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Title: William H. Hills, Editorial Writer, Boston Globe
Source: From the Rochester Courier Newspapers, Nov 14, 1930, page 4, col 2

Never did the death of any man whom we had never met face to face seem such a personal loss as does that of William H. Hills. Editorial parapgrapher of the Boston Globe, who passed away last week. Mr. Hills had been engaged on the Globe for more than half a century and his column, under the title Editorial Points, was enjoyed far and wide throughout New England. From that title, the name of Ed. Pointer had been given him by brother editorial writers and was the name by which he was known and loved. Mr. Hills was a man of rare education and culture, being a graduate of Harvard, a thorough Latin and Greek scholar, and having a speaking knowledge of half a dozen modern tongues, to say nothing of several others which he could read. His life was an extraordinarily active and industrious one as a writer, also. Not only did he write this daily column of editorial paragraphs, but he was the exchange editor as well, contributed a column to the Somerville Journal for many Years, and himself published first and last several other periodicals. Not since the days of Dr. Babbitt of the old Boston Herald has there been a rival of the Globe's Editorial Points in any New England newspaper. For years we have taken the Globe practically every day, chiefly because of this column and the Uncle Dudley editorials. Mr. Hills not only had a brilliant mind, a fine education and a scintillating wit, but he had a genuine love for humanity, charity for its foibles and an optimistic outlook on life. Few writers of New England would be more missed than he will be.

Transcribed by: Cathy Parziale

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