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CHARLES E. KENDALL
Vice president, treasurer, and executive officer of the Groton Bank and Trust Company of Groton, Connecticut, Mr. Kendall is vice chairman of the Groton Housing Authority. He is also chairman of the Groton Branch of the American Red Cross.
AFerge Schilke
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He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts, on January 16, 1920, the son of Edward J. Kendall and of Evelyn (Stuart) Kendall. His father is a retired stationary engineer and resides in Danvers. Mr. Kendall graduated from Danvers High School, and from Bentley School of Accounting in Boston in 1942, and he was associated with the Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association in Boston as an accountant. During World War II, he served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946, and was assigned to the Finance Department and subsequently to the Transportation Corps. He joined the army as a private, rose to the rank of first lieutenant, and served in the Atlantic Theater of Operations. Mr. Kendall received the Army Commendation Ribbon for his service as Transport Commander.
On his return from military service, Mr. Kendall rejoined the Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association as field repre- sentative, and it was in 1947 that he joined the firm of Willard D. Mar- tin of Salem, Massachusetts, as a sales representative in the realty field. He was assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Webster, Massachusetts from 1948 to 1953, and then joined the Groton Bank and Trust Company of Groton, Connecticut, as treasurer and execu- tive officer in 1953. In 1955 he was promoted to vice president and treasurer. He has been a director of the bank since 1953. He has been active in civic organizations, and he is a member of the Groton Chamber of Commerce and of the New London Chamber of Com- merce. His social connections include membership in the Shennecos- sett Yacht Club of Groton, and yachting is his favorite sport. Mr. Kendall attends religious services at the Groton Congregational Church.
He was married on April 24, 1944, to Irene Senger, the daughter of Louis Senger and of Alwilda (Baker) Senger of Hyde Park, Massachusetts. Mrs. Kendall is a graduate of Danvers High School and of Salem State Teachers College.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall have three children: I. Richard C., born in Beverly, Massachusetts, on November 10, 1946. 2. Allan S., born in Webster, Massachusetts, on September 5, 1949. 3. Susan, born in Webster on June 27, 1951. The children are now attending the Groton public schools.
J. GEORGE SCHIILKE
As a real estate and investment executive, J. George Schilke has had a considerable hand in the promotion of new developments in the
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Hartford area. In the early years of his career, he had varied business experience, and he has held office in several organizations.
Born at West Cromwell, Connecticut, on August 12, 1899, he is a son of Gottleib and Helene (Wildeman) Schilke. His father, who died in 1952, was a stationary engineer by profession. Miss Wildeman, whom he married, was the daughter of John Wildeman, who came from Germany in the nineteenth century, settled at West Cromwell, and became a farmer.
J. George Schilke attended the public schools of West Cromwell, and went to work early in life, taking a position in a brickyard in East Berlin at the age of thirteen years. He next worked as a Western Union messenger at Middletown. In 1918, the family moved to Wa- terbury, and there he took a position as grocery clerk at the Economy Grocery Stores. This connection was to determine the direction of his career for some years after, for he advanced to the position of store manager, and was later made district manager. From this post he was promoted to real estate location manager for Economy Grocery Stores. When, in 1929, the firm merged with First National Stores, Mr. Schilke remained with the latter organization in the same capacity until 1932. At that time, with ample experience in the real estate field, he determined to enter business for himself as a realtor.
At the present time, however, he no longer serves First National Stores in advisory and brokerage capacities, due to his other activi- ties. These have included the development of shopping centers, of which one of the best examples is the one at Wethersfield. In addition to his real estate transactions, Mr. Schilke also deals in investments. His office is at 10 North Main Street, West Hartford. He serves as president of two other organizations: Eastern Realty Corporation, and S K S Corporation.
Mr. Schilke is a member of the Chamber of Commerce of West Hartford. He is a Rotarian, and a member of Willis Lodge No. 99 of the Free and Accepted Masons. A communicant of the Church of the Redeemer in West Hartford, he has served his congregation as a trustee.
Mr. Schilke has a thirty-two-acre farm in Burlington, Connecti- cut, on which he raises Black Angus cattle, as well as capons and other poultry.
At Waterbury, on October 22, 1922, J. George Schilke married Lillian Ehle, daughter of Frank and Mary (Boyd) Ehle. The couple are the parents of a son, J. George, Jr., who was born at Waterbury in 1924. He graduated from William Hall High School in West
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Hartford, and attended Riverside Military Academy at Gainesville, Georgia, and The Citadel in South Carolina. He then entered the Army Air Corps for World War II service, and served for three years as a flying instructor with the rank of lieutenant. J. George Schilke, Jr., is married to the former Miss Miriam Waters of West Hartford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Waters. They have three daughters: Joyce, Gail and Donna. 2. Marlea, born in 1926. She attended William Hall High School and Dean Academy at Franklin, Massachusetts. She is now the wife of Bruce Faulkner of West Hartford, and they have four children : Susan, Bruce, Thomas and Kathy. 3. Joyce, born in West Hartford in 1935. She too attended William Hall High School and Dean Academy. She married Robert Ball of West Hartford, and they have a daughter, Terry, and a son, Douglas.
ALMON SEARLE PINNEY
Very early in his career, Almon Searle Pinney established him- self at Danbury, where he is now partner in a legal firm of his own, with offices at 26 West Street. For the past several years, he has rep- resented his fellow citizens of the Town of Brookfield in the Con- necticut State Legislature, and he has also held township offices.
Born September 14, 1920, in New Milford, he is a son of Jairus Searle and Elsie Martha (Lightfoot) Pinney. Both parents were natives of Connecticut. His father, born at Farmington in 1885, has been a power engineer with public utilities companies most of his career, the last thirty years with Housatonic Public Service Company in Danbury. He is a lifelong Republican, and affiliated with the Frce and Accepted Masons. He has also been active in civic affairs in Danbury. Elsie Martha Lightfoot, whom he married, was born in Connecticut in 1885. She too is still living.
Attending local public schools, Almon Searle Pinney graduated from Danbury High School in 1938. He took his advanced academic courses at Tufts College, where he received his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1942. In 1948 he received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Harvard Law School.
In February of that year he commenced his practice of law in Bridgeport, but six months later, moved to Danbury. There, in the sanie year, he joined T. Clark Hull and Louis George as law partners, and later Burton F. Sherwood. Their firm is known as Sherwood, George, Hull & Pinney.
Active in the Danbury Bar Association, Mr. Pinney formerly
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served as its secretary-treasurer. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
In June, 1942, he entered active service in the United States Army Air Corps, and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He served as navigator on a B-24, and was stationed in Italy for a time. He was separated from the service in September, 1945. In civilian life, he has served his community in public office. Elected state rep- resentative from the Town of Brookfield on the Republican ticket, in 1954, he has served in the Connecticut State Legislature since that time. He is also town counsel, and a member of the Republican Town Committee of Brookfield.
Mr. Pinney is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and is a former Kiwanian. His other memberships include the Danbury Club, and Ridgefield Country Club. He and Mrs. Pinney attend the First Congregational Church of Danbury.
On January 10, 1953, in his native city of New Milford, Almon Searle Pinney married Evelyn Elizabeth Roberts. Born at Salisbury on April 2, 1924, she is the daughter of William and Anne (Owens) Roberts. Both of her parents were born in Wales, and her father, who came to the United States about forty-five years ago, now manages the Sunny Valley Dairy Farm. He is an expert on Guernsey cattle. Mrs. Pinney graduated from New Milford High School, spent one year at Syracuse University in central New York State, then trans- ferred to Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She is now secretary of the Hospital Auxiliary at Danbury.
WALLACE BARNES
Wallace Barnes, who practices law in Bristol, has already be- come prominent in the public affairs of his area, although he is one of its younger professional leaders. He was elected to the Connecticut State Senate in November, 1958 for a two year term.
A native of Bristol, he was born on March 22, 1926, son of Harry C. and Lillian (Houbertz) Barnes. His father too was born in Bristol, in 1889. With his brother Fuller F. Barnes, Harry C. Barnes entered the manufacturing field there, and the business they founded is still being operated under the brother's name. Harry Barnes is now living in retirement in Bristol. He is a Republican, and for some years served his community as police commissioner. He is a member of the lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Free and Accepted Masons. Lillian Houbertz, whom he
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married, was born in Fultonville, New York, in 1890. She has been very active on behalf of the programs of the Bristol Girls' Club and the Bristol Visiting Nurses Association.
Beginning his education in local public schools, Wallace Barnes attended Bristol High School, but went to Deerfield Academy to com- plete his preparatory studies, graduating there in 1944. Entering Wil- liams College, he took his degree of Bachelor of Arts there in 1949, and he completed his professional preparation at Yale University Law School, graduating there in 1952 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
Admitted to his state's bar, Wallace Barnes began his practice in Bristol in 1953, joining partners in forming the firm of Beach, Calder and Barnes. Recently this organization moved into spacious new quarters at 238 Main Street, to keep pace with an increasing practice and growing reputation in the area. Mr. Barnes is secretary and a director of Associated Spring Corporation, and a director of Northside Bank and Trust Company of Bristol.
Active in bar groups, Mr. Barnes formerly served as treasurer of the Bristol Bar Association, and he is a member of the Hartford County Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Politically, he is active in support of the Republican party. He formerly served as chairman of its Town Committee in the Town of Bristol. He was chairman of the Rules Revision Committee for the State, following the passage of the Pri- mary Law; and was delegate to the Republican National Conven- tion in 1956.
Mr. Barnes served in the Army Air Corps during 1944-1945, and was an aviation cadet in the pilot program. In his home city, he is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, which he formerly served as a director, and he also belongs to the Rotary Club, the Chip- panee Golf Club of Bristol and the Farmington Country Club. He is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and is a member of Chi Psi social fraternity and of Phi Beta Kappa na- tional scholastic honor society. He and his family attend the Congre- gational Church.
In Scarsdale, New York, on June 14, 1947, Wallace Barnes mar- ried Audrey Kent. Born November 20, 1924, at White Plains, New York, she is a daughter of the late Warner W. and Laura (Johnson) Kent. Her father, a stock broker in New York City, died in 1958. Mrs. Kent survives him and lives in Scarsdale. Mrs. Barnes attended the public schools of that suburban community, and graduated from
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high school there in 1942. She attended Bennington College in Ver- mont. She was very active in the Junior League while at Scarsdale, and has taken a useful part in the Community Chest campaigns at Bristol. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have two children: I. Thomas O., who was born at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1949. He is at- tending Thomas H. Patterson Elementary School in Bristol. 2. Jarre Ann, born in Bristol on December II, 1951. She recently entered Thomas H. Patterson Elementary School. The family lives at 161 Grove Street, Bristol.
JOHN MORRIS HINCKS
Chairman of the board of the Middletown Savings Bank and of the Nazareth Cement Company, and president of the Middlesex Mu- tual Assurance Company, Mr. Hincks is a director of Dividend Shares, Incorporated; of Bullock Fund, Limited; of Carriers and General Corporation; of The Alden M. Young Company; and of Securities Equity Company.
Mr. Hincks was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on July 23, 1898, the son of William Thurston Hincks and of Maud Margaret (Morris) Hincks. He graduated from Hotchkiss School in 1916, ob- tained the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1920, and graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Ad- ministration in 1922. He was captain of the Yale swimming team in 1919 and 1920. During World War I, he served as a second lieu- tenant in the Army Field Artillery, and during World War II, he held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Fiscal Division of the Army from 1942 to 1944.
An associate of Hincks Brothers and Company, Investment Bank- ers, from 1922 to 1930, Mr. Hincks was vice president of Calvin Bullock, Limited, of New York City from 1930 to 1942, and he has been president of the Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company since 1944. A trustee of Vassar College, he is a director and chairman of the finance committee of the Institute of Living of Hartford, Con- necticut, and he is a member of the finance committee of the District Nurse Association of Middletown, Connecticut. Tennis, golf and swim- ming are Mr. Hincks's favorite sports, and he attends religious services at the Farmington Congregational Church, Farmington, Connecticut, where he is a deacon.
Mr. Hincks was married at Pine Orchard, Connecticut, on Octo- ber 3, 1925, to Olive Birch Warner, the daughter of Milton J. Warner
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and of Olive (Young) Warner. Mr. and Mrs. Hincks have five chil- dren: I. Robert Warner, born on July 24, 1926, graduated from Hotchkiss School in 1944 and obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1948. He is married to Marie Ames Powell. 2. Joan Warner, now Mrs. Machado Mead, was born on January 13, 1928, and graduated from Westover School in 1947 and from Garland School in Boston in 1949. 3. John Winslow, born on April 17, 1931, graduated from Hotchkiss School in 1948, and in 1952 obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Yale University, where he was a member of the varsity crew in 1951 and 1952. He is married to Marcia Robinson Lockwood. 4. William Thurston, born on January 22, 1937, graduated from Westminster School in 1955, he served in the United States Marine Corps and is now attending Yale College. 5. Maria Birch, born on June 17, 1939, graduated from Westover School in 1957 and is currently a student at Vassar College.
JOHN F. PLANETA
Vice president and treasurer of Artistic Wire Products, Incor- porated, of East Hampton, Mr. Planeta is a member of the United States Chamber of Commerce and of the Manufacturers Association of Connecticut. He is active in many industrial and civic organizations.
Mr. Planeta was born in New York City, on June 10, 1904, the son of John V. Planeta and of Veronika (Hazuka) Planeta. His parents came from Austria-Hungary in their youth and settled in New York City. Mr. Planeta's father is now deceased, and his mother resides in Higganum, Connecticut. His father was a steel worker who later came to Connecticut where he founded the Meriden Wire Frame Company in 1926. He established a wire goods shop in Higganum in 1929, and the present Artistic Wire Products company is the out- growth of that establishment. He died in 1931.
Mr. Planeta attended Higganum Union School, the family having moved to this community in 1910, and he served his apprenticeship as toolmaker at the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in New Haven. In 1922, he went to New York City where he was employed in a wire factory, and it was in 1926 that he joined his father in the Meriden Wire Frame Company of Meriden, Connecticut, which his father had founded. The firm was moved to Higganum, Connecticut, in 1929, as a wire goods shop, and Mr. Planeta was joined by his three brothers : Rudolph, who is now president of the company; Paul, who died on April 15, 1955; and Anthony, who died on November 3, 1955.
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A Third degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 2859 of Linden, New Jersey, Mr. Planeta is a past governor of the Moose, and is a member of Elks Lodge No. 1075 of Rahway, New Jersey. He is an amateur ham radio operator, is a past president of the East Hampton Holy Name Society, and attends religious serv- ices in Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church of East Hampton, where he is a member of the choir.
Mr. Planeta was married in New York City, on August 14, 1926 to Veronica M. Drabik Krny, the daughter of John Krny and of Veronica A. (Drabik) Krny. Mr. and Mrs. Planeta have one son, Albert W., born in Middletown, Connecticut, on August 26, 1932. He graduated from Jonathan Daton Regional High School in Spring- field, New Jersey, and he served two years in the United States Armed Forces in Alaska as a private, first class.
WILBUR G. BATTY
Secretary and treasurer of the City Savings Bank of Middletown, and associated with the bank since 1937, Mr. Batty was a director of the Middletown Chamber of Commerce. He is one of the district fire commissioners for the south District of the City of Middletown.
Mr. Batty was born in Middletown on August 6, 1912, the son of George Batty and of Grace (Pinkham) Batty. His father was a curator at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, and died in 1955. Mr. Batty's mother now resides in Middletown, Connecticut. Mr. Batty graduated from Middletown High School in 1930, and he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Wesleyan University in 1935.
An employee of the Connecticut State Park and Forest Com- mission in 1930 and 1936, Mr. Batty was associated with the Raw Materials Control Division of the Russell Manufacturing Company of Middletown, Connecticut, in 1936 and 1937, and it was in 1937 that he became associated with the City Savings Bank of Middletown. Clerk and teller in 1939, Mr. Batty became assistant secretary and teller in 1942, he became treasurer and assistant secretary in 1943, and it was in 1955 that he became secretary and treasurer of the bank.
A member of the advisory board of the Salvation Army, Mr. Batty has been active in the community and he attends religious serv- ices as a member of the South Congregational Church of Middletown.
Mr. Batty was married at Middletown, on June 1, 1936, to Marion Marks, the daughter of Robert Marks and of Rachel ( Robbins) Marks.
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Mrs. Batty graduated from Middletown High School. Mr. and Mrs. Batty have one daughter, Diane M., born in Middletown, on October 13, 1939. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and is now actively employed.
CHAUNCEY G. BEVIN
President of Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company of East Hampton, a company established in 1832 and one of the oldest man- ufacturers of bells in the United States, Mr. Bevin has been associated with the company since 1949 and has held the post of president since 1956. He is a member of the advisory board of the Connecticut Bank and Trust Company and he is a director of the Middlesex Memorial Hospital of Middletown.
Mr. Bevin was born in East Hampton on June 6, 1911, the son of Stanley A. Bevin and of Miriam (Johnson) Bevin. His father was born in East Hampton, Connecticut, on March 1, 1885, the son of Chauncey G. Bevin and of Lucy (Strong) Bevin. He graduated from Betts Academy in Stamford, Connecticut, and then entered the family bell business. As sales representative, he introduced Bevin bells throughout the United States and Canada, he served the company for forty years, succeeding his father as president, and he died in 1956. He was a director of the Connecticut Bank and Trust Company; a Mason, Shriner, Knight Templar and a member of the Odd Fellows, he was active in Rotary, and had been an outstanding baseball player in his youth. He was organist for the East Hampton Congregational Church. The company of Bevin Brothers was founded in 1832 by C. G. and A. G. Bevin, Mr. A. G. Bevin being the present Mr. Bevin's great-grandfather.
Mr. Bevin graduated from Middletown High School, and he then attended and graduated from American Airlines Training School for Pilots. He was a commercial aviation pilot from 1931 to 1950; he was attached to the Air Transport Command during World War II, and served from 1942 to 1949, first as a co-pilot and then in the rank of captain in American Airlines. It was in 1949 that he became as- sociated with Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company, and he be- came president of the company on his father's death in 1956. A mem- ber of Anchor Masonic Lodge No. 112 of East Hampton, a Thirty- second degree Mason and a member of all Scottish Rite bodies, Mr. Bevin enjoys fishing, hunting and gardening as hobbies, and he attends religious services at the Congregational Church in East Hampton, Connecticut.
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He was married at East Hampton on June 9, 1936, to Lorraine Hunter, the daughter of Charles Hunter and of Emma (Schwabe) Hunter of Glastonbury, Connecticut. Mrs. Bevin graduated from Glastonbury High School. Mr. and Mrs. Bevin have two sons: I. Avery H., born in Middletown, Connecticut, on May 29, 1940, is now a student in Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut. 2. Stanley R., born on November 13, 1942, is now a student at Proctor Academy in Andover, New Hampshire.
EDWARD LEA MARSH, JR.
Playing a varied role in the life of Old Lyme and New London County, Edward Lea Marsh, Jr., is an attorney, farmer, and bank official. He has also rendered distinguished service at the state level as a legislator.
A native of Sandusky, Ohio, he was born on June 22, 1909, son of Edward Lea and Elizabeth Diodati ( Moss) Marsh. Edward Lea Marsh, Sr., who is deceased, was a prominent businessman, serving as secretary-treasurer and director of the United States Gypsum Com- pany of Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife were members of distin- guished American families, one ancestor being Ebenezer Lane, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Ohio and a well-known railroad authority and author of his generation. In addition, the families have always been closely associated with Yale University: Matthew Gris- wold was given an honorary degree as Doctor of Laws in 1779; Charles Griswold earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1808; and Judge Wil- liam Griswold Lane received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1843.
After graduating from the Hotchkiss School at Lakeville, Con- necticut, in 1927, Edward Lea Marsh, Jr., entered Yale College and won his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1931. Selecting the legal profes- sion for his career, he entered the Law School of Yale University, taking his degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1934. Admitted to the Con- necticut Bar in 1936, Mr. Marsh at once established himself in practice in Connecticut, following in the steps of his distinguished ancestors who served Connecticut as judges and attorneys for more than a cen- tury. In the early years of his career he was in practice in both Old Lyme and Deep River, being in the office of Rollin U. Tyler in the latter community, where they conducted a general practice. His office is now on Elm Street in Deep River. In addition to his law practice he is vice president and director of the Deep River Savings Bank, and a trustee of Eastern States Exposition at Springfield, Massa- chusetts.
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Mr. Marsh's first public office was that of justice of the peace, a post in which he served from 1935 to 1937. In 1936 he was elected to the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Con- necticut from Old Lyme, and he was returned to office each election thereafter until and including that of 1947, thus retaining his seat in the law-making body through 1948. He was speaker of the House of Representatives in 1945, following service as majority leader in the 1943 session. From 1943 to 1948 inclusive, he was chairman of the Legislative Council. Since concluding his legislative duties, he has served his home community of Old Lyme as a member of its board of finance. At the state level, Mr. Marsh has been a member of the Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation. He was formerly a member of the State Board of Mosquito Control, and the Connecticut War Council. He has served as chairman of the Old Lyme-Old Say- brook Bridge Commission, which built the new Baldwin Bridge over the Connecticut River-a six-million-dollar project which was com- pleted actually within the limit of five and a half million dollars. Active in the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Marsh formerly served on its board of directors. He is also a member of the Old Lyme Cham- ber of Commerce, and of the Old Lyme Taxpayers League, of which he was president in 1937.
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