Kramer, Robert L. wed to Maxine J. Elliott 1940s Garrattsville

Kramer, Robert L. wed to Maxine J. Elliott 1940s Garrattsville

Oneontan Takes Bride

At Garrattsville Church

White and Purple lilacs decorated the United Presbyterian church at Garrattsville, for the nuptials at 12, Saturday, of Maxine J. Elliott, Garrattsville, and Robert Louis Kramer, 52 Spruce St. Rev. Byron E. Myers, pastor, read the service.

Mrs. Irving Pugh, Unadilla Forks, played a recital of traditional wedding selections and accompanied Eugene Brase, West Winfield, the soloist.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Elliott, Garrattsville, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kramer, New York City.

Mr. Elliott escorted his daughter and gave her away. She chose to be married in street length white, with white picture hat, and corsage of red roses.

Her sister-in-law Mrs. Donald W. Elliott, Garrattsville, was matron of honor, and attired in powder blue crepe with white accessories. Yellow rose formed her corsage.

Mrs. Elliott, mother of the bride was in navy blue crepe with white accessories. The bridegroom's mother selected a black dress.

Lull, Barbara About 1948 New Lisbon Obituary

Lull, Barbara About 1948 New Lisbon

Find Missing Girl's Body,

Kin of Area Residents

New Lisbon---Body of Miss Barbara Lull, 19, student at Keuka college, who disappeared Jan. 3 from Willard state hospital where she was doing special work in connection with her training, was found Tuesday in Seneca lake.

Funeral services were held from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lull, Rochester, Sunday afternoon.

Surviving beside her parents are two brothers, David and Roger Lull, Rochester; her grandmother, Mrs. Grace Lull, and uncle, Howard Lull, New Lisbon. Mr. Lull left Saturday to attend the funeral. No motive except ill health and perhaps her strenuous work has been found which would have caused her to take her own life.

Prisoner Tells of Life in Los Banos Japanese Camp

Cooper, Hugh--- Prisoner Tells of Life in Jap Camp (No date)

For Veteran's Day, I am including this letter of what life was like as a Japanese prisoner

of war.  There is no date on the newspaper clipping of this letter, but the raid on Los Banos
interment camp took place Feb. 23, 1945.   

PRISONER TELLS OF LIFE IN JAP CAMP

Many of us saw pictures at Smalley's theatre showing the emaciated condition of the prisoners released from the Jap prison at Los Banos, near Manila, Phillipine Islands, so the following letter written by Hugh Cooper to his wife at South Gate, Cal., and sent to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cole in Sidney, will be interesting reading. Mr. Cooper was assistant administrator in the navy yard at Cavite and had been a prisoner of the Japs since they captured the city of Manila. The letter follows:

“Dearest Grace and family---Am free from the Japs at last. The Army sure pulled off our relief at the right time as we were about starved; 87% of our camp had beri-beri and very few could do more than the very lightest kind of work.

“I weigh 88 pounds but will soon be O. K. again on good chow. The Japs were giving us only 150 grams of rice, no meat and very little vegetables per day. We were eating snakes, rats, cats, slugs, dogs, banana roots and stems of all kinds, weeds as greens, in fact almost anything, even garbage.

“We have had no sugar for months and not even salt for the last few days. I have been eating copra cake (stock food) to cure my beri-beri and have reduced it very much. Can get my shoes on for the first time in three months.

“Have had two good meals and am feeling much better. The Army pulled off a fine piece of work to get us out from behind the Jap lines. We came across Laguna Bay in amphibian tanks.

“Received one personal package and three letters from you and have written you every chance I got. Am proud of my family, and hope to be with you soon.

“I was sent from St. Tomas with the first 600 and for six months I did sewing for the whole camp, over 800 pieces of clothing repaired by hand in six months; worked 8 to 10 hours per day. Had to get a pair of glasses from Art Fisher and have had to use them ever since for reading.

“A Navy officer is contacting Washington to see what is to be done with us. I hope we are to be sent home for six months leave.

“Burton Fonger and Betty Lou Gewalt both died in Los Banos. Mr. Foley was killed and Mrs. Foley had an arm shot off in St. Tomas when the Japs shelled the camp.

“I am sorry that most of my news is bad but we sure have been thru Hell. My next letter may be more cheerful. Lots of love to you all.

“Hugh Cooper.”

Wikipedia on Los Banos raid    The raid at Los Banos is extensively covered on Wikipedia with background of the area, numbers of prisoners, and the raid strategics.   

Mele, Frank wed to Helen Webster 1930 Cooperstown

Mele, Frank wed to Helen Webster 1930 Cooperstown

Miss Helen Webster Marries

Frank Mele of Hartwick

Cooperstown, July 17---Miss Helen Mary Webster, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Webster of 91 Beaver street, this village, and Frank H. Mele, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mele of Hartwick, were quietly married at the residence of the Rev. N. B. Ripley in Milford on Tuesday afternoon.

They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Russell of this village. The bride wore a gown of flowered georgette, with hat and shoes to match. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Mele left on a honeymoon trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Upon their return next week to Cooperstown, they will board for a time, beginning housekeeping in the fall. Both are well-known and popular young residents of the village, and their many friends will extend congratulations and best wishes for long years of happily wedded life.

Mr. Mele is one of the chauffeurs on the Mary Imogene Bassett hospital ambulance, and is also popularly known by baseball fans for his splendid work on the Otsego Lake community ball team, during the present and past seasons.

Miller, Iona 1879-1930 Edmeston Obituary

Miller, Iona 1879-1930 Edmeston Obituary

Farmhand at Edmeston Holds

Threat to Commit Suicide

Edmeston, Feb. 28----While his employer, Grace Rood, was summoning the state police, Iona Miller, 51-year-old farmhand, walked away from her into the kitchen of the Rood home on Edmeston R. D. 2 and sent a charge of shot from a 12-gauge single barrel shotgun through the jugular vein on into his head from the right side of his throat to cause instant death.

His act came on top of threats of self-destruction which he had made at various times ---threats which are believed to have been brought about by suffering with stomach trouble for several months.

Before he fired the fatal shot he notified his employer of his intention and while she was getting in touch with State Troopers E. C. Elmendorf and V. D. Hemmer, members of troop C at Sidney, stationed at Edmeston, carried out the act between 2 o'clock and 2:15 Friday afternoon.

The employer did not enter the room in which Miller met his death until the police arrived. The body was not touched until Coroner B. F. Bancroft of Garrattsville arrived and gave permission to move it to Houck's undertaking rooms.

Mr. Miller has lived in the vicinity of Edmeston and Burlington Flats all of his life. He had been employed at the Rood farm four years. Surviving him are a daughter, who is at school, Miss Rosemary Miller, and a son, Ernest Miller, of West Exeter. Funeral arrangements have not been made but it has been decided that interment will be made at Burlington Flats.

Robison, Howard wed to Harriet George Abt 1935 New Lisbon

Robison, Howard wed to Harriet George Abt 1935 New Lisbon

Well Known New Lisbon Couple

Wed at Morris

Miss Harriet George Becomes Bride

of Howard Robison at Pretty

Armistice Day Ceremony-

Groom Employed in

Oneonta

New Lisbon, Nov. 12---A pretty wedding took place in Zion Episcopal church at Morris Monday evening at 8 o'clock, when Harriet George, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi George of New Lisbon became the bride of Leland Robison son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Robison, also of New Lisbon. Rev. Curtis Denny, rector of the church, officiated.

Miss Bertha Rose of Edmeston was bridesmaid and Frederick Dockstader of New Lisbon, a classmate of Mr. Robison, was best man.

Miss Mable Grafton presided at the organ. Only the immediate families and sister of the groom attended the ceremony.

The bride was attired in a gown of blue silk crepe with white accessories.

Following the ceremony, a reception and wedding dinner was given at Garrattsville. Later in the evening they left on a brief wedding trip to Albany, Schenectady and other places along the Hudson River.

Both bride and groom are among the most popular young people of New Lisbon, having a host of friends who will join in wishing them happiness.

The bride is a graduate of Morris High school and at present is employed at the home of Miss Lucinda Johnson at New Lisbon.

The groom is also a graduate of Morris High school and Delhi Agriculture school, class of 1934, and has a position at Hamilton Dairy farms at Oneonta. 

Russ, Ernest wed to Carrie E. Hughes, May 1930

Russ, Ernest wed to Carrie E. Hughes,  May 1930

Carrie E. Hughes Is Wed

To Ernest Russ at Schenevus

Schenevus, June 30---A very pretty wedding was solemnized Saturday afternoon at four o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hughes when their eldest daughter, Carrie E. Hughes, was united in marriage to Ernest Russ of Chaseville.