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reer by accepting a position with the firm of S. Druckerman, bookseller and stationer, of No. 50 Canal Street, with whom he served his apprentice- ship and learned the business thoroughly in all of its many phases and ramifications. He had worked for Mr. Druckerman for a period of ten years, when he decided to go into business for himself, and, suiting the action to the intention, he opened his own sta- tionery and printing establishment at No. 2800 Third Avenue, his present address. His first establishment was small and modest in its pretensions compared to the large double store he now occupies at the same address. This store, one of the finest of its kind in The Bronx, is well equipped, generously stocked, and employs a force of several clerks, besides Mr. Batlin and his partner, Irving L. Horowitz (see fol- lowing biography), to attend to the large and con- stantly growing trade. The firm operates under the partnership name of Batlin & Horowitz, Mr. Batlin being the senior member. Mr. Batlin's parents, who reside in their native Ukraina, are Hirsh Luser Bat- lin and Liba (Kuzis) Batlin, well known and highly respected throughout their community.
Morris Batlin was married, in The Bronx, on Aug- ust 28, 1912, to Gertrude Horowitz, a sister of his partner, Irving L. Horowitz, and a daughter of Mor- ris and Ethel (Cohn) Horowitz. Morris and Ger- trude (Horowitz) Batlin are the parents of one daughter: Lillian Batlin, born in The Bronx, New York, on August 19, 1915.
IRVING L. HOROWITZ-To become a junior partner of a flourishing stationery and printing es- tablishment falls to the lot of comparatively few young men who are still in their twenties, but such is the record of achievement of Irving L. Horowitz, one of the best known of the rising generation of successful young business men in The Bronx. Mr. Horowitz, a native of Russia, has risen to his present position solely through his own merits and ability and his capacity for hard work, and is preëminently entitled to the success he has already achieved at the young age of twenty-eight years.
Mr. Horowitz's lineage can be traced back very interestingly. His mother took an active interest in all charitable work, and was the daughter of one of the most prominent rabbis in Russia, as well as the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of reput- able rabbis. Mr. Horowitz's father was a learned and highly respected rabbi, and especially recognized by all as being the possessor of exceptional sterling qualities.
Irving L. Horowitz was born in Molev, Russia, on January 28, 1897, a son of Morris and Ethel (Cohn) Horowitz, natives of that place, who came to Amer- ica in the year 1909, bringing with them their daugh- ter, Gertrude, and their son, Irving L. Horowitz, then twelve years of age. The parents first settled on the lower east side of New York City, where young Irving L. attended Public School No. 188, and two years later, when his parents removed to The Bronx, he attended Public Schools Nos. 2 and 42, which education he supplemented even after he had started to make his own living by enrolling in the evening classes of the Morris High Night School. Mr. Horowitz embarked upon his business career
by finding employment in the stationery and printing establishment of S. Druckerman, of No. 50 Canal Street, where he continued for two years, making a thorough study of the business from all angles. It was while he was in the employ of Mr. Druckerman that he met Morris Batlin, a co-worker, who was des- tined to become not only his business partner, but his brother-in-law as well. At the end of the afore- mentioned two-year period, Mr. Horowitz left the employ of Mr. Druckerman in order to accept a clerkship in Mr. Batlin's stationery and printing store, located at No. 2800 Third Avenue, The Bronx, in which line of endeavor he continued for four years. He then took a position as manager for the Hudson Stationery Company, with whom he remained for one year, and then returned to Mr. Batlin's em- ploy, where he was very soon taken into the business as junior partner under the firm name of Batlin & Horowitz. Messers. Batlin and Horowitz, at their large double store at No. 2800 Third Avenue, con- duct one of the largest and finest stationery and printing establishments to be found in The Bronx. The store is well stocked, finely equipped, and em- ploys a large force of clerks, in addition to Mr. Bat- lin (see preceding biography), and Mr. Horowitz, to wait on the constantly growing trade of satisfied customers. Both Mr. Horowitz and Mr. Batlin possess an unusual amount of business ability and acumen, which excellent characteristics predict an even greater success for them in the future.
Mr. Horowitz holds active membership in The Bronx Board of Trade, the James W. Brown As- sociation of The Bronx, and in the fraternal circles of upper Manhattan he is well known for his mem- bership in William Mckinley Lodge, No. 840, Free and Accepted Masons.
Irving L. Horowitz was married, in The Bronx, on December 15, 1917, to Phoebe Gewirtz, a daugh- ter of Jacob and Dora (Mided) Gewirtz, residents of that section. Irving L. and Phoebe (Gewirtz) Horowitz are the parents of two daughters: 1. Evelyn, born on April 12, 1919. 2. Enid Vivian, born on March 26, 1923.
HAROLD GOLDSTEIN, M. D .- Born in New York City, educated in the schools and colleges of the Metropolis, and graduated from one of its lead- ing medical schools, Dr. Goldstein settled in The Bronx as a physician, after he had completed his medical education in 1922 and since then has con- tinued there in the practice of his profession with marked success, maintaining an office at No. 2419 Davidson Avenue. He was born in New York City, November 11, 1896, a son of Samuel and Leah (Mil- ler) Goldstein, both residents of Brooklyn, the for- mer for many years a successful wholesale shoe mer- chant.
Harold Goldstein was educated in the public and high schools of New York City, and then entered Columbia University from which he was graduated in 1919 with the degree of Bachelor of Science, after which he took up the study of medicine at the Colum- bia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. From this institution he was graduated in 1921 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine; and then spent some time as an interne at the Lying-In Hospital
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on Second Avenue, Manhattan, and at Fordham Hospital, The Bronx. In 1922 he commenced the private practice of medicine as a general practitioner, in which he has continued since then, being, however, especially interested in surgery. He is also as- sociated with Fordham Hospital and with Mount Sinai Hospital. During the World War he served in the Medical Corps. He is a member of the New York State Medical and the Bronx County Medical societies and of the Fordham Hospital Alumni As- sociation.
Dr. Goldstein married, in New York City, in March, 1923, Edna Sax, a daughter of Jack and Isabel Sax, both residents of New York City. Dr. and Mrs. Goldstein are the parents of one daughter, Carolyn. The family residence is located at No. 2419 Davidson Avenue, The Bronx.
LOUIS HUBENER-Entering the business in which his father before him was engaged, Mr. Hu- bener served his apprenticeship with his father and continued with him during the latter's lifetime, after which he carried on the business with his brother, and later forined the present partnership in which he is established, in 1896. He gained an enviable record in the building and mason business and during the time that he has been so engaged, he has done much in the development of The Bronx, and has contributed greatly to the improvements which have taken place during the past years. Of substantial German stock, and having lived in Germany during his early boyhood, Mr. Hubener possesses that stur- diness of character and reputation of reliability so often found in such families. With his partner, he has built a very prosperous business and is one of the prominent members of the industrial and social circles of his community.
Louis Hubener was the son of Christian and Louisa (Schafendierks) Hubener, both of whom were born in Germany. They came to the United States where they lived for a number of years during which time the son was born, November 20, 1867, in a house at No. 77 Delancey Street, Manhattan. In 1869, they returned to Germany and remained there until 1881. At that time, they came back to the United States and Mr. Hubener, senior, having learned the mason's trade as a young man in Germany established his own business under his name Christian Hubener, mason, builder and general contractor, on Delancey Street, and lived in the house next to the one in which their son, Louis, had been born. Christian Hubener continued this business until 1892 when he died. The son Louis Hubener living in Germany during his early years went to the public schools in Markoldendorf and later attended the Volk School in the city of Hanover, Germany. Coming back to the United States with his parents in 1881, he joined his father's company in 1882, where he served his apprenticeship. In 1892, when his father died, Mr. Hubener continued the business with his brother George under the name of Hubener Brothers until 1896. At that time, he formed a partnership with Mr. Escher and on September 1st of that year, the firm of Hubener and Escher, masons and builders, opened their offices for business at No. 36 Delancey Street. In 1903 they moved to One Hundred and
Fifty-fifth Street and Melrose Avenue because most of their work had been in The Bronx, a litle later they moved to their present location at No. 748 Mel- rose Avenue. Thirty years of business existence has just been celebrated by the partners and during those years they have won much distinction in the work they have done.
Mr. Hubener married Cathinka Ihlefeld, December 15, 1891. Her father and mother were both born in Galenhausen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and came to America in 1849, where Mr. Ihlefeld, an uphol- sterer established himself in that work and continued in it during his lifetime. Mr. and Mrs. Hubener have the following children: 1. Henrietta, born Oc- tober 22, 1892; married Harry Lautensack, and they are the parents of a son, Robert George. 2. Arthur Louis, born October 28, 1898, and married to Alvaretta Bedel Horton, a daughter of Rochelle Horton of City Island where his family has been liv- ing for many years and is well known and prominent in that district. A son, Arthur L., Jr., has been born to them. 3. Elsie Cathinka, born August 24, 1902, living with her parents at their home No. 88 West Horton Street, City Island, New York.
JOHN J. SHERIDAN, M. D .- Throughout his successful medical career, which from its beginning has been devoted to his general practice in The Bronx, Dr. John J. Sheridan has demonstrated his professional abilities as a diagnostician and his worth as a physician in the general medical usages; and in his specialties of internal medicine and X-ray treatment, Dr. Sheridan has won and established a repute that has secured for him a merited leader- ship in a field that both personal skill and faithful attention have been the means of developing. He is a son of Peter Sheridan, a hotel manager, who is now deceased, and of Mary (Butler) Sheridan, de- ceased, both of whom resided in Boston, Massa- chusetts.
Dr. John J. Sheridan was born May 2, 1881, in Boston, and he attended Boston College. After- wards, matriculating at Fordham University, he re- ceived his academic degree there in the class of 1908, and, preparing for his profession in the Medical School of Fordham, he was graduated there in 1912, with his medical degree. He interned at the Massa- chusetts General Hospital and the Carney Hos- pital in Boston, and at McLean's Hospital for the Insane, at Waverley, Massachusetts. He established his present office in The Bronx, where he has con- ducted a general practice of internal medicine and X-ray work. Meantime, for nine years he served as registrar of Fordham University; and he is now a visiting physician at Columbus Hospital, and roent- genologist to Columbus and Seton hospitals.
A Democrat in his political views, Dr. Sheridan is vice-president of the Kingsbridge Democratic Club. He was active in the interests of the United States Government during the World War, and served as a contract surgeon in the United States Army. In his professional affiliations he is a mem- ber of the American, State, County, and Celtic Medical societies; and he is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church.
Dr. John J. Sheridan married, January 19, 1917,
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in The Bronx, Edith Holloway, daughter of John and Mary Holloway, and their children are: Mary Jane, Edith Agnes, and John, Jr.
PETER KRUMNOW-Although he had start- ed out in life with the determination to learn a use- ful trade, fate and circumstances obliged Peter Krum- now, of The Bronx district, to abandon his trade after seven years of application. -
The parents of Peter Krumnow were Adolph and Mary (Kullmann) Krumnow, both natives of Berlin, Germany. Adolph Krumnow, the father, was edu- cated in his native land and came to the United States as a young man. Mrs. Krumnow's father, Al- bert Kullmann, fought in the Civil War under the famous soldier of fortune and patriot, Franz Segal, and under him won much distinction for gallantry under fire. Adolph Krumnow established the Wheel- ock Piano Manufacturing Company, located in The Bronx, and was at the head of the company at the time of his death in 1899, when his son, Peter, was but two years old.
Peter Krumnow, son of Adolph and Mary (Kull- mann) Krumnow, was born on May 30, 1897, on For- est Avenue at the intersection of One Hundred and Sixty-first Street, The Bronx, and was an attendant of Public School No. 3, in that district. His education completed, he became connected with the Standard Lithographing Company as an apprentice, and was an employee of the company for seven years, having thoroughly learned his trade. It had been his inten- tion to follow the lithographing business as a life- career, but his mother required his services and en- tire time to assist in the operation of the florist's establishment which she had begun in 1906 and lo- cated at No. 648 Courtlandt Avenue, The Bronx. He therefore, entered the floral business, and the growth of the concern prevented his return to work at his trade. Mr. Krumnow has been continuously en- gaged with the florist's establishment since 1919, with the exception of his period in the United States Army (Ninth Regiment, Regular Army), during which service he was stationed at Fort Slocum, Camp McClellan and Camp Dix, and was mustered out of the service at the latter camp in February, 1919. Mr. Krumnow is unmarried and continues to reside with his mother.
RAYMOND BERNARD DUNNIGAN-Among those who have recently opened undertaking estab- lishments in The Bronx is Raymond Bernard Dun- nigan, whose establishment is located at No. 2382 Grand Concourse, The Bronx. Mr. Dunnigan took over the business formerly conducted by his brother, the late Walter Aloysius Dunnigan, after the death of the brother, and is successfully holding and add- ing to the large patronage built up by the former owner.
James Dunnigan, father of Raymond Bernard Dunnigan, was born in County Sligo, Ireland, in 1864, and came to this country as a young man. For many years he was one of the leading pioneer builders in The Bronx. He contributed a valuable share to the development of this section of the city, and is still living here, retaining good health and ac- tive interests at the age of sixty-two years. He
married Mary Bergen, who was born on East Twenty-third Street, New York City, and they reared a family of children, of whom six survive: Mary, Ethel, Elinore, John J., who has served the State Senate for the past fourteen years; James Aloysius, a prominent Catholic clergyman, who had charge of chapels on board transports during the World War; and Raymond Bernard, of further men- tion. Walter Aloysius Dunnigan, who died in Feb- ruary, 1926, was proprietor of the embalming and undertaking business now conducted by his brother, Raymond Bernard.
Raymond Bernard Dunnigan was born in the family home at No. 1214 Simpson Street, The Bronx, New York, July 9, 1899, and received his education in Public School No. 20 on Simpson Street, and in Public School No. 40 at the corner of Prospect Av- enue and Jennings Street. When he was thirteen years of age he entered the employ of John J. Tom- ichs, who conducted a grocery store at No. 902 Free- man Street, on the corner of Simpson Street, and he continued that connection until Mr. Tomich sold out to the Progressive Stores Company, completing a term of twelve years in Mr. Tomich's employ. After the purchase of the business by the Progressive Stores Company, Mr. Dunnigan became manager of their branch at No. 669, Morris Park Avenue, where he remained until 1926, when, after the death of his brother, Walter Aloysius Dunnigan, in February of that year, he took over the embalming and funeral directing business which is located at No. 2382 Grand Concourse, The Bronx. He has since continued the business here, but has recently opened a branch at No. 4451 Third Avenue, where he is successfully carrying on the business. His home is located near, at No. 2334 Washington Avenue. The family have been prominent in The Bronx for a generation, and as has already been stated, one of Mr. Dunnigan's brothers is a State Senator, and another a clergyman in the Roman Catholic church. Upon the entrance of the United States into the World War, Mr. Dun- nigan enlisted in the Two Hundred and Eighth Ar- tillery and was stationed at Fort Worth, Texas, until he received his honorable discharge in 1919. He is a member of the John J. Dunnigan Association of The Bronx; the North End Democratic Club of The Bronx; and is known as one of the public-spirited citizens of this section.
Raymond Bernard Dunnigan was married in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Francis De Sales, by Rev. James Aloysius Dunnigan, his brother, to Elizabeth Sarah Webster, daughter of William and Elizabeth Webster.
CORNELIUS JOSEPH LUCEY-The son of an Irish immigrant family, Cornelius J. Lucey readily adapted himself to the complexities of American life, and early became associated with various business institutions wherewith he secured an excellent pre- liminary training which now stands him in good stead in the operation of his own business.
Dennis Lucey, father of Cornelius Joseph Lucey, was born and reared in the city and county of Cork, Ireland. He was a merchant in his native city, as was his father before him. He married Catherine, surname unknown, likewise of the city of Cork, who
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was the daughter of a farmer, and in 1899, left Ire- land bound for the United States, his particular des- tination having been New York City, the haven of many an immigrant in search of broadened oppor- tunities.
Cornelius Joseph, son of Dennis and Catherine Lucey, was born in the city of Cork, on October 17, 1885, and there attended the local national schools and the high school. He accompanied his parents to this country when in his fourteenth year. The family first settled on West Forty-eighth Street, Manhattan, which today forms a part of the heart of the congested and colorful theatrical district. When the family had become located in their new surround- ings, young Lucey enrolled as a student in the New York Preparatory School, subsequently benefited by a course at the Eastman Gaines Business School, and completed his scholastic education by the study of realty law at Columbia University. Feeling con- fident that he had secured ample theoretical knowl- edge for his purposes the young man then accepted a position with the American Express Company in the offices of the special agent of that corporation, but resigned his position after a period of five years' service, to become associated with the law office of G. M. Cumming, No. 49 Wall Street, in the capacity of secretary to his employer. He continued to most efficiently serve Mr. Cumming for six years, and was then the recipient of a flattering offer from his original employer, the American Express Company, to return to that company as supervisor of corres- pondence. Mr. Lucey accepted the proffered posi- tion, and fulfilled its responsible duties for four years. Having given much consideration as to the advis- ability of engaging in business on his own account, he finally concluded that such action on his part was both advisable and practical, and in 1924 he entered the real estate business with offices on Columbus Circle, and later changed his operations to The Bronx, with offices at No. 895 Elton Avenue. Mr. Lucey has already become an important factor in The Bronx realty field, and is quite apparently des- tined to become a leader among his competitors in that business, inasmuch as he possesses the qualities essential to success in that field-youth, and a keen perception of the constantly changing values and other economic conditions in this fast growing com- munity.
Mr. Lucey devotes no time to clubs, societies or similar organizations. He is unmarried.
FREDERICK ALFRED WURZBACH, Jr., M. D .- Born in The Bronx and graduated from its schools, Dr. Wurzbach returned to his native region to practice medicine after he had completed his pro- fessional education in 1921 and he has since then continued in the successful practice of his profes- sion, with offices in recent years at No. 2485 Creston Avenue, The Bronx .. He was born in The Bronx, September 1, 1896, a son of Frederick Alfred and Emilia (Alt) Wurzbach, both residents of The Bronx, where the former is a successful manufacturer and banker.
Frederick Alfred Wurzbach, Jr., was educated in the public and high schools of The Bronx, and at Columbia University, from which latter he graduated
in 1917 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He then studied medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating in 1919 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Hav- ing spent some time as an interne at Bellevue Hos- pital and at the Manhattan Maternity Hospital, he commenced the private practice of his profession in 1921. Though he carries on a general practice, he is especially interested in obstetrics and is associated attendant obstetrician at Union Hospital, East One Hundred and Eighty-eighth Street, The Bronx, and assistant physician at Fordham Dispensary. He is a member of the Medical Reserve Corps, a Fellow of the American Medical Association, a member of the New York State Medical and The Bronx County Medical societies, the Phi Chi and Theta Xi fraterni- ties, and the Masonic order. His religious affiliations are with the Baptist church.
Dr. Wurzbach married, in The Bronx, April 22, 1922, Lulu Early, daughter of James and Alice Early, both residents of The Bronx. Dr. and Mrs. Wurz- bach are the parents of one daughter, Alice. The family residence is located at No. 2485 Creston Av- enue, The Bronx.
HERMAN KUES-For the past twenty-six years Herman Kues has been the proprietor of the iron and steel plant located at Carter Avenue and One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Street in The Bronx. He employs a force of expert workers, and is one of the well-known iron and steel men of this section.
Herman Kues was born in Brunswick, Germany, September 2, 1871, and attended the local public schools of his native district until he was twelve years of age. At that time his parents left their na- tive land and came to this country, settling on the lower east side of New York City, at the corner of Eighth Street and Avenue B, in a section which was then settled mostly by Germans. It was necessary that young Herman should go to work at an early age, but he made the most of his opportunities by working in the day time and attending Cooper Union Institute evenings, where for five years he took evening courses in drawing. After completing this course, at the age of seventeen years, he began serv- ing his apprenticeship as an iron worker, with Nuhn and Strohaecker, who were located at No. 227 East Sixth Street. Here he served for a period of five years, at the end of which time he entered the em- ploy of the Valentine Moeslein Company, iron work- ers, at No. 420 East Forty-eighth Street, with whom he remained as foreman for five years. He then ac- cepted a position as foreman in the employ of John Holl, iron worker, located on One Hundred and Second Street and First Avenue, and this connection he maintained until he established a business of his own at Carter Avenue and One Hundred and Sev- enty-fifth Street, The Bronx, where he has since been located. This business was established in 1900, and two years after the founding of the enterprise Mr. Kues purchased the property fronting on Carter Avenue, one hundred and eighty-eight feet, and built a factory, No. 1805 Carter Avenue, where he has since been engaged in doing all kinds of iron and steel work. He employs a force of expert workers and has made for himself an honorable
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