Memorial Day Reflections on War and Safe Driving
The editor laments violence after the Wallace shooting and recalls Memorial Day as a time for unity and hope. With protests rising over Vietnam and hostages in the South, the piece urges peace, prayers, and life preservation, urging careful driving during the long holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wallace
North Vietnam
South
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
State Traffic Safety Council
Free Press of Trumansburg addresses closure rumors
The Free Press denies rumors about closing or selling. The building was sold for a parking lot, office moved to Interlaken, and staff remain, with printing done at the Interlaken plant. Phone and mailing contacts are provided, and a return to Main Street is hoped soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumansburg
Free Press
Hazel Timerson
Hilda Murphy
Owen Carman
John Gregory
Main Street
Interlaken
T- Burg
Hilda
Hazel
Bob Brown
N.Y
Townsendville Newsroom Sees Change of Courier
Mary Fulkerson resigns as Townsendville area reporter effective May 1 after years of service. Dorothy Fitzpatrick returns to cover Townsendville news, replacing Mary and bringing prior experience back to the assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fulkerson
Townsendville
Mary
Dorothy Fitzpatrick
Stephen A. Craig Fire Station Dedicated in Trumansburg
The Trumansburg Fire Department named its new facility the Stephen A. Craig Fire Station honoring Steve Craig for his dedication. Duane C. Waid notes the acknowledgment reflects lasting service and community trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Craig
Trumansburg
Trumansburg Mayor Proclaims Poppy Day in 1972
Mayor Peter Jager designates May 29 1972 as Poppy Day in Trumansburg with American Legion Auxiliary Unit 770 observing the proclamation. The memorial Poppy honors war dead and aids veterans and families through Child Welfare and Rehabilitation programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumansburg
Peter Jager
Jager
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Margaret Benham
Marjorie Bennett
From the Past in Trumansburg 1874 1894 1908 Notes
A compact survey of Trumansburg history lists early town businesses and residents such as Union House owner Alex Race Camp Stone dry goods merchants and craftspeople like Turbers blacksmiths and J Creque’s foundry. It recalls 1894 Memorial Day flower drives by the WRC and a 1908 Memorial Day snow march to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumansburg
Gertrude Carman
Union House
Alex Race
Camp and Stone
Branch
Washington House
David Trembley
Union Hotel
Turbers
Camp & Stone
F. Creque
Wm. M. Kinne
Sedgwick
G.W
Thomas Thompson
Squire Weed
D.W. Himrod
J. Creque
Clark Pierce
Tanner
W.R.C
G.A.R. Hall
Crackdown on heroin trafficking via national hotline
Letter urges publishing the new nationwide Heroin Hotline number (800) 368-5363 to aid a federal crackdown. Hotline staffed from Washington daily with federal agents supervising. callers may remain anonymous and protections apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Myles J. Ambrose
Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Office
Death of The Fox novel review of Sir Walter Raleigh
George Garrett reviews Death of The Fox a 739 page historical fiction about Sir Walter Raleigh. The work blends fact and fiction and traces English history from 1485 to Raleigh's beheading on October 29 1618 with vivid depictions of manners dress meals and estates.
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George Garrett
Walter Ralegh
Fox
Ralegh
England
Death of the Fox from Tudor Court to the Tower
The review discusses Death of The Fox, detailing Theobald and York House estates used by James I for hunts, and Raleigh’s romance with Elizabeth I. It notes Raleigh’s trial for treason, long imprisonment in the Tower, and eventual beheading, praising the book for suspense and historical drama.
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Theobald
Robert Cecil
York House
Lord Bacon
James I
Elizabeth I
Ralegh
James
Veteran headstone markers available in Ithaca policy
The federal government may provide headstones or markers for unmarked veterans graves. Families or interested parties may request replacements for weathered markers. Details are at 304 Babcock Hall, Ithaca, or the Veterans Service Agency, Terrace Hill.
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Ithaca
Leo J. Gangl
New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs
Babcock Hall
Veterans Service Agency
Terrace Hill
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Poppy
Marjorie
Unit 770
Girl Scouts of
Ovid
American Legion Post
Brenda Parish
Cathy Smith
Nancy Goslicki
Tammy Duell
W. Waid
Book Review
Death of the Fox
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