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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1972
Page
13
The column bids farewell for summer with Grays family updates and small town lore. Tales include Mickey Gray’s clever baseball play, July Fourth celebrations, a large family reunion with details on attendees, a Carnival freezer win, travel plans of friends, and local church events.
The section lists recipes for Gnocchia a Romaine from Romania, Scottish Steak Pie from Scotland, and Lamb-Prune Pilau from Turkey with detailed ingredients and baking directions. A note states R Edwin Weatherby of Wellsville Vocational Division named to the Dean's List at State University Agricultural and Technical College.
Mecklen burg community residents and visitors share visits and gatherings at Fair Haven Beach and Ithaca. A.S. Bergen passed away with funeral at Ness Funeral Home and burial at Mecklenburg Cemetery. The Mecklenburg Fireman Auxiliary sponsors a ham dinner July 23 with carryouts and a raffle of two handmade Afghans. Swimming lessons for local children announced with registration and venue details. Nancy Gulyas and Gary Hoffman wed at Mecklenburg Church with reception at Tri County Lanes. Local celebrations at Newfield for its 150th anniversary noted with attendees from Fayetteville and surrounding towns.
Mary Tripp hosts and welcomes visitors including Julia Lueder and R A Lueder Jr from Huntington. Families from Binghamton Trumansburg Varna and Milford Pa join a Catskill Game Farm picnic. Ruth Turner wedding at Cassawasca Chapel noted. Wilbur Gregg slow to improve in Syracuse Veterans Hospital. Ulysses Grange holds dish to pass and fair exhibit prep.
Invitations are out for the July 29 wedding at Mecklenburg Methodist Church. The couple Nianne Taber and David VanFleet will marry at 7:30 PM. The Mecklenburg Church chicken barbecue Saturday was a success. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Morley visited Elmira and called on cousins in the flood area.
The 1908 fair drew a record crowd with vehicles and pedestrians delaying Main Street traffic from 7 a.m. to noon. Dust filled the air, showers would have helped, but attendees remained undeterred, packing the fairgrounds and sidewalks as the city faced constant bustle.
A series of church and community events schedule from July 15 to August 21. Bake sales at Searsburg and First Baptist Church, summer services, an antique show, chicken barbecues, a pre sale, a clam bake and dance, family picnics, and senior citizen gatherings listed with dates, times, and venues.
Final standings list Tri County Spring Mixed League Boozers-Champs at 25 points with Overhangs 23 and others. Notes include a lake-side Clambake at Fulton’s Cottage, honor bowlers scores for men and women, a 40th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McQueen, and a picnic of T-Burg Presbyterians. Also coverage of Watkings Glen hay donation allowance for flood relief and ASCS contact details.
The Tompkins County Unit of the American Cancer Society sponsors the Great American Ride for Cancer with the Finger Lakes Cycle Club. Participants may pledge per mile up to 20 miles and sign up at the Cancer Society Office in Ithaca or via displays countywide. The ride begins at 9:00 a.m. July 23 with final registration at 8:30 a.m. at Ide’s Bowling and Billiards Judd Falls Road.
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