Canaan Historical Building Opens Saturdays in August
The former Presbyterian Church at Canaan Center, now the Historical Society building, opens Saturdays in August from 2 to 5. Hostess this Saturday is Mrs. William Afe Kwan. The society sets August 17 at 2 for its annual meeting and hopes gifts by then. Repair estimates are posted at the old church. Lebanon Valley Garden Club meets next Wednesday at 2 at Mrs. Paul Huhn’s home in Canaan. Mrs. Jacques Bourdillon of East Greenbush speaks on Arranging Flowers in the Home. WCTU August meeting is next week Tuesday at 1:30 at Mrs. Courtland Van Deusen’s. bring gifts for the goodwill box. Town Board regular meeting is next Monday at 8 pm at the firehouse. Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Proelss of Riker’s Island spend August at the Nickles home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
N. Y
Presbyterian
Canaan Center
Historical Society
William Afe Kwan
Lebanon Valley Garden Club
Paul Huhn
Jacques Bourdillon
East Greenbush
WCTU
Weru
Courtland van Deusen
Mrs. Frederick Proelss
Riker's Island, N.Y
Mrs. Erving Nickles
Queechy Club Proposes Dams For Fire Ponds
In Canaan New York the Queechy Lake Club urged the Town Board to study building dams along the brook through the village to ensure fire fighting water. Supervisor Walker will present the idea, possibly with Rod and Gun Club and local fire departments. A fundraising committee was formed to improve the club pool and officers were re elected. The annual meeting date was moved to the first Saturday in August. Mr and Mrs Alvin Nover of Rochester visit two weeks with Mrs Henry Nickles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
N.Y
Queechy Lakes Club
Ee Inn
Sylvester Walker
Rod and Gun Club
Edward Long
Gifford
Field Events Set At Canaan Playground Next Week
Canaan NY schedule lists a track carnival Monday, a decorated bicycle contest Wednesday, and a costume party Thursday from 1 30 to 3 30 p m with daily prizes. Swim program at Queechy Lake reports 64 average daily attendance. six residents earn Red Cross life saving certificates. Local irons include lifeguard Donald Bruce and instructors from region towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
N.Y
Queechy Lake
Red Cross
Stephen Moore
John Seaman
Joe O'lfara
New Lebanon considers Tilden Co. factory as town HQ
A letter from Hugh N. Spohn urges New Lebanon to buy the Tilden Co. factory for town headquarters potentially housing a central post office medical center and town offices with ample space for meetings and fire protection. A special Town Board meeting tonight at 7:30 will discuss licenses and other matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
New ‘Lebanon
Tilden Co
Hugh N. Spahn
Yates Drug Co., Inc
Spohn
Highway Department
Eagle
Tilden
Rose To Seek Office as Road Superintendent
James J. Rose of West Lebanon former state police sergeant announces candidacy for road superintendent at the Sept. 8 Republican caucus. Rose spent 17 years with Troop G and retires in 1943 to poultry raising, with a Syracuse birth and a family of two sons in Schenectady and Delmar. Lebanon Valley Lions Club schedules a clambake for Aug. 35 at the Ski Lodge, tickets via Henry Vink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
James J. Rose
West Lebanon
Republican Party
Rose
New York State
Syracuse
Alec Duncan
Watervliet
Schenectady
Delmar
Lebanon Valley Lions Club
Friends
Henry Vink
Fox Office Closed In Cheshire This Friday
Cheshire town collector Mrs. Charles Hubbard announces the office will not have office hours Friday this week. The notice lists Mrs. Russell Horton as the contact and provides the Adams 743-2101 telephone number for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Russell Horton
Adams
Fox
Charles Hubbard
Eight Troopers Promoted To Zone Sergeants In Albany NY
State Police Superintendent Arthur Cornelius Jr announces eight members of Troop G promoted to zone sergeants in Zone 4 covering New Lebanon Claverack and East Greenbush. New insignia will be three stripes over two rockers. Sergeants become zone commanders in absence of a lieutenant under a 40 hour work week plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
Arthur Cornelius Jr
New Lebanon
Claverack
East Greenbush
P. J. Maier
J. C. Flubacher
Supt
Cornelius
Penny Social Planned by Chester Penny Council
Chester Penny Social to be held Saturday evening August 17 at Town Hall with Mrs Estelle Hartington as chairman. Page also notes Friday's movie Artists and Models with Martin and Lewis at 8 30 p m in Chester Inn ballroom. Various local residents are reported on vacations trips and travels across nearby states and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taskio Council
Degree of
Pocahontas
Estelle Hartington
Martin and
Lewis
Chester Inn
Hinsdale Taconic Host To 17 Camps For Tourney
Ashmere Lake hosted the second annual invitational tennis tourney with 17 area camps. Trophies were awarded to Camp Tamarac senior doubles and Belgian Village junior singles while Taconic won the team trophy with 24 points, beating Belgian Village by 10. Camps represented included Spruce Hill Crane Lake Belgian Village Wahconah Glenmore Lenore Waiteh Silver Birch Mohawk Robinson Carusoe Tamarac Rominca Danbee Jayson Belvoir Terrace and Taconic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashmere Lake
Camp Tamarac
Taconic
Spruce Hill
Crane Lake
Belgian Village
Wahconah
Glenmore
Lenore
Danbee
Jayson
Belvoir Terrace
Hinsdale
Camp
Richmond Firemen Plan Chicken Barbecue Aug. 15
The Volunteer Firemen will hold an annual chicken barbecue on August 15 at the lot beside Blue Haven Turkey Farm. Chairmen are Charles Rumplik and Robert Spence. Food will be served 6:30 to 7:30, with proceeds to the Fire Department building fund. Tickets from William Green at Blue Heaven or any fireman. Mrs. Virginia C. Maluniphy returns from two weeks in Phoenix visiting sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sugden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Edwin Meineker
Northshore
Lois Smedley
Westport Point
Mass
Anne Fortier
Tanglewood
Smedley
Spear Knebel
Theodore H. Smedley Knebel
Syracuse
Albany
Neil Ensworth
Thousand Islands
Aden Gokay
Vincent Dickinson
Hyde Park
Gokay
Wayne Harvey
Linda
Stephen
Scotia
Ralph Moshimer
Hillcrest Hospital
Pittsfield
Howard Walker Jr
William Lasch
Coleen
Hamilton Square
N. J
John Mulligan
Mulligan
Thomas Kiernan
Cornwall
Harold Butten
Lake Bomoseen
Rose Hebert
Grace Coons
Coons
Lester Coons
Richmond
Blue Haven
Charles Rumplik
Robert Spence
Fire Department
William Green
Blue Heaven
Otis Grange Meeting Tonight At Grange Hall
Otis Grange will meet tonight at 8 at the Grange Hall. Mr and Mrs Gerald Thomas announce the birth of a daughter Brenda Jean at Leonard Morse Hospital Natick. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Elmer Morris paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Myron Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Grange
Grange Hall
Gerald Thomas
Brenda Jean
Leonard Morse Hospital
Natick
Elmer Morris
My‘ron Thomas
Richmond Stockbridge Seek Tri Town Title
A best of three series between the Richmond Cubs and Stockbridge Braves will decide the Tri Town Little League championship. Game one 4 Sunday at Richmond field, game two 6 Aug 15 at Stockbridge field, possible third in West Stockbridge with date to be announced. Cubs led first half with a strong record. second half tied for second with West Stockbridge, while Stockbridge finished first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richmond Cubs
Stockbridge
Richmond Congregational Church Cleaning Bee Opens
Three men and one woman gathered Monday for the first half of a church cleaning bee led by Miss Helen Chapman. The volunteers scrubbed the church basement and will return next Monday to tidy the upstairs rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Helen Chapman
Richmond Congregational Church
Planning Board to Discuss Teleco Zoning Appeal
The Richmond Planning Board meets at 8 p m tomorrow in Town Hall to decide if action is needed on Richmond Telephone Co s hearing before the Department of Public Utilities The company seeks zoning exemption to build on a residential Route 41 and 295 site Also notes include European trip by Miss Aileen Olsen and family church delegates from Richmond to Star Island Maine with Rev Philip H Southwick as dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Board
Richmond Planning Board
Town Hall
Richmond Telephone Co
Department of Public Utilities
Telephone Company
Aileen Olsen
Edward Olsen
Europe
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Miss Olsen
Vincent E. Olsen
Kungsholm
New York
Olsen
Fisher Junior College
Charles Walters
Hamden
Walters
Paul IL. Whitcomb
Star Island
Maine
Susan Butler
Courtland J. Butler
Robert Nicholas
Donald Nicholas
Steven Brady
Edward Brady
Philip H. Southwick
Richmond Congregational Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canaan, N.Y
Garden Club
Queechy Club
Mrs
Alvin Nover
Rochester
Henry Nickles
Hellman
Doz
Lebanon Springs, N.Y
Pete’s Market
John W. Thomas
Lehanan Springs
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Canaan Fire Co
General Electric
Lebanon Springs
New Lebanon, N.Y, Pointment
Lebanon Valley
Tilden Mill
Pittsfield GE
Chester
Thomas KE. Tracey
Cortland Grinding Wheels Corp
Dorothy McGraw
Naplington Street
Richard McGraw
Rickey and
Kathie
Midland Park
Frank Niskanen
Niantic
Conn
National Parks
Patricia Ripley
John Ripley
William Street
Timothy Myshrall
Wendell Myshrall
River Street
Meble Hospital
Westfield
Leslie Haley
Middlefield Street
Hamilton Hyde Kellogg
Kellogg
Minneapolis
Minn
Gilbert Miller
David
Peter
Hamilton
First Congregational Church
Clayton Fanchers
tLeon’ Mongue
Stone House Road
Donald Alderman
Windsor Road
Canada
Ruth Bass
Virginia C. Maluniphy
Phoenix
Ariz
Brathiiklan
Albert I. Sugden
Malumphy
Sugden
Dean W. Colton
Otis
Richmond, Stockbridge
Ray’s Paint & Hardware
Maple Street
Chester, Mass
Omways
Usail Ty
Apa Glidden
Peferel
Eres
Ulidden
Moira
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