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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1965
Page
9
A severe storm struck Ovid at 10 p.m. Friday washing out the Legion Carnival after a Friday parade drew a large crowd. Saturday damp weather and ongoing concerns led to lower attendance at the barbecue and early concession closures as the town braces for future Legion fundraisers.
Hilda Murphy outlines that in November townships will elect local officials. Over the next two months candidates will campaign to inform voters about issues. Main Street will devote space to provide coverage and context for the election.
Letter from Warren Hanford of Lima Peru praising the exchange program and community support. Also a warning about playground safety near highway equipment and lines. Election notices invite Republican and Democrat candidates to interviews and remind voters to participate in upcoming caucus. Community political education quote closes the piece.
A speaker sits by a lonely fire seeking wisdom calmness and courage to forget the Moving Finger writes and moves on. The verse reflects on irreversible words and the futility of piety wit or tears to alter what has been written.
A mixed reminiscence list from 1872 to 1955 includes warnings about thieves in 1872, prices for ice cream in 1887, autos and agency ads in 1911, census figures in 1925, a 1950 medical examiner appointment, several marriages in 1950s, and local construction and moving notices through 1955.
An archival digest lists events from Ovid and nearby. Highlights include Williams losing a gold watch key in Ovid on Aug 26 with reward offered, marriages in Varick and Romulus, job ads at the academy, a barn fire near MacDougal, crop outlooks, a Methodist picnic, school starting, gasoline prices in 1915, weddings in Willard and Washington D C, and welfare appointment. It also quotes local writers and editorials.
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