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THE HARTFORD COURANT: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1950 Scholar Ends Life vSbu ford Hospital. He was born in1 Chicago, and lived in Hartford 36 years. He was employed by the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company The latest development indi Sends His Auto Into 'Gas' Station She died at the home, of another son, John. A daughter, Mrs. Frank Cooke, Wichita, was the only other immediate survivor.

Funeral services were set tentatively 'for Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral at Lincoln. Mrs. Curran was born at Ravenna, and lived in the cates that Mr. Schatz's poition has strongly improved and that in the event of a state GOP victory, he will be back in power in Hartford after an absence of many years.

on in Newington eany R. poHreman Russell for 32 years until his retirement in 1947. He leaves his 'wife, Mrs. Henrietta D. Fayette of West Hartford; a daughter, Mrs.

K. R. Langler, and two grandchildren, Allen, Dunn Forces Will Bury Hatchet Agree to Settle Their Differences Tonight To Promote Harmony L.Y. Spear, 79, Dies In New London Chairman of Electric Boat Company Was Annapolis Graduate New London. Sept.

26. (iTT i Olson said. Windle's car went through a stone wall and crashed into a semi-circuiar display of 97 two-gallon oil cans. All but five of the cans were ruptured, Olson morning, but in doing so he was arrested on a charge of reckless driving. The motorist, according to State Police, was William Windle.

22. all of Braintree, Mass. He was a Post War Jap Ship Arrives state all her life. Her husband member of West Hartford Congregational Church and the Men's San Francisco, Sept. 26.

who allegedy struck the rear of; said. Club of the church. The funeral The First Japanese ship to visit San Francisco in nine years ar Windle will be presented in New a car operated bv Robert Rubino, was killed in an accident in 1906 while he was serving as Lincoln City electrical superintendent. Harry Rountree will be held Thursday at 2 p. m.

21. of New Britain, in an acci rived yesterday. Aboard the freighter; dent on the Berlin Turnpike at in the First Church of Christ, Congregational, West Hartford. Friends may call at the James T. ington Town Court on the reckless driving charge Monday.

He, Rubino, and a passenger in Ru bino's car received only minor injuries in the accident 6:45 a. m. Tuesday. Eiroku Maru, 53 Japanese crew Penzance, Sept. 26.

UP) Pratt Company Chapel, 71 Farm Harry Rountree, Bntish cartoon After the crash, Rubino lost control of his car which turned men crowded the rails to get their first glimpse of the United States. ist, artist and illustrator, died to day. He was 72. ington Avenue, after 3 p. m.

today. Mrs. Mary Flynn Welch STORE HOURS 9:30 TO P. M. TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY.

CLOSED MONDAYS. Mrs. Mary Flynn Welch of 89 BY JACK ZAIMAN A political peace treaty is in the process of being negotiated between Edward N. Allen of Hartford, Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, and Attorney Jacob Dunn of West Hartford, who controls a major part of the Hartford GOP organization. After months of battling, the Allen and Dunn groups have agreed to settle their differences in the interest of party harmony.

The big peace meeting will be held tonisrht at thf hnme nf Mi i I A 1 ft I' fit-r 1 ir Obituary Lawrence York Spear, 79, chairman of the board of the Electric Boat Company, died. at his home here today following a long period of failing health. He was a native of Warren, Ohio, and an 1890 graduate of the Naval Academy where he was No. 2 man in his class. He resigned from the Navy in 1920 to join the Electric Boat Company, which operates a submarine shipyard here.

Wilfred Street. West Hartford, died suddenly Tuesday at St Louis J. Dion Louis J. Dion, 67, of 33 Sisson Avenue died Tuesday morning at his hom aftr a shnrt illness Hi? Francis Hospital. She was born in Hartford, a daughter of the late John C.

-and Annie Grennan Flynn. She was employed as a He leaves his wile, Mrs. lainanjwas born in Lyons Mountain, bookkeerjer the Motor vehi Wing Spear. EUGENE O'NEILL, JR. N.

and had lived in Hartford 15 years. He leaves his wife, Mrs cles Department for the State of Connecticut. She leaves her hus in West Hartford. Allen to Sneak After a young woman he had Catherine D. O'Donnell Dion; four planned to marry broke the en band.

Frank J. Welch; a son, James Welch and a daughter, gagement, Eugene O'Neill, 40, sons, Norhert J. Dion and Vincent L. Dion, both of Hartford, Francis E. Dion of Newington, and Louis J.

Dion, of Quebec City, Miss Virginia Welch, all of West son of the playwright and a for It was learned that Mr. Dunn made the anproach to state GOP leaders and to Mr. Allen that has now resulted in peace negotiations. Mr. Dunn has invited all his top Hartford lieutenants to Following his graduation from the Naval Academy, Spear had a year of sea duty and then was assigned to study at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, from which he.

received a bachelor of science degree in 1893. He worked in the design section of the Navy's Bureau of Construction and repair, and later was assigned to construction yards CROWN THCMSOf BT'S FRIEXDIaY TELEPHONE SHOPPERS are as near as your phone! Just dial i -tin 11 And your shopping will ba don quickly and xparHy, for you. You'll ba dalightad with aach shoppers earaful talaetion. Hartford; three sisters. Miss Anne Flynn, Mrs.

Martin Fitzgerald, both of Hartford, and Mrs. Dan Canada; two daughters, Mrs. Rob mer member of the Yale faculty, committed suicide at his home in Woodstock, N. Monday (AP ert Cashman of Hartford, and Mrs. Frances Doucette of Quebec iel Flanaean of Windsor; and a his home tonight, and the chief I ..1, AT At! City brothers, John Dion Photo).

brother, William Flynn of Hartford. The funeral will be held at the Ahern Funeral Home, 180 spcaivci wiii ue iui. Alien. State leaders, it was learned, of Three Rivers, Frederick Dion of Key West, and New Britain Avenue died at a Farmington Avenue. Friday at Thomas Dion of North Adams, four sisters, Mrs.

Ernest 8:15 a. with a solemn requiem mass in St. Mark's Church at 9 a. m. Burial in Mt.

St Benedict Paquin and Mrs. Frank Proven- cial, both of North Adams, Mrs. Arthur Bisaillo'n of Pittsfield, have taken a large part in the preliminary negotiations that led to the peace development. They have grown increasingly concerned over the Hartford GOP situation and when Mr. Dunn indicated a willingness to bury the hatchet with Mr.

Allen they were pleased. The capitulation of. Mr. Dunn puts Mr. Allen in the top GOP position in Hartford.

Mr. Allen's Cemetery. Mrs. Bertha Maxwell and Mrs. Elmer Butter local private hospital Monday.

She was a member of Christ Church Cathedral and Miriam Re-bekah Lodge, IOOF. She had been employed by G. Fox and Company for 25 years. She leaves a sister, Mrs. Grace Hout of Los Angeles, Calif.

The funeral will be held Thursday at 1 p. m. at the funeral home of Taylor and Modeen, 233 Washington Street, with burial in worth of Cambridge, and 15 grandchildren. The funeral will be held at the E. G.

Fisette Funeral Mrs. Bertha Dana Maxwell of Quick Snap into our PAINTJET 180 Elm Street, Rocky Hill, died Home, 20 Sisson Avenue, Thurs Tuesday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Jessie M. Hamilton, with day at 8:30 a.

with a solemn requiem mass at Our Lady of Sor on the West Coast. He was in charge of the postgraduate school ft naval architecture in two East Coast shipyards before he resigned to join the Electric Boat Company. At Electric Boat he was naval architect and technical director in charge of construction from 1902 until 1904. He became a vice-president and director in the latter year, and was elected president in 1942. He was also chairman of the board of the Red Rock Petroleum Company.

Mrs. Margaret Curran Omaha, Sept. 26. (TP) Mrs. Margaret Curran, mother of Thomas R.

Curran, vice president and general manager of United Press in South America, died here today. She was 79. She had been ill recently with a heart condition, relatives said. rows Church at 9 a. m.

Burial will be in Mt. St. Benedict Ceme tery. Friends may call at the fu whom she lived. Mrs.

Maxwell was born in Chelsea, a daughter of the late Erastus and Augusta Ladd Dana and had lived in Rocky Hill 14 years. Besides Mrs. Hamilton, she leaves a neral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p. m. today.

John ft. Simons daughter, Mrs. Walter C. Lock hart, of Fort Lauderdale, John H. Simons.

44, of 304 Main 99 Street, died suddenly Monday three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a. m. at the home of her daughter, 180 morning at his home. Medical group, which, is led by Attorney Nathan A.

Schatz, is directing local GOP strategy and may have control of the distribution of party campaign finances in the city. Further, the Allen group is expected to have control of local GOP patronage in the event of a statewide party victory. As lieutenant governor and presiding officer of the State Senate, Mr. Allen is elected would have a key spot in the state GOP organization and would be consulted on all local patronage. Joined Forces The Dunn group opposed the nomination of Mr.

Allen for lieutenant governor and also opposed the nomination of Attorney Harry Schwolsky for United States representative. Mr. Allen and Mr. Schwolsky have joined forces Examiner Walter Weissenborn said death was due to natural Elm Street Rocky Hill, with bur causes. He was born in Hartford, ial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Eve Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Helen M. Shewchuck Mrs. Helen Marhefski Shewchuck, 62, of Arch Street, Collins-ville, wife of Wasil Shewchuck, died at St. Francis Hospital Monday.

She had lived in Collinsville 25 years. Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Stanley Marhefski and William Marhefski, both of Collinsville; three daughters, Mrs. Helen Kendrick of Union-ville, Mrs. Mary Wiese of Burlington, and Mrs. Jennie Benson of Burlington; 10 grandchildren.

The funeral will be held at her heme Thursday at 8:15 a. m. with a solemn requiem mass at St. Patrick's Church at 9 a. m.

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Collinsville. Friends may call at her home this afternoon and tonight. Thomas D. Marley The funeral of Thomas D. Marley of 169 Newbury Street, Hart rett, Mass.

Friends may call at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, a son of Charles H. and Mary Kennedy Simons, His wife, Julia Lacey Simons died in 1948. He was employed by the Street De Rocky Hill, from 7 to 9 p. m. to Deaths day.

Mrs. Eleanor Scholl Mrs. Eleanor (Shearer) Scholl, 73, sister of Brigadier General since then and have combined Haberdasher stripes in vat-dyed cotton, with Dot Snappers for easy opening. Beautifully tailored, an exceptional value. Gray, aqua or Copenhagen blue.

Sizes 12 to 20. Other Paintset Classics from 38 to 44 and half sizes. Francis J. Shearer, of Wethers-field, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thelma Ry an of Sylvan Lake, Mich.

A na campaign headquarters. Mr. Schatz, who has law offices here but who is judge of probate in Westbrook, has been directing the strategy of the Allen group for several months. He and Mr. i tive and longtime resident of New Britain.

Mrs. Scholl also leaves ford private investigator, will be held Thursday at 3 p. m. at the funeral home of Taylor and Modeen, 233 Washington Street. Burial will be in East Center Cemetery, Manchester.

Dunn are opposed politically owing to differences that date back many years. Some time ago, the Dunn group sought, as its price for local peace, to have Mr. Allen two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Sleath and Mrs. Simon Wolfer of New Britain.

The body will arrive in New Britain Thursday and funeral services will be held Saturday morning in the Curtin Funeral Home and in St Peter's Church, New Britain, at an hour to be partment for 2o years. Besides his parents, he leaves three daughters. Miss Mary E. Simons, Miss Jean Simons and Miss Joanne Simons; a son, John L. Simons, all of Hartford; three sisters, Mrs.

Hilton Saunders of Hartford, Mrs. Richard Morehouse of Meri-den, and Mrs. William C. Brown of Hartford; three brothers, Joseph E. Simons, George W.

Simons, both of Hartford, and Charles H. Simons of Atlanta, Ga. The funeral will be held at Dillon's Funeral Home, 53 Main Street, Friday at 8:30 a. m. with a requiem high mass at St.

Peter's Church at 9 a. m. Burial will be in ML St. Benedict Cemetery. Mrs.

Helen M. Cunningham Mrs. Helen M. Cunningham, wife of William T. Cunningham, of 147 Wilson Street died Tuesday morning at Hartford Hospital after a short illness.

She was born in County Clare, Ireland, a daughter of Mrs. Catherine McCarthy Downes of Ireland, and CLARET In tills city, September 24. 3950. John T. Clarey, husband of Mrs.

Clara (Hoffman) Clarey of 167 Kensington St. Funeral from Ahem Funeral Home, 180 Farmington Ave- nue, Wednesday morning at 8:15 with a solemn requiem mass In St. Michael's Church at nine o'clock. Interment In St. James Cemetery, Manchester.

CrXNINGHAM In this city, September 26, 1950. Mrs. Helen (Downes) Cunningham, wife of William T. Cunningham of 147 Wilson Street. Funeral from Ahern Funeral Home, ISO Farmington Avenue, Friday morning at 8:15 with a requiem high mass In St.

John The Evangelist Church at 9 o'clock. Interment, ML St. Benedict Cemetery. Friends may call at the Ahern Funeral IJome after 2 p. m.

Wednesday. DICHESNEAU In Hartford, September 24, 1950, Mrs. Marie Louise JLtzee Duchesneau, wife of Edmond Duches-neau of 131 Homestead Avenue. Funeral Thursday at 8:30 a. m.

at the E. G. Fissette Funeral Home, 20 Sisson Avenue, with a solemn requiem mass at St. Ann's Church at 9 a. m.

Burial in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p. rn.

today. FAYETTE In this city, September 26, BT's DAYTIME DRESS SHOP-SECOND FLOOR announced. Burial will be in Fair-view Cemetery, New Britain. Mm. Elizabeth O.

MacDougall Mrs. Elizabeth Gleason MacDougall, widow of Professor Hamilton MacDougall, died Monday in Wakefield, Mass. She was a teacher at Bulkeley High School from x. She was born in 1886 and was BROWN THOMSON'S 1950. Harry Garfield Fayette, hus- the late Timothy Downes.

She employed at United Aircraft graduated from Mount Holyoke b4fmJ College in the class of 1908. She if htM Trftin iti iirdn i for seven years before her mar neral service at the First Church of riage two years ago. Besides her husband, and mother, she leaves a son, William T. Cunningham, attended the Oneonta, N. Y.

State Normal School, and had taught in New York, Massachusetts and Bristol before coming to Hartford. The funeral will be held today at Smooth, Sleek Corticelli NYMPM TEIICOST three sisters, Mrs. John F. Rob erts and Miss Rose B. Downes, 2:30 p.

m. at the Episcopal Church in Wakefield, Mass. Christ. Congregational, West Hartford. Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Friends may call at the James T. Pratt Company Chapel. 71 Farming-ton Avenue, after 3 p. m. Wednesday.

GREEXOBGH In Hartford. September 25, 1950, Mrs. Sarah E. Green-ough, widow of Harry P. Greenoueh of 433 New Britain Avenue.

Funeral esrvlce Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Funeral Home of Taylor and Modeen. 233 Washington Street. Burial in Cedar Hill both of Hartford, and Sister M. Francis Borgia of Dublin, Ireland; Melvin Hare a brother, Joseph K. Downes of County Clare; a niece.

Miss Ger-aldine Roberts of Hartford, and an aunt, Mrs. Mary Neville of Providence, R. I. The funeral will be held at the Ahern Funeral Home, MP; Bine in Swanviile, September! 180 Farmington Avenue, Friday at 1,18:15 a- m- with a requiem high wife of William E. Hlne, of 254 Main; C4.

tu Hartford Fimorni in at. John the evangelist Melvin Hare, 40, of 1128 Ocean Avenue, New London, died Mon-K day at his home. He leaves his I wife, Mrs. Jennie Rose Hare; ai son, Lcjuis Hare and a daughter, r. Miss Andrea Hare, all of New Lon- don; two sisters, Mrs.

Jennie GlothK of New London, and Mrs. Irene1' Grossman of Brooklyn, N. and two brothers, Herman Hare of Hartford, and Benjamin Hare of Springfield, Mass. The funeral will be he'd at his home Thursday at1' 11 a. m.

with burial in Beth Israel the Lewis Funeral Home, 148 Eliza-! Church at 9 a. m. Burial will be beth Street, Derby, Thursday at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, a.

m. Interment, In Center o11 Orange. Friends may call at the fill Friends may call at the funeral neral home Wednesday from 4 to 9 home after 2 p. m. today.

p. m. Harry G. Fayette Harry Garfield Fayette of 12 Castlewood Road, West Hartford, died Tuesday morning at Hart Cemetery, Springfield. it ii it MARLEY In Hartford.

September 25. 1950, Thomas D. Marley, husband of Caroline Musman Marley of 169 Newberry Street. Funeral services Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Funeral Home of Taylor and Modeen, 233 Washington Street. Burial in East Cemetery, Manchester, Conn.

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at Bentfr TEL. 7-8271 It's Simply home of her daughter. Mrs. Jessie M. Hamilton, 180 Elm Street, Rocky Thursday at 11 a.

m. Burial in: Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Friends wishing transportation may call Rose Hill Funeral Home, Elm1 Street, at 2-7534. McOBATH At the home of his daugh-l ter, Mrs. George J. Trent.

94 Plym-! uth Street. Stratford, September 24. 1950. Patrick J. McGrath.

husband of the late Elizabeth (Welsh) McGrath, formerly of Hartford. Services from Dillon's Funeral Home, 53 Main Street, on Wednesday at 8:30 a. m. Solemn requiem mass at St. Peter's Church it 9 a.

n. Place of interment, Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. BrClEIS In East Hartford.

September 24, 1950, Joseph P. RuRienis of 90 Long Hill Drive, East Hartford. Funeral Wednesday at 8:15 a. m. at the Newkirk and Whitney Funeral Home.

31S Burnside Avenue. East Hartford, with a solemn requiem mass at St. Rose's Church at 9 a. m. Burial In St.

Mary's Cemetery. SIMON'S Suddenly at his home, September 26, 1950, John H. Simons of 304 Main Street. Services from Dillon's Funeral Home. 53 Main Street, new beauty and fashion importance in 1 O'BRI EN FCXERAIi HOME 101 Main St.

Tel. 2-3733. The way those Courant Classified Advertisements sell just everything! And so reasonably! Only 49c for fourteen words, Why that's only MOLLOY FUNERAL HOME, INC. 129 CAPITOL AVE. 2-4113 Friday at 8:30 a.

m. Requiem high; mass in St. Peter's Church at 9 a. m. Place of interment, Mt.

St. Benedict Cemetery. WELCH In this city, September 26. 1950. Mrs.

Mary Flynn Welch, wife of Frank J. Welch of 89 Wilfred Street, West Hartford. Funeral from the Ahern Funeral Home, ISO Farmine-ton Avenue, Friday at 8:15 a. m. with a solemn requiem mass In St.

Mark's Church at 9 a. m. Burial in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.

WARREV At Hartford Hospital. September 24, 1950. Florence Elma Warren, wife of Ralph J. Warren of 5S Imlay Street. The funeral will -be held today at 1:30 p.

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Turley, at St Joseph Cathedral, faturday morning, September 30, at o'clock. Talarski Funeral Horn S80 MAPLE AVENTJE Phone 46-1377 FUR SALON SECOND FLOOR 'Hi.

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