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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1967
Page
9
A columnist notes frequent street stops in Trumansburg by locals seeking subscriptions or photo opportunities, a common occurrence in small town journalism. The piece reflects on time, energy limits, and appreciation for tips that help gather news.
The piece urges caution as grass and brush fires rise each spring. It cites risks to firefighting response, offers prevention tips such as burning only in contained, small openings and having a hose ready, and warns smokers to discard cigarettes properly to avoid fires.
A reflection argues the best way to test reflexes is to ride with a teenager on their first driving permit day. It also notes the idea that success hinges less on skill and more on convincing others you can do the job.
A reader from the Eighth Judicial District argues that the jury system is not the main cause of court delays, blaming attorneys instead. He defends twelve jurors over six, questions cost savings from reform, and urges reducing attorney influence and judicial solicitations while upholding tradition. He criticizes perceived partisan endorsements by a State Supreme Court member.
Dan Jones of Covert received the second bike in the Earn A Bike Campaign sponsored by the paper. Gary Stannard of Interlaken earned the first bike the prior week. Several others are on track to reach the goal of selling 25 subscriptions. Names in Trumansburg include Gregg Andrews Timmy McGee Billy Dickson Francis Morehouse R D 3 Ithaca Deborah Houghton Interlaken David Fulkerson Bruce Terry Roxanne Waid Ovid John Myer and John McDonald. Residents in Lodi Ovid Willard Romulus areas are urged to sell 25 subscriptions for a bike or 10 for an instamatic camera. Contact Duane C. Waid Interlaken 532 4223 for a sales kit. The article notes a drop in hours needed to pay an average family’s annual food bill from 1950 to 1965.
The narrator speaks from Cairo where March heat reaches 34C 90F in shade with sun glare and long days. People and animals seek shade while farms ride through hardship with poor prices and slim profits. The scene contrasts busy tracks empty streets and exhausted animals under almond trees.
Messrs Gregg and Company of the village plan to ship this week to Philadelphia a Meadow King Mower and an Osborn Sulky Plow for the great Centennial. A later item notes 1899 pension ideas for England. 1902 house cleaning. Trumansburg Band buying church lecture room. 1956 military and college news including Camp Gordon graduation and Ithaca College club election.
Interlaken Papers reports 40 poles down between John Townsends Corner and the Village from an ice storm. Water is released from Cayuga Lake at 3000 cubic feet per second to prevent dam damage. Over 150 people attend a March 17 basketball banquet sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association.
In Dry Gulch the dispute over a hole in the ground pits village officials who seek to fence it against a property owner who calls it a free country. The state Comptroller notes the village may enact a local law to require a fence and recover costs from the owner under Village Law or Municipal Home Rule Law.
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