Obituaries (March 20)

George L. Hadlock

Died March 29, 1931

George L. Hadlock of this city died Sunday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Figary in Springvale [Chenango Co., NY].  Deceased was 65 years old.  Mr. Hadlock had been in failing health for the past two years.  He was a butcher by trade and up to the past few weeks had been in the employ of Sage's market on East Main street.  Funeral services will be held from the home of his daughter in Springvale, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].  Besides the daughter mentioned, another daughter, Irene Hadlock; one sister, Mrs. Stella Markiewicz of this city and one brother, R.A. Hadlock of East Norwich survive. Two nephews, Francis Markiewicz of this city; Glenn Hadlock of East Norwich and one niece, Mrs. William Ubbens of Norwich survive.

Truair Earl Halbert

Sidney Enterprise, September 23, 1943

Official notification of the death in action of Truair "Bunker" Halbert has been received by his family from the War sources.  Sergt. Halbert was reported missing in a bombing mission over Kessel, Germany, a few weeks ago, but his family had hopes that he had bailed out of the plane and landed safely in enemy territory. Recently Mrs. Letha Halbert, Cartwright avenue, received a letter advising her that all members of the crew of the big bomber had left their stricken plane by parachute and it was thought that all landed safely.  Truair Halbert was born in Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY]August 13, 1914, the son of Truair and Hazel (Earl) Halbert, and came to Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] with his parents about 14 years ago.  He attended Sidney High school and was a member of the local Moose lodge and the Sidney Fire Department.  He was captain of the Scintilla bowling team at one time and also played the position of third base on the local baseball team.  He was the chief mail clerk at the Scintilla plant before entering the service in September, 1942.  In December, 1941, Sergt. Halbert married Miss Letha Sisson.  Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Truair Halbert, Main street, his wife, Mrs Truair E. Halbert, Catrwright Avenue; three sisters, Mrs. Ralph Collings, Mrs. Ralph Marble and Mrs. Clarence MacDonald; and four brothers, Richard, Gerald, Lawrence and Bernard, all of Sidney. A wreath has been placed on Municipal hall by members of the Sidney Fire Department in Sergt. Halbert's honor.

Dr. Arthur G. Hall

April 1940

Funeral services for Dr. Arthur G. Hall of Earlville [Madison Co., NY], victim of the Lake Shore limited wreck at little Falls Friday night, will be held in the Earlville Methodist church at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon.  Missing his usual train out of New York city is what cost the life of Dr. Hall.  He had planned to take the 6:30 train out of New York city for Utica, but was delayed at his office and arrived at the Grand Central terminal too late.  He boarded the Lake Shore limited 20 minutes later. Dr. Hall was chief veterinary for the Borden Farms Products company and in 1936 and 1937 was president of the Metropolitan Milk Producers Association.  He was also vice president and general manager of Borden's Guernsey Farms Inc., and associate chief veterinarian of the Borden exhibit at the New York World's Fair.  He was past president of the State Veterinarians Association and was one of the New York Milk Shed's dairy experts.  He had served as director of the Certified Milk Producers Association of America.  Dr. Hall was born in 1882 at Verona and was graduated form the College of Veterinarian Medicine, Cornell university, in 1908.  He taught for a time at the Canton Agricultural college, then practiced veterinary medicine in Carthage.  Dr. Hall joined the Borden firm in 1911 as manager of certified milk production. About 29 years ago he married Bertha C. Constine, Madrid.  Mrs. Hall has been in ill health and was with her mother, Mrs. Lester Constine, Madrid, when she received word of her husband's death.  Dr. Hall had been in the habit of going to New York weekly to report at headquarters of the Borden company.  He had operated the widely known Maple View Farm near Earlville for the last 28 years.