Anthony L. Aste, 88, former bootblack who founded Griffin Shoe Polish Company, 8 December 1954.

James Baird, 79, American civil engineer, 16 May 1953.

Alexander Samuel Beck, 93, founder of A. S. Beck shoe stores, 11 April 1955.

Arthur Besse, 64, president of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers since 1933, 24 November 1951.

Walter W. Birge, 74, pioneer in the development of rayon, 13 June 1952.

Arthur W. Bush, 78, a founder of the Nunn-Bush Shoe Co., 13 November 1950.

Hattie Carnegie (Henrietta Kanengeiser), 69, first American custom designer with ready-to-wear labels; she set the pace of fashion design for a generation, 22 February 1956.

John J. Cavanaugh, 93, men's hat designer, founder of Dobbs Stores, 24 January 1957.

Edna Woolman Chase, 80, editor of Vogue from 1914-1952; she initiated women's fashion...