagle, who lived in Bainbridge and worked at the American Separator Co. about the time of World War I, recently retired as clerk at the State Police Headquarters, Albany.

 

Daniel J. Knapp Killed in France

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944

 

Sgt. Daniel J. Knapp, 25, formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Knapp, of West Laurens [Otsego Co., NY], was killed in action June 7 in France, according to the War Department.  Sgt. Knapp, a veteran of the North African and Sicilian campaigns, was employed on a farm at Garrettsville prior to his induction in September, 1940.  He had been overseas two years.  He was born Aug. 10, 1918, in Walton [Delaware Co., NY], and resided in the vicinity of Afton and Bainbridge before moving to West Laurens.  He attended the high school at Bainbridge.  While in Bainbridge the family lived on Johnson street.  Surviving are his wife, the former Mildred VanHoesen, of Oneonta; a son, Robert Daniel; his parents; five brothers, Frank, and Harry Knapp, West Laurens; First Class Private Eugene Knapp, with the Army in Italy; Hugh Knapp, new Berlin, and Jack Knapp, 17, who left Wednesday of last week for naval service. 

 

 

 

 

 





Obituaries (June 24)

Mrs. Edith Blincoe Meek, who had been in failing health for the past six months, passed away June 24, 1944 on her 49th birthday in a Binghamton hospital.  She was the only child of Walter Blincoe and the late Lela A. Nichols Blincoe of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  When Edith was 13 years of age, she joined the Bainbridge Methodist Episcopal Church where she was active as long as she lived in Bainbridge.  After attending rural school on Searles Hill, she attended Bainbridge High School.  Later she attended Unadilla Teachers Training School, from which she was graduated.  She taught for about eight years in rural schools in this vicinity.  On June 22, 1918, she was united in marriage with Jesse W. Meek, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], where they lived for 26 years.  To this marriage was born one son, Donald, who died at 10 months of age.  She was a devoted wife, and a kind and loving friend.  She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her well.  Her funeral was held Monday, June 26, at 2 o'clock at Colwell's Chapel, with burial in the Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].  The Rev. Harry E. Brooks officiated.  She is survived by her husband, her father, one aunt, Mrs. Ida Strong, and several cousins.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944]

 

Ellen Carey Jones, 49, passed away in a Binghamton Hospital June 28.  Born Jan. 6, 1895 in Northmoreland, Pa., she was the daughter of Henry D. and Annie (Race) Carey.  On May 13, 1913, she was married to Alfred H. Jones, of East Afton.  She is survived by two children, Ethel Mae Junes, and William Daniel Jones, two granddaughters, and one grandson; one brother, William H. Carey, of Hamden; three sisters, Mrs. John Tice, of Oneonta; Mrs. William Kuhn, of South New Berlin, and Mrs. Harry Smith, Searles Hill, Bainbridge; also a number of nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Colwell's Chapel with the Rev. Harry E. Brooks officiating.  Burial was in Bennettsville Cemetery [Chenango Co. NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944]

 

Clarence E. Stewart, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], an employee of the Scintilla plant at Norwich, drowned in Mead's pond three miles north of Norwich Saturday night.  Stewart and a friend, William Hengler, had gone fishing late Saturday and chose different places along the shore from which to fish.  Stewart's line evidently became snagged and he waded out into the water to untangle it, but beyond his depth and drowned.  The fatality occurred between 10 and 10:30 at night, it is thought, as Stewart had bought a pack of cigarettes from another fisherman, Francis Welch, about 10 o'clock.  When Hengler started to look up his companion to get bait about 10:30 he did not find him. Thinking Stewart might have wandered away, Hengler waited until 2 o'clock Sunday morning before going home.  He states that he heard no cry for help or other noise.  Sunday morning Hengler and Stewart's brother, Kenneth Stewart, a Chenango County deputy sheriff, investigated all possible places where Stewart might have gone before the lake was dragged.  The body was recovered about 50 feet from shore in 35 feet of water.  The deceased would have been 37 years of age on July 7.  He leaves a wife and daughter. At the Scintilla plant he was employed as an instructor in service and repair.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944]

 

Herman Haynes, a resident of East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] for many years, died Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Vernon Pier, in Cooperstown, as a result of a brain tumor.  He was a prominent dairy farmer for many years in East Guilford, and was very active in the East Guilford Church, having sung in the choir for a great number of years.  The deceased is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lorena Hyatt, of East Guilford; and a son, the Rev. Devillo Haynes of Highland; several grandchildren; also two sisters besides Mrs. Pier, Mrs. Whitcomb, of West Winfield; and Mrs. Florence Sibley, of Hornell; and one brother, Louis Haynes of Guilford.  Funeral services were held at the East Guilford Church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Bump officiating.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Mrs. Minnie A. Stead died at her home Thursday morning, June 29, after several months; illness.  She was born in Coventryville [Chenango Co., NY] on May 16, 1867, the eldest daughter of the late Charles A. and Ruth L. Foote.  Her whole life, with the exception of a short time at Yaleville, had been spent in this community, where she was held in high esteem by young and old.  She was a member of the First Congregational Church where she served as primary Sunday School teacher for many years.  She is survived by one son, Granville J. Burton, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Henry Hamlett, both of this place.  The funeral, which was largely attended by neighbors, friends and relatives, was held at the Colwell Chapel at Bainbridge on Sunday, the Rev. W.L. Wood officiating. Interment was made in Coventryville Cemetery.  As long as her health permitted, she was always ready to lend a helping hand in time of sickness.  The entire community will mourn her death.  [Bainbridge news & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marriages (July 24)

Miss Vera Jean Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of First Class Private Joseph W. Hover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Hover, of 3 Jefferson avenue, Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], last night, at the Elm Park Methodist Church, with the Rev. Paul Hulslander performing the ceremony.  The bride, a graduate of Afton High School, is now a cadet nurse at the Rose City Hospital.  Private Hover, after spending 30 months in the South Pacific area, will report to a camp in North Carolina for reassignment.  Miss Frances Meek of Bainbridge, was the maid of honor and Miss Kathryn Ostrander, of Sidney, was bridesmaid.  The best man was Thomas Spencer, of Oneonta, a former co-worker of the bridegroom at the Scintilla plant in Sidney.  Those attending the wedding included the brides' parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, of Afton, and the bride's aunt, Miss Kittie Ellis, of Bainbridge.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Miss Emily Husted, daughter of Mrs. Lawrence Riveas, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], and Dominic Spinelli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Spinelli, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], were married in a double ring ceremony Thursday morning, June 29, in Sacred Heart Church, Sidney, by the Rev. John Kavanaugh.  A wedding reception and breakfast was served at Hotel DeCumber following the ceremony.  The bride, a graduate of Oxford Academy and Hartwick College, Oneonta, is a teacher of Latin and social studies in Laurens [Otsego Co., NY].  Mr. Spinelli is a graduate of Sidney High School and is now employed in the assembly department of the Scintilla.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Mrs. Irene Johnston St. John, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett R. Johnston, Walton [Delaware Co., NY], and Bernard Johnson, of Plainfield [NJ], were married Saturday, July 1, in the Congregational Church at Walton by the Rev. Harry H. Bergen, pastor of the church.  The only guests present were the immediate family of the bride.  Mr. and Mrs. Johnson left Tuesday for Plainfield, N.J., where they will reside for the present.  Mrs. Johnson is well known in Walton and in recent years has been an instructor in the state school at Rome.  Mr. Johnson is an engineer and at present is employed in a shipyard at Dunellen, N.J.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Private James A. Furgason, of Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY], and Miss Iona Neer, of Merrickville [Delaware Co., NY], were united in marriage Sunday afternoon by the Rev. John Edwin Price at the Price home in Sidney Center. They left for a short honeymoon trip following the ceremony.  The groom, stationed for the past 20 months in Panama, left on Friday for North Carolina following a 21-day furlough.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Miss Ruth Cooney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cooney, became the bride Wednesday of 1st Lt. Donald C.McKnown, son of Mr. and Mr. John McKown, of Franklin, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Syracuse. The Rev. Frederick Ellerman, pastor, who officiated at the wedding of the bride's father and mother 24 years ago, performed the ceremony.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

ORWEN - MORTON:  At the residence of the bride's parents, in Bainbridge, Jan. 9, 1876, by Rev. D.C. Haynes, Mr. John Orwen, of North Sanford [Broome Co., NY], to Miss Minnie E. Morton, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]. 

 

Under the proper head in these columns will be found the marriage notice of Mr. John Orwen, of North Sanford [Broome Co., NY], to Miss Minnie E. Morton, of this town [Bainbridge, NY].  Mr. Orwen is a gentleman past seventy-eight summers, a wealthy farmer, and is said to have presented his bride, who is yet in her teens, a handsome wedding gift.  The groom felt very happy on the following day, and when he handed us some very choice wedding cake, and thanked us for previous notice, we thought him as jovial as "most of the boys."  We are sorry to say though, that the cake we did not have the pleasure of testing as to its quality.  We put it away in the desk at night, but in the morning, behold our devil had "made way with it." [Bainbridge Republican, Jan. 15, 1876]

 

The old Story Repeated--In January last a wealthy Broome county farmer, seventy-eight years old married a young lady of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], over whose head but seventeen summers had passed. An interesting feature of the wedding was a cash gift of $5,000 from the groom to the bride.  Now the bride of five months is advertised as having left the bed and board of her venerable companion "without just cause or provocation," and he forbids all persons from harboring or trusting her on his account, as he pays no debts of her contracting.  It is but the old story too often repeated of unfortunate marital connections between January and May.--port Jervis Union.  [Bainbridge Republican, June 17, 1876]

 

Marriage Notices - Bainbridge Republican, Mar. 11, 1876

 

WHEELER - HUNT:  In Coventry, March 7th, 1876, in the Congregational Church, by Rev. G.D. Horton, Mr. Erwin H. Wheeler, to Miss Libbie C., daughter of Mr. N.G. Hunt, all of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].

 

HUNT - CALKINS:  In Coventry, March 7th, 1876, in the Congregational Church, by Rev. G.D. Horton, Mr. David N. Hunt to Miss Eloise, daughter of Mr. H.H. Calkins, all of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY]

 

BENNETT - WOODS:  In Coventryville, Feb. 23d, 1876, by Rev. G.D. Horton, Mr. Seth Bennett, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Huldah M. Woods of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY]

BCHS Class of 1938, Part 3

Bainbridge Central High School - Class of 1938

Senior Portraits

"Echo" 1938

 

 

Gertrude Hawkins

 

You have a great gift in your ability to plan and to carry out what you plan.. You are able to set your ideals down in color and get a beautiful finished product.

 

Marion Hill

 

You have a trustful, loving nature.  You are best fitted for occupations requiring diligent work.  You are capable of designing clothes because of your inventive ability.

 

Argarette Hollenbeck

 

You are fond of home and family and have spent most of your  high school days learning to be a homemaker.  We hear you will continue this work at Delhi next year.

 

Bruce Holman

 

You have a keen mind and have deep cultural interests.  You are especially interested in the medical field.  You have many friends and the ability to make many more.

 

Homer Houghtaling

 

You are endowed with executive ability and are likely to be unusually aggressive.  You are a lover of freedom and a true friend.

 

Mary Hubers

 

You have a great gift in the ability to be a "Betty Coed."  Yours is a cheerful nature which seldom gives way when people aggravate you.



Soldier News 1944 --- Continued

Terrance Edmunds Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 25, 1944

 

Lieutenant Terrance Edmunds, of Sherburne, Chenango County [NY], pilot of a bomber, is reported missing in action over Italy since Apr. 15.

 

Anthony Wright a Prisoner

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 25, 1944

 

Harry T. Wright, of Downsville [Delaware Co., NY], received a message from the War Department Tuesday night that his son, Technical Sergeant Anthony Wright, was a prisoner of the Germans.  Just two weeks before Mr. Wright received a message stating that Sergeant Wright was missing in action over Germany since Apr. 18.  He was a flight engineer in a bomber.

 

Downsville Bomber (Anthony Wright) Has Narrow Escape

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 8, 1944

 

At the Eighth Air Force Bomber Station, England, the other day, the Liberator "Son of Satan" came back from "a hell above earth" recently with two of its crewmen dead and three wounded, but its mission over Germany a success.  Riddled by 2,500 bullet, shell and flak holes, "Son of Satan," which numbered among its crew Tech. Sgt. Anthony Wright, of Downsville [Delaware Co., NY], slid down at the first English base after barely clearing the channel after unloading its bombs on a German target and shooting down four German fighters.  In the ensuing battle toward the channel, "Son of Satan" took a terrific beating and was punctured by at lest two dozen 18-inch holes in its already flak-battered hull, but it held its position in formation and the crew took its toll of attackers.

 

Roger D. Cable Prisoner

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 1, 1944]

 

The War Department announced this week the names of 421 soldiers held prisoners of war by Germany, including First Lieut. Roger D. Cable, husband of Mrs. Mable O. Cable, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY]

 

Carl Pierson Killed in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944

 

Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Pierson, of Greene [Chenango Co. NY], received word June 13 from the War Department that their son, First Lieut. Carl H. (Stubby) Pierson, pilot in the Army Air Corps, had been killed in action in Italy on June 1. 

 

Word of  his safe arrival overseas was received by his parents early in December, 1943, and of his arrival in Italy in January, 1944.  Since then he had been awarded the air medal and promoted to first lieutenant.  Word had been received from headquarters in Italy of daring attacks on enemy-held positions in which he had participated, and it is understood that he had taken part in more than 80 missions.  Just recently he had been at the Isle of Capri for a rest. 

 

Word had also been received in Greene recently that his plane had been badly damaged in combat and the landing gear could not be lowered.  He was forced to make a "belly-landing" at about 100 miles an hour, but was uninjured.

 

Lieut. Pierson was a graduate of Greene Central School, class of '36, and while in school was a member of the Footlights Society and an outstanding athlete.  The school flag was flown at half mast Wednesday.

 

Donald Patchen is German Prisoner

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 29, 1944

 

1st Lieut. Donald J. Patchen, 21, Mustang pilot, who had been reported missing in action over Germany since May 19, is a German prisoner of war according to a telegram received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle V. Benedict, of Bainbridge, last Thursday forenoon.  The young pilot, who was a member of Col. Donald J. M. Blakeslee's champion fighting group, has been overseas since the latter part of January. 

 



Marriages (July 23)

Roff - Bishop:  Rex H. Roff and Marjorie E. Bishop were married in the Sidney Methodist Church, Saturday afternoon, June 17, by the Rev. Wilton J. Dubrick.  They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Herrich.  Mr. Roff is employed by the Scintilla Magneto Company and Miss Bishop is a nurse in the Sidney Hospital.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 29, 1944]

 

Miss Guyva Isabelle Bradish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bradish, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], was married to Robert F. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, of Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Methodist parsonage, Bainbridge.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Harry E. Brooks, pastor of the church, before lighted tapers banked with syringa.  The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a street length dress of lavender and white silk jersey with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations and baby's breath.  The maid of honor, Miss Shirley Bradish, a sister of the bride, chose a yellow dress with white accessories and a corsage of yellow roses.  Frank Smith acted as best man for his son  The bride's mother was attired in navy blue with a corsage of white roses and the bridegroom's mother wore a rose and yellow dress and a corsage of yellow roses.  A reception was held at the home of the bride's parents following the ceremony.  The house was attractively decorated with red and white roses and syringa.  A three-tiered wedding cake was featured at the buffet luncheon.  Following a trip to the Adirondack Mts., the couple will reside in Franklin.  Mrs. Smith is a graduate of Bainbridge High School and is employed at the Scintilla Magneto plant, Sidney.  Mr. Smith graduated from Franklin High School.  [Bainbridge News & Republican,  June 29, 1944]

 

Marriages, Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY, 1902

Bainbridge Republican, January 8, 1903

 

Jan. 1      Winfred St. John and May Bentley

Jan. 5      Charles A. Ingersoll and Grace L. Prince

Feb. 3     Lewis C. Taylor and Mary E. Stilson

Apr. 16   LeGrand Parsons and Emma C. Jacobson

May 19   Charles L. Soden and Maude Stilson

June 4    Dr. Hammond of Bainbridge and J. Victoria Titus of Auburn

June 21  Perry Rood and Ophella Pearsall

June 25  Louis L. Corbin and Lottie B. Warner

July 2     Julien G. Corbin and Mary Elizabeth Payne

Aug. 9    Elmer B. Payne and Anna McDermott

Aug. 20  Freeman M. Bennett and Clara Sophia Humphrey

Oct. 28   Milton L. Baldridge and Lillian E. Drennen

Oct. 30   Henry Aylesworth and Mary Blair

Nov. 26  Ralph Hinman and May Shapley

Dec. 23  T. Henry Petley and Isabelle Ireland

Dec. 24   Lewellyn E. Burrows and Bessie E. White

Dec. 24   At Rockdale, Charles D. Marble of Rochester, and Jessie E. Harwood of Bainbridge

Dec. 25   Frank J. Rivenburg and Clara A. Watrous

Dec. 31   Abram Ruso and Pearl A. Wakeman

 



Obituaries (July 23)

Tragedy struck the little hamlet of Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY] last Friday morning when Wallace Lee Carnell, 20, was fatally injured while working in his sawmill on the farm of Mrs. T.H. Bump.  His call for help was heard about 10:30 by Mrs. Bump who rushed to his aid and found that both his legs had been amputated just above the knees.  She extricated him from the saw and summoned Dr. Edward Danforth, of Bainbridge, who arrived at the scene of the accident at once, accompanied by Mrs. Ethel Hodge. However, the victim only lived about 20 minutes, death resulting from shock and loss of blood.  He was alone in the mill at the time of the accident as his brother, Darven Carnell, of Harpursville, who works with him, had suffered an injury and was unable to be on the job that day.  According to Mrs. Bump, who was the first person at the scene of the accident, the victim apparently had stepped over a shaft to dislodge a piece of wood when his trousers caught in the shaft pulling his body into the saw.  Wallace was born in Texas and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carnell, of Harpursville [Broome Co. NY].  He attended grade school in Bainbridge and Afton High School, and was at one time employed by the Casein Company and later by the American Separator Co.  He is survived by his parents, one sister, Miss Ethel Carnell, of Harpursville, and his brother, Darven.  Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Colwell's Chapel with the Rev. Benedict, of Syracuse, officiating.  Bearers were Ralph Palmer, of Masonville; Paul Barney, of Sidney; Charles Levee, of Bainbridge, and Pvt. Roger Tracy, of Fort Sill, Okla., and Afton.  Burial was in Harpursville.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 15, 1944]

 

Card of Thanks:  We wish to especially thank the Colwell Bros., the American Plastic employees and all the friends and neighbors for their many acts of sympathy and kindness during our recent bereavement.  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carnell, Mr. and Mrs. Darven Carnell, Miss Ethel Carnell.[Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944]

 

In accordance with a telegram received from Albany on June 17 by the Misses Freiot, the death of their cousin, Mrs. Lina Freiot Copley, widow of Dr. H.D. Copley, occurred on that date, following a long illness.  Mrs. Copley was born in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Freiot, granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Freiot and niece of the late Mrs. Charles J. Freiot and resided in the home of her mother in East Main street, which property is now owned and occupied by the Bainbridge Hospital.  During 20 years, while living in Bainbridge, she gave her services as organist to St. Peter's Episcopal Church, of which church she was a communicant, and contributed her talents in many ways to the interests and welfare of the community.  Funeral services were held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Tebbutt Memorial Chapel, 176 State street, Albany.  Interment service will be held at 2:30 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944]

 

One of Sidney's [Delaware Co., NY] oldest residents, Mrs. Mary Boice Huyck, passed away at her home Saturday.  Mrs. Huyck was born in the Town of Deposit [Broome Co., NY] on Jan. 15, 1873, the daughter of Joshua Boice and Melissa Durham Boice.  On March 21, 1893, she married John Huyck of Deposit.  Last year they celebrated their 50th anniversary with many friends.  She is survived by her husband, John Huyck; six children, Alfred, Herbert, Clyde, Ferman and Mrs. Arleigh King, of Sidney; Mrs. H. Marshall Cowan, of Hobart; a brother, Bert Boice, of Sidney; seven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.  The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Sidney Baptist Church.  The Rev. George Parmalee officiated, with interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Sidney.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944]

 

Adelaide E. Smith, age 73, of Nineveh [Broome Co., NY], died at her home, Friday a.m.  She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Jessie Burgess, of Brisben; one nephew, Kenneth L. Parker, of Hancock; one niece, Marilla Roiden, of Schenectady.  The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the Nineveh Presbyterian Church.  The Rev. Clifford E. Webb and the Rev. Coleman officiated.  Burial was in Nineveh Cemetery.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944]

 

Mrs. Ellen Wakeman Henderson, widow of the late Henry Henderson, died at her home at Loomis [Delaware Co., NY], Wednesday, June 14, after an illness of several months.  Mrs. Henderson was born in the Town of Walton [Delaware Co., NY], Nov. 30, 1852, daughter of Nathan and Eliza (Beers) Wakeman.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944]

Robert L. Lindsay, for 40 years a resident of Walton [Delaware Co., NY], died at his home in that village Tuesday, June 13.  In February, 1943, Mr. Lindsay suffered a cerebral accident and has been in poor health since.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944]

Peter B.B. Gould, formerly proprietor of the mills across the river from Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], was instantly killed at Wade's mill in Walton [Delaware Co., NY], on Friday of last week.  The wheel became clogged with ice, and Mr. Gould went down to free it, and his clothing was caught between two revolving cog-wheels and he, being drawn between them, was crushed to death.  [Bainbridge Republican, April 1, 1876]

The Binghamton Republican says:  "A lady named Whitney, residing in Great Bend [PA], died last Tuesday at the age of 65 years.  That is, everybody supposed she was dead.  The funeral took place on Thursday, but when the coffin was opened in church, a physician present had the remains carried back to the house, claiming that the lady was not yet dead.  The body has been kept since, and it is said, gives signs of returning life.  If the woman is indeed alive, she has been saved form a horrible death by the prudence of the doctor.  If she is not, no harm has been done, and it would be well if due care was always taken in such cases.  [Bainbridge Republican, Apr. 22, 1876]

Obituaries (July 22)

Walter Joyce died at his home in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] on Wednesday of last week.  He was born Feb. 25, 1869, in Washington, D.C.  He was married to Hattie Phelps in 1893.  they lived on a farm in Rockdale [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY] for many years and moved to Sidney eight months ago for  his health.  He is survived by his wife; a son, Louis Joyce, of Oneonta; a grandson, Thomas Joyce, Bainbridge; a granddaughter, Mrs. Donald Laraway, Sidney, and two great grandchildren.  Funeral was held Friday at Carr & Landers Funeral Home.  The Rev. Norman Graves officiated.  Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery [Sidney, NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 8, 1944]

 

Martin H. Hanrahan, of Susquehanna [PA], whose death occurred at the home of his step-daughter, Mrs. Bierney, at Ossining, on Friday afternoon, May 26, had a long and honorable career with the Erie Railroad Company.  He was born at Gulf Summit [Broome Co., NY], his parents being pioneers in that section.  Entering the Erie service in his youth, he learned telegraphy and railroading "from the spikes up."   Mr. Hanrahan rose to the position of chief dispatcher, and later on was elevated to the important position of rules examiner.  In this work he conducted the examination of engineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen and others in the transportation department, having to do with the movement and operation of trains.  After a service of about 55 years Mr Hanrahan retired to enjoy a well earned vacation.  He went to Ossining some time ago, to visit his daughter, and there was stricken with the illness which caused his death.  He will long be remembered for his excellent qualities as a railroader, and as a citizen of the highest type.  Surviving are his wife, who was with him when the end came; one son, Martin, and a step-son, Robert Welch, of Susquehanna; and the step-daughter, Mrs. Bierney, at whose home he passed away.  Three brothers and a sister at Gulf Summit, also survive - Susquehanna Ledger. [Bainbirdge News & Republican, June 8, 1944]

Mrs. Mary Josephine Ensworth passed away May 25, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William A. Wilcox, 1112 Linden street, Scranton, Pa., where she had resided for the past 12 years.  She was born in the Town of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Mar. 9, 1851, a daughter of William and Jane (Bartlett) Banner, being one of 10 children.  Most of her life was spent in Chenango County, until she moved with her daughter to Scranton.  She was the widow of the late Nelson A. Ensworth whose death occurred in 1919.  To them had been born three children:  Arthur Daniel Ensworth who died in Oswego in 1933, Florence Ensworth Wilcox, of Scranton, and Clinton Banner F. Ensworth of Akron, Ohio.  She was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, of Guilford, and of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of Bainbridge.  Sensitive and alert in temperament, she was always keenly interested in all movements for the betterment of humanity, while her affectionate nature won for her a warm place in the hearts of all who knew her.  She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Willets, 89, of Syracuse; one daughter, Florence Ensworth Wilcox; one son, Clinton B.F. Ensworth; three grandsons, Pfc. Clinton B. F. Ensworth, Jr., Pvt. John Arthur Ensworth, and Robert Bradley Ensworth, of Akron, Ohio; 11 nieces and nephews and many grand and great grand nieces and nephews. The funeral was held from the Colwell Funeral Chapel, Bainbridge, at 2 o'clock, Sunday afternoon, May 28, the service being conducted by her nephew, the Rev.  Howard B. Willets, of Coventry.  Many beautiful floral pieces paid tribute to her memory. Interment was in the family plot in Greenlawn Cemetery Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 8, 1944]

Donald Lucian Leech, three months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Leech, passed away at the home of his parents on Tuesday, June 6, of bronchial pneumonia, his illness had been of only two days' duration.  The family resides at Rockwells Mills, Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].  The little lad was born in Sidney [Delaware Co.,  NY], Mar. 8, 1944.  Services were held  June 8, with burial in the Butternut Valley Cemetery, Gilbertsville [Otsego Co., nY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 15, 1944]

The body of Miss Loris W. Clarke, of Syracuse [Onondaga Co., NY], was brought to Guilford on Monday and laid to rest in the family plot, Sunset Hill Cemetery [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY].  Miss Clarke was born in Clinton [Oneida Co., NY], the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Clarke.  Her age was 55 years, and her death occurred in Memorial Hospital, Syracuse.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 15, 1944]

Miscellaneous Items - 1944

Margaret Supplee Graduates from College

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 8, 1944

 

Miss Margaret Supplee, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G.C. Supplee, was graduated Sunday from Monticello College, a junior college for young women at Alton, Ill.  She was a member of a class of 134, the largest group ever to be graduated from this 106  year old institution.  Dr. Wilber Kitchner Jordan, president of Radcliffe College, gave the commencement address, which was preceded by the class day ceremonies Saturday.  Miss Supplee will be spending the summer in Bainbridge with her parents. 

Marion L. Beatty to Graduate from Cornell

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 15, 1944

 

Miss Marion L. Beatty, of 37 Juliand street, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], daughter of Mrs. Norman Beatty, is a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Home Economics at Cornell University's 79th commencement on Sunday, June 25.  Miss Beatty prepared at Bainbridge High School.  At Cornell she was a member of the Home Economics Club and was the recipient of a State Cash Scholarship. 

Esther Hollenbeck Graduates

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 15, 1944

 

Miss Esther Hollenbeck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.B. Hollenbeck, of Bixby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], graduated form Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Dayton, Va., last week, where she had been taking a course in church music. 

 

Deadly Fire in Hartwick, Otsego Co.,

Afton Enterprise, April 13, 1883

 

On Wednesday night of last week, the dwelling of John Wilson, in Hartwick, Otsego County, was destroyed by fire, and Mr. Wilson, aged 77, his wife, aged 63, and two daughters, aged 23 and 18 years, were burned to death.  About two o'clock Thursday morning the fire was seen by some neighbors, who hastened to the scene, but were too late to render any assistance.  At a later hour the four bodies were got out of the ruins....Four sons who were absent form home at the time, are the only survivors of the family.  There was in the house $140 in money.   No insurance on building or contents.

James Conover Arrested for Theft

Afton Enterprise, April 13, 1883

 

Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY]:  Sheriff Kelly was in town Tuesday with a prisoner named James Conover, who seven years ago, stole from Thomas Taylor, a Fly Creek farmer, two cows, which he butchered and sold, and forthwith left for parts unknown.  He has been traced through Canada, into the North Woods of this State, and back to Schoharie county, where he was found and captured on Monday.  He says he is tired of Skulking and is willing to pay the penalty of this offense, rather than longer live a refugee.  His wife and children, who have been with him of late, were grief-stricken when he was arrested and begged piteously for his release.

 

New Bainbridge Business for Manufacture of Hay Baler

Chenango Union, Oct. 11, 1883

 

In April last, Eli Bennett, of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] invented and secured letters patent for a new machine for baling hay.  Don A. Gilbert has entered into arrangements with the patentee for their manufacture, and has fitted up the entire upper floor of the large mill purchased by him of B.P. Van Horne.  In this room, which is 36x70 feet in size, the woodwork and fitting will be done.  A large foundry on the northern side of the building will supply the castings, and a blacksmith shop on the eastern side, the iron work.  All departments are supplied with the latest styles of machinery for fine and rapid work.  The number of men employed in this immense building will of course depend upon the selling qualities of the new press, but it is safe to affirm that a large number will find employment when the work is fairly under way.--Republican. 

 

Buggy Tips Over at Funeral

Bainbridge Republican, Oct. 18, 1873

 

On Monday of this week, while the funeral procession of Mr. George Blanchard was ascending the hill in West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], the head team stopped for some reason, which necessitated a stoppage of the teams following, and the last conveyance, to which was hitched a spirited young horse owned by Mr. Frank Davis, living near Union Valley, was tipped bottom side up into the ditch with Mr. Davis under it.  The gentleman in the nest carriage in front jumped out and caught the animal by the bit, and succeeded in throwing him on his side, but he plunged and pitched about in a furious manner, tumbling the wagon over himself several times.  He was soon brought under subjection, however, and hitched to another vehicle, and Mr. Davis following in the procession as before.  Strange to say, no one was injured and the damage to the buggy was slight.