1979 TABLE OF CONTENTS

THINGS FOR THE YEAR 1979 TAMBUSSI, NAT HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL (Hope Springs for LETTER FROM GOV GRASSO O'BOYLE, JAMES HANSON, PAUL WEATHERBEE, ROGER HANNON,DEBRA BELISLE, BOB VACATIONS COLLINS, KAREN COOPER, BRYAN SR ST. VALENTINE'S DAY SHEEHAN, BILL SPORTS NIGHT FOR GEORGE HALL WENC, DAVE LANKHORST, ELLEN GOLD, MURRAY PAULAH,HELEN GREATER HARTFORD OPEN GROGEN, FRAN KANIA, TOM MANNING, KEN LUDDEN,GERRY ST. PATRICK'S TRIP TO IRELAND MONA, PAUL MASERA,RAY DONAGHER,HUGH MARCONI, ANGELO WOODWEAVER, GEORGE SCANLON, JOHN LABBE, RICH TRAVERSO, A ITILIO NORRIS, BOB MY FAIR LADY HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL WHAT THE NATION NEEDS NOW RIO TRIP DAY DISASTER STRUCK (Tornado in WL) KENEY,PAT LOUGHRAN, JACK MONTEMERLO, GUIDO TASSISTRO, RICHARD FLANDERS, DOROTHY LEE, JULIA MACIEROWSKI, SONJA SHEEHAN,BOB LOSE,RUSS RUGGIERO, PATSY HAWLEY, BILL FLYNN, BOB ANNUAL RETREAT I ALUMNI NOTES THANKSGIVING KEEVERS, ADRIAN COLAPIETRO, TONY STRAnON, BILL BRIERE, GEORGE DUBE, ANN MARIE (Little League) STOPPA, CHARLES CHRISTMAS AND/OR NEW YEARS "Kittle" No~ football Raiders. Dennis GragnolatC Joyce Wojtas The "good old days~~6f Coach Pat Seelza Can 1 take on Goliath again, 1 better check on those dogs Windsor Locks. ' The same wish as Tom's Frank Campisi Vinny Musco Dick? 'in Plainville. Dick Williams Ed Brazalovlch Activity at the Southwest Early golf with friends ... Windsor Locks is rough on Another Yankee year. Soccer and Softball fields. . Mike, Frankie and John. ChIef Bill Reilly Ed Savino GOP.. Jim Lennon . With Jack Redmond The best seats at the Yankee Tenure in the First Selection Charlie Rader But I enjoy singing •'Wild Stadium. Continued supremancy for Colonial Boy." slot. the Democratic party in town. THINGS THEY MAY WANT John Scanlon George Hall FranColli - Billy Mandrola Same as the chiefs ... only at Gov Ella Grasso _ IN 1979 Where's the next KofC I already have tenure as What's the' weather reports People should come first. Fenway. Town of Windsor Locks convention? selectman. for February? Jim McKenna A Theater, a few less Jean and Len Senofonte Judge Bill Leary Paul McCarthy My angels are ready for stoplights, a mild winter, A good lobster dinner at the Entry for the New England r d miss those town meet· Coach Dan Sullivan another season. continued success for the civic cape. Whalers in the NH( ings. A winning basketball and Bob Reid and Pat Rafferty and fraternal organizations, .- _ Tom Cooney FranAnfello baseball season ...just to be Continued "jock" success in a new look downtown, with Father Steve Foley This cold weather is inter­ Isn't it about time for different. town with the kids. green grass for show, not as the Enthusiastic singing at the 9 rupting my golf practice. another world championship? Sy Prell Bob Hanrey only commodity. o'clock mass. Pat Young Bob Oliva An upset in the fall election. Another successful year for More evenings of songs in the Lions. Jack Fahey Joe Flore I can't wait til the n~xt "I love New York" ... but I'll How about a full house at 1979. election. WmGould Joe Urso takeWindsor Locks. the Holy Family Retreat House Pete Couture An early spring ... amenll Big doings for the Knights Neal Cunningham in June. To continue being matched Sen Con O'leary Joe Savage i' and the swimming programs How about a championship Ed Ford with the greats of bowling. I'd hate to leave' Windsor Keep those Irish eyes in the new year. - softball team in town. A good year for people, polo BerbSteams Locks ... but Washington, D.C. smiling. . Happy New Year To All To have a few scores as high Tom Leonard and horses. would be nice. Jack Redmond For 1979 try this for size ... Running can be fun ...join Jennie Mlslek as Pete's. Joe Barile More "Cabbages and "the great pleasure in life is' me at 5 a.m. at Spring and Physical fitness for all ... its Tom Mandirola Another Willie Pep among kings" interviews .. .I'm in the doing what people say you Ledyard. worth it. A winning season for the the youth of Windsor Locks. -book. cannot do. " -The Windsor Locks Joumal- ThUl'Sday, January, 11, 1979

Hope Springs Eternal

A NEW YEAR AND TWELVE MONTHS TO BE AN OPTIMIST By Jack Redmond I know its been used, but in this new year, it fits ... "It was the beet of times and the \Y51rst of times. " 1979. A new twelve months to make history and try for the optimistic view ... be it in Windsor Locks, Conn. or the world surrounding you. There seems to be en9ugh of dollars around for eating out, drinking or whatever tickles your fancy. On the other hand ... we know of unemployment, a scarcity of food in some countries and the curse of war in the Middle East or wherever people disagree on fundamental principles. I really believe most people are ... as the songs says, "I'm just a cockeyed optimist." We get up in the morning, eat som~_ cornflakes, get in the car and drive to our eight to five job, watch some television after supper, and off to our needed rest in the arms of Morpheus. Sounds boring. To many, it must be that way. That's when optimism should play an important role in our life. The town fathers should be optimistic now that the downtown situation is picking up. We have a charter commissiori working~on the details of our town government. We must believe Governor Ella T. Grasso, our native daughter, is optimistic ,in starting her new four year team: There's one girl who will make the history books and rightfully so. On the bleak side ofthe coin ... there may be a gas shortage and going to a dollar a gallon and hamburger going up fifty cents a pound. My mother-in-law always said, "guess we'll have to add a little water to the soup.'" And the winters in New England can be rough. But if you're a native, you know that. Weather is part of life, just like food and work. , We Red Sox fans are optimistic for_ 1979. The sporting fathers in town are' always hoping for another 1965 championship. We all can dream. History is an accumulation of events and the people who shape those events. We have folks in Windsor Locks who shape the daily events. People like the Grassos, Savinos, Chiefs, Reilly and Kulas ... you know the names ... all familiar to readers of the Journal. However, Windsor Locks IS made up of fifteen thousand people of all ages and talents. Talent in Windsor Locks is immeasurable. Just read any "Cabbages and Kings." These outstanding personalities come to you every week. They are all part of the new history of Windsor Locks. Let's hope I can fill those columns in 1979. Then again ... I'm an optimist. Have a good and healthy 1979. I read the following and ... well, I'll let the author, D. O. Flynn, have the last word ... " A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all ... he's walking on them." -The Windsor Locks Jo~_ .Thursday. January, '1, 1979

"CABBAGES AND "KINGS"

With JAck .Redmond I James Patrick O'Boyle, in education and the credent- and Nan are members of the Jr. is a nonpolitical person. ials to teach in the nutmeg Nor the r nCo nne c tic u t The Scranton, Pennsylvania state. The past 18 years Jim Regional Center for Retarded born teacher is best described has been involved in education People. Nan is one of the Vice as "familv orientated." The of grammar school students, Presidents of the group. family includes his wife Nan mostly in the Hartford region. All five of the O'Boyle and five O'Boyle children, and Currently Jim is the English children attend schools in to Jim' they come first. He teacher of the eight grade different towns. Jim admits feels the children are "the students at Quirk Middle things do become hectic at building blocks that make up School. times, but everything works the cornerstone, n as th~ The twenty years of out for the best. When they indispensable force in life. marriage for Jim and Nan has get together on vacations or This philosophy of Jim found five new additions to the holidays. . .Jim takes them O'Boyle is further demonstrat- O'Boyle clan. Erin, the oldest hunting, tish1Og, hiking or ed as an active member of the at 19, is a journalism student camping just to keep them Enfield "Right to Life Group." at Marywood College in active. The past two summers Jim grew up in Scranton, a Scranton. Erin has been active the O'Boyle and Kerrigan town in the coal mining section in the Retreat movement in clans motored to Delaware, ,of his home state, at a time~ and" around ,Scranton with talking over the past years when the industry was slowly teen-agers. Maureen, 16, is a experiences. 'Jim said there's being depleted of the black junior at the Windsor Locks 45 in number for the Irish' fuel. He had no desire,. or High School. She is a busy gal songs and fun. inclination, to be a coal miner. with cheerleading in football, Jim has taught night school COI?ing ffo~. ~ doc~or;s. ba~~etball , an~ soccer, in Hartford this year he's}n famdy,young Jlm~, after gram- . Maureen, like her mother, Suffi~ld at ~~~ St: 'Alphon-sus J mer and high school, where he hopes to be a nurse after high College Seminary helping performed on the track team, school. ' Puerto Rican and Vietnamese decided to stay in the area and seminary "students with attend the University of James Patrick O:Boyle ~he -English' as'a second language. Scranton. He recevied his Third .. is a sophomore at St. When asked for a few New English degree in 1957. His Thomas Seminary in Hartford. Years resolutions. . .Jim first teaching job in small Jim plays basket~all for .the mentioned cutting down on college in the New York Catholic school. Btlly, ~2,.1s. a smoking and not to make any Catskills, where he stayed a student at St. Gabriels 10 resolutions. On the serious year, and discovered teaching Windsor and like his brother side he hoped to start a "Right was to be his life's work. Jim, plays basketball, not for to Life Group" in Windsor. Nan Kerrigan" of the the Windsor based school but Locks during 1979. He did Scranton Kerrigans, caught here in W~ndsor Locks for St. add, he felt he should spend Jim's eye when he first met Mary's. Bdly was an all-star more with his chiJdren, but her by way of introduction by soccer performer in the town doesn't know where he'll find his own sister, a nurse, as was league. To complete the family the time. After meeting Jim Nan. The young Irish couple is young Tim. at ten. ~e O'Boyle ...he'll find the time. were married in 1958. They attends the Regional Center In How about the changes in the moved to Connecticut after a Bloomfield for Retarted Child- Catholic Church? "There are visit to Nan's relatives in this rene His dad said, rather many good changes. But we area. Jim wanted more than proudly, •'th~re are ~ large may have lost something in just an English d~gree. He group. of dedicated nelg~bo~s giving up the latih mass. The attended Central Connecticut and fnends .who he!ped Tlm.1n leadership is exceltent .. They College for his masters degree his therapy In growing up. Jim have brought back the community spirit. I do feel the Pope in Rome has to be gifted in the public relations field." EPILOG James Patrick O'Boyle, Jr. is an active and thoughtful father, teacher and highly concerned member of community life. Weatherbees-

Lorraine Bradstreet was on New Year's Eve. He was the , 'CABBAGES' "big" senior and she a young I sophomore. The wedding bells would not ring until Roger had AND KINGS' ,. served his country' with the U.S. Air Force for over four years. He enlisted in 1943 and W ith-Jac k Redmond received his fighter pilot training in ~alifornia and Roger and Lorraine Weat- people and their adopted town Arizona. With his wings herbee are natives of the state are their primary concern in securely in place, he was off to northeast of Connecticut, or today's world. They love their the European Theater of better known as down-east- Maine background and still Operations in Italy for nine erners. spend vacation in a log cabin months with the 1Sth Air They grew up in Lincoln, retreat, however, Lorraine is Force. Roger's war career Maine ... according to Roget, involved in public and mental consisted of an excellent its "just north of-Bangor" and health in the community and record of SO missions flying according to Lorraine, Unot as recently Roger was elected to P38s as a bomber escort over far as north as Aroostook chairmanship of the Windsor Germany, Northern Italy and County." Locks Charter Commission. Yugoslavia. With his duty Talking to these two conge- They take their respectiye completed the Air Force sent nial down-to-earth individuals responsibilities seriously ... Roger home with enough time you know their roots are in they are that kind offolks. to marry his gal from Lincoln, Maine, but the welfare of Roger's first date with and they were off to Florida for

Thursday, Januuy 18, 1979 -The-Windsor Locks Joumal- .Transplanted Folks from Maine

a honeymoon. Lorraine was an Colh~ge in Oneonta, New York. duty "interesting ... enjoys Air Force wife for a little over a Taylor is a M.D. in special meeting people and looking year, with Roger flying to internal medicine .. He grad- outfor their needs." Korea for another nine months uated from Cornell and the Roger has always followed assignment flying PS1s ... a few Creighton School of Medicine l6cal activities in town, but years before the start of the and lives in Omaha, Nebr. admitted a 'low-key attitude Korean conflict. In 1947 Roger Kristi, a Registered Nurse, is until the recently. formed was given his discharge and looking forward to next year's Charter Commission. The­ civilian status Lorraine and her assignment at the Choctaw commission will have one year husband could begin a normal Indian Reservation in Philade- 'in which to study all forms of life again. phia, Mississippi: Another government and report back to It was always Rogers doctor in the family is Mark, a the town with a recommended ambition to attend the Mass- graduate of the New Englan~ \ charter. Windsor loCKS has no achusetts Institute of Technol- ~1I~ge, of ?pt~metry. ~octor charter and operate~ ..under ogy. The war curtailed his ar and ~IS Wife-of 'W~nds?r state statues. ~oger saId', ':1 plans temporarily, but once ~cks, Gad !ollnson, hve ~n have a~ open ~Ind, ~n4feellt home he realized his dream. Ltncol.n, ~atne,. where hiS wouldn t be fa!r at hl~ t1m~ to He admitted, he could not pract~ce IS located. The comment u~ttl we have a have done it without Loraine's IOtervlew gave me the change chance look IOtO all ,aspects of help. In 1951 Roger graduated not o.nly to meet Roger and. the choices available." with a degree in Mechanical Lorratne but also t~e youngest EPILOG Engineering. The Weather- member of the famdy ... N~ncy, Roger and Lorraine Weat- 'd C . ten years old. Nancy fS a herbee are demonstrating . bees move to onne~l~ut student at the North Street today their civic concerns I'n after Roger secured a posItIon , . with Hamilton-Standard. They School and IOte~ested tn arts community health and the rd' W' d ~ d and crafts, the Glrl Scouts, and restructure of Windsor Locks' Ive In 10 sor .or a year an plays the flute. local government. Roger'S war tThedn movhCd t~ WlOdspor Locks. Lorraine's civic involvement rccord and determination in o ay e IS a rogram h . I d d h U' S 'M 'th th W' d as IOC u e t e mon choot earlier years - for a high anager WI e 10 sor PTA, the North Street School education. Lorraine's assist- Locks ba~ed compan~. , PRO, currently the president ance and love in his behalf and The Weatherbee tamlly has of the Windsor Locks Public their children's medical back­ increased by five With. ~aug?- flealth Nursing Association, grounds have earned them the ter Ann, the oldest, hvtng 10 Inc. the Northern Connecticut label of "Yankee, Ingenuity". F'!0rida. She's a grad . in Re~ional Mental Health That's what .makes the biology from the Hartwlck Board. She finds this type of Weatherbees tick. -The Windsor Locks Jo1ll'lUll- Thursday, January 25,1979 H'ats Off to Bob Belisle One Classy Guy "CABBAGES AND KING·S" With) Jack Redmond Robert Edmond Belisle is Sunday and they naturally one nice guy. went to church. (Can't beat The interview with this that for an auspicious begin­ native son started off like all ning). The Belisle's returned "Cabbages and Kings"... to church, but this time for where were you born, your their wedding in 1965. Donna and the Iron Bound Suns of people showed up to dine with schooling ..• well you know. But and Bob have two children. Newark, New Jersey in a the players, coaches and fans. not in Bob's case, "I want to Gary, at ten, is the oldest and benefit game to raise money help kids." He proceeded to a student at the Middle School for agencies involved with the Both Bob and James show the plaque he received in Broad Brook. His mother mentally retarded people in Chuhna, of Hillside, New from the kids of Newark, New said, "Gary is a very active this area, Despite the bad Jersey, coach' of the Suns, Jersey after the snowy Dec- child and hard to keep up weather the game was a hoped this could become an ember football game of little with." Corine, at seven is financial success, The added annual affair for both, towns. boys playing like men, It attending the South Street attraction was a spaghetti Bob said at the interview, "we read ... "Presented to Bob School in town. Little Corinne dinner, after the game at the are working 'towards that Belisle. For his dedication to shows how times have chang­ KofC home, and the biggest goaL" Bob's, dream, and he youth from Ironbound Suns ed ... she wanted a doll and surprise to Bob, was over 300 admits it is long-range; "is to Football Assn. 1978." calculator for Christmas. The interview could have Donna is from Warehouse ended there .. .if Bob had his Point. Her husband remarked way. when Donna was in another But I believe we .should part ofthe house, "she needed 'learn more about this man a passrort to get into Windsor it with a hobby; "working with Locks.' I always wondered havefacilities t in the commun- Locks. Bob ... was once the kids ... especially retarded about those folks from across ,'t to house retarded child- written, "real merit of any children." the river ... but in Donna's I y. " Of course he is realistic kind cannot long be concealedci Bob's life began on State case, she's O.K. Donna ~~~n talking' about the It will be disco~ere~, an Street, Windsor Locks ... and actually saw Bob a few .years roject, for it will require an nothing c~~ ~epr7cla!e It but a with redevelopment, there just before their church visit at an ~normous amount of money, man exhlbltmg It hlmselfd IJ isn't any State Street, Windsor American Legion record hop in may not always .be !ewar e Locks anymore. However, Bob her hometown. Bob was Bob Belisle only wants to as it ought; but It Will al.ways is very must a part of his town. working the drums that night work for telh k'd s ... an d dl'dn't be known." This column IS0 my To use his own words ... "it and did so for six years as a want any praise. He received a way of letting it be known., ur would take dynamite to get me member of a band called the big "thank you" from the folks hats off to Robert Edmond out of it." He's a St. 'Mary's "Belvetones." in New Jersey and Windsor Belisle, and local high school, grad... When you discuss Bob's class of 1960. Bob served a six outside activities today the year hitch with the National sound is not the "Belve­ Guard. His first job was with tones", but the Knights of the state at the Spring Street Columbus comes out loud and Fish and Game Hatchery and clear. Bob, currently "~oing it lasted ten years. He was through the chairs,' as forced to seek other employ- warden, has served in many ment in the private sector due capacities at the Elm Street to a former governor's auster- home. Among his chairman­ ity program. ships has been bingo games, And thats what Bob did ... he Grand Knight club, Christmas went into the real estate party, Retarded Children business. For the past eight Fund, a member of the Fourth years he has been the Bel-Isle Degree, the color guard and Realty on North Street. His just about any chore that advise for anyone ••. if possible, needs doing. The six year own your own home ... ' 'its the member feels the Knights are, greatest investment you'll "in my case, a self satisfaction ever make." in helpin~ people, especially The Green Manor Terrace the kids.' Last month Bob resident met Donna Salvatore engineered the football game by introduction, of a friend. between the Windsor Locks lb.e.ir.Su:st..date...was.on Easter .• ,Jets of the local midget teag\l~ Th~y,Febnuuyl,1979 -The Windsor Locks Journal-

"CABBAGEb A'ND KINGS"

WUh Jack Redmon

For the Love of ...

O'leary, Ella Grasso, and "CABBAGES Gerry Ford. People who say 'ihello," people who don't complain, AND KINGS" and don't gossip. The Popes John Paul, one and two, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, and With JHck Redmond Walter Cronkite. ~ Dogs, Trees, and birds to People who laugh, people Where's St. Valentine when feed on winter days. Pitchers, who -laugh at themselves, and you really need him? outfielders, and little leaguers. people who don't take life Coming up with a Valentine seriously. 'column is rather rough on the The TV show .•. '·60 Mi­ The Old Brooklyn Dodgel hearts strings. So with apolo­ nutes:' "Eight is Enough", fans, fans like local Tom gies to a local writer and the and "Rockford Files." Mandirola, and the loyal fans creators of "The Sound of Saturday mornings, early of the Red Sox. Gregory Peck, Music" here are a few of my sunrise, and rain, only at Alex Guinness, and Shirley favorite things near the love night. Jones. day of St. Valentine: Fenway Park, Washington, And especially my wife, History books, the old D.C., and the, Mark Hopkins daughters, grandchildren and movies, and lovers. San Hotel. Vacations, pay days, that's ...the name of the game. Francisco, Wexford, and Cape and holidays. And to St. Valentine, who Cod. died, A.D. 270, Christian Frank Sinatra, John David­ ion and Barbara Streisand. martyr at Rome. He's the saint and Bob Hope. Tea with Mail, good neighbors, and who started all this "love" lemon, Ice cream, and grapes. long summer nights. Can Interest. So send that card, before next Wednesday. -Tbe Windsor Locks Joumal- Thursday, February 8,1979 Night George Hall Will Never Forget

By Jack Redmond 1980" and certainly agreed the decisions of himself and fellow rather than a energetic ,"excessive salaries of the -umpires -are "viewed by umpire. He should last a long It - was George Hall's ballplayers hurt the game." millions on television and SO time in our national pastime. unforgettable evening of his However, he added, "Jim Rice thousand fans in the stands, Back to the guest of athletic and coaching career. is worth the money." and everyone is looking over honor ... George Hall. His The low key Hartford native, The principal speaker of the our shoulder, " but said evening recalls my personal was the 1979 recipient of the .evening was Palermo, the further, "the instant replays association back in the days of Smalley Brothers, Post 6123, young umpire and resident of are great and most times bale th$ early seventies with the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Oxford, Massachusetts. His us out." He said he preferred Villa Rose team of the Senior annual Sportsman Award. wife is a former Berlin, "natural turf to the artificial League as an assistant coach

George was the eighteenth Connecticut girl so he was stuff." In handling baUplay- I to George. I always found him sportsman honored by the familiar with this area. He's ers .. .'.'we have to be psycho- as a man who wanted to boys veteran's organization since also familiar with the antics of logists and sometimes even to play the game right and the first award back in 1962 to Billy Martin and Earl Weaver, pamper the athletes." learn the finer points of the "Doc" Lingua. the Baltimore manager, to When questioned as to game and to accept victory and George's big evening was name a few of the famous he schedules of games and defeat the ~ameway. ably shared with Arnold Dean. has run into in the parks of delays, he strongly stated, A good time was had by all the "dean" of WTIC radio America. Palermo ~asasked ,"Television dictates the sche- on George Hall's big evening. sports, and the young and the salaries 9f the umpires and dule." His- quick replies and Steve Palermo, Arnold Dean. personable American League said ... "the starting salary is talk, sprinkled with humor, and Father Steve added that umpire Steve Palermo. Paler- $16 thousand with the highest was warmly received. He little bit of extra to make it a rno will be long remembered around 43 grand;" _ resembled -a trim ballplayer big success for the committee as the man who called the last He admitted the quick ready for spring training of the annual sports night. out at Fenway Park last fall at:

the play-off game between the~ Red Sox and Yankees. But: back to George's evening .. .in addition the capacity audience at the Fairview Street home of SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR George BaJlIs presented with a the VFW was entertained with !piaque and autographed football at the Annual Sports Night stories from the gOOd-natured sponsored by the VFW and held at the K of C on Elm St. [L to Father Steve Foley of St. R} George Scott, Post Commander, Steve Palermo, Amerk!m - Robert's Church. League Umpire, George Ball, Arnold Dean, WTIC Dean, who was M.e. at the Sportscaster, Paul Bucchleri, chairman, Bill Co.ker, event last year, said ''"'the eo-chalrman. [Ruggiero photo]. Nation~]Basketball Associa- . tion is in trouble. due to their no defense play" and that "players like Pete Rose, Yaz ..nd Gordie Howe will last forever,'· when asked by the sports minded men of Windsor Locks. He went on to say. "Billy Martin would not be back to ma~agethe Yankees in Center Director Adds Worldly Flavor

Union School Renovation Com­ story is unique. Her early mittee. For a two year period childhood in far-off Indonesia, "CABBAGES she was recreation director at the young POW, traveling east the Bickford Convalescent to west for higher education, ' Hospital Inc. in Windsor traveling further west to the AND KINGS'~ Locks. United States with Jan ... and Her new position as the now that her family is growing With Jack Redmond. director at the center began in up see1l1g for the needs of the October and is her latest senior citizens. The friendly Ellen Wyga Lankhorst had a were strong as men in charge, challenge. Ellen emphasized, lady on Ahern Avenue when different story to tell. but as soon as the war was "the center is for all persons not ?usy at the center enJoys The account of her new role over they returned to the 60 years or older. It is a readtng, needlepoint, painting as the director of the Senior oriental customs of bowing multIpurpose facIltty. It's for and working at the Human Citizen Center on Oak Street and hands folded as shown of the needs of these citizens in a Services degree program at was my primary concern when humbleness. In El1en's case, complete way providing physi­ the As~untuck Community I called for an interview last even at her young years and cal, mental health, social, College in Enfield. month. incarceration, it was a time educational and to further the But I miscalculated the better forgotten. whole person ... not just for Ellen reminds me of a few story .. and frankly I'm glad. Once the war was over and recreation." She added her words, so ably said by Anne I met her mother, visiting some normalcy returned, her directorship consisted of ad- Morrow Lindbergh ... "To give from Holland, her husband family was united and a time ministrative and coordinating without any reward, or any Jan, also a native from the to look to the future. Ellen, at duties. The maintenance of the notice, has a special quality of Kmgdom m western Europe, the age of twelve, with her center is under the direction of its own. It is like presents and found a revealing episode sister Leonie, traveled to her Phil Juneau. - made for older people when in her life during World War parents homeland for a higher The center, located on Oak you were a chtld. So much Two as a prisoner of the education. The girls would Street, was constructed at the went into them ... dreams and Japanese. return to Indonesia for sum- former fire-police complex, prayers and hours of knotted The complete chronicJe of mer vacations. During her and most of the financing is fingers and frozen effort and Ellen and her family's experi- boarding school days Ellen from federal sources. The there, only a dirty piece of ences started halfway around met Jan Lankhorst and the center is open from 10 a.m. to knotted string came out of it. the world in Indonesia on the "high school sweethearts" 4 p.m., Mondays through But you knew, even if they island of Sumutra. The Malay were married in 1959. Ellen Fridays for the 1400 or so didn't, that you were giving archiepelago, formerly known had received a degree in citizens over 60. Ellen's office them something worthy of as the Netherland East Indies, pre-school education, but it is in the Housing Authority them. There is something of received its independence was time for a family. area. The Senior Citizen Club, worship or prayer in laying from the Netherlands in 1949. The young couple decided to of nearly 800, is an active part down an offering at someone's Ellen was born there. Her leave Holland for a life in the of the center. feet and then going away father, Pieter Wyga, now of United States. In 1961 they EPILOG quickly The nicest gifts are Connecticut, was employed by settled in Windsor Locks after The Ellen Wyga Lankhorst those left, nameless and quiet, the Shell Oil Company. The Jan secured employment with Wygas, from Holland, were the Dexter Company. Ellen safely entrenched in island and Jan have three children. living until the outbreak of the Gisela, the oldest at 19, born war in 1941. Ellen was only in Holland, is a sophomore at three years old at the time and the University of Massachus­ for the next four years, with etts and her major is Legal her sister Leonie, and mother Studies. Marella, 15, is a and father, were prisoners of freshman at the Windsor war. Locks High School. The Ellen, and her mother, Mrs. youngest Lankhorst is Peter, Therese Rosenwald, currently 12, a seventh grader at the living in the Hague, remember Middle School and like his vividly, living under the rule of ancestors before him is an -The Windsor Locks Jouma1- Th~y,FebnuuylS,1979 the Japanese and making the active soccer player. best of a horrible situation. Ellen's life in Windsor Locks The camps were segregated by has been a mother raising the female and male prison- three active children, church ers. Ellen's father was forced involvement, school concern to leave the area and work on and caring for others ... all railroad bridges and other before her recent appointment projects as depicted in the war by First Selectman Edward movie "The Bridge on the Savino as the director of the River Kwai." Ellen recalls Senior Citizen Center. turning her back, when it was Her role at the Congrega­ possible, on the guards. tional Church in Windsor Meeting them face to face Locks is president of the meant bowing to them as a Women's Fellowship and a sign of respect or obedience. member of the Board of Mrs. Rosenwald, who has Trustees. In civic activity Ellen since journeyed back to is on the Committee for Day Holland, said the Japanese Care in Windsor Locks and the This Lady is Committed To American Legion Ideals

been president three years, historian four years, secretary "CABBAGES one year, treasurer four years, district treasurer and currently the pUblicity chairman. She AND KINGS" has received numerous local, state and national awards. With Jack Redmond Among one of her unsung duties was a monthly visit to EPILOG Helen Gessler Pauluh is one location and the hospitable the State Receiving Home in Dedication and loyalty are dedicated lady ... to the ideals citizens they encountered East Windsor loaded down two words sometimes lost in ofthe American Legion. during the war days of with 300 cookies for the today's permissive society. In "This is my life style," she traveling from Texas to Ohio. children. In her neighborhood said, and she has the Helen Pauluh's world the two It was the beginning of their the busy gal has collected !or words are her life to the ideals credentials, contributions, and pride in the service of their the Heart ~und and the drIVe of the American Legion. Helen the past and present positions country and this appreciation for expansion of the local is constandy in pursuit of of responsibilities of the has flowed over to John's library. Helen is also assoc­ American history lessons for Windsor Locks Gensi-Viola ....IIlI .... "''''' ... I'iated with the Windsor Locks the town and students of Unit 36, American Legion Polish Club and recently Windsor Locks. Auxiliary to substantitate her joined the Windsor Locks statements. This month marks Womens Club. The Pauluh and Gessler families have given their share her twenty-first year with the One of John's wife's pet to Uncle Sam in the form of auxiliary arm of the veteran project is the funding of the young men in the service. The organization. auxiliary's scholarship in the following poem written by Helen was born in the memory of Mabel Smith r a Bessie Kingsbury seems to Wilson part of Windsor and charter member and first sum it all up ... grew up on Dudly Town Road president of the unit. Mrs. "Uncle Sam, I give my son where her dad was a market Smith and Helen were close toyou, gardener. During her high friends. Helen said the A tall young lad, whom auxiliary established the Smith school days she met John you'll find loyal, true; Memorial Scholarship as a Pauluh at a dance at the He joins brave men who've Windsor Hotel. In those days permanent memorial to help come from far and wide the present Windsor House on veteran's children in town To keep aloft our heritage Main Street was a hotel owned continue their education. Con­ / ' and pride. and operated by the Egan tributions to the fund may be These eighteen years, my family. Helen was their Helen Pauluh sent to Helen's house on boy has laughed and played; favorite baby-sitter at that Webb Street. membership in the legion Grew to young manhood time and she said one of the since 1946 and Helen's active When veteran names ap­ eager, unafraid. children is now a judge for the participation. John admitted, pear on the honor roles for A way of life, blessed by the state of Connecticut. John and back in the fifties, he told past duty to their country the one above. HeJ'Cn "it would be a night out names of Pauluh and Gessler Helen danced right into That he will guard with all matrimony in 1941, a year or with the girls, but I never are well represented. Helen's his strength and love. dreamed how much she would brothers ... Mike,' an army vet so before John had to leave for Uncle Sam, my son belongs have gotten involved." How­ and Albert of the Navy, both the U.S. Air Force. to you, The exact date of John's ever, he added with a smile, served during World War Now proudly clad in uniform "it was worth all the good, you Two, and are now living in induction in the armed forces of blue; was December 5, 1942 and the Windsor. John's brother Mike can be sure." When Victory's won. and served under General Patton separation of the young couple Helen has a life membership men again are free, in Europe, his nephews, Ron would not be long. His first in the auxiliary and quite God willing, you will give assignment was the beauty of and Richie. are in the Air proudly said "its the highest him back to me. " Salt Lake City. Utah. During Force and his son James, the award you can get." During his three years in the service oldest of their two sons, at 28, the years Helen had to drop he was shipped all over the is a former U.S. Marine with out of the action, so to speak, country, with Helcn keeping four years service and one year due to other commitments, but house in EJ Paso, Texas. in vietnam. James has a is "glad to be back." MiJwaukee, Wisconsin and at daughter, Colleen. For the the'Wright Air Force Base in The list of Helen's positions past five years he has bee~ Ohio. with the auxiliary sounds like a employed by the Aetna Life They recalled, with a certain "Who's Who" for any organi­ Insurance Company. The amount of fondness. each zation. For openers ... she's youngest PauIuh is William at 26. and when not listening to his large record collection is employed as a Recording Engineer at the GaJley in East Hartford.

-The Windsor Lock, JoUI'DA.I-Thunday, February 22,1979 Baseball's Fun, But Art

Endures Forever Rodent Control for the city's Health Department. Fran has been associated with the local little league for "CABBAGES six seasons. He's been on the board for four years and is currently the league secretary. AND KINGS" He feels, "little league, without a doubt, is good for With Jack Redmond the kids," and admits, "sometimes, the parents are the real problems, not the Francis L. Grogan, Jr. is a success. " The team faced all players. " former pitcher of baseball. classes of schools and received Once again "Lefty" was After the baseball season Today its Coach Grogan who the nickname of "farmers back in Connecticut and this Fran has coached soccer with supervises the little leaguers from Wethersfield" with a time the uniform of a student each of his three sons. The with their pitches. reputation known all over the at UConn for two years. His Grogans are all Red Sox His three sons have followed area. first step towards a career in rooters and Fran has followed in their dad's basepaths by Fran was the right age for a the business world started the action at Fenway since the performing as Windsor Locks military call. In June 1946 he with the State of Connecticut days of Lefty Grove. During little leaguers. Fran, known as exchanged his cap and gown lasting for two years. He then the football year Fran watches "Lefty" when he was striking for the green of the Parris changed gears and became an the New York Giants on out the opposition, was born in Island, South Carolina boots. insurance worker. Insurance television and hasn't had Hartford, attended St. Augus­ A baseball tryout with the was for five seasons and the much to cheer about lately. tine until his family moved to Dodgers was postponed due to baseball seasons were always A few years back, between Wethersfield. He was the his draft status. Fran's first filled with pitching in the seasons, Fran played golf and "Lefty Grove", incidentally 'tour of duty with the marines Hartford Twilight and Farm­ for a small guy, hit a mighty his idol, for four years at the lasted ten months. He was ington Valley leagues. long ball. Dick Williams and Wethersfield High School. discharged and returned to Dana Bartley, Raymond Road Fran played soccer a few civilian clothes for a few years, During his first civilian neighbors, both have been out years, but it takes second attending the Hartford Art employment Fran met Loretta driven by Fran and they can't place to diamond talk when he School, now a part of the Martowski, a Meriden girl, on wait until Fran takes up the recalls the glory days at good University of Hartford, until the unlikely Block Island ferry. game again. old Wethersfield. the Korean conflict once again The fetry ride floated the The Grogans have lived in Fran's life is divided into dressed him in the colors"--of young couple down the aisle of Hartford, Meriden and since three categories ... his baseball the gyrenes. matrimony in 1957. Loretta 1968 have called Windsor career, service with the U.S. For the next three years he and Fran have had their own Locks their home. When Fran Marines and family life of, traveled' from Virginia to version of the television series, isn't coaching, working or three sons and baseball and California and then a year in , "My Three Sons," with Fran, busy around the house, he soccer as a coach. Korea. The infantry sergeant the third, Terence and Chris­ loves to read and do his artistic The Wethersfield High was stationed near Pamnum­ topher. The boys have all thing. His works are in full School baseball of the middle jom, the site of the truce talks. played the national sport of view at their Raymond Road forties was in Fran's words ... Pamnumjoml a small but Windsor Locks .. .little league. home. Francis 1. Grogan, III, is "winners with a great team of famous community was situa­ EPILOG only 13 players who later went ted along the boundary twenty, and attends the Francis L. Grogan, Jr. has on to pro ball and college between North and South Manchester Community Col­ Korea. The second tour of duty lege and hopes someday to be led three lives. The years of glory pitching as a youth, the for Fran did not lack for a journalist. At the local high years in the Marines and the baseball especially in Virginia school Fran played baseball years coaching his three sons. with one of the better service and soccer and Terence, 17, is However, Fran is an artist and teams that included several following in this footsteps realizes the pitching and major and minor league along with the current basket­ coaching are fun but 00 not players. ball team. Christopher, 13, is a Middle School 8th grader last as art endures forever. I and besides little league, kicks came across a few words by the ball around on the soccer American painter Georgia fields of town. Terence and O'Keeffe and J believe Fran Christopher were members of Grogan would agree ... " I get the annual sixth grade basket­ out my work and have a show -The Windsor Locks JoumaJ-Thursday, March 1, 1979 ball teams making the Mary­ for myself before I have it land trip. pUblicly. I make up my own While the boys were mind about it...how good or growing up their father bad or indifferent it is. After switched form the insurance that the critics can write what business in 1963 to the city of they please. I have already Hartford and worked as a settled it for myself, so flattery housing inspector for four and criticism go down the years. In 1968 Fran went into a same drain and I am quite new field when he assumed free." the duties of Director of Traveling a way of life for Ken and Barbara

encyclopedias and is science "CABBAGES oriented .. The Manning (amity are great believers in exchange of AND KINGS" ideas and people. In January, 1978, the first "Frienoship With JRck Redmond Force" from Israel 'arrived in the United States. The Man­ At "ale, the school motto nings ~ntertained Ofra Schani is ... "For God, Country and Sunday mornings touna hIm m and her 14 year old daughter, Yale." the church choir. Another Irit, for a five day visit. Irit At the Ken Mannings ... it's singer ... Barbara Webster, a attended school a few days and God, country, family and a The return to the states Baltimore, Maryland girl, also they all traveled to Boston for added twist, traveling. Ken meant Ken could continue his a singer of note .. .it was love at the historical sights and a education. He chose American and his wife Barbara are active first song, or, something like shopping spree. The girls still members of the Windsor Locks International CoJIege. In that. It took Ken t~o years to correspond with Irit and Congregation Cl·urch. He's an sports. again his size helping, sing '~Because." The big day someday Israel wilt be on the army veteran with a family: of he joined the crew team. The carne in 1959 and the Manning trip agenda. Just to three children and a foreIgn four years on the waters of the newlyweds set up housekeep- be a part of the exchange of Connecticut River was in exchange student, and travel­ ing in the Springfield area. ideas and people ... the Man- ing to Germany, Scotland, Ken's words, "tough and pure Ken wanted a change. He nings were "Friendship work, especially in training England and yearly trips to began a m~w career by joining Force" ambassadors with a lIessions.' I Ken added, with a Cape Cod has been their the Dexter company and the trip to Germany. Their ten day family motto. certain amount of justable Mannings moved to Windsor visit included living with a pride ... "its- the last class Locks. After 16 years with the German family and a side trip The Southbury, Mass. sport. " native is also a hard working local firm Ken is the manager to Austria. With a degree in biology in individual at the Dexter of the Laboratory Service . hand after graduation in 1952 Company since 1963. How­ Department. On the local scene their Ken entered the working ever, as with all narratives the Barbara and Ken have three church is a "very important' world with the Hercules events and experiences of one children at home. For a year part of our life. " Ken is on the Powder Company in Chicopee Kenneth Wilbur Manning will they have been surrogate Board of Deacons at the ac; an analyst. Ken was living have to start at the beginning. parents to Maria Xavier of Congregation Church. He is on in East Springfield and on Ken's family moved from Brazil, a foreign exchange the Library Board in town and Southbury to Springfield student. This month they will a director in the North Central where Ken attended the Tech add another female to their Connecticut Mental Health High School, graduating in ranks when Ursula Klose of Services. 1945. The service of his Germany arnves in the states. country was calling and Ken, The Manning's three child­ EPILOG waiting for his own summons, ren are Beth, 16, Carol, 14, enrolJed at UConn. His call and Kevin, 11. Beth is a junior Ken and Barbara Manning came in a few months and at the high school. She is a are an active couple traveling after a quick basic training devotee of mathematics. Carol and exchanging ideas with program in sunny Alabama the hopes to return Ursul's trip by people as a part of life. Their raw soldier was off to cold traveling to Germany as an participation in the "Friend­ Germany. He laughingly re­ exchange stu~ent. She's ship Force" is the real force called being chosen for the another of the clan who loves between people of other military police because of his to travel, and thinks the "cape nations. They accomplish height. He was trained for is great. " She is a freshman at more with their quick and heavy weapons but anyone the high -school and besides happy attitudes than all the with prior service knows the the piano and reading ... cook· ambassadors in the United army usuaJ]y makes cooks out jng is her hobby. Kevin, the Nations. They become invol. of drivers and vice versa. The other male in the family, is in ved because they enjoy, and time in Germany gave Ken his the sixth grade at Southwest. realize "you only go this way first taste of traveling. H~, He's an avid reader of once." explored the sections of Germany he could, and trips to Switzerland - during this 18 months in Europe. Once the fighting stopped ... Ken's outfit were the only police available - The Windsor Locks- Journal - Thursday, March 8, 1979 in Heidelbert. The MPs acted as peace makers for the Polish, French and American soldiers in addition to the civilians. We woke early. A bus ride to the train station and an Irish "CABBAGES bre~kfast of eggs, tea and toast. The trains were modern and far better than our American ones. We were off to AND KINGS" Wexford. Wexford is located' on the eac;tern coast of Ireland. With Jack Redmond Its ~pproxiniately 7S miles frorp Dublin. directly south., .. Pie viveie et deum et went about taking a few The ride was uneventful, patriam diligere." pictures to show the relatives exc~pt for the scenery of farms Translated .•. the motto of back home. About ten o'clock anq a coastline, often gauzed the Redmond family.~. ""To Jive we boarded the plane and over by a light rain and gog. It piously and Jove ~ and our were off across the countryside wasn't the best of days for country." , and Dublin was the next stop. travel. but the schedule They say Irish are "the The Dublin airport was a was ... if its Monday, and music· makers and th~ dream­ busy place that Saturday you're in Wexford. ers of dreams."" In 1973, my morning. and after the usual And it was worth the trip, wife Rita and I deqded to delay of baggage, we hopped expecialy if your name is investigate for burselv~s what into a taxi to go to our hotel, Redmond. I makes the na.t~ of th~ green located a few miles from the Once off the train we looked isle tick. : city on Dublin Bay. The taxi around :nd to our amazement TWo days btfore Sfr_ Pat­ ride was a quickie tour of the we were on Redmond Circle, rick's Day. when everybne is city and a city filled with with statuc to past and far!lOUS - The Windsor Locks Journal - Irish, it seemed proper to homes, factories and smoke, Redmonds, Redmond Place recall in print our journey to After the usual hotel formal­ and Redmond Way. Rita was the Emerald Isld of my r;oots. ities, we decided to take a bus ready to leave ... she had - Thunday, March 15, 1979 Sit back, you with the; Irish to town and see some of the married a Redmond. and this names of O'Leary, Reilly, sights of Dublin. We walked was too much. I felt ten feet Savage, Leary anii Fahey, and the famous O'Connell Street, we mustn't 'forget tbe O'Gras- had my picture taken at the tall. Made her take my picture was Moner Street and the> 50S and O'GragnoJatis,: and famous O'Connell statue, and everywhere the name appear· Crown Bar. formerlv Kelh' , hopefully enjoy the trip: with while mixing with the people ed. We had come three Crown Hotel. Theoi.1. r ('r words of a visit to the land of ~~ after a lunch of a very bad thousand miles and I wasn't Aldan Redmond ktJlj, ",is the little people. t hamburger ... was faced with a going to miss the chance to m)ther. we found o..rt.; \\ .1 ... a After a quickie trip to real live •"Charles Dicken" record this for my personal Redmond and prnud of it. Boston and a few hours for a character. As we were cros­ history lesson ... even if I was Rita captured the event ~ifh drink and the darkness to set sing the famous street a little ,the only one who would pictures of Aidan. I,is \\lfe ~nd in, the Irish Air Lines jumbo boy. who looked like the apprecIate it later. It wa.s a the tourist. Mr. Kell~ had a jet left Logan Airport at nine "artful dodger" asked me for great feehng and certamly card, used for advemsemem. o'clock shart. (A natural place a pound. In this delightful way helps the ego ... of course most that stated the follo\\mg: to leave, being so near South he said, "I've lost my pound. Irishmen need this type of "Kellv's Bar has beer: In the Boston. Shannon: Airport I've lost my pound." I doubt assurance. (SIC. ) . . KelJy -famlh.· since 1841 h,nd if the tittle street urchin had We walked the streets of my was then a stage coach mll~ It Ireland will be the first stop in ever seen a pound. but, being five and a half hours. The five paternal grandfather. the was from the wmdow {)\er,~he a nIce guy, I gave him a half of same streets he walked the door that John Redmond. hours difference nearly match a pound, worth probably a in the time zone and there'll be last centruy. I wanted to look M.P., the famous Iri~h dollar seventy-five at that up my roots ...of the family Statesman, made his hlstonc no sleep for the two anxious time. He spotted us,' as passengers. (Try to read this tree. that is. We found the hall speech for hIS return to ;tl"1e American tourists. probably of records and unfortunately, British Parliament... · SinCe,l)l~r with an Irish brogue.) due to our casual dress. The , Th'e darkness of the Atlantic the records did not go back meeting WIth the Kellys i w~ usual dress of the citizens of that far to list him. Redmond. have received St. Patrlck's ;an<\! is slowly changed to a Dublin does npt resemble beautiful red glow from the obviously, a welt known name Christmas cards froin Wex\ in Wexford, and there were ford. new sunrise in the east. The Arnold or Betsy Palmer. It was SIght of a new day is worth the a great day, however, mixing many with the surname. the The visit to Ireland ~'as 1"er lnp. Arrival in Shannon is for up the busy people of Dublin records did not list names that and we were off f') see 11 he far back in the last century. Queen m London. Our memor­ ~ 30 a.m. (Irish time.) on their Saturday shopping Land was sighted. As the jet day. From talks with my late father, les of Dublin. Wexford bnd glides over the land for the Sunday was a quiet day WIth hIS father was born about 1833 Crown Bar \\'i11 alway's b~ a fIrst time the green fields hit church and a bus trip south of and lcft for the new country beautiful mcmo~~1 I certalnlv your eyes as the hallmark of Dublin to a village called Dun during the potato famine of the found my rO~ls 10 J Wexford. 1 this island and in a few Laochaire. We watched the 1850s. ' would like to: end ~hls moments we landed. Shannon lawn bowlers, a little lunch All was not lost. After a walk travelogue with a sayingl b~ Airport, on the western part of and returned to our hotel for around the town and lunch at another famous Irishmam Ireland, is about the size of the big Monday ahead for the the local hotel we had to leave Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. ,W~er Bradley Field, if I remember, train ride to Wexford, the town the bIrthplace of the Ken· asked on the dlffere~ce but frankly we were so excited _of my &randfather. ncdys. Fltzgeralds and Red- between baloney and blarne~. just being on the green side of monds. We had an hour beforc he said. "Baloney IS flattery the world the details were lost. the ride back to Dublin and laid on so 1hick that it cannot There would be a short delay, what to do? It was four in the be true. Blame\' is flanee: ~alC} due to fog over Dublin, so we ·Time afternoon and we could use thc on so thin we like it." ! \loped looked for a cup of coffee. time for a cool drink. We this has been. blarney 1(' ail There was coffee ... but I was couldn't have picked a bettcr who read it. .Happy' !St. Irish impres'ied ... the bar was open. for the place . .Ne~r the railroad station Patrick's Day. Erm go bra~h. It wa~ quarter to nine. or so, but in Ireland, anytime is time for a little nip. Refreshed, we to sit back--enjoy good old Thursday, March 22, 1979 -:- The WlDdaor Locks Jo1l1'lUd _ Rodolfo-Mase ra a man on the go ··CABBAGES AND· .KlNGS'" started ... the life of Ray and ·With Jack ReQmond Barbara. Both of their -boys have played little league with Raymond Rodolfo-Masera. David at IS, leading the way. Now that's a name. He is a sophomore at the high The Fernwood Drive native school and besides baseball, son of Windsor Locks is a man performs on the track, court on the go. His hectic schedule and soccer field. Mark, 13, a of civic and sporting activities student at the Middle School, is playing CYO basketball may riot be as romantic as his the same league as his friend name, but it adds up to a these days and in the summer Bill Mandrola, as a past months it will be baseball and husband, father and citizen president of the Union School par excellence. soccer. PTA. Ray was a member of the We must add an additional Ray, born on Church Street, Drug Task Force, on the educated locally, is married to position in the community for Review Board for the Wage Raymond Rodolfo-Masera .... a girl from Whiton Street, or is Jlnd Salaries of town employ­ it "Easy Street", Barbara Justice of the Peace. He has ess and the Review Board for been a "marrying sam" for Pinatti. His dad, Peter, came the State of Connecticut in from a small town in northern the past five years and he said, The youthful looking father connection with local schools with a smile, •'I always end up Italy, called Gombolo, located oftwo sons has had a good mix and their curriculum. near the area where Gov. Ella attending the receptions." in town activities encompass­ Ray hasn't any personal Speaking of serious events .• Grasso's folks grew up. His ing sports and civic duty. Of political ambitions for himself, mother, the former Emma Ray believes Bradley Field is course, the duty as a working however, as a member of the an advantage to the town Qf, Pellegrini, was born in father came first with employ­ Republican Town Committee Argentina. _ Windsor Locks, the school ment at Hamilton-Standard, for the past seven years he has system is excellent and the He attended the Union Kaman, Dunn and Bush, kept in touch with town School and in 1958 graduated downtown situation is another . Culter-Hammer and for the government. He admitted he story. His views, often ex­ from the local high school past six years traveling the hadn't seen enough informa­ where he performed on the pressed by others, were the state for the Electrical Whole­ tion to make a judgment on upgrading of the buildings, baseball diamond and basket­ salers firm of Hartford as their the current charter commis­ worth saving and replacing ball court under the direction Industrial Sales Manager. sion study. others not worth the effort. of coachers Al and Spud After high school Ray attended Even with his full schedule Shapiro. Today Ray keeps the the Wentworth Institute and Ray finds time to be with his EPILOG pulse of the sporting commun­ UConn for engineering studies sons, David and Mark, and his Raymond Rodolfo;:-Masera is ity, hopefully, under control as before his first job at pretty wife Barbara. The definitely a man on the go. His a member of the Park Hamilton-Standard. young couple were classmates list of credentials covers the Commission. His five years On the local sport scene Ray at the high school but Ray sporting wqrld and civic with the commission has been has been a member of the said, "we were not sweet­ responsibilities. Why does he a challenge. He said, "politics indoor hockey league, a coach hearts at the time." Barbara do it all? Only Ray could say have never played a part in of the Boys Saturday Morning was a student at Baypath when why. Maybe Ray, as Longfel­ shaping the basic policy of basketball league at the high they met at a dance at Pesci low said, "Not in the shouts making laws for the parks in school and manager and Park. Ray has never been far and plaudits of the throng, but town." umpire of little league for five from the parks of Windsor in ourselves, are triumph and years. Speaking of Saturday Locks .... its where it all defeat." mornings, Ray has organized a skiing trip to the northern states under the direction of the Park Commission. Flying down the white stuff is among Ray's hobbies along with fishing and boating. In the civic department he is -The ...... Leeks Joamal-Thursday, March 29, 1979

Kof C is fou rth love to Joh n Scan Ion

rranClSCo and the next stop and the men on Main Street ed", is a member ofthe fourth would be the Philippines. As a since 1966. degree of the order. He was /'~~'<-, only 26 when he received the "CABBAGES f '

Angelo Francis Marconi has Locks? "That's easy, Grove' served on the town Planning experienced the full life as "CABBAGES &.;; .. Street. It had everything we -. and Zoning. Commissioner ballplayer and boxer in his wanted. Let's 'see, there was Marconi has been a charter 'Youth, a store owner, civic the chinese laundry, a black- member of the Connecticut , servant in later years and smith, even a bootlegger, _a Federation of Planning and today his life is crowded with AND KING,S" theater, a King family, and a Zoning agencies since the activity, at 68 years young, With Jack Redmond Queen family and then St. panel was created in 1947. working in the Windsor Circuit Mary's convent, school, and Court. _ Oak and Main streets. Angelo Angelo wanted to be "his ~J~:lf.iWthe park. See what I mean?" The trip down memory lane, also boxed in Hartford and own man" and entered the Who could argue? with this dapper man with the Meriden a few times. His newspaper (selling that it.) EPILOG constant twinkle in his eye, weight was 117 with a career business, by opening a _ recalls happily the town of of twelve fights. new stand on Oak and Main llL' , Angelo and the fomer Alice Angelo Francis Marconi is Windsor Locks as it was, and As for baseball, Angelo streets. As today, papers from ~ ~ ~ /', Boldway of Holyoke, have all Windsor Locks ... a fixture. why Grove Street "was the recalls p~ayi.ngin the only p~rkBoston, New York, Spring- >~,'.:;' C be~nmarried since 1?34. i~you will, a le~endin his own most i!I1portant street in for the kIds 10 town, on the sIte field, Hartford and of course, - ',~~' ~, Ahce's folks moved to Wmd- tIme. Back In 1976 the town." . . where Pesci Park is today. the Windsor Locks Journal, Angelo Marconi sor Locks when she' was only Hartford Times wrote an Angelo has lived 67 of those Basketball games were held at were featured. The year was J. three. As a seventh grader editoral on the - town of years in Windsor Locks. He the Central Hall. Angelo was a 1937, and with his brothers What about the old days in Alice noticed Angelo, the high Windsor Locks about rejecting was not born here ... and fondry guard and m3de the All-Star Louie and John, as partners, Windsor Locks. When you school star player, and she further participation in certair describes it as "a good town." team- in the Central Valley they then opened a confection- were a boy? "As I told played the role of a female federal funds. It said, in part. His parents Adam and Jennie League. ery store in the theater yOll... Windsor Locks is a good "John Alden" for a friend. "Windsor Locks is not a Marconi traveled home to Italy building on Main and Spring. town. As for the days of my But as the story goes .•. she got wealthy community. It is a so the child could be born in It was the former Leo Viola youth. It was fun. We her man. community comprised of their native town of Fonzazo. He laughingly referred to a--store. ice-skated on the upper basin. hard-working middle-class one year try at football by the Our swimming pools were the individuals, many the sons and August 21, 1910 the Mar- boys in the high school. They Connecticut River, the Wind- The Wedemeyer Street daughters of immigrants, who coni family had a new son. traveled to Windsor to play The brothers were in sor Locks Canal, Cannon and coupJe have three children. have had to struggle. on a After a year the Marconis Loomis School, without per- business until 1974. The only Mill ponds. The trolley tracks Their oldest is Alice Clack. daily basis, for everything they returned to the United States. mission of the school author- break came during World War run up and down the main married to T. Dean Clack, have received." Mr. Marconi Angelo said their. home in ities, just to see if they could Two when Louis and John street. In the summer months living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. is a part of the community and Windsor Locks was located on beat Sy Preli's tealn.- went into the service. The we all walked to the baseball The Clacks have a daughter he made those words come the river bank, at the lowest Angelo did mention the trip years saw the brothers operate games at a field located on the Dianna. Alice is a teacher in alive. -Fred Allen, noted point, near the Dexter Co. to the school principal...afterit a meat market, package store Windsor-Windsor Locks line, the Ann Arbor school system humorist, said it an for

Young Angelo was a St. was over. Angelo always had a and the well-known stop for ~llnear Route 91, past the and her busband is a professor Angelo .. "You only live once. Mary's student and one of his lot of spunk ... even in those local residents. overpass on Route 159. In at the University of Michigan. But if you work it right, once is classmates was another welt- days. those days the major leagues The Marconis have two enough/' "known personality in town ... Sy With his sporting career at One of those residents of were not permitted to play sons ... Raymond, married to, PrelL High school was an end, Angelo entered the Windsor Locks gained national games on Sundays. So the Patricia Root, a son Raymond, Angelo's next step with field of business after gradua- attention ... Governor Ella teams would stop in Windsor Jr., and is employed at the baseball, basketball and box- tion in 1928. The graduation Grasso. Angelo said, "Gover- Locks to play exhibition Windsor Locks Savings and ing playing a big part or-his class that y~arhad 28 ... the nor Grasso was not only a good games, usually against the Loan. Joseph is married to

early youth. To pay f~rbooks, largest class up to that time. customer but a . friend." The Holy Cross College team who Linda Cinaski, a member of and because, "I _ like the His first job was on construe- store became a victim of the'represented the town. We saw the Air National Guard with sport," Angelo entered the tion. He then joined the redevelopment. Angelo holds the best. .. Babe Ruth, Ty two sons, John and Jason. boxing ring and he added, George P. Clark Company. "no ill will" concerning the Cobb, Roger Hornsby and Angelo is a member of the with a smile, "my mother One of his fellow workers downtown situation. He did George Sisler." Windsor Locks Chamber of never knew it." ' _during his year with Clark was say, "the entire business Commerce for the past thirty In those days the bouts were another C&K interviewee ..• could have been handled - What's this about the most years. He's been a Knight of held at the Central Hall gym at Leander Arrighini. differently." important street ih Windsor Columbus since 1942 and - The Windsor Locks Journal - ThlU'Sciay" April 12, 1979 Traverso's life spans 77 artistic years

seen enough. "You want to do conn~ctedwith the world-wide so among the dignitaries at­ Wir.dsor Locks has always "CABBAGES this ... no more!'~Needless to company for 47 years until his tending. been another love for Till say, it was the end of Till's retirement in 1969. He philos­ Henry Traverso is currently rraver~o.In his own WlJi'0S ••• pugilistic career. phically remarked, "I entered the Director of Curriculum for AND K_INGS" Till finished grammar school the machine business field the Harwinton and Burlington ."Windsor Locks is a len e!y and, as in those years, seeking when it first came into its school systems. Locally Henry town where evcryont: kn,;ws With Jack Redmond work was more important than own, and I left when it was will be remembered as the everyone. Governor Gr_ssu a few years in high school. Till, winding down, with computers first principal of Windsor has always been a great friend being the persistent type, and hand-held calculatorS' Locks High School at the South of the family." Till even had Attilio Enrico Traverso is a Irish neighbors. He did admit, 'managed to attend night\. flooding the market." Elm Street location. He's a his artful hands in politics ... man of enormous talents and the Traverso boys had school for thirteen years learn- All those years working and grad of Loomis, Holy Cross, but only for- a short time. He loves. The talents range from a their share of fights at the -ing his first art lessons in making art a hobby of love he with a masters at Trinity. He was elected the second select­ garden at his home on North begin~ing,but it wasn't long mechancial drawing and had. at his constant side his and his wife Elaine have two man for a year just before Street, the restoration of furni- before the Italian kids were an draftsmanship. This all led to bride Rose CastelIini,_ a native daughters ... Jill and Amy. World War Two and truthful­ ,Jure by caning and-a personal integrated part of the neigh- artwork and his "love." Dur- sister of Windsor Locks. Rose ly, he'd "rather be an anist ',mark in the world of art. The borhood. Till said, "we all ing the day Till worked on and Till were married in St. Till said he inherited his than a politician", he added )ove affair with these ambi. became fast friends with the different types of toil ... During Mary's Church. Next April; artistic abUity from his own with a smile on his face. )ious hobbies covers the 77 Irish boys. We even were part World War One, he was at the 1980 it will be 50 happy and father. His paintings can be years since his birth in Fran- of the St. Patrick's parade in Boston shipyards, working on· .artful years since their walk seen a the local KofC Hall on EPILOG cavilla, a town in northern South Boston." Today Till destroyers, and was then em- down the aisle. Elm Street, where a painting Attilio ~n~icoTraverso is .a Italy. remembers, with a certain ployed as a I draftsman an~ The congenial couple live at of Christopher Columbus cov- man ~fartistic te~dency... be.lt Mr. Traverso, better known amount of fondness. the early, machine operator. 5 North Street, the house Rose ers a place of honor and at the the canvas, working on a chaIr, . to his many friends as "Till," days in Boston and is still a The heavy and dirty work was born in. They have raised VFW hall where the two o~his garden of ve?etables. was only ~veyears old when Red Sox rooter attending sev- was given up at the age of 2S two children who have remark- Smalley Brothers pictures are sIlhouetted .by a vinery of be and hiS brothers reached eral games a year at Fenway. when he left Boston to live in able records in the field of exhibited and revered as the grapes. I believe Mr. Traverso . the United States. Their par- Baseball was never one of Springfield to try his h~ndas a education and the arts. Jodn is veterans' organization name- wou~dagr~e with the following ,ents had left the old country, his arts. However, he man- serviceman with the Mar- an art teacher at Quick School sakes. The Traverso home is words. wntten by a Hartford leaving the boys in care of aged to try his hand at the art chants Company, makers of in Hartford. She studied at the ftlled with portraits and scenes woman, Besty Holland Geh- their grandmother, to set up a of boxing with the Boston adding machines and calcula- Rhode Island School of Design masterly done by Till and his man: "Genesis reads: And the home and find employment in Athletic Association. After a tors. A transfer in 1928 to in Providence; and earned daughter Joan. Lord God planted a garden the new country across the few fights under his belt he Hartford gave him a chance to her masters in education and • eastward in Eden." It may

.sea. ~dragged his father to the arena live in Windsor Locks and a art at the University of Hart- The quiet gentle person is a well be that every making of a The Traversos lived in Taun- one night in order to persuade petmanent home. Till stayed ford. Joan emulates her father life member of the local KofC, garden is an attempt to return ton, North Plymouth, Saga- him to approve of his latest with the Marchant firm for six in the love and skill of art. A a former memb'!r of the Lions to Eden. It even may be that more and Dorchester, Massa- activity. His father witnessed years. In 1932 he switched few years back Joan's first Qub and the National Assoc- . every garden is an Eden in chusetts during Till's growing the first fight of the evening companies, but the same type public showing of personal iation of Accountants. The !tself; that ~o~the while we. are up years. He best recalls and in the opening session one of business. paintings and art work were accounting organization still I~?tersedIn It we can retaID a the happy times in Dorchester, of the fighters was knocked For Friden, Till became one exhibited in West Hartford uses his sketch of buildings as VISion of what we were meant a section of Boston, with his cold. Mr. Traverso, Sr., had of their top salesman. He was with Governor and Tom Gras- part oftheirletterhead. to be." Th1ll'Sda!, April 12, 1979 - The Windsor Locks Journal _ My Fair Lady great-- but we're used to that

By Jack Redmond The production certainly proud on those four memor­ "My Fair Lady" opened at rates up at the top of past able nights of music, dancing. the Shubert Theatre in New Bro~dway shows put on by unbelieveable sets and the Haven February 4, 1956, at the senior classes. The show laughter will be remembered Erlanger Theatre in Philadel­ directed supremely by Jame~ by the students, parents and phia on February 15, and at C. ,Gatto, with the musical just plain citizens of Our town the Mark Hellinger Theater in direction under Neil Rinaldi, who love this type of New York on March 15. produced by Linda Colo and Broadway. "My Fair Lady" closed at choreography by Valeria Mc­ Janet, Mark and Jim made the Windsor Locks High Roberts all blended into the you forget JUlie, Rex and School on Saturday, April 7, fine performances by the Robert Coote from the original after a successful four night leading players, Janet Fraw­ cast. Julie Andrews and Rex run. On the, last night the ley, as Eliza Doolittle, Mark Harrison were always stars ... 'audience left singing "I Could Lillibridge as Henry Higgins after the local show Janet. Have Danced All Night." The and Jim Sullivan as Colonel Mark and Jim and the entire audience could have listened Pickering. The supporting cast will be stars when we look to the words and music of this actors and actresses added to .l back and reminisce. fine high schOol group far into first-class show for the local Thanks again. senior class 'the night. theater goer. of 1979. We've grown accus. "My Fair Lady" is a musical tomed to the fine music of the adaptation of Bernard Shaw's Windsor Locks High Schoo1. "Pygmalion." The senior class would have made Lerner and Loewe and' the great Shaw

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Publisher .•.•...••••...... •.• ,Evenlyn K. Lee Production ...... ,Claire Quinn Managing~Editor...•..•••. Paul F. Burton Martha Martocchio Advertising ...... Julie Lee Lisa Butenkoff Shirley Baska Consulting Editor...... George Wallace Staff Writer ...... Beverly Rand Classifieds ...... Lorraine Bourgoin Contributing Writers ... Alan Eisenberg Joanne Griffin , Kristen Hardendorf RivaDunn Ned Mann JudyViara Michele Mattei Circulation .... •· .... ·•• •• ··RoseAnne laBarre -Jack Redmond Donna laBarre Denis LaBarre Photographer.. ~ ...... Ron \Dundin Andy Johnson Patrice laBarre Nick Ruggiero _ TIle 'WbIdIor Loco Jouraal - Tbunday, April 19, 1919 Rio a sightseeing paradise . embraces the t:.mperor's pal· bond of comradeshIp. Every· Nine hours and 5,000 miles ace and crown Jewels, anti· one IS 10 a splflt of frlendh· from Boston and the soft, ques, ;and treasurers of the ness. TIlls IS probably due to mOIst air npples In from the "CABBAGES past. The rade up the mOUntaIn no warnes for a week or so, sea greeting the vIsitors from and down again was not for the some even speak to perfect the eastern part of the United AND K I NO-S' , faint of hean. I was amazed ... stangers. The end result. States. - • everything 10 Petropohs had to hopefully IS a lot of fun, good The sand IS warm, the be calTled up that mountam ... food and drmk, and a new beaches are filled with bodies that's a marvel In Itself. adventure to talk about for ..chocolate, coffee, bronze, With Jack Redmond New Orleans has its Mardi months. mahongany, every shade of gras ... Rio has It carnival. The Among the passengers we tan. LIlde patches of fabnc carnlVai show at the beautiful rubbed elbows wlthh arul ex· covcnng strategic spots arc all For history buffs ... the Port· for the so·called "beach RIO Sheraton Hotel was an perlenced our tnp to RIO, was that keep thIS from belDg a uguese colOnialists budt thiS magICIans". They seem to be evenlDg in how they celebrate a fellow Knight, Russ Lose and nude place. The place ....the "happy city" on a knob of inVISIble and speclahzed ID the day before lent starts. WE hIS WIfe Agnes. Russ recently land of cluzearos, Fred Asture land that juts into the mouth of making watches, radIOS, were Wined and danced ... and retired after 30 years WIth the moVIes and Carmen Mtranda Guanabara Bay, then sprawls purses and cameras dlsap' showed the elaborate carnIVal Connecticut Air Nattonal ... the words could come from a south and west along the pear. It was wIse to leave your costumes worn by men and Guard. Then there was a travel folder ••• lts all true. Atlantic Coast formlDg such valuables. and room keys Wlth women who were pnze win, couple from New BntalD .... You're in Rio de Janeirol distinctive and famous beach th~ hotel In order to oers. dentist, Les Kraakowsiy and As you leave the giant communities as Ipanema and en~oy a safe walt. Ltke all hIS Wife, Manlyn, who IS J. airport, the newcomer IS Copacabana. The "girls from CIties, RIo has cnme and All good things must come noted marathon runner Illlh~h' aware of the beauty and scope Ipanema" are the beauties on unfortunately, a part of th,e to an end. Our tnp was over... area of the state. Must not of the CIty. However, very the travel posters Wlth bodies pnce you pay as a VlSlto~, ~ It at least we thought. forget the happy·~o·lucky two­ dose, and pan, is .. brutal to envy anct apprCCJate and New York or Rio. Bllt, ~ IS .. The 364 passengers were some from Somers, the Klugs world of poverty, crime Ind 1ure the tourists from allover stall a SIghtseeing paradise. scheduled to leave Rio on of the bahng famlly. One of vice. My wife and I were the world. Our grollP was not After a day of relUJDg fro!!, Sunday, March 25, for amvaJ the oldest pusengers on the passengers on a Trans Inter· disappointed ... we toot in all the tnp and famuanzln& our· It Bradley the nest morning at trip was lovely Mrs. Anna national Airlme DC·tO to the the slghts ... JtatJonary and selves With the lay of ~e land, 2:30 a.m. It just didn't wort Mome, accompanIed by her beautiful city of Rio, but YOIl phYSIcal. we took on the CIty of Rio, VIa a out... due to mechanical trou· daughter, former Vermont can't mISS the other world RIO de Janeiro (melnlDg: tOur bus. ThIs Included the ble With the plane, we spent State Senator. Mrs. Helen surrounding the glamour. The River of January) covers an famous beaches of Ipanema twelve hours bltmg our n&lls, Acebo. Mrs. Morrie IS from charter flight from Bradley areaofSRO square mtles Wlth a and Copacabana. Sugar Loaf hstemng to rumours and VIS· BarrIe and the sister of Mrs. last month, by way of Boston, population of over five mtllion. Mountaan WIth cable cars for a ions of returning on a Con· Andrew Merli of WlDdsor was made up of educators, It 15 a mlnure of poor and rich, fabulous view from new found corde, we saw amve from Locks. lawyers, doctors. and more The ocean·front condoml- heIghts, th,e palace and estate Pans. WIshful thlDklDg. After KnIghts (Columus, that is) niums (some go as hIgh as of Barzal s emperors. the a late dInner at the auport, at To put thiS III in the proper than KIDg Anhur had at his S250,OOO) line the beaches. Maracanan Soccer Stad!um, the alrlme's expense, we were perspectlve ... the words of Bn· round table, from aU over New However, the beaches are the largest ID the w~rld WIth I bused back to the RIO Shera· tlsh actor Robert Morley seem England, OhIO, New York and public where the nch I1lmgle capacIty of holding over ton. The aIrlines was paylDg. appropnate. "I shall pubhsh Maryland. WIth busboys, maIds, truck 200.000 cheerlDg fans for thetr and they pIcked a nice spot. the definIte gUIde on what not How many places in the driver, and Jamtors from a nallonal sport The traffic Jams We ate, drank, and went to see or do abroad. AVOId world get these kinds of tesll. poor sectIon call Zona None, were part of the tOur. The five SWImming until Tuesday after· plays acted In a fonegn Ian· mODlals? "Srull", "They've to spend free lime sunnang, o'clOCk rush In RIO malee Route noon and then the vacation guage. and bUlldangs cnmely Got an Awful Lot of Coffee In plaYing soccer, or Just people 91, and even New York CIty, was over. We left at SIX RIO rebuilt sIDce the war Be· Brazil" and the famous song wat'·lIng. seem like a pIece of cake. ' time. The only haIry time was wale of government·sponsor· "The Girl from Ipanema": As WIth most trIps to a One of the "must" stops IS, Sunday evemng when we sur· cd stores and light operas. Any place that has IDsplred as tropIcal clly, your time IS the top of Corcovado Moun- rended our passports. In retro· Llmll yourself to one cathe·_ much musIc as Brazil has to be dIVIded IOta three easy·to·take tam, where, standmg :.t the spect, It was the only time dral, one pIcture gallery, and conSIdered among the great categories. SIghtseeing, eating foot of a 100·ft. hIgh statue of things got out of hand. It one gIant Buddha a week. place In the world, (and drInkIng) and sWImmIng ChrIst the Redeemer, which resembled a HItchcock movIe Remember, a (ourlst accepts, In RIO there are two kinds of In the fancy pools of your looks down at the city WIth as we were cattled Into a small a Ireveler selects." I believe seasons .. hot and very hot. hotel. The ~roup was booked outspread arms, we were glv- openlng ... it was everyone for the Loses, Kraczkowskys, March IS hot, at least the eight into two of the newest ... (Rlta en one of the most beauttful hImself. On an occasIon life Klugs, Momes, Acebos, and' days plus two. thanks to and I) Hotel Inter Continental panoramIc views 10 the tour. that, husbands and Wlves are Redmonds now rail IDto that mechanIcal troubles of our Rio and the Hotel NaClonal. The next nIght we were on a I separated and even little child· calegory. The Clcest pa. t of plane. We lived an the land of As few words on the public tour of RIO lights and the view I ren are on theIr own. for a few the trip was our alTlval at sun and pretty gIrls. If you beaches ...only for wallemg and of the city and the statue was mmutes It was hectIC, but once Bradley ... an alrhne worleer kept covt:red, you woa.ldn't !>unnlng. The enormous equally breathtaklD~. on the bus thmgs were nght opened the door on the plane gct that fifty dollar I mean waves, great for the young An all·day tour tncluded a WIth the world agam. and said, "Weh;ome H<.mel" cruzeIros, tan. Spend a week !ourfers, was Just too rough for bus trIp to Petropolis, Rio's I believe you meet some of Sut, I must not forget.:. In RIO, and yuu soon found out U\ olmateur sWimmers. Tour· summer reson up a whldlng the nicest folies on vacataon. OBRIGADO (thank you) RIO de your dollar IS worth 22.58 1~15 were alerted and warned hIghway 90 minutes from the Some qUickly Corm a ~trong .'.melrol crU71'Irnc t11nstanUy to be o~~"_e watch city. This CIty, of over 200,000, The Windsor LocJtS Journal - Thursday, April 26, 1979 Career, family and sports makes her tick

Patricia Moylan Keney can policy in high schools. Town Committee showed I enjoy in your free time? That's surely be called a "good Wedding bells came in cared and faced all the issues if there is any left? "I love to sport". As a member of the 1959. The Keneys lived in ~'CABBAGES, and intend to do the same on read,. follow the Red Sox. town's Park Commission, Pat Hartford a few years and then the Park Commission". Do We're all for the boys from is concerned with sports, but their final move a little north you feel women have a fair Boston. During the summer, I feels we shouldn't neglect the on Route 91 to Windsor Locks AND KING·S~'share in sports? "In Windsor love to go to the Greater over 30 citizens in their in 1966. During those years, Locks they do, now. At the Hartford Golf tournament and recreational endeavors. She Alan was employed at Pratt & With Jack Redmond high school the varsity sport you might say ... people are my emphasized, recreation should Whitney and Hamilton-Stan­ programs has a lot to offer, if hobby." What about vacations be for "everyone in town". dard covering 19 summers. Karen, are former cheerlead­ according to his parents, the girls take advantage of for the Keneys? "The Con­ Pat, a friendly and bubbling Two years ago he ventured ers for the Raiders and just "plays all the sports". The them." necticut shore takes up a lot of personality, is a native of into insurance with the recently completed their act­ little leaguer of sur-tmer is now What about ERA and the summer. We did go to Hartford, as her husband, Connecticut General Company ing parts in the senior class preparing for the annual women's rights? "Well, I'll Disney World in Florida, but Alan C. Keney, and the as a Project Analyst in systems play, "My Fair Lady". Pat and Maryland game on the court of never join an ERA movement. it's a lot with five kids, but a mother for five active and nor- and programming. Alan were pround to say ... the sixth graders. Father Alan Frankly, I never felt I needed lot of fun." mal sports-minded children. Karen is the student represen­ has assisted his son the past liberation ... 1 like being a She has that sense of Their home on Stone Drive tative on the St. Mary's Parish three years as a coach in the woman and want to be treated EPILOG humor ... that reminds one of is a be('lhive of activity with Council. But two was not local little league program. like a woman". She went on Erma Bombeck ... and even the five stuqents busy with school enough. Nbw it can be said ... five is the say•.• "I'm also against Patricia Moylan Keney, stories to go with it. functionS, sporting projects enough. abortion. I plan to become mother of five children, park and not forsaking the chores at The twins were followed by involved in the "right to live" commissioner, loyal Demo­ Pat Moylan was a snappy home without answering to the Lisa, 16, a student at the Pat Keney, when not program in town." crat, active in her church, - seventh grader when her head queen bee. Suffield Academy. Lisa plays keeping track of her five What about the changes in staunch advocate of people's was turned slightly, for an ' at all sports ... track, basket­ energetic children, sits on the the Catholic Church? "I have rights ... faces life with a smile eighth grader, Alan Keney. With smiles on their ball, and cross-country. Ali­ Park Commission. She was taught CCD classes, been and a firm disposition. With Her brother was Alan's best faces ... Pat and Alan agreed son, 13, a seventh grader at appointed last year to fill a active in the social affairs at Pat the smile comes first ... the friend, so an introduction was their twin daughters, Kim and the Middle SchooL.with field vacancy and feels •'with five St. Mary's and I expected the rest only surfaced when asked. easy. The young couple Karen, have been at times, hockey and cheering for the kids, J was not only interested changes would come some I believe Pat Keney will tell advanced in their togetherness "double trouble". Alan, when Dallas Cowboys her sporting in Windsor Locks sports, but day. But you might say, I'm her children the following right up to the Hartford Public asked, "What was your initial contribution. Oh, yes, she also also in the recreation for all just an old traditional Catholic French saying ... before they High School. They were both reaction to the twin birth, 18 makes a good cup of coffee. age groups, that would include girl. However, I do believe in tackle the world ... "What! No active in the sports depart- years ago," was only, "0 my (Thanks again Alison). The cultural events." the ecumenical movement. star, and you are going out to ment.. .Alan in track and Pat God". other male in the house Pat Were you picked for the When you aren't working at sea? Marching, and you have participating in softball and and Alan built ... is Alan T., 11 commis~ionbecause ypu were Connecticut General (started a ,no. music? ,Traveling, and you basketball in years before Kim is the olde~t,by five years old, a student at the a woman? "No. My record of few month ago) and busy at have no book? Whatl No love, girl's sports was standard minutes, and with' her sister North Street School, and six years on the Democratic town meetin,gs, what do you and you are going out to live? -The Windsor Locks Joamal--:,'Iharsday, _May 3, 1979

He loves the town--and everything else, too

commiSSIOn is doing the best J!you look into the heart of place to have a good ti~e."CABBA' -G E S be~n.in his words. "pure GUido Joseph Montemerlo... DanCing and roller skatmg - I enJoyment." for the town and the expanded the town of Windsor Locks were a big thing is those days As a past commander of the department is one of the major w(.uld be suitably etched with and young Guido met a girl ND K I ~ TOS' , local VFW, Guido served on contributions. " equal love for his wIfe. child- from Oak Street ... in high A ,1:~Jf - the committee building the ren and grandchtldren. school, Barbara Silk. Their new home on Fairview Street. This energetic, involved and wedding bells would not ring The experience afforded him On local issues ... Guido said, zealous native son has always until Guido came marching With J ac k Redmond the opportunity to serve on "the downtown redevelop- remembered his mother's home, or ] should say flying , , J ,buil~ing. committees. of the ment. was one of the best words .. , "if you can't say home. after the war. chiIdren ... Francis, the oldest, clan, the return to cilivan life new Town Office Building and things that ever'liappened in something good a~outsome- He graduated with the class is a Boston University grad, in 1945, meant a new begin- Police and Fire Complex on Windsor Locks. I'm a little one. don't say anything." of 1939. Before starting off on Jiving in Vermont with wife ning and what career path to Elm Street. disappointed because more After an' hour or so' with a career, he decided to try the, Dianna and their four children. pursue?, Guido experienced positive action hasn't been the police commissioner ... I Cheney-Howlett Trade School Corinne is married to Douglas on-the-job-training. funded by taken. We should have only l'an only say good things about in Manchester for a year and Gilbert, lives in Windsor the Veteran Administration, at With Guido MontemerIo, the best in the downtown area, ,his man who is a veteran of then secured a job with Pratt Locks, with two children. the George P. Clark Company one of his fondest volunteer we mustn't forget to keep up World War II. aircraft worker, and Whitney. This lasted two Ann Marie is a Physical in town. His nights were filled work is with the VFW. Since with the times." On -Bradley firefighter, Knight of Colum- years until Uncle Sam called Education graduate of the with classes at the University World War Two he has placed Field and town. taxes, he gave bus member and s~aunc~sup- him up for the U.S. Army Air Russell Sage College in Troy, of Connecticut extension in flowers and flags on the graves a quick, "you can't beat them, porter of Repubhcan Ideals Force. New York, and is currently Hartford. His association with· of Windsor Locks service men our town is the best in the . and concerned citizen of his Guido's service during "the attending the Greater Hartford the Clark Company lasted four and ...women who paid the state." home,town. ,big one" began in North Caro- Community College for a June years. At this point of time... supreme sacrifice for their- GUIdo was born o? ~pnngtina with cadet training. He date with the role of Register t~eaircraft ~dustrybecame country. ~ town, t!te VFWand Street. the son of SllvIO and moved around the states with Nurse. The youngest Monte- hiS way of hfe. In 1950 he the Amencan legIon have, for Rena Montemerlo. His mother Aorida his next stop for gun- merlo is David. He and his joined Pratt and Whitney and years, sponsored a veteran Guido and Barbara are not is still going strong at 89 nery school. Overseas training wife Donna, have one child has been a fixture all these holiday committee. Working all work and no play. They years. living in town. In fact, meant traveling across country and Jive in Windsor Locks. The years. Today, his title reads .•. with Guido is Ed Sabotka, of enjoyed camping with the Guido's four brothers and two to Arizona, then finally with Montemerlo home on James Senior Process Planner in the the Legion, in organizing par­ kids, when they were younger. sisters reside in their town and enough school, Guido was off Street is well stocked with Assembly Test Department. ades- for the Memorial and Today the summers are spent Montemerlo Avenue was to war in North Africa and pictures of children and grand- It's difficult topinpoint Gui- Veteran Day·celebrations. on the Connecticut shores. named for the family. Italy. Plenty of war was seen children. When time permits.. do's activities in Windsor Rounding out Guido's town Speaking of the children ...the As a young ~oyattending by the boy from Spring Street. .Guido complies photo albums Locks. He has been involved activities is the Police Com­ busy couple have both been grammar and hIgh school h~As a gunnery sergeant he of all the kids and with him, with all types of volunteer mission and the Republican involved in the boy and girl delivered the big city newspa- participated in 50 missions the camera is always ready for work in Windsor Locks. Ser- Town Committee. For the past scout movement. Traveling to pers right along with the with raids over Germany and action. vice includes two years with 12 years he has served in far off places like Hawaii, Windsor Locks Journal. He Rumania, and invasion of Barbara, the proud grand- the Zoning Board, a fireman setting the policy of the Police Florida and Acapulco have recalls. in his day, no orga- southern France. In 1945 he rna, is employed at the Police for 35 years, answering his Department as a commission­ been a part of their fun life nized sport:; in high school, was discharged. and the same station as dispatcher and her required calls, a task worth ere He said, the 2S years with style. For Guido and Barbara except baseball, and being a year arrived home to marry his familiar voice has been on the mentioning. considering he the GOP has not interferred Montemerlo .. .its not how far member of the St. Mary's Barbara. radio for eleven years., works in East Hartford. The with police matters. "There is you've come; -but have you

Young Men's Cub was the- The Montem~rloshave four As for the "pharoah" of this year with the ReilJymen have not poli~icalinterplay. The enjoyed tpe trip? They have! J -The WIDdaor I.«b JOIIl'IIaI-Tlmnday, May 10, 1979

Education and family mean th~most to her

"God thought to give the With Dorothy, a soft-spoken third. !!p-1Yand a student at When first married the the-""Middle School. Another young couple lived in West ~weetestthing in His almight lady, education has also been i'CABBAGES baseball and basketball play- Hartford, but returned to their power an intricate part of her life To earth; and deeply Style since the days at St. er, young Glenn is beginning home town and Church Street. wondering What it should Mary's School in her native little league ball as his brot- This lasted a short time and hers before him. Cathy. the then to Briar Cliff for 15 year be ...onehour town of Windsor Locks. After .AND K.lNGS''' In fondest joy and love' of grammar school, it was on to girl scout in the family, is in sta~.The Flanders' moved the fourth grade and true to agam, to the street wh;ere it all heart Outweighting every the local high school, and later With- Jai~k Redmond the family tradition is now started.... Church Street, and other higher education, down south, equally filled with outstanding When Brown University is ~akingup softball. fixtures in their town. He moved the gates of at· the Albedus Magnus games in baseball and on the mentioned ... there's always a Its time for a few facts on heaven apart And gave to ColJege in New Haven. She basketball court. Flanders waving the school earth ... a Mother!" graduated ... cum laude. Dorothy's college sweetheart.. EPILOG With Dorothy Flanders ...n banner ofthe Rhode Island Ivy Glenn, the second. He was at Dorothy Dowd Flanders is a Glenn and Dorothy, Church was first the education, Glenn League sch_ool. Another C&K The author of the above is Street residents, were married Brown when the classes were devoted mother. The biggest and Brown University and interviewee, "Mr. Nice Guy'" interrupted to serve in the thrill in her life has been anonymous. The familiar in 1954. She recalls, with a then marriage and mother- Cyrus Flanders. was the first name I interview for today's certain amount of affection, U.S. Army. After a short "watching the kids grow up." hood. The Flanders' children Flc-:.nderswith a beanie cap at career for Uncle Sam Glenn When she's not "going to a lot column wanted to remain" growing up in Windsor range from nine to twenty- Brown. He was followed by anonymous, because she felt I Locks, meant you knew returned to campus and of games," reatling is her one. She laughlingly said, her son, Glenn, and now grand­ marriage to Dorothy. Glenn's enjoyable hobby. In could fill a column of her life. everyone in town. As far as the routine goes from colJege son,' John. Next month is first employement was at summer months the Flanders How wrong she was. Dorothy when I met Glenn ... I feel I activity with John, the oldest graduation for John. His sport Dowd Flanders is a mother.' always knew him. " Her Hami1ton~Standard.He all take off for the family boy, at Brown, naturally, to is rugby and he recently switched to insurance at cottage at Martha's Vineyard, She represents aU mothers. indoctrination with Brown girl scouts cookies with the returned from the Bahamas, Travelers for a six year period. : the island off Massachusetts. The hour we spent together University came from Glenn. younge~t,nine year old, after a spring tourney. There will prove the poem's fine They could be caned college Went into business for himself! With Dorothy its been Cathy sandwiched in between ,are three Flanders waiting in and. today its called the education and motherhood ... words and why mothers should sweethearts. They knew each is a busy schedule as a the wings. Jim, 17, is a junior sometimes get the headlines. other, but college was the Brett-Flanders Insurance and as the poem says ... "he part-time teacher at the East at the high school. He played Agency, located on North moved the gates of heaven fro~ Dorothy, mother of four place for girls New WindsOr High School. Her varsity basketball and tenni~ active sports-minded kids, is Haven to watch _the -Brown Street. He's been a hard apart and gave to earth ... a teaching career began "bet- f9r the Raiders. Last summer working member of the Mother." A Happy Mother's the wife ofC. Glenn Flanders, baseball team beat Yale. ween children" substituting at he taught the "Jimmy Con­ Windsor Locks Board of Day on Sunday to Dorothy and perennial member of the -Glenn excelled on the diamond the town's high school. nors" sport to the Park EdUcation for the past 17 all mothers. Where would we Windsor Locks Board 'of for his old alma mater. The Now for the men and Department hopefuls. Then years. be without them? Education. high school days of Glenn were daughter in Dorothy's life. comes C. Glenn Flanders" the -The Windsor Locks Joumal-Thursday, May 17, 197! Correction

Both boys played little league For the past six year~ the in town and were all-stars Professional Bowlers Associa­ "~CABBAGES before the bowling ball be- tion have conducted their tour­ came the main event. Ted and nament m Windsor Locks. The Rich started bowling at six event has been on national years old. (no wonder they television and last month the AND K.I·NG'S" have high averages.) Gealous country viewe.d the best _with editorial note.) Pete Couture m the final five. Wi.tn Jack Redmond..: Sonja has played a role (back­ stage, that is, she probably Sonja wanted to help the should have been on the lanes) SONJA MAcmROWSKI­ Windsor Locks High School, class of 1956. Before bowling sixth grader basketball team in in the enor~ous paper work WINDSOR LOCKS OTHER 1974 when Rich was a part of connected With the tourney LEADING BOWLER captured her fancy and time she twirled a baton for the St. the' Maryland/Windsor Locks and pro~am. The t.abulat~ng Mary's Brigade. At the high series. Dollars were needed to and postmg scores IS an Im­ pay the expenses on the trip ... port ant part and requires When you think of men's school her four years, when not performing in girl's so Sonja came up with the idea many hours of ha~d work. She professional bowling ... the of an exhibition bowling match has met all the big stars and names of Roth, Anthony and spoets, was leading the school band as drum majorette. against another local favorite had kind wordS for all of Windsor Locks' Pete Couture bowler, Larry Lichstein. Larry them ... a great bunch of g~ys grab the headlines and per­ was on the pro tour at the time and always ready to help With form on national television. As the girl who lead the and gratefully accepted the hints on how to roll those band; now leads the female challenge. Parents of the boys strikes. One of her helpers has In the world of women's bowlers of Connecticut and .contacted some local mer- :been Kathy Clark, who sports bowling in New England, es- New England. Sonja has been chants as sponsors to donate a a 190 average, a~d Sonja's peciany in Connecticut, Wind- bowling the past 18 years ... dollar for each strike Larry and double partners m women sor Locks has another star, a she said, "I just got interested Sonja bowled. The Maryland tournaments. Kathy is also an native girl. Sonja Pohorylo by watch;ng~th~rs bowl." She trip was enriched by $550. . ~mpl?yee of Combustion Eng- Macierowski. Sonja has been rolled her first strike, the rest meermg. making her: o~n headlines, is history. even some statewide televi- Her bowling aSSOCiation not EPILOG sion, and ranks with the best only covers performing. but The exact origin of bowling in the east. Her working career has working with organizations all seems to be obscure. In Ger­ covered Canada Dry Ginger over New England. In 1971-72 many, and in the monasteries Ale, to a secretary position she was named the New there, to relieve the boredom The friendly, congenial lady with Combustion Engineering England Women's Bowler of of their cloistered lives, Ger­ has been consistently in the in Windsor in nuclear en­ the Year. For five years she's man monks set up rows of top ten, average wise, in state gergy. A widow now, Sonja is been the tournament director kegels ... or clubs ... and rolled bowling circles, with close to raising two active boys in of the New England Women's big, rounded stones at the 50,000 women all rolling to sports activity. Their bowling Bowling Association. oShe clubs to knock them over. knock down the big pins. She averages are close to and over keeps bowlers informed, by Soon, German l~ymen disco~ bowls in three leagues in the their mother. Ted, 19, an her columns, in "Ten-Pin Tatt- vered the pastime and by the area. At the Bloomfield Bowl- honor student at the high ler" in Massachusetts and the fourteenth century bowling in ing Center, her average is at school, is an engineering stu- "Sports Reporter" in New alleys has become a universal 193, at South Windsor Ten- dent at the Hartford branch of Jersey. Her personal records sport in Germany. Well right 'Pin Bowl, a hearty 190, and at UConn. In college Ted plays sounds as if she wrote the in Windsor Locks we have Bradley Bowl, a healthy 184. basketball and at lanes sports record book. with local and Bradley Bowl, Villa Rose, Pete For more statistical informa- a 180 average. Rich, 17, is a state champsionships in team, Couture and Sonja Macierow­ tion on Sonja ... her high three junior at the high school and doubles, single and all-events ski. I'm sure Sonja is never games series has been 729, has just entered adult bowling and· a two-time champ in, the bored with bowling and she 720 and 716. Her high single competition. And I think he's Connecticut Cancer Bowlathon would be the first to say ... was a large 179. ready ... his average is 199 and and the New England Scotch ,bowling is great exercise. rolled a high triple of 778 and a Doubles.- As a member of the Bowling is a sport where you single game of 288. His mot­ Women's -All-Star Association can build yourself up by knock­ The Dexter Road residentln her said, with justified pr:ide, (semi-pro group) she is instru- ing things down. (sorry Sonja the daughter of the late ~Walter "Rich has aspirations of one mental in bringing tourna- .. .1 read that somewhere) High Pohorylo, who was a 30-year day joining the pro tour." ments in the eastern seaboard. scores to Sonja and her two Dexter employee, and Mrs. Watch out Pete,' Mark and Local residents will have an sons. Don't forget Sonja ... Ann Banas Pohorylo. Sonja Earl. His mother added, opportunity on June 16 to see when the boys ask for their attended St. Mary's School "working part time at Bradley the best women bowlers in bowling fees, its just pin and is a graduate of the Bowl is ~lping his game." action at the Bradley Bowl. money. "You are about to embark family store and much time for upon the Great Crusade ... " sports. He did manage one These historic words spok- year at New Britain Teachers , en By General Dwight Eisen- College (now Central) and two hower was the beginning of years at Morse College in 'CABBAGES the Normandy invasion for Hartford where he captained thousands of GIs who were the basketball team. He waiting impatiently and ner- entered the working world for AND. KINGS-Yf vously for their orders those a year at the New Britain faithful days of June. 1944. Machine Company in the cost Russell Dominick Lose department. He switched jobs With Jack Reqrnonct heard those words on a L.S.T. on February 6. 1941 when he (landing ship tank), Number joined the army with stateside 392. as part of the Allied duty in Rhode Island, Virginia, lasted only five days. It was Battle of the Bulge. Early in Expeditionary Force. Florida and Governors Island, crowded. to say the least. Russ 1945 his unit hit Germany and These "longest days" were New York City. said even the fancy swimming the towns of Aachen and lold with pride by Russ and the He managed a short fur- pools were drained in order to Remagen. Remagen and the days following, during World lough during the eastern stay ~ccomodate the men's sleep­ famous bridge. later became a War Two, and his recent and date another New Britain mg quarters. Their port of call popular movie in Hollywood. rellrement after 30 years of native ... Agnes Behling. They was Scotland ... wjth the mysti­ During these campaigns Russ t;erVlce in the U.S. Army and had met before the war. cal name of Firth of Clyde. traveled by truck, however, rile Connecticut Air National Shortly, their only contact Russ and other field artiBery foxholes. C and K rations were Guard. . would be letters to the soldiers didn't stay around' the order of the day. The Lose home on Circle familiar war-time APO (Army long enough to find out about The fighting stopped ... the Dn'vc is complete with maps, Post Office.) His stay on the Scotland. They were swiftly Nazi were beaten ... V-E-Day, bonk... diaries and other island was short ...just enough loaded on buses for Bristol, the war was over for the First memorabilia of his months and tIme for the First Army to be England. It would_be their Army and Russ Lose. He came days 111 England and the activiated. In World War One, home and training base until home to New Britain and a European continent. General "Black-Jack" Persh- late May, 1944. _wedding to his Agnes. He was Russ. walling in the cold ing was the top man of this The First Army and the field - discharged from the Army on waters off England during famous unit ... in this war artJllery unit of Russ Lose August 6, 1945. those dark days of June. 35 names.. like Bradley and ~lade their historic entrance years ago. probably reminisc- Hodges would make history. mto France at Omaha Beach. ed of happier times in New On October 12, 1943 the Their march across ElJrope Brltam. ~orking in hb dad's beautiful ocean liner Queen mcluded such spots as St. Lo confection'ary store dishing out Elizabeth, converted to a troop and Paris, France ... Belgium, ice cream and soda to the high carrier. sailed out of New York Holland and Germany. Six EPILOG school and college kids. HiS harbor with 40,000 young months after D-Day and high schobl days were filled Americans off to fight the Nazi rough war duty, Russ and the Russell Dominick Lose has with books, helping in the armies of Hitler. The trip U.S. Army saw first hand the served his country faithfully for 30 years. The memories of D-Day and his tour of Europe Among his many mementos as a GI were his part of the of World War Two is the high "Great Crusade. ,. It is only honor given in 1944 by General Thursday, May 24, 1979-The Windsor Locks Joumal- fitting on the Thursday before C~rle~ De Gaulle. The hOnor Memorial Dav (Monday, May said tn part ... "for being a 28) to rehve the story of Russ deserving American soldier in f{uss returned to his father's who came home. Some of his contributions towards the Russ add Agnes moved to business in New Britain for a liberation of France," and is buddies paid the supreme Windsor Locks in the middJe ten year period. It seemed to sacrifice ... we honor them fifties. Agnes is a well-known be. his lot m life to keep the all ... living and dead ...where figure in the school system as college and high school kids would we be without them? called the French Croix de a secretary the past 19 years_ supplied In icc crean and soda. Guerve medal. for the Borad of Education at In 1953 it all changed ... he, the old Union School and now became a • 'week-end soldier" Now it was time for Russ at the high school. Since the at Bradley Field. He ;.1ade up and Agnes to begin a family war days Russ has had the hi~ mind ... it would be the Air and married life. They have traveling bug, and with Agnes National Guard and uniform two children ... Larry and Cyn· as companion; they have seen for him. Two years later he tha. Larry is a lieutenant in the the sights of Acapulco, most of joined the guard on a fu)) time Fire' Department at the the countries of Europe and baSIS and civil service work. Westover Air Force Base. the recent trip to Rio de The Department of the Air Larry and wife Sharon live in Janeiro. Russ has' been an Force recognized his years of Huntington, Massachusetts. active member of the 4th service at retirement time with Cyntha, a graduate of South­ Degree of the local K"OFC and the Meritorious Service ern Connecticut, was a teacher holds the rank of Faithful Award. Russ retired as a in the Windsor Locks school Navig~t~r. , Senior ~ster Sergeant. system for two years. She now teaches a special education class in Milwaukee, Wiscon­ sin.

Sgt. Russen D. Lose Retired Sergeant shares memories Helen, Bill Hawley recall­ the joys .of a vacation

-The Windsor Lock. JoamaI-Thanday, May 31, 1979 Helen and Bill Hawley the British city where the traveled by jet plane around Queen lives. Their three days the world last November and in London town included a "are ready to go again." Thrnksgiving dinner, in an "CABBAGES Italian restaurant no less.

Their itinerary covered Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, AND KINGS" It was time for the final leg Germany, England and an of, the trip ... on to New York unscheduled stop in troubled WUn )ack He.omondJ.. and home. The nicest sound Iran. was the custom inspector greeting Helen and Bill. .. "welcome home." They Wherever they rubbed el- Their stay in the imperial There was one place the agreed ... "it was good to be bows with the natives of these city lasted three days. During Hawleys felt at home while in back." unrelated countries they "en- the visit the Dexter Company Bangkok. Situated in the heart joyed themselves, had no officials showed them the high of the city was an American Some backgound on Helen trouble with the difference in lights of the capital city. Steak House with the natives and Bill are in order. Both are languages and the people were Another plane ride ... to the city serving food in cowboy outfits, natives of Dalton ... home of just great." They both agreed, of Osaka, a bus ride to Tyoto, with country music, sung paper mill country. The paper "it, was a great adventure." the cultural center of Japan. phonetically, to fill the night is used in making our air. coun~~y: s currency. Bill met Helen when they were employ­ The Hawleys, natives of Helen said, "I never tdok off ed at ~he Crane Paper Dalton, located in the Massa- my shoes so much ... visiting all Company. Bill is a veteran of chusetts Berkshires, have those temples." They men- As many travelers have three years in the U.S. Army been residents of Windsor tioned the fast ride on the found out in the past ... mec­ during World War Two. He Locks since the early fifties. famous "bullet train", that hanical problems with any traveled into France D-Day, Helen, employed at Dexter for BiII.said, "goes like ... " Their plane can be a part of any trip. plus three, at the Omaha 28 years, and the International clOSing comment on Japan... The Hawleys were given an Beach, about the same time as Traffic Coordinator for the "we were treated royally by additional two day stay in a previous interviewee, Russ past twelve years, was on a everyone at Dexter and by the Thailand, at the airlines Lose. Bill said his field busmen's holiday with Bill. He people of Japan." expense, but were on a two artillery outfit "fought the is employed at Kaman in hour notice. The notice came, war right up to Berlin." After Bloomfield the last 19 sum- and departure from Bangkok his discharge in November, mers. It was their first trip to B k th' f . 74 meant leaving a hot 95 degrees 1945, he returned to the mill ac on elr avonte 7 . and after a short pertod such far-off places. SP , th e same paneI th a.etIft to an uncomfortableI 38, . With . Kennedy, for a five hour trip an unscheduled andlng 10 dedded to change his life to Hong Kong. They had troubled Teheran, Iran: For­ work. He enrolled in a GI Bill Where did your trip start? arrived at the British crown tuna~ely, t~ey stayed In the aircraft school in Ca-lifomia. Ask a dumb question... colony bordering southeastern term10al With armed guards On his return east, he jOined "Bradley Field." Can't beat China and its 3 750 000 everywhere, and to the the Trans Ocean Airhnes and that for a good and true inhabi~s. Their first' im;res- H~wleys, just a loo.k-see at the married his Helen, the answer. Actually the big trip sion was" crowded and busy." mldle eas~.:. certainly not a hometown girl. started at Kennedy on a Bill and Helen viewed the place for VISitors. 1 Saturd~y morning. The 15 /1 sights and even went On Bill, a nineteen year veteran hour flIght over Hudson Bay, shopping spree at Kowloon, at Kaman, is a volunteer Can.ada, Alaska, the blue where the airport is locatedr_ fireman in town. He's been PaCific ocean and on to Tokyo, Leaving Teheran meant a with the ReiIlymen for the last Japan by Sunday afternoon. change of planes, and a nine 22 years. Helen is associated hour ride to friendly Frankfort, With the aUXiliary arm of the The four day visit in Hong Germany. However, the lug­ firemen. When they aren't Their arrival at Narita Air Kong was over and the gage did not come along for going around the world ... they Port, located 40 miles from travelers' next stop was the ride. Another problem you spend their vacations In Japan's main city, was under Bangkok, the capital of may have to get used to Vermont. .. In their second tight security. It had only been Thailand and the land of •'The traveling the world. They were home up north. opened for six months. If you King and 1." The Hawleys not dressed for Germany followed the world news ... the could only say ... "under de- either ... but had to do with field had been under contested veloped, not ready for tour- their "Thailand things." Around the world in twenty­ construction for eleven years. ists." It was very hot and the Helen had a good excuse to one days was somethIng If memory serves me, the only ones who didn't mind the shop and picked up a warm special for Helen and Bill environmentalists were heat were the water buffalos sweater. They did manage to Hawley ... they enjoyed them­ against the start of the air field and the elephants who do all enjoy their stay in Germany selves, saw many wonders of and small battles between the the heavy work. Helen did with a tour of Frankfort and the east and west. There IS an police and the opposition were say ... "the orchids are beauti- Wiesbaden. old saying ... I'm sure the well known. The only persons ful and grow everywhere and The luggage caught up with Hawleys would agree .. "If you allowed near the terminal, or co~t ~?out twenty ce~ts the Hawleys in London and a come home as happy as you the airport, were passengers apiece. It must be a flonsts welcome sight it was, as well leave, you had a good coming or going. dream city. _ as all the histOric landmarks in vacation. " ~The WJnd&or I.Geks Joamal-Tbanday, May 31,1979 Annual retreat relaxing

To the Editor: On June 15-17 the men of retreats in the past would St. Robert's and St. Mary's probably answer this most Church will attend their an- provocative question in these nual retreat at the Holy Family troubled times ... Iike this: Monastery in West Hartford, Connecticut. Because we are inviting you The retreat begins on Friday to: Have an opportunity to evemng and concludes after stand aside and get a clear :he noon meal on Sunday. For perspective of your life, your more Information concerning family, your career and your any of the details contact the future. Get away from the parIsh chairmen Bill Stratton daiJy grind, pressures, and of Sr. Mary's of Jack Redmond milJion distractions of our of St. Robert's. modern lives. Relax on the The benefits of a retreat are beautiful grounds of the Holy many. Someone asked the Family Retreat House, a spirit­ question ... "Why tak~ three ual oasis where you can invest days out of a year to make a in your present and future. retreat?" Jack Redmond The men who have made Windsor Locks

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. . John P. Redmond is employed with Combustion Engineering Inc. in Windsor as senior supervisor of account­ ing. His hobby includes writing a weekly column called "Cab­ bages and Kings" in the Wind­ sor Locks Journal. The column covers interviews on people from all walks of life including such things as conventions and the Greater Hartford Open. Thll1'&clay, June 7, 1979-The Windsor Locks Joumal- Confirmed bachelor Adrian Francis Keevers had a twinkle in his Irish eyes, joined the Windsor Locks when he said, "I'm still an old U-CABBAGES Lumber Company as paymas­ bachelor, but still looking and ter, cashier and accountant. hoping." He was associated with the A native son, born on Center AND K.I·NGS'·· lumber company for ten years, Street, comer of Grove Street the last few on a part time he'll be 81 young come this / basis. September first. The dapper With Jdck. RedJnond" Keevers was the second gentleman still resembles the chairman of the Senior Citizen role he played as an executive paymaster, office manager, . Association in town. He was at the George P. Clark Com­ chief accountant and eventual­ The comnuJtee was made up one of the chief organizers of pany and the Windsor Locks ly the assistant treasurer. of Arthur Fhleld~ (dehc~ased), the local club. DUring the Lumber Company for ov.er fifty While Adrian was advancing . w.h 0 ~as t e vlce~c al~an. years he has served on varied years. up the ladder at Clark, his HIS Widow, Mary Flelc!.s,. bv~s jobs including publicity chair­ father was striken with a o~ West Street. ~r. FIeld s man and was in charge of the Mr. Keevers is an active criticar case of arthritis. He mece, Mary PerottI, was se- Drop-In Center on Grove senior citizen and was instru- assumed support of the famity cretarr· The balance of the Street over a five year period. mental in helping to form the and devoted his life to this c?mm~ttee members were Be~- 'In 1973 this active man was very active local club on Oak, end. , . ' sle Btdwell (deceased), B~lI elected chairman of the Wind­ Street. He Jives at' 58) Grove The - years 'rolled on for R~bbett, former po~tmaster m sor Locks Advisiory Commit­ Street. In point of fact, it's Adrian Keevers. World War yY'mdsor Locks, Danny ~abar- tee on Aging. (the name was been his home since the house Two' changed everybn land he mo, George Paganelh, and later changed to the Commit- was builtin 1906. He was the was'no exception.''Dunng 'the John GantIey. tee _ on the _ ~eeds Qf the son of Mary Donegan, a native' "big one'~ he saw his duty and Aging ... Mr: Keevers is still a, daughter of Windsor Locks, served on -the ration J>oard, K eevers, a ft ere t h ~ war member.) Today he works' an,d John ~ vy., ~e,e.vefsl, a dis~rict.. w,arntng ",:~nter, Jim years,' became.. .'active . . Am the wI"th 'the mlnt-.., b us Jor& sentor• Warehouse Point son. ' Frankhn's "War J..Saviilg" Bond t own. s CIVIC actlvlttes. mong citizens business on its da t - Committee, the Defense Coun- po~itlons held were m~mber- day operation.' ,y ? Adrian didn't have far to run ciI and' was chairman of the shIps of the Board of Fmance, ' when classes were over at St. Salvage Committee. Welfare Committee,' the EPILOG Mary's Parochial School. The The salvage': program to Windsor Locks Schoo] Build- Adrian'Francis Keevers saw school was just across the Adrian, Windsor 'Locks and ing Committees and the Fire his duty to family and did it. street from the Grove Street the war effort was an import­ and Police, Building Commit- Later in life he served his home ofthe Keevers. The year ant and worthwhile endeavor. tee. , country, in war and then his was 1913 when he graduated He mentioned the following, In ,1955 he was elected town-: and now as an active and entered the Windsor "it was a hard job. The project secretary and treasurer and to senior citizen. The, dapper Locks High School. He was to was not done by one person, I the Board, of Directors of the gentlemen of Grove Street begin the third year of high had an excellent staff. Some of Clark Company. However, never has traveled on an 'school, but, due to his sister's the people are no longer with -three years later, the company airplane, but thinks Bradley polio attack, he was not per; us. I ~ould like to pay tribute ,was merged 'with -a firm from Field is good for Windsor mitted to attend school. At this to the committee. They were a Massachusetts. Due to the Locks, never had a car in his point Adrian admitted discour-. very important part of my life change Mr. Keevers left Clark' life, but has traveled his agement. and wonderful people." after 42 years service. Retire~ eighty years as' a concerned, ment was not in his plans ... he and active loyal person. Years The school's loss was the ago he would jump on a trolley George P. Clark Company's' at Main Street for a trip to 'gain. Adrian went to work ... Springfield or Hartford. but .first as a clerk. Soon enough-, now uses the trains or bus . Adrian realized he needed He's been a Democrat all his ;additional education. Not one life and believes Governor )0 stand still ... young Adrian Ella Grasso "has been an excellent governor and a very ~ent to night school and took tf0rrespondence courses the next few. years. He gained credits at the Vannias Ac;' 'counting Institute, Morse fine person. If man amiable, mild, equable, ~usiness College and the Keevers had a kind work for content, and good-humored. Springfield Business College. everyone and really exempli. be sure that in his youth he has His refresher courses included fied true love of family, town, been just. generous, and for­ the LaSalle Extension Institute country and his fellowman. bearing. In his end he does not ' and the Walton School of The following words are, Ara- lament the past, nor dread the Commerce. bic ... it 'describes Mr. Kee- future, he is like the evening of At the Clark Company he vers ... "When you see an older a fine dav." served in different capacities .. . trainee in the factory for a year or so, the production control department, cost ac­ count,ing. purchasing agent, active in local-politics, life- Thursday, Jane 14, 1979-'Ibe WIDdaor Loeb JoaruI-

Family of nine will help Bill Stratton celebrat~Sunday noon. Bill will get home in with a poem and it would be H A father is neither an Bm's career in the U.S. Air anchor to hold us back, nor a Force was to him ... "no big , 'CABBA-. GES time to celebrate Father's Day fitting to end it by a rew lines . . . -C. =- with the family. He has been from "Portrait of Dad" by sail to take us there, but deal, I never left the states." . - . . the chairman the past three Maurice J. Ronayne ... "True always a guiding light, whose He entered the blue of the _ . . . _j' years of the St. Mary's group. he'}] never win an Oscar. love shows us the way." flight boys in October of 1943. ~S" On the subject of the church, Never taste undying fame; Hc -George Webster Douglas During his two and one half . ' he said, "frankly, I under- will earn no banner headline';. years he was a cadet in AND K ING the stand the mass a lot better Never set the world aflame. William Asa Stratton has training program on B-32s these days and get more out ot But we children run to greet been the guilding light for his stationed in the sunny states of With Jrick Redmond it." He added, "the church is him when his car turns in the seven children. Mississippi, Alabama and something to believe in and a drive, And our chanted: "Here He and his wife of nearly 30 short time in Pennsylvania. great wa} to keep one's comes Daddy!" Brings the years, Jackie Cousineau Strat- Pegorara. The Suffield couple the accounting department of sanity." twihght glad alive ... jn this ton, a Windsor Locks girl, Bill was discharged from the are expecting their first child nearby SweetJife Company. devoted circle. He is master. agree the large family has service in 1 46. For the next in September. the youngest in the family is EPILOG lord, and King." "kept life interesting, kept us three yeats --his range of Next is Linda ... and her Tom at 20. Like his dad, he is both young, and there's never employment . schooling husband Edward Kozloski. employed at Stanadyne. He is William Ana Stratton cer­ a dull moment." went from r~' tobe ,,=co in She's a registerd nurse at the skier in-the family. All the tainly deserves the attention Bill and Jackie, with their Suffield, attenoll1g the :"1iver­ Johnson Memorial Hospital, children attended St. Mary's this Thursday, before we five girls and two boys, have sity of Connecticut, lIor two will give up nursing this and the Windsor Locks High honor fathers Sunday. Bill's lived in Windsor Locks since years) in their agricultural December, and just "like her School. Both of the boys are one comment on his large t~eirmarriage in 1949. He was program, running on the J. V. sisters, is expecting a baby. fishermen, hunters and love to family, was "have a good a Suffield native, who just cross-country team, to deliver­ (this has to be the year of the work on cars. time." And the Stratton's

happened to cross the town ing milk" He met Jackie ..•life grandchild for the Strattons) Speaking of fishermen ...the have a good t~me~.. rooting for line after his World War Two changed; and -he got a steady Ed and Linda are grads of father of the clan has been a the Red Sox, eating all the fine service duty, to 'meet Jackie at I job at the Hartford Machine Western Connecticut College. faithful retreatant at the Holy food from Bill's garden and all a local soda shop located not Screw - (now Stanadyne). Linda is 25 and was followed Family Retreat House in West helping clear the land up in far from their present home on Steady Bill Stratton has been by Nancy at 24. She is married Hartford, for the past 2S years. Vermont where they own a North Main St. with the same firm for the past to Bill Bagley. They live in This weekend he and Tom will piece of land. (Someday, Bill Jackie describes her hus- 28 years. Enfield. Next is Kathy at 23 spend the time with other St. Stratton might just build his band as a "hard-working and a senior at Western Mary's parishioners on retreat dreamhouse.) The article on man." Bill's life has been In his own humble way of Connecticut. Ellen, 21, is in from Friday evening to Sunday this most humble man began filled with all sorts of saying the right words ... Bil1 jobs ... from the depression had these kind words for his days of farm work, tobacco children ... " Jackie and I are field, factory positions_ and proud of them. They are facing the responsibilities of a responsible and always ready clan of nine. to help family or friends." Bill attended grammar Let's see ... there are seven school in Suffield and the Stratton children. The first, well-known academy in that Carol Ann, now 29. She lives town. The year was 1939. in Amesbury, Mass. with her "jobs were scarce in those husband Derek Maxwell and days ... you couldn't buy a their daughter Katey. Accord­ job," Bill reminded this ing to the proud grandpar­ interviewer. When the war ents, the Maxwells are started he managed to secure expecting an addition in a position at Pratt and December. Carol is a graduate Whitney in East Hartford for of Becker Junior College. The nearly two years until Uncle first son was William A. Sam called him into the Air Stratton, Jr. Young Bill is 27, Force. married to Luanne - Dalla .....»-~~~-:OO'.:-~ ...... •• ~o).... ::- ... <.~

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N~.Ni _:.-:t-...... - STANDARD AUTO BODY 1st row: Ann Marie Dube, Steve Despard, Bill Deinaine, 3rd row: Coach Bob Creech, Joe LaPierre, Tom Kupec, Garrett Ludden Tony Burke, Scorekeeper Kim Reid. Manager Bill 2nd row: Glen Ludden, Bill Sideravage. Jerry McDonald, O'Brien. John Loughran, Peter Montecalvo, Steve Jackson -'l:h~Wlnd.s~r ,.Lo.cks.;lo.umal~Thursday,:J une.:21;,f979 Ann Marie Dube - a girl amidst a boy's league; The month is May. The favorite ... Cad Yastrzemski. description ... looks like one of was easyQto interview at Pesci lscene is the same ... Pesci Park. After her turn ... she volunteers the boys. Kids in the little Park ... she was with her peer'). The new "boys of summer" for coaching duty at first base. holding her own league aU yell encouragement There was only one question are playing the national She's part of the Standard to the other players at bat she refused to answer ... how pastime. Its little league time Auto team. with ... come on Joe or Peter or much she weighed. You see in Windsor Locks. I had the pleasure of Steve. Its a little strange when Ann Marie Dube may be One of the coaches is on the watching the boys and girl of everone yelIs ... come on Ann playing. baseball ... but she's side lines. Fourteen years ago "his team practice and play one CABBAGES Marie. I told you times are still a lady at- heart. So move he was running the bases and of their better games. I was changing. Speaking of the over Yaz, Reggie and big Jim teaming how to play baseball. 'mpressed. There's a few other players ... boys, that Rice ... the girls are coming and He now teaches twelve boys future champions on the club. KINGSt~ is ...the Standard Auto roster is maybe right from good old AND .r ,., ...... and one girl the fundamentals' Coach Creech is ably assisted made up of Tony Burke, Bill. Windsor Locks. of the game he loves. One girl? by Billy 0 'Brien in - the 'Demaine, Steve Despard, Yes, a girl in Windsor Locks coaching duties. The team was Wlth. Jdf:.K .Ret:Snertd Steve Jackson, Tom Kupec, playing .baseball· in the same coached by Bob Reid, but he Joe. laPierre, John Loughran, I read recently an article on park as the 1965 World has retired to the spectator ------Garrett Ludden, Gle'n Ludden, little league ... girls playitlg the Champions. group. His daughter Kim is you listen. She knows what she happens." Ann also has a Gerry McDonald, Peter game were part of the story Times have changed. The the official score-keeper... haS"'"wants to do. The ten year old is sister playing little league ... Montecalvo, Bill Sideravage and it said in part... "if the girl ... Ann Marie Dube. been since her dad's time as a fifth grader at North Street nine year old Elizabeth. So and one of the boys ... Ann girls take some lumps from the Daughter of' Milford and coach. School. Did the boys accept maybe the Dube family is Marie Dube. boys on the field, they will Constance Dube. The Coach... As for Ann Marie Dube... you right away? "Once they starting a trend. have a lifetime to get even in Bob Greech, Jr. You remem- she just like to'play ball. How got to know me ...no pro- When the team is on the Ann Marie was quick to another arena." How true. ber him. But Ann Marie will about playing baseball witt blems." What about your field or at bat ... with those point out ... there's another girl Best ofluck to Coaches Creech: be remembered too. She plays the boys? "I never thoughl parents... what did they think: batting helmets and skin-tight playing little league ... Carol and O'Brien and the Standard right field ..• stands up at the much about it .. J like to play." of you playing?' "It was all golf gloves to help grip the Methot of the Knights of Auto team of twelve boys and pl~tetrying to emulate her And when Ann Marie talks ... right with them ... see what bat ... Ann Marie ... excuse the Columbus club. Ann Marie one very _nice little girl. Thursday, June 21, 1979-The Wbldlor Locks Joumal-

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Over 300 local fans watched Editor's Note: It's summer from the stands after flying or time and one of the things that taking a chartered bus to the sum'mertime means Is Little League. This week the game. Families and friends in Windsor Locks Journal begins Windsor Locks watched the ,a look at Little League in town. game on television. Pictures and stories about some of the teams appear on "When we started we were pages eight, nine, and 10 In only one team in 6280 Little addition to special story for this week by Jack Redmond in League teams competing in Cabbages and Kings on page the world. When we finished * Utde League the Meriden industrial league. we were the only undefeated four. Here we bring you a [~ntlnued from page one] Michael O'Connor, son of follow up on the' World team. It was a great thrill to 'Champion team of 1965 and beat everybody in the world," more now than then ,(1965). the team manager, is a fir~t we will continue with coverage team manager Robert The crowd was overwhelming. lieutenant in the Marine Corps f more teams with interviews O'Connor said in a recent It made me nervous and I felt stationed in Yuma, Arizona as ith coaches next week. interview. pretty strange." Roche said. a flight navigator for a F-14 jet IPhotos are by' John The 16 member champion­ Bob' 'the Creature" Creech fighter. ontemerlo.] ship team was chosen by the who played second base fo; Steve Sc~eerer, is. belie~ed managers and coaches from the. All-Stars, still plays to be w~rktng for a truckIng the 8 team Windsor Locks softball for a team at Hamilton concern 10 New Jersey. By Richard StanzlalJe Little League. "We had. the Standard, where he is a Bob Rumbold is married and Nearly 14 years ago the best pitchers in the world," personnel recruiter. He also living in New Jersey. He Windsor Locks Little League O'Connor said in reference to coaches Standard Auto Little attends" Temple University, All-Stars defeated Stoney BiIJ Boardman and Michael League team in town. does sports writing for a local Creek, Canada 3-1 in the Little Roche, who combined for over "I'll never forget it. It was a newspaper, and news broad­ League World Series before a 40 strikeouts in the 5 game thrilling, once in a lifetime casting for a radio station. record crowd of 21,000 in national playoffs. experience. I can remember Phil Devlin is married and Williamsport, Pa. to be every play," the married no longer lives in the area. Creech said. He took the Ted Holmes is also married., crowned world champions. In a follow-up The Journal championship philosophically Dale Misiek is studying to Today a trophy rests in the decided to see what some of for .. Jin eleven year old. "I be an orthodontest and Bill Windsor Locks Public Library the former champs are up to to remind the town of the team wasn't nervous. Anything we Boardman was last seen that beat the odds in 1965. today. Francis Aniello. Jr., won was gravy." He continued playing - for a barnstorming centerfielder for the AU-Stars by saying that he was just as softball team called the After trouncing over its in 1965, is now married and impressed with the pre-g~me "California Cuties." D~strict 8 opponents, the team has a two month old baby activities when Captain Ked Wayne Arent, described by trlumphe~ over the Stamford daughter whom he said he flew over the field with his jet former league president Fran­ All-Stars m a hard-play~d 1-0 hopes will "stick to basketball pack as he was with winning cis AnieUo, Sr. as ".the nicest game to be sta~e champlo~s. or soccer." Besides being a the world championship. boy on the tea," died from The Co.nnectlcut champIons physical education instructor Other members of the team Hodgkin's disease several from Wmdsor Locks then at Suffield High Sch I are spread out throughout the years ago. ~ntered the nation~l elimina- Aniello coached the basket~~li country. Al Barrett, who Thomas Billick, Howard ~Ion p!ayorffs'd b~atltngd devery team there to the league played third base, is now an Tersavich, Bruce Akerlind, eam It ac~ mc u e . the championship. Presently he electrical systems engineer for Ted Holmes, and Dennis South A~~rlcan champIons plays for the Blue Devils in the Canaberra Industries in Meri· Dakin were unable to be from Marlclabo. Venezuela. Windsor Locks Slow Pit h den. He still plays softball in reached. In the World Championship Softball League c game a~ainst the ~a~ad!an "The people' didn't bother team, ~mdsor Locks pltchmg me then but now the pressure ace Michael Ro~h~ and first would be on," Aniello said baseman Dale Mlslek starred. recalling another champion­ Roche ~llowed. only o.n~ run on ship 14 years ago. three hits while strlkmg out Michael Roche, world 14. He retired the side in the champion pitcher in 1965 also final inning. ~isiek hit a plays in the softball leagde but ~wo:run shot In. the fourth at a new position, first base for inning to power WIndsor Locks Marotta Real Estate. into the lead and world "I enjoy the game much championship. Continued on Page 10 '11mnday, JIIIIe 28, 1979 - -n.e~ Loeb JOIIIDaI - Tambussi's ventures range from baker to cigar maker

Natale Victori Tambussi has ren numbered four among the e Christmas in Italian, he was been highly successful in the newcomers ... Nate. Leon, Gia­ "CABBAGES. . tavern.what were Backto.tlt the bIggestm~vies hIts you... born on Christmas Eve) diversified ventures of a como and sister Claudine. - . remember in those days? Tambussi remembers the lifetime. The hard working Giacomo would have a daugh­ HThat's easy ... Gone With the Windsor Locks downtown area native of Perleto. Italy, and ter years later, Ella Tambussi . I GS' , Wind." Rose added, "don't and said, "it was quite a resident of Windsor Locks for Grasso. The children were AND K N forget Alexander's Ragtime place. " He remembers the over 70 years. has made his united with their parents and Band." Oh yes, the price in "fights between the Irish and own" American Dream" come set up home on Oak Street, With Jack Redmond those days ... a quarter. Italian immigrants. 'Ne all true. The activities of Nate, 82 then Suffield Street, and learned to live together." He years old, have coyered finally to Olive Street where all making as an apprentice in the years on Spring Street near Nate and Giacomo were remembers the day Ella cigar-making. the bakery and the Tambussi families made Suffield tobacco fields. He was Main. partners again ... this time a Tambussi was born Oll 12 Olive tavern business. theater owner their new home and prosper- learning a new trade, as there Nate had taken a wife in tavern on Oak Street selling Street. He said Ella's father, and a lumber company. ed. was a three year period before 1923. Rose Ferretti was born only draft beer. This venture "didn't say much, but he was The Tambussi family I asked, looking back; what joining the union. Nate in Italy, near the town where lasted ten years. Nate com­ very proud of his daughter." migrated from their northern were your first impressions of added, "the cigar making the Tambussi family lived. She pleted his business enterprises Needless to say Nate and Rose Italian farming community Windsor Locks? union is one ofthe oldest in the came to America with her at the Windsor Locks Lumber are equally proud of their located in the providence of ••Just like the old country, no country." family at the age of three and Company until his retirement niece Ella. Alexandria. Josephine and paved streets." The year was Nate was at the stage of life lived on Elm, North and Oak in 1960. Natale Tambussi has been a Louis Tambussi were parents 1907 and Nate entered Union when he wasn't sure where he Streets. Nate and Rose have businessman for all seasons of four sons and two School. He had completed the wanted to live or work. He now two sons, Richard and Robert. Nate Tambussi, a busi­ and a credit to his race, family -daughters. '"Three of the sons third grade in Italy, however, had his union card. New Both men are well known in nessman all his life, has and adopted town and country. and one daughter came to the was enrolled in the first grade _ Haven and the Graves Cigar town and operate the R-C settled down these days United States. after the tum of at Union School. At the age of Company seemed like a good Construction Company. The talking business (naturally) - the century, when Nate was fifteen, with the finish of the place to start. His time in New Tambussi grandparents have with his sons, and playing only eleven years old. His fifth grade, Nate decided to _ Haven lasted five months. The five granddaughters ... Richard cards at the Italian Progressive parents had come to the states work and earn his keep. He union went on strike ... Nate and Toby Tambussi have Club on Suffield Street on four years ahead of the secured a job at the Mont- returned to Windsor Locks. two ... Robert and Phyllis have Sundays. He joined the club in children to earn enough money gomery Compnay on Main The time was ripe and Nate set three. 1928 and has served as in order to establish a new life Street. up his first business venture. Why did he leave the bakery president and treasurer. Four and home for the Tambussi "The pay was five dollars a He opened a cigar making business? years before he had been family.' week, with a ten hour day. shop on Main Street with a made a member of the Societa I~l$l Nate had completed the Because I was only 15 at the large window for passers-by to "I guess I had enough of Di Mutuo Soccorso D' Annun­ third grade in the local school time, whenever anyone carne watch a new master at work. If driving that truck," he said zio and served as treasurer for when it was time .to pack up around to check ages, (be- cigars weren't their fancy, with a smile. So Nate, riot to a: period of six years. -His and leave for American and cause of the child labor laws) I there were pool tables in the let any grass grow under his hobbies have been "the streets lined with gold." was hid in a large box, until back. feet, decided to undertake cards, taking care of his He recalls the ship covered the the coast was clear." With a taste of business in another field of endeavor... garden on Olive Street, and ocean voyage in fourteen days. When Nate was sixteen, he his blood and the sweet smell operating a movie show on following the stock market. He Natale Tambu8s1 His first impression of had enough of the hiding, and of success ... Nate and his Main Street. The name of the admits he likes that team in America? The retired gentle- joined the other members of brother -Giacomo (English theater... the Rialto. For two Boston (Red Sox), watching man. sitting in his home on the family in Windsor to work translation: James) entered years he ran the picture show pro football on television and Olive Street, with his lovely for General Electric. The, the world of a better smell; by himself. For the next eight has been a Republican all of

wife Rose, said, with a proud family had to look for other that of doughnuts, cakes and years he rented the business of his lif~. smile, "I was impressed by work, after a year, as the bread. Giacomo did the baking making people laugh or cry, to the Statue of Liberty in the entire factory was moved to and Nate delivered the bakery another individual. This game EPILOG New York City harbor." Pittsfield, Massachusetts. products by truck. The him time to enter another The young Tambussi child- Nate went from motors to cigar business flourished for twenty field ... operating a local Nate (which means )/ " I • (" I \ I I .. T\:' '" I f II' " ,I "//)1 II, III H\JIIIllllll ("'I""

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19t7 "490" Touring • P I H n The oldest Chevrolet in Connecticut An active au anso - , Owned by Paul Hanson library director and family man Paul Hanson is an engineer travel administration. facility. Is a new library in the auction, we come across a 1928 involved in directing the quiet- Tom. 17, is a junior at the future of Windsor Locks? Is Chevy and purchased it. 'ness of the town' s library. and high school. He is the sport- there a need? ~at' s how it all started." In owning. and maintaining and min~~d ?ne. in the family • "Yes. the library is. in need 1968 the Southern New En­ enjoying antique cars. partlClpa~Ing In JV bas~etb~lI o~ more area to ~nctlon. We gland Region Vintage Chev- The articulate and soft- and varstty golf.•• shootlng lD wdl probably budd a new rolet Oub of America was spoken man from Hollis, the high eighties. library on the same site. formed and Paul was director Maine. is equally at home in Brian. 14. wiJl be at the high Citizens do need a change, the in 1974. the library discussing the state school this fall. According to town could grow more. tt How In addition to his 1928 of the art, or sitting in his 1928 his dad, Brian is the writer and did you get started in library Chevy and a vintage truck Paul Chevrolet. student in the family. work? "I was a member of the has the "oldest" Chevrolet in The Bel-Aire Circle father of Brian was the recent winner at Windsor Locks Jaycees for Connecticut. tt a 1917 "490" three, was born in southern the Middle School for design- over ten years and served as touring car. He said the "490" Maine and received his school- ing the cover of the 1979 Year president in 1962. I guess it was given the car because at ing at the Hollis elementary Book, Not to be outdone by her was my involvement with the the time it cost $490. He and high school, with gradua- children in the student field of Jaycees that got me started in admitted, it would be difficult tion from the University of, en~eavor.:.Marie Hanson is t~e Boa~~ of Direct~rs of the in today's market to ascertain Maine, class of 1959. Paul has takln a liberal arts course at LIbrary. You mentIoned the a true value on any of his cars. a. deg~ee in Mechanical En- , ~~'" ~~~ "'Both the 28 and 17 models ~re glnpeenl~g· 'r M 'La'I . ' ~ ",~:,(:/",,~ "~~~: ':", -,,', . ,under cover. the newer famtly au S Wile, ane I er. IS '':II

'and \\ alked the Great Wall. was built in the fifties, used puncturing ~pecifiedareas of after leaving China. Stayed entered the Forbidden City mainly by foreign experts, "CABBAGES the skin by needles) and herb four days eating American and observed the people and Russians. to assist China in medicine. Debra said one of food. riding in a sampan and their customs on her recent their production.) Debra said the doctors diagnosed illness swimming in the south China trip to the People's Republic of tlie accomodations were mini­ AND KINGS" by reading a person's pulse. sea. Chma and other countries of mum by United States stand- • May the first is a big holiday the Far East. ards._ WIth Jack. Redmond in China, as in all Communist Left Hong Kong for Tokyo The June graQuate of Bates After an early breakfast, on ~ countries. The citizens put on and the last leg of the journey. College. in Lewiston. Maine. to the famous Forbiddep City. . their best Mao jackets to watch They spent two and a half days and daughter of James F. The comings and goings were the regions that are now t~etoast. whIch was clear the .parades, fireworks. and in the imperial city. Was good Hannon of Stevens Street. was greeted mostly by small Mongolia and Manchuria; hquor.) flowmg banners everywhere to be back eating pizza, part of a group of numbering children who clapped them on completed in the third century and visit their relatives. Off McDonald's and southern t\\entv-four students and' one their way. In the afternoon the B.C., but later repeatedly The next city on their travels again ... to Nanking ... saw Hen- chicken, ftied like at home. profe~sor.as the trip leaders. group _. visited the Pekin modified and rebuilt. It is was Siam ... Debra's favorite in ry Kissinger in the Airport. They rode the famous "bunet invited to mainiand China. The University. One of the high- 2.000 miles long.) No wonder China. The city afforded them Visited Sun Yat Sen Tomb. train" and viewed the Nikko \ isit came after nearly four lights was talking English to it is falling apart. Debra said free time to shop and walk the (famous Chinese poJitical and Shrine. Debra said ... "there's years of negotiations by Chmese students. Their first there were many groups of streets to observe. They revoluntionary leader). On a big difference between Professor George C. _Fetter. day in China ended with the Americans touring the wall encountered college teachers May 4th another train ride ... to.China and Japan, Toyko is chairman of Bates' sociology opera. however. most eyes that day ... even some from Ivy who were interested in how Shanghai, largest city in as modern as New York City." and anthropology depart- were on Henry Kissinger, a schools of Yale and Harvard. American save money, (sic) China. The "most western gn May 18th the group left ments. who was also accom- member of the audience. Next on their agenda was a what Americans do' in their city" in China. Stayed at the the Far East for their flight to panied by his wife. (Debra said the Chinese ;bus trip to a "Friendship spare time, where they "Peace Hotel." Visited the the east coast of the United . Debr,a attended local greatly admired Kissinger and Store." The store was set up 'vacation. the sports. dancing zoo where the big attraction States' and home. It was their

schools~a na.tive of Windsor Nixon.) _ for foreign visitors in order to and who pays for their college' was ~hefamous panda bears. fin,al leg of a long and

Locks. and graduated from the The 5.econd day they took a purchase Chinese products. tuition? On the seriou~side The tour of, Shanghai' incl,~dedobserving twepty-six day-trip. high school in 1975. Last train to the Great Wall. From Debra picked up a few vases the groups -was asked ...why apartments shared by three month she received her degree Peking the group traveled and a tea pot for her mother, was the United States involved families, a nursery school and EPILOG in sociology fro-nt Bates. The through the countryside of and a blue hat for brother in the Vietnam War? Their clinic, two factories and a trip to China. which she called farms and flat'lands of China. Tom. {the hat was a typical explanation for China's recent school with 14-18 year old . 'fantastic, .. began on April 24 Debra s~idthe mountain Chinese head gear worn by the war with~Vietnam was ... they students. Even got to see a For Debra Hannon's future from JFK airport in New York. seem to come out of nowhere natives .•. could not use as a were only defending their circus and industrial exhibi­ plans ... a move to Boston and a ITINERARY making quite a contrast in substitute Red Sox hat.) The land. The discussion seemed tion. working career and probably Arrived in Japan. the only China's terrain. At the end of items were very inexpensive. to be one-sided because the observation of what makes the stop being at Anchorage, the ride ... there was the Great_ (The Chinese use Yuan as teachers said the United States Plane ride again.:.to south­ great town of Boston click. As Alaska. Time of trip: fourteen Wall. Debra said it was their paper money and had no right to come halfway ern China (very hot) and for her China trip ... she made hours. Stayed over in Tokyo probably a litde known fact, monetary unit. Each Yuan is around the world to fight a Canton. Visited another zoo the big step forward to a real only one night. Left the next and only to thos~who worth sixty cents, American.) war. Debra sai,d no answers and on last day in China life 'sociology project. She mot'ning for Peking by China witness one of the "Wond~rs were given and the Chinese observed the workings of a witnessed first hand, the Air Lines however, due to of the World", the wall is The last night in Peking the seemed to make. their point. commune. It was May 9th ... a ·customs. feelings, and life mechanical problems with one falling apart. They walked on group were treated to a large However, Debra had kind farwell banquet was given to style of her own ... and as the wheel. left by Iran Air Lines the ,reconstructed portion of banquet. sponsored by the words for the friendship shown end the travels in mainland Chinese have said in the instead. Trip took three hours. the wall. (for the history China Travel Service. The by the Chinese people. China. A quick train ride to the past ... a journey begins-with Arrived in the capital city, with buffs .. The Great Wall of menu included duck, fish, In Siam they came across a border... a walk across the the first step. Debra Hannon

no bus or guide to the hotel. China. a system of waJls shark, with a toast before the "-street clinic" • Apparently famous bridge ... and they were ~iJItake many a step during Had to wait.. for _ Chinese constructed as a defense for meal call Mao Tai. (Debra people are treated on the in the so-called "free world" he-r life ... the China trip was authorities. finally went to the China against !he nomads of wasn't too fond of the food or street... with acupuncture and Hong Kong. The British the first big ~ne! Vacations need not be forgot even with gas crisis

by Jack Redmond A beautiful place., but sort sitting at the famous place "Think we'll getgas?" of a-'Temake of the movie ... where Arthur Fiedler has done "Why not" we're even "Separate Tables." Golf, good his thing for fifty years. At:thur people. aren't we?," food and mixing with the rich. has been ill and the sing­ And so the vacation plans of ",high-muck.a·muck, older lad­ along-man Mitch Miller took Rita and Jack started on this ies and people who just read his place at the podium. The pessimistic and optimistic the ad in the Courant. boys and girls in the orchestra note. Up early Monday morning. played "Rakoczi March From Looked at Rielly's on the golf would have to wait. Gas the Damnation of Faust. " way over Route 91 and he was was the main thing on Great. (I think.) After Tchai­ closed. So on to the Mass Pike. our minds. Trouble? Are you kovskv. Wieniawski and Din· Got to Sturbridge. and a gas kidding? The Texaco man with icu.H~ifitz with "Hora Stac· line. at ll:lS a.m. I left Mrs. R the star even washed our cato" they finally played my in the car. (just in case she had windows and aske~ me ':,want songs.. ."Send in the Clowns" to move the Regal.) me to, check the oil? . No I counted the cars ahead of kidding. I said. "yes." Continued on Page 8 me. Thirty-five would be the We were all set. Then the number before us. Noon was golf. good food. swimming and the magic time for six dollars in a few days we were off for .-The Windsor I.Gcks JODnw-Thursday, July 12, 1979 of my OPEC allotment. But in Duxbury. Massachusetts and a small print ... only if you have visit to the kids. {Mr. and Mrs. less than a half-tank of gas. No Frank DeShaies (Nancy Red· * Vacation problem. We had filled up at mond. Class of 1965 (WLHS) Continued from Page 4 _ Rielly's on Thursday and used and grandchiidren ... Patty and and music of Harold Arlen. up one half of the golden stuff. Mike.) The show ended with Mr. Then a burly guy informed By this time its the Fourth of Fiedler's own "Stars and everyone in line ... make three July. A parade at Duxbury is Stripes Forever." A flag carne lines. What a break. Now we the high-light of any 4th. Great down over the orchestra to add were only eleventh in the display of firemen. (sort .of a a patriotic note to a grand middle line. We made it. Six Windsor Locks and the Rlelly­ evening. (the flag was Amer­ dollars and enough to get to men) a few local bands. old ican. naturally.) Portsmouth. New Hampshire. ~ars. and guess who was Up again on the. sixtp to find (Sorry Ella. but we had made there? Miss Massachusetts in gas. No problem. the mass reservations). a special car. I yelled to pike and six dollars. Now its Up 290 ... to 49S ... then to her ... see you on TV in back to Rielly and hope for the 95 ... a Saturday night stay at September. (I'm a faithful fan best. Andover and on Sunday, we ofthis American event.) The morale of this story is. if arrived to a foggy noon arrival The Fourth of July' would you stay home. gas can be a­ at "Wentworth By the Sea." not be complete without fire· problem. Go north and you works. So the DeShaies drove have no trouble. us to nearby Plvmouth. In the Its sort.of strange. gas in the shadow of the Mayflower and north. why is Connecticut Plvmouth Rock we watched running into trouble? Maybe th~ best of the noise and.. we have more cars and more glonous fireworks ... compli­ people. We took the chance. ment of the local fathers ... be it and ended up with plenty of firemen. KofC. or the Masons. gas ... music ... fireworks ... and Our 4th of July was noisy. ,a good time. great and traditional. On the 5th of July ... Boston and the Pops. More gas. (my son-in-law drove) and we were Cooper came a long way, from soldier to doctor

"Doctor Cooper, please lives lost. They 1ied for on his arrival in Vietnam. and Marjorie 'Cooper of North report to the emergency nothing. If it had been done However, he said he was Main Street, Windsor Locks. room." ,. right (militarily) we would looking forward -to action. Bill Coopei is a veteran of These daily and steady have been in there to win. "CABBAGES Action he got. World War Two with the L.S. requests are heard at Hartford Today, Vietnam is not a free "It was quite an experience, Marines. Bryan ·'has one Hospital whenever medical country." KINGS" and in a year and a day I saw a brother Brad. a computer . help is needed. One of the ne~ Bryan spoke softly and AND lot of Vietnam." He managed specialist at Aetna and a sistei Nancy, a JUDlor - at doctors on duty ... who could calmly of the -war and the With Jack Redmond a few ?ays .of R~R(rest. and t pass for ."Doctor Kildare," is buddies who died. He-was not ______- relaxation) m Taipei, Taiwan Southern Connecticut State Bryan Cooper. a Windsor l?itter, just speaking his mind. Vietnamese. life changed ... he enlisted in and in the city of Singapore. College in N~wHaven. Locks native, and recent grad He had spent a year and a day Before Bryan Cooper the U.S. Army. His time was up. Bryan from the Tufts Medical School in the war torn country during became involved in the, Bryan's basic training was Cooper became a civilian in EPILOG in Medford, Massachusetts.' 1970 and 1971 serving on a "different war" he had lived in the deep south ... Fort 1971. However, memories He began his internship at the special project in association the so-called norma! boylfood. Gordon \ Georgia. The new lingered on, a new life was Th~ young Doctor Bryan capital city hospital on July with American' advisors and He was born in a Hartford soldier then moved to' Fort ahead and decisions were to be Cooper begins a new career at lst. the "mountain people called Hospital, lived iIi Windsor Benning, Georgia to specialize made. He had seen death and the age of 28. The Hartford As a veteran of the Vietnam Rhade." The army had set up Locks for a year or so and then in jump school and became a it was a time for healing. He Hospital will fill his hours with War, Bryan was awarded two' small terms of Gis trained in the family moved to East parachutist. Puring his· army didn't decide to be a doctor learning and work. The bronze stars, two air medals tracking down the Viet Cong Windsor. The Coopers return- career -he jumped on 27. right off. < Colleg~::~amefirst. hunting, fishing. writing short­ and a unit citation. In looking as to movement and hiding ed to the locktown and Bryan occasions. How is it to jump He attended the Hartford stories. and golf (He' s just back to those war years he was places. This select group entered the third grade. form a plane? (the interviewer Community College for' two starting) will have to be both frank and honest as to his would radio back the position The future doctor completed asked out of fear) years, then UConn where he reserved for Wednesdays assessment of' the United of .the enemy to the advisor his years at Union School and "Well the first time, I admit earned his degree in biology. only. States involyment In his own and the "mountain people." graduated from the local high I was a little scared, but then At first he. had visions of The Vietnam experiences words, and freely given... Bryan' spoke fondly of thes~school in 1968. His sporting it was a lot of fun." (Fun, he becoming a teacher... but the were a p~artof his young life. "there were too many political hard fighters, who' he said, activity consisted of swimming says) - ,medic training in the service The scarring of those I1\.onths involvements, and not enough resembled American Indians, at the Pesci Park pool and the. Bryan's next assignment became number one and a in "an unwanted war" will military. There were 55,000 just th~opposite of the ithnic Hartford YMCA. His normal was at Fort Bragg, North doctor he was to be. always be with him. The next Carolina at the JFK Center for Last month Bryan- Cooper months and years wilt hopeful­ Special Warfare. The center graduated as a doctor after ly be filled with the scars of meant a hard six' months of four years at the Tufts Medical healing.

guerrill~training. At this point School. He will intern for a Bryan was an expert in light three year period in internal weapons. To specialize fur- medicine at the Hartford ther. Bryan became a medic, Hospital. _ -The WfDdsor Loeb JoamaJ-Thanclay, July 19, 1979 and went through another five How does your wife (Dawn months of training. As it Nally of Enfield) feel about turned out the medic training your medical career? would become his life work "She's all for it ... Dawn is a after Vietnam. nurse at Mount Sinai in With training behind him, it Hartford." Bryan and Dawn was' time for overseas duty. In have a ten month old son January 1970 Bryan left Fort Chris. They were married in Lewis, Washington for short 1971 and currently live in stops in Alaska and Japan. He Broad Brook, East Windsor. admitted to slight nervousness Bryan is the son of William Thursday, July 26, 1979-The Windsor IA»cb Jomul- As seen from 36 Grove Street asked for and received a the post office he joined the Hamilton-Standard. But Street horne Bill, as mention­ transfer to the artillery. After Dexter Company for an eight sometimes I miss the old ed, has a garden. He didn't "CABBAGES the Battle of the Bulge, in year period .•. that's right, downtown area, I must add. -say so, but I believe the December of 44, Bilt got his working on their mail the townspeople didn't have following words by Phyllis wish. He was to fill the ranks deliveries. - much choice in what they did Therous, on gardening, sums AND KINGS'-' of the many losses incurred Life for Bill Sheehan has as to redevelopment." up Bill Sheehan: •'It all by the final major German not been all work and no As many of the old-timers began with a plot of eilrth --With Jack Redmond counteroffensive of the war. play. He's been active with of Windsor Locks ... BiIl and and a packet of seeds. I felt a Bill's hearing was dam­ the American Legion, VFW Alice have known Governor contained excitement, jacket­ Bill .md Alice Sh<.'ehan live depression years when Bill. aged due to the constant and the KofC. The Fourth Ella Grasso all their life and ed like a seed within the soit. a.Jh Gruvt.' Street. after graduation from high explosions of the big guns Degree Knight held the "she's doing the best she Looking at that brown raked En'f\"one in Windsor school. worked on the W. P. and spent a year in army office of Grand Knight for can." square, laid out with string. I l.lx·k" in f&lmiliar with Grove -- A.• Montgomery's, the air­ hospitals. He returned to the the Riverside Council. The Who do you admire the realized that I was nothing Stn·ct. .. and evervone in craft. First National stores U.S.A. and celebrated KofC, according to Bill, most? "Other than my more than a custodian to a Illwn. if they have lived here and the Veterans Hospital in Christmas of "45" at home. "does a lot of fine work in the wife ... probably the new mystery beyond my compre­ .my knglh of time, have Newington. In 1937 he His discharge from the army community, especially for pope," he said, with a smile hension. I think this is what ,,-0111"" in contact with this secured a steady job by came in February of 1946. the retired and the special like a true Irishman. hooks one on gardening: it is frie.'ndly and quiet couple. be joining the U.S. Post Office. In April of that year he kids in the swimming The Sheehans have man­ the closest one can come to it ,,' St. \ Mary·s. the post In those days the post office married Alice Henson. They program." - aged to enjoy several being present at the Crea­ nffkl·. or Dexter. was located in the old theater had met several years before The former altar boy at St, cruising holidays to Bermu­ tion." Bill is a native son. Alice, building on Main Street. Bill went into the service and Mary's has been a familiar da, Nassau, Puerto Rico and :1 H01rtford girl. They have this time ... Alice had him pop face in the role of usher for the Virgin Islands. Bill is a he.'e.·1lmarried 33 years and all. The steadyness of the post the question and he wouldn't the past 2S years. As a avid bowler in the Senior tlwse hard, happy. and offil~"was interrupted in get away from her this time. member of the parish council Citizen Club. When he is not l'\'l'nlful years w<.'re spent at Augusi1-of 1943 when he Bill and Alice have a he feels the many changes in busy at his garden these Jb Gruve Street. Bill w~schanged uniforms ... this time daughter Alice, married to the church "have been great summer evenings he helps l'Ve.'11born on Grove St~eetm c:as a private in the U.S. Robert A. Egan. The Egans and frankly I foJJow the mass Alice wash the windows. the heart of old Wmdsor Army. The army shipped have three children ... Lau­ better these days." Bill is tile (again he added with a Lo,,·ks. young Bill to Camp Lee, rent Eileen and a son Robert. current president of the St. smile.) When sports are Virginia for his basic train­ They live in nearby Enfield. Mary's Credit Union and has mentioned ... Bill only follows A flow notes on the early ing. The service had their Bill continued his postal served many years on their the Detroit Tigers and said life.' of William James own idea what Bill would be duties in town until 1968 with Board of Directors. AI KaHne was the greatest of Sh"'l'h'lIl. Hc attended St. doing ... postal school in 31 faithful years of service. When asked for his the old timers. M.. r)··.. _md the local high Pennsylvania. (U's the first During his years on Main comments on the many BiIJ and Alice said it .. dl(lol. Gr~lduationin 1932 time the army ever assigned Street. Bill, always a busy changes in his town of all ... "Windsor Locks, why, fuund 2N b(lYs and girls with a soldier to his civilian individual, also delivered the Windsor Locks ... he said, we wouldn't live anywhere Ill'\\ diplomas and a depres­ position ... usually a cook is old Hartford Times to the "Bradley Field has been an else. " probably only on sion r,,"-ing their eager faces. made a driver. etc.) In local carriers. After leaving asset to the town and Grove Street. At their Grove Bill rt.·e.·.llls a few of the January. 1944. with his latest h('~·s... Tom Conney. Ed Con­ postal rules in hand. Bill took null\'. Sv Bianchi and Aid off for Birmingham in Sid~.lldi'- Central England. He admit­ Till' silver-haired Irish ted working nights for the gl..'ntlcman. now retired. had Armv Post Office was not his '1I1 l·mploym<.'nt record as id<.'a· of overseas duty. He long as some of the gas lines figured (lO his return to last month. Thc many jobs Windsor Locks was time w~rl'due partly to the <.'nough for the mails. He David Joseph Wenc, a settled permanently in Wind­ brand spanking new lawyer sor Locks in 1957. He began in town, is getting his feet his town education in the "CABBAGES wet early in his career with first grade, then on to the involvement in the Knights Middle School and two years of Columbus, the Board of at the high school. His final AND KINGS" Finance, the Public Health two years of high school were I and Nursing Association and at the Suffield Academy. With Jack Redmond : the Democratic Town Com­ During his high school days : mittee. he played soccer, baseball gram. (Volunteer in Service Board of Finance. I guess

I The Chicopee Falls, Mass­ and basketball. At Holy to America) The period was you could say Dave is the achusetts native, son of Cross in Worcester, Dave spent investigating public "lawyer on the board." To Joseph and Mildred.Wenc of performed on the varsity housing in the Elm City. add to his activity he joined Windsor Locks, has the dist­ soccer team until graduation He returned to the the Democratic Town inction of being the oldest with a Political Science de­ northern part of Connecticut Committee. In the recent and only son in the family gree in 1973. His barrister when he entered private campaign of State Senator with six younger sisters, and degree was earned at the practice in Enfield for a year Con O'Leary Dave had been he admits, "being overly New England School of Law with fellow attorney Gary the coordinator. He vjews protective." in Springfield, class of 1976. Nicholson. Looking for politics as ,. a pOSItive Dave, with local offices on New lawyer, David Wenc, broader horizons and trial experience. " Any political North and Suffield Streets, Esquire, joined the legal work he became associated ambitions for yourself? quickly became interested in staff of the State of Connecti­ with Burke and Burke of "If the opportunity arose, I civil rights and working for cut on the Commission of Hartford and maintains two would consider all options." the public after graduation Human Rights and Opport­ addresses. • .in the capital He added, "I have always from Law School. His first unties. For a little over a year city and Windsor Locks. been interested in politics ... challenges were with the the young "Perry Mason" As mentioned Dave comes better said, in public life." State of Connecticut and the specialized in administrative from a large family with Speaking of public ... Dave is Vista Program.. and research into civil rights. seven children. After Dave on the Board of Directors of Dave's family made a few His Hartford base was trans­ came six girls ...three K's the Windsor Locks Public moves from Enfield and ferred for two months to New and three L's. The oldest is Health and Nursing Associa­ Chicopee Falls until they Haven and the Vista Pro- Kathy (by a minute) over her tion. At the local K of C Dave twin Karen. The twin sisters is the Council advocate. live and work in Boston with What's your feelings sister Linda. The girls all concerning the many attended school in the Boston changes in the Catholic area and now live in Red Sox Church? "The mass is country. Leslie, a June grad certainly more liberal, of the local high school, will there's much more com­ be going east to Boston in the munal warm feeling. That's fall for her further schooling. what religion is all about ... a Laurie will be a junior this community of people." year, followed by Kristine, a people." sophomore, at the high Back to the community of . school. You see... 3K's and politics. Who's going to be 3 L's. the candidates in the 1980 Now back to the boy who elections? After much grew up with his own harem. discussion ... he would Dave, when not working or answer a question like that, not involved in civic or "the probable candidates fraternal duties, is a jogger will be Carter against running on a daiJy basis. In Reagan." If you had a the winter months cross­ personal choice, who would it country sking is his way of be? "Kennedy vs George enjoyment. Another type of Bush." (This is not the first Irelaxation and one that is time I have talked to people important to him is Yoga and and the name of. Mr. Bush mediation. According to has been mentioned.) Dave, "its a great way to keep in shape, both physi­ cally and mentally." 1978 was the start of EPILOG something big for Dave Wenc. He was appointed to David Joseph Wenc is a fill '~the' vacancy left by young man on the go. He's Willia~-Fitipatr:C!L on the facing life with work, play and civic involvement. The serious-minded lawyer has the attitude that Russ Johns­ ton was talking about when he wrote the following ... New lawyer getting "Get the right perspective. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all Thursday, AuJtust 2, 1979-The Wlnds.>l Locks Joumal- thought, "He's so big we can never 'kill him." David looked at the same giant and thought, "He's so big I can't involved in the Locks miss. " Murrav Erwin Gold has The funds, Murray said, heen a~ active man in for the hospitals and oth~r Windsnr Locks' civic affair~. famous Shrine Circus. Mur­ in his religious beliefs. and in "CABBAGES ray has been a part of the -playing basebal1 in the Maple Sugar Bowl held at younger days ... but what the Dartmouth College Stad­ makes him the proudest is AND KING'S" ium where the Shriners and his Shriner involvement in With Jack Redmond Dartmouth College Stadium the treatment of under­ where the Shriners and privileged children. Knights of Columbus per­ The Avon. Connecticut Sharon. their only daughter, al.tained the rank of Worship­ form at a Maine and New nath·e. and local resident for is married to Richard God- ful Master. A part of the Hampshire football game. twenty years. wears with a .den. They live in Hartford order is the Shriners and The Knights of Columbus certain amount of pride. the and have a son named their charitable endeavor. has played an important role h<'t of the famous Shriner Richard. The Golds have two The Shriners contributions to in Murray's life. In 1968 his Drum Corps. For the past sons ... Mark. a programmer underprivileged children is lodge was honored by 60 four years Murray-has played with the State of Connecti­ known over the world. members of the local K of C the glockenspiel for the cut. and Steven. in between Murray is the Windsor Locks and awarded an American Sphinx Temple in Hartford. positions. They are gradu­ representative for the Shrin­ flag, in what Murray said The man with the ready ates of the local high school. crs Hospital in Springfield. , was a "good will gesture." smile attended grammar Mass. His duties include the This came about because of schools in Avon and the Murray's first full time' applications for all children the many friendships bet­ Canton High School. He job, after his Georgia cam­ who are in need of assist­ ween Murray and the local participated in football for paign. was with the State of ance. He's been in the drum knights. I too recall a few two years and four years on Connecticut as an Engineer's corps for four years with hat years ago when Murray was, the diamonds of Canton High -Aid. After two years he and glockenspiel. He and his himself. honored by the K of as captain in his senior year. secured a position with a wife Ruth recently' returned C at one of the communion In 1948. until his entrv into consulting firm surveying the from Minneapolis where they breakfasts in the true ecu­ the army. Murray performed building of the Connecticut attended the 'national con­ menical gesture of friend­ on the baseball paths in the Turnpike. In 1957 Murray vention. ship. Farmington Valley League. returned to state work with He recalls playing against the Metropolitan District renows like Windsor Locks' Commission. The commis­ lJWn Fire Chief Bill Reilly and sion is chartered by the state. the Sascali brothers, Vic and Murray has been in their John. employment for the past 22 EPILOG years. He is a Senior tourist from America paid a Construction Inspector, Murray Erwin Gold ... his visit to a renowned Polish Murray joined the National rabbi, Hofetz Chaim. He was Guard in 1948 and when the covering the towns of Wind­ life has touched all walks of astonished to see that the Korean conflict.oroke out two sor. Hartford. Bloomfield, life. He has spread cheer rabbi's home was only a year later his unit was Newington. Rocky Hill, East among children, men of the Hartford and Wethersfield. same and different faith, simple room filled with federalized. He related to the books, plus a table and a question of •'where did you performed on the diamond, rooted for the Yankees and bench. "Rabbi, tt- asked the serve?". "I went to Georgia In Windsor Locks affairs Joe DiMaggio and now wears tourist, "where is your and stayed there. But the Murray has always been a furniture?" "Where is nineteen months weren't too concerned citizen in his the hat of the Shriner with love and pride. yours?" replied Hofetz bad. I served in a cadre and duties to the town and the Chaim. "Mine?" asked the the MPs." The army time children. During the period Murray Erwin Gold knows we only go through life once. puzzled American. "But I'm intet:rupted the plans of Ruth from 1961 to 1965 he served only a visitor here. I'm only Kaplan and Murray who as Chairman of the Planning He's doing his thing for passing throug~." "So am were married on July 30. and Zoning Commission. For others. The following tells it I." said the rabbi. 1950. In August the former ten years he was connected all". "In the last century, a guardsman was stationed in with Howard White in the the red clay of Georgia. local boy scout movement. Ruth. a Hartford girl. joined He recalls with much delight her husband down south. so the trip to the 1967 Montreal all "as not lost. How did you Expo with the boys and even meet your WIfe? the older boys ... Mr. White, George Scott. rex Gill and Murray. always ready with Ron Storms to name a few. the answers. said, "I met Murray served on the ad­ Ruth at a get-together in vancement committee and Hartford at the Jewish sat in on the "Eagle" board Center. but our firstdate was of the scouts. at a dance, get this, at the Murray has been in the Murray Gold - Shriner, Polish Home. to advanced Scottish Rite of the Ruth and Murray had Mason order, 32nd degree. three bunales of gold. for over 25 years .. In 1968 he

Thursday, August 9, 1979-1'he WIDcIaor Loeb JoarJUII.. family man and civic leader The Windsor Locks Joumal-Th1ll'8day, August 16, 1979 Jackat GHO: still a child at heart With Jack Redmond said. rather curtly, "ihat's "Golf, to me, is like a GHO; lately, its the Hope, two bad holes. Want to say people you meet at the GHO: the way he wanted it." fishing trip. ford and Davis show. it's nice to be back and see In my walk to the car, had the On Wednesday, Aug. 8, Bob Hope arrives. He He goes", on. "ask me More moments to re- aU your faces again.'~(he pleasure of meeting PhD the celebrity Pro-Am Tourn­ sp~aksto everyone in gene­ anything you want, if you ask member: asked Gordie Howe must have remembered me Steele. of WTIC, the son of ament of the Sammy Davis, ral. The former president me a question. I'll answer about his old hockey friend, from last yearn Bob Steele. who has been Jr. Greater Hartford Open greets him. and calls out, it." Wayne Carleton, the former With the golf talk over, waking us up for years. Phil \\ as a success. due mainly to "Here comes Bob Hope. This is his way. The ·press Whaler "He's l>ack at his someone asked a political" was at the GHO, casing the steady Bob Hope and Former Boooo." Bob. not to be put and fans love him. Fuzzy horne town in Canada. But I question, and being a politi­ fairways for his coverage the President Gerry Ford. down, drove his cart over the then said. "Some golfers are heard he contacted Jack cian, Mr. Ford was on his rest of the week. Mr. Hope. probably the presidential tee box and said, like computers. The Kelley (official of the way. Just for the record ...the most popular ma~ on the "Use these, (a dozen golf master's? It took a lot out of Whaler.) about a job." "Who do you prefer for Pro-Am is a fun day. But the earth. including China, ch­ balls) the balls yell, here I me.'~ I asked Hubert Green the Republican presidential officials for the Jaycees armed his way. once again, am." When asked about the "Wheie's Homero Blancas nomination? better beef up their celebrity into the hearts of the The Pro-Am was off and easy shooting course at this year?" The quick reply, "There are a lot of good attendance with a few more thousands of golf fans and running. Wethersfield, "It's not a _"He's in Phoenix. Arizona candidates," he responded, stars and bigger golf names just plain folks who enjoy Bob sings as he drives a turkey shot. actually. its a working as a Pro." "and thery're working very in order to continue the cOllJing out to Wethersfield few long ones and quickly fun course and a great place You meet the nicest people hard. I want to stay out of successful run at Wethers­ every year. Surrounded by says. ""I should have saved for birds." (one stroke under at the GHO. I bumped endorsing any of them, but I field. The HopeS and Fords his secret service security " that one for the first tee." par on a hole.) into ... Sy PreIi, golfer and hope one of them wins." can't come every year. The force. Mr. Ford, always ~ Another good hit. "Ah. Standing next to Fuzzy well known GOP man around And if a draft develops for field this year contains only gentleman, thrilled the are there any other games I was his partner for the day, Windsor loCKS; Nick Rug­ Gerald R. Ford? three of the top ten money crowd with his fin,e golf and can conquer?" ~ the great-basketball player of glero. photographer, watch­ "I'm not sitting around winners. give the press his latest He hits a few more and the Houston Rockets, Rick ing the Hopes and Fords for planning or conniving, but if The field are aU pros. verbal blast against the relates to the press ... "such a Barry. wearing candy stripe the first time; Henry Mlchal­ that happens, I won't dodge However, the fans of Con­ Carter administration. simple game." It's all Hope pants covering half of his ewicz, sports enthusiast in my responsibilities ... necticut d~serveto see a President. comic or golf and who can not love him six-eight frame. In his golf Windsor Locks and perman­ The questions and answers Watson, Lietzke, Irwin, pro ... they all start on the after all those years on the bag, the woods were covered ent marshal on the first hole; were quite a contrast from <;renshaw or Wadkins to practice tee and here are a stage, movies and television. with fur tops from, would you Paul Burton, former wrtter last year, when Mr. Ford name only a few. All and all, few comments given freely The first tee calls for the two believe. Dicker and Dicker of for the Journals, working for reluctantly -answered a few a good time was had by and overheard: stars, and we are left with California. Other celebrities the West Hartford papers questions on politics and all ... and I managed to get Gerry Ford, "Hi Gordie, only the golf stars. hitting the EttIe white balls and viewing the GHO for the then said. '"let's talk "golf." I President Ford to autograph (Gordie of the famous hockey Now there's one, Fuzzy were Dennis James, popular first time. Paul and I sat This year he added some­ my golf hat. "(You see, I've Howe family) how are you?' Zoeller. For you-non-golfing master of ceremonies of together for the Ford press thing about golf... he praised never grown up and I hope I All this took place before the fans, Fuzzy. from New television, Bob Cousy, conference and it went Jack Nicklaus and Tom never do.) former resident of the White Albany. Ind., is the 1979 famous court star of the something )ike this ... Watson for converting his House, 'sat on the grass -to Master's champion. who Boston CeJtics for thirteen The former president, with golf swing from "flat" to change his shoes. I stood" incidentaJly got his start in years, and AI Freeman, Jr., a record of Pro-Ams dating "upright" . near. in awe, watching .a Wethersfield. actor of stage and television. back to 1971. and in his " The big story of the press former president change his Here are a few random And Mr. Sammy Davis, Jr. second appearance at the conference was his descrip­ gear jusr like you and me.' I remarks by the man who has He played the 18 holes on GHO. looked tired and tion of the Carter administra­ got my answer quickly ... inherited the crown of golr s Wednesday, a first for him. warm. He looked at the fancy tion on an "economic course when 1 mentioned it to the new Lee Trevino with charm He walked the fairways, chairs waiting for the VIPs that ,has been catastrophic." fellow standing over him. he and wit. greeting the crowd after the and said, "If I sit there, I'll Paul Burton asked the former ford and Hope clans had never get up." ' head of state ... did he feel the captured the audience. - He got comfortable, "I had recent change of the presi­ When it's Wednesday at the a nice day, shot an 87. only dent' s cabinet resemble in any way the Nixon Saturday ,night massacre. He felt it did, and added the changes by Carter were only cosmetic. Just a footnote to the Grand Knight Kania an Continued from Page 3 serIOUS side of the man. To ilIu~tate, when asked, what asset to Lockstown is your Job with other people, he replied, "if you mean the By Jack Redmond in the heartland of middle people left behind, people America. want something at that time, Thomas Donald Kania is Tom returned with new when they really don't know Grand Knight of the local energy and a wider perspect­ what they want under dis­ Knights of Columbus ... and a ive of life. He decided to tressed conditions." He add­ great deal more. follow in his dad's footsteps. ed, "the more we can do for In his own words, "the day He entered the American others, the more complete a when I would reach the top of Academy McAllister In­ person we will be." the pyramid, " by being stitute of Funeral Service in In 1971, at the invitation of named the Grand Knight and New York City. former Postmaster Joe Rac­ editor of the "K ofC Flash," He said, "I was learning cone, Tom Kania joined the "I wondered how it would the business of embalming Knights of Columbus. His life hasn't been the same since achie'ving the 3rd and 4th degrees. "CABBAGES Tom said, "the·K of C has the ability to help others, especially people with AND KINGS" troubles, and we help the Church." On the sporting With Jack Redmond side of the Knights, Tom is chairman of their bowling feel." Tom already felt the but on the off hours, for a activities, as district commit­ rewards of his varied other change of pace, I also teeman o~U:'f! K of C Bowling Knights affairs, his dad's learned the fun and business Associat' , funeral business, bowling of big pin bOWling." Tom reL",.ved the "jewels activity and with his pretty With degree in hand, Tom of the Grand Knight," at the wife Laura. sailing down the found. "much of the know­ recent installation of new Con~ecticut River on their ledge of this business comes members at St. Robert's boat, the "Honey-Bunny afterward with servmg an Two." apprenticeship for two Tom was ready for his new years." Actually Tom was Church. It was the first time realistic dream is to build a role. He had been preparing involved in the funeral the K of C officers were log home in the area ... all in for it a long time. One of the business working with his installed Inside the church. early American. hats he wore as editor was father during summer va­ Tom was deeply appreciative What about the town of well known. The past four cations. Tom's father. Don­ of the help of Father Thomas Windsor Locks? "Windsor years he has been the ald Kania, has been a funeral Farrell, pastor of -St. Locks is what we like. TIle catalyst of the newsletter director for over 40 years. In Robert's, Father Michael people are so close and keeping members informed Windsor Locks the Johnson­ DeVito, the Council Chap- friendly. To sum it up, its on what's going on at the Kania Funeral Home on Oak lain, K of C officers, John great to be a member of the Elm Street Riverside Coun­ Street was a known estab­ Coleman and James Powers, community and be able to cil. lishment. Today it is the Veronica Rachel and the St. identify." To~ was born in Hartford. Kania Funeral Home, op­ Robert's choir. One last question ... and by The first seven years were erated by Mr. Kania and . Tom and Laura have a new the way, its the first time I spent on Alden Street near assited by Tom. toy ... a 16-footer, with &n interviewed anyone sitting Colt's Park. The Kania outboard motor, for the on their porch on Oak Street. family of three moved to Tom's father and mother, scenic trip down the Cen- Oak Street. .. in the heart of Bloomfield in 1953. His Helaine, still live in Bloom­ necticut River to Saybrook. old Windsor Locks, Oak and schooling of 13 years were at field. Tom is married to Laura is "Honey-Bunny Chestnut. .. what could be the Robinson Prep School in Laura Senofonte. their wed­ One," the boat is number better on a hot summer' West Hartford. It was at ding in 1977 carne about after two. As mentioned, Tom is a • evening. Oh yes, the quest­ Robinson' he became in­ a chance meeting at a local bowling enthusiast, and ion. Who do you most terested in writing and being eatery. Torn recalls knowing proves it by bowling once a admire? involved. For two years Tom Laura's father, Len Seno­ week, all year round. "My father. He worked was the business editor of fonte, at the K of C, before The 190 average was night and day for 25 years, so the school paper and in they met. earned during summers at I would have it a little bit addition a writer on the When asked, does it take a Bloomfield and during easier when I grew up." senior year book staff. special type of individual or winters with the K of C Tom Kania has grown up After graduation from knowledge to pursue a league at Bradley. When not from those experimental Robinson Prep, Tom, young lifetime career in your type of knocking the big pins Tom days back in Iowa to the and impatient, "wanted to business? enjoys finishing old furniture days here in Windsor Locks just get away." He did just Tom said, "not everyone and "Just to get away" Tom where he and his father own that ... by attending the St. can be in this business. and Laura travel to the White a business and are a credit to Ambrose College in far-off Probably only sixty percent Mountains to seek their the community. Donald Davenport. Iowa. During his of the men and women who •• ShangriIa." Their more Kania's work was not in vain. two years he studied biology. started with me in college He also learned the customs. completed the full terms." In what hard work was. and of talking to Tom, you see the the gentleness of the people rContlnued on page 4] Thursday, August 23, 1979 - The Windsor Locks Journal When you talk baseball at He had met Judith Brown softball and. basketball. Her the recent Creech-O'Brien the Gerry Ludden house .. .its of Brooks, Maine during parents agreed, she probably coached winners of the 1979 either. "the Sox" or "did the their high school days and has "the most natural title. Garrett. who his dad kids win?" They all enter the while in the service they ability" in the family and feels "looks and plays like conversation, even Judith, were married. Duane. actual­ they added. "with no coach-. George Brett of the Kansas the statistical wizard of the ly Gerry Jr., was born 17 family. Gerry and his wife years ago in Alabama during Judith are from Maine •.. his dad's days in uniform. proud of it, and posset;s the The oldest of the boys is :i­ "CABBAGES good "horse sense~' and. junior at the high school. He American beliefs of the folks played little league as an from "down East." all-star, varsity football, There are six Luddens at baseball and JV basketball. AND KINGS" their South Center Street (His mother added that he's home. Mother and father, also an honor student.) With Jack Redmond softball playing daughter Kimberly. IS. better "Kim" , and her brothers known as "Kim," is a Duane, Glen and I Garrett sophomore at the Raider ing" as with the boys. City Royals" is only nine and with baseball ability inherit­ school. Another honor stu­ The two younger Ludden certaiQly a comer. ed from both sides of the dent and the artist in the boys ... Glen 12, and Garrett, Glen. who I feel plays Luddens and Browns of family, has performed on the 9, were members of the short like Burleson of the Brooks and Jackson, Maine. varsity field hockey team. Standard Auto League team. "Sox." is a fellow to watch, Big Gerry Ludden, tough on the outside, sensitive on Tbrd'lClay, A.... t 30, 1979 - The WIDdaor Loeb JotII'IUtI _ '-the inside. That is the paradox of this fellow with a ready opinion on "the Sox" and Coach Sullivan t(> use in oldest started in the little or what the children should Gerry Ludden had his own years to come. Glen. a league. accomplish with their lives. moments of glory. de~pite seventh grader at the Middle The Luddens are, as they "The kids come first. The his father. in high school as a School, plays three sports say. "just ordinary folks." family is a together unit," he pitcher. While in the service and was a member of the 6th Gerry, a born again philoso­ said. and this was strongly he made the "AU-Europe grade basketball team that pher, said, "nobody ever echoed by his steadying Team of 1961. ,. Major teague played the state of Maryland. wrote a book saying how to influence of twenty years. baseball scout Willard Nixon Garrett, a South School bring up kids. not even that Gerry and Judith both of the Boston Red Sox student. follows everyone, famous child doctor. Spock." were brought up in an (Gerry's Sox) wanted to playing three sports. He added. "I always tell atmosphere of hard work and look-see at the big burly guy The father of them all had my kids ... nobody is better : family togetherness. Judith from Maine. However. it entered the service in 1958 than you are and you are not and her brother Roger wasn't in the cards or sox, and upon his discharge in better than anyone else ... Brown. today a physical Gerry's transfer from one 1963 returned to Maine with . Gerry Duane Ludden. Sr .• education teacher in Newton, location to another interfer­ his wife and son "to visit the wants his children to be good Mass.. were destined to red with the tryout and he folks and have a good time ... at their field of endeavor. He excell in sports. Their father lost his chance. The good time over, the feels goodness is success. named Roger after the great The boy from Maine had Luddens came south to Being good in sports. in his baseball player. Rogers spent five years with the Air Connecticut to visit more / eyes. is success. I Hornsby. The Brown mother Force. He was now a man relatives in Rockville and The entire Ludden family kept the . 'stats" on her who had traveled to Texas. also for Gerry to get a steady are Boston Red Sox fans. ,performing kids." It was Alabama, - Georgia. North job. In 1969 they moved to Who could deny that? obvious Judith would retain Africa. all over Europe and Windsor Locks. Gerry has However. the recent untime· her mother's love for facts the Middle East as a radio been a licensed electrician in ly death of Thurman Mun· and figures on her own operator. this area for the past ten son. of the sometimes hated children. years. New York Yankees. was felt Probably the only differ­ Why did you come to by Gerry Ludden. ence between Gerry and Windsor Locks? Gerry al­ "Munson had one requec;t Judith is that he firmly ways ready with the quick \\hen a reporter inteniewcd believes in •'learning the reply, said. rather matter of him at length three years value of sports and feel­ fact, "it was four years after ago. in the calm before the ings." Windsor Locks won the Yankee storm. He mighr He said. with a limite. "the World's LIttle League have repeated it Thursda~ stats sometimes are a waste Championship and I decided "Don't write anythmg of time:' Gerry grew up on this town had a great system mushy." he said." the farm and his dad's and I wanted the best feelings were that farm work coaching opportunitles for was more important that my children." (How's that pitching a baseball to some­ for an endorsement of the Gerry one at the batter's box. Little League program ... Mr. Fran Aniello?) While Gerry is busy as an electrician earning the money for all those gloves. Nothing mushy judith, for the past seven Ludden seasons. has driven a school bus. She said. "I haven't had any trouble on the bus and I love the kids. all ages." She .story about the has followed sports in their ••••• adopted town since their Tbanday, September 6. 1979 - The W1ndlOl' Loeb loam" - Paul Nicholas Mona enjoys Jife .•. filted with travels with his wife Peg, their three children in California. Flor­ A Full and satisfying life lif:.a~ic;~;~a~~; ida. and Windsor Locks. the years in Windsor Locks and eight grandchildren, (two on by the bug of traveling with tion parties held for the the K of C have made for a the way). his Knights of past itineraries to Europe to seniors each June. He said well-rounded life style. Paul Columbus years of devotion Hawaii. when_his daughter Mary Lou and his wife Peg love to and duty. and the so-called The life of Paul Mona, "CABBAGES was a grad he wanted some­ travel, with trips to Europe, normal hobbies of woodwork­ former Grand Knight of the thing different so he organ­ Hawaii and cruises to the ing. bowling, golf and col­ K of C, would only be ized a party for her and each islands in the Caribbean. lecting another person's complete with a full run­ AND KINGS" year the seniors have a party. They have tasted "the good treasure at some flea market. down of his three children thanks to the Knights. life. " However, he looked Who could argue with Paul and eight grandchildren liv­ With Jack Redmond Paul's employment record back to his Hartford days and and Peg's credentials for a ing near both oceans of the has covered the past 38 years said he admired one man, a full and happy life s,tyle? United States. Michael is the Mona clan. stayed right here he served on the building with Hamilton Standard. druggist, Mr. Moe Bern­

Paul and Peg have lived in __ oldest. enjoying the warmth in Windsor Locks and mar­ committee of the Elm Street Most of the years were spent stein, who helped him as a Windsor Locks for 26 years. of Tarpen Springs, Florida ried Linda Pfaffenbichier. home. In 1964 he was chosen in the shop as a machinist young lad. ' coming from Hartford. their with his wife Nelly and their Like his brother Mike ... Mark' the Knight of the Year. until several months ago he Paul put it this way, • 'he hometown. Peg. the former three chiidren ... Matthew. has three children. all girls, Today he keeps active as th~left his supervisor's position treated me as a son." I Miss Reiser, married the big Michael and Marissa. Their with the first names of District Deputy of three to join the purchasing de­ believe the following words guy in 1942 after a meeting dad is a graduate of the local "M" ... Melanie. Melissa, councils. partment with the Windsor by Martin Buxbaum, on suc­ convenient ly arranged by her high school and was a stu­ Megan. They expect another As a bowler for the past 20 Locks based firm. He said, cess, would be Paul Mona' s sister. dent at Catholic University. "M" shortly. Mark, a K of C years with the Knights his "it was a ciifferent ballgame philosophy: "You can use Paul comes from "Behind Mary Lou, also a graduate member as his dad, attended personal high single set was than I was .lsed to, but now I most any measure when the Rock." ncar Trinity Col- of the Raider school, earned Fairfield University. 732, giving him the Eastern buy wh.at I use to work with, you're speaking of success. . lege. known to all capital city her degree at the College of Seaboard Championship in a and it has proved very in­ You can measure it in fancy dwellers. His 87-year old New Rochelle. Another of the Paul has been a dedicated tournament held in Wor­ teresting ... horne, expensive car or mother still lives in the same Mona children enjoying the member of the Riverside cester. Mass. dress. But the measure of ncighborho<,d. He attended sun ...but in California, in the Council of the K of C for the He said, besides the great Besides his bowling your real success is one you grammar school and Hart­ state capital city of Sacra­ past 25 years. In 1969 he charitable work of the­ career. Paul has played the cannot spend. It's the way ford High School where his mento. Mary Lou and her attained the high rank of Knights he personally has Copper Hill links in East your son describes you when sport was the cross-country husband, Robert Gillis. have Grand Knight. The following made a "lot pf good Granby for years. and just to h,:'s talking to a friend." team. In t 942 he enlisted two daughters ... Jackie and year he sat in the chair of friends ... He was quite proud round out his so-called free with the U.S. Air Force. He Elizabeth. The Gillis family Faithful Navigator of the 4th of the ten year duty of time he became involved in said. "I spent most of my 27 is expecting an addition in Degree. where locally he was running the teen-age dances the scouting program. His months in the state of Florida November. A week after the a charter member_ Paul's with Joe Urso and other son Mark was an Eagle as a gunnery instructor." interview Paul and Peg were been the President of the K volunteers. Another first for Smut Paul and Peg were married off to California and a three of C Board of Directors and Paul Mona was the gradua- the year he entered the week rest and golden sun. service and both were bitten Mark. the youngest of the Hugh Joseph Donagher, Jr., son of Irish-born- par­ Lel's get 10 know the Weaver with Johnny Egan. ents. is building a family DOllaghers and why they Hugh. Jr. played sandl,ot scout camp. so being good room and garage at his took on this responsibility. baseball and football around hosts, Christophe attended home. with the capable help the father of the etan. Hugh the Hartford area and his the same camp. He enjoved of his preuy wife Barbara, Jr .. is a Bronx. New York only connection with the golf h~mself and the week helped but more important, because native. but only lived near game was many years as a him understand the use of of their concern -and love, the Yankee Stadium for1en caddy. Currently he's em­ s.lang in everyday conversa­ they're also building bridge~ months when his family ployed at ·Stanadyne. as a tions. He even earned a Boy between this country .. and decided to move to Hartford. machine operator for the past Scout merit badge for canoe­ France. The traditionally His bride of IS years. two year!!.. His previous ing and a certificate for close knit family on Hughes B'lrbara Robitaille is a native experience included the swimming a mile. As for lanc recently participated in of the capital city. They met management of a muffler certificates•.. First Selectman the North Atlantic Cultural during the U.S. Senator Abe shop in West Hartford. He Edward Savino presented the Exchange League providing Ribicoff campaign. when life said. rather candidly. "I ~r~nch I~d with the honorary a home for a French student. was casy for young Demo­ have tackled everything in Citizenship of Windsor Locks 'The student. Christophe' crats and the action was at "lY life. th:-"s why I'm taking. While here in the United Morin. left for his native the Hilton and Bushnell. on our latest project at States Christophe traveled to country just last month. and Then the wedding in 1964 home." His wife has been a N~w York City and Boston Barbara admitted the young and the Donagher family was busy gal working in the wlt.h Hugh. the third, and his boy had become a close four and hving the normal personnel department as a "bIggest kick" was buying member of the family. '"during life. secretary for the Covenant t~e A~erican flag as a his stay. and got along just Hugh J. Donagher.lII. is Insurance Company for the souventr to go along with tine with their daughter 15 years old this month and a past four and one-half years. o!h.er flags of nations he Krista and son, Hu,gh. the sophomore at the high The Donagher family rounds VISited. Barbara said during third. who is the French school. BesIdes his avid out their activities by follow­ his stay. he was treated like speaking expert in the study of French. young Hugh ing the Red Sox and Yaz. one of the family and he even family. • l~ a photographer. member ente~ained them on many an When Windsor Locks is Their own son hopes to of the Pille Mcadow Players eve~tng with his piano discussed ... the family views travel (0 the land of Charles

AND KINGS", - vVitn I~rk Rp.rimnnrl -Togetherness through the decades-

George and Dot W001- song says.) Dot spent the weave~, Pennsylvanians by time writing V-Mall, (type birth, have enjoyed their life of mail system used by U.S. "CABBAGES in Windsor Locks since 1955 armed forces during the war, working, playing golf, rais­ in which a microfIlm of a ing a son and being thrilled letter was forwarded for AND KINGS'~· to live in a town with "a printing in full size on great system" that satisfies photographic paper before With .lArk RArlmnnrf the citizenry. delivery) and working in The togetherness of this Cleveland, Ohio. George couple of South Elm Street, didn't waste any time, once Iowa with his wife Sue, of Call it Yankee or Pennsyl­ is as close as their Connect­ his discharge was final. He Springfield, IlIinois and their - vania ingenuity ... the answer icut license ... GEO-DOT. was off for the land of the two daughters, Heather, six, was a pipe line. Today Indians and a quick exit to and Hillary, two years old.. George is the manager of the Their hometown, Salts­ their hometown for the The younger Woolweaver line and is associated with burg, located just 29 miles wedding day. The big day couple met as students at the the Jet Line Inc. and Buckeye from smoky Pittsburgh, is came on August 10, 1946. Illinois Wesleyan University Pipe Company ... or is it the better associated with its His first civilian job was at Blookinton, Illinois. other way around. So after 27 close proximity to Arnold, with the Dravo Corporation, Now back to the wandering years with Savin ... George Palmer country in Latrobe. lasting one year, building a engineer... he had built dams Woolweaver is now guiding This closeness to "Mr. bridge over the Monon .. in Vermont and Massachu- the valuable gas to the air Golrs" hometown has surely gahela River. George's em­ setts, bridges in New York force and Windsor Locks is rubbed off on both George ployment record shows a and Connecticut, in addition better for it. and Dot with golf as their slow migration from Pennsyl­ to the super highways, but it After their son Larry main hobby and exercise vania to finally working and took some jet fuel to settle entered school, Dot joined these days. Jiving in Connecticut. He has him down to the so-called Combustion Engineering George Wool weaver and been associated with several normal life. Inc. and today, after 21 years Dorothy Erban attended the projects of the engineering George, with his ready with the Windsor based firm same grammar and high variety, up and down the ' smile, tells it this way ... "The is an executive secretary. On school in Saltsburg. George eastern coast. After leaving Air Force needed jet fuel in the local scene George is a

played varsity baseball and Dravo he joined the Savin Westover, but to truck it 90 < life member of the Veterans basketball in high school Construction Company of miles from New Haven of Foreign Wars and past with Dot cheerleading him on East Hartford, Connecticut harbor to the air base was adjutant, with Dot as mem­ the court with additional duty building a dam over the just too much time wasted." ber of the VFW Auxiliary. as cheerleader on the gridi­ Connemaugh River. He said ron. She added, before it was the chief reason for joining fashionable and nationwide, Savin was better pay and the the girls in Saltsburg played job was only four miles from basketball and she was one home. During those years of the performers. George, as an engineer, The steady sweethearts assisted in building other George is a past master of Foster School of Survey in were broken up by the dams in eastern Pennsyl­ the Masonic Temple in town, Pittsburgh and he ended up second world war. In early vania. The idea of staying a Shriner with the Sphinx building dams, bridges and 1943 George was wearing the around home quickly van­ Temple in Hartford. roads over the east and now sailor whites at bootcamp at ished. His next assignment In civic affairs George is looks over a valuable pipe Sampson, New York. After took him further north to Vice President of the Sewer line of gas for our Jet Planes the training period George Ravena, New York, south of Commission with reappoint­ of the U.S. Ail' Force. was back in school at Albany, where Savin built 26 ment on three terms of two George's understanding Norfolk, Virginia learning miles of the New York years. A Republican for partner all those years has the art of torpedoman. He Turnpike. many years, George feels the been his girl Dot, since their left the east coast for sunny In keeping up with the taxes "are fantastic," the days in Saltsburg. George California and assignment on lastest engineering techni­ school system, "super," and and Dot have the right a destroyer. George served ques George, in addition to snow and trash removal, philosophy ... because they all over the Pacific Ocean learning on the job, com­ "great, in fact all the "take the time to play, it is area with nine battle stars on pleted a course whereby he services are equal or better the secret of perpetual his dress whites. ,earned his Associate Engi­ than any town around." youth ... " , they "take the The highlight of George's neering Degree. EPILOG time to be friendly, it is the tour of the blue Pacific was The Woolweavers finally George Donald Wool­ road to happiness, " and they on September 2, 1945, when made it to Connecticut in weaver got his start at the "take the time to live." he and thousands of service­ 1955 when the Savin men, were in Tokyo Bay to company secured the work bear witness to the signing of on Route 91 from Hartford to the peace treaty on the Battle Windsor. They just kept Missouri. Of course, the star going a few miles up the Toad signer for the United States and settled in Windsor was General Douglas Mac­ Locks. Arthur. Their son Larry was born The three years away from during his dad's east coast home ,were made a little working projects. Today easier to bear, with his gal Larry follows a different Dot waiting for him to come path ... that of accountant ... and lives in Cedar Rapids,. marching home, (li~e the Thursda~, September 20, 1979 • The W~ Loeb Joamal - Ricli, Elaine and the boys returned to Windsor Locks in A couple's years together 1970 for a new life. Rich was eager to complete his college credits and now was ready. just like the American dream- At times life can be diffi~ cult. Rich had his share. He attended classes at the Richard Labbe met Elaine Greater Hartford Community Magnani during their junior during Rich and Elaine's stay C.ollege during the days, with year at the local high school. in West Germany. The boys. rughts at the high school as a Today the congenial cou­ Richard David and Anthony' ja~itor. The diffiCUlt days ple's life is quite different w~re born in Nuremberg, a paId off.•. he later earned his than those days ofthe middle city in'central Bavaria. The accounting degree at Central sixties, raising three active boys have duel citizenship. Connecticut College. For a children and restoring their. The parents admit the boys year he was employed by 100 year old home on North In' September of 1966 it local accountant Lou McGee, was time for the army call. are rather proud to say•.. Street. when asked, for instance, at and then entered industrial The new recruit arrived at accoWlting with the LaPointe Fort Dix, New Jersey for his little league ...wbere were Known as "Rich" to his Industries. After a year or so basic tra;ning. With the you boys born? Windsor many friends and fellow Locks? ~'No, Nuremberg, he joined the State of Con­ drudgery out of the way, sportsmen in town, in addi­ Germany." nectirut as an auditor of Rich found the Army had .tion to his duties as and LittJe five year-old-Nicole, public accounts. His work much better plans for him is aCtive in the day covers assignments at han.dYl1,Ul~he than the infiltration course or cute as a button, is a native Knights of Columbus, the of Windsor Locks, as is her state prisons, state and com- Little League and soccer peeling potatoes. Private Richard Labbe mother. She is attending progmms, and stills plays a didn't disappoint the Army. North Street School, for the munity colleges. steady softball and basket­ The assignment called for a first time, with her brothers. In town Rich has been a ball game with his peers. trip to California and the Nicole is the only daughter member of the Riverside Elaine is equally busy with Army Defense Language In­ and only granddaughter in Council of the K of C for the the three children .•. Richard stitute in fashionable Mon­ the family, so she is referred past eight years. He is David, Anthony and little to as "the queen." terey on the Pacific Ocean. rurrently a trustee. In the Nicole, who is entering kin- The scenery was beautiful, BUl, her parents added, sporting end of the K of C he , dergarten this month, and is the work was different. Rich "she wants to be like one of helps organize the softball the boys. t, Speaking of the a fuD time teacher at the said, kiddingly, "The Army and basketball programs. In Congregational Church took this French boy, taught boys ... the oldest, Richard the town soccer league Rich Nursery School. The past five him Polish, and then shipped_ David is ten and a fifth will manage a team of boys years Elaine was a substitute grader. He's into little him to Germany." But, how­ from ten to twelve with Bill teacher at the Windsor Locks league soccer and basketball ever, no regrets. O'Brien. Twenty years ago facility. . -;:..and "the only Yankee fan in The German trip was post­ Rich played little league and Rich was born in a little ' the family." Anthony, nine, today is manager of a minor town called Eagle Lake in poned :;:~~r six months and is a fourth grader and •'the enougtft!~e at Fort Devens, league team. He feels all Maine, which he describes as artist in the family." Like his sports in town are excellent being as far north as you can M~1~eM.lsetts for Rich to brother, he is involved in p~(::the qhestion to Elaine. for the kids. Should girls play get without being in Canada. three sports. Their mother is Th¥ young couple" \"laS mar- little league? uSure." We Rich was only a young lad of a piano player, from way had Elizabeth Dube on our seven of so when his parents back. and is teaching all the club last year, she's the moved to Connecticut. Even ried in 1968. After his arrival children the skill and fun of sister of Ann Marie Dube with his 26 year residency in Germany, with the time hitting the ivories. She said w~o played" fOf, Standard with.f.q~~'Ye~fs.jn the army, n being right, he sent for his Nicole plays by ear and, Auto." he is always reminded Elaine bride. considering her age, really is a native daughter. Elaine's memories of Ger­ picks it up fast. Nicole will EPILOG Before the service call, many are probably two-fold. organize a backyard parade Rich left the comfort of The country, she said, was at a minute's notice and is Rich and Elaine Labbe met home and decided to try "just beautiful." The other only sorry she can't take the as students in high school~ college. His year at Millikin beautiful description would piano along as a musical Rich served his country for University in Decatur, Illi­ be the birth of their two sons partner. four years. Today he is nois proved to him ... "I was serving his town in several not ready for college." Dur­ ways, just as Elaine is a ing his try at college, Elaine teacher of the young. You was attending Southern might say its like the Amer­ Connecticut in New Haven. ican dream, or better. a movie script ... boy meets Thursday, SeDte~ber 27, 1979 - The Windsor lAcks Journal· girl.. .boy leaves for the army ..• boy marries girI. .. have children ••. now living happily ever after in the American town of Win­ "CABBAGES sor Locks. The movie could be ca1led ..... Mr. Nice Guy Marries High School Sweet­ AND KI'NGS" heart." Thursday, October 4, 1979 - 'lbe WIndsor locks Journal Native son follows the footsteps

spons. When he is not Robert Thomas Norris is Bob spent six years with (Wonder what he does in his following in the footsteps of the Connecticut National refereeing or working at spare time?) insurance problems you can - EPILOG his father and grandfather. Guard. He said he recalled "CABBAGES find him during the summer Roben Thomas Norris is a The youthful soccer and the Bobby Seale Riots in New months coaching Babe Ruth basketball referee, as the Haven during those years as bundle of energy when it baseball. He's the treasurer Norrismen before him, is an probably the highlight of his comes to sports, business or of the Nonh Connecticut active member of the Re­ service career. AND KINGS'.' politics. The happy-go-lucky Babe Ruth Baseball league. publican party in his town. He joined the local K or-C native son of Windsor Locks With .lark R~drn()nrlHe's been with the league His grandfather was the late eight years ago. He is lOOk­ is a dedicated man in differ­ since 1966. He has coached Charles A. ·Norris, a former ing forward to helping in the ent walks of life. When asked Park Depariment basketball he had any hobbies ...1 first selectman of Windsor Knights' "special children" When asked to compare Control Analysis Accountant. 'if in town for the past ten - Locks during the thirties. the playing skills in soccer of The first years with Hartford should have forgotten that program. As a young mem­ years. Just to complete any Bob lives on Fernwood Ave­ of the K C he has a few years ago ... he _said, were spent as a traveling one ... his hobbies are many. ber of good week's work ... Bob is an nue with his mother Kath­ "the soccer today is much auditor and collection super­ This fits Bob ... "people rare­ played in their softball pro­ l1sherat St. Mary's Church ... erine Kenny Norris, formerly gram enjoyivg the sport and better. This came about with visor. ly succeed at anything unless and root~for the Yankees. they have fun doing it." of Focestville, Connecticut, staying in shape, so impor­ the improvement in coaching Bob'-s other active partici­ and his brother Charles R. tant in the role of referee. techniques, and the game is pation is in Windsor Locks' Norris. When you talk with Bob gaining popularity through Republican circles. He's Before his involvement in Norris about sports ...officiat­ the fine town programs." been on the GOP town politics, Bob was first a ing is the main topic. He's When asked ... who was the committee for several years. student, second a sport parti­ been in-voIveam.-sciccer, as a best basketball player he He fmnly believes, "in prim­ cipant and the the holder of a referree, since 1964 and is a ever saw on the high school ary struggles within all part­ college degree leading to an member of the Central Con­ couns... Bob talked about ies, favors open caucus, this insurance position, with nectirut Soccer Officials As­ Tom Roy of South .Windsor leads to open government, always a hand in refereeing sociation. He calls the action and Corny Thompson of Mid­ and active people in town soccer and basketball. in high school and commun­ dletown, currently the star of affairs makes for a healthY A native son, Bob attended ity college games. (He, of UCONN. He felt Thompson and well-rounded life." St. Mary's, graduated from course, can not be the man was probably the most out­ When asked ... what do you the local high school in 1961 with the whistle at the local standing player of the two. think of the Democratic do­ and four years later earned high school) When you talk sports with mination of Windsor Locks politics? felt, his Busine~sAdministration When talk turns to basket­ Bob Norris ... both sports are Bob,. "any degree from the University of ball Bob speaks of being on his life work. Not to give the switch control can come Hanford. In high school and the courts since 1966, and wrong impression ... Bob has about if the Republicans get at Hartford Bob was a track today he usually can be been a full-time insurance OUt the vote and decide .they and field member specializ­ found running up and down worker for the Hartford In­ can win." ing in sprints, broadjump the rourts of the college surance Group for the past 13 - With Bob Norris it seems and the discus. junior varsity games. years. His official title j .. - you can't get away from - • The Windsor Locks Journal· Thursday, October 4, 1979 Commentary What the nation needs now by Jack Redmond Speaking of possible cand­ by heritage ... you may be In these days of instant idates of the Grand Old Party right. But he has been study­ news and panic-threatening (Republicans, that is) they as ing for the position many items affecting the general a body hope good old boy years and has the right and public, it was a source of Jimmy Carter runs again. faithful crowd behind him relief to hear the news of Even Ronald Reagan or every working day. Senator Ted Kennedy's lat­ Howard Baker could beat With the Democratic con­ est admission that he may him today. To make a point ... vention nearly a year away run for his brother's some­ I read recently in the Boston and the election nearly 13 times neglected position. Globe, an article by David B. months off, all this excitment Th!! news of President Wilson. It went like this ... may seem to be a bit prema­ Kennedy, I mean Senator "Caner, the President of ture. It is not. ]t is preety Kennedy's decision to seek dolJar gas, and two-dolJar certain that a successful can­ the job of head of the White hamburgers, of Billy and didate, even a Kennedy. House and government, sev­ Ben and Biblical sanction­ needs to start early. eral months before the New iousness, of Andrew Young Hampshire primary, has and Soviet brigades, the man Just thought I'd wake up given the not-so-news­ who would never lie to you, is . everyone this Thursday hungry public the time to of course, the candidate the evenin~ and say who] be­ reflect and decide if they RepUblicans would prefer to lieve is the man for the job in really want the golden boy run ~ainst.'· 1981. (All contrary opinions from Massachusetts to be Too bad for the GOP ... Ted are to be written to the their president. Mr. Ken­ is the man of the hour, the editor). nedy is clearly both a good next hour and yes, next The next year will be a big candidate and an exper­ year's hour. Who can delay year for Windsor Locks. the ienced politican. this rush to the White state of Connecticut and the The eighties coming up for House? Mr. Carter? ] believe United States ... so get with Americans will probably be he would only be fooling it. Voice your opinion. But lalapaloozas, compared to himself. remember the song ... with a the drug and war-tom sixties If you think Senator Ken­ few words changed to fit the and the "you name it" nedy deserves the most time ... What the nation needs seventies. The important, ,impossible job in the world now ... is Ted, Ted, Ted. problems of life have to be straightened out ... the econ­ omy, the middle-east, gas and oil supply and prices, the salt talks, the trouble with Carlton Fisk, and the rest facing the world . ._ The 1981 occupant of the White House must be strong. It needs a Roosevelt and Truman mixture. An exper­ ienced politican and back­ home no nonsense individual who will make critical deci­ sions is what the country needs. As for me .. .! always liked Gerry Ford. But we have had enough Fords ... we need a cadillac. - The Windsor Locks Journal - Thursday, October-ll, 1979 Loughran could be called" a Jack of all trades "--- Jack Loughran, President On one of his side trips freshman. All the boys years as a member of the him. He stated thp current the town and parents." of the Windsor Locks Little Jack managed to secure a played little league in the Italian-American Club of league has-eight teams in the EPILOG League, is a low-key indivi- pass across "Checkpoint summer, with midget foot­ Windsor Locks. Jack could minor and major leagues Jack Loughran has taken dual who believes in the _Charlie" to East Berlin, ball on their fall schedule. rightly be called ... "a Jack of with six teams in the senior on a big responsibility as Grandland Rice theory ... "its beyond the Iron Curtain, and The middle school students all trades" .. with his handy division. President of the Windsor not who wins the game, but recalls a "cloud of gloom --are th'e-two girls of the work around the family home He spoke highly of the Locks Little League. The how you play the game." But, over the city." He said you Loughran family ... Jacque­ and sales career with the dedicated coaches and board 1965 victory was the epitome in the back of his mind is the could feel the difference line, 13, and Leslie, 12. Narragansett Brewery, the members of the league. He of success for this town. ever seeking idea, that, just between the east and west. An added note on Johnny .. Borden Chemical Company, added, for the board mem­ Another victory will bt: hard maybe, someday, the world' Another day he remembered he was born in Frankfurt, Wickes Lumb~r,J.M. Ben- bers, its a year round job, to come by, especially with championship flag can fly while stationed in Frankfurt. meeting once a month. They the continued wins by ag~inin Windsor LocJc,s.:as - w'!s in November. 1963. The keep up with the latest edits Taiwan, with their apparent the best little league team in 'late news woke everyone up from Williamsport, Pennsyl­ year-round playing. How­ the world. Jack sai~,rather with the sad news of the "CABBAGES vania, the capital city of little ever, with the dedication and coyly, "if you get the breaks, assassination of President league baseball. He empha­ hard work- of the Fran YQUcan go all the way ... I'd -Jack Kennedy. That night sized the latest rules of Aniellos. Mike Heneghans, love'to see it." and for days after... West AND KINGS" playing the boys or girls at Pat Raffertys, Bill Mandro­ .Jack. a resident of the Berlin had their own type of least two innings .and said las, to name only a few .. may­ Lockstown since 1965, is a gloom. With .J~rkRF:rirnnnn "naturally this gives every­ be the gods will shine again native of Cranston, Rhode The Loughran family, of one a chance to play ... the on Windsor Locks and Jack Island. He attended gram- Darian Drive, with Jack and name of the game .• , Loughran hopes to be there mar and high school in the his wife Eleanor heading the Germany. while his dad was son and for the past four Ac; for the future of when that day comes. Cranston area and in 1961 clan, have five children, all in the service. He recently years with the _ Battistoni Windsor Locks little It'ague .. graduated from Bryant Col- active at the, Middle .and spent three weeks in the land Lumber ComRany of S3uth­ Jack said. "we have a good lege with- a Bachelor of High School. The oldest are of his birth with 25 other wick, Massachusetts. group of kids coming up, but Scien~ein-Business Adminis- Johnny and Kenny, both 15. students of the high school in The Quiet mannered Jack there may be fewer teams in tration. After college he_: Johnny is a sophomore and an exchange program. )ohn­ Loughran "likes doing his a few years, because of the spent the next three years in member of the school band ny Jived with / a German part" in the little league decline in popUlation growth the army with duty in New and last year performed for family during his stay. A tour program as president, inheri­ in town." Jersey. Nebraska and a year the freshman football squad. of the Ford Factory, visiting ted from the popular Pat Jack had a few words for of travel in Germanv.' He Kenny, a three sport guy a coal mine and a boat ride Rafferty. Jack played sandlot the par~nts... "I urgtf the saw. "as much as I could of with basketball, baseball and down the Rhine River were and intramural baseball in parents to start their kids at a Europe" with -trips to Eng- soccer as a student at the the highlights of the trip. college. In talking to Jack ... young age playing little land. Ireland, Switzerland, Landmark School in Boston's Jack, besides his active you can sense his serious league." As for new coaches Italy. Austria, France and south shore. Another mem­ participation in little league, role-taking as head of a very and managers ... "wt' (llways Holland ... and there wasn't ber of the school band- is has been a volunteer fireman dedicated league in state need new blood in the league much else to see. Jimmy, a 14 year old in town for 13 years with two circles, as the men before and continued support from Thursday, October IJ, 1979 • The Wlnclaor Locka Joamal ..... /.> •

In my clr- I heard the 4 o'clock news and the unbe: '* The day disaster struck lievable •.. 8 tornado had hit

The day I Rf}utes 20 and 75, the Continued from Page 1 ed. Channel Three at eleven Some of the victims are our Ramada Inn was badly \ ic\\. \\ ith broken windows. had their interview- with the neighbors or co-workers', damaged. ] said to myself.. \\alls. glass and metal from Gov~rnor.so the story was relatives, -friends, merchants disaster (that's the way I go home.) I we deal with on a daily basis. lhc rollf spread, over its completed~one way or guess my only problem was ffllntal area and on-to Route another. My own son-in-law, Frank picking up my wife at the "5. TIle First National Store' On Thursday morning, my ,Deshaies, of Duxbury, struck Combustion-Windsor office. was a sea of water for wife who hadn "t seen the Massachusetts, informed me BY JACK REDMOND For once I drove the way my parking cars. The popular disastrous Route 75, wanted on Saturday that his cousin"s feelings said to .•. straight to eatery. McDonald·s was in me to drive there on our way home in Colonial Village and Rain was in the forecast. Route 91. off Kennedy 'Road darkness. with the big .sign to work. To tell the truth', I his aunt's home on Route 75 What happened wasn't in and to Old County Road oJ,1to -\In the ground in two billion never figured we would make were completely destroyed.. the forecast, or in the wildest Pershing" and ,hpme. We pieces. it. but we did. At Halfway- Mrs. Carole Dembkoski, who dreams of local residents of really didn't 'know the Managed to watk to the house and Old County Road I was killed by the tornado, Windsor Locks, Windsor or serious situation at Route 20 comer of Elm and Route 75. told the National Guard was a former employee of Suffield. and 75. Vinn" Musco's Texaco sta- soldier stationed there, I was Combustion Engineering in

To most folks, it was just o Arrived home- and' imme­ tion ~·asin ruins. I nodded to going to work and had to use Windsor and worked in the' another Wednesday. The diately watched ,the basebal1 Vinny ...and he gave his Route 7? He said. if we accounting department with middle of the week. But that game on television. But the usdal smile. What ,can wanted to try it: go ahead. It us a few years ago. Only our Wednesday, October 3, constant reminders on the anyone say at a time like was not a pleasing sight at kindest thoughts and prayers 1979, ~ilI-be long remem­ bottom' of the TV screen that? People were all over seven in the morning; It gave go out to Mr., Dembkoski and bered by the merchants, concerning 1he •plight of the place inspecting, watch- us a strange feeling. Twenty­ his family, and aU the homeless, hotel guests, truck Windsor Locks was too much ing and just being a part of a 'four hours before we - had residents in that area of drivers, families of the for me to ignore. I wanted to , bad dream. I stopped to talk driven the same road. like Windsor. It was a sad injured and the dead, and be there and see for myself. to Tommy Frechette: Dave any other morning, but on Wednesday for Windsor just plain people who were My wife volunteered to stay SCllttO. George and Dot Thursday, October 4" 1979. Locks and her sister town of on Route 75, that three in the put and if any relatives or Wool weaver and Eddie Katz- desfruction was in the air. Windsor. afternoon, as the day the friends calted. because of the beck and we aU shared the We arrived a\ Route Twenty Governor Ella Grasso was tornado hit Windsor Locks. storm hitting our town, she horror of the bad dream. but our adventure, if you caIJ "absolutely horrified." and Windsor and Suffield. could give them the details. My inquisitive nature took it that. was over. It was for she went to work to help As for me, I was lucky. At (At that point we didn't kno\\ over when I "sort of the 1;Jest. The businesses where it was most needed. three in the afternoon I was any of the details.) 1 ,,::ould became" a part of the were gone on the Windsor The pieces will be picked up. at work (Combustion Engin­ soon find out. (It was a nice Channel Three coverage at Locks side. but on the but the memories of many eering, Inc.) in East Granby.­ feeling on my return home to the Musco 'station. The ~indsorside ... homes were citizens will be long remem­ The power went off. As I find both friends and rela­ Hartford based television gone. bered of the day ... disaster looked out the windows, with tives called when the bad crew. ted by Gerry Toney, Our view of the tornado hit the towns of Windsor I my fellow employees, news hit'the national televi­ was there recording the~that hit these towns was from tocks. Windsor and Suffield. _ recalled, to myself, the sion screens. Even an old events. Flying overhead the the non-casualty side. I hurricanes I had experienc­ friend in Indiana called. and new "Sky Three" helicopter usually write articles about ed, but that Wednesday, the it makes one feel good.) was in touch with Mr. Toney .. people and enjoy it ... there rain couldn't have been We Jive approximately a ( could see there was a wasn't any joy to write this harder or the winds stronger. 'mile and a half from Route 75 problem ... where did Gover: article. However, we have all Naturally, work stopped. ~mdBradley Field. I decided nor Grasso live? I volunteer- been touched by the storm. About three-thirty or so, to drive over to Denslow ed the directions. (Couldn"t ' someone figured it was about. Street and walk to Old pass up the story.) Unfortu- time to go home and call it a County Road. As I turned the nately. the busy and helpful day. The sun was shining corner on to Old Count v , mv Governor was not at home. ,and the rain had stopped. first impressjon was ~f She was in her own helicop .. people walking to and frolT} ter viewing the area.. The an area and the) weren't television reporter. who sure what thcy saw or \.".m came with me and the driver. sec. The Koala lnll on Routc was a bit disappointed. It is was m) first disaster in was my pleasure at a time Continued on Page 9 when every0!1e was concern- Richard Paul Tassistro has on pretty Caroline. After the during his army days, sad smile on his face. a lifestvle resembling wedding day the young enjoying the mass the "old EPILOG Dickens' • 'Tale of Two couple lived in Hartford, way" and feels today, Richard Paul Tassistro is Cities." Of course. in Dick's East Windsor and finally something is lost. one busy guy keeping the case. one is the town of settled in Windsor Locks. When it comes to personal parks ready for the sports of Windsor; Locks and the other Hartford. He has always the big city of Hartford. been as busy in his adopted Dick is a native of West town in the scouts, KofC and Springfield. however, his "CABBAGES little league programs. After family moved to Hartford a hard day'~ night ... he likes when he ~as very young. He to relax in his comfortable and his; wife, the former AND KINGS" horne on Denslow but real­ Caroline Buczek. who was izes there's things to be done born in New York City, have and in Dick's case ... he does lived in Windsor Locks since what is expected of him. Dick 1965. When he leaves his job Dick's position with the sports, Dick has managed to has probably found out ten miles'south of home, he park department covers the do his share of coaching and that ..... There are few, if any, said. with a grin, "it's very football, baseball and soccer umpiring in the little league jobs in which ability alone is relaxing leaving Hartford." fields. They must be made in town. When he talks of sufficient. Needed also are Dick put out fires as a ready for active, sports­ bowling ... he's not in the loyalty, sincerity, enthusi­ member of the Hartford Fire minded youth of the city~ class of Pete Couture ... but is ' asm, and cooperation." Department for four years, There has been other events, near the 200 average. The until an injury caused him to such as_ rock concerts, only problem for Dick is the change from fires to park leaving Dillon Stadium in night work in Hartford ...the maintenance. disarray. The maintenance is sports activity is limited. For twenty-three years a full time job cleaning up. To Dick, vacation time is Dick has been employed by One of the biggest opera­ going to North Wood Lake in the capital city Park Depart­ tions Dick and his crew face' Vermont, only three miles ment and answers to the call is the rapid change over ot from Canada, and hunting of Foreman in charge of the floor at the civic center; deer. For twenty years Dick maintenance. This includes from ice hockey of the and his friends have gone Dillon Stadium and all the Whalers, to the hardwood north and Caroline said, change-overs at the civic floor, for the Boston Celtics. rather coyly,. "he hasn't cente'l .. Of course, this tricky maneu- . caught deer in all those' Before the parks of Hart­ ver took place before the roof years." Dick agreed, with a ford became his occupation, came crumbling down. Corne Dick was into other' mor( 1980, Dick and his boys will pressing duties. He gradua­ be back at the new and better ted from Buckley High civic center with the same old School in 1950 and the next problems. He said the year was wearing the U.S. conversion from the basket­ Army uniform in Germany. ball floor to the ice is the For 15 months Dick spent his most difficult. So when you time. besides being a soldier, attend a game in the visiting France and Italy. A afternoon to watch the stars side trip, for a skiing holiday, of the court, and then the ice at Berchtasgaden (Hilter's hockey performers ... Dick fortified mountain chalet) Tassistro and his hard was one of the highlights of working staff had a hand in his European duty. the changeover. Dick and Caroline were When Dick came to Wind­ Thursday, October 18, 1979 • The WlndlOl Loeb JoanW married in January of 1955 sor Locks he joined the and have two children. Kim Knights of Columbus. He is Aim, 20, is a student at the currently .the Deputy Grand Asnuntuck Community Col­ Knight and next year will Life is a tale of two cities lege. Kim was a member of step into the chief chair of the Windsor Locks High the order. Dick feels the School tennis team for four Kofe, "helps the needs of years and wds named captain people ... is a great way to in her senior year. In 1975 meet people socially, and I she won tqe town tennis enjoy participating in their championshi~' . Her brother, many activities, especially Richard. Jr. 9, is also a grad the bowling." of the local h gh school where Dick and Caroline have hit he played! football and the big pins in the mixed basketball. fie is currently KofC league for several working at: Hamilton-Stan­ years. One of his duties dard under the newly offered include being the Instructor­ machinist program. Young ial Representative for the Richard played little league KofC sponsored Boy Scout and was narrted an all-star in Troop Number 263 in town. the senior division. Dick's feelings on the Their parents met when changes in the Catholic dad was ati Fire Company Church are mixed. He said, Number Ond of Hartford and "I always liked it the their mothe~ would pass by so-called old way, it was, to the fire hou~e on her way to me, more religious. school. (Hartford High) In ., As kids we had to learn those days JDick Tassistro latin and that meant studying had one e e on the fire harder." He recalls, while apparatus arid the other eye visiting churches in_ Italy, ...... y, Od.ober 25,1979. 'DIe w.....1.Geb ...... Julia Lee is into everything with love Julia Lee ••• outgoing, . . three to ten o'clock at Next month's election will warm mother of four grown .' Dexter. She reminisced find Julia active in the sons, can be best character- "C'. . 'ABBAGES , ,about those hard days and Democratic camp. Oh yes,

ized as a person who "just . wondered how she ever I did · she's been a member of the loves people." Her entire 68 AND KIN G S ' " it•.• it was for her boys. She · Democratic Town Committee ye~rshas been dedicate~to ~said it was so they could go to for the past three years, just this end•.. filled . with hard . . . scbools for higher learning. to be "into everything."

work for her family a~d 'N it h J a c k Red m 0 n d ~.Julia Lee, with memories everyone who comes In . . lof her husband and the boys EPROG contact with this happy. growing up, and -now her Julia Sartori Lee ••• a grandmother. ., Julia met Albert Lee, a Home. grandchildren, said she has woman into everything with The Chestnut Street resi- native of Maine, while he No. three is Albert, living to keep busy ... "you can't sit love. She faces her life today dent feels and acts like a true was working in the Hartford in West Suffield, with his around the house all day." with gusto and the right nativ.e of Windsor Locks, but area. They were married in wife Linda. Albert is employ- And she doesn't. A quick attitude. I believe Julia Lee, actually was, born in New 1934." After their marriage ed ·at WTC Air Freight walk down the block and its if familiar' with the following York. City on -Roosevelt they lived in Boston and Company. Dana, the young- daily mass at St. Mary's. The story, knowingly or unknow­ Street, -'.'right· .near China- ,Pawtucket,' Rhode Island est, and his wife Angela, live job of monitor for two hours ingly ...feels it has assisted town.:'.. :For, over 'a . half. a. until 1939 when the young in Waterloo, Iowa and will be at the North Street School. her like so many... century Julia·and hel' famil~.couple returned to Windsor soon movj~gto Tulsa, The trips to so many places There was a man who had the Sart~ris.J have left the~.Locks at 28 Chestnut Street. Oklahoma. Dana is employed with the Senior Citizen club just died and he reviewed the mark on Windsor LQc~s.·The local address has been by the Kroblin Transporta- and she loves to dance and footprints he had taken in his The Sartori family moved home for the Sartori family tion Systems. Dana was a play cards. life. He looked down and from.the·big city to- Windsor, for 52 years. The duplex former soccer player in town One of her "into every­ noticed all over the moun­ Locks when Julia 'was only house. is over a hundred while his brother Albert thing routine," is the Chris­ tains and .difficult places he ~eleven.years old. She said,. years old. Mr.. Lee, now excelled in soccer, basketball tian Service, she and several had traveled there was one

"we lived on a farm, I where deceased, and Julia were and swimming. According to local women are involved in set of footprints. On the­ Route,.t59 and 91 are now blessed with four active sons. his proud mother, he is also working with local convales- smooth and easy paths, there Ilocated.'~One of the prob- Julia refers to her boys as an avid tuna fisherman. 'cent homes. These dedicated were two sets of footprints. lems was the long walk from No. one, two, etc. (all in good In looking back Julia said, women visit the sick, at the He turned to Christ and their home to St. Mary's nature). "it was wonderful raising Windsor and Windsor Locks said, "There is something I School. Many times the Robert, the ~Idest,lives in four boys." Before her homes. and hop~fullyadd don't understand. Why is it Sartori children· did not Norwalk, Connecticut, with marriage, and just' out of something a little extra to that down the hills and over attend school· because of the his wife Diana, and their four Union School, Julia went to their idle hours. the smooth and easy places, I servere weather conditions. children, twin daughters, work across the river in Julia is a member of the see two sets of footprints for Her father requested trans- Debby and Diana. and sons Warehouse Point at the silk St. Mary's Parish Council, you have walked by my side, portation and Julia was Mar~and Bob. Robert is mill. She later came back the church's yearly picnIC but here on the rough and transferred to Union School. employed by Combustion over the river, so to speak, to committee and when asked difficult places. I see just one. She was one of five' Engineering, Inc. in Stam- work at the Medcott Com- her opinions of the many set of footprints. Have I· children ... Mike Sartori, now ford, Connecticut. No. two pany where she said, "I was changes in the Catholic walked alone?" .. deceased, was the First son, is big John Lee of a pressor of union suits,'· Church ... she said. rather Christ turned to the man Selectman of Windsor Locks. Windsor Locks. John and While the boys were candidly, "it was hard to get and said, "It is that while .Mary Tria, of Windsor Locks, Donna have four children... growing up Julia was em- use to, but frankly, I like it your life was easy I walked John Sartori, retired from the Timmy, Sherri and twin girls ployed at Dexter for 25 years now." She felt the recent along at your side, but here local post office, and Helen Tracy and Gina. John is the on the night shift. For a six visit of the Pope in the when the walking was hard Sterarinovich, also of Wind- well known Lion Oub mem- year period she did double United States was "wonder­ and the paths difficult, I sor Locks, a former police- ber and is employed at the duty with a noon shift at the ful, moving and be's such a realized you needed -me woman. Windsor Loc~sF!lneral school cafeteria and then sincere man." · most, and I carried you.'· 'l1Ianday, Nove..... 1, 1979. The WIIldI. Lacb ......

Bob Sheehan Has No Regrets Robert James Sheehan in Simsbury hoping to watch looks like he should go out to their son, Tim play soccer. the mound, check which The rainstorm postponed the pitch to throw with his old "CABBAGES game. The Sheehans drove battery mate, Bill Reilly, and off to Windsor Locks. Tim throw it right past the batter. and his teammates drove 'off However, those days are AND KINGS," to Massachusetts and their gone. The memories and school. The bus ride took two clippings may be a little With -Jack Redmond hours. Bob and June made yellow, but Bob recalls the good time, even with the semi-pro baseball games respected John Fitzpatrick, shipped off to Korea, to be heavy rains. around the area and the the former Democratic Town stationed just outside Seoul Bob recalls, "we drove dreams of making it big. Chairman, former Chairman as a draftsman of strategic right into the thick of things, This native son was all of the School Board and Vice maps. The army figured Bob and didn't know it at the basebalf as a kid. Playing President of the Montgomery could not read maps full time. The trees along Rain­ catch with Bill Reilly, he can Company in town. time, so, as a part of the bow Road in Windsor were recalJ the future fire chief The young couple were special services program. cut off at the top. We running off at the first sign of married in 1950, two years gave him a seven day tour of received the shock of our the fire alarm. Bob's hopes before Bob was drafted into Yokohama, Japan to study lives when we finally reached of a major league career were the army., They now have five the art of umpiriring a Route 75 and realized Rice never realized. In 1952 he children ... John, the oldest at _. baseball game. Hardward and the bank was off to the army and' 26, liVes in West Suffield Bob, being an ardent lover building were completely service in Korea. - with his wife Sue. John is in of the game, jumped at the destroyed. We COUldn't drive Bob and his wife, the the auto repair business. chance to call balls and south down 75. We went former June Fitzpatrick, live "John was always interes- strikes. It was orr his return north and were rerouted on Grove Street, next to the ted in repairing cars and 'to a baseball game in Korea, around the wrecked build­ house where 'Bob grew up. never took up my interest in when behind the catcher as ings. It was about 3:40 p.m. His mother, Mary Sheehan, playing baseball," said Bob. umpire, another local boy, We stopped. to check on stills resides on Grove Street. June had three daughters, Patsy Ruggiero, stepped to June's mother and found His father, Arthur Sheehan, before their youngest son, the plate. The native sons everything in order and then is deceased. Tim, was born. Karen, 23, had quite a talk after the went home and were glad we

I His schooling included St. lives on James Street in town game and the questionable made it." Mary's and graduation from with her husband, Donald calls Bob made against EPILOG the local high school in 1947. Bouchard, and their two Patsy. Robert James Sheehan He excelled in baseball and children Keith and Kelley. Bob returned to I civilian has fond memories of his basketball. Besides Chief Theresa, 22, lives at home, status in January" 1954, and boyhood baseball days. He's Reilly, his future brother-in­ is employed by the State of steady work with the Depart­ another example of the law, Joe Fitzpatrick, was Connecticut in· the claims ment of Transportation. He caliber of "good" players among his teammates. Bob section of the Lottery Divi- recently completed 31 years from Windsor Locks and this went on to play American sion. Robin, 21, and her with the state as a Program­ area before Uncle Sam !-egion baseball and semi-pro husband, Kenneth Sabine, mer Scheduler and System changed their uniforms. around the state. In the reside on Spring Street in Engineer. Bob has no regrets on not summer of 1947, Bob and Al town. Robin, also works for The soft spoken guy from making it big ... but feels, in Shapiro went north to Cana­ the state as a secretary in the Grove Street names his his day, size was a big factor, da to try their skills in towns Department of Transporta-' hobbies as cheering for the today speed, regardless of near Montreal. AI's brother tion.· Boston Red Sox and keeping size, is a sure way of making Lou Shapiro was the mana­ busy aroung his home. The it big in the majors. Bob is a ger. It was quite an The athlete in the family is Sheehan's vacations are hard working father of five experience for the young Tim, 18, recent grad of the spent in New Hampshire in children and knows you can't Windsor Locks player but he local high school. He is now what he calls, "our second turn back the clock, but that felt his size may have been attending Williston Prep in home, in the woods, a sort of it is nice to think about the against him. East Hampton, Massachu­ retreat and we love it." "old days." Someone once "Several scoutsd from the setts. Tim played varsity , On . Wednesday, October said, "what we see depends Major Leagues talked to me basketball for two years, the third, Bob and June were mainly on what we look for." about a career, but nothing baseball three years and four ever materialized," said years for Dan Sullivan's Bob. soccer teams. Tim was a little Bob and June were high leaguer during his father's school sweethearts. June, a coaching and managing native of Windsor Locks, is years in the town's program. the daughter of the late and In the fall of 1952 Bob was What Makes Patsy Ruggiero Run?

Paschal Francis Ruggiero, At the high school Patsy "At one of the games in Hartford. The youngest of better known in Windsor excelled on the baseball Korea, when he was at bat, the Ruggiero girls is Tracy, Locks as just plain Patsy .•. diamond at third base with the first pitch was to Patsy, 12, a student at the Middle was running for selectman in players, during his four years rather on the high side. School and the artist in the this month's election. of varsity playing, Bob Probably just to inform him family. What made Patsy Rug­ Sheehan, Chief Bill Reilly who was boss .. .it was called giero run? ., I like the town of and the Wezowicz boys. a strike by the umpire. Patsy, On his return to civilian Windsor Locks. I want to be Patsy, like many aspiring ready to say what was on his life the father of this gro~ing more active. I firmly believe baseball players in the area, mind, turned and who was family went right to work for the selectmen should be was-hoping to pursue a the umpire ... Bob Sheeham, the State of Connecticut at of Windsor Locks. Small Bradley Field with the U.S. world. Speaking of Windsor ,Property Fiscal Office. After Locks, another native son three years Patsy joined the "CABBAGES stationed in Korea was Fire Dexter Company and has 22 Chief Bill Reilly. The two years of service there today, never actually met ..... only he is quite proud of the AND KINGS'" talked on the army phone record of safety at the local connection. ,Bill was in company. With Jack Redmond charge of the prisoners at Pusan and their paths never On the political front Patsy more active, available and professional career after high crossed, however, the phone is a staunch Republican and for the people of Windsor school. His hopes were call was all about home. The was ready for the role of Locks. " he answered in a diminished when fate took a war was over and Patsy, Bob selectman. He feels, •'the firm and concerned manner. different road for a full time and Bill were back in day of the political machine He made it a point to job with Bidwell Hardware in Windsor Locks. is over. The people have to emphasize he campaigned town. It didn't mean an end be included." for second selectman and to baseball for Patsy, he Patsy and Marion were running mate of Dennis managed to continue playing together again. During his He went on, "I firmly Gragnolati, the current se­ and remembers the names of Korean stay, his first of four believe in the town meeting lectman. Dennis was making Moe Drabowsky and Vic daughters was born. Now concept of government." On his second run for the roses Raschi, as opponents who Linda Hagist of Windso ..· other issues, "the taxes in and hoped to upseat First later went on to distinguish­ Locks, she has two children town, I love them, even Selectman Edward Savino. ed pitching records in the big of her own ... a son, Charles, would like to see them lower. November the sixth was the time. known as "Scooter," and a Any surplus, should go back showdown for the Republi­ When Patsy was a senior daughter named "Mandy." to the people, who put it can team of Gragnolati and at the high school a pretty Leslie, 22, works for Dr. John there to begin with." On the Ruggiero in their attempt to sophomore by the name of J. Kennedy in town. Lee, 20, downtown situation, "it was change the steady stream of Marion Kupec caught his known as "Dede," is em­ an awful let down, seeing Democratic rule under Sa­ eye, when he wasn't catching ployed by the auditing firm only grass growing. We vino and Frari Colli for these hot grounders down the third of Arthur Anderson, of certainly need' new business many years. base line. The high school Patsy IS new to the sweethearts were married in to come in, and that would "Cabbages and Kings" April, 1952, just two weeks mean more tax revenue." column, the other candidates before he was inducted into Patsy felt, "the schools are have already been exposed, the army. the best in the state and the if that is the right word, student's academic _ record through these channels of Patsy had to leave his speaks for itself." information. bride, and his town, for However, Patsy Ruggiero training in Maryland. In is not new to Windsor Locks. January, 1953 the young For the record ... he is secre­ soldier was in Korea, sta­ tary of the Police Commis­ tioned in Seoul, driving the EPILOG sion ... secretary of the Lions famous General Mark Clark, He's -a member of the Ambulance who had made his military Paschal Francis Ruggi­ Windsor Locks Lion Club and mark as a leader in the ero ... native son, with the hoped to join the exclusive happy full life of play, work Ambulance Committee ... ~Italian campaign. Patsy and club of selectman. Patsy former member of the the General became fast and civic involvement. Patsy hopes he can rise to the task Windsor Locks Police De­ friends with many trips from and Marion have traveled before him and that the partment ... former member the capital city to Panmun­ "everywhere," the highlight voters will do the same. The of the Windsor Locks Fire jom, site of the truce talks being their 25th wedding following by Robert Frost Department ... former Super­ fonowing the actual fighting. anniversary trip to Aruba. could be what he feels ... "All visor at Dexter Corporation .. During his Korean stay The close twosome have men are born free and equal, and today the safety director Patsy never forgot his bowled big pins in the Mixed free at least in their right to at Dexter and long-time baseball. In point of fact, on Couples League at Bradley be different. Some people constable for the town. his trip overseas by ship ... and have won the high want to homogenize society A native son, born at 75 one of his fellow passengers average championship. Patsy everywhere. I'm against the Oak Street ... "in the house ... was the noted Boston Red admits to being a" sports homogenizers in art, in and right on the kitchen Sox hitter, Ted Williams. nut, " following all sports, politics, in every walk of life. table. " His first schooling Patsy still admires "the' especially the Red Sox. I want the cream to rise." was at Union. He recalls, greatest ballplayer" and with a .. mischievous eye ... a recalls many of the favors he few encounters with then, did for him and the other Principal Leander Jackson. GIs. Thursday, November 8, 1979 -, Tbe WIDdIor I.Geb Joamal • Flynns Are Rightly Proud Of Famlly

Thuralay, November 15, 1979 • The Windsor Loeb JolIDIIII

Robert Francis Flynn has activity. " After little league d the high school and now grow, and disciplines when followed nis brothers in the baseball. and into high attends the University of we need it." sporting and presidential fra­ school, Bob could be found Hartford. Tom was an out­ Bob hopes to attend a ternity of the Windsor Locks playing varsity soccer and standing soccer player for four-year college, some­ High School. basketball. He is captain of Dan Sullivan's team as his where in the east. His major Currently. president of his both sports at the Raider brothers before him. will be political science and own senior class and captain school. He admits soccer is Michael, 14, is at the then to study for a Jaw of Dan Sullivan's soccer his favorite. Last year, 'help­ Middle School in the eighth degree. He added, he Raiders, Bob. 17. said rather ing his team to the finals, grade. True to the Flynn wanted to continue his sports candidly. he was not pursu­ Bob made All-Conference tradition, he's into soccer participation in college. His ing the same path because and All-Area in the all star and little lc:ague. ultimate goal is law and his brothers Joe and Dan picks. wore the robes of president Daniel and his wife, the of their respective classes. former Marilyn Andrews, are You only have to spend a roth Hartford natives. Dan is "CABBAGES short time with Bob FJynn, in the insurance business. and you find a young man ... Marilyn admitted leaving sure of himself. rightly proud Hartford for the small town AND KINGS" of his family. serious of Windsor Locks was at first minded. ready with a quick thought wrong, however, With Jack Redmond Irish smile. and high ambi­ they wouldn't live anywhere tions in sports. law and else now. All their children Patrick, the youngest at politics. He has always had politics. are on the active side in ten, is a student at the South an interest in politics ever Bob. son of Daniel and sports and scholastic School and ... you guessed it, since he assisted Rep. Joyce Marilyn Flynn. has five achievement. It all began plays soccer in the town Wojtas in one of her recent brothers and one sister, with Joseph. 24. league .. Mother and Dad will campaigns. Kathleen. The Flynn home. A UConn grad, Joe is in be following Windsor Locks Any political heroes? Bob probably since the days of ~issouri at the St. Louis sports for a few more years. said he admired the late John their oldest son Joseph. has University studying for a law They keep soccer players - been a constant beehive of degree. Just to keep his roming to everyone's satis­ F. Kennedy and Franklin activity in sports. school books, no sports for him, said faction. Roosevelt. As for big time projects and programs. his brother Bob. Joe was Some more on Bob baseball ... he's a Baltimore Forexample. Bob. as pres­ captain of the Raider soccer Flynn ... he really gets a kick fan, and waited a few years ident of the senior class. has team and also played basket­ (excuse that) out of soccer for them to win and then the on his mind besides playing ball and baseball. He was an and actually used the word Pirates came along. Well soccer. stimulating his fellow all-star in the little league "fun" in this ronnection ... Bob, you can't win them all. students in becoming involv­ divisions. Kathleen, 22, is a practicing six days a week. ed with setting up the senior grad of the high school and No practice on Saturday, EPu..OG ball next May. the class play the Becker Junior College. but Sunday starts the weekly Robert Francis Flynn had a in April. various fund raising She is a doctor'~ medical sessions. He, like the Flynn great deal to live. up to ...fol­ projects and most important assistant. brothers before him, said lowing Joe, Dan and Tom graduation next June, 1980. Coach Sullivan is tough, but Flynn in their active and Bob knows. the months fly, Daniel, III, 20, graduated added, "he teaches us to outstanding high school car­ and coordination of many from the high school, presi­ eers. Bob Flynn can hold his students is needed for a dent of h is class, and captain own ... be it as president of successful class year. of the soccer team. Dan is a his class or facing the stiff Bob received his baptism. humanities major at Provi­ competition on the soccer and added. "good advice dencec College. At the end of field. from h is brothers." during September he left for Swit­ his freshman and sophomore zerland to spend a year in the Bob probably never real­ years on the student council. . roJlege's "Providence In­ ized the following pertained His second year he was Europe" program. which to him ... "People are gener­ elected treasurer. vice pre­ provides an opportunity for ally better persuaded by the sident in the junior class and qualified students to spend a reasons which they have the top job this year as year studying at an European themselves discovered than president. When Bob lays institution of higher educa­ by those which have come down the crown he is all tion. He will be studying at from the minds of others." sports at the high school. the University of Fribourg in He said, "since I was only Fribourg, Switzerland. six. sports has been my main Thomas, 19, is a 1978 grad Something Special To Be Thankful For

by Jack RedmODd blessings. There's plenty to in our life. Not to prolong the tornado before Thanksgiving •.• the a home is -a sad thing, but its

The communities of Wind­ be thankful about in this The loeal snow removal and its aftermath ... we Mayflower and the pilgrims, tragedy pales into insi~ifi­ sor Locks, Windsor and area. Without being face­ teams clearing ,the winter should be thankful for folks sailing from England in 1620 cance next to the loss of 8 Suffield have something spe­ tious .• .let's say ... well, you storms from our streets. The ~ikeJohn Basile, Mario Gatti, were all thankful to reach the life ... we thank God that the cial, in fact, extra special, to made it, didn't you? trash pickup, every week, as Fred Miclon, Robert Burk, 'new shores of Massachu­ cost in human life was ~ot be thankful for on this It's amazing how the past if a magic wand goes over Ed Savino, Governor Ella setts. They started a new'life greater••. we cannot offer you Thanksgiving day of 1979. and the people who didn't every street -while we are Grasso, Dennis Gragnolati, and a town. There are many -answers to questions .about The tornado of October 3, make it play a major role in working or playing. the workers at the town hall, 'today, in' our towns, who why disasters happen. But 1979 is history. A history our life. Turning off Howard Co­ the policement and firemen have to start new lives. We we can, and do, promise you lesson we will not soon Arthur Fiedler and his sell ...what a pleasure. and other volunteers, who don't have to look for a new the love of God, and offer you forget. The stories have been music. Tuning in Jim Garner on just helped at a time when "Plymouth"; it's right here our love. Amen." written. Thanksgiving will John Wayne and his Friday television ... what a valor was normal in everyday in Windsor Locks, Windsor have three less places at the •novies. pleasure. life. I'm' sure there are and Suffield . The Reverend McKinley dinner tables. The homes- are The baseball season with Turning off Jerry Lewis unsung heroes, men and The Rev. StevenJ. McKin­ was so right •. .love was gone ... now there are trailers. the Red Sox and Yankees not after Labor Day •.. but thank­ 'women, who will never be ,ley, who so eloquently said offered by so many. Route 75 is not the same ... making it big, like the ful that hIS efforts, for his known, who managed unsel­ the kind words at the service Thanksgiving Day, and never will be .. .in Wind­ Orioles and Pirates. kids are not wasted. fish deeds during the storm. to those people affected by 1979 ..• Windsor Locks, Wind­ sor Locks or Windsor. It's equally amazing how There's plenty to be Those people ••. we are thank­ the tornado ••. "We have sor and Suffield indeed have Thanksgiving Day. This is the present and the people thankful for .•• it just takes a ful for too. come together also to give c;omething extra special to be the day we count our who make it play, a major !ole little thought. Some history on this day that' ~tog(. iter... the loss of ,thankful fo:, : bis year. Rltnbsor mocks JnUtlt«l

Nol'elDiJer 21, 1979

A Happy Thanksgiving To All

From The Journal Staff Tony Colnpietro Relnembers The Past 'I1mnday, November 29, 1979 • TIle w...... ~ J ...... Anthony Joseph Col a­ school days. The _Windsor Saipan, an island in the was keeping, up with the pietro • 'remembers the Locks Hotel on Main St., was Marianas. (At the time I was times. He received numerous past," with a sharp recollec­ another venture of the serving in Guam' and even awards, especially in the tion of Windsor locks as it family. Tony called the hotel window dressing field, which once was; the family busi­ "a home away from home." made a stop at Saipan, but he said, is now, u a lost art." ness; his own entrepreneur­ After graduation from high Tony and I were not town· Tony prided himself on the ship; the second World War: school Tony went on his own mates at the time.) Tony type of business he was thirty-two years of maniage; in the business world with a served on the Pacific island involved with over the years. his three sons and the big . soda shop featuring ice for fourteen months.' After His father and uncles were bands of the wonderful cream and juke box. His the war, and just before his all well-known businessmen thirties and forties. around the area. father was then operating a Tony C. or Tony Coly, as discharge and homeward tavern. The Colapietro he is known, is a man of bound, Tony served on Iwo When the time was right ... enterprises were opposite many talents and he is filled Jimi. He did meet a local boy Tony left Main Street and the Railroad Station, his with assorted stories of the on Iwo ... Jim Dursa, a Navy tried his hand in the pack­ father's tavern was next to town, "he loves," Windsor man at the time. age store business. Speakin8 Locks. frankly, Tony said, "I got out of the package store when the law allowed 18 year olds Tony was born in Holyoke, "CABBAGES to purchase the goods." In Massachusetts, as was his 1974 he joined the Dexter brother Angelo. Teh colapie­ Company and retired after tro family moved to Windsor five years service. Locks when Tony was only AND KINGS" two years old in 1915. His With Jack Redmond As for local involvement brothers John and Leo, and Tony was a charter member sister Lena Montemerlo were of the V .F. W. Smalley the Burnep building. This The- . year after Tony's born at 84 Oak Street, the Brothers Post 6123, and present home of Tony and his building was a mixture of return to civilian status he married Amelia Peters, of served as the First Adjutant. wife Amelia. John lives in dancing, sprots and the tele­ Windsor. Amelia and Tony He's a Knight of Columbus Broad Brook, Angelo and Leo phone company. who enjoys dancing and art, reside in California. Lena, The first floor contained knew each other before the war, meeting at her brother's he's a collector and devotee former teacher at the Junior the telephone equipment, wedding. The Colapietros of music, be it slow or fast. High. lives in Windsor the second floor was filled on have three sons ... Vito, 31, He filSt became interested in Locks. Tony's parents came Saturday nights with the Vincent, 26, and Anthony, music during hig high school dancing feet of the locals. davs. from southern Italy. Vito and The third floor offered 25. They also have four Anna Colapietro were na­ basketball or professional grandchildren to spoil. Vito Tony said, during the tives of Turi in the province prize fights. . and Vincent are teachers at thirties, he and some local of Bari. boys, played at park dances Tony -operated his ('soda the Marian College at Fond and it proved successful Union School was Tony's shoppe" for eight years until when people came from first taste of education. He Uncle Sam needed him for du Lac, Wisconsin. Basket­ ball fans. during the sixties, surrounding towns to enjoy graduated from the local the Air Force and World War the "big band" sounds. high school in 1934 and he Two. Tony said goodbye to at the height of the Raiders best years, will surely Tony is a drum man ...and remembered a few of his his family and Windsor nevertaking a lesson, did not c1assma tes ... John Molyn, Locks. His father ran the remember the ball-handling and scoring efforts of Vinnie was president of the class, business during Tony's hamper him in mastering the Johnny Marconi, Lucy absence. Co,apietro. Buddy Rich instruments. Sfreddo, Ted Tenero and my While at Oklahoma City. old friend, Aldo Sartirana. The absence lasted four T~ny returned to his during his Air Force days," years with Tony traveling business on Main Street after Tony was a member of a Vito Colapietro's confec­ across the country from his service career. For the 14-piece band with two \VAC tionary store on Main Street Connecticut to Oklahoma to next twenty years he singers, playing 10cal clubs was the start of the family Oregon to California and operated the "shoppe" with and at the camps. He admits business. Young Tony finally across the Pacific many innovations. The shop to be an admirer of ''1e big helped his father during high Ocean to Hawaii and duty in grew in merchandise, Tony band sounds of Glenn .~il1er. the n,rsey brothers and Guy lombardo. On Wednesday evenings', EPILOG T?~y C. leads the S .:nior CItIZens Cub In the latest Anthony Joseph Cola­ Tony C. now is retired. He" pietro believes in remember­ steps on the dancing floor keeps active. and~1 happy with his local band. ing the past ... when it comes playing the' sounds of music to his early business ven­ at the Senior Citizens Oub tures, the way' Windsor because, as Shakespeare Locks was in the "good old days," the big one: .. said, "If music be the food of "WW2", and his life with lov~, p~~y on: Give me excess Amelia and their three sons. of It ... Briere Leads An Abundant Life

George Briere leads an own father as a youth. abundant life jogging, play­ ing tennis, an involvement in Cub scouting, a four-gallon "CABBAGES blood donor and church affairs. A handyman around the house and family car, just AND KINGS" George, a devout person, to complete a full schedule, With Jack Redmond has been a lector at St. he classifies them as hob­ Mary's Church for the past bies. 12 years. A few years back he He also visits the sick at His first role was as station It's difficult to separate the was the Vice President of the the Bickford Convalescent manager in New Bedford for many talents and hobbies of then St. Mary's Parish Club. Hospital in town. This is all a local airlines. After several this most unusual individual. Today, as a member of the in addition to his United years Udoing everything, but Jogging every night for a Parish Council, he is co­ Airlines position of traveling fly the planes," he became a mile and a half is not chairperson, along with Bob throughout Connecticut and_ reservation ,manager for a enough .. George ,will soon Oliva, of the Activities Vermont convincing folks to , Fall River Travel Bureau. He join'the over 35-age group to Committee. (He is well fly the ufriendly skies." admitted missing the airlines play some basketball at the versed in the activity field.) The Fall River, Mass. ... so in 1958 joined the Middle School. With his wife He has "accepted the many native has lived in Windsor United Airlines and has been at his side, George will be changes in the Catholic Locks since 1963 with his with the largest airline in the square-dancing in Windsor ;G~urc_h.:' He .. added, "th ' wife George~te, also from the free world for the past 21 with the "Old Timers." ere,s _no .problems, my Massachu~etts city. The years. During the early days Years ago George atten­ beliefs haven't changed." energetic, congenial and George obtained a commer­ ded the University of Rhode EPILOG service conscious couple cial pilot license and control Island and after moving to George Briere is a man of were married in 1950 and tower license. Connecticut the University of many hobbies and talents. have four children. Today, George's title with Hartford for a few business Just to show he's like you Georgette Parent was a United is Account Executive courses. In Windsor Locks and I. .. he roots for the friend of George's sister and specializing in sales, calling George learned the differ­ Boston Red Sox and is an needed a date for her high on Connecticut and Vermont ence between a fuel pump admirer of Jim Rice and Fred school prom. George not only companies with travel de­ and a carburetor at the high Lynn. However, when he filled the bill but he filled partments. He meets a Ulot school night sessions. At recalled his real hero of Georgette's dance card that of interesting people and we their Dale Street home yesteryear ... one name came night and it was all G and G try to help them with any George added a breezeway very quickly ... Lou Gehrig, for the next twenty-nine problems they may have in and garage with the know­ the New York Yankee Iron­ years. travel plans." ledge he acquired from his man of thirty years ago. With George's full itiner­ Just to show the value of ary Georgette keeps active as traveling ... the Briere family a "Health Aide," at the has seen London, Paris, South School in town. Their Mexico City, Rome, Acapul­ youngest ... John Paul, ten, is co and several visits to a fifth grader at the North relatives in Florida and Street School and he also California. The following keeps his parents hopping could be what George Briere with little league and cub ' is saying ... "Experienced scouts ... the Webelos of Now for some background travelers learn how much He served on the light baggage is just enough. They Wihdsor Locks. The Briere's on the man who can even cruiser USS Topeka stopping take what they need and oldest son is Ron, 28, another find the time to read the at these familiar ports of call. leave behind the non-essen­ member of the United stories on the lives of saints One of his service highlights tials that would o~ly be a Airlines famity at Bradley. . and the history lessons from was being a member of the burden. To move freely, they Ron is a grad of St. Mary's,: these, sometimes, unsung honor guard for General travellight.- Visitor, traveler, the high school and the heroes or heroines. Douglas MacArthur on July pilgrim ... whatever word we University of Hartford and George Briere grew up in 4, 1946 at the celebration of use ... each one of us is veteran of two years in the Fall River attending Catholic the independence of the passing through. U.S. Navy. schools with graduation from Philippines Islands. the Monsignor Prevost High "How we_ go through life The middle of the Briere On his return to civilian depends a lot on what each of family are their two daugh­ School in 1945. A few months life George, with his travels us decides is essential in the ters ... Susan, 26, and Janet. after receiving his diploma of the navy in his blood, he joined the navy to see the things we own, the attach­ 21. As their brother before decided the airlines had a lot I ments we form, the ideas them, the girls graduated world. And the far east he to offer and would be his way that shape our lives." from St. Mary's and the local saw ... Hawaii, Guam, Japan, to earn a living and enjoy high school. However, the} China (before the Commu­ working at the same time. both stayed on the ground nists took over) and the and earned their Registered Philippines. Nurse cap at St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing and now do their bedside manner at the St. Francis Hospital in Hartford.

Thursday, December 6, 1979 • The WIndsor Locks Joamal Charles Joseph Stoppa, Jr. cut Natural Gas Company in personal development, the to join." He did have high afternoon football, when the EPILOG is still young in spirit when it Hartford. His initial position ability to speak up, the praise for the help given by midgets are finished, and all ::omes to Jaycee involve­ was with the company's positive attitude and meeting the Jaycee auxiliary unit. the gear is picked up, Charlie Charles Joseph Stoppa, ment, but must assume the street department. Today, so many fine people in Terry added, •'the only bad is faithfully tuned into the Jr., isone of those dads who role of "exhausted rooster" Charlie is involved in the Windsor Locks." feature of the Jaycee wives 'games involving the New follows his son on the football next year. Planning and Engineering He added, "the Jaycees was that a woman could not York Giants. On today's fi!!ld and then they go skiing An "exhausted rooster," Department. For two years helped me achieve these join unless her husband was team ... young Simms at quar­ for a change of scenery, according to Charlie, is a role a member." Charlie and terback and veteran lineman because he knows variety is given men who have reached Terry certainly agreed on the Van Pelt are his favorites. the spice of life. Young Chris the age of 35 and must pass value of the Jaycees... the Charlie has been so has been going down the on to younger (sic) men, the "CABBAGES men and women working involved in Jaycee work the slopes since he was five duties of the Jaycees and sit together on their mutual past nine years he hasn't had years old. Charlie had found in the backgrond as advisors programs. a chance to think of politics. the time, regardless of the during this period. CharEe. AND KINGS" As for the./ youth of­ But he said rather matter of many committments, to take however, will become - an Windsor Locks, Charlie is all fact ... "I have no personal his family to Disneyworld in with Jack Redmond ,.gung ho." He has been a associate member of the local political ambitions, only to Florida on two differen~ unit, next June. vital link in the success of the say, more people should get occasions. When you converse with he played the role of bachelor goals." His better half... Ter­ midget football program. He out to vote." Charlie and Terry were the Hartford native and until he met Terry Roraback, ry ... is president of the said, "I've been in it since it On town related subjects, only childs. They both resident of Windsor Locks, also of Hartford, while Jaycee Wives. However, was running." Charlie is one he said. "the local taxes are remember Christmas in their for ,the past ten years, the bowling. In 1968 he rolled a Charlie is rather philosophi­ of those fellows in the to our advantage, the school youthoo.and today make it a local Jaycees is what he strike down the wedding cal when it comes to women background ... manning the system is great, and I feel we family affair for Chris and believes in, especially when aisle and its been a busy actually joining the Jaycees. concession stands and setting better get some buildings Melissa. Charlie and Terry it corne to youth oriented eleven years ever since. He said, •• Someday, all up"the fields for each game. downtown to replace the loss know .. :'the most valuable projects. namely midget foot­ Terry and Charlie have a organizations may have wo­ This year he tried his hand at in revenue." Terry echoed gift you can give another is a ball. His nine years with the son Chris, and a daughter, men as members. As for the coaching the boys, along her husband's sentiments ... good example." Jaycees was appreciated by Melissa. Chris is nine, a Jaycees, when the women with son Chris, and "totally "we never plan to leave They have been given this his peers with a life-time fourth grader at the South can compete with the men, enjoyed the responsibility." Windsor Locks ... love -the to their town and their membership and the honor of Street School. The young then they should be allowed When it comes to Sunday place." children all these years. the "JCI Senatorship." Stoppa lad has played Little Charlie graduated from League and midget foot­ Bulkeley High School in balloo.and even roots for the Thunday, December 13, 1979 - The WIDdaor IAMh JoarDIIl • 1962. The football season's Yankees. Little Melissa, 7, is of Charlies were filled with a second grader ·at the South flying pigskins. Among his . School and enjoys twirling teammates was the well-' the baton and all sorts of known Hartford politician gymnastics. Stoppa Rolls Bill DiBella. One of their 'Charlie, the proud father opponents was the current of these two active children, Raider football coach, Pat is a member of the local Scelza. Two weeks after the Italian-American Club and cap and gown ceremony the Hartford Management Charhe was off -to the U.S. Industrial Club. His Jaycee Air Force and a four-year activities are winding down Strike Down Aisle Of Life hitch. The airfields of Texas, now, and he looks back Ohio and nearby Otis Air remembering the days since Force Base, at the Cape, 1970, when he was presi­ were his duty assignments. dent, secretary and on the board of directors. The Immediately upon his dis­ benefits of Jaycee work were charge from the Air Force, many for Charlie Stoppa ... Charlie Joined the Connecti- "the internal programs, the ThDl'Sday, December 20, 1979 - The WIndsor lGcks JoUI'II8J • What The Christmas Stockings May Hold

Another Christmas sea­ BILL AND ALICE SHEE­ no Billy Martin doll in the sion. JENNIE MISIEK, A new BOB OLIVA, An invitation son ... and ;e made it. The HAN, A new year with stocking.) PAUL McCARTHY, A new set of exercise helpers for the as guest speaker to the season when we give the everything rosy around Gove SEN. CON O'LEARY, set of zoning regulations. older set. Toastmasters' International children something for theit Street.- Train ticket to Washington, JOHN SCANLON, List of JACK REDMOND, List of Conference. father to play with ... when RUSS AND AGNES LOSE, D.C. and the House of twenty men for next June's prospective interviewees. RENA URSO, A new road the radios keep us awake till Tickets for another trip to WILL GOULD, A revised map with a shorter route to three in the morning playing Rio. "Farmer's Almanac", show- Cape Cod. "Silent Night." Another SONJA MACIEROWSKI, ing an early spring. JOHN QUAGLIAROLI, A New Years ... may all your A championship bowling "CABBAGES GOV. ELLA GRASSO, A new Morgan to cheer about. troubles during the coming year for her sons. big "thank you" note from (That's a horse, you none­ year be as short-lived as your JOE SAVAGE, A few wins the three towns affected by questrian followers.) New Year's lesolutions. for the football raiders. AND KINGS" the October storm. (Ella ALDO SARTIRANA, toea­ Let's see what the Christ­ BOB REID, Enjoying Little doesn't seek it, she deserves tion of a grocery store .. like mas stockings around Wind­ League from the side lines With Jack Redmond it.) the "old" days. .sor Locks may hold for its with a new set of binoculars• ANN MARIE DUBE, A FOR THE POLmCIAN'S residents ... from Santa and NATE TAMBUSSI, A Representatives. retreat. baseball doll .•.female, that STOCKJNGS: the new decade coming up ... bumper crop on Olive Street. PETE COUTURE, Win­ GEORGE HALL, A new is. ED SAVINO, Auto- GERRY LUDDEN, A 1980 ED BRAZALOVICH, The ning bowling score on set of baseball hats (the old ADRIAN KEEVERS, A graphed picture of Dennis pennant for his Sox. Yankees to come back. (But Saturday afternoon televi- ones are out of date) new schedule of trips for the Gragnolati cutting wood. senior citizens. DENNIS GRAGNOLATI, CAROLYN BRAVAKIS, A hew sleeping bag. Tickets to the 1980 Moscow DICK WILLIAMS, The Olympics Games •..as a run- book entitled "The Power ner for the United States. ' Broker" ..•and how to stay PAT YOUNG, New set of that way. "old pictures" of Wmdsor And to all the citizens of Locks for the Historical Windsor Locks .•• a stocking Society. filled with good health, PAT RAFFERTY, Midget happiness and plenty of what football players who are the Savior represented on the really small "jocks" from the first Christmas ... LOVE for old days. everyone. MERRY CHRlST- BILL MANDROLA, Sub- MAS AND A HAPPY 1980!t!

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