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Newspaper

Free Press

Location

Trumansburg, New York, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1966

Page

4

New Bridge Dedicated At Sheldrake In Ovid

Ovid Town Supervisor Lawrence Wilkins opened a new 82 foot long bridge at Sheldrake on Friday November 18 at 1 00 am. The bridge built by Alford Snow Inc. of Fayette measures 35 feet high 20 feet wide and carries 40 tons. Costing 24965 88 the project was funded equally by Ovid and Seneca County with fill donated by Wilkins. The prior one way bridge was removed July 13 and opened October 21. Snow removal benefits were noted as a key advantage of the new structure.

OVID Lawrence Wilkins Sheldrake Happy Landing Alford-Snow Inc Fayette Irving Subway Sheldrake Bridge Seneca County John Carey Duane Marks Junius Matt McKeon Mike Gladdis Seneca Falls Ed McGuire Lodi William Long Waterloo John C. Wiggins Covert Robert Mannix Ovid J.F Larry Wilkins Cutting Ribbon Lewis Moore Ted Day Frederick Alford Gilbert Snow Carl Zamjohn

Victory Rally and Thanksgiving Plans at Sheldon Hall

A Victory Rally was held at Sheldon Hall on Tuesday November 15 with pledges and gifts tallied at 63172 90 for Sanctuary and 18720 00 for Budget for 1967. A Thanksgiving Day Service is set for November 24 at 9 30 A M at the Ovid Federated Church with the Senior Choir and Rev Sheldon preaching.

OVID Sheldon Hall Ovid Federated Church Sheldon

Local residents and events roundup across Bath Ovid and Lodi

Oucd Personal Mr and Mrs Thomas Lavarnway and children spent Sunday in Bath visiting Mrs Lavarnways sister. Mrs Lester Sandifur Harold Tanner and William Thomson attended Cub Scout Adult Training at St Pauls Waterloo. Mrs Marjorie Lockett and children visited Rochester relatives. Mrs Hugh McDonald and parents attended a wedding at Dalton Saturday. Mr and Mrs Dennis Getman of Kent Ohio visiting mother Mrs Norma Getman Water St for Thanksgiving. Norma Getman returned from Rochester visit. Miss Geraldine Limner left Friday for Rochester winter. Miss Theresa Limner and Mrs Thomas Limner visited Ovid relatives. Robert Drake Norman Getman Neil Kenyon and Paul OConnell returned from Adirondacks hunting. Mr Benjamin Franklin attended NYS Bar Assoc workshop in Binghamton. Interlaken Bernice Rebekah Lodge meets Friday Nov 25 at 8 pm in Lodi rooms. OVID Palette Cleaners painting group invites new members to Edith Ford Memorial Library Thursdays at 7 pm. Members supply own materials. In Lodi prospective artists may call Darwin Smith.

Lester Sandifur Harold Tanner William Thomson St. Paul's Episcopal Church Waterloo Marjorie Lockett Rochester Hugh,McDonald Dalton Dennis Getman Kent Ohio Norma Getman Water St Geraldine Limner Theresa Limner Thomas Limner Ovid Robert Drake Norman Getman Neil Kenyon Paul O’connell Adirondacks Benjamin Franklin N.Y.S. Bar Assoc Binghamton Palette Cleaners Edith Ford David Arkland Elizabeth Brewer Lodi Darwin Smith

HDU Units Meet Ovid Home Demonstration in December

OVID and SEARSBURG units of the Home Demonstration Union plan December meetings with cookies and projects. In Ovid the group meets December 1 at 8 PM at Mrs. Jane Clark’s. SEARSBURG meets December 7 at 10 AM hosted by Winifred Dean with a noon luncheon. Members should bring canned goods for Christmas Bureau. Auxiliary members support veterans gift shop at Canandaigua VA Hospital with 5000 gifts mailed yearly and invitations to donate through Mabel Smith in Waterloo. Lodi churches host Family Night Supper November 27 at 6 30 PM. Jo Clawson and Robert Elliot speak about travel. Thanksgiving service on November 23 at 7 30 PM. film strip shown November 25 at 9 45 AM.

Jane Clark Searsburg Searsburg- H.D.U Winifred Dean Elizabeth Raymond Gertrude Millspaugh Ovid - Seneca County American Legion Auxiliary Canandaigua V.A. Hospital Cayuga Livingston Ontario Wayne Yates American Legion Auxiary Legion Post Seneca County Rehabilitation Mabel Smith Waterloo Lodi Presbyterian Church Jo Clawson Equador Robert Elliot Dedrick Willers France Interlaken Reformed Church Edward Miller Interlaken Baptist Church Sheppards Methodist Church

What Is The Law PTA Discussion In Ovid

The Ovid PTA meets Monday November 28 at 8 PM in the Ovid Central School Auditorium. A panel on What Is The Law features Donald Peaman Gerald Brewer Nelson Coonradt and Larry VanVleet with focus on school bus safety hunting fishing and boating. A Q A period invites student questions and grades 10 through 12 are invited. The PTA Exec Committee meets at 7 30 PM. A short business session precedes the panel and refreshments follow in the cafeteria.

OVID Ovid Pta Ovid Central School Donald Peaman Gerald Brewer Seneca County Nelson Coonradt Larry VanVleet PTA

Local notes from Interlaken and lakeside gatherings

Interlaken hosts historical society meeting at 8 pm on Monday November 28 in the museum rooms with officer elections. Harold Daily will show photos from his European trip. Nearby residents share weekend visits, hunting anecdotes, and casual calls at lakeside homes along with requests to keep hunting legal and licensed.

Interlaken Interlaken Historical Society Harold Daily

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