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Official Is Dead At 87 ASHFORD. June 17 (Special) John William Armitage, 87, former town official and farmer, died this morning at his home. He was a lifelong resident of the Westford Hill section. A member of the Board of Tax Review for many vears, he was president of the Westford Hill Cemetery Assn. and chairman of the Westford Hill Congregational Church's Ecclesiastical Society.

At one time, Mr. Armitage operated a lumber business in this area. In later years, he and his son ran a large farm here. He was active in its operation until three months ago. Born in the Westford Hill BACKROM.

In Hartford, June 15, 1956. Backbom. 12 Vineland Terr. Funeral arrangements in charge of the Morrison W. Johnson Inc.

Funeral Home, 749 Albany are Incomplete. BARRY. In Hartford. June 16. 1956.

James Patrick Barry, of 21 Downes St. East Hartford, and of Rocky Hill Veterans Home. Funeral services Tuesday from the Newkirk and Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside East Hartford, and at the Blessed Sacrament Church at 9. Interment, Soldier's Field. Northwood Cemetery, Wilson.

Friends may call at the funeval home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. BRENNAN. In Middletown, June 15. 1956. Albina T.

Brennan of Old Saybrook. Funeral today at 9:15 a.m. Requiem high mass in St. John's Church. Middletown, at 10.

Burial in St. John's Cemetery, CLARK. In West Hartford, June 15, 1956, Mrs. Lillian May (Towner) Clark, wife of Frank E. Clark of 880 Farmington Ave.

Funeral services today at 2:30 p.m. in the Newkirk Whitney Funeral Home, 776 Farmington I.ve. Interment in Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, There will be no calling hours. COMSTOCK. In East Hartford.

June 15. 1956. Mrs. Carolyn (Thatford) Comstock, wife of Harry F. 1655 Main East Hartford.

Funeral Comstock, of services today, 3 p.m. at her late home, Burial In Center Cemetery, East Hartford. The Newkirk and Whitney Funeral Home, 310 Burnside East Hartford, is in charge of arrangements. There will be no calling hours. DION.

In this city, June 15, 1956. Mrs. Catherine Dion, widow of J. Dion of 33 Sisson Ave. Funeral from the Fisette Funeral Home.

20 Sisson today at 8:30 a.m. with a solemn requiem mass in Lady of Sorrows Church at 9 o'clock. Our Burial in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, FETELA, Suddenly, in Chicopee, June 16, 1956, Albert Fetela of 190 Main St.

Windsor Locks. Funeral at the Thomas W. Johnson Funeral Home, Windsor Locks. Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. and at St.

Mary's Church at 9 a.m. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, FISHER. In Hartford. June 17.

1956, Miss Grace Amelia Fisher of 26 Vernon St. Funeral services at Christ Church Cathedral on Tuesday 11 A.m. Interment. Cedar Hill Cemetery, Friends may call at her home from 2 to 10 p.m. today.

JUTRAS. In Hartford. June 17, 1956. Joyce Ann Jutras of 219 Jefferson St. Funeral services Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.

from the Taylor and Modeen Funeral Home, 233 Washington with a solemn requiem mass at the Immaculate Conception Church at 9. Burial in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.

Monday, LYON. In East Hartford, June 16, 1956. of her niece, Mrs. Florence Giddens of 58 Ranney East Hartford, FuEthel (Stiles) Lyon of 13 Gallup Waterford, Conn. died at the home neral services today at 3:30 p.m.

from the Newkirk and Whitney neral Home, 318 Burnside East Hartford. Interment, Center Cemetery, East Hartford. NIXON. In West Hartford, June 16, 1956. Bessie L.

Nixon, In her 84th year, aunt of Elizabeth Morrison of Cambridge, and grand-aunt of Elizabeth Alden Meek of Elmhurst, Ill. Funeral services at the First Methodist Church, Hartford. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Burial in Swan Point Cemetery, at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23.

in Providence, R. I. In lieu of flowers, friends are requested to contribute to the Altar Committee of the First Methodist Church. SKRUTA. In Bloomtield, June 16, 1956.

Alexander Skruta, husband of Anna (Homel) Skruta, 743 Blue Hills Bloomfield. Funeral services Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock, at the Russian Baptist Church. Interment. Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield. Friends may call at the Morrison W.

Johnson Inc. Funeral Home, 749 Albany today from 7 to 9 p.m. STEWART. In Hartford Hospital. June 16, 1956, Frank E.

Stewart of 140 New Britain husband of the late Jennie (Hines) Stewart, The funeral will be held this morning at 8:15 from the Thomas F. Farley Funeral Home, 96 Webster with a solemn requiem mass in St. Augustine's Church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Mt. St.

Eenedict Cemetery. STRINDBERG. In this city, June 16. 1956, Mrs. Mary (Goodwin) Strindberg, wife of Robert Strindberg, of 7 Prospect West Hartford.

Services and burial will be held in Robbinston, Friday. Friends may call at the Ahern Funeral Home, 180 Farmington Tuesday, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 June 17, 1956. Louis J. Quagliaroli of QUAGLIAROLI. In Hartford Hospital, 134 Elm Windsor Locks.

Funeral at the Thomas W. Johnson Funeral Home Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. and at St. Mary's Church at 9 a.m, Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Funeral Directors FUNERAL HOME, INC.

Webster St. at Benton TEL. CH 9-5681 Air Conditioned JAMES T. PRATT CO. Funeral Service 71 Farmington Avenue Telephone JA 5-3189 Ample Parking Facilities FLOWERS Say It BETTER! Morrison W.Johnson, Inc.

FUNERAL HOME 749 Albany Ave. Talarski Funeral Home $80 MAPLE AVENUE Phone CH 6-1377 Taylor Modeen Funeral Directors 839 WASHINGTON ST. TEL. JA 2-8161 section Jan. 3 28, 1896, he was, the son of John and Martha (Taylor) Armitage.

He was educated in the local schools. He was the widower of Mrs. Mary Louisa Armitage. He leaves a son, Nathan Armitage: a daughter, Miss Clara M. Armitage, both of Westford; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Westford Hill Congregational Church. The Robert Thomason of Huntington, N.J., a nephew of Mr. Armitage, will officiate. Burial will be in Westford Hill Cemetery.

The Yost Funeral Home, Stafford Springs, has charge of rangements. There will be no calling hours. Samuel A. O'Neal -Samuel WASHINGTON, Amos O'Neal, I June 17 veteran (UP) newspaperman and former pubdirector of the Democratic National Committee, died today. From 1947 until his death he was in public relations.

O'Neal leaves his wife and a sister, Mrs. Harry C. Minard, Houston, Tex. Funeral services will be held in Washington on Tuesday and burial will be in Boonville, Mo. Mrs.

Harriette F. Gray ROCKLAND. Maine, June 17 (P) -Mrs. Harriette Flora Gray, 86, widow of Harold R. Gray, who was president of the Union Pacific Railroad, died today at a hospital here.

Mrs. Gray, who resided in nearby Thomston, was American mother of the year in 1937. A native of Carthage, she was married in Oswego, in 1886. Two sons of Mrs. Gray died last year.

They were Carl who was U.S. veterans administrator during President Truman's administration and Dr. Howard Gray of Rochester, Minn. Among the surivors are another son. Russel Gray, of Baltimore.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Baptist church in Thomaston. Rader Winget PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.. June 17 (P) -Funeral services for Rader Associated Press business writer, will be held Tuesday at Port Washington Methodist Church. Burial will be at Violet Cemetery, Goshen, on Wednesday. Winget, 50, died suddenly yesterday as he was preparing to launch his small boat in Manhasset Bay near his Long Island home.

He joined the Associated Press in 1933, worked in New York, London and Paris. At the time of his death he was writing the AP's daily stock market story in New York. Frank A. Poor WOLFEBORO, N.H., 17 (P) A. Poor, 76, founder of Sylvania Electric Products, died today at Huggins Hospital, He never served as president of the firm but held titles of treasurer and general manager.

At death he was vice chairman of the board. Poor was born in Salem, Mass. He entered the electrical business 1901 when he bought a half interest in a small company at Middleton, which refilled burned out electric light bulbs. He soon became sole owner. Later he switched to making new light bulbs and the firm became the Hygrade Lamp Co.

After several mergers, the pany became Sylvania Products, now one of the nation's makers of light bulbs. Obituary Mrs. Olive H. Hay Mrs. Olive H.

Hay, formerly of 39 Charter Oak Pl. died Sunday at a local private hospital after a long illness. She was born Jan. 3, 1884, in Providence, R.I, daughter of the late Charles E. and Ina Sweet Hunter, She was employed for many years by Salz Style Shop, Inc.

as a saleslady, Funeral services will Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the James T. Pratt Funeral Home, Farmington Ave. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. Peter J.

Zawilinski Peter J. Zawilinski of 5 Maple Middletown, died Sunday at his home. He was born in Poland and had lived in Middletown the last 45 years. Before his retirement 10 years ago, he had been employed by the Chapman Middletown. He was a member of the St.

Kazimiers Society: He leaves nine sons, Edward, Stanley, Walter, Joseph, Frank, Theodore, Adolph, and Leon Zawilinski, Middletown, and John Zawilinski of Newington; seven daughters, Mrs. Anthony (Viola) Ference of Farmington and Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Way, Mrs. James (Phyllis) McCone, Mrs. Stanley (Helen) Zakrzewski, Mrs.

Frank (Emily) Sadowski, Frank (Steffie) Bielot and Miss Tresa Zawilinski all of Middletown: two, sisters, Mrs. Nellie Bastura Durham, and Mrs. George Adamezyk of Middletown: and a brother, Anthony Zawilinski of Middletown. The Biega Funeral Home, Middietown, has charge of arrangements. Arthur R.

Adams Arthur Ranney Adams of Chester, formerly of Wethersfield, died Saturday at the Veterans Hospital in White River Junction, Vt. He was born in Wethersfield, Feb. 12, 1896, son of the late James and Nellie Boynton Adams, and had lived in Chester for the past 14 years, He was a communicant of Christ Church Cathedral, and a member of Lafaytte Lodge, No. FUNERAL DIRECTORS SINCE 1902 CHARLES H. VINCENT AND SONS SIMSBURY COLLINSVILLE OLdfield 8-5793 OWens 3-8340 100, AF and AM, ney Post No.

23, American Sec: gion, and the Chester, American Legion. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Hanna H. Lessor Adams; three step-sons, Homer Babcock of Windsor, Robert Babcock Hartford, and James Babcock of New York City; and two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Cowles and Mrs.

Artina Dunlop, both of Hartford. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Christ Church Cathedral. Burial will be in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor. Friends may call at the Taylor and Modeen Funeral Home, 233 Washington today from 3 to 5 and 7 to p.m, Claude W. Sturk Claude W.

Sturk of 979 Maple Ave. died Saturday in the Rocky Hill Veterans Hospital after a long illness. He was born Nov. 7. 1894, in Lewiston, son of the late Frank and Evie Foss Sturk.

He was an inspector for Hamilton Standard for many years, retiring in 1954. He was a member of Hartford Lodge No. 88. AF and AM. He leaves his wife, Mrs.

Lucy Stanley Sturk; and a sister, Ruth Deegan of Salisbury, Mass. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m, at the James T. Pratt Funeral Home, 71 Farmington Ave. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill, Mass. Mrs.

Florence P. Waterman Mrs. Florence Palmer Waterman, 73, formerly of 360 Naubuc Glastonbury, died Sunday ata convalescent home. She was the widow of Robert H. Waterman.

She was born in England, daughter of the late Edmund G. and Marie Creasey Palmer. She leaves two sons. Robert P. Waterman Waterman, both of Glastonbury; a daughter, Mrs.

Ruth Trevithick of S. Burlington. and eight grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are in the Lowe Funeral Home, 34 Connecticut East Hartford, and will be announced at a later date. James P.

Barry James P. Barry of 21 Darlin East Hartford, was found dead Saturday in a room at the New Dom Hotel. He leaves a daughter, Miss Barbara A. Barry of East Hartford; a son, rick J. Barry of East Hartford; three sisters, Mrs.

Frank East, Mrs. Frank Clyne, and Mrs. Robert Barry, all of New Haven, of and Edmund Barand two, brothers, John Barry ry, of Battle Creek, Mich. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. at the Newkirk and Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside East Hartford, and at the Blessed Sacrament at 9.

Burial will be in Soldier's Field, Northwood Cemetery, Wilson. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Miss Joyce Ann Jutras Miss Joyce Ann Jutras, 13, of 219 Jefferson daughter of Peter Z. and Ann Gerundo Jutras, died Sunday at her home. She was born in Hartford.

She had received her graduation diploma from Immaculate Conception School Saturday morning, in a ceremony held at her home. She also received the Msgr. Bernard M. Donnelly Award for the "girl who best exemplifies in her life the ideals of the Immaculate Conception a yearly award. She was a member of the Fife and Drum Corps of the school, and the Catholic Bureau Sodality.

Besides her parents, she leaves a brother, Peter Z. Jutras Jr. of Hartford; her paternal grandparents, Antonio and Julia Francoeur Jutras of Hartford; and her maternal grandparents, Frank and Susan Gerundo, also of Hartford. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 8:30 Taylor and Modeen "Funeral Home, 233 Washington with a solemn requiem mass Immaculate Conception Church at 9. Burial will be in Mt.

St. Benedict Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Albert E. Lorette Albert Edward Lorette of 1058 Forbes East Hartford, died Saturday at his home.

He was the husband of Mrs. Luela Harwood Lorette and was formerly of Manchester, Vt. He had been employed by the Green Manor Developers as a carpenter for the past seven years. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Spear of Indian a son, Franklin D.

Lorette. with the U.S. Army in Ft. Carlson, Colo. Funeral services will be held at the Brewster Funeral Home, Manchester, Vt.

Burial will be in Factory Point Cemetery, Manchester, Vt. The Newkirk and Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Ave. East Hartford, is in charge of local funeral arrangements, Hamden Man Elected State JWV Commander MOODUS, June 17 (P -Eugene Chasnoff of Hamden today was at elected the final department session of the 22nd commander annual convention of the Jewish War Veterans. He succeeds Harry Horwitz of Hartford. Other officers elected were Harold Bufferd of Bridgeport, senior commander; David Cohn of Hartford, junior vice commander; Leo Slachter of Derby, judge advocate; Theodore Rogel of Seymour, and Martin Berger of Norwalk, department executive committee.

Officers of the Women's Auxiliary elected were Renee Chasnoff of Hamden, president; Dorothy Vine of Hamden, senior vice president; Clara Bernstein of New London, junior vice president; Ethel Smiroff of Bridgeport, treasurer, and Dorothy Levy of New Haven, secretary. Speakers at the three-day convention at Banner Lodge cluded Sen. Purtell. West Hartford Man Given Police Post OLD LYME, June 17. (Special) Raymond Kumpitch of Cherryfield West Hartford, has been elected police commissioner at Point O'Woods beach here.

The beach is a private borough operated by the Point O'Woods Association. Max P. Philbrick, Former Teacher Of Language, Dies Max P. Philbrick of 334 Washington former language teacher at Hartford High School and Suffield Academy, died Saturday at Hartford Hospital. He was born Jan.

1, 1880, in Bath, son of the late Capt. and Mrs. John H. Philbrick, and had lived in Hartford for the past 36 years. graduated from Colby College, studied at Columbia University and was a member of DKE fraternity.

He did some teaching at Washington University, and had spent his latter years in research. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Pearl McIntosh Philbrick; a son, Herbert Philbrick of Rocky Hill; two daughters, Mrs. George F. Pennington and Mrs.

Matthew J. Kelly, both of Hartford; a brother, Frank H. Philbrick, of Illinois, and sisters, Miss Hortense Philbrick and 1 Miss Gertrude Philbrick, both of Derby. He was a member of Christ Cathedral. mutuneral, 1 services p.m.

at will the be held Rose Hill Funeral Home, Elm Street, Rocky Hill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. Weather, Tides GOVERNMENT FORECAST Local: Sunny with pleasant temperatures, high 75 to 80. Fair and cool tonight, low in middle 50s.

Tuesday, fair and pleasant. Sunny with pleasant temperatures. Fair and cool night. Tuesday, fair and pleasant. U.S.

Dept. of Commerce Weather Bureau FORECASTS Local Weather Report Hartford, June 17, 1956 (Time is Eastern S. Time) Temperature Summary 7:30 1:30 7:30 a.m. p.m. p.m.

Temp. (deg. 62 76 75 Rel Hum. 84 53 51 Bar. Pres.

S. L. 30.17 30.06 30.02 Highest 82 at 5:40 p.m. Lowest 61 at 7 a.m, Mean 72. Normal temp.

69. on temperature observations to 7:30 p.m.) Highest temp. year ago 88. Lowest temp. year ago 59.

Record high this date 93 in 1945. Record low this date 42 in 1926. Highest temp. since 1, 97. Lowest temp.

since Jan. 1, 1. Accumulated departure from normal this month, through June 16, 1956, Precipitation Summary Precipitation June 17, 1956 to 7:30 p.m. .01 inches. Total precipitation this month through June 16, 2.82 inches.

Total precipitation departure from month through June 16, inches. Total precipitation from Jan. 1 through June 16, 21.82 inches. Total precipitation for same period last year 15.45 inches. Connecticut River stage at 8 a.m.

4.9 feet. Tides June 18, 1956 High Low At New London 5:40 a.m. 11:41 a.m. 6:02 p.m. At Saybrook 6:40 a.m.

7:02 p.m. At New Haven 7:03 a.m. 7:25 p.m. Dept. of Eastern Albany 63 Boston 68 Buffalo 64 Phila.

71 Wash. 74 Central Chicago 71 Cincin. 68 1:00 a.m. 1:11 p.m. Commerce Report Temp.

Temp. Southern 81 Ch'ri's'n 67 89 78 Miami 77 83 76 N. Orlins 73 83 89 Western 90 Kan. C. 66 84 Duluth 46 59 87 St.

Louis 70 87 89 M'ntain Denver 56 82 Three Reds Killed In Korea SEOUL, June 17 (P National police said today three armed Communist agents were shot to death by policemen in a gun battle on a hill near Yangyang on the eastern coast, 40 miles south of the armistice demilitarized zone. It was the second guerrilla fighting reported in South Korea in four days. An earlier police report said three armed guerrillas were slain Thursday near Wonu, 50 miles southeast of Seoul. MAX P. PHILBRICK Four Killed (Continued from Page 1) Barry, Schnatter's mother-in law who lives nearby, told police that he fired first with the shotgun, Miller promptly blazed back with about five shots from his revolver, according to her statement to the police.

Witnesses told the officer that Miller was shot while he was standing in the middle of the street. He spun and fell and Schnatter approached him, say'ordinal make, sure Lillian of it." Gitty, F.C- a sister of Mrs. Schnatter who was visiting in her apartment. Another Flurry of Shots Another, flurry Schnatter of shots approached, rang Mrs. Gitty reported, and he was found dead a few moments later, about 12 feet from the body of his opponent.

The police that Miller had brought a .32 caliber pistol with him and had showed it to members of Mrs. Schnatter's family. Her husband, they said, was armed with a shotgun and another .32 caliber pistol. Miller died of a pistol wound in the shoulder and several blasts of birdshot in the chest, the officers stated. Schnatter had bullet wounds of the neck and head.

Police said five shots had been fired from Miller's pistol. Schnatter apparently had fired three shots two from shotgun and one from his pistol. Lodges Complaint Miller had called at the police station about 9:30 p.m. Saturday to lodge a complaint for Mrs. Schnatter against her husband, according to Officer Mondor.

Miller told officers Mrs. Schnatter's husband had abused her while he was calling on the couple's four children. cruiser was sent to gate, but Mrs. Schnatter refused to file "because of the children," police said. charges, They left the scene, but returned hours later to find the two bodies.

The investigating officer reported that an empty beer bottle was found on Mrs. Schnatter's porch, but that he had been unable to find out who had consumed the beer. Mrs. Schnatter, who had been porch when the fracas occurred, suffered a superficial arm wound from ricocheting gun blast, Officer Mondor reported. She was taken to Backus Hospital, where she was reported in fair condition, but suffering shock.

Millr, who lived at 34 Bolivia Willimantic, was well-known there as a leader in civic organizations. A member of the local American Legion. Post, he had served as governor of the Lodge of Moose. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Evangeline Livingston Miller, two young daughters, his mother and stepfather, all of Willimantic.

The funeral will be held from the Community Funeral Home there. Besides his wife, Schnatter leaves his four children and his parents of California. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Divorce Action Filed Boughton, who was home on a week end leave from his ship, had filed a divorce action against his wife, who had a heart condition, police reported. He was a native of New Orleans and his wife was the daughter of Charles Stimpson of Portsmuoth, N.H.

She leaves a son by a marriage, Jerry Pilgrim, 18, a sailor in the U.S. Navy. Funeral services, in charge of the Byles Funeral Home, New London, are incomplete. For an Englishman an auto (convertible is a drophead. Girl Lives Long Enough To Graduate With Class Thirteen-year-old Joyce Ann Jutras had been very sick since October and had missed three months of school.

But Joyce told her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Z. Jutras of 219 Jefferson she would work harder, study overtime and still be able to graduate with her class at Immaculate Conception School. Then she was to go on to Mt.

St. Joseph Academy. Returning to school in February, Joyce again went to classes with her friends at Immaculate Conception. But sickness forced her out of school more and more often as graduation day drew near, Still Joyce studied when she could and tried to keep up an active extra-curricular record which included membership in the school fife and drum corps and the Catholic Bureau Sodality. June arrived and the little girl spent more of her days in bed.

But she had received her cap and gown and was ready for Sunday's graduation procession. Graduation came a day early for Joyce. The Very Rev. Msgr. Robert W.

Doyle, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Bernard M. Donnelly and the little girl's school principal, the Rev.

Francis J. Ford, brought her diploma to her bedside Saturday. And alongside the diploma they laid a Windsor Locks Farmer Dies Of Injuries In Fall WINDSOR LOCKS, June 17 (Special) -Louis J. Quagliaroli, 71, of 134 Elm retired farmer, died today at Hartford Hospital from injuries suffered in a fall Saturday at his home. Hospital attendants reported he suffered fractured skull in a fall from a ladder.

He was born in Italy, Sept. 24, 1884, son of the late John and Frances (Rossi) Quagliaroli. He had lived here for the last 62 years where he was engaged in farming and tobacco growing. He leaves his wife, Marina (Quagliaroli) Quagliaroli; two sons, John L. Quagliaroli and Mrs.

Louse Jannace; three sisOlindo Quagliarol; a daughter, ters, Mrs. John Taravella, Mrs. Leon Tabmussi and Mrs. Albert Bertini; and four grandchildren, all of Windsor Lock 1. The funeral will be held at 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday from the Thomas W. Johnson Funeral Home, Windsor Locks, to St. Mary's Church at 9 where a mass of requiem will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 7 to 10 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. THE HARTFORD COURANT: Monday, June 18, 1956 Top Leader (Continued from Page 1) gressional slate, will be Edwin H. May Wethersfield, who will nominated in the 1st Congressional District, which comprises Hartford County, at a noon convention at the Hotel Bond. Sen.

William A. Purtell of West Hartford, who doesn't have to run again until 1958, will make the nominating speech for Sen. Bush at tomorrow's session. The resolutions committee of the convention, headed by Rep. Norman K.

Parsells of Fairfield, House GOP majority leader, will sion tonight to study suggestions meet after the convention for rewriting a proposed party plank on automobile speeding. Funerals The funeral of Mrs. Nettie G. Wolfson of 24 Suffield St. was held Sunday at the Weinstein Mortuary.

Rabbi Abraham N. AvRutick officiated. Bearers were Steven Wolfson, Kenneth Norman, Jack B. Norman, Leste: Neiditz, Harry Kushner, and Benjamin Cooper. Burial was in First Ludmir Benevolent Assn.

Cemetery, Cleveland Avenue Ext. Memorial week is being observed at the home of he. daughter. Mrs. Lester Neiditz of 75-A Loomis West Hartford.

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U. S. Ambassador and Mrs. Charles P. Bohlen were among the diplomats in the capacity audience of 2,000.

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