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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1970
Page
5
The piece links January to Janus the two faced god of beginnings and endings. It argues we stand at a new era and progress must rest on proven values and heritage. A Hamlet quote questions man’s purpose beyond sustenance and leisure.
A January 18 1970 election is called to decide if Central School District 1 will buy the Bateman property for about 21 4 acres at a price near 30099. Critics argue the district is overtaxed and question need for extra land while others warn against pressuring boards. Letters from Maud D Mickelsen and Darwin C Smith discuss Christmas in schools and praise for student bus band carols.
Advice on quick evacuation during a fire covers smelling smoke staying low testing doors before opening choosing escape routes and keeping doors closed. It warns against fighting the fire and jumping advises using stairs reporting to the fire department and planning multiple exit paths.
A chronicle of notes from 1835 to 1969 lists home remedies and odd facts, with items on rheumatism cures, bicycle chains for Miss Lillian Russell, a six foot Push Ball, rail repairs at Interlaken, census totals, weddings, accidents, and local incidents across Trumansburg and Ovid areas. It mentions Interlaken Depot upgrades, 1940 census totals, a Stradivarius violin, and regional mischief reports.
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