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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1966
Page
15
An early 1880s log cabin near Ovid on Blaine Road in Romulus remains intact but unoccupied. Built by David Wisner Kinne for farm hands, it housed workers briefly during 1941 while the Seneca Ordinance was constructed. Persistent mustiness led to its abandonment as a residence.
Local notes list residents and visitors including Phyllis Griffith and B J Thomson of Ovid, Janet Corcoran visiting Brockport with family, Cheri Burgdorf vacationing with Lamison family, and Kevin Wilkins recovering from tonsillitis. Also mentions trips to New York City and Williamsport, poising church and civic events, and students attending university days and school activities.
Snow blanketed Ovid with three feet over a weekend though not drifting, keeping roads passable. Miss Mary Ban Patton and Egbert Bloomer wed February 11. Indictment for murder of Mrs. Bolt, John Johnson jailed awaiting trial. Apple town farm offered for sale near Seneca Lake. County line changes noted with state assembly shifts. Ovid notices include party meeting, dancing class finale, Washington banquet, sleigh trip, and multiple civic updates.
Excerpts from Trumansburg Papers recount temperance efforts led by the ladies of Ithaca aided by Dr. Dio Lewis. The note urges revival, noting daily meetings and growing local support for the cause.
Donald Merriam announces Dr. W. Robert Bokelman as fund campaign chairman for the Seneca County Red Cross. Bokelman, vice president of Eisenhower College, will lead the drive as Red Cross services expand amid rising Vietnam war support. The blood program and research will grow in the coming year.
Cub Pack 33 held its annual Blue and Gold Banquet at the fire hall with about 60 cubs and guests. Rev. Albert Sauer gave the invocation and Robert Lauder Scout Executive spoke as honored guest. Awards were presented by Clayton Brown including Lion Badge to Mark Brown and Rickey MacCheyne, Bear Badge to Mike Reagan, Lion Gold Arrow to Mark Brown, and various attendance and service pins. A Bob Cat ceremony for six new cubs followed, and a Scouter Key was presented to Mrs Elizabeth Orman.
Willard Graves works at the Dan Wickham gas office in Hector while Caff Heatsoe from Elmira recovers from major surgery. Elmira residents Mr and Mrs James Hapeman visit Mrs Georgiana McCall. anniversaries include Mr and Mrs James Simmons celebrating 60 years and Mr and Mrs Marion Close's 40th. A Blue and Gold supper with 63 attendees and Boy Scouts is noted.
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