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Wilbert E. Babcock

Sales ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Frederick L. Bach Jr.

An Expert Copper Wheel Engraver. In 1947 Frederick started work with the Hollywood Glasscrafters.

Clarence Bacon

1979 ~Retired from Coring Glass Works {1107}

John A. Bailey

1932 ~ It was that John A. Bailey, aged 61 years, died recently at Mercy hospital, Elwood, Ind., after a week's illness, his demise being due to apoplexy. He was assistant manager of the Macbeth-Evans Glass Co.'s plant at Elwood and had been in the employ of the company nearly 40 years. {1076}

David W. Baird

1904 ~ former manager of the Riverside Glass Works {2064}

1904 ~ appointed manager of the Haskins-Jacobs Glass Works, Martin's Ferry, Ohio {2064}

Ken Baker

1979 ~ Jeannette Glass Co., Jannette, PA. {1109}

Joseph O. Balda

Designer ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Joseph Balda designed several etchings and some early stemware for Heisey. He was a free-lance designer who lived in the Newark area and assigned many of his designs to Heisey, in addition to designing for some of the other glass houses of the time.

Sharon Ball

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works {1107}

Malcolm Banes

1952 ~ Gay Fad Studios, Lancaster, Oh., Sales Promotional Manager

Ralph Barber

Union Glass Co., Somerville, Ma.

Fred Barefield

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

Bobby Barksdale

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works, Danville, VA. {1116}

Robert Barksdale

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works, Danville, VA. {1116}

James P. Barley

1934 ~ Salem Glass Manufacturing Co., Salem, OH.
A new organization in Salem, Ohio, will have James P. Barley as Director. {1068}

Tim Barner

1979 ~ Jeannette Glass Co., Jannette, PA. {1109}

Carl Barnes

1974 ~ Corning Glass Works, Parersburg, W. Va. {1099}

Son-in-law to Georgie & Charlie Hupp

Peggy Barnette

1974 ~ Corning Glass Works, Greenville, OH. {1099}

C. J. Barth

Mould Maker, Master Mechanic

1887 ~ Fostoria Glass Co., Fostoria, Oh., Charles J. Barth began working for the company, even before Fostoria had began manufacturing operations. It was as a mould maker, in a shop at Wellsburg, W. Va., that C. J. Barth was employed to work on the moulds, while the plant was under construction.

1938 ~ Fostoria Glass Co., Moundsville, W. Va., C. J. Barth receives a gold watch for 50 years of service. {1070}

Boyd Bartlett

1979 ~ Plant 28, Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

Mary Ann Bartusek

1979 ~ Rodefer Gleason Glass Co., Bellaire OH. {1109}

Eurith Barron

1974 ~ Lenox Crystal, Mt. Pleasant, PA. {1095}

Edward J. Barry

1932 ~ Due to the Illness of Edward J. Barry, Libbey Glass Co., Calvin B. Roe, Fostoria Glass, acted as chairman at a meeting of the Flint Glass Manufacturers and Workers'. {1075}

Mary Bartosh

1974 ~ Phoenix Glass Co., Monaca, Pa. {1104}

Harry Bastow

~ Jefferson Glass Co., Steubenville, OH {2053}

1903 ~ Blastow Glass Co., Coudersport, PA {2053}

O. Battistelli

J. A. Baugh

Sales ~ Libbey Glass Co.

1951 ~ Mr Baugh fills the opening in Philadelphia left by Mr. Curries move to Denver.

1953 ~ Mr Baugh has been named manager of the Buffalo sales office, leaving the Richmond, Va. branch.

Audrey Baugher

1974 ~ Decorating Department at Sinclair Glass, Hartford City, Ind. {1101} {1100}

A. W. Baumgartner

1936 ~ Sales Representative to the Chicago area, Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge, OH. {1015}

A. J. Beatty

1888 ~ Tiffin Glass Co., Tiffin, Oh., Founder

R. J. Beatty

c. 1938 ~ The Federal Glass Co., Columbus, OH., Assistant Secretary

William M. Beckler

1947 ~ General Sales Manager, New York Office, Libbey Glass Co.

Ed Bedeaux

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

Harold W. Beder, Jr.

1953 ~ Named Director of Sales, Indiana Glass Co., Dunkirk, Indiana

Previously of Whitney China Company for the past three years and, pyor to that, was associated with McKinsey and Company, management consultants specializing in marketing.

Ellsworth Beebe

1963 ~ United States Glass Co., (Tiffin) One of four former employees to purchase the plant in 1963.

Georgene Beharey

1979 ~ Jeannette Glass Co., Jannette, PA. {1109}

John Beiswanger

1952 ~ John Beiswanger, 86, export sales manager, Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., Lancaster, OH., died October 14 following a six months' illness. From 1914 to 1924 he served as general factory manager for Gill Brothers Glass Co.
at Steubenville, OH. He came to Lancaster, Ohio, in 1925 to become associated with the former Hocking Glass Co. as export manager, and also held that post with Anchor Hocking glass Corp. until his death. {1060}

Mr. Beiswanger was associated with the glass business all his life and on October 14th 1952, after being ill for six months, Mr. Beiswanger past away.

Andy Belgavy

1943 ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Norm Belisle

1979 ~ Started at Libbey Glass Co., City of Industry, CA. in 1962. {1111}

Alex S. Bell

Sales Representative ~ Fenton Art Glass Co., Williamstown, W. Va., Covered Northern Calornia until early in 1955, when due to illness, he gave up his territory.

Carl Bell

1974 ~ Furnace Room Plumber, becomes Lead Plumber when Everett Gurile retires. Anchor Hocking Corp., Lancaster, OH. {1093}

Wade Bell

1969-1984 ~ Data Processing Manager, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Wade studied accounting at Elliott School of Business in Wheeling, W. Va. as he worked at his first job at the corporate headquarters of Hazel-Atlas Glass Company in Wheeling. He became Data Processing Manager there before moving on to assume the same position at Ohio Valley Medical Center, also in Wheeling.

Finally, in 1969, Imperial hired Wade as Data Processing Manager, a position he held until Imperial closed its doors in 1984. Upon his arrival at Imperial, the office was using an IBM system that employed the 80-column punch card. Wade’s expertise allowed him to program that system to run many more applications, including payroll. In the mid 1970s, Lenox installed an online information system that eliminated the cards. Wade kept up to date with the changing technology by attending many workshops and classes at various locations and participating in the local chapter of the Data Processing Management Association.

Ross Bellinger

1974 ~ Retired, October, from Sinclair Glass, Hartford City, Ind,. as a packing equipment operator with over 30 years service and he also was a long time hunter, with stories to prove it. {1101}

A. J. Bennett

Founder & President, Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge, OH.

P. Bennington

Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Thomas F. Bensinger

1953 ~ Libbey Glass Co., Mr. Bensinger replaces Mr. Baugh in the Richmond, Va. sales office

Bill Benton

1947 ~ Glass Cutter ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Tony Berardi

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

Albert Berni

Sales ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Holt Berni

Sales ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Ed Billingsley

1979 ~ Plant 28, Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

George B. Bingby

~ Mr. Bingby settled on the South Side of Pittsburg and learned the glass trade in the old McKee glass house. {2214}

1911 ~ Mr. Bingby died at the age of 82. {2214}

George Binkel

1951 ~ Indiana Glass Co., Dunkirk, Indiana

L. Z. Birmingham

1914 ~ on Board of Directors, Union Glass Co., Somerville, Ma. {1065}

Mike Biss

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

Cy Bistran

1979 ~Retired from Coring Glass Works {1107}

Carl Bixler

1979 ~ Anchor Hocking Glass Co., Sleur Dept., Lancaster, OH. {1116}

Joe Black

1896 ~ Fostoria Glass Co., Moundsville, W. Va. {1088}

Ben Blackburn

1979 ~ Anchor Hocking Glass Co., Sleur Dept., Lancaster, OH. {1116}

Willial S. Blake

1918 ~ Plant Manager, Union Glass Co., Somerville, Ma.

John Bloise

1974 ~ Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY. {1096}

Bill Blon

Batch Supervisor, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Edwin F. Bokee

Sales ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Dorothy Bollinger

1974 ~ Corning Glass Works, Greenville, OH. {1099}

Lois Bom

April 1971 - October 1982 ~ Selector, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH. {

Elmer Boner

1943 ~ Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

T. Boprovich

Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Edward Borroughs

1952 ~ Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., Lancaster, OH., Edward Borrough, after a year-and-a-half of service with the Air Forces, has rejoined the Anchor Hocking Glass Co., sales force and has been temporarily assigned to the firm's New York office. Prior to his entry into the service, Mr. Borroughs was Bronx and Westchester Salesman.

Marion Bosket

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works {1107}

Kenny Boston

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Tubular Products Division, Parkersburg, W. Va. {1114}

Fred Bosworth

Sales ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH.

Office 200 Fifth Avenue, NY.

John "Jack" J. Boushka

1932 ~ (1953) ~ Sales, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Jack was born in Mulberry Grove, Illinois January 15, 1903. He moved to Iowa as a child and graduated from New Virginina H.S. and then from the Universith of California in 1931. He worked in the Glass Department of Marshall Field - Chicago, then joined Imperial in 1932 under Earl W. Newton. {1124}

Roger Bovaird

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

Wayne Bovaird

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

E. Bowen

Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

G. W. Bowers

Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

W. L. Bowman

1979 ~ Retired from Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

G. Roy Boyd

Vice-President & Treasurer ~ Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge, OH.

Ralph J. Boyd

c1963-1984 ~ Credit Manager, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Ralph was the Credit Manager at Imperial for 16 years.

Rene Boyle

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

William J. Bradshaw

1974 ~ Vice President and Director of Industrial Relations, Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY. {1096}

H. S. Brady

1930 ~ General Manager, Hazel-Atlas Glass Co., has charge of the West Virginia district units. {1080}

Jule Braun

1916 ~ New Martinsville Glass Co., In the later part of 1916 Jule Braun was succeeded by Charles Rockhill as Manager of Sales. {1024}

Fran Brill

1974 ~ Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Co., Elmira, NY. {1100}

B. J. Brock

1952 ~ Seneca Glass Works {1057}

Carlos Brooks

Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Jim Bronchik

Glass Cutter, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Janet Brounce

1979 ~ Jeannette Glass Co., Jannette, PA. {1109}

Dorothy Brown

Decorating Department, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.
Dorothy worked in Imperials Decorating Department for 7 years until she was married and left the company.

Faith Brown

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Tubular Products Division, Parkersburg, W. Va. {1114}

F. F. Brown

1951 ~ Viking Glass Co., New Martinsville, W. Va.

M. E. Brown

1952 ~ Hazel-Atlas Glass Co.

R. Brooks Brown

1951 ~ Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., Lancaster, OH., Known as the dean of Anchor Hocking salesman, he dedicated his life to the packaging of products in glass and was the first to promote vacuum packaging in glass in the south. He officially turned over active management of the Louisville office, in August 50, to his son R. Brooks Jr. Mr. Brown died on February 21, 1951.

R. Brooks Brown, Jr.

1951 ~ Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., Lancaster, OH.,Sales

Ella Brown

1974 ~ Jeannette Glass Co., Jannette, PA. {1102}

Ken Brown

1979 ~ Retired from Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114/5}

Maxwell Brown

1951 ~ Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., Lancaster, OH.,Sales

Worked in the Atlanta office and Son of R. Brooks Brown.

Alfred L. Brunn

1917 ~ Sales for the Jefferson Glass Co. {2524}

Joe Bruno

1979 ~ Brockway Glass Co., Inc., Brockway, PA. {1110}

Marion G. Bryce

1914 ~ President and on Board of Directors, Union Glass Co., Somerville, Ma. {1065}

1916 ~ United States Glass Co., President {1024}

George Bryson

1896 ~ Fostoria Glass Co., Moundsville, W. Va. {1088}

Philip Buanono

1929 ~ Union Glass Co., Somerville, Ma.

Harry Buckanan

1974 ~ Phoenix Glass Co., Monaca, Pa. {1104}

Anges Buckely

1979 ~ Retired from Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

H. B. Budd

1936 ~ Duncan & Miller Glass Co., Washington, Pa., Mr Budd of Chatham, N.J., was appointed sales representative to the Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York, with the exception New York City and the metropolitan area. {1018}

Lotus Bumgrdner

Selector, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

John A Bunch

1965 ~ Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY., Named to the post ion of sales planning manager, department stores. He has been Pyrex sales promotion manager for the past year. {1035}

Harry Bunker

1934 ~ United States Glass Co.
After 30 years of service, chiefly in the Metropolitan ares, Harry Bucker resigned his position on the sales staff effective July 1. Known to the entire trade as a real old timer, was rightfully called the dean of the company's sale force, being the oldest member at the time of his resignation. He will retire to a chicken farm, to rest and pursue his hobbies. Mr. Bunker had made his headquarters at the company's New York office, 1170 Broadway. {1068}

Alfred Burke

1896 ~ Fostoria Glass Co., Moundsville, W. Va. {1088}

Bernadine Burke

Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Donald R. Burke

1952 ~ A. H. Heisey & Co., Newark, OH., Mr. Burke will take over the southeastern territory with the promotion of H. J. Dunham.

Bernadine Burke

Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Thelma Burke

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works., Paden City, W. Va. {1113}

Oscar "Buck" Burkhardt

1974 ~ Mr Burkhardt, 81 of Shadyside OH., died. He was a member of the American Flint Glass Workers' Union and a retired mold maker at Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH. {1105}

Robert J. Burnes

Manager of retail operations, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

Phillip J. Burnett

1979 ~ Came to the Coring Glass Works, Canton, NY., in 1966. Phillip started at $2.625 per hour. {1110}

Leo Burns

1951 ~ Viking Glass Co., New Martinsville, W. Va.

Russ Burrows

1974 ~ Corning Glass Works, Parersburg, W. Va. {1099}

D. A. Burt

Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH.

L. G. Busdieker

1952 ~ Salesmen, Libbey Glass Co., Los Angeles branch.

Pat Bush

1979 ~ Coring Glass Works {1107}

Fannie Buskirk

1974 ~ Hot Metal Department, Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, OH. {1091}

Floyd Butcher

1979 ~ Retired from Coring Glass Works, Parkersburg W. Va. {1114}

Charlie Butts

1979 ~ Jeannette Glass Co., Jannette, PA. {1109}