Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Stout, Fred Richard |
Genealogy ID |
84151 |
Born |
03 OCT 1896 |
Birthplace |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
17 DEC 1954 |
Deceased where |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Oakwood Cemetery |
Occupation |
Newspaper Printer, Mansfield Advertiser |
Father |
John T. Stout |
Mother |
Minnie Tillburg |
Spouse |
Beatrice Viola Canfield |
Children |
Ruth Stout |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
IT WAS FORTY YEARS AGO this New Year's that Fred Stout [SRGP 84151] came to work for the Mansfield Advertiser. He began as printers' devil and went through the usual initiation of having his hands as black as could be from washing presses, and continued to learn the various branches of the work as found in the Advertiser office, until he has become one of the best printers in this section. It was through his initiation into printing illustrated books that he became an expert on halftone work and book printing in general, and helped to give the Advertiser its fine reputation for printing school annuals, etc. When he came to work for the Advertiser the old-time printers of that day were accustomed to celebrating all holidays and sometimes in between, but Fred has always been noted for his sobriety, dependability and loyalty. He has seen various tramp prints come to work for the Advertiser until their feet began to itch again and they took to the road but Fred has remained a "Home Boy'. As you might say he has acquired none of the bad habits that printers in the past have been noted for, but has learned what of their skill they could impart to him. The changing conditions which have come about in the Advertiser office during these forty years, Fred has met with his usual competence and satisfaction. He knew the Advertiser in the old days of hand-set type, and its transition with the first one linotype and now two. He fed the presses when foot power was required. When gasoline engines became the power he learned their tricks and was seldom baffled by their balks. When the Advertiser was heated by the old barrel stove, it was Fred's job to pour on the coal and take out the ashes. There were many other duties connected with the way of living before World War I, and Fred knew them all. The present days of electric lights and power and gas heat seem quite a change from what Fred knew when he came to the Advertiser. We wish to take this opportunity to publicly commend Fred for knowing his job and sticking to it through all these years, as well as for his loyalty and friendliness in his relations with us. We wish for him many for years in this association. STOUT, Fred R. [SRGP 84151] Fred R. Stout, 56, life resident of Mansfield, died December 17, 1954. He was employed at the Mansfield Advertiser for over 40 years and a member of the Mansfield Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Stout, a daughter, Mrs. Paul Maneval of Mansfield, sisters, Mrs. Wesley Doud of Covington, Mrs. Earl Miller and Mrs. Helen Horning of Elmira, brother Elmer Stout of Gillette, uncle, Jacob Stout of Washington, DC. The funeral was Monday with the Rev. Stanley Robinson officiating, assisted by the Rev. David Griffiths. Burial was in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield. [Error: Should be Oakwood Cemetery] |
