Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Free Press in Trumansburg, New York

We have 11,141,790 pages in New York

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Free Press

Location

Trumansburg, New York, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1969

Page

19

Little League season launched in Trumansburg

Leon Packer reports the 1969 Trumansburg Little League season opened May 21 with 350 players, dads and friends at a banquet. The program will field 22 teams in 5 divisions, with two coaches per team and 12 to 16 players each. Games start June 17 and run Tuesdays and Wednesdays through July 22, with practices twice weekly until then.

Leon Packer Trumansburg Building No 1 Trumansburg Central School Carl Jordan Edwin Joseph South Street Jordan

Community events calendar a decade of small-town gatherings

A dense list of local meetings and activities from May through November includes library hours, Rotary, Rainbow Girls, church circles, lodge sessions, fireside and Legion events, rummage sales, picnics, granges, memorial services, pilgrimages, barbecues, smorgasbords, bazaars, and tours. Organizers include Gregorys, United Methodist Church, Searsburg Grange, OES, Masonic Temple, St James Church, Mecklenberg Grange, Rainbow Girls, and Ruth Wolverton’s cottage.

Rotary Gregorys Trumansburg Lodge F&am Rainbow Girls Fed Church Gladys Duddleston American Legion Masonic Temple Searsburg Grange Royal Arch Masons Fidelity Chapter United Methodist Church Searsburg Vera Baines St. James Church St. James Women’s Guild Jacksonville Community Assoc St. James Searsburg Church Federated Chapel Masons Church of Epiphany

Girl Scouts and Fairground Activities in Trumansburg

Girl Scout Troops in Trumansburg gathered May 24 to rake leaves along the Fairgrounds fence and share a picnic lunch at the grandstand. Troops 1, 22, 10, 19 and 151 led by Mrs. Sweet Heath Koski Ober haus and Scott organized biking and an obstacle course before planning the June 10 Mother and Daughter Banquet.

Trumansburg Carol Sweet Connie Heath Doris Koski Mary Oberhaus Ruth Scott John Porter L.P. Williams

Mecklenburg Promotes Jere Furcha to Specialist Fourth Class

Jere L Furcha son of Mrs Frances Furcha of Mecklenburg and Arthur Furcha of Ithaca has been promoted to Specialist Fourth Class in the U S Army serving with the 49th Ordnance Co at Fort Riley Kansas He is married to Gail Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Stevens of Ithaca and their address is 309 Titus Ave Mrs Esther Zaldokas and Mrs Nettle Leonard attended a luncheon in Trumansburg Tuesday with Mrs Elizabeth Morris Several lists of local names follow including students and coaches for area schools and a note of a May 18 1969 birth of a daughter of Jere Furcha at Tompkins County Hospital also mentions community events and visits to local funeral homes and churches with various residents noted.

Jere L. Furcha Frances Furcha Mecklenburg Arthur Furcha Ithaca U.S. Army 49Th Ordnance Co Fort Riley Kan Furcha Gail Stevens Gordon Stevens Titus Ave Esther Zaldokas Nettle Leonard Elizabeth Morris Trumansburg Asa Culver Melanie Doreen Paula Rutland Gloria Culver Kenneth Wright Homer Bower K.E. Wright Raymond Reynolds Betty Swartz Cornell Jere Furcha Tompkins County Hospital Donald Warren Kenneth Gardner Carl Warren Dundee Allen Soule Nettie Leonard VanOrder Funeral Home Forrest Specht William Grimshaw Arnin Vivian Leonard Syracuse VanOrder Martin Mecklenburg and Enfield Robert Batty Leroy Batty Horseheads M.Y.F Leonard Interlaken Beach

Enfield Town Audit Report Released by State Comptroller

State Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced completion of examinations of fiscal affairs in several municipalities and districts, including Enfield. Copies of the reports have been sent to town officials and are public records available for citizen review.

Enfield Arthur Levitt

Bachelor of Music to Mary Schaefer at Ithaca College

Mary Amelia Schaefer of Trumansburg received the Bachelor of Music degree at Ithaca College 74th Commencement Exercises held May 17. 731 bachelors and 84 masters degrees were awarded. John W. Macy Jr. gave the commencement address. Schaefer was a piano soloist in many recitals and belongs to Sigma Alpha Iota and the Student Chapter of Music Educators' National Conference. she is the daughter of Francis H. and Mrs. Schaefer of 52 South Street.

Trumansburg Mary Amelia Schaefer Ithaca College John W. Macy, Jr Corporation For Public Broadcasting Miss Schaefer Sigma Alpha Iota National Music Fraternity For Women Music Educators’ National Conference Francis H. Schaefer South St

Stratton Praises Nixon Speech On Vietnam Policy

Congressman Samuel S. Stratton commends President Nixon for a television address he calls a clear, eloquent summary of long standing U.S. Vietnam policy. Stratton says the speech explains policy, seeks public support, and provides needed leadership.

Nixon Samuel S. Stratton Vietnam

Wesleyan Circle Meeting in Trumansburg Church

Wesleyan Circle to meet on Wednesday June 4 at 8 p.m. in the United Methodist Church. Edith Foster Winnie Fox and Mae German will serve refreshments. Members urged to attend for the last meeting before the summer break.

Trumansburg Wesleyan Circle United Methodist Church Edith Foster Winnie Fox Mae German

Also Mentioned on This Page

Roger Asay Brian Bennett Peter Burgevin Glenn Feller William Golden Doug Griffen Brad Hanauer Charles Heath Jay van Volkinburg Michael Winters Mark Wooden Mr. Heath Mr. Bennett Chiefs Michael Adams Mark Baker Jon Fukuda Kevin Gorton Bobby Koskela Jimmy Martin Mark Ness Teddy Oberhaus Richard Robertson Regan Simmons Douglas Small Mr. Small Mr. Simmons Bluejays David Berry Willis Haring Daniel Hella Jon McGarrigle Paul MacCarrick Jack Mitchell Robert Murphy Jan O’ Brien Andrew Police Philip Royce Daniel Smith Frank Wood Wood Mr. MacCarrick Redbirds Doug Bennett Robert Carlisle James Herrick Martin Jager Daniel Joseph David Rettz John Smith Chris Stevenson Dale VanGelder Bisons Stephen Bennett Robert Licht David Winters David A Wesley Cooper Larry Morley Mario Saraceni Christopher Murphy Billy Dupignac Dale Colle Timothy Smith Joseph Hand Tim Gatch Tim Park Joseph Lockwood Mr. Cooper Rockets Arthur Golder Roland Todd Scott Robertson Peter VanDemark Brian Perry John Morgan Donald Scott Steven Park Thomas Donahue Danny Sepps Lawrence Gill Miles Swanhart Mr Golder Mr. Todd International Sugar Kings James Apgar David Burklee Jeff DuMont John Dunlap Hal Goldsmith Francis Langlois Chris Layer Peter Metxell Mike Murphy Kenneth Murray Gordon Overslaugh John van Valen Pete DuMont Royals Timothy Baird Chris Fukuda Clay Griswold Fred Hoffman Karl Johnson Ricky Lich Richard Marion Donald Reynolds Scott John Wilams Charles Knapp Alvin Bickal Teddy Achilles Arthur Baisley Harold Bower David Flavin John Forbes Kenneth Gorton Stephen Grunder Timmy Kelly Douglas Murray Jonathan Poice Robert Scott Doug Woodering Allan Gorton Indians Green John Goldsmith Chris Hella Brooks Hendrix Charles Joseph Randall Marion Timothy McGee John McKeith Paul Schwartz David Stevenson Steve van Volkinburg Tom Wright Charles Schwartz Ramon Stevenson Pirates John Balsley Boyd David Bureevin Basil Carver Fred Denmark Brian K. Durfee Richard C. Durfee Lester Hancock Raymond Langlois Lee Mitterer Mat Ness Steven Peck James Simmons Stephen VanDemark Fred VanDerzee Mr. Durfee Dodgers Bill Bishop Robert Carpenter Gary Dickson Chris DuMont Eddie Errigo Joseph Gard Ner Pail Kelley Randy Licht Mitchell Lowe Peter Main Christopher Hess David Reynolds Scott Snow Mitchell Swanhart Thomas Werner Errigo Mr. Licht Braves Stephen Aldrich Greg Bidwell Michael Brown Ken Gardner Danny Gill Daniel Griswold Joseph Horton Daniel LeBoffe Ricky Murphy Tom Manheim Tom Polce Peter Salino Tim Shaw Ronald Traver Billy Ward George VanValen Mr. Ward Cubs Monte Bateman Stephen Brazo John Burns Merritt Compton Tom Ford David Golden ACK Alice Conover Girl Scouts and Fairground Project David Jones Peter Meskill Alex Park David Park Mathew Saline Darrell Shaw John Stilwell Tim Walsh Larry Woodams Mr. Ford Mr Golden Angels Green Charles Asay Richard Bradford Tim Countryman Vincent Campbell Ray Kellogg Victor Loveland Tim Moore Jay Russell Bill Scott Bruce Spicer Jeff Stoughton John White Mike Wright William Scott Red Sox Red Carl Ayers Eugene Batty Fred Dunlap Dennis Fairchild Jeff Jordan Mark Jordan John Keith Randy Keith James Morgan Mike Smith Adam Sutcliffe Mike Cooper Mr. Baker Mr. L Enfield Town Affairs Mary Schaefer Stratton
Search Courier

Search the Free Press Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Free Press?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication