TRUMANSBURG NOTES AND HISTORICAL SNIPPETS
A long list of local items for Trumansburg and Ulysses includes 1877 teacher examinations in Pratt Seymours hall, 1877 relic horse shoe claimed from Sullivan era, 1902 Russia-US tensions noted, 1908 icy East Main St coastings with near misses, 1914 high cost of living jokes, 1927 wedding travel woes, 1937 school banquet and Willard State Hospital speech, 1947 lumber extension and wrestling win, 1957 hospital interview in Rochester, and local officials meeting in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumansburg
Gertrude Carman
Ulysses
Pratt, Seymour & Co
Samuel Guutck
Lodi
Sullivan
U.S
East Main St
Veronica Ellis
Stanley Zubris
Uutbert
St Tuck
Thomas Cole
Clearwater
Fla
H.T. Covert
Hayts Corners
Townsend Hotel
H. J. Worthing
Willard State Hospital
Seneca Lumber and Supply Co
Donald Robinson
Ithaca College
Sampson
John Covert
Nancy
Rochester
Strong Memorial Hospital
Herbert W. Watson
Waterloo
Board of Supervisors
Interlaken Notes span decades of local events and people
A collage of items from Interlaken records notes teaching in Orange by Miss Alice Covert, a festival ice cream poisoning in Lodi, Col Rankin’s wagon fall, 1913 marks of the Interlaken Review’s 26th year, Wilbur H. Bradley’s scholarship, 1949 Miss Jannette Medlock’s Miami trip, office exams at Interlaken Post Office with start pay of 1.29 hourly, 1847 silver mine discovery, 1857 travel route to New York, and 1907 marriages and social clubs plus 1917 cold injury incident near Gilberts station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Covert
Orange
Lodi
Col! Rankin
Interlaken Review
Brother House
Wilbur H. Bradley
Interlaken
Seneca County Grange
Cornell Agricultural
Seneca Co
Progressive Party
Jannette Medlock
Miami
Fla
William Martin
Fred Case
Tompkins Co. Cooperative Fire Ins Co
Ovid
Phyllis Griffith
Clinots
D. Merrill
North Carolinia
HK. Miller
Romulus
New York
Ithaca
Great Bend
Penna
N.Y
Sandford Meddick
ZwWanzig Whist Club
Catherine A. Murphy
Charles P. Flynn
John Cranny
Gilbert Station
Village hydrants ice filled sparks reader concern
Letters to the Editor urge action on malfunctioning hydrants amid fire safety worries. The Water Commissioner admits some hydrants cannot be opened due to ice while residents cite a Pennsylvania apartment fire as a warning. Citizens call for repairs and council turnout at a February meeting to discuss water system funding and tank restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickerson
Coleridge
Dickens
Dryden
Lodi adopts fifty percent real property tax exemption ordinance
Town of Lodi in Seneca County adopts Section 467 Real Property Tax Law to provide a 50 percent exemption for residents aged 65 or older. The measure sets income limits, residency and title requirements, and a 90 day filing window with penalties for false statements. Effective February 14, 1967. Lois E. Jenning, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
State of
New York
Seneca
Lois E. Jenning
Card of Thanks for 5 Week Hospital Stay
Willard expresses hearty thanks to doctors and nurses at Geneva General Hospital, and to friends neighbors and relatives for interest and kindness during a five week stay. Deep appreciation conveyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Geneva General Hospital
Notable Officials Attend School Meeting With Jane Bell
Jane Bell presided as president with Robert Akins and Robert Dickerson among attendees. Other participants included Arthur Phillips, Charles Wickes, M. L. Patterson District Principal, G. Douglas VanBenschoten Secretary, Ira W. McGonigal Elementary Principal, James Turo Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, and Mrs. Ellis the Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Bell
Robert Akins
V P
Robert Dickerson
Arthur Phillips
Charles Wickes
M.L. Patterson
Dist. Princ
G. Douglas VanBenschoten
Sec. Prin
Ira W. MccGonigal
Elem. Prin
James Turo
Supt. Bldgs. & Grounds
Mrs. Ellis
Winners of Regents College Scholarships
February 1967 overview notes holidays and plans then lists Regents College scholarship recipients from several area high schools including Trumansburg and Ovid Central, with includes students such as Peter M. McElvein Michael W. Senior and Linda J. Wagner. The piece reflects on February and upcoming spring.
3 Kickturn
A skiing technique guide explains the kickturn as a rapid stationary turn. The downhill ski is kicked forward and up and pivoted around to face the opposite direction, then the uphill ski is swung to parallel with the downhill ski. The rider finishes facing the opposite way.
Interlaken Romulus Students Receive Nursing Scholarships
The State Education Department announced 600 high school pupils awarded Regents Scholarships for Basic Professional Education in Nursing after a October 4 exam. Interlaken Central School’s Ina Clawson won Group A, Deborah Shaw and Linda Wagner won Group B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Education Department
Ina Clawson
Interlaken Central School
Deborah Shaw
Linda Wagner
Romulus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deo
Wanda Waid
Interlaken School Board OF Education
Boura
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Regents College
Ace Manley
Big Bromiley
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