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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1971
Page
12
A reflective piece from the flag voice recalls parades and fathers saluting, children learning, and the fading public pride as wars from Guadalcanal to Vietnam are remembered. It urges citizens to honor fallen service members on Memorial rolls and to salute the flag with meaning.
Hilda Murphy notes Main Street receives its annual wash by firemen Rotary and Chamber of Commerce before Memorial Day. A new fire house opens with a crowd, while a fresh fair office building and cleaned grounds enhance the fairgrounds. Two local businessmen receive 25 year American Legion pins, James Crimmins and Edward Farrell. Kosmas Restaurant joins, promising a brighter streetscape pending opening.
Mayor Robert E. Newport urges unity and public displays of flags on Memorial Day 1971 to honor Vietnam veterans from the town and show gratitude for the country and community. He invites residents and visitors to flood Main Street with flags, signaling steadfast support for freedom and hometown solidarity.
The piece outlines how a $1,117 tax bill from a $10 000 income would be allocated under Nixon's budget. It details spending on defense social security education hospitals Medicaid and more with totals for each area and notes the average worker spends 2 hours 43 minutes of an 8 hour day to pay federal taxes. The author urges readers to consider alternative uses of tax funds.
A reader from Sheldrake Point Ovid argues the Peace Symbol represents peace to the young today and condemns portraying it as evil or atheistic. The letter defends historical context of symbols and asks for acceptance in the current culture.
A series of local events lists library hours, club meetings, picnics, and official assemblies from May 28 to June 9. Activities include Rainbow Girls, Rotary, Odd Fellows, Legion groups, Grange dinners, and library hours across Interlaken Ovid Lodi Romulus and nearby towns, with notes on cancellations and town board meetings.
A varied sampler from TRUMANSBURG and OVID papers includes social warnings about youths with long hair and cigarettes, a 1904 note on the rising popularity and cost of automobiles, a 1914 report on improved street lighting, and 1948 local items such as tree trimming, a deer collision near Elm Beach, a student letter award at the University of Rochester, and a plane crash wreck seen nearby.
Notice to qualified voters in Ovid Covert Lodi Romulus Seneca Hector and Schuyler for Central School District 41. Annual meeting June 8 1971 at 8 09 P M in Ovid Building auditorium. Budget vote June 9 1971 1 00 PM to 8 00 PM by voting machines. Board election June 9 1971 1 00 PM to 8 00 PM. Petitions due May 26 1971. Two five year terms. Separate budget vote petitions if requested by June 3 1971. Henry L Morris Jr District Clerk.
The Village of Lodi New York announces tax collection on the 1971-72 tax roll from June 1 to July 1 at 9 am to 5 pm on West Seneca Street. After July 1 a 5 percent penalty applies for July and a 1/2 percent per month thereafter, with Joel Wyckoff as Village Clerk and Treasurer. Dated May 13, 1971.
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