House Burns at Slate Hill Friday Night
A Friday night fire destroyed a large slate hill farmhouse on the Port Jervis Middletown highway. Loss estimated at 12000 dollars, only partially insured. Mrs Dolan narrowly escaped death while attempting to save money as Walter Many and Sam Dolan plus his mother lost possessions and clothing. Fire started from a defective chimney amid strong winds, embers flying miles away, while locals aided evacuation.
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Slate Hill
Jarvis-Middletown
Walter R. Many
Sam Dolan
Middletown
Port Jervis
LeRoy Buccanning
Srene
Mr. Dolan
Mr. Masy
Juliet Wheeler Funeral Notices In Warwick
Juliet VanDunst Wheeler daughter of the late Isaac Van Duzer Wheeler and Phoebe Ann died Saturday at Warwick. The funeral was held at the home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
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Juliet Wheeler
Juliet VanDunst Wheeler
Isaac van Duzer Wheeler
Phoebe Ann
Bill Wheeler
Warwick
Naval Pageant to be Held on Hudson River
The 1927 observance of Burgoyne’s invasion marks a river pageant planned along the Hudson between Oct 4 and 14. The event will include United States Navy participation and a 80 mile water procession from the Hudson to Kingston to commemorate Forts Clinton and Montgomery and Kingston’s burning. Local history noting battles at Oriskany Saratoga and Bennington is highlighted, with Kingston near the center of commemorations. Cornwall on Hudson pastor J West Bready has published a book on social industrial issues titled Lord Shaftbury and Social Industrial Problems.
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Hudson River
New York State
University of the State of New York
Orange County
Fort Stanwix
Battle of Oriskany
Bennington
Saratoga
Montgomery
Clinton
Kingston
Burgoyne
United States Navy
New York Harbor
Hudson
Albany
Cornwall
J. West Bready
Cornwall-on-Hudson Presbyterian Church
Lord Shaftbury
Earl Potts Returns From Holiday Visit
IN OUR TOWN note Earl Potts is back from a holiday vacation with his parents and has returned to his fraternity residence.
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Earl Potts
Ray Houston Wins Poultry Show Medal at Madison Square Garden
Ray Houston of Bellvale Orange County earned the top medal for the boy with the most points at the International Poultry Show. Houston led all eighteen competitors with 30 of 60 points as Connecticut won the national Four-H championship, with Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia also placing.
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New York
Ray Houston
Bellvale
Orange County
Houston
Connecticut
Maryland
Massachusetts
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Warwick High School
Leo Chamberlain
Jefferson County
Ellsworth Barns
Wreming
Iihaes
Madison Square Garden
Craigville Man Injures Leg In Ditch Assist
Craigville January 22 Parker a blacksmith injured his leg while helping a stranger pull an automobile from a ditch opposite the shop. A large piece of timber struck him causing a painful injury. Elizabeth Dewitt and Daisy Hyan are mentioned among local residents. Tax events and cattle purchases are noted in brief local items.
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Tax Calert
Frank D. Seetes
Julian Tatmin
Veterans urged to delay adjusted compensation loan requests
Brundage of the American Legion warns veterans about rushing to borrow on adjusted compensation certificates. He says the loan value can be misleading, with $5500 maximum, and advises consulting a Legion post or county officer first. Banks will cooperate only with worthy cases and proper forms.
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Ely
Fien
Are
Brundage
Neatarph
Amerlcan Legion
Ralph W. Seclinds
Silanaot
Hell
Necorda
Noans
Brusdage Caid
Lenar
Crociate
Ioan Proveston
Sou *Cook
Legion
County Offier
American Legion
Ned
Mead
Bloomingburg Man Takes An Icy Plunge
Bloomingburg traffic officer Edward Miller, known for presiding at tourist crossings, slipped from a square of ice he cut from Shawangunk waters. The ice broke, he sank briefly, then surfaced and was rescued by Fred Clark and others.
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Edward Miller
Bloomingburg
Middletown
Shawangunt
Fred Clark
St Stephens College Ends Restriction on Protestant Church Membership
After 66 years St Stephen's College at Annandale-on-Hudson will admit students of other creeds lifting the Protestant Episcopal Church membership requirement. The move opens enrollment to non Episcopalian students for the first time in generations.
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St. Stephen's College
Annandale-on-Hudson
Protestant Episcopal Church
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Highland Mills
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Sig & Max Samuels Inc
SIG Samuels
Max Samuels
A.B.C. Flemming
Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Kuppenheimer
Newburgh
N. Y
Bellvale Boy
Gee
George D Musser
Cate Nswad
Loaise Dantes
Craigville
Ivory
TVORY
Comportables
Barnett
Buck
Water Street
Birds Eye
Walnut
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