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Newspaper
Free Press
Location
Trumansburg, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1967
Page
12
A column by Hilda Murphy condemns street litter and disorder on Main Street describing weekly debris from weekend activity. It cites Alexis de Tocqueville on American liberty, order, and social obligation as a lasting standard for public conduct.
Geese migration signals approaching winter as hunting season nears. Local Sportsmen clubs from South Seneca Ovid Interlaken and Trumansburg sponsor courses with unpaid volunteer instructors Roger Getman Neil Kenyon Lawrence Wilkins E Wendall Hague Jr John McChesney Charles Overslough Roger G Frost Sr Robert M Nelson John Snedeker Denton Schultz. Participants must prove prior license or present a hunter safety certificate.
In 1899 Trumansburg trustees heard C G Noble and Frank E Wade of the Trumansburg Electric Co apply for a franchise to build and operate an electric railroad on Hector Avenue Main Street Union Street Cayuga Street to King Street and to Lehigh Valley station. The line would be powered by electricity.
New York Press Assoc held its mid year meeting at Grossinger's Sept 14 17 with Mayor Lindsay forced to cancel his speech due to a teacher strike. Commissioner John Burns gave a grass roots overview of community government. Officers were elected for 1968 led by Edmund Hartung and Walter Grunfeld. Birth notices and a Podunk H D U meeting announce local events.
Local calendar lists library hours bake sales fundraisers and club meetings across Trumansburg Searsburg and Ulysses. Highlights include book hours at libraries S Rosary public sessions Rainbow Girls Masonic events Rotary Tr umansburg Star chapter 479 and registration days at district offices.
Estate Apgar and his brother were injured when a dump truck collided near Tompkins County. Richard N. Russell, 35, of Level Green Road Brooktondale, was treated and released from hospital. Deputies Fred Decker and Byron VanZile outlined the incident.
A group plans to form a National Hikers and Campers Association chapter in TRUMANSBURG. Interested individuals may call George Boyer or Jeanne Leader for details. Members joining by October 8 receive chapter status and insignia at no extra cost. the meeting includes a trail hike and pancake supper.
A local notice lists events on Tuesday October 10 and Wednesday October 11. The Village Board meets at 1 pm and the Official Board of the First Methodist Church gathers at 8 pm. A 5:15 pm smorgasbord supper is at Perry City Church, and a Senior Citizens Bake Sale and Bazaar runs 1 pm to 4 pm at the Federal Chapel.
The 1967 Formula One title race returns to Glen Watkins on October 1 with 20 drivers led by Denis Hulme 43 points and Jack Brabham 40 as contenders for the world championship. Brabham Repco and Hulme seek the Glen victory to clinch or close the title, while new entrants like Al Pease Jacky Ickx and Moises Solana join the field amid heavy traffic warnings from local police.
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