Soldier News continued, 1944

Henry Dayton Promoted to 1st Lt.

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

Henry Dayton, of Stamford [Delaware Co., NY], has just been promoted to First Lieutenant.  Hank is a Flying Fortress pilot who has flown more than 100 missions over Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe, and has been cited, etc.  He is more than six feet, and rugged.  A "bra lad," as the Scotch would say.  Hank always left his gym shoes in the locker room at Stamford when he was attending school and on the off nights when he couldn't attend and there was a newcomer with small feet who needed a pair of gym shoes, it was always the delight of Ralph Jones, custodian, to bring out Hank's shoes and lay them before the popping eyes of whoever was in need of a pair.  The shoes were size 15.  They didn't cost Hank anything for legend has it that he got them from a city store window which advertised they would be free to anyone who would fit into them and wear them out of the store.  Hank wore them all through his Stamford High School days.

 

Cpl. Michael O'Neil Killed in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

 

Cpl. Michael J. O'Neil, 25, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], was killed in action during the invasion of France, according to a War Department notification received by relatives.  A former employee of Dunn-McCarthy, Cpl. O'Neil had been in the Army since May, 1941.  After serving 23 months in Panama, he was sent to England last January.  Cpl. O'Neil was a graduate of East Junior High School and St. Paul's and [was] the son of Patrick J. O'Neil.  His mother died shortly before he was sent overseas.  Other survivors are a brother, Joseph, and four sisters, Mrs. Anna Muller, Mrs. Theresa Meno and Marguerite and Catherine, all of Binghamton.

 

Pvt. Angelo Stento Killed in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

 

Pvt. Angelo J. Stento, 19, was killed in action in Italy on June 1, according to War Department telegram received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stento, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].  Pvt. Stento, who was attached to an infantry unit since his entry into the service in September, 1943, was wounded twice on the Anzio Beachhead, but the cause of his death was not disclosed.  He received his basic training at Fort McClellan, Ala., and has been overseas since February.

 

Letter from Doris Stead with Red Cross in England

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

 

June 10, 1944

Dear Don [Stead-brother of Doris Stead],

At last a chance to write you a long letter, will try to explain to you what my outline of work is and of little details you might be interested in.  We work closely with the Army; in fact, they are so glad to have a few American girls over here, that they will do anything for us.  I had ice-cream today that was given us at camp, the first I've had since May 2.  The English people reckon their weight by stones rather than pounds.  One stone is equivalent to 14 of our pounds.  The other night we were invited to a party given by a Brigadier Gen. Travis.  It was certainly an experience one would never get elsewhere, and I am not the least bit sorry I ever came into the A.R.C.  As for time off, we get one day a week off; ours is Sunday. Each month we get one long week-end (two days), once every four months we are allowed one full week which gives you a chance to travel.  My aim is to go to Scotland.  Right now I am in the town N. of London.  We have had a few alerts, a few German planes go over, but from now on we can expect any sort of retaliation.  The queer part of it is, until almost midnight it is still light here, leaving only five hours of darkness at night.  We are six hours ahead of New York time. That was one of the invasion difficulties with only five dark hours in which to make initial landings. The Navy and Army and Air Force had to dig in and do everything possible to get a foothold and beachhead.

 

Our Clubmobile is called the Minneapolis.  There is one named for each state in the Union, and when they run out they start using outstanding cities.  The Clubmobile is a Green liner bus made over into a canteen.  We have a driver, a Englishman, who lends a hand with our doughnut machine.  In the front part of the Clubmobile, you have the kitchen.  As you go in the front side door you see a built in sink cupboard, then a big bowl of mixing dough (built in).  This bowl holds 20 pounds which we mix at one time with our hands.  Great sport!  Then comes the doughnut machine itself which is a wonderful bit of mechanism.  All around the rest of our kitchen we have working spaces, bins for flour, coffee, sugar and rack after rack for stacking doughnuts.  All we have to do is weigh the flour carefully in 20 pound batches and mix, after which it is transferred by hand to a big can on the side of the doughnut machine.  We use tons of grease to fry the doughnuts in.  Then comes the dough from the can through a cutter into the hot grease.   There is a fan-like revolving instrument which carries our doughnuts through various compartments until they are done.  This machine turns out one dozen per minute.  We make  1,500 to 2,000 doughnuts each morning.  While we are cooking the G.I.'s are in and out, help us cook, talk with us, laugh and joke.  They like the coffee and doughnuts, but I guess they like a chance to relax and laugh and joke among themselves.  I never tried to get used to so many faces and names in my life before.  We see thousands of men each day.  I keep a little book and try to write down a fellow's name and something that helps me to remember him.  Each fellow seems to think you will remember him (naturally), and is quite insulted next time if you have forgotten him.  All in all the day just isn't long enough.  I've tried to explain the kind of life I lead.

With love, Doris.

 

 

Marriages (November 17)

Mr. & Mrs. Alanson Bingham

Mr. and Mrs. Alanson Bingham celebrated their fiftieth anniversary or golden wedding, on Thursday last.  The children, five in number, were all present, and a very enjoyable time had.  Tears of joy and gratitude filled the eyes of all as they once more gathered around the board bountifully spread, that death had spared every one of them, and that the family circle was still unbroken.  [Bainbridge Republican, May 10, 1817]

 

Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY Matrimonial Record for January 1835

 

January 1st, by the Rev. L.S.Rexford, Mr. Orrin B. Gilbert, of Lebanon, to Miss Servilia Benedict.

 

January 6, by Philo Robinson, esq. Mr. H. Tinker to Miss Caroline Weeks of Cincinnatus.

 

January 13, by Elder J.S. Swan, Mr. Olney Davis to Miss Sarah Ann Sturdevant.

 

January 14, by the same, Mr. Benejah Benton to Miss Matilda Lewis.

 

Same date, by the Rev. L.S. Rexford, Mr. Hiram Pratt to Miss Marilla Harris, of North Norwich.

 

Same date, by the same, Mr. J. Crane, of Hamilton, to Miss Abigail Harris.

 

January 22, by the Rev. Mr. Field, Willard Walton, esq. of Madison, to Mrs. Blair.

 

January 25, by the Rev.  L.A. Barrows, Mr. Zebulon Willoughby to Miss Mary Jane Doty.

 

January 26, by the Rev. L.S. Rexford, Isaac U. Wheeler esq. to Miss Nancy Palmer.

 

January 28th, by the same, Mr. Hezekiah Gifford of Illinois, to Miss Mary Jane Smith.

 

January 29th, by Elder Jones, Mr. John Bressee to Miss Lucy M'Master.

 

Same date, Mr. House, organ builder, to Miss Moore, of Virgil, Cortland county.

 

Cornue - McNitt

 

Miss Ada Evelyn McNitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving D. McNitt of Arkport [Steuben Co., NY], was married Tuesday, June 22, to Clair M. Cornue of Hornell [Steuben Co., NY].  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George E. Davies at the Presbyterian Manse in Auburn.  The double ring ceremony was used. The bride was attired in sheer navy with white accessories, and wore a corsage of gardenias. The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Bowen of Seneca Falls.  Mrs. Bowen's dress was white with red trim and her corsage was of red roses.  Following the ceremony, a dinner was held for the wedding party at Krebs in Skaneateles, after which the couple left for Buffalo and Detroit, via the Great Lakes. The bride was a graduate of Oxford Academy and Keuka College, and is a member of the Hornell High School faculty.  The bridegroom holds a position with the Erie railroad.  Prenuptial parties included a crystal shower given by Mrs. Ernest Buck and Miss Ruth Richards a luncheon and shower by Miss Kathryn Tower and Mrs. Forrest Scott; a variety shower given by Mrs. Robert Clark of Aurora; and a luncheon by faculty members.

Obituaries (November 17)

Mary Lovina Peck Price

Mrs. Mary Lovina Peck Price, wife of the late William R. Price, died Sunday, April 19, 1931, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T.A. Horton, 531 Meriden Road, Waterbury, Conn.  Mrs. Price was born in Brookfield, Conn., in 1850, the daughter of Mary Everett Carter and James Anthony Peck.  She was a resident of Brewster, N.Y. [Putnam Co.] for seventy-one years and was well liked by all who knew her.  She was a woman of fine character and a devoted wife and mother.  Mrs. Price was greatly interested in music and gave expression to her love for it in singing.  For forty years she was a member of the Methodist church choir.  She was also a member of Enoch Crosby Chapter, D.A.R.  The members of her family who survive are two daughters Mrs. Mary Frances Horton, wife of T.A. Horton, of Waterbury, Conn., and Mrs. Susie P. Wheeler, wife of H.P. Wheeler, of Brewster, N.Y., and one son, Frederick R. Price, of West Orange, N.Y., also seven grandchildren and one great grandson.  Prayers were said at the Alderson Funeral home, 70 Central Avenue, Waterbury, Conn., on Tuesday evening, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock funeral services were held at the Methodist church, Brewster, the Rev. Herbert Hazzard officiating.  Interment was in Oakwood cemetery, Mt. Kisco, N.Y. The pallbearers were D.H. Bloomer, W.E. Smith, F.A. Garrison, Leon  Schneider, Leon Garnsey and Harry Buck.

Harriet E. Boalt Lines

Mrs. Harriet E. Boalt Lines, widow of the late Willis Howard Lines, a respected and beloved resident of Otego [Otsego Co., NY], died Saturday at her home, following a few days' illness from influenza.  Harriet E. Boalt was born at Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], June 18, 1844, the daughter of the late Frank and Hulda Lyon Boalt.  The surviving relatives are a daughter, Mrs. Ralph G. Waite, of Otego; two nieces, Mrs. Lee Armstrong, of Pittsfield, Mass., and Mrs. Charles Smith, of Binghamton and two nephews, Frank Fletcher of Jamestown and William Fletcher of Bainbridge--Sidney Record  [Feb. 1929]

Henry M. Bard

Henry M. Bard, 86 years old, dean of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY] insurance agents and one of the best known men in cooperative insurance ventures in New York state, died at 8:26 o'clock last evening at his home, 58 Center street, due to infirmities of age.  He had been able to continue his active business duties until about nine weeks ago when his state of health required that he remain in bed, and his condition had been considered critical throughout much of that period.  Funeral services will be held from his residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. George H. Phillips of the First Methodist Episcopal church.   The Masonic service will also be read.  Interment will be made in the family plot of Glenwood cemetery.  Henry M. Bard was born May 26, 1845, at Mexico, Oswego county, the son of James C. and Sutina (Cone) Bard, and spent his young manhood there after graduating from district school and Mexico academy.  He engaged in the stationery business there, but his physique was not strong and he was forced to sell the store.  However, by systematic habits of health and a close adherence to physician's rules, he was able to regain strength which with careful habits of life carried him to his advanced years, being the last to survive of a family of eight children.  Mr. Bard came to Oneonta in October of 1888 and was for several years a member of the firm of Bard and Griffith which conducted a boot and shoe business in the location now occupied by Scott & Son at 184 Main street.  In 1893 he engaged in the insurance business, opening his office in practically the same location as is at present occupied by the agency of which he had so long been the head at 8 Broad street.  The agency became H.M. Bard and Son 21 years ago when Harry C. Bard entered the firm, and four years ago with the admission of Tracy S. Bard the firm became H.M. Bard & Sons.  One of the companies in that office has been represented continuously since 1896 and Mr. Bard has always been a leader in cooperative insurance circles in the state, having assisted in the organization of several companies of that type.  In recognition of his record, Mr. Bard was accorded the honor of purchasing the first stock issued by the General Schuyler Fire Insurance company when it was organized a short time ago at Albany, as well as of issuing the first policy of that company.  While Mr. Bard had always taken his keenest interest in his home and business, preferring to carry on his work rather than to take vacations, he had for many years been a member of the official board of the First Methodist Episcopal church and a devoted member of that congregation.  He was also considered probably the oldest member of the Masonic fraternity in Oneonta, having joined that organization when 25 years of age.  Mr. Bard was also for many years clerk of Oneonta township, and was the last to serve the former township which included the section now the city of Oneonta as well as the present town.  He was also an Oneonta assessor and for an extended period served as treasurer of the Oneonta Union Agricultural society.  In his private life Mr. Bard was a quiet unassuming man who held steadfastly to the highest principles and whose cheery neighborliness won him wide circles of friends; one who will be truly missed.  Henry M. Bard and Stella M. Whitney were married at Mexico September 6, 1870, and Mrs. Bard lived until July of 1926.  Surviving are four children, Mrs. H.W. Patton of Newton  Highlands, Mass., Miss Ella N. Bard, who resided with her father, Harry C. Bard of 77 Elm street, and Tracy S. Bard of 60 Center street; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four nephews and nieces, Mrs. James Tooley of Stamford, Mrs. Clayton Miller of Pulaski, and Miss Anna Bard and Curtis Baldwin of Mexico.  To them the sincere sympathy of hosts of friends will be extended.  [1931]

Death Notices
Antimasonic Telegraph, February 18, 1835
On the 12th of December last, in Yorkshire, (England) where he had gone for the benefit of his health, Simeon, son of Thomas Kershaw, of Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], aged about 20 years.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Friday last, Mr. Abner Giles, aged 29 years.

Chenango Telegraph, April 1, 1935
In Wellsborough, Tioga county (Pa), on the 21st ult., Mrs. Wilcox, wife of Gates Wilcox, esq., aged about 43 years.  Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox removed from Macdonough [Chenango Co., NY] about four years ago.  Mrs. W.'s illness was of several month's duration.

Bainbridge Republican, April 5, 1877
WOOLEY:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], March 24th, Mr. S.W. Wooley, aged 63 years.

SOUTHWORTH:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], on March 22d, Frank, son of John Tracy Southworth, aged 13 years.

Bainbridge Republican, May 3, 1877
GORHAM:  In Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], April 27, 1877, Mr. Oscar Gorham, aged 45 years.

LYON:  In West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], April 25, 1877, Joel Lyon, aged 51 years.

Soldier News continued, 1944

Corp. Tech. Howard Stevenson Killed in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 29, 1944

Corporal Technician Howard Rexford Stevenson, of Equinunk, Pa., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stevenson, of Equinunk, was killed in action in faraway New Guinea on June 4, according to an official telegram on Sunday from the Secretary of War to the widow, Mrs. Mary Fortunate Stevenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fortunato, of Cadosia.

 

Staff Sgt. Floyd Hickling Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 29, 1944

 

Staff Sergt. Floyd L. Hickling, 28, was listed by the War Department Friday as missing in action in Italy since May 12, according to an official notification received by his wife, Mrs. Verna Hickling, Binghamton.

 

Letter from Carl Osterhout

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 29, 1944

 

Here I am now in Washington, D.C.  I don't know for how long, but as far as I know for some time.  It is very nice here; it is much better than Brooklyn, even though it was nearer home.  The weather is warm and the nights are cool.

 

As far as I know now, duty is here all right.  At least it sounds good.  At first I thought I was being sent over again, but we are relieving some men who have been here four years so they can have their chance.  All we do now is escort high officials around the country and even overseas; so I expect a lot of traveling but will return here after each trip.  I also parade on special occasions, even escort our President.  I may like it for a while but I'm not sure.  Our commandant of the U.S.M.C. lives with us here and he is the highest man in the Marine Corps, and things are really G.I., and like the old Marine Corps used to be.  Every day we have school on everything, so we will know all there is to know about weapons and the Marine Corps.

 

We all have to dress "just so" and I don't "mean maybe" but it is nice as you look like a million after you are all dressed up and you are that way from 4 o'clock until the next morning at 7:45 that is if you don't go to bed.  We are issued all the clothes the Marine Corps has, Blues and all.

 

Well, I must lcose now as I have to clean my shoes and make them shine as well as everything else.  What a job!.....

 

As Ever, Pfc. Carl R. Osterhout

 

Sgt. Raymond Gregory on First Home Furlough in Seven Years

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 29, 1944

 

Enjoying his first home furlough in seven years, Sgt. Raymond Gregory, 29, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gregory, at North Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].  He is enjoying a 20-day furlough   He has been stationed in the Hawaiian Islands for the past seven years and was at Pearl Harbor on that fateful day of Dec. 7, 1941.  Sgt. Gregory, a baker, was at Scofield Barracks, where they made more than 3,000 loaves of bread a day, and now bake many times that amount.  His schedule, he said, has been a 12-hour day with one day off a month.  He has left the island, previously, but once, and that was to go to another island, where an air base was being built and his outfit supplied bake goods.  Sgt. Gregory leaves June 27 to start the return journey to his post. 

 

 Clifford Loudon Completes Training

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 29, 1944

Clifford R. Loudon has completed his course at Physical Instructing School, Bainbridge, Md., and has received the rating of Sp. (A) 3/C.  He has been assigned to the Naval Base at New Orleans and will resume his duties from there.  Mr. and Mrs. John R. Loudon, Mrs. Clifford Loudon and daughter, Marcia, have just returned from the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Piret, in New York City, where Petty Officer Loudon met them on a few hours' leave.

Lt. Myron Carl Graduates

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

Boise, Idaho:  Myron L. Carl, son of Isaac L. Carl, of R.D.1, Afton [Chenango Co., NY], has just recently graduated as an Aviation Cadet and received his wings as a 2nd Lieutenant according to word received from Gowen Field, Idaho, where he is stationed.  Lieut. Carl, before he entered the Army June 15, 1942, was a student and also employed by the Bendix Scintilla Corp, of Sidney.  The lieutenant now acts as a bombardier on one of the B-24 bombers at the Idaho air base.

St. James Epply's Searchlight Chosen for Exhibit

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

Sgt. James Epply, of the Anti-Aircraft, New York City, was honored when his searchlight was chosen for the big Army exhibit in New York City recently to promote the sale of bonds in the 5th War Loan Campaign.  The exhibit covered 10 blocks and displayed every type of American weapon used in the war, as well as German, Japanese and Italian.  Sgt. Epply stated it was interesting to note how much superior our weapons were to those of our enemies.  The exhibit was so successful that a similar one is being shown in Chicago.

Harold Barnard Graduates

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944

U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla.:  Harold Barnard, son of Mrs. Earl H. Barnard, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], recently graduated from Aviation Radio School here and was promoted to Seaman First Class in the U.S. Navy.  Entering the Navy Nov. 22, 1943, he received his recruit training at Sampson, before being transferred to the Naval Air Technical Training Center here.  Barnard is now a qualified Aviation Radioman and is scheduled for Operational Training.  He will probably see future service as a Naval Aircrewman.

 

 

 

 

Post Listing for November 10-16, 2014

Listing of blog postings for the week of November 10-16, 2014

Marriages

Posted November 10, 2014

Dorothy Ardell Sweet - Leon Carlton Babcock (about 1935)

Helen Mary Clark - Herbert Leonard Averell (1931)

Virginia Wardwell Bard - Pierce Potter (1931)
Ruth E

Posted November 11, 2014
Harry J. Grotsinger - Blanche P. Harrison (about 1905)
Joseph Grotsinger - Maud E. Richardson (about 1905)
Charlotte Alberta Dean - Charles Wellington Peck (1931)
Marriage Notices - 1877
     Levern Smith - Florence E. Burton (Oxford)
     Madison E. Christian (Afton) - Emma Lyon (Bainbridge)
     Amsa A. Landfair - Lisetina P. Brookens (Guilford)
     Samuel J. Kneff (Bainbridge) - Betsey French (Guilford)
     Norman C. Allen - Alice L. Ingersoll (Constantia)
     Francis T. Seeley - Ida E. Post (Coventry)
     Chauncey Ramsdell (Hamilton) - Sarah A. Fletcher (East Guilford)
     John M. Leonard - Hattie Stever (Bainbridge)

Posted November 13, 2014
Hazel Peck - William Watson (West Bainbridge)
Ruth Elizabeth Hallock - Dr. Frederick Holmes Obenauer
Ruth Steele - Gerald F. Cooper
Marriage Notices
     William B. Rhodes - Harriet Balsom (1834)
     Asa D. Wood - Emeline Clark (1835)
     Capt. Cyrus M. Dow - Semantha Green (1835)
     Daniel G. Hollis - Almira Goodrich (1835)
     Darias Buel Jr. - Cornelia Lincoln (1835)
     Grove D. White - Harriet Smith (1835)
     John P. Dietz - Emma Graves (1835)
     Jesse Babcock - Sophrona Follett (1835)
     George Kuhn - Kate Obenauer (1877)
     John W. Wrench, Jr. - Hattie Burditt (1877)
     D.A. Hyde - Algeria Johnson (1877)


 

Obituaries

Posted November 10, 2014

Helen Corbin Whitman (Bainbridge, 1929)

Elliott Truman (Bainbridge, Unadilla, 1929)

Florence (Redfield) Fowler (Afton, 1933)

Charles Whitney (Bennettsville, 1943)

Ture Sandin (Binghamton, 1944)

William Augustus Boyes (Margaretville, 1944)

Posted November 11, 2014
Zilpha Bruce (Bainbridge, 1929)
Emma Cole Fosbury (West Bainbridge, 1929)
Diana Sulley Priest (Bainbridge, 1934)
Harvey Westcott Jr. (Unadilla, Binghamton, 1943)
Howard Best (Edmeston, 1943)
Ronald A. Baker (Chenango Bridge, 1943)
Thomas Ballantyne (Walton, 1944)

Posted November 12, 2014
Fred D. Kirkland (Bainbridge, 1932)
Nellie M. Ferguson (Bainbridge, 1934)
Mrs. Orson Thorp (Bainbridge, 1934)
Nellie DePugh (Bainbridge, 1932)
Margaret Emily Youngs (Bainbridge, Binghamton, 1934)
Kenneth Westfall (Nineveh, 1943)
Emily C. (Davis) Wakefield (Mt. Upton, 1943)
Gilbert G. Palmer (Mt. Upton, 1943)
George Fellows (Guilford, Vestal, 1943)

Posted November 13, 2014
Harriett (Burrows) Foote (1935)
George Aford Petley (Bainbridge, 1934)
Dr. J.V. Jacobs (Bainbridge, 1930)
John W. Slawson (Sidney, 1943)
Robert Nicoll Mabon (1943)
Bert Dorman (Newburgh, 1943)
Peter Robek (Endicott, 1943)

Posted November 14, 2014
Hon. Julien Scott (Bainbridge, 1933)
Uriah C. Toby (Bainbridge, 1935)
Sarah (Arms) Miller (East Guilford, 1933)
Henrietta (King) Kirby (Bainbridge, 1932)

Posted November 15, 2014
Daniel Thomas Banner (Bainbridge, 1928)
Walter Friedel (Bainbridge, 1934)
Florence B. (Rathburn) Gridley (Bainbridge, 1929)
Emma Pearl (Puffers) Neidlinger (Bainbridge, 1929)
Edward Hatton (Guilford, 1944)

Posted November 16, 2014
Harriet T. Banner (Bainbridge, 1929)
Charles  M. Sweet (Bainbridge, 1929)
Emery O. Jaquins (Bainbridge, 1911)
Mary (Gilbert) Fletcher (Guilford, 1919)
Mrs. James Ireland, former Mrs. Charles French (Afton, 1929)
Anna (Neidlinger) Lawall (Sidney, 1932


 

Miscellaneous

Posted November 10, 2014

Soldier News Continued, 1944

     Lt. Robert F. Smith Receives Wings

     Capt. David miner Missing in Action Over Germany

     Lt. Robert Cable Taken Prisoner by Germans

     Pvt. Burdette Davie Killed in Action During invasion of Italy

     Lt. Leonard Baxter Released from German Prison 

     Doris Stead Joins Red Cross
Bainbridge High School Class of 1919

Posted November 11, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1944
     S/Sgt. Paul J. Robek Receives Citation
     1st Lt. Harry H. Hill, Jr. Missing in Action Over Germany
     Lt. (j.g.) Roger H. Banner, Awarded Citation
     Sgt. Julian Wiedmann Missing in Action Over Germany
     Lt. Richard C. Brown Missing in Action Over Europe
     PFC Douglas Neidlinger Member of Chemical Warfare Service

Posted November 12, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1944
     Lt. Stephen Simpson Prisoner of War in Germany
     Pvt. Burdette Davie Killed in Action in Italy
     Douglas Swift Killed in Action in Italy
     Pvt. Herbert Brigham Expert in Infantry Warfare
     Sgt. Amos Hill Achieves Record
     Lt. Edward Luckenbach Awarded Wings
     Guilford Roll of Honor Dedicated     

Hayes Family Busy Diplomats in Spain - 1944
Bainbridge High School Class of 1941 - Part 2

Posted November 13, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1944
     Lawrence T. Meehan Wounded in Action
     Lt. Harry Sturdevant Missing in Action
     Sgt. Kenneth Gurney Sole Survivor of Plane Crash
     S/Sgt. Paul Robek Completed 30 Combat Missions
     Lt. Howard Phelps Brings Disabled Bomber to Safety
     1st Class Petty Officer Bryce Wilcox Arrives from Europe
     Lt. Kenneth Keeler & Capt. Douglas Keeler War Casualties

Posted November 14, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1944
     Sgt. William Payne is Sergeant of the Guard
     Lt. Donald J. Patchen is P-51 Mustang Fighter Pilot
     Lt. Howard Winand & Sgt. Ralph Ives Jr. Lost in the War
     Tech Sgt. Anthony Wright is Prisoner of War
     Lt. Terrance Edmund Missing in Action
     Pvt. Clifford Sherman is Overseas
Danforth Memorial Fountain, Bainbridge, NY

Posted November 15, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1944
     MPs Payne, Hankins, Donovan at Work in Northern Ireland
     Sgt. John Hill Awarded Four Oak-Leaf Clusters
     Lt. Herman Hoegger Killed in Action
     Tech. Sgt. Anthony Wright Has Narrow Escape
     Lt. Donald Patchen in One of Longest Escort Missions
Jericho name change to Bainbridge - 1814

Posted November 16, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1944
     Master Sgt. William Webster Killed in Plane Crash
     Pfc. Fay L. Smith Receives Good Conduct Medal
     Pvt. Clarence Goad Is German Prisoner
     1st Lt. Wayne Yale Killed in Action
     Stanley Johnston Killed in Action on D-Day
     Lt. Carl H. Pierson Killed in Action in Italy
     Lt. Donald Griffin is Prisoner of War in Germany
BHS Junior High Graduation, 1944

Obituaries (November 16)

Charles M. Sweet

Charles Sweet passed away Saturday March 9th, 1929 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of his son Clayton Sweet, where he had resided during the past fourteen years.  Mr. Sweet had reached the ripe old age of 75 years.  He had been active and able to work until about two months before his death.  During the past two months he had been in poor health but death came very unexpectedly, he died sitting in his chair.  He is survived by five children, Lulu McNutt of Albany, N.Y., Myrvie Sweet, of Curtis, Neb., Verne Sweet of Binghamton, N.Y., Claude Sweet of Johnson City, N.Y., and Clayton Sweet of Bainbridge, also by several grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two brothers, Nelson Sweet of Bainbridge and L.E. Sweet of Norwich, N.Y.  The funeral was held at Clayton Sweet's Tuesday March 12.  The Rev. L.E. Sanford his pastor officiated.  Charles Sweet, was an industrious and energetic man, a kindly neighbor who will be missed by all who knew him. 

 

Emery O. Jaquins

 

Emery O. Jaquins, a farmer residing on Searles Hill [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], died at his late residence on Thursday, Nov. 16, in the eighty-first year of his age.  Mr. Jaquins was born in the town of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] on Nov. 22, 1830, and spent the early years of his life there and in the home in which he died.  Later he spent ten years in the mines of California and Idaho and in farming in Iowa, after which he returned to this town and settled on a farm.  In 1863 he married Mrs. Mary Cole who died eighteen years ago.  He is survived by one brother, one sister, and two daughters, Mrs. W.S. Price and Miss Harriet Jaquins, who reside at the home on Searles Hill.  The funeral was held at the home Saturday, and interment in Green Lawn cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].

 

Mary (Gilbert) Fletcher

 

Mary Gilbert Fletcher entered into rest May 1st, 1919.  She was born in Masonville [Delaware Co., NY] and the early years of her life were passed there; she was the only daughter of John and Deniza Gilbert, and had but one brother, who passed into the great beyond some years ago.  She has been for several years a faithful member of the M.E. church, although for several years unable to attend any of its services because of the slow lingering malady from which she suffered; yet, during all those years it was always her wish that the other members of her family attend divine worship and report to her as much as possible of the service that being one of her chief pleasures. The calls and visits of her pastor and friends were always looked forward to with delight and recalled afterward as bits of brightness that broke the monotony of the days.  Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher were united in marriage Jan. 17, 1883, and until about ten years ago resided on a farm in the town of Guilford.  Since Mrs. Fletcher's health began to fail they have been residents of the village.  Many relatives and friends gathered at the home on Bixby street on Saturday, May 3rd, to pay their last tribute of respect to the departed one.  The floral pieces were beautiful and expressed better than words, the tender sympathy of her friends.  The singing, by Mr. and Mrs. Banner, Mrs. Howland and Mr. Bentley was greatly appreciated by the family while the kindly sympathetic words of the pastor touched every heart and made those who heard them think most seriously of the "long home" toward which we are journeying.  The burial as in the beautiful little cemetery at Yaleville [Guilford, Chenango Co.., NY], where other members of the family also await the call to the resurrection.

 

Mrs. James Ireland

 

Mrs. James Ireland died at the local hospital, where she underwent a serious operation, Saturday Jan. 19th [1929].  Mrs. Ireland was born in Vincentown, N.J., Feb. 23, 1879.  She lost her mother at a very early age and for several years made her home with her sister Mrs. H.T. Hill who then lived in Afton, N.Y.  At Afton she was united in marriage with Charles French who departed this life about four years ago.  A little over two years ago she became the wife of James Ireland, well known in this vicinity.  She was an interested member of O.E.S. and an active member of the Baptist church deeply interested in all its activities.  Mrs. Ireland was known by her neighbors and friends everywhere as an exceeding kind-hearted woman, ever ready to give a helping hand in time of trouble or distress.  She will be greatly missed in the community and especially in the church of which she was a constant member.  Funeral services were held at her late residence Wednesday Jan. 23.  Interment was at Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  She is survived by her husband James Ireland; two sons Paul French of this village and Kenneth French of Binghamton; one daughter, Mrs. Warren Corbin of Bennettsville; one brother George Broome of Hamminton, N.J. and three sisters, Mrs. H.T. Hill of Oberlin, O., Mrs. Harry Coburn of Buffalo, N.Y., and Mrs. Lillie D. Llynn of Waterloo, Iowa.  The members of the Philatha class to which she belonged attended the funeral in a body Rev. R.B. Whitman officiated at the service.  There were many beautiful floral tributes from friends and loved ones which spoke of the love and esteem in which she was held. 

 

Anna (Neidlinger) Lawall

 

News of the death of Anna Neidlinger Lawall was heard with regret by her many friends.  Mrs. Lawall has been ill for only two weeks and her condition was not thought to be serious until a couple of days previous to her death.  She had the grip and mastoid was feared and she was taken to the Norwich hospital on Sunday morning for an operation which was never performed.  Her death came on Monday at the hospital.  The deceased was born about sixty-three years ago in New York city, the only daughter of John and Jeanette Neidlinger, and lived in Bainbridge for  some years before her marriage to John Lawall, of Sidney, who passed away about twenty years ago.  To them was born one daughter, Mrs. Milton Ostrander, of Sidney, who lived with her mother.  Other surviving relatives are one grandson and four brothers, George of New York city, Theodore, Schenectady, Fred, Bainbridge, and Charles Neidlinger, Sidney.  Mrs. Lawall was much devoted to her home, where she found her greatest pleasures.  She attended the Congregational Church at Sidney and her pastor, Rev. E.P. Holden, officiated at the funeral services which were held at her last home on Thursday at 2 p.m. with interment in Prospect Hill cemetery, that village [Sidney, Delaware Co., NY].  [1932]

BHS Junior High Graduation, 1944

Junior High Graduation - Bainbridge High School

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944

 

Commencement exercises for the Junior High School will be held Friday morning, June 23, at 10 o'clock in the school auditorium, at which time 26 students will receive diplomas.  Parents and friends of the graduates are cordially invited to attend.

 

Betty Collins is valedictorian with an average of 93.8 and Jean Salzberg, salutatorian with 93.7. 

 

This year, replacing a guest speaker, the Junior High School Girls' Glee Club will present the following concert:

1.  Nocturne

2.  Nightfall

3.  Were You There

4.  Now the Day is Over

5.  Aufwiedersehn

 

Wedding of the Painted Doll, In my Garden by trio--Barbara Fenner, Barbara Branham and Dorothy Bacon.  The high school band will also present a program including a trumpet solo by Darwin Taft.

 

Mr. Casey will deliver a short address and present the diplomas.  Mrs. Edward Danforth, president of the Woman's Club, will award dictionaries from the club to the boy and girl in both the seventh and eighth grades having the highest scholastic average.  The P.T.A. awards will also be made at this time.  The Rev. Paul L. Carpenter will give the Invocation and Benediction. 

 

The Class officers are:  Charles Flyzik, president;  Clifford Wade, vice-president; Nanette Horton, secretary and treasurer.  The class advisors are Miss Shirley Earl and Mrs. Charles Arnold.

Members of the class are:

Rosa Alcott

Beatrice Aldrich

Marion Alverson

Walter Backus

Daniel Bristol

Richard Carmen

Betty Collins

Edith Cullen

Hanford Engel

Richard Engel

Eugene Evans

Ethel Hitchcock

Gladys Kingsley

Jack Lord

Theresa Lord

Margaret Meek

Clyde Mott

Donald O'Brien

Edwin Olmsted

Bruce Peckham

Stanley Pratt

Jean Salzberg

Frank Strasnicsak

Rexford Thornton

Clifford Wade

Martha Youngs

______________________________________________________________

 

 

Three years later this class was identified as the "Class of 1947" in the 1946 "Echo."  Members of the class at that time are pictured below.

 

First Row (L to R):  Ethel Hitchcock*, John Sherman, Rosa Alcott*, Mr. Elmore, Miss Gilbert, Charles Lord, Jean Salzberg*, Clifford Wade*, Nanette Horton.

 

Second Row (L to R):  Wanda Drachler, Betty Collins*, Martha Youngs*, Clyde Mott*, Grace Puerile, Gladys Kingsley*, Walter Backus*, Betty Hines, Beatrice Aldrich*, Dolores Michel

 

Third Row (L to R):  Theresa Mertz, Alton Bryden, Marion Alverson, Richard Engel*, Jack Lord*, Eugene Evans*, Burton Knapp, Theodore Olmstead, Theresa Lord*

 

*Former members of the Junior High graduation class of 1944.

 

 





Soldier News continued, 1944

Master Sgt. William Webster Killed in Plane Crash

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 15, 1944

Master Sergeant William E. Webster, of Laurens, Otsego County, [NY] was killed in a training plane crash near Chappell, Neb., the War Department notified his wife on Wednesday.  He had been in the Army since Nov. 13, 1939.

 

Pfc. Fay Smith Receives Good Conduct Medal

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 15, 1944

 

Pfc. Fay L. Smith,. brother of Everett Smith, of South Main street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal while serving with the Army overseas.  The Medal was awarded for having completed more than one year's continuous active federal military service, for demonstrated fidelity through faithful and exact performance of duty and for good behavior.  Pfc. Smith entered the Army in April, 1942, and went overseas in August, 1943.  Before going overseas, he received training at Fredericksburg, Va., and Camp Blanding, Fla.

 

Pvt. Clarence Goad is German Prisoner

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 29, 1944

 

Pvt. Clarence Gayhart Goad, formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], who was reported missing in action in Italy several months ago, is a prisoner in Germany according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Edith Stowell, Elkton, Md.  Pvt. Goad enlisted in the Army Feb. 17, 1941.  He also has a brother, Jack Goad, who is serving with the Army.

 

1st Lt. Wayne Yale Killed in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944

 

First Lieut. Wayne Yale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yale, of North Jackson [Washington Co., NY], is reported by the War Department to have been killed in action at Anzio Beachhead, Italy, on May 29.  The young soldier had been in the U.S. Army for six years, serving some time in Panama.  He was trained for tank service and was commander of a tank at the time of his death.

Stanley Johnston Killed in Action on D-Day

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944

First area casualty in the D-Day invasion was reported Thursday, when the Navy Department notified Kenneth S. Johnston, of Laurens [Otsego Co., NY], that his son, Coxswain Stanley Walter Johnston, had been killed in action.  He had received his training in Sampson and was stationed in Virginia before being assigned to sea duty.  Coxswain Johnston was born Feb. 12, 1926, and attended the Laurens Central School.  At the time of his enlistment he was working in Oneonta.

 Lt. Carl Pierson killed in Action in Italy

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944

Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Pierson, of Greene, received a telegram from the War Department Saturday that their son, Lieut. Carl H. Pierson, had been killed in action in Italy on  June 1.  Lieutenant Pierson enlisted in the Army in May, 1942.

Lt. Donald Griffin is Prisoner of War

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 22, 1944

Lieut. Donald Griffin, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Omar J. Griffin, of Roxbury [Delaware Co., NY], is a prisoner of war in Germany.  Word to this effect was received by his parents June 2, which followed a telegram from the War Department of two weeks before, stating that he was missing in action over Germany.

 

 

Obituaries (November 15)

Daniel Thomas Banner

Daniel Thomas Banner was born in Guilford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], Jan. 14, 1844, one of ten children of William and Jane (Bartlett) Banner, nine of whom grew to manhood and womanhood.  Four of these had preceded him to the other shore and four remain to mourn his loss.  In young manhood he experienced religion and joined the Presbyterian church of Guilford Center.  He answered the call of his country and enrolled, when nineteen years of age, in Company D, 44th Regiment, later 146th Regiment New York Infantry.  He saw active service in seven different battles and was wounded three times.  He witnessed Lee's surrender and received honorable discharge at the close of the war.  September 18, 1872 he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie P. Warner.  One daughter, Priscilla, was born June 23, 1879 but was spared to them only seven months.  His wife, Carrie, died Oct. 8, 1910 after several years of suffering during which time she was most tenderly and constantly cared for by her husband.  June 19, 1912 he was married to Harriet T. Graves and for sixteen years they have traveled side by side in true companionship sharing together life's joys and cares.  For twelve years, they have spent their winters in Florida, four in Mount Dora with Mrs.  Banner's uncle, D.F. Gorham and eight in Daytona Beach with her son, Rexford Graves.  Mr. Banner loved the southland and often during his last sickness expressed his desire to again visit Florida.  Mrs. Banner has been a faithful, loving wife and mourns the loss of a devoted husband.  Besides his wife, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Roxy Jane Lathrop of Binghamton, N.Y.; Mrs. Mary Josephine Ensworth of Guilford, N.Y. and Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Willets of Norwich, and one brother Henry Eugene Banner of Boone, Iowa.  The funeral services were held from his late home on North Main street.  Rev. L.E. Sanford, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church officiating.  Rev. Frank R. James of Binghamton, a former pastor, was also present and paid tribute to the departed brother.  Mr. Banner had a host of friends and in spite of the stormy weather the house was filled to capacity.  The music was furnished by the male quartet, Lester Stead, Bert Wilcox, Chas. Odell and Chas. Colwell.  Only two of the four remaining G.A.R. comrades in Bainbridge, Mr. Frank Finney and Mr. Lewis Perry, were able to attend.  The Daughters of Veterans attended in a body and the color Bearers stood guard at the house and at the grave.  Among the floral tributes were pieces from G.A.R and D.A.R., the American Legion and the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and many other beautiful pieces from friends and relatives.  Mr. Banner had led an active life to the last.  He was always ready to help in church work; for years he has been the leader in planning and conducting the memorial Day services.  He was a great lover of music and his unusually clear, sweet tenor voice was often heard in quartet in solo numbers and will long echo in the memory of those who heard him sing.  He was president of the Banner Family Reunion and has been looking forward hopefully to being able to attend one more of the yearly gatherings.  [1928]

 

Walter Friedel

 

Walter Friedel, one of Bainbridge's most popular young men, passed away in the Bainbridge Hospital, Wednesday October 17th [1934], where he had been undergoing treatment for the previous few weeks.  Walter was born April 1900, on a farm in Bainbridge, located on the Guilford road, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Friedel, both of whom are now deceased.  After attending the Bainbridge High School he entered the employ of Charles D. Dix and with the exception of a short time when he conducted a meat market in partnership with Will Sargent in the Clark bock, South Main street, and a few months spent in work in local factories, he has been in the employ of Mr. Dix, and eight years of the time he had lived at the Dix home in Evans street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  His courteous treatment had made him a valued employee, and his sense of humor and friendly manners made for a large circle of friends who regret his passing.  Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Freda Pow-?- of Gloversville; two brothers, Mi-?- of Sanitaria Springs and Lewis, of Oneonta; also a half-brother, Stewart of Bainbridge.  He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and his pastor, Rev. Orvis, conducted the funeral service which was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the funeral chapel of Colwell Brothers, West Main street, followed by interment in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].  The bearers were Charles -?-. Arthur Clark, Bert Bliss and Har-?- -?-ler.  Merchants of the village closed their places of business during the hour of the service.  The funeral was largely attended and the floral tributes were an expression of the respect and admiration for the deceased.

 

Florence B. (Rathburn) Gridley

 

Florence B. Rathburn was born in McDonough, N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY], September 18, 1860.  She resided with her parents until May 30, 1887, when she was married to Lewis A. Gridley who still survive her.  No children were born to this devoted pair though their home has always been a place of rest and comfort for their many friends.  In 1895 she was received into Methodist Episcopal church in Guilford by Rev M.S. Godshall. She has been a faithful worker in the church ever since.  Five years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Gridley came to Bainbridge to reside.  Failing health for several years has been Mrs. Gridley's lot. Unable to attend her church only occasionally, yet she never forget it.  About a month ago she became confined to her bed.  Day by day she grew weaker until one o'clock last Saturday  morning, January 19th, 1929, she fell asleep in Jesus.  No relatives are left to mourn her loss, save her devoted husband.  Her Christian character was shown by the many friends who crowded her late home at her funeral at 2 o'clock last Tuesday.  Her pastor, Rev. L.E. Sanford, officiated and a bank of flowers adorned her casket.  Her body was laid to rest in Greenlawn cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., nY] to await the summons of the resurrection morning. 

 

Emma Pearl (Puffers) Neidlinger

 

Known to all who had ever come in contact with her by her kindness and help for others and trueness to her family.  Emma Puffers, as she was known before her marriage to Otto F. Neidlinger on June 18, 1919 was the emblem of the true woman and ideal mother.  Ever mindful of the cares and sorrows of her family and others before herself, she had a host of friends and neighbors who are left to mourn her passing to a better home, Saturday, April 20, 1929.  She leaves in a sorrowful home a husband and four boys in whom her life was rapt, but someone from above called and the call could not be denied.  Her memory will ever linger in the minds and hearts of those who knew and loved her best.  Funeral services were conducted at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. H.G. Orvis of the Presbyterian Church for Mrs. Otto Neidlinger, 28, who died as a result of influenza Saturday morning at her home.  Surviving are her husband and four small children and her father, H.L. Puffer. 

 

Edward Hatton

 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hatton, of Niagara Falls, were called home by the death of the former's father, Edward Hatton, of Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY].  His passing occurred on Thursday, Jan. 6, at the age of 82 years.  In ill health for many months, the flu hastened the end.  They were residents of Guilford for many years.  Another son, Watson  Hatton, of Guilford, also survives and the widow, Katherine Hatton.  Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Colwell Bros. Funeral Home, Bainbridge.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 13, 1944]

Jericho Name Change to Bainbridge, 1814

Jericho Changes Name to Bainbridge, 1814

Chenango County New York

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 1, 1944

 

Editor, Newspaper

Bainbridge, N.Y.

Dear Sir:

While looking over the Journal of the (New York State) Assembly, 1814, I ran across the following which might be of interest to someone in your village or town.  Chances are that some  historian in your section already has record of it, but will you please pass this letter on to an interested person.

 

Monday, March 14, 1814

 

Mr. Houghteling, according to leave, brought in the said bill, entitled "an act altering the name of the town of Jericho, in the county of Chenango," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time and committed to a committee of the whole house.

 

Tuesday, March 22, 1814

 

The engrossed bill, entitled "an act altering the name of the town of Jericho, in the county of Chenango," was read the third time. 

Resolved. That the bill do pass.

Tuesday, April 12, 1814

 

Mr. Lynch, from the committee appointed by a resolution of this house, of this morning, to enquire and report the number and the titles of the bills passed by this house during the present session, and sent up to the honorable the Senate for concurrence, which have not as yet been acted upon by that body, reported the following list, as containing the number and titles of such bills, to wit:

 

45.--altering the name of the town of Jericho, in the county of Chenango.

 

Friday, April 15, 1814

 

Seven several messages from the honorable the Senate, delivered by their clerk, with the bills therein respectively mentioned, were read, informing that the Senate had passed the bill, entitled..."an act altering the name of the town of Jericho, in the county of Chenango,"...

 

Thus the town of Jericho became the town of Bainbridge.

 

Sincerely yours,

Donald D. Burgess



 



Soldier News continued, 1944

MPs Payne, Hankins & Donovan at Work in Northern Ireland

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 20, 1944

 

An Eighth AAF Composite Command Station, Northern Ireland:  Nabbing draft dodgers in the ETO or solving murder mysteries--it's all in the day's work for a trio of veteran investigators serving in the military police unit at this station.  In the nine months they have been in northern Ireland, Sgts. William S. Payne, 31, in civilian life Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] police chief; Frank A. Hankins, 45, formerly on the vice squad of the Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] police force, and John J. Donovan, 38, medical investigator for the Massachusetts State Police in Boston before entering the Army, have built up quite a reputation as investigators here and in Belfast, where their unit previously performed town duty.  Cases they solved range from murder and hit-and-run accidents to robbery and assault and battery.  But most unusual task of the three MPs was to capture a draft dodger overseas. 

 

Discharged from his job as a civilian technician, the draft dodger had opened his own business in northern Ireland instead of returning to the United States.  He ignored several communications from his draft board.  The MP investigators were put on the case, and it was not long before they tracked the offender.

 

"Warden Payne of the Blue Room" is the name which Sgt. Payne acquired a provost sergeant of the Belfast military police before coming to this station, a post he held for eight months.  He was responsible for prisoners confined in the Belfast detention room, popularly known as a hotel "Blue Room."  He is now sergeant of the guard at this station.  Sgt. Payne is anxious to get back to his old job as Bainbridge police chief after the war, and thinks his newly acquired international experience will be valuable.  He was given a leave of absence in July, 1942, to enter the Army, and received his basic training at the Military Police Replacement Training Center, Fort Riley Kan.

 

Sgt. Hankins, of Binghamton, is veteran of World War I, serving in the same company with the following men from Bainbridge:  Jasper Partridge, Thomas Cartledge, Clifton Oles, Edward D. Knight, Don C. Copley, Algwynne Collins, Edwin Collins, Kenneth Payne, and Charles Bentley.

 

Sgt. John Hill Awarded Four Oak-Leaf Clusters

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 8, 1944

 

Headquarters United States Army Forces in South Pacific:  By direction of the President, the Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of an additional Air Medal was awarded by Lieut. General Millard F. Harmon, Commanding United States Army Forces in the South Pacific Area on May 12, 1944, to Technical Sergeant John N. Hill, of Bainbridge, as aerial gunner from 14 March to 22 March, 1944.  On May 12, 1944, Sgt. Hill was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster for action 16 February to 2 March.  On May 13, 1944, Oak Leaf Cluster for services 4 March to 12 March 1944 and on May 13, another Oak Leaf Cluster for services on April 2, 1944.  A bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster is awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained combat operational missions of a hazardous nature during which enemy antiaircraft fire is effective or where enemy fighter patrols are habitually encountered.  The missions for which the awards were given were with the 13th AAF.

 

Lt. Herman Hoegger Killed in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 8, 1944

 

Word was received a few days ago by his mother, Mrs. Ida N. Hoegger from the War Department, that her son, Lieut.. Herman Hoegger, had been killed in action.  There were no details given.  Lieutenant Hoegger enlisted in the Army in February, 1941, and was sent overseas last December, to the Italian front, where the action was heavy.  Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Alvin T. Hoegger and Arthur Hoegger, and one sister Lillian Hoegger, all of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].

 

Tech. Sgt. 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 least 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.

 

Lt. Donald Patchen in One of longest Escort Missions

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 15, 1944

 

An Eighth AAF Fighter Station, England:  Lieut. Donald J. Patchen, 21, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], participated in one of the longest escort missions on record recently when mustangs from the group commanded by Col. Donald J.M. Blakeslee, of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, swept across southern Germany to Brux, Czechocovakia.  While American bombers attacked a synthetic oil plant, the Blakeslee group engaged a force of enemy fighters of which they destroyed 10.  Lt. Patchen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle V. Benedict, of R.F.D 3, Bainbridge.   Apparently this was the mission in which Lieut. Patchen was reported missing as the postmark of the above information was May 24, and the telegram from the War Department reported him missing since May 19.

Danforth Fountain, Bainbridge, NY

Dedication of Danforth Fountain

Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York

May 30, 1962

 

At the ceremony dedicating the new fountain in the village park, Dr. Harold K. Salzberg gave the following talk:  "We have the honor today to dedicate this fountain to the memory of a friend of Bainbridge and of all those with whom she lived, Mrs. Helen Danforth.  Our Chamber of Commerce had the happy thought of sponsoring this memorial and dedicating it to Mrs. Danforth.  My family are but several of a host of people in the village, county and in the state who had the privilege of Mrs. Danforth's acquaintance.  She had the touch of welcome to all persons, and in her pleasant way contributed to the growth and stability of our community.  There are many names to be mentioned in the successful culmination of this project and I will give but a few at the risk of overlooking some who have contributed or will contribute in its maintenance.  The committee comprised of Mrs. Leigh Evans, Mrs. Ruth Demeree, Frank Turk and Charles Hinckley.  Others have been quick to volunteer in its planning and maintenance and we can be sure that the good water of the fountain will flow on through the years as did the good deeds of Mrs. Danforth.

 

"The park's history is impressive enough to give it an aspect of hallowness.  It has existed to give pleasure and solace to generations for a century and a half.  Mrs. Danforth recognized this, and became a champion of its maintenance.  Many of the beautiful shrubs and trees we see around us would not be here were it not for her diligence and generosity in the interest of the park.  We are especially indebted to her for the row of hawthorn trees which grace the East Main Street side of the park.

 

"Bainbridge has been a village among the many in new York State and in New England having a park or commons or village green, a place of perpetuity, as witnessed by the monuments here.  Over there stands the monument to the Civil War heroes and at its side that of the two World Wars.  On the other side of the park is the quaint boulder monument to the memory of an early pioneer, Jedidiah Smith.

 

Benjamin Carpenter is the first name to cite in the history of this park.  Carpenter came to Jericho as a young man and opened a general store, tailoring business and tavern in a building near the present location of the Leigh Evans home.  He was foresighted in acquiring land near the river bridge and in 1802 donated a plot a little more than two acres in the area to the Society of the Celicia, a Congregational Church organization.  The church itself, referred to as the meeting house, stood uncompleted at the time in about the center of this area.

 

"....The early days of the park were ones of public usefulness.  In its very early history it was the location of the village pound, which consisted of a large shed in the center of the yard surrounded by a stockade.  Here were driven the cattle and hogs which had strayed from the unfenced fields or from fields insecurely fenced with boughs of trees or primitive rail fences.  The pound was needed even more when the turnpike was the scene of hugh droves of cattle, hogs, geese, sheep and turkeys being driven from the west to New York markets.  Then about 1875 the area was laid out and embellished as a park with trees and shrubbery."

 

Mayor W.E. Vawter accepted the fountain in behalf of the village.  Lights will play on the fountain at night.  At the base is an inscription which reads:  "It was the million and one small deeds that will make Helen Danforth's memory live on in the hearts of her million and one friends."

Memorial Fountain:  Members of the Danforth family admire fountain in Bainbridge park dedicated yesterday by the community to the memory of the late Mrs. Edward Danforth whose many good works endeared her to the village.  Left to right:  Dr. Edward Danforth of Bainbridge, Dr. Prince Danforth of New York City, Dr. Elliott Danforth of Sidney, Thomas Danforth of Sidney, Nicolas Danforth, a student at Albany Medical College, Edward Danforth of Sidney, Elliott Danforth, Jr., Albany Medical College student.

 

 

Mrs. Helen (Mattice) Danforth

 

Bainbridge [Chenango Co.,  NY]:  The funeral of Mrs. Helen Danforth, 77, was held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Bainbridge.  Rev. Andrus B. Smith and Rev. James E. Wolfe officiated.  Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].  Mrs. Danforth died Monday morning, June 12, 1961, at her home, 51 West Main street, Bainbridge.  She is survived by her husband, Dr. Edward Danforth, Bainbridge; two sons, Dr. Elliot Danforth, Sidney, and Dr. Edward Prince Danforth, New York City; four grandsons, Elliot, Jr., and Nicholas both of Albany, Thomas E. and Edward Danforth, both of Sidney, one great-granddaughter, Kimberly Helen Danforth, of Albany; three sisters, Mrs. Carl Danielson, New York City; Mrs. Floyd Anderson, Binghamton; and Mrs. Thomas Collins, Westfield, Massachusetts; one brother, Ford Mattice, Middleburg, N.Y.  Mrs. Danforth was born September 6, 1883, at Gilboa, N.Y., the daughter of Richard Mattice and Mercie Ellerson Mattice.  She was married to Dr. Edward Danforth of Bainbridge on January 18, 1905, at Gilboa.  The death of Mrs. Danforth is a loss that will be keenly felt, not only in Bainbridge, but over a wide territory.  She had a warm, outgoing personality and numbered her friends in all walks of life.  She was most hospitable, opening the beautiful, colonial home in which she and Dr. Danforth spent almost their entire married life, delighting to share with others its pleasant atmosphere.  As a young bride it is said that she was a little dubious about settling in a strange town, but when the doctor asked if she minded moving there she said, "Not if I can live in that white house with the pillars."  So that is where they lived for 56 full and happy years.  On the house's 100th anniversary (it was built in 1850) she entertained the members of the Bainbridge Daughters of the American Revolution of which she was a charter member and past president.  The Bainbridge Woman's Club was a project close to her heart.  She served as president in 1908, 1920, 1929-1936, 1939-1941, 1943-1959, a total of 30 years, during which the club grew and prospered.  She had been a vice president of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs, state honor roll chairman, Sixth District director, District treasurer and Chenango County chairman, a charter member of both the Leon R. Mott, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Silvernail-Slater Post of the American Legion Auxiliary.  She had served as a member of the board of the Binghamton Blind Work Association and the Greenlawn Cemetery Association.  Mrs. Danforth was devoted to St. Peter's Episcopal Church and to all civic affairs. She was never ostentatious in her good deeds but thoughtful of small things.  Her pastor remembers that whenever Bishop Higley came to town, it was Mrs. Danforth who always remembered that he liked homemade jelly and saw to it that he had a generous jar.  It was the million and one small kind deeds that will make Helen Danforth's memory live on in the hearts of her million and one friends. Rev. Andrus B. Smith, rector of St. Peter's Church, sums up her life in one sentence, "She was a fine Christian soul."

 

 

 



Obituaries (November 14)

Hon. Julian Scott

A sudden death in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] early Tuesday morning removed one of the leading members of Chenango county bar, Hon. Julien Scott.  Mr. Scott had been in Binghamton on legal business Monday afternoon.  He returned at 6 p.m. and passed the evening at his home as usual.  At 1 o'clock the next morning he was seized with a heart attack known as embolism and died an hour later.  The community was greatly moved for Mr Scott had been prominent in Bainbridge life for the past thirty-five years.  He was president of the centralized school system of this community and was actively engrossed in the details concerning the addition to the Bainbridge school building, which had recently been approved by the State Education Department.  He had been a member of the Board of Education of Bainbridge High School for twenty-five years and when centralization was adopted Mr. Scott succeeded to the chairmanship of the Board.  Mr. Scott has been actively engaged in the practice of law in Chenango county and vicinity since his admission to the bar in 1899.  Upon his return in 1897 from California, where he passed ten years, he entered the law office of the late W.B. Matterson and two years later became his law partner.  When Mr. Matterson moved to Norwich a few years later, Mr. Scott continued his law practice in Bainbridge.  He was born in Bainbridge March 21, 1867, the son of Dwight and Anna Packard Scott, pioneer residents of Bainbridge.  he was a graduate of the Bainbridge high school, class of 1883.  As a leader in the Republican Party of Chenango county he was elected to the State Assembly of the Legislature in 1907 and served with honor two terms.  He was appointed special county judge in 1904.  In 1925 he became one of the trustees of the Supreme Court Library at Norwich.  Besides his many business activities he was prominent in fraternal life.  He was a Past Master of Susquehanna Lodge, no. 167, F.&A.M., and for the years of 1921 to 1924 and in 1928, he was Patron of the local chapter of Eastern Star.  He was also a Past Assistant Grand Lecturer of the Order of Eastern Star for the Broome-Chenango District.  In 1899 he married Mrs. Anna Simonds, of Bainbridge, who with a step-daughter, Mrs. Helen Landon, survives.  Mr. Scott was one of the best known men in this section.  Besides his skill and ability as a lawyer, he was sociable, witty, generous and noted for his loyalty to friends.  [May 16, 1933]

 

Uriah C. Toby

 

Uriah C. Toby, well known resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], passed away Monday morning at his residence in West Main Street, following an illness of several weeks' duration.  Failing in health for the past year, he went to Albany on December 17, 1934, and entered St. Peter's Hospital for observation, but due to heart conditions an operation was deemed inadvisable, and he returned to his home here, where he was under the care of Dr. Edward Danforth.  His condition continued to grow worse and for the past five weeks he had been confined to his bed, and although the best of medical attention and care were given, he failed to respond to treatment, his death occurring at 7 o'clock Monday morning.  His death removed from the village one of its most prominent and loyal citizens.  Actively interested in the welfare of the town and community, he had served as a member of the village Board of Trustees, and was a member of the present town board.  He was also a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church, with which he united when a young man, and for many years had been a member of the board of elders.  In the fraternal life of the community he had been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having been a charter member of Bainbridge Lodge, no. 920, and also a charter member of Bridgehanna Rebekah Lodge.  He was a past grand of the Odd Fellows, and a past captain of the Sidney Canton, of which until recently he was a member.  Born on January 2, 1863, in the town of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], near the settlement of Yaleville, he was the youngest of a family of nine children, seven boys and two girls.  His parents were Martin and Christine Spindler Toby, who came to this country in 1855 from Dolgeshiem, Germany.  He received his education at the district school and the old Bainbridge Academy, and his early life was spent in farming.  At the age of 21 he went to California, where for seven years he was employed as a stage coach driver between Madera and the Yosemite Valley, a distance of about 200 miles, and his friends recall many exciting tales which he told of his life on the stage coach.  Returning to Bainbridge in 1892, he was united in marriage with Mary L. Humphrey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Humphrey, and for several years he followed the occupation of farmer, residing on the Humphrey farm, west of the village.  Disposing of the farm about thirty-three years ago to John A. Howland, Mr. and Mrs. Toby came to the village to reside, where Mrs. Toby's death occurred on February 9, 1922.  In August, 1924, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Minnie Wadhams, of Carthage, who now survives.  Other immediate members of the family surviving are:  a sister, Mrs. Willard Bradley, of Davenport Center; a step-daughter, Mrs. R.H. Powell, and two children, Varna Louise and William G., of Waterbury, Conn., and several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church, where the body lay in state from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Rev. G. H. Orvis, pastor, officiated, and the remains were then placed in the vault in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY] for later interment.  Church officials, town and village officers and fraternity members were in attendance and the many floral tributes bore evidence of the esteem in which he was held in the community.  [1935]

 

Sarah (Arms) Miller

 

Sarah, wife of Austin L. Miller, passed away at her home at East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Thursday, July 6, aged 91 years.  She was born in Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY], December 21, 1841, daughter of Samuel and Alvira Arnold Arms.  She has been a resident at East Guilford for the past 72 years.  Burial in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] cemetery Saturday.  [1933]

 

Henrietta (King) Kirby

 

Entered into rest on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 24 [1932], at her home, "The Pillars" Henrietta King Kirby, beloved wife of Charles Kirby.  Mrs. Kirby was the daughter of Israel and Melissa Groat Smith  She was one of eight children, five of whom survive her, including Mrs. Burlison and Mrs. Bodley, of Deposit, Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Dover, of California, and Mr. Star Smith, of this village.  One brother died when a child and one sister, Mrs. Albro Bliss, a few years ago.  She is also survived by her husband, Mr. Charles Kirby, and a number of nieces and nephews.  Mrs. Kirby was born in 1862, and was married on Dec. 19, 1882.  They have always lived at the Kirby home in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], and were very happy in each other during the long years spent together.  Their great sorrow was the death of their only daughter, Olive, a beautiful girl who died in 1918 after a short illness.  The funeral of Mrs. Kirby was held on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 26, at "The Pillars," and the large number of beautiful flowers and the many friends present testified to the love and esteem felt for her.  The bearers were Messrs. Herman Newell, Duncan Copley, Frank Fletcher and C.J. Taber.  After a short service conducted by the Rev. Bradford H. Tite, Mrs.  Kirby was laid to rest in St. Peter's churchyard [Bainbridge, NY], in the shadow of the church she loved so well.  Mrs. Kirby, before her long illness, was active  in the affairs of church and town.  She was president of the Woman's Club in 1918-19, and was always active in the church work at St. Peter's.  She was also closely identified with the Women's Auxiliary of the parish, and was ever ready to respond to all calls for  help.  Mrs. Kirby greatly enjoyed traveling, having spent one winter in Florida, several months in Europe, and later took a trip to the Southwest.  She made "The Pillars" a beautiful home, and was an ideal hostess.  Her charming, gracious manner endeared her to her many friends and she will long be remembered for her gentle hospitality and willingness to serve.  She was an invalid for more than a year before her death, but her bright and happy disposition was not affected by her illness. 

Soldier News continued, 1944

Sgt. William Payne is Sergeant of the Guard

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 23, 1944

An Eighth AAF Composite Command Station, Northern Ireland:  "Warden Payne of the Blue Room" is the name which Sgt. William M. Payne, 31, Bainbridge chief of police in civil life, acquired for himself as provost sergeant of the Belfast police before coming to this station.  Sgt. Payne served as provost sergeant for eight months with responsibility for prisoners confined in the Belfast detention room, popularly known as a hotel "Blue Room."  Now performing duty as sergeant of the guard at this station, Sgt. Payne also has had experience in the Army as an investigator.  At present, Sgt. Payne says that he is anxious to go back to his old job as Bainbridge chief of police after the war.  He was given leave of absence to enlist in the Army in July, 1942, and received his basic training at the Military Police Replacement Training Center, Fort Riley, Kan.  His mother, Mrs. Emily Payne, lives at 25 Platt street, Walton [Delaware Co., NY].

 

Lt. Donald Patchen is P-51 Mustang Fighter Pilot

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 25, 1944

 

An Eighth AAF Fighter Station, England:  Lieut. Donald J. Patchen, P-51 Mustang fighter pilot from Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], is a member of the fighter group commanded by Col. Donald J. M. Blakeslee of Fairport, Ohio, which set three new AAF records for the destruction of enemy aircraft during the month of April.  With a claim of 207 victories, 112 on the ground, Col. Blakeslee's group broke all previous records for enemy aircraft destroyed during a 30-day period.  This pushed the group's total to above the 500 mark, the highest of any group in the European Theatre of Operations (348 ground--155 air for 503!),  On Apr. 8, the same group of Mustang pilots accounted for 31 German craft in the air, the most enemy planes ever destroyed on one mission by a fighter outfit operating over Europe.  Lieut. Patchen, a former student at Bainbridge Central High School, is one of the newest arrivals at this base.  He recently participated in an escort mission to Berlin.

 

Lt. Howard Winand & S/Sgt. Samuel Ives Jr. Lost in War

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 25, 1944

 

With the deaths of Lieut. Howard Winand, of Delhi [Delaware Co., NY], and Staff Sgt. Ralph Samuel Ives, Jr., of Roxbury [Delaware Co., NY], officially confirmed by the War Department, two more gold stars have been added to Delaware County's Honor Roll.  Lieutenant Winand, the War Department Advised his wife, died of injuries suffered Apr. 25 in England, while Staff Sergeant Ives was killed in action May 4 at New Guinea, according to word received by his father, Attorney Ralph S. Ives, Sr.

 

The Delhi officer, who was graduated from Delaware Academy and attended Union College, joined the A.A.F. in February, 1942, and served at Gunter's Field, Montgomery, Ala., Bayville, Ark. Maxwell Field, Ala. and Helena Air Technical School, Helena, Ark.  He leaves his wife, formerly Miss Elizabeth Archibald, of Delhi; a son, Howard, Jr.; his mother, Mrs. George Winand; a sister, Mrs. Howard MacFarlane, and a brother, Russell Winand, all of Delhi.  His father, George W. Winand, prominent Delhi merchant, died last Thanksgiving Day.  He was a nephew of Rudolph Winand of Deposit.

 

Sergeant Ives, first of the 116 men on Roxbury's Honor Roll to make the supreme sacrifice, joined the Army May 9, 1941 and served at camps in Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana and California before leaving for Australia last September.  Surviving are his wife, formerly Miss Helen Dould, of Malone; a daughter, Carolyn; his father, a brother, Capt. Charles K. Ives, of Piantinny Arsenal, N.J., a former Roxbury physician, and a sister, Miss Sammy Ives, Greenport, L.I. 

 

Tech Sgt. Anthony Wright Prisoner of War

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.

 

Lt. Terrance Edmunds Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 25, 1944

 

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

 

Pvt. Clifford Sherman is Overseas

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 25, 1944

 

An Air Service Command Station (Somewhere in England):  Pvt. Clifford W. Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherman, of R.D.2, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], is now overseas and has participated in a course designed to bridge the gap between training in the States and soldiering in an active theatre of war.  At one of the Air Service Command Stations known as Control Depots, Pvt. Sherman was carefully processed by classification experts who make certain that he was well fitted for the job assigned to him.  Security training, personal hygiene, a talk by a Special Service Officer informing him of facilities for healthful recreation and a lecture by the Chaplain are all in turn a part of the soldier's preparation for duties overseas.  His next Station will be one from which America's fighting planes take off to smash the Nazi war machine.  Before entering the Army he was employed as a punch press operator by the Scintilla Magneto Co., Sidney.