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1946 - 1950

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Victor Herald, Victor, NY    Friday,  March 22, 1946   Pg 5          by: Dianne Thomas

BUELL - Funeral services will be held form the Kennedy Chapel, Bristol street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock for Theron P. BUELL, 53, of Bristol street, who died Wednesday, Mary 20, 1946, in Clifton Springs Sanitarium after a month's illness.  The Rev. Richard H. BOWEN will officiated and interment will be made in Woodlawn Cemetery. 

Born May 7, 1892 in Bristol, he was the son of Frederick ant Nettie Betley BUELL.  A resident of Canandaigua for 45 years, he attended the local schools and for 13 years had been employed as a mechanic and salesman at the K. A. Rigney garage.  He was a member of the Canandaigua and Victor Rod and Gun clubs and was well known as a bowler.  Survivors are his parents and several cousins.

ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL      Friday       October 4, 1946        Pg 4, col 2         by: Ron Hanley 
 
MEATH - Funeral services for Bernard Meath, 70, of Telyea Street, who died Monday, September 30, 1946, in F. F. Thompson Hospital, were held from St. Mary's Church, Thursday morning. Burial was made in Calvary Cemetery.
Born in Canandaigua October 5, 1876, he was the son of Bernard and Mary Meath. For many years he was employed by the N. Y. Central Lehigh Valley Railroad companies.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ellen S. Meath, one daughter, Mrs. William Mulheron, Canandaigua, four sons, Donald of Canandaigua, Herbert of Palmyra, John of Lyman, Wash., and Robert Meath of Bangor, Me., three sisters, and two brothers, Mary E. Meath, Rochester, Mrs. W. J. Burns, Fairport, Mrs. E. R. Church, Canandaigua, and Matthew Meath, Palmyra, and James Meath of Canandaigua, also seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.

CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER  Monday January 20, 1947    

DEATHS -  

CLARENCE W. CASE
+ Clarence Worthy Case, 55, died Sunday at his home, 43 Fort Hill Avenue , after a five weeks illness.  Lifelong resident of Canandaigua he was a well known farm manager.
Born April 20, 1891 , he was the son of Edson T. and Cora Worthy Case, of Canandaigua. He was a member of Canandaigua Lodge F AM, and the Methodist Church .
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lucy Depew Case, his mother, Mrs. Edson T. Case, this city, one sister and two brothers, Mrs. Henry C. Burgess and Marion I. Case, Canandaigua, and Edson I. Case, Niagara Falls .
Funeral services will be held Tuesday from the home at 3 p.m., the Rev. Stephen S. Pratt, pastor of Chapin Methodist Church, and the Rev. Lloyd V. Moffett, pastor of the local Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn.

  

+ Thomas A. Burke, Young Attorney, Ends Own Life
Thomas A. Burke, 31, of 20 Scotland Road, attorney and World War II veteran, died suddenly Saturday night after a brief illness at Brigham
Hall Hospital. Coroner E. S. Brown issued a verdict of suicide by hanging.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Burke, he was a lifelong resident of Canandaigua, where he was born September 5, 1915. He was graduated from
St. Mary's School in 1929, Canandaigua Academy in 1933, received his A. B. Degree from Cornell University, 1938, and his L.L.B. from Cornell Law School in 1940. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in January, 1941.
Entering the Army Quartermaster Corps in 1942, Mr. Burke served two and one half years in this country, receiving his honorable discharge as
first lieutenant from Fort Ord, California, in December 1944. Before entering and after leaving the military service, he was associated with the law firm of Eaton and Witmer in Rochester until that firm was dissolved, January 1946.
Last April he opened his own law offices at 101 South Main Street. In September he was granted permission by Justice Harold P. Burke to practice in the U.S. District Court. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, Cornell.
Besides his parents, survivors are two brothers, Gilbert C. and Albert C. Burke Jr., Canandaigua.
Funeral services will be held from the home tomorrow at 9 a.m. and from St. Mary's Church at 9:30. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.

CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER  Wednesday  May 28, 1947      by: Ron Hanley 

DEATHS -   HARRY PIMM
Harry Pimm, 80, of 146 Chapin Street , died last night in Thompson Hospital after a long illness.
Native of Fairport he had spent most of his life in Victor, where he had been employed at the Simonds general store for over 65 years. In 1923 he was married to Mrs. Emma Grinnell Webster, of Canandaigua, and had since made his home here. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Besides his wife he leaves a stepdaughter and stepson, Mrs. Roger C. Avery and W. Stanton Webster, of this city.
Funeral services will be held from the Cotton Funeral Home, Victor, tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. the Rev. Hardy Lumb, pastor of Canandaigua Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Boughton Hill Cemetery , Victor.

  The Daily Messenger - Canandaigua    Monday,    September 29, 1947     by: Ron Hanley 

MRS. FANNIE FRANCIS PIERCE

Mrs. Fannie Francis Pierce, 82, wife of George W. Pierce, 76 Chapin Street, died at her home this morning after a three week illness.  Born in Elyria, Ohio, September 12, 1865, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Francis , late of Bristol.  On April 25, 1883 she was married to Mr. Pierce, then a resident of Bristol, and 10 years later moved to Canandaigua, where she had since resided. 
They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary last spring.  Mr. Pierce is retired superintendent of Brigham Hall farms.  Mrs. Pierce was a member of All Souls Universalist Society and was active in affairs of the denomination as long as her health permitted.
Besides her husband, she leaves two sons and four daughters, Howard S. and Irmin L. Pierce, Mrs. George F. Coyne and Mrs. Alfred Cade of Canandaigua, Mrs. Earl Case and Mrs. Louis B. Cartwright of Rochester.  Also 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Curtice Funeral Home, North Main Street, from 2 pm Tuesday until Wednesday noon.  Private funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. Nelson L. Lobdell, retired Universalist minister, officiating.  Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.

ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL  Oct 3, 1947  Front Page             by: Ron Hanley 
 
Recent Bride -  Mrs. Albert C. Burke Jr., shown above, was the former Miss Lillian Margaret Cappon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burrell T. Cappon,
Park Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Burke are now residing at 85 Howell Street.

ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL    Friday   January 2, 1948   Front Page, col 1   by: Ron Hanley 
 
Will of Clark Williams is Filed Here  -     Wide Array of Bequests Made
 
The will of the late Clark Williams, former resident of Canandaigua, and a member of one of this county's most distinguished families, has been received for filing in the office of Surrogate Frederis T. Henry.
 
Mr. Williams died in Greenwich, Conn., on December 18, 1946, at the age of 76 years. His will, covering 21 typewritten legal pages and including 73 separate bequests, was probated in Greenwich, on December 23, 1946.
 
Mr. Williams niece is Mrs. Mary Kirkham McKechnie, who lives at 20 Gibson Street, Canandaigua. By the terms of the will she is bequeathed an autographed copy of the Clark family history which was written by Mr. Williams' mother, Mrs. Abigail Clark Williams. Mr. Williams war medals including his Cross of Legion, and his scrapbook of World War I.
 
Mrs. McKechnie is also given "Pine Bank", the Williams' family property on Canandaigua lake in the town of South Bristol.   Mr. Williams through terms of his will, gave $10,000 to the First Congregational church of Canandaigua. He stipulated that he favored the creation of a fund to be called the Abigail Clark Williams fund.  Mr. Williams also left the sum of $1,000 to Rev. Lewis T. Reed, Amherst, Mass., a former pastor of the local Congregational church.
 
The will provides that Mr. Williams' wife, Mrs. Anna Plater Williams, shall have life use of the family homes at Greenwich, Conn., and at Camden, S.C.  She is also to receive, the will stipulates, an annual sum of $32,000, together with income received from real estate and all personal properties in these homes.
 
Besides his bequest to the Congregational church here Mr. Williams gave the sum of $250 to St. Phillips church in Camden, S.C., and $250 to St. John's church at Spring Hill, S.C.  The Boys' Club in New York, in which Mr. Williams was deeply interested, was given a bequest of $10,000.  Mr. Williams' secretary, Charlotte B. Stimpson, was given the
sum of $10,000 to continue the Samuel Fussenden Clarke Wild Flower competition. Mrs. Stimpson was also bequested the sum of $25,000 and was given the use of Mr. Williams' hunting lodge at Newboro Lake, Ont.  In his other bequests numbering more than 50, Mr. Williams' remembered a wide array of army friends, close acquaintances in New York, and members of his household staffs.
 
The size of Mr. Williams' estate is not definitely stated.  The total of his bequests add to $390,000.  He had use during his lifetime of income derived from a $2, 500,000 trust fund established by  his aunt, the late Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, for the New York Zoological society. He was recipient also of substantial real estate income from New York properties in the 39th and 40th street blocks on Madison Avenue.
 
Mr. Williams was the son of George N. and Abigail Clark Williams. George N. Williams studied law as a young man, but engaged in the banking business in Canandaigua during his mature years. The Williams and Barnes bank was the forerunner of the McKechnie bank which in turn was the forerunner of the present Ontario County Trust company.
 
His mother was the youngest daughter of Governor Myron Holly Clark, chief executive in the state from 1854 to 1856. Governor Clark was the last executive elected by the Whig party in the state.

Governor Clark had four daughters, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, Miss Charlotte Clark after whom Charlotte Street in the city was named, and Mrs. Samuel Backus, who operated a girls' school on Gibson street a half century and more ago. There was also a son, Lorenzo Clark, who engaged in business in Detroit.  The Williams family home was on Howell Street, just west of the playground.

ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL  Friday,   January 2, 1948      Pg 5, col 1     by: Ron Hanley      
  
HERENDEEN 
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Power Herendeen, 83, who died in Canandaigua Health Home Sunday after a long illness, were held from her home in Park Avenue Tuesday.  Rev. S. S. Pratt and Rev. L. V. Moffett officiated. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. 
Mrs. Herendeen was born in  the town of Farmington, Nov. 22, 1864, a daughter of Morey and Esther B. Power. She married Lewis D. Herendeen who died about two years ago, and had been a resident of Canandaigua for many years. 
Survivors are a son, Howard D. Herendeen of this city, one sister, Mrs. Herbert Wiley, Penn Yan, a grandson, Edward L. Herendeen, Johnson City, and two great grandchildren.

 CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER  Friday  February 20, 1948    by: Ron Hanley
 
 DEATHS -  JULIUS J. BRAHM
Funeral services for Julius J. Brahm, retired Reed Corners farmer, who died Tuesday in Thompson Hospital, were held this afternoon from
Reed Corners Congregational church, the Rev. Takayanagi.
Bearers were Ben Duesenbury, Jay Paddock and Irving Rupert, Rushville, Floyd Henry, LaVerne Gage and Ray Bigham, Canandaigua Rd.
Masonic services at the grave in Reed Corners cemetery were conducted by Rushville Lodge F and AM, of which Mr. Brahm was a member.

CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER  Tuesday  March 2, 1948     by: Ron Hanley  

Ray W. Johnson, 64, Retired Real Estate Man, Dies After Long Illness
 
Ray W. Johnson, 64, of 44 Perry Place, prominent Canandaigua realtor who retired January 1 due to ill health, died early this afternoon in Thompson Hospital.
Born September 5, 1883 in the town of Canandaigua, he was the son of Jacob and Celestia Wheaton Johnson. He was educated in the district
school, Canandaigua High School, and Rochester Business Institute. He was married November 16, 1906, to Miss Waity R. Douglass, daughter of
Mrs. Sarah M. and the late Frederick G. Douglass, of Canandaigua.
 
                                 Realtor For 30 Years
When first married Mr. Johnson operated his father's farms on the Bristol road for several years, later moving to Shortsville, where he engaged in the dried fruit and produce business, also the manufacturer of Leader Traction Sprayer. In 1915 he sold out the manufacturing business to Crown Drill company of Phelps, and moved his family to Canandaigua, where for over 30 years he had been engaged in the real estate business.
 In 1937 Mr. Johnson entered a partnership with Claude H. Boals, of Lakeland, Florida, and opened a real estate office in that city, which has operated in addition to his Canandaigua office until 1946 when he sold out of the interest in the southern office to Mr. Boals.
 He was a member for many years of the Chamber of Commerce and spent a great deal of time and energy in helping to secure the Veterans
hospital for Canandaigua. 
During the first World War, Mr. Johnson organized and was made President of the Canandaigua Defense contingent, which was former to give military training to draftees and volunteers before being taken into the army. The county supervisors appropriated $5,000 for this work and at one time over 100 men were in training. This organization was later taken into the National Guard.
Mr. Johnson was Civil Service Commissioner of Canandaigua city for 13 years and chairman of the board for 6 years. He was a member of the New York State Farm Brokers association and had been president of that organization for two terms, a member of the State and National Associations of Real Estate Boards, the New York State Appraisers Association, the Canandaigua Lodge, F and AM, Canandaigua Rotary Club and the First Methodist Church.
 Survivors are his wife, two sons, Ralph D. Johnson, principal of the Canandaigua Academy, and Gordon J. Johnson, Rochester, former major
in the United States Army, two daughters, Mrs. Ester W. Camp, Rochester, and Mrs. Mildred R. Gaarde, Denver, Colorado, also several grandchildren.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete.  [buried at Woodlawn cemetery]

(Probably) The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, NY        April 30, 1948                       by Sharon Ward

Deaths - Stanley A. Beach
Stanley Arnold Beach, 40, son of Mrs. Stephen Beach, 229 Davidson avenue, died this morning at Mount Morris hospital after a long illness. He was born in Bristol June 1, 1907, son of Stephen and Estella Warfield Beach.  Besides his mother, he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Alec Johnson, Twinsburgh, O., and Mrs. Matthew O'Brien, Jr., of this city.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from the Kennedy chapel, Bristol street, the Rev. Lloyd V. Moffett, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating.  Friends may call at the chapel Saturday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9:30 p.m.  Interment will be in Woodlawn cemetery. 

(Probably) The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, NY       May 3, 1948                by Sharon Ward
Stanley A. Beach
The funeral of Stanley A. Beach, this city, who died Friday at Mount Morris, took place yesterday afternoon from the Kennedy chapel, Bristol street, the Rev. Lloyd V. Moffett, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Bearers were Charles W. Figenscher, Forrest K. Blint, Lloyd A. Johnson, Harlan Wright, Howard Lamphier and Raymond Jenkins.  Interment was in Woodlawn cemetery.


CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER  Tuesday  November 9, 1948    by: Ron Hanley 
 
Deaths - MRS. JULIUS BRAHM
Mrs. Margaret Farrington Brahm, 83, of Reed Corners, died this morning in Thompson Hospital, where she was admitted a week ago following a heart attack.
She was born in Gorham, January 25, 1865, daughter of Michael and Sally O'Brien Fallon. Her husband Julius Brahm died in February.
Survivors are six step-children, Mrs. Albert Smithem, Mrs. Clifford Liddiard, John, Irving and Leon Brahm, Canandaigua, and Clarence Brahm,
Washington, D.C., a nephew, George Fallon, Reed Corners, and several cousins.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 9:30 at Kennedy Funeral Home, and at 10 A.M. from St. Mary's Church. Interment will be in
Woodlawn cemetery.

CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER    Thursday    February 14, 1949   Page 3, col 6       by:    Ron Hanley
 
DEATHS  -   MRS. JANE PRENDERGAST
 
Mrs. Mary Jane Prendergast, 82, died last evening in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Genevieve Ryan, 161 W. Gibson Street, after a long period of failing health. 
Born in Watkins Glen May 21, 1866, she was the daughter of Dennis and Mary Lynch Sullivan, natives of Ireland. She came to
Canandaigua 35 years ago. Her husband, Richard A. Prendergast died in 1914. 
Survivors are five daughters and one son, Mrs. Mary Harpending, Rochester, Mrs. John Laube, Livonia, Mrs. Ryan, with whom she made her home, Mrs. Nora Lambert, Mrs. Benedict F. Mack and Richard F. Prendergast of Canandaigua, one sister, Mrs. Honora Grady, Corning, 17 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and several nephews and nieces. 
Funeral services will be held from the home Saturday at 9 30 A.M., and from St. Mary's Church at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.

CANANDAIGUA  DAILY  MESSENGER  Tuesday  March 22, 1949     by:    Ron Hanley
 

W. E. HANLEY, 82, RETIRED MEAT DEALER, IS DEAD

 
William E. Hanley, 82, well known retired merchant, died last night at his home, 16 Greig Terrace, after a long period of ill health.
Lifelong resident of Canandaigua, he was born November 30, 1866, son of John and Margaret Madden Hanley.
 For twenty years he was associated with the late W. A. Husbands, meat dealer, both as an employee and partner. On May 1, 1907, Mr. Hanley
opened his own meat market in Phoenix Street, and later moved the site to South Main Street now occupied by Clement's Restaurant.
He sold out to H. O. Park and then opened a market on Bristol Street, which he conducted until his retirement in 1927. He was a member
of St. Mary's Church.
On October 1, 1890, Mr. Hanley married Miss Matilda Hamilton, of Shortsville, they having celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in
1940. Mrs. Hanley died May 22, 1941.
Survivors are four sons, Edward T. Hanley, Ontario County Treasurer, Albert F. Hanley Sr., and R. Milton Hanley, all of this city, and Walter
H. Hanley, Illion, and one sister, Mrs. Newell Regan, Jersey City, N.J., 10 grandchildren and one great grandson.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 A.M. from the Kennedy funeral chapel, and at 9:30 from St. Mary's church.  Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.

CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER  Friday  July 29, 1949      by Ron Hanley           
 
DEATHS -   MRS. MARY W. SLEGHT
 
Mrs. Mary Willys Sleght, 71, former Canandaiguan, died in a Rochester sanitarium today following a long illness.
 Born in Canandaigua, she was the daughter of David and Lydia North Willys, and sister of the late John North Willys, automobile magnate and
ambassador to Poland, and Mrs. James Castle Saye. 
She served as third matron of Canandaigua chapter OES, organized in 1905. She had been a resident of Rochester about 30 years.  

 Survivors are two sons and a daughter, Jarvis W. Sleght and Mrs. Lawrence DeVoll, Rochester, and John North Sleght, Port Washington, five

grandchildren and a cousin, Mrs. Mabel R. Smith of this city.
Funeral services will be held Sunday from Hedges Memorial chapel, Rochester, with committal services graveside at Woodlawn Cemetery, this
city, Monday at 10:30.

THE  DAILY  MESSENGER     Wednesday     September 28, 1949      Pg  3         by: Ron Hanley  
 
DONNA  HANLEY  LEADER of  AREA GIRL  SCOUT  RALLY  IN  ROCHESTER
 
Donna Hanley, of this city, is chairman of the senior girl scout conference for scouts in Section B., Region 2, to be held at TAY HOUSE, Cobb's Hill, Rochester.  Miss Hanley will preside at the all day sessions which will draw scouts from Ontario, Yates, Livingston, Monroe, Wayne, and Seneca Counties.

The Victor Herald, Victor, NY        Friday       October 21,  1949          by:  Dianne Thomas  

+  Thanksgiving Guests - Cheshire - Mrs. Mark BOOTH, West Lake road, will entertain the following on Thanksgiving day: Mr. and Mrs. William SMITH and daughter, Miss Emily SMITH, Canandaigua, and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony CORCORAN, Geneva. 

CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER      Tuesday            December 28, 1949         by: Ron Hanley 
 
 MRS. EMMETT MONAGHAN
 Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Knopf Monaghan, 47, wife of J. Emmett Monaghan, Canandaigua R3, who died Friday night in Thompson
hospital after a brief illness, were held this morning from St. Mary's Church. The Rev. John B. Kleintjus, assistant pastor, officiated. The
Rev. John F. Duffy, also assistant at St. Mary's and Rev. Leo Hastings, Stanley, were in the sanctuary.
Bearers were Robert Kaveny, Gene and Cecil Crowley, Emmett Morrissey, Gerald Brocklebank and Laverne Gardner. Interment was in
Calvary Cemetery, Father Duffy and Father Kleintjes officiating.
Daughter of Frank C. and Jennie Fallon Knopf, Mrs. Monaghan was born in Rochester, April 6, 1901, and moved to Canandaigua 20 years ago.
She was a member of St. Mary's Church and Rosary Society.
Besides her husband, she leaves a son and a daughter, Emmett J. Jr., and Seana Monaghan, Canandaigua, three sisters and two brothers,
Mrs. Thomas Dalberth, Manchester, Mrs. Charles Maley, Walkill, Mrs. Arthur T. Nonweiler, Toledo, Oh., Albert L. Knopf, Gorham, and F. Adrian
Knopf, Canandaigua.

The Victor Herald, Victor, NY    Friday    January 27, 1950             by: Dianne Thomas 

Cheshire News:

+  Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth SANFORD and daughter, Sarah, visited Mrs. SANFORD'S brother in Rochester on Sunday. 

+  W. Everett DOUGLASS, who has been quite ill since last week, Thursday night, is somewhat improved.  Callers at the DOUGLASS home on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar FISK, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. DOUGLASS, and daughter, Diane, all of Rochester, and James DOUGLASS of Canandaigua.

+  Clifford READ is ill at his home.

+  Mrs. Albert KEISTER was removed to Thompson hospital Saturday for observation.

+  Dorotha May READ has been ill but is somewhat improved.

+  Christine, Kathleen, Barbara and Edmond KENNEDY Jr., who have  been ill, are able to be out.

CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER  Thursday   June 29, 1950     by: Ron Hanley  
 
DEATHS -  Word has been received here of the death Tuesday of Eugene S.Orgon, a former resident of Ontario County, at his home in Hasbrouck
Heights, N.J.
The body will arrive here tomorrow, when funeral services will be held in Woodlawn Chapel at 2:30 P.M., the Rev. Stephen S. Pratt, retired
Methodist minister, officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery where Mr. Orgon's mother and sister are buried. he leaves no near relatives. 

THE VICTOR HERALD     Friday     August 4, 1950      Pg 5, col 4            by: Ron Hanley  
 
Miss Hanley Clings To Lead in Miss Canandaigua Voting
 
Miss Donna Lou Hanley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Milton Hanley, 73 Chapel Street, continued her strong lead in the Main Street beauty queen competition during the past week, pulling well ahead of her rivals in the contest. The chamber of commerce is sponsoring the competition as part of the August 19 Main Street celebration. 
Miss Kathleen Van Vooren pulled into second place during the week, and Miss Janet Beyea, who was second last week, dropped to third. Miss Ann Dobbins and Miss Dorothy Mumerow who were eighth and ninth in the contest a week ago, made pronounced gains and are now fourth and fifth. Miss Pauline Lauck is sixth, Miss Patricia Gehrig, seventh, Miss Janet McCarty, eighth, Miss Anna Mae Brockelbank, ninth, Miss Norma Ross, tenth, Miss Dorothy Dean, eleventh, and Miss Nina Colgrove, twelfth. 
There are 27 contestants. The five with the highest vote total will be picked Saturday, August 12, and the judges will name, "Miss Canandaigua" from this group on the basis of attractiveness, personality and poise.

The Victor Herald, Victor, NY    Friday    August 18, 1950             by: Dianne Thomas 

Cheshire:

+  Mrs. Edmond KENNEDY entertained for her daughter, Barbara, last Friday, the occasion being her sixth birthday.  

+  Mrs. Wayman GOODNOW has bee in the Highland hospital, Rochester, where she had a cyst removed a week ago Monday.  last week's paper by mistake had Mrs. GOODNOW in Thompson hospital. 

+  Frederick GOODNOW has been spending the past two weeks with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. WHEATLEY of Clifton Springs.  

+  Mr. and Mrs. Carrol SIMMONS of Bristol and Mrs. Edson WARD spent the weekend at the lake with Mrs. Jennie MARKS.

+  Mrs. Albert KEISTER is quite ill at her home here. 

+  Miss Betty DEWEY of West Cheshire, PA, is visiting her cousins, Marilyn and Amy HALL. 

CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Tuesday December 19, 1950     by: Ron Hanley  
 
 Holiday School Festivities Set At St. Mary's      Dinner Planned Tonight    All Day Program On Wednesday
 
Beginning the Christmas festivities of St. Mary's School will be a dinner party in the church hall tonight  at 5:30 o'clock for the choir and music class of the school given by the Rev. Michael C. Wall, pastor.
Guests of honor will be the Rev. Gerald Kelly, chaplain at the VA hospital, the Rev. John B. Klentjes, the Rev. John F. Duffy, assistant pastors, the Sisters of St. Mary's convent, and Francis J. Taylor, organist, with Mrs. Taylor. One hundred and twenty will be served. A program of Christmas music will be sung by the choir.
Wednesday will be a gala day for the entire school body. A movie will be shown in the morning in the parish hall to all the children of all grades. In the afternoon there will be a program in which each of the grades will take part. After the program gifts will be presented to each child by Santa.
 
KINDERGARTEN PLAY -  Opening the program will be a playlet by the kindergarten, "The Little Old Woman's Christmas Problem" with Joyce Ann Smythe as the woman in the shoe and Mary Patricia Ryan as Mother Goose. Others in the cast are: Eileen Sullivan, Rose Mary Cutri, Robert Meenan, Frank Pierce, Joseph Cutri and James Beahon, with the following dancers, Linda Moran, James Cooksey, Rose Mary Cutri, Thomas McWilliams, Ellen Sullivan, Paul Fergus, Martha Sanford, Donald Canali, Kathleen Quayle, Ronald Lenzi and Margaret Walsh.
Next will be a song, "What Is The Spirit Of Christmas", by the eighth graders, a recitation, " A Night Long Ago", forth grade girls and a playlet, "The Story Of The First Christmas," in which Eileen McKay will be Mary and Edward Ryan, Joseph. Other parts will be taken by Curtis VanOrman, Michael Doran, Richard Personale, Frank Muscato, Gary Pierce, Robert Morrice, Thomas Walsh, James Newell, Ronald Hanley, Thomas Pierce, Richard Maina, Morris Erdle and James Chrisman, with second grade children as shepherds and angels.

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