April 2

A quantity of jewelry, consisting mainly
of rings and pins valued at several
hundred dollars, was stolen early Sunday
morning from the show window of Smietan’s
Jewelry store at 2 West Main Street,
Patchogue. The thief broke the plate glass
window and reached in for the loot. The
burglary was discovered by patrolman
Vernon Tuley while on patrol.
T/Sgt. Angelo M. Luca was slightly
wounded in the arm on March 2, according
to a War Department notice to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Luca of Oak
Street.
Edward G. Smith of Gerard Court, chief
engineer of the Patchogue-Plymouth
lace mills, was seriously injured Sunday
morning, when he fell from a platform
while inspecting the boilers at the
mills. The platform is 8 to 10 feet above
a concrete floor, which he struck with
his head, sustaining a frontal fracture
and hemorrhage of the brain. He was
taken to the hospital and was still unconscious
up to late yesterday, but has shown
some improvement. Mr. Smith has been
employed by the firm for 43 years.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Murphy of Medford
Avenue announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Pearl Catherine
Murphy, to Ensign Robert Victor Podesta,
USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F.
Podesta of Brightwood Street. Miss Murphy
and Mr. Podesta are both graduates
of Patchogue High School. Ens. Podesta is
stationed in Boston. No date has been set
for the wedding.
Pasquale Caprino of River Avenue
has announced the engagement of his
daughter, Miss Mary Caprino, to Jerome
K. Furman, son of John T. Furman of Bay
Avenue.
Two Patchoguers were recently given
their honorable discharges from military
service. They are Corporal Julius Pascouau
of West Avenue, who spent more than
two years in the Marine Corps, and Ray
Pontieri, radioman second class, of Jayne
Avenue, who served in the Navy for about
two years.
T/Sgt. Albert Sephton of Wiggins Avenue
is on furlough after 58 missions over
Europe in a Flying Fortress crew. He won
the Air Medal and other honors.
Miss Lorraine Richmond of Lee Avenue
and Miss Emily Smith of Swezey Street
are spending this week in Washington,
D.C., visiting Miss Richmond’s sister,
Miss Shirley Richmond, who is employed
there.
Staff Sgt. William Engel, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Engel of Maple Avenue, has
been awarded the Combat Infantryman’s
Badge for courage under fire. He was for
two years at Camp Croft as a gunnery
instructor before being sent overseas, and
has served in Italy, France and Belgium.
At present he is in Germany with the
First Army. Before enlisting, he assisted
his father in the management of Smith’s
Patchogue Meat market.
At the last meeting of the Knights
of Mt. Carmel, six new members were
admitted: Samuel Santangelo, Peter Mottola,
Joseph Ricco, Peter Chiuchiolo, James
Mule and Frank Stephano. It was reported
that Louis Garafola had started the work
of landscaping the Shrine of Saint Liberata
on Waverly Avenue, and that carnival
plans are being prepared for the annual
Feast of Saint Liberata.
Joseph Stella, F 1/c of Bellport, has
been transferred from Richmond, Va., to
San Diego, Calif.
Mrs. T.M. Lloyd of New York passed the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T.
Everitt and family on Howell Point Road.
Miss Emma Mersheimer left on Monday
to visit relatives in Washington, D.C.
Pvt. Dennis Wells, U.S.A., is home from
Camp McClellan, Ala., on a 10-day furlough.
Miss Madge Greene, an instructor at
Elmira College, is passing the spring
vacation at Osborn house.
Miss Mary Hoyt of New York is visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Frank Phillips on
South Country Road.
Robert M. Spear, who was graduated
from the Admiral Bullard academy and
was recently inducted into the U.S. Navy,
is taking his boot training at Bainbridge,
Md.
Harold G. Cleaves has sold his road
construction business and his home on
Station Road to C.B. Alen of Riverdale,
N.Y., who takes possession this week.
Pfc. Edward Myslivecek, who was in the
invasion of Leyte, writes hos parents that
he is back in the Philippines.
Miss Lulu Gould of Brooklyn is passing
the spring vacation with her mother, Mrs.
George I. Gould of New Jersey Avenue.
Frank Ernst is building a large bungalow
on his South Country Road property.
Cpl. Harold Wright, who is with General
Patch’s Seventh Army in Europe, writes
that some time ago while on duty in
France, he saw Pvt. Frank Geraine go past
him in a tank. He called out and evidently
was recognized, but the tank was going
fast and did not stop.
Saved when the merchant ship on which
he was a crew member was torpedoed and
sunk, James Bieselin has returned to his
home in Bellport after a trip to southern
France, northern Italy and northern Africa.
Mr. Bieselin has leave of 30 days.

April 09
75 Years Ago
APRIL 1945
A quantity of jewelry, consisting mainly
of rings and pins valued at several
hundred dollars, was stolen early Sunday
morning from the show window of Smietan’s
Jewelry store at 2 West Main Street,
Patchogue. The thief broke the plate glass
window and reached in for the loot. The
burglary was discovered by patrolman
Vernon Tuley while on patrol.
T/Sgt. Angelo M. Luca was slightly
wounded in the arm on March 2, according
to a War Department notice to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Luca of Oak
Street.
Edward G. Smith of Gerard Court, chief
engineer of the Patchogue-Plymouth
lace mills, was seriously injured Sunday
morning, when he fell from a platform
while inspecting the boilers at the
mills. The platform is 8 to 10 feet above
a concrete floor, which he struck with
his head, sustaining a frontal fracture
and hemorrhage of the brain. He was
taken to the hospital and was still unconscious
up to late yesterday, but has shown
some improvement. Mr. Smith has been
employed by the firm for 43 years.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Murphy of Medford
Avenue announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Pearl Catherine
Murphy, to Ensign Robert Victor Podesta,
USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F.
Podesta of Brightwood Street. Miss Murphy
and Mr. Podesta are both graduates
of Patchogue High School. Ens. Podesta is
stationed in Boston. No date has been set
for the wedding.
Pasquale Caprino of River Avenue
has announced the engagement of his
daughter, Miss Mary Caprino, to Jerome
K. Furman, son of John T. Furman of Bay Avenue.
Two Patchoguers were recently given
their honorable discharges from military
service. They are Corporal Julius Pascouau
of West Avenue, who spent more than
two years in the Marine Corps, and Ray
Pontieri, radioman second class, of Jayne
Avenue, who served in the Navy for about two years.
T/Sgt. Albert Sephton of Wiggins Avenue
is on furlough after 58 missions over
Europe in a Flying Fortress crew. He won
the Air Medal and other honors.
Miss Lorraine Richmond of Lee Avenue
and Miss Emily Smith of Swezey Street
are spending this week in Washington,
D.C., visiting Miss Richmond’s sister,
Miss Shirley Richmond, who is employed there.
Staff Sgt. William Engel, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Engel of Maple Avenue, has
been awarded the Combat Infantryman’s
Badge for courage under fire. He was for
two years at Camp Croft as a gunnery
instructor before being sent overseas, and
has served in Italy, France and Belgium.
At present he is in Germany with the
First Army. Before enlisting, he assisted
his father in the management of Smith’s
Patchogue Meat market.
At the last meeting of the Knights
of Mt. Carmel, six new members were
admitted: Samuel Santangelo, Peter Mottola,
Joseph Ricco, Peter Chiuchiolo, James
Mule and Frank Stephano. It was reported
that Louis Garafola had started the work
of landscaping the Shrine of Saint Liberata
on Waverly Avenue, and that carnival
plans are being prepared for the annual
Feast of Saint Liberata.
Joseph Stella, F 1/c of Bellport, has
been transferred from Richmond, Va., to
San Diego, Calif.
Mrs. T.M. Lloyd of New York passed the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore T.
Everitt and family on Howell Point Road.
Miss Emma Mersheimer left on Monday
to visit relatives in Washington, D.C.
Pvt. Dennis Wells, U.S.A., is home from
Camp McClellan, Ala., on a 10-day furlough.
Miss Madge Greene, an instructor at
Elmira College, is passing the spring
vacation at Osborn house.
Miss Mary Hoyt of New York is visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Frank Phillips on
South Country Road.
Robert M. Spear, who was graduated
from the Admiral Bullard academy and
was recently inducted into the U.S. Navy,
is taking his boot training at Bainbridge, Md.
Harold G. Cleaves has sold his road
construction business and his home on
Station Road to C.B. Alen of Riverdale,
N.Y., who takes possession this week.
Pfc. Edward Myslivecek, who was in the
invasion of Leyte, writes hos parents that
he is back in the Philippines.
Miss Lulu Gould of Brooklyn is passing
the spring vacation with her mother, Mrs.
George I. Gould of New Jersey Avenue.
Frank Ernst is building a large bungalow
on his South Country Road property.
Cpl. Harold Wright, who is with General
Patch’s Seventh Army in Europe, writes
that some time ago while on duty in
France, he saw Pvt. Frank Geraine go past
him in a tank. He called out and evidently
was recognized, but the tank was going
fast and did not stop.
Saved when the merchant ship on which
he was a crew member was torpedoed and
sunk, James Bieselin has returned to his
home in Bellport after a trip to southern
France, northern Italy and northern Africa.
Mr. Bieselin has leave of 30 days.

April 16

Lisa Spitale, 25, of Patchogue has
been selected as a finalist in the Miss
Lady Martin Beauty Pageant to be held
Sunday evening in the Garden City Hotel.
Forty finalists from a four-state area will
vie for a $5,000 modeling contract being
offered as first prize. A celebrity panel
comprised of Mimi Benzell, Whitey
Ford, Mrs. Count Basie, Clay Cole, Joe
Franklin and Terri Stevens will judge
the pageant. The winner will serve as
spokeswoman for Lady Martin Paint and
will appear in its advertisements as well
as make personal appearances at Martin Paint stores.
In mid-March, Miss Sharon T. Gavin,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nickolas
Gavin of Hayward Street, appeared in
three concerts given by the Bucknell
University Choir and Chorale. Miss
Gavin, a member of the Chapel Choir’s
alto section, is a sophomore working
towards a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Making the Dean’s list at Plattsburgh
State University for the past semester is
Mrs. Mathilde Praetorius of Patchogue, a senior.
Prof. and Mrs. Clifford Marshall of
North Ocean Avenue announce the birth
of a son, James Austin Marshall, March
11 at St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson.
At home he has a 2-year-old brother, Wallace Frank.
Miss Deborah Winans of North
Prospect Avenue and Charles Garcia
of Bay Avenue have been recognized
for academic accomplishments during
the first semester at the Spring Honors
convocation at Yankton College, Yankton, S.D.
Prizewinning hairstylist Daniel
Esposito, proprietor of Country Coiffeur
in Patchogue, won first place for the
new question mark hair fashion for
spring in the Charles Estune contest.
The contest was held by the Suffolk
Coiffeur Designers Association Affiliate
No. 50 of Suffolk County. Mr. Esposito
is now entitled to compete at the state
convention in Rochester for membership
in the Hair Designers Guild of New York State.
A student naval aviator at Whiting
Field, Milton, Fla., is Navy Ens. Ralph
Pierno of Patchogue. At Training
Squadron Three of that naval air station,
he will be flying the North American T-28 Trojan.
Preparing for deployment to Vietnam
is Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
62 at Gulfport, Miss., of which Navy
Construction Bruce E. Stiriz is a member.
Kenneth Strickland, a sophomore at
the State University at Buffalo, spent
Easter with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Strickland of Browns Lane, Bellport.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown
of Bell Street for a few days last week
were Dr. and Mrs. John Jesseph and their
two sons, Steve and Jerry, of Columbus,
Ohio, former Bellport residents. The
Jessephs entertained at a dinner at
the Lamplighter on Tuesday night in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brown,
who were celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary.
Michael Florio, Peter Clemente, Miss
Noel Daly and Miss Caryn Barbero are
home from State University at Oswego
for the Easter vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Miller of South
Country Road entertained over 40
relatives and friends at an Easter egg
party Sunday. The unexpected rain that
morning spoiled plans for the outdoor
Easter egg hunt.
Nancy Berg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Berg of Kennedy Avenue, Blue
Point, was the big winner in the Easter
egg hunt held at the Sylvan Avenue
School last Thursday.
Janet Hambley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Hambley of Brook
Avenue, is home from the New York State
University at Geneseo for the Easter holidays.
Enjoying a recent vacation on the
shores of Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
is a foursome of local residents. They
are Mr. and Mrs. William Burwell and Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Palmer, all of Gordon Heights.
Playing this week at the Patchogue
Theatre: “They Shoot Horses, Don’t
They?” starring Jane Fonda and
Michael Sarrazin; at the Plaza Theatre:
“Marooned,” with Gregory Peck and
Richard Crenna, and at the Rialto

April 23

April 30

Taking shape on Jennings Avenue in
Patchogue is the new Patchogue Fire
Department’s firehouse, with most of
the brickwork completed in the structure
expected to cost about $750,000
together with the purchase of land and
the creation of a parking field. Lee DiClemente,
bricklaying foreman for the construction
firm Dovin Construction Inc.,
of Deer Park, said the brickwork is
expected to be completed in two weeks.
James Mountzouros of East Main Street
entered a 40-pound cobia in the Metropolitan
Miami Fishing Tournament
in the General Division. He fished out
of the Castaways docks with captain
Tom Morrison. He will receive a citation
for his catch. Mr. Mountzouros is
the owner of Chucky’s Char Broil Grill in
Patchogue.
Service in Vietnam is being experienced
by Army Specialist 5 Russell
Jansen of Patchogue. Recently he graduated
with top honors from a crane operator
course at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Mrs. Ella Hope of Patchogue announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Linda Jean Hope, to John Roubicek, son
of Mrs. Mary Roubicek of Patchogue.
Miss Hope is a senior at Patchogue
High School. She is planning a nursing
career. Mr. Roubicek is employed by
M.D. Rotary of Hicksville. A fall wedding
is planned.
Dennis Viola, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Viola of Hewlett Avenue, East Patchogue,
has been named to the Dean’s
List for the fall semester at Southampton
College. Mr. Viola, a graduate of
Bellport High School, is a senior majoring
in marine biology.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tully of North Howells
Point Road, Bellport, returned from
a month’s vacation in Barbados, where
they ran into Mr. and Mrs. John Ince and
son, Jay, walking along the beach. On
their flight to the islands, they stopped
for a week’s visit with their daughter,
Susan, at the University of Tampa, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Prybyzerski Jr.,
of Circuit Road announce the birth
of a baby girl, Lee Ann, at Brookhaven
Memorial Hospital, March 24. She has
two sisters, Lori and Linda.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poten and family
of General McLean Drive have returned
from a 12-day camping trip to Daytona
Beach, Fla.