Ovid American Legion Carnival Scheduled for August 22
The Ovid American Legion Carnival and kiddies parade are set for August 22 on West Seneca Street and Legion Grounds. Commander William Shepherd chairs the event with Frank Lila as parade marshal, starting with a 6 30 p m kiddie parade from Ovid Central School and an 7 00 p m main parade, followed by entertainment, food, and rides at the legion hall.
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American Legion
Legion
West Seneca Street
William Sheperd
Frank Lila
Ovid Central School
Main Street
South Seneca
Legion Grounds
Janet Becker
Babcock- Hovey Boy Scouts Camp
Ovid
Mracs
Terry Sandifur
Ann Street
Gilbert Road
Review Starid
Freaklin House
Ovid resident contributes to 200th Britannica
Wisner Payne Kinne of Ovid, Tufts University English professor, is among over 8,500 contributors to Britannica’s 1968 300th Anniversary Edition. He wrote the George Pierce Baker article and authored George ree quaker and the American. The Britannica, first published in Edinburgh in 1768, has been American owned since 1901.
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OVID
Wisner Payne Kinne
Tufts University
Kinne
George Pierce Baker
George Ree
Edinburgh
Scotland
Finley to address Seneca County GOP women
The Women's Republican Club of South Seneca County will meet in Ovid at Barbera Westervelt’s on Thursday at 6 30 p m for an annual picnic. Assemblyman Joseph Finley and Senator Theodore Day are listed as speakers. attendees should bring a dish. Meat rolls cake beverage and table service provided.
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Ovid
Women’s Republican Club
South Seneca County
Barbera Westervelts
Joseph Finley
Theodore Day
Scout saves sister as rope drags her from raft
Ralph Compton, an Eagle Scout, used life saving and first aid skills taught by Scouts to rescue his 16 year old sister Evelyn from Juanita Lake after a tow rope injury. Evelyn required many stitches and hospital care, while Ralph, 18, is praised for his swift actions and ongoing Scout leadership.
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Ralph Compton
Trumansburg
Evelyn
Juanita Lake
Ralph
Tyrone Volunteer Fire Co
Chapman
Ira Davenport Hospital
Bath
Tompkins Co. Hospital
Order of the Arrow
Floyd Compton
George Boyer
al Moore
Gary Schultz
Pete Wright
Ovid Town Board Discusses Dump as Potential Sanitary Landfill
At the August 7 meeting, officials reviewed a Seneca County Health letter praising dump cleanup and possible landfill approval. Protest from Francis Downey over the site shift sparked boundary talks. supervision allowed sale of two equipment pieces. Town Clerk reported fishing licenses issued and one death in Ovid. Bills listed include supplies and dump guard costs.
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Ovid
John F. Larsen
Seneca County Department of Public Health
Francis Downey
Wilkins
Louis Moore
Lawrence Wilkins
Mary Everts
Robert Mannix
Louis Moorre
Floyd Westervelt
Conservation Dept
State Health Dept
Trumansburg Zoning Board Faces Third Month Clash
Trumansburg village officials clashed over zoning at Monday night’s meeting. Residents flood village hall with complaints of overgrown vegetation, uncut weeds, dead trees, unmowed lots, and unsafe foundations. Board members vow to implement definite rules, criticizing previous ad hoc decisions and urging action to curb repeat issues.
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Trumansburg
Newport
Between the Lakes Sanitarium Closes After Ten Years
Interlaken nursing home ends service under new medicare rules. Denman family to relocate patients to other homes by Aug. 19 with staff and case workers arranging transfers. Emma Hunt dies at over 100, residents knit and craft, while the Denmans consider reopening as an adult proprietary home.
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Interlaken
Roland Denman
Between the Lakes Sanitarium
Denmane
Waterloo
Feder
Genevive Griswold
Denman
Laura Townsend
Montour
Denmans
Ovid
Ronnie
Willard State Hospital
Sarace
Ray Hurlbut
John Covert
Coudersport
Emma Hunt
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Britannica
Finley
Seneca County
GOP
Hilda Murphy
By Nancy Beaman
Ovid Press
J.P
Leon McLaughlin
Porter Wright Co
Masonite
Wanda Waid
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