Fidelity DeMolay Chapter wins 1967 Chapter of the Year
Trumansburg’s Fidelity Chapter of DeMolay earned the Chapter of the Year trophy at Leisure Island Hamburg during the 1967 Sweetheart Weekend. Attendees included James Stilwell and others. the chapter achieved 333 percent of membership quota, while the winning chapter had 360 percent. Fidelity was sponsored by Trumansburg Lodge 157 F and A M, instituted in 1956, with a December 6 dispensation to confer Initiatory and DeMolay Degree on a large Geneva Ithaca class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumansburg
Elmer G. Seel
Leisure Island
Hamburg
Fidelity
James Stilwell
Ed Simmons
Robert Swartout
Douglas Usher
Rick Frost
Brad Lewis
Ernest Meeker
William Preston
Richard Stevenson
Raymond Voorheis
Lyman P. Warren
Charles Parrish
Roberta Wolverton
Mary Comin
Fidelity Chapter
Sta of New York
Trumansburg Lodge
A.M
Geneva
Ithaca
Record Thanksgiving Turkey Crop Reaches New High
Ithaca reports a turkey crop of 125 million this year, nine million more than last year, marking a record surplus. Cornell poultry scientist Prof. Glenn H. Thacker notes about 50 percent will be eaten through Thanksgiving and Christmas, with 25 percent and additional storage contributing to a large frozen supply and lower prices around 19 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Glenn H. Thacker
Cornell
Thacker
Turkey
Determination of Tom Pritchard Amid Broken Arm
Fourth grader Tom Pritchard at Interlaken Central School broke his left arm about three weeks ago but remains committed to trombone. He braces the instrument over his shoulder and uses his left knee to steady the bell while continuing to play with his right hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pritchard
Interlaken Central School
Tom
Tommy Pritchard
4-H Leaders And Council Make Lamps In Interlaken
Seneca County 4-H Council members gathered at the Farm and Home Center on Monday November 13 to assemble study lamps. Ralph DeBolt opened with the 4-H Pledge and introduced Bill Niles the Extension Agent. Donna Wilkes from NYSEG discussed proper home lighting and demonstrated glare versus adequate light using a new Better Light Bureau approved lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interlaken
Seneca County
4-H
Farm and Home Center
Ralph DeBolt
Bill Niles
Donna Wilkes
Home Service
New York State Electric and Gas
4-H Agent Attends National Meeting in Washington
John C. Sterling 4-H Agent from Trumansburg joins 200 Extension Agents from 24 states at the 21st annual National Association of Extension 4-H Agents meeting at the National 4-H Center in Washington from November 4 to 8. The conference theme is From Challenge to Commitment with seminars on leadership, youth programs, camping, TV outreach, and electrical safety led by federal and state extension staff. Local leaders Lena Burdin, John Russell, and Art Poulsen attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumansburg
John C. Sterling
National Association of Extension 4-H
Washington
Joe McAuliffe
Federal Extension Service
William Hoffman
Boy Scouts of America
Eleanor Wilson
Federal Service
Joe Tompkin
Raymond Carlson
Indiana University
Lloyd Davis
Washington, D.C
Donald Price
Cornell
David Greenfield
New York State Electric and Gas
Lena Burdin
Lodi
John Russell
Ovid
Art Poulsen
Interlaken
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Fidelity DeMolay
James Stillwell
Lyman Warren
Ruby Feathers
Syracuse
National Grange
S.A. Alig
Norbert
Eva Allens
Fred Rumsey
Jacksonville
Dorothy Gage
Tompkins County Hospital
Mary Tripp
New York State
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