Fulton Reports 1968 Construction Exceeds 3 Million
New construction in Fulton for 1968 totaled about 3.23 million dollars, nearly six times 1967. John Duffy, assistant city engineer, notes 101 building permits issued, 33 variances filed, 22 granted, and 30 inspections conducted, listing major projects including Lee Memorial Hospital, Fulton Masonic Temple, the municipal building, and a Fulton Savings Bank addition.
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Fulton
John Duffy
Duffy
New Lee Memorial Hospital
Fulton Masonic Temple
Fulton Savings Bank
Cortland Wrestlers Capture Fulton Christmas Invitational Title
Cortland High School wrestlers won the Fulton Christmas Invitational with five champions and 84 points, topping North Syracuse and East Syracuse. Fulton’s Bob Farfaglia captured the 120 pound title and the most valuable wrestler award by pinning Scott Powers in 2 24. Chuck Williams of Jordan Elbridge earned the fastest pin trophy with a 33 second fall in the 95 pound class and also won his division.
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Fulton M Corrac High School
Cortland
North Syracuse
East Syracuse
Jordan Elbridge
Fulton
Touvernor
Mexico
Proctor
Bob Farfaglia
Farfaglia
Freeman lauds extending present milk price policy
Syracuse telegram from R Fenton Murphy of Northeast Dairy Cooperative Federation commends Secretary Orville Freeman for extending the emergency price to Order 2 dairymen beyond April 30 1969. Murphy says the move stabilizes milk markets during the transition to the Nixon administration and gives producers confidence while awaiting the incoming secretary’s policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Orville L. Freeman
United States
R. Fenton Murphy
Northeast Dairy Cooperative Federation, Inc
Murphy
Johnson
Nixon
Clifford M. Hardin
Northeast Federation
Freezing Rain Closes Roads in Fulton Area
Freezing rain coated Fulton with a thick ice layer Friday night into Saturday morning. Police reported numerous minor accidents as motorists exercised extreme caution. small branches broke under the weight, with limited damage overall.
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Fulton
Women's Club Benefit Card Party in Fulton
The Women's Club of Fulton hosts a benefit card party at Holy Family School on January 13 at 8 p m Dessert will be served with prizes awarded Committee members include Mrs Harry Meadowcraft publicity Mrs Richard Phelps refreshments Mrs Merton Holland properties Mrs Elmer Hibbard prizes Mrs Carlton Ure favors and Mrs Richard Colgrove serving The ticket committee is led by Mrs Marvin Dexter and Mrs Gene Giovannetti with many others assisting on committees
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Fulton
Women’s Club of
Holy Family
Harry Meadowcraft
Richard Phelps
Merton Holland
Elmber Hibbard
Carlton Ure
Richard Colgrove
Marvin Dexter
Gene Giovannetti
Peter Hillick
John Sugar
Patrick Latate
Bart Seibers
Leon Stuber
Fulton Lions Tour Alcan Plant near Oswego
A group of Fulton Lions visited the Alcan Aluminum Corp plant near Oswego after their dinner meeting. Front row travelers included Ed Wagner, Richard Stine, Gordon Chesbro, and Lyman DuBois. Also aboard were Waldo Haskell Jr and Harold Dowd. Host was Robert B. Masteller of Alcan.
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Fulton Lions
Alcan Aluminum Corp
Oswego
Malone's
Lions
Ed Wagner
Richard Stine
Gordon Chesbro
Lyman DuBois
Waldo Haskell
Baldwinsville Meets G. Ray Bodley In Invitational Final
G. Ray Bodley High School trains to face Baldwinsville tonight at 8 30 for the Baldwinsville Christmas Invitational basketball title. Oswego Catholic and Solvay play 7 for consolation. Fulton rallies beat Crusaders 55 49 with Crouch Cole and Bennett leading scorers.
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G. Ray Bodley High
Baldwinsville
Oswego Catholic High
Solvay
Fultonites
Crusaders
Ken Crouch
Ken Cole
Bruce Bennett
Tim Brown
Fulton
Oswego Catholic
Crouch
Guilfrida
Cole
Lynch
Rutledge
Brown
Roberts
Moore
Vescio
Skripnic
Colocino
Denny
Pollard
Bennett
Naioti
Couple Receives 200000th Montgomery County Marriage License
Dayton Ohio AP reports the 200000th marriage license in Montgomery County history was issued to James L Marsh 29 and Barbara Heath 26. The county records note its first marriage was in 1803 by Justice Abner Gerard with Isaac Westfall and Sarah Gulleon cited as married on July 26 1803.
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Dayton, Ohio
Aontgomery County
James L. Marsh
Barbara Heath
Teh County
Abner Gerard
Isaac Westfall
Sarah Guillion
Buddha statue in Nara stands as 71 percent high bronze
In Nara Japan a bronze Buddha statue reaches seventy one percent of its claimed original height dating from 749 A D The sculpture is a historic landmark reflecting early Japanese bronze work and religious art in the region.
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Nara
Japan
25 Years With Armstrong Worker Receives Gold Watch
Oswego resident Hendrick Sheffield of RD 4 Oswego was presented a gold watch by B. W. Fox plant manager to celebrate 25 years of service at the Armstrong Cork Company Ful ton Plant. Sheffield joined in October 1941, moving from Repair to Felt Manufacturing and later serving as a stock preparation man and theater engineer.
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Hendrick Sheffield
Oswego
Armstrong Cork Company
Fulton
B. W. Fox
Sheffield
Erwards
Coho Salmon Stay Put In Icy Pulaski Pond Experiment
In Pulaski 15000 coho salmon released into an ice covered pond are staying put as biologists daily chip away ice to keep the weir clear. Leigh M. Blake says only eight have left in the first week and no mass migration is visible yet. One fish died but cause unknown. kidney disease in hatchery fry noted as natural mortality.
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Pulaski
State Conservation Department
Lake Ontario
Watertown
Leigh M. Blake
Blake
Pro Basketball At A Glance
NBA standings and upcoming schedule across Eastern and Western divisions. Notable results include New York 111 over San Diego 109 and Baltimore 136 over Milwaukee 122. Upcoming games feature Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Boston at Atlanta among others.
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W. L. Pat
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Detroit
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Fran
San Diego
Chicago
Seattle
Phoenix
Baltimore
Philocsiphia
Cincinna
San Francisco
Basketball standings and Friday results report
The recap lists standings with teams Minnesota Kentucky Indiana Miami New York Oakland Denver Dallas New Orleans Los Angeles Houston and notes Friday results Oakland 131 New York 116 New Orleans 125 Dallas 104 Minnesota 110 Kentucky 106 and upcoming games Los Angeles at Denver Oakland at Indiana New Orleans at Houston Los Angeles at Dallas Kentucky at Indiana with tentative Monday schedule messages.
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W. L. Pet
Minnesota
Kentucky
Indiana
Miami
New York
Oakland
Denver
Dallas
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Houston
Meday
Christmas Gatherings Across Cortland Area Families
Mr and Mrs Norris Patchen met relatives in Cortland for breakfast and gifts. VanAlstine grandchildren visited grandparents Roscoe and family for Dale’s birthday cake and ice cream. Several households hosted Christmas Day guests from Rome, Oswego, Syracuse, Liverpool and Auburn with multiple couples and children listed.
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North Victory
Norris Patchen
Cortland
Donald Patchen
Bainbridge
Cynthia
Barbara
Theresa
Amy
Dale VanAlstine
Crocketts
Roscoe VanAlstine
Harold Howland
Florence Ghook
Andrew
Rome
John Pierce
Oswego Hospital
Ronald Gay
Rochester
David Gay
Liverpool
Willis Gay, Jr
Syracuse
Willis Gay
Stanley
Jeffery Watson
Kim
John Watson
Adam Gaczynski
Lavonia
Ruth Allen
Bessie Cooper
Carl Andrews
Auburn
Barbara Anderson
Alton
Bruce van Sanford
North Rose
Robert van Sanford
Melvin van Sanford
Fulton Floyd O. VanWor mer 53 dies after four week illness
Fulton Floyd O VanWormer 53 of Fulton dies at home after a four week illness. He was born in North Volney and lived here all his life. He worked for Fulton Housing Authority and belonged to State Street United Methodist Church. Survived by wife Lena and mother Pearl VanWormer with several cousins. Services at Young and Son Funeral Home with viewing hours Sunday 7–9 p.m. and Monday 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
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Fulton
Floyd O. VanWormer
North Volney
Fulton Housing Authority
State Street
Buffalo farming noted by Frontier pilot in Lyons
Ron Gregory a Frontier Airlines pilot keeps buffalo on his Lyons Colorado area farm his unusual hobby contrasts with his airline career highlighting local agricultural interest and peculiar animal keeping in 1960s Colorado news.
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Lyons, Colo
Ron Gregory
Frontier Air Lines
Buffalo
Lyons
Enthusiastic About Nursing Training Speaks at Rotary Lunch
Miss Betty Brennan of Fulton, soon to graduate as a nurse from St Josephs Hospital Syracuse, urged Rotary attendees to value nurses training. She outlined the demanding study and work but emphasized the personal rewards of helping patients. Brennan, daughter of James Brennan, aids St Josephs in recruiting high school girls for nursing.
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Fulton
Rotary
Lakeview Lanes
Betty Brennan
St. Josephs’ Hospital
Syracuse
Miss Brennan
James Brennan
West First St
Brennan
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Aquilla Barrow
Robert Herron
Matteson Baby Born December Twenty Fifth
Mr and Mrs Leslie Matteson of South Fifth Street announce the birth of a daughter on December 25. She joins a sister named Lori in the family.
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Fulton
Leslie Matteson
South Fifth St
Lori
Mrs Emma Shaut Visited Ives Couple on Baldwin Road
Mrs Emma Shaut of Savona spent Tuesday through Thursday with Mr and Mrs Robert Ives on Baldwin Road for a short social visit.
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Emma Shaut
Savona
Robert Ives
Baldwin Rd
Palmer Family Spend Christmas in Ohio Visit
Mr and Mrs Harold Palmer of Worth Street spent Christmas with their daughter and her family in Ohio.
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Harold Palmer
Worth St
Ohio
Family Christmas Visit From Connecticut and Washington
Mrs Gail McSweeney of Park Street hosted Christmas guests Miss Marie McSweeney of Hamden Connecticut and her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Thomas McSweeney and family from Washington.
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Gail McSweeney
Parks St
Marie McSweeney
Hamden
Conn
Thomas McSweeney
Washington
Duell Couple Visit Mrs. McDougall In Baldwinsville
Mr and Mrs Walter Duell of Baldwinsville called on Mrs Luella McDougall of Rowlee Road in a brief local visit this week.
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Walter Duell
Baldwinsville
Luella McDougall
Rowlee Rd
Christmas family gathering at Inch home
Mrs Winifred Galvin of Minette attended a family gathering at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Harvey Inch Union Street for Christmas.
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Winifred Galvin
Minette
Harvey Inch
Union St
Staff Sgt Neil Furlong Arrives for Duty in New Mexico
Staff Sgt Neil Furlong son of Mrs Velma Johnson RD 1 has reported for duty at Holoman AFB New Mexico as an aircraft maintenance technician in a Tactical Air Command unit.
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Neil Furlong
Velma Johnson
RD 1
Holoonan Afb
New Mexico
Furlong
Tactical Air Command
Christmas Day Visits and Hospital Stay Reported
Miss Mildred Rowlison Min ette and Mrs. Ethel Washer of South Sixth Street were Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Youngs of South Fifth Street. Mrs. Julia Richmond of Clifford was a recent patient in Lee Memorial hospital. Mrs. Marion Rickert of South Fifth Street spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. George Rickert and their Syracuse family.
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Mildred Rowlison
Minette
Ethel Washer
South Sixth St
Walter Youngs
South Fifth St
Julia Richmond, Clifford
Lee Memorial Hospital
Marion Rickert
George Rickert
Syracuse
Mrs Nina Depp Admitted To Lee Memorial Hospital
Mrs Nina Depp of Bowens Corners Road was admitted to Lee Memorial hospital on December 24.
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Nina Depp
Bowens Corners Rd
Lee Memorial Hospital
Postman Assaults Mail Bag In Market Square
A Jaipur postman apprentice opened his heavy mail bag in a market square and invited addressees to take mail. He was arrested the next day on charges stemming from the incident.
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Jaipur
India
Seven Fire Crews Battle Blaze at Major Brands Service Station
Seven fire companies from two counties fought a blaze at the Major Brands Service Station on Route 57 south of the village near Riverside Park. The fire began around 9:55 p.m. and rekindled after midnight with a smoldering car fire at 2:30 a.m. No injuries were reported and investigators from the Oswego County Sheriff's Department continued probing a fordetermin ed cause.
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Phoenix
Riverside Park
Homer Bowman
Arthur Taylor
Bowman
Oswego County Sheriff's Department
Charles Isham
James Smiley
Phoenix Fire Department
Oswego County
Pennellville
Caughdeney
Volney
Onondaga County
Belgium
Cold Springs
Lysander
Baldwinsville
Moyers Corners
Don MccFee
Ora Lawton
Ray Chesbro
Grain Conference Set in Auburn January 3 at 10 AM
A multi county grain conference will be held January 3 at the Cayuga County Farm Home and 4 H Center Auburn starting 10 AM. Cornell specialists and extension agents will discuss corn and small grain production with topics from drainage to weed control and fertilization. Reservations for lunch by December 31 to the Cooperative Extension office 343 4744.
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Cayuga County
Grant Ave
Auburn
Ralph F. Geiger
Cornell University
Soil Conservation Service
Donald Hammond
Thomas Armstrong
Geiger
Cooperative Extension Office
Charles Barnett
Carl Winkelblock
Agricultural Engineering Department
Cornell
Onondaga
Cayuga
Madison
Oswego
William Pardee
Tom Scott
Agronomy Department
Keith Norton
Sheep In Southwestern High Rest Room Stuns Flint
In Southwestern High School Flint a large sheep was found in the boys rest room. Deputy principal George Hurley noted the animal likely came from a prank before police were called. Humane Society officer John Fay helped load the sheep into a van for shelter.
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Mary
Southwestern High School
George Hurley
The
Humane Society
John F. Fay
Society
Garret E. Ebmeyer
Hurley
Swiss beat United States in World Bridge Olympiad opener
In the 20 board match, Robinson and Jordan of the United States won seven notrump by cashing spades and clubs then finessing diamonds, scoring 2 220 points. The Swiss at six notrump settled for six, while seven diamonds would fail under normal play.
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Switzerland
United States
Jordan
Robinson
Gerber
Declarer
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