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After passing through the elementary schools of Cuba and Belfast, in Allegany County, and graduating from the Belfast High School, Claude Anthony Loftis spent a year at the University of Buffalo and then trans- ferred to the University of Vermont where he graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine as a member of the class of 1910. Following a year as an interne at the Mary Fletcher Hospital at Burlington, Vermont, and another year at St. Vincent's Hospital at New York City, Dr. Loftis came to St. Albans, Vermont, in 1913 and established himself in the general practice of his profession. With the exception of a period during the World War, when he served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army Medical Corps, from August, 1918 to January of 1919, the doctor has maintained his practice continuously. Attending St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dr. Loftis is devoted to outdoor life and finds in camping and boating two particular means of recreation from his professional duties and responsibilities.
Dr. Claude Anthony Loftis married, in 1916, Carmelita Kirwin, who was born at Rochester, New York. Dr. and Mrs. Loftis are the parents of a daughter : Marjorie.
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WALFORD TUPPER REES, M. D .- Dr. Walford Tupper Rees, well known Burlington physician and surgeon, and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Vermont, is a native of New Hampshire, hav- ing been born in the town of Nashua, April 22, 1900, the son of Lucien and the late Catherine (Nicholson) Rees. Lucien Rees was born at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, February 4, 1865, and at present is engaged as station agent at Nashua. He is a follower of the Republican party. Catherine (Nicholson) Rees, born at Prince Edward Island, May 20, 1864, died May 9, 1935.
Dr. Rees completed his secondary education at Nashua High School in 1917, and then for the next two years he was enrolled at New Hampshire State University. He later matriculated at the Medical College of the Uni- versity of Vermont, where he was graduated with the Doctor of Medicine degree. He was admitted to the practice of medicine, July 21, 1924, and the following year served as an interne at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burling- ton, Vermont. From 1925 until 1929 he was an instructor in anatomy and surgery at the University of Vermont, and since that time he has been an assistant professor of surgery at this institution. He began his private sur- gical practice in 1930 at No. 233 Pearl Street, Burlington, and to this date enjoys an extensive clientele. He is attending surgeon at Mary Fletcher Hospital, and a consultant surgeon at Bishop De Goesbriand Hospital, and he is recognized as an authority in his field. In 1919 he was in the United States Army, being a member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
Dr. Rees is a member of the Episcopal Church, an active Republican, a member and director of the Burlington Country Club and member of the Ethan Allen Club. He is also well known in medical societies, holding a Fellowship in the American Medical Association and the American College of Surgeons, and memberships in the Chittenden County and Vermont State Medical associations, New England Society, and the Founders Group of the American Board of Surgery. He is also past president of the Chittenden County Clinical Society.
He was married at Burlington, August 18, 1925, to Fratia Marcy, a native of East Berkshire, Vermont, born March 24, 1901, the daughter of Guy and Gertrude (Good) Marcy. Mrs. Rees' father was born in Mont- gomery, Vermont, and her mother, in Canada.
SANFORD M. FORRENCE-One of the leading insurance men of Essex County, Sanford M. Forrence of Keeseville, who is also a partner in the firm of R. Prescott Company, Inc., furniture manufacturers, is one of the outstanding citizens of his community, serving in various public positions and being active in several business, fraternal and service organizations.
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Sanford M. Forrence was born at Keeseville, Essex County, January 5, 1897, son of Heman and Anna (Thomas) Forrence. Heman Forrence, a native of Peru, Clinton County, established himself in life as a farmer, a calling which he followed until the time of his death. Anna (Thomas) Forrence, his wife, who has survived him, was born at Peru, Clinton County, also.
After passing through the grammar schools of Keeseville and graduating from the Keeseville High School, Sanford M. Forrence opened an insurance office in Keeseville and has maintained his business through the present time, with the exception of the period during the World War when he served in France. Handling all types of insurance, Mr. Forrence, since 1936, has become interested in other fields of business activity, handling hardware, lum- ber, furniture and being a partner in a funeral establishment, as well as being a member of the firm R. Prescott Company, Incorporated. In December of 1917, Mr. Forrence enlisted in the United States Army and, assigned to the 65th Regiment, Engineer Corps, was sent overseas and served six months with the American Expeditionary Forces, being returned to the United States and discharged with the rank of sergeant in January of 1919. Preserving his war time associations by membership in Keeseville Post, No. 284, Amer- ican Legion, an organization of which he is a past commander, Mr. Forrence also belongs to the Clinton County Post of the American Legion and is a member of the "Forty and Eight." Supporting his community through membership in the Keeseville Kiwanis Club and by belonging to the Keese- ville Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Forrence has always been interested in political problems as a member of the Republican party and has given gener- ously of his time to various public duties, having served six years as a member of the Town Board of Chesterfield and, in addition to being assistant chief of the O. A. Wolcotte Volunteer Fire Company, has been a member of the Village Board of Keeseville since 1937. A member of Au Sable River Lodge, No. 149, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Mr. Forrence has served the lodge as secretary and is now the treasurer of the body. Mr. Forrence, who attends the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Keeseville, is fond of outdoor sports and finds in fishing, particularly, a means of relaxa- tion from his business responsibilities.
Sanford M. Forrence married in 1919, Beatrice Straight, who is a native of Keeseville. Mr. and Mrs. Forrence are the parents of a daughter : Joan.
FRANK C. BROWN-For nearly thirty-five years Frank C. Brown has served as clerk of the Surrogate Court of Washington County, in Salem, New York, where he enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the prominent members of the bar and figures prominently in social and civic affairs.
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Mr. Brown was born in Hebron, Washington County, March 30, 1876, the son of William and Emma L. (Campbell) Brown, both of his birthplace where his father was a successful farmer for a number of years. After a general education in the district schools of his native community, Mr. Brown completed this part of his studies at the Washington Academy. He then matriculated at the Albany Law School in which he secured his professional training and from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in the class of 1904. On June 30, of the aforementioned year, he was admitted to the New York State bar and embarked on a career that has been marked for its distinction and success. He served his clerkship in the offices of Judge Fraser, of Salem, who was judge of the Surrogate Court at the time. The same year, on July 1, 1904, he established himself in a general practice with Judge Fraser, at Salem, and shortly thereafter was appointed to his pres- ent post as clerk of the Surrogate Court of Washington County, where he began his duties on January 1, 1905. His long tenure of office indicates the efficiency and dispatch in which he has performed his duties. As a lawyer Mr. Brown is a member of the Washington County Bar Association and for a number of years was a member of the local Lions Club, now disbanded. Perhaps his greatest social interest has been centered in the affairs of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is now a member of the official board, a trustee, steward and superintendent of the Sunday school for over twenty years. Aside from these activities he has found his principal diversion in reading.
In 1912 Mr. Brown married Charlotte Pratt, a native of Salem, who was educated at the Washington Academy and also enjoyed an extensive musical training.
LEROY J. BUTLER, M. D .- Carrying on an extensive practice of medicine in Glens Falls, Dr. Leroy J. Butler is a respected and honored member of his community. Dr. Butler was born February 12, 1894, in Waterford, New York, son of Thomas P. and Mary (Collins) Butler. His father was born in Stillwater, New York, and was engaged in the knitting business for the greater part of his active career. The mother was born in Waterford, New York.
Public schools provided the early education of Leroy J. Butler, who com- pleted his high school training in Waterford, his New York State birthplace, then enrolled as a student at Union College. He went for his professional studies to Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, there taking the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1917. For one and one-half years he served an interneship at Albany Hospital, and he also had a six-month interneship at Brady Maternity Hospital. In 1919 he came to Glens Falls to take up his
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practice of medicine, and here he has continued his professional work down to the time of writing.
As the years have advanced Dr. Butler has frequently added to his knowl- edge of medicine and surgery by special studies at New York Post-Graduate School. He has taken a lively interest at all times in the affairs of different organized groups. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Glens Falls Academy of Medicine and the New England Society of Railroad Surgeons. He belongs to the Warren County Medical Society, of which he was formerly president, as well as to the New York State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He is a mem- ber of the staff and attending surgeon of Glens Falls Hospital.
In addition to all his other activities, Dr. Butler is a member of Glens Falls Council of the Knights of Columbus, Glens Falls Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Glens Falls Country Club, the Rotary Club and the American Legion. During the World War he served in the Medical Corps of the United States Army with the rank of captain, going to France with the American Expeditionary Forces. In spare time he enjoys golf.
Dr. Leroy J. Butler married, in 1921, Florence M. Coley, a native of Eng- land. They have a daughter, Jeanne C. Butler.
SAMUEL COHEN-Proprietor of the Fitrite Shop, one of the old- est men's clothing retail establishments in Northern New York State, Samuel Cohen, of Plattsburg, is not only one of the outstanding merchants of his com- munity but is also a leader in various civic, fraternal and patriotic organiza- tions.
Samuel Cohen was born at Plattsburg, September 16, 1892, son of Hyman and Dora (Phillips) Cohen. Hyman Cohen, who was born in Russia, came to America as a young man and established himself in Clinton County as a farmer, later becoming a merchant at Plattsburg, establishing a business in which he remained active until the time of his death. Dora (Phillips) Cohen, who has survived her husband, is a native of England.
After passing through the grammar schools of Plattsburg and attending the Plattsburg High School, Samuel Cohen began his career as a retail mer- chant by serving two years in the clothing and shoe store of Hodges and Robin- son, of Plattsburg. Leaving this firm, Mr. Cohen was associated for a period of five years with L. W. Hayes, a Plattsburg clothing merchant, and then joined the staff of A. F. Brando's clothing establishment. In this employment, Mr. Cohen remained until the World War broke out for, when the United States entered the conflict, he was drafted in May of 1918 in the United States Army. Assigned to the 52d Regiment, Pioneer Infantry, he was sent overseas with his unit to be subsequently transferred to Evacuation Hospital, No. 3. In
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France Mr. Cohen served for some thirteen months, taking part in such battles as the Meuse, the Argonne, and St. Mihiel, and then becoming a member of the United States Army of Occupation in Germany, from which service he was returned home and honorably discharged in August of 1919. On his return to Plattsburg, in September of 1919, Mr. Cohen purchased the business of A. F. Brando and has continued as the proprietor of the establishment through the present time, altering the name of the business, which was founded about 1890 by A. F. Brando, to that of the Fitrite Shop.
Preserving his military associations by membership in Plattsburg Post, No. 20, American Legion, of which he is a Past Commander, Mr. Cohen is also active in the Clinton County Post of the American Legion. Supporting his community by membership in the Plattsburg Chamber of Commerce and Plattsburg Kiwanis Club, of which he is vice-president, Mr. Cohen also be- longs to Clinton Lodge, No. 155, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and Plattsburg Lodge, No. 621, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Also belonging to the Plattsburg Young Men's Christian Association and the Platts- burg organization of the B'nai B'rith, Mr. Cohen, who attends Temple Beth Israel, is devoted to bowling as a means of recreation from his business respon- sibilities.
Samuel Cohen married, in 1919, Elizabeth Cohen, who is a native of Mont- pelier, Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Cohen are the parents of two children: I. Helene E., who is now a student at the Mechanics' Institute of Rochester, New York. 2. Joyce S.
OSGOOD FLINT CLOUGH, M. D .- Since the beginning of the twentieth century, Dr. Osgood Flint Clough has been engaged in the general practice of medicine at Poultney, Vermont, where he is recognized as a most able physician, and a most active figure in the public and civic life of this community.
Dr. Clough was born at North Hudson, New York, February 4, 1875, the son of William H. and Mary (Flint) Clough, both deceased. William H. Clough, born at Moriah, New York, in 1856 was engaged as a lumberman and farmer at the time of his death in September, 1921. Mary (Flint) Clough, born at North Hudson in 1854, died in 1928. She was the daughter of Jonathan Flint, a pioneer lumberman in Northern New York, whose grandfather, Thomas Flint served with the Colonial forces in the War of the Revolution.
Dr. Clough received his elementary education in the public schools at North Hudson, and he afterwards entered Sherman Collegiate Institute at Moriah, New York, where he was a member of the class of 1892. He next enrolled at the University of Vermont and the Baltimore University School of
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Medicine, and he was graduated in 1897 with the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine. He launched his career as a practicing physician at Lehew, West Vir- ginia, and one year later transferred his offices to Wells, Vermont, where he continued for two and one-half years. He then came to Poultney, Vermont, where he has ever since been a most successful and highly respected member of the medical profession. He has held his present post, as local health officer for several years, and he served for twenty-seven years as president of the Poultney Board of Education, and one year as president of Poultney village, and also was village trustee for several years.
He is an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal Church, an active Republi- can, and a member of the County, State and American Medical associations, serving as president of the former body in 1933. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Morning Star Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Royal Arch Chapter of Masons, Council of Royal and Select Masters, Knights Templar, Commandery and the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at Rutland, Vermont.
Dr. Clough was married (first), in 1898, to Julia Porter, daughter of John and Mary (Welch) Porter. Dr. and Mrs. Clough became the parents of four children : 1. Porter, since deceased. 2. Carmencita, married Kenneth Perry, of Winchester, New Hampshire. 3. Mary, married Clarence Mark- vart of East Islip, Long Island, New York. 4. Racine Flint Clough. Julia (Porter) Clough died August 21, 1923, and Dr. Clough remarried, in Feb- ruary, 1925, Mrs. Louise (Rogers) Scott of Poultney, daughter of Charles and Hattie (Burdick) Rogers.
FRANCIS WILLIAM DE CAMILLA-One of the leading attor- neys of Hudson Falls, Francis William De Camilla has become one of the outstanding citizens of his city, serving as justice of the peace, police court justice and also being the Washington County attorney for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation.
Francis William De Camilla was born in Popoli, Italy, January 17, 1909, son of Albert and Anna (D'Grazio) De Camilla. Albert De Camilla, a native of Popoli, Italy, is engaged in the grocery business in Hudson Falls. Anna (D'Grazio) De Camilla, his wife, is a native of Casteldieri, Italy.
After passing through the grade schools and graduating from the high school in Hudson Falls, Francis William De Camilla attended Union College in Schenectady and then, determining to follow the legal profession, attended Albany Law School, graduating in 1931 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the New York State Bar in 1933, he established his office in Hudson Falls, where he has maintained his practice through the present time. Supporting his profession by membership in the Washington County Bar
Francis W. De Camilla
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Association, Francis William De Camilla, joining the Democratic party, has taken a deep interest in the civic problems of Hudson Falls and of Washington County, giving generously of his time and energy to public service. Since 1933 he has been a justice of the peace and since 1935, police justice, as well as being the county attorney for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation for Wash- ington County. A member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Mr. De Camilla belongs to the Hudson Falls Chamber of Commerce and is a member of Queens Village Country Club, the local organization of the Sons of Italy, Hudson Falls Council, No. 296, Knights of Columbus, and Glens Falls Lodge, No. 81, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He finds recreation from his professional duties and civic responsibilities in golfing.
WILLARD H. BABER-Director and assistant cashier of the Keeseville National Bank, Willard H. Baber has not only become one of the leading bankers of Essex County but is also an outstanding public citizen, having served his community as its chief executive for several years.
Willard H. Baber was born at Keeseville, Essex County, New York, July 25, 1881, son of Edmund K. and Augusta (Hinds) Baber. Edmund K. Baber, who was born in Keeseville as a son of one of the pioneer families of the Lake Champlain area, established himself in life in the nail manufac- turing buiness and, for a period of more than forty years, he was engaged as the treasurer of the Ausable Horse Shoe Nail Company. Augusta (Hinds) Baber, his wife, also deceased, was a native of Keeseville.
After passing through the grammar schools of Keeseville and graduating from the Keeseville High School, Willard H. Baber joined the staff of the Ausable Horse Shoe Nail Company, where he was employed for about six years. After leaving this employment, Mr. Baber went to Glens Falls, where he became a partner with J. B. Mace of Keeseville, in a retail shoe business, an association which he maintained from 1911 to 1916, then becoming asso- ciated with the Glens Falls firm of Kendrick and Brown for a year and a half. In 1918, Mr. Baber joined the staff of the Imperial Paper and Color Company's Glens Falls plant, leaving the company after about a year to go with the Ames Chemical Company of Glens Falls. Early in 1920, Mr. Baber returned to Keeseville to join the R. Prescott Company, Inc., an organi- zation with whom he remained associated for some six years, resigning in 1932 to become the assistant cashier of the Keeseville National Bank, as well as becoming a director of the institution, two positions which he has occupied through the present time. In addition to his responsibilities at the bank, Mr. Baber serves as a director of the R. Prescott Company, Inc. He has been a stockholder and secretary of the Ausable Chasm Company for many years.
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A member of the Republican party, Mr. Baber has always devoted himself to political problems and civic enterprises and has served seven years as the mayor of Keeseville. Belonging to Ausable River Lodge, No. 149, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Mr. Baber is a member of the First Baptist Church of Keeseville, serving the church as a deacon and as a member of the board of trustees. Fond of golf and tennis, he finds in these sports a means of recreation from his professional responsibilities and public duties.
Willard H. Baber married, in 1911, Mary Roneyn, who is a native of Keeseville
VICTOR F. KRAKES, M. D .- One of the leading members of the medical profession in the Lake Champlain area, Victor F. Krakes, M. D., who conducts a general practice in Keeseville, is also an outstanding citizen of the town, active in civic enterprises as well as being a leader in fraternal organizations and service clubs.
Victor F. Krakes was born at Budapest, Hungary. May 19, 1903, a son of Rudolph and Matilda (Chaab) Krakes. Rudolph Krakes, who was born in Hungary, came to America and established himself in life as a merchant, an occupation in which he has remained active. Matilda (Chaab) Krakes, his wife, is a native of Hungary, also.
After passing through the grammar schools of Mineville, New York, and graduating from the Mineville High School, Victor F. Krakes entered Columbia University and graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts with the class of 1925. Then, selecting the medical profession for his career, Mr. Krakes entered the Long Island Medical College, Brooklyn, New York, graduating in 1928 with his degree of Doctor of Medicine. Following a two and a half years service as an interne at the New York City Hospital, Dr. Krakes became associated with the New York Life Insurance Company as a medical examiner, a position which he retained until 1932, when he resigned to come to Keeseville to establish the general practice which he has maintained through the present time.
Supporting his profession by membership in the Clinton County Medical Association, the New York State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association, Dr. Krakes is a member of the staff of the Champlain Valley Hospital at Plattsburg and holds a similar position at the Physician's Hos- pital. Deeply interested in civic affairs, Dr. Krakes has served three years as school physician for the town of Keeseville and, since 1935, has been health officer for the town of Ausable, as well as belonging to the Keese- ville Chamber of Commerce and being a member of the Keeseville Kiwanis Club, an organization which he has served as president. A member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the doctor belongs to Plattsburg
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Lodge, No. 621, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and Plattsburg Council, No. 255, Knights of Columbus. Devoted to outdoor sports as a means of recreation from his professional responsibilities, Dr. Krakes is par- ticularly devoted to horseback riding and to such aquatic pastimes as swim- ming and sailing.
EDWARD A. LAUNDREE-Postmaster of the town of Keeseville, Edward A. Laundree is one of the leading citizens of Essex and Clinton counties, having served in various public offices for years and being one of the leaders of the Democratic party's organizations in the two northernmost coun- ties of New York State.
Edward A. Laundree was born at Keeseville, Essex County, New York, December 17, 1889, son of William and Hannah (Burke) Laundree. William Laundree, who was born at Keeseville, established himself in life as a man- ufacturer of nails, an industry in which he remained active until the time of his death. Hannah (Burke) Laundree, his wife, also deceased, was a native of Clintonville, New York.
After passing through the grammar schools of Keeseville, Edward A. Laundree attended the Keeseville High School and then went to Whitehall, New York, where he attended a school of telegraphy. Returning home to Keeseville after completing his education, he found employment in a grocery store, where he remained until October of 1917, when he enlisted in the United States Army for service in the World War. Assigned to Company I, 303d Regiment of Infantry, 76th Division, he was sent overseas after training and served in France with the American Expeditionary Forces for a year, being returned home and discharged with the grade of a corporal in August of 1919. At home in Keeseville again, Mr. Laundree became the manager of the grocery business of F. J. Latourelle of Keeseville, a posi- tion which he occupied for fifteen years, 1919 to 1934, when he was given his appointment as postmaster of the town, a position which he has retained through the present time.
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