This Week in Webster History

August 23 -- John S. Carney, one of the pioneer residents of Irish birth, died at home at Carney's Corner, Lake and Main Streets, 1881.
A special golf match at the Nichols Jr. College Golf Course between the Gerardi brothers of Putnam and Addie Millette and Don Hoenig of the Nichols Club netted $939 for the Waldron Education Fund, 1949.
Len Walsh pitched the Don Coyle All-Stars to a 6-1 victory over the Southbridge Community All-Stars, 1958.

August 24 -- Bates Helmet Factory ended operations of wartime helmet linings, 1945.
Stevens Linen Associates began plans for peacetime work as 500 persons registered locally as unemployed following Japanese surrender, 1945.
Bids submitted for construction of Webster Sewage Disposal system totaled nearly $700,000, more than $200,00 above amount appropriated, 1950.
A Water Show, first of its kind at Webster Lake, was sponsored by the Webster Sailing association and Webster Yacht Club, 1953.

August 25 -- Frank Provenzano named teacher and coach of football at Bartlett High, 1946.
Romuald Kokernak Jr. took first honors at the annual Exchange Club-Times model air show at Memorial Athletic Field, 1953.
New A.M. Kouri store at 175 Main Street, formerly occupied by Richard's and before that by Thornton Market and later by Warren Jewelers, 1961.
An office in the Holden Building was opened by the W-D United Fund, Inc., 1965.

August 26 -- Johnson family massacred by Indians at Oxford, 1696.
J. Otto Bayer, owner of Eastern Oil station on East Main, purchased Lavoie garage, corner of Schofield Ave. for sale of second hand cars, 1943.
P. Wajer & sons Express Company bought Ackley Express Co. of Willimantic to become one of largest freight carriers in New England, and recently completed new terminal on Schofield Ave., 1965.
Steve Keenan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Keenan of Pt. Breeze volunteered as a Peace Corpsmen to serve in Liberia, 1963.

August 27 -- Martin Dwyer and Anthony Mack leased the Maanexit Hotel bowling alleys, 1925.
Atty. Joseph Gorski named assistant to head football coach Manuel DiCastro, 1953.
A Water Show, first of its kind at Webster Lake was sponsored by the Webster Sailing Association and the Webster Yacht Club, 1953.
Official state census figure for Webster verified by Secretary of State as 14,347, an increase of 667 over the 1960 federal census, 1965.

August 28 -- James H. Marshall, Fire Engineer for whom Hose Carriage No. 1 was named, died, 1878.
The new Slater remnant store at the corner of Pond and East Main Sts. was opened, 1925.
With the publication of the street list, tabulation showed that the Ryans led the Plasse family by two, with the Kozlowski name coming in third place, 1930.
Jim Mason led the Webster Little Leaguers with a .525 average, 1958.

August 29 -- New depot at North Webster, on Norwich & Worcester railroad, opened, 1882.
Hollywood Shop opened, 1937.
Record total of 8,505,000 gallons of water pumped in one week by Webster Water department during heat wave that broke local records, 1948.
Robert "Tug" Wilga, former Bartlett High star, was one of the lineman reporting for the Alabama University football team, 1953.
South Village Mills of American Woolen Co. permanently closed, 1954.

August 30 -- Ira Bates killed rattlesnake in his field at Dudley, 1871.
First peacetime registration for draft since World War II for men between 18 and 25 years of age. Total of 999 registered in Webster and Dudley, 1948.
Two-year Commercial Course at St. Anne's school closed after 33 years successful operation, 1951.
PTA Youth Center in Eagles Block, Main Street, that attracted about 300 weekly, closed until Fall, 1953.
Byron Ziegler became president and general manager of Omnitech Corp., electro-optical research and development firm, 1962.
Hurricane Carol struck area, causing thousands of dollars damage to property and trees, blocking roads, and damaging steeple of St. Anthony Church so it had to be taken down, 1954.

August 31 -- Prentice Howard, for many years agent at Chase Mills and owner of estate later Elks Home on School Street, died, 1920.
B & B Realty Co. announced plans for million dollar shopping center, with discount store and other shops to be started on 32-acre plot off West Main, 1961.
The Webster Post Office officially closed. Demolition of the extisting post office and the adjacent Klebart Block to begin and the $393,793.00 federal building to be erected on the same site. The Post Office was temporarily relocated to 147 Main St., 1963.
Webster Shoe Corp. leased former Waterhouse plant on Tracy Court as warehouse, 1966.

 





 


 

 


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