Joseph V. Connolly
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| Born | Joseph Vincent Connolly February 7, 1895 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 💀Died | April 18, 1945 New Rochelle, New York, U.S.April 18, 1945 |
| Other names | J.V. |
| 💼 Occupation | Newspaper Executive |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Marguerite Stanford |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
Joseph Vincent Connolly (February 7, 1895 – April 18, 1945) was a Lieutenant in World War I, American newspaper reporter, editor, general manager, and company president.
Early life
Joseph Vincent Connolly (J.V. or Joe) was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the third of six children born to Joseph Connolly and Ellen T Reynolds. Only three of the children survived infancy, and all three had careers in the newspaper industry. He went to high school in New Haven from 1908 to 1911, then became a reporter in New Haven from 1912 to 1918.
1917: News Reporter (CT Military Census)
Military
Served as Lieutenant, United States Army, World War I.
Family
Married Marguerite Stanford on January 2, 1919.
Career
Reporter, New Haven Union, 1912–1918, The Sun, 1919-1920. With King Features Syndicate since 1920, now president. President International News Service, Central Press Association, International News Photos.
Served as Lieutenant, United States Army, World War. Clubs: Westchester Country (Rye, New York).
In 1921, Joe gave Eric Brandeis a job at the paper, starting his career off.
1938: General Manager of Hearst Newspapers. In October, Joe addressed the Eucharistic congress in New Orleans and urged Catholic forces throughout the world to join in a “crusade in defense of all those who suffer persecution, Jew and Christian alike.” The address was broadcast to the nation over a coast-to-coast radio hookup. He excoriated prejudice, bigotry, excessive race and pride, and exaggerated nationalism as “common faults of Christians.” He appealed for Christian awareness to ward off the dangers threatening American democracy. On the flight home, October 18, the plane made a crash landing, and all the photos and film of the Congress were lost in the fire.
1939: Syndicate boss and head of INS was on the mend from a long illness. He had not seen a newspaper in weeks. He grabbed a paper from the doctor, then a phone to order his men to the war zone. (1939 Sep 14, Bradford Evening Star and Bradford Daily Record, Pg 5, Newspaper stuff)
1941: Marked his 10th anniversary as King Features Chieftain.
Plane crash, 18 October 1938
Flying with Eastern Airlines on the route from New Orleans, Louisiana, to New York City, New York, in DC-2 tail number NC-13735, Captain John David Hissong had just taken off from an intermediate stop in Montgomery, Alabama and was en route for Atlanta, Georgia at about 10:44 PM when the right engine began to vibrate. The vibration got worse as the engine began to fail and overheat, catching fire. The fire from the engine eventually burned through the engine's fittings holding it to the airplane, and it fell free. As the fire began to spread to the wing and body of the plane, Dave managed to keep the plane under control, and with only the light of the moon and the burning plane, landed in a cotton field about four miles from Montgomery just off the Atlanta Highway and just 500 yards from where the burning motor had landed. The burning wing was sheared off by a tree during the landing, but the fire continued on the fuselage of the plane. The steward, Frank Gibbs, had the rear passenger door open and, as soon as the plane came to a stop, evacuated all the passengers to safety. Captain Hissong and 1st Pilot Clyde R. Russell were trapped in the control room by the fire and were forced to climb out the trap door. No sooner were all out of the plane and to safety than the flames had fully engulfed the entire plane.[1][2]
Death and burial
Joe had an ailing heart for years, and on April 18, 1945, he and his wife were returning home from a movie, The Keys of the Kingdom, when Joe slumped over in his wife's arms and died.
References
External links
- Christmas Card
- Industry and Air Power
- The Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Advertisers and Newspaper Makers
- Connolly
- Find A Grave
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