Local trades and notices from Trumansburg history
The article recounts store upgrades at Chas Murphy’s grocer shop signaling prosperity. Mrs. Earle’s millinery display crowds her long established Trumansburg business. J C Ackley’s new enclosed mail wagon by Biggs Co. and a reflection on war era progress contrasted with ongoing killings despite firearm advances.
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Gertrude Carman
Chas. Murphy
Earle
Trumansburg
J.C. Ackley
RFD
Biggs Company
Letters to Editor on South Seneca discipline and merger
The editor notes several unsigned student letters about discipline actions against a basketball team and a school merger. Readers are reminded all letters must be signed to be printed, otherwise they cannot publish. Duane Craid
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South Seneca Central School
Duane Craid
Letter Urges Protecting Wildlife From Highway Kill
A reader laments rising highway deaths of small animals and argues humans lack the right to devastate ecosystems. He says ecology can balance itself without poisons and predators, cites coyotes and skunks controlling pests, and urges wildlife photography to educate children while noting eighty seven endangered species.
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Mr. Wald
Nature
April's man of the hour a devoted angler in Trumansburg
The piece celebrates a man who began fishing as a child biting a fish hook and now embodies a dedicated fisherman. It notes his mood shifts with spring and his habit of retreating to a stream to fish all day, avoiding boredom and leaving chores unfinished.
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Trumansburg
April
Fisherman’s Season Tale Wins Small Town Hearts
A rustic escape tale centers on a fisherman racing to dawn to save a trip. The piece blends humor about a normally honest angler with a vivid cast of sportsmen, golfers, and a hunter’s paradise, celebrating the home and honors earned by a fisherman.
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Hunters Paradise
Portrait Notice for David F McFall Vietnam Service
U S 52967898 Btry B and Bn South Artillery AP0 San Francisco 96355 serving in Vietnam David F McFall son of Mr and Mrs Joseph McFall seeks messages from friends posted from Romansburg and US postal listing
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Romansburg
Pic
David F. McFall
U.S
Bn. Sth Arty
A.P.O
San Francisco
David
Joseph McFall
Vietnam
Yearly Fire Report for Trumansburg Fire District Activity
Chief Albert Moore reports: 30 structure fires, 20 grass and trash fires, 6 car fires, 1 misc alarm and 5 mutual aid calls. Total 72 alarms. 1302 total man hours, 1142 men responding, and 371 miles traveled.
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Trumansburg
Albert Moore
Trumansburg Sheriff’s March Activity Report
Daniel J. Sheehan deputy of Ithaca N Y files a March report for Trumansburg detailing 2 arrests 21 traffic tickets 4 parking tickets 2 accidents 2 fires 9 domestic complaints 3 dog complaints 2 assists to other departments 3 unlocked doors 1 missing person found 2666 miles traveled 316 gallons gas 360 total man hours.
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Trumansburg
Daniel J. Sheehan
Ithaca
N.Y
D.W
David Crimmins Named to Dean's List at Parsons College
TRUMANSBURG David Crimmins son of Mr and Mrs James W Crimmins 8 Washington St has been named to the Dean's List of Honor Students for the winter trimester at Parsons College Fairfield Iowa Dr Robert L Tree Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean notes students must earn a cum ulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 system Parsons College is a four year liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1650 students.
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Trumansburg
David Crimmins
James W.crimmins
Washington St
Parsons College
Fairfield
Iowa
Robert L. Tree
Deaths in Waterloo for banker Edgar H. Backus Sr
Funeral services were held for Edgar H. Backus Sr a Waterloo banker and civic leader at the First Presbyterian Church. He died in Mercy Hospital Miami after a two week illness and was buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery Union Springs. He served as president of the First National Bank of Waterloo and aided Taylor Brown Memorial Hospital and Eisenhower College. He left a widow Barbara Holmes Backus two children Nancy Swart Edgar Jr and six grandchildren remaining.
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Waterloo
Edgar H. Backus
W. Main St
First Presbyterian Church
Eugene P. Degitz
Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Union Springs
Backus
Mercy Hospital
Miami
Fla
First National Bank of Waterloo
George B
Augusta Hamlin Backus
Oakwood Seminary
Cornell University
CityBank Trust Co
Syracuse
Lincoln National
Ned Backus
Taylor- Brown Memorial Hospital
Eisenhower College
Rotary
Warren Lodge Free and Accepted Masons
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
Cora Hawley
Barbara Holmes
Edgar H. Backus, Jr
Nancy Back
Electronic music concert at Cornell features Eaton works
On April 7 in Bailey Hall Cornell University hosted an electronic music concert by John Eaton. The program included Soliloquy for Syn Ket Piano Variations Scan Epigrams and Duet for Syn Ket and Moog Synthesizer mostly by Eaton with two pieces by Chadebee and Robert Palmer. Jazz improvisations followed with Eaton Albert Stinson and Robert Moses. The Syn Ket synthesizer enables live electronic sounds previously only available via pre recorded methods.
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Trumansburg
John Eaton
Cornell University
Eaton
R.A. Moog
Willard Straight Hall Fine Arts Committee
Cornell
Dept. of Music
Bailey Hall
Joel Chadabee
Robert Palmer
Albert Stinson
Robert Moses
Paul Ketoff
Anna Rumsey dies at 90 in Ovid Lancaster area
Mrs Anna T Rumsey 90 widow of Frank Rumsey of Main St died Saturday April 5 1969 at her niece Mrs Edward Over in Lancaster after extended illness Prayer services were held April 8 and a high mass of requiem was celebrated at Holy Cross Church Ovid Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery Ovid She was born in Romulus daughter of James and Bridget Murphy and lived in the Ovid Willard area She resided in Lancaster nine months Survived by several nieces and nephews Pallbearers named
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Holy Cross Cemetery
Ovid
Rumsey
Romulus
James
Bridget McGraw Murphy
Holy Cross Church
Ovid-Willard
Lancaster
Justin Martin Arthur Hall
Peter Rogan
Daniel Gallagher
Clinton Vreeland
Paul Ryan
Obituary for Robert George Lodi Resident 86
Robert George 86 of Lodi died April 5 1969 at Tompkins County Hospital after a short illness He was born in Dunfermline Scotland and had lived in Lodi many years Survivors include his wife Edith a son Robert one grandson one sister Miss Madge George of Scotland and several nieces Funeral services were at Hurlbut Funeral Home April 9 1969 at 2 00 p m conducted by Rev George Johnson United Presbyterian Church Lodi Burial at West Loch Cemetery Bearers Karol Covert James Covert Arthur Covert Floyd Swick Bernard Ahouse Donald Johnson
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Lodi
Robert George
Tompkins County Hospital
Dunfermline Scotland
Edith George
Robert
Madge George
Scotland
Hurlbut Funeral Home
George Johnson
United Presbyterian Church
West Loch Cemtery
Karol Covert
James Covert
Arthur Covert
Floyd Swick
Bernard Ahouse
Donald Johnson
Homemaker group meetings announced across several towns
Cooperative Extension Homemakers from Searsburg Willard Ovid and Podunk plan meetings in April with sessions on place mats stenciling fine woods furniture and ornamental tree care. Hostesses include Mabel Baisley Iola Eddy Harriet Casey and Mildred Stark.
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Searsburg Homemakers
Trumansburg
Searsburg
Mabel Baisley
Eleanora Arden
Ovid-Willard
Willard
Iola Eddy
Sontang
Interlaken
Harriet Casey
Georgeanna Stenglein
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USA
Hilda Murphy
David McFall
Sheriffs Report
the Free Press
IT Publishing Corp
Duane C. Waid
GB Winchell
Wandam Waid
Sec'y - Treas
the Interlaken Review
PRIZ
Gazette and Independent
Edgar Backus
Waterloo Bank
Cooperative Extension’ Homemakers
Podunk Home
Podunk
Margaret Hill
Young Mothers Interlaken
Young Mothers Homemaker’s Club
Mildred Stark
Emily Aman
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