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Mrs. L.C. Foyle contributed many news updates to The Day and always as Mrs. L.C. Foyle, 465, her phone number.
Thank you to Matt Edwards for his help on the dates for the early ’60s collection.
Fishers Island
Mrs. L. C. Foyle, 465
March 29, 1961
Senior Class Goes On Annual Trip
The Senior Class of Fishers Island High School, comprising three students, left yesterday morning for the annual trip to New York and Washington. Paul V. Daley, supervising principal, and Mrs. Daley are chaperones. The pupils are Barbara Jean Jackson, Peter Waddington and Albert Edwards.
The vacationers left the island on the Mystic Isle early yesterday, traveled from New London by car to New York City and spent the night at the Times Square Hotel after sightseeing and visiting the New York Museum of Natural History, United Nations, Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty.
Arriving at Washington about 3 p.m. today, the afternoon will be spent in sightseeing, a visit to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington Monument, Jefferson Monument, National Gallery of Art and an evening’s entertainment.
Other places on the itinerary for tomorrow and Friday are the Pentagon, Supreme Court, Department of Interior building, Medical Museum and FBI, and a visit to Mount Vernon. Stopping in New York on Saturday the travelers will visit Rockefeller Center and Greenwich Village and return to Fishers Island Sunday night.
Our Lady of Grace
Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated at 7:30 o’clock at Our Lady of Grace Church by the Rev. Francis V. MeShane, pastor, followed by a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Reposition.
Good Friday the solemn Liturgical afternoon service of our Lord’s Passion and Death will be celebrated. Holy Saturday Liturgical ceremonies will begin at 11 p.m. with the blessing of the new fire, Paschal candle, Easter and Baptismal waters. Midnight Mass will follow in religious solemnity of the Easter festival. Leonard’s Mass in F will be sung by the choir.
Fishers Island
Mrs. L. C. Foyle, 465
April 27, 1961
Honor Roll Set At High School
The third quarter High School Honor Roll has been announced this week by Paul V. Daley, supervising principal for Grades 7 through 12 as follows:
High Honor (95-100) – Cordelia Rooks, Grade 8; Mary Linda Strunk, Grade 8, and Peter Thurrott, Grade 10.
Honor (90-100)-Edwin Horning, Grade 8.
Credit (80-100)—Robin Vancour, Grade 11.
Miss Elizabeth Frye of Athol, Mass., and her fiancé, Douglas Kee, were weekend guests of the latter’s father, Elmore V. Kee.
Miss Dorothy Joan Nute, a student of Our Lady of Monadnock Academy, Jaffrey, N.H., is spending a week with her aunt, Mrs. L. C. Foyle.
Fishers Island
Mrs. L. C. Foyle, Tel. 465
May 9, 1966
Couple taking Trip to Hawaii
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Grebe left Hartford yesterday with the Shrine Sphinx Temple Hawaiian Carnival group for a ten day trip. They will spend three days at Las Vegas before going to Hawaii. Mr. and Mrs. Grebe will stop off at San Francisco to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Southworth. Mrs. Southworth is the former Olive Campbell, who resided here for many years.
Tendered Party
Billy Daniels was the guest at a send-off party Thursday night given by his employer, A. John Gada, Sr., and fellow associates at the J. E. Boarding House.
A buffet was served for 20.
Gifts were a wrist watch and purse.
Daniels has enlisted in the Navy and reported today to Hamilton, N.Y.
Fishers Island
Mrs. L. C. Foyle, 465
February 28, 1961
Basketball League Started at School
Intramural basketball with Grades 5 through 8 competing has been included in a program under Coach C. Chiger at Fishers Island Union Free School. To date games during two night periods from 3:30 to 5:50 p. m. have been played. Three teams meet each Tuesday and Thursday.
The Stripers with John Carney as captain have as players Robert Doyen, Larry Horn, Walter Griffin, 3rd, Charles Clarke and David Hoch. The lineup for the Sharks with Robert Royle, captain, is Larry Haines, Mickey Coyle, James Thurrott, Bruce Oswald, Norman Jenks and Allan Chaplaski. Edwin Horning is captain of the Blues and players are John Megyesy, Serge Doyen, 3rd, George Horning, Herbert Lamb and Corky Sinclair.
Scores for games to date are:
Blues 14, Sharks 10; Blues 14, Stripers 13; Stripers 10, Sharks 8; and Sharks 21, Blues 6.
The programs will continue for one month.
Sale to Continue Through Friday
Girl Scouts leader, Mrs. Catherine Jenssen [has announced], the cookie sale will continue through Friday. The new shipment of cookies will be disposed during the week. The local troop will observe Girl Scout week March 12-18. An investiture ceremony is planned during the observance when nine new members will take the pledge.
Pastor Speaks on Conference
Sunday night at Union Chapel, Congregational, the Rev. Daniel K. Martin, pastor, gave a talk on the Christian Leadership Conference which he attended during the week of Feb. 6 in Washington, D. C. Colored slides of the Prayer Breakfast which he attended were shown and a day-by-day report on the lay movement devoted to stimulating faith, freedom and Christian leadership was given. Refreshments were served to about 35 who attended.
A Lenten class will begin Friday at 3:30 p.m. for children and adults.
Next Sunday there will be a Bible Study class starting with the Revelation.
Three Firemen Honored
Three members whose worth has brought respect to the Fishers Island Fire Department were given plaques as a sign of consideration and appreciation for more than 35 years continued service. The presentation was made by Chief Leo Valentini at the annual Firemen’s Guest Night Saturday at the Legion Home.
Eighty-five attended the cocktail hour and supper. Firemen honored were William H. Pyle, Arthur Royle and Louis Grieco.
Past Chief Alfred R. Grebe accepted the plaque for Grieco, who was too ill to attend. The inscription on the plaque reads.
“Faithful service to the department and community.”
The Rev. Francis V. McShane gave the invocation. Co-chairmen were George Griffin, assisted by firemen’s wives.
Fishers Island
Mrs. L. C. Foyle, 465
February 23, 1961
Cold Weather Hits Underground Pipes
More than 20 straight days of below freezing mornings have take a severe toll of underground water pipes and mains. Although the worst appears to be over, there is still danger of frozen service lines, Supt. A. J. Cantin, of the Fishers Island Estates Water Filtration Plant emphasized Tuesday. He said the threat will exist until there is a good thaw.
Weather of the past two weeks has only served to drive frost deeper in the ground, Cantin reported. There is an average depth of 26 inches of frost in the ground.
Persons having lived here many years say it is the greatest depth of frost since 1917 when 30 inches was recorded. Freezing took place in most cases before the big snowstorm of Feb. 4.
Late Monday afternoon a ten-inch main burst at the east end residential section near the Firestone home. Water supply for nearly the entire island was disrupted by low pressure or by no water at all. The Cantin home was swamped with telephone inquiries. Trouble shooting began immediately and about 8 p.m. the broken main was discovered.
Valves were shut off at the plant and opened at the Bell Hill reservoir in the west end of the island to furnish water until repairs could be made. Tuesday morning Lawrence Baldwin, W. Gordon Ahman, George Griffin, Ernest Middleton, Jr. and Anthony Hardy completed the repairs in two hours and fifteen minutes.
At the Fishers Island Power Plant a six inch break in the main was repaired. Breaks have been made in four, six, eight and ten inch water lines and mains.
During the break in the ten inch main there was a loss of 250,000 gallons of water.
Fishers Island
Mrs. L. C. Foyle, 465
February 22, 1961
Ladies Night Is Conducted
The annual Ladies Night of the Fishers Island Rod & Gun Club was conducted at the American Legion Home Saturday night.
Sixty-five members and guests attended a get-together and buffet supper. Highlight of the evening program was color films, showing swordfishing from the boat of Robert Waddington, Jr., and a fishing expedition to Labrador.
Dancing continued during the evening. Guests were the Rev. Francis V. MeShane, the Rev. Daniel K. Martin, Alfred F. King, a member of the Fishers Island Sportsman’s Club and guest, Morgan Wrightner, John
Shrabowski, narrator of the films, and Edward Rikita, secretary of the Colchester Fish & Game Club.
Officers of the local club are George T. King, president, Constantine Chiger, vice president, E. Perry Edwards, secretary, and Lewis O. Lamb, treasurer.
Birthday Noted
Mr. and Mrs. William Peishoff entertained Sunday at a family dinner party in honor of the 21st birthday of the latter’s brother, Thomas O. Pyle.
Visiting from Boston
The Misses Anita White and a guest, Miss Judy Poore, both students at Chandler Secretarial School, Boston, were weekend guests of Miss Whit’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence White.
Fishers Island
Mrs. L. C. Foyle, 465
March 30, 1961
Rod & Gun Club Plans Program
The Rod & Gun Club will hold a program of Adventure Movies at a special meeting at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Legion Home. Narrator will be John Ski of Colchester. Easter baskets will be given for special prizes.
Miss Anita White has arrived from Boston to spend the Easter, week end at her home.
Bert Scagliotti has returned from a two month tour of Europe.
Miss Delphy Rooks is at home spending her Easter college recess with her parents.
Rusty Erpenbeck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Erpenbeck; suffered a broken leg while at play. He has been released following treatment and application of cast from the Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo N. McKown of Bridgehampton, N.Y. have been visiting island friends for two days while they were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willard L. Maynard.
Fishers Island
Assumed by The Day
March 20, 1961
Fishers Island Day at Elks
About 250 persons attended yesterday’s Fishers Island Day sponsored by New London Lodge of Elks at the lodge home.
John Jezouit of Fishers Island was presented a gift for his service to the lodge since 1934. A delegation of 20 members from the Island presented Exalted Ruler J. Joseph Allen a gift. A special memorial service was conducted for Louis Grieco of Fishers Island, a member who recently died.
The Fishers Island delegation was brought to New London in two private boats. After a noon luncheon and band serenade,
members watched a movie about the national organization. A social hour, dinner and entertainment program closed out the day.
Ten new members were initiated They were Herbert Clark, Rudolph J. Gramolini, Edward J. Kupis, Eugene P. McClure, Robert J. McGowan, John A. Mine-vich, Louis Mish, Enrico L. Rocchetti, Kenneth C. Shepherd and Arthur J. Thibault.
About 220 persons Saturday night attended the annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner dance and Ladies Night at the Elks Home.
Corned beef and cabbage was served. Traditional Irish themes were featured in the decorations.
Fishers Island
Mrs. L. C. Foyle, 465
February 24, 1961
Eastern Star Seats Marshal
Wimodausis Chapter, O.E.S., held its regular meeting Wednesday night in the chapter rooms with 12 members attending. Mrs. Rosalie Rooks, worthy matron, and C. William Hedge, worthy patron, conducted the meeting.
An installation ceremony to place Mrs. Yola Scagliotti into office as marshal was conducted by the acting installation officer, Past Worthy Matron Dorothy Edwards.
To add impetus in activities and gains for the ways and means committee it is planned that members will conduct home projects. Friends and neighbors may soon be asked to drop in for a few rounds of bridge or join in other programs which are in the planning.
At the social hour the hostesses Mrs. Rooks and Mrs. Alice Oswald held an observance of Washington’s Birthday. Decorations of white and blue streamers with flags formed a patriotic setting for the buffet table set with cherry blossoms, flags and marshmallow flag favors and a special Washington’s cake. Trifle dessert was served with cake and coffee.
Leaves for Vacation in South
Mrs. Arthur Walsh, Sr. accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Edith Martin of Worcester, Mass., is on a three weeks vacation. Spending week at Miami, Fla. with her nephew, Ernest Tripp, she will stay two weeks with her son-in-law and daughter, Navy Electrician Second Class Ralph Schmid and children at Lynn Haven, Va.
Lenten Mass Changed
Lenten Mass scheduled for March 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace Church with the assistant chancelor of Diocese of Norwich, as guest to preach the sermon, has been changed to next Monday at 5:50 p.m. At that time the Rev. William Zeiggler, chaplain of Norwich State Hospital will preach the Lenten sermon. The Rev. Francis V. McShane will be celebrant. Tentative plans are for a visit by the Rev. Michael Fox March 8.
Plan Membership Party
On March 6 the American Legion and its auxiliary will hold a membership party at the Legion Home. Plans were formulated by the house committee and the auxiliary committee at a meeting Wednesday night. A cocktail party from 6 to 7 p.m. will be followed by a buffet supper. Heading the committee with Cmdr. Robert Waddington, Jr., and President Mrs. Mary Grebe are Wilfred C. Sinclair, Mrs. Anthony Hardy, Mrs. Ernest Middleton, Sr., Mrs. George Griffin, Edwin Horning, Anthony Hardy and Fred G. Perkins.
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