Fulton 1972 Growth Amid Wet Year and Renewal
Fulton, Oswego County, saw 1972 as its wettest year with the Oswego River high and extensive urban renewal. New downtown and Cayuga Mall developments, the Pyramid Mall opening, and Nestle investment marked growth, while strikes, a hospital transfer, and housing issues clouded progress.
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Fulton
Cayuga and
Down City
Bergan's Men's
Foster’s Cigar
Action Station
Pulse Beat of the City Coffee Newstand
Greco's
T.V
Record Center
Wrecker’s
Clark House
Perkins’ Corner
Urban Renewal Agency
White Modell
Loblaw’s
Oswego County
Streeter and van Sanford
S. First St
Andrew Michaud
Lee Memorial Hospital
County Nursing Home
Fred Lockwood
Social Services Committee
Nestle
Nestle Management
Nestle U. S
Buchholz Named Fulton Birds Eye Plant Manager
William J. Buchholz begins as Fulton plant manager for the Birds Eye Division of General Foods Corporation. He comes from Walla Walla where he led manufacturing and engineering. succeeds Robert J. Dunn promoted to warehousing and traffic manager at White Plains.
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Fulton
William J. Buchholz
Birds Eye
General Foods Corporation
Walla Walla
Wash
Buchholz
Robert J. Dunn
Birds Eye Division
White Plains
Dunn
General Foods
Pillsbury
GF International
Brazil
Berlin
Wis
University of Wisconsin
U. S. Army
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Institute of Industrial Engineers
Mary Ellen
Fire damages home near Fulton in Oswego County
Firefighters from Volney Volunteer Fire Department and City of Fulton battled a blaze at the John Coleman residence on East River Road near North. Heavy smoke and fire damage reported. no injuries. Coleman, Debra, and Linda were away shopping when the fire was discovered around 11 a.m. The fire appeared to start in the walls and spread to the second story of the wood frame two story dwelling.
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Fulton
Volney Volunteer Fire Department
City of Fulton Fire Department
John Coleman
East River Rd
Coleman
Debra
Linda
John
Oswego
Department of Environmental Conservation
Whitaker Rd
Raymond H. Guyer, Jr
Oswego RD
John L. Kibbe
Oneida St
Kibbe
Guyer
Jeffrey Guyer
Grace
Jimmy Guyer
Sheena Guyer
Donald E. Keeney
Fulton RD 1
Phillip C. Scott
Park St
Keeney
Scott
How Christmas Began by Mrs Weldin's Third Grade
Mrs Janet Weldin's third grade at Erie Street School Fulton presented the Christmas Story before holiday break. Participating students included Tracy Powers as Mary and Joseph and other classmates as roles such as the drummer boy, angels, kings, shepherds, and more.
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Janet Weldin
Erie Street School
Fulton
Mary
Tracy Powers
Joseph
Wallace Cummins
Barl Hotaling
The
Kings
Fulton News Notes From The Community
Mrs Barbara Bartholomew reports local happenings around Fulton including civic updates and neighborhood notices. Correspondent columns highlight residents and events in the Fulton area with brief community details.
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Barbara Bartholomew
Investigation Continues After Hit and Run Injures Youth
Fulton police investigate a Friday hit and run injuring 18 year old Walter W. Metcalf of 215 Utica Street. He was struck on Oneida Street near S Third Street while walking home and treated for a head wound.
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Fulton
Walter W. Metcalf
Utica St
Oneida St
Metcalf
S. Third St
Menter
Lee Memorial Hospital
Fulton Obituary for Esper E. Stanton 76 of Fulton
Esper E. Stanton 76 of Fulton died after an illness at home. Retired Nestle employee of 40 years, he was an elder at First Presbyterian Church and a member of the Foreman's Club Pathfinder Fish and Game Club. Survived by wife H Louise, two daughters Mary Matott and Madelyne Howell, two sons Malcolm and George, 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren, plus siblings. Services Tuesday at Young & Son Funeral Home and First Presbyterian Church. Burial Mt Adnah Cemetery.
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David Stanton
California
Alfred
Floyd Stanton
Fulton
Young & Son
First Presbyterian Church
Douglas W. Gray
Mt. Adnah
Oneida
Cream Style Corn Luncheon Recipe with Bacon
Cook onion and green pepper in bacon fat until soft. Stir in cream style corn and heat through. Serve hot with crisp bacon strips for a simple luncheon dish.
Siberia Population Note Sparks Scale Comparison
A claim states 25 million people live in Siberia, a region larger than the United States and Mexico combined. It frames Siberia as far more sparsely populated than typical maps imply, highlighting vast territory versus population.
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Siberia
United States
Mexico
Red Raiders Fall to Utica Jugglers in Invitational Final
Fulton G Ray Bodley High School’s Red Raiders lost 85 to 47 to Notre Dame Utica in the Whitesboro Invitational final. Utica jumped to a 21-7 lead and led by as many as 32. Tim Trapasso left the game with a severe sprained ankle. Skip Knight is expected to return for the next OHSL game.
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Fulton
G. Ray Bodley Varsity
Red Raiders
Notre Dame of
Utica
Bodley Cagers
Raiders
Tim Trapasso
Bob Misch
Skip Knight
Central Square
Bodley
Newly elected Vickery to preside Phoenix chamber meeting
Leon Vickery Jr newly elected president of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce announces a January 3 meeting at 12 30 p m at the First Log Cabin Restaurant. New officers will be installed and board aims for the coming year discussed and voted on. Eastern Stars installation and a public hearing on rezoning and a New Years Eve party at VFW also noted.
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Phoenix
Leon Vickery, Jr
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Stars
Earl
Jean) LaFave
Temple
Village of
Sweet Memorial
Main St
Davis and
Volney
Niles I. Fox
Phoenix Board of Trustees
Theer
VFW
Youth Bowling Teams Treated Today at Alley
Phoenix youths in Saturday bowling leagues at Bowl Inn receive hot dogs and coke in a team event. Two leagues include a few girls teams. Phoenix Central Schools plan classes next Wednesday. Ray Boutin elected Oswego County Press Club second vice president.
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Phoenix
Bowl Inn
Firebirds Of Phoenix Lose At Skaneateles
In the Christmas tournament at Skaneateles St Patrick s defeated Phoenix Central 72 62 as Frank Zaccanelli scored 18 for the Saints and Rich Himes led the Firebirds with 21 points despite a 1 5 season. Gordie Dick added 13 and seven Firebirds scored. JV Skaneateles beat the Junior Firebirds 155 40 led by Al Snyder with 20 points and similar rebounds.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Central School
Skaneateles
St. Patrick’s
Firebirds
Frank Zaccanelli
Saints
Dave Donovan
Mark Sierotnik
St. Pat
Phoenix Five
Rich Himes
Gordie Dick
Fire
al Snyder
Local Weather Summary and Forecast
Weather report notes 24 hour low 6.1 high 25.1 at 8am with mean 15.1 below normal precipitation 0.07 inches and humidity 93 percent. Forecast calls for overcast skies with wet snow and freezing rain at times becoming rain with temperatures rising to the upper 30s. Tonight and tomorrow cloudy and windy with showers and lows in the upper 30s and highs near 50. winds shift from east to south at 10 to 30 mph with higher gusts tonight and tomorrow.
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Loest
Suez Canal Construction Timeline and Cost
The Suez Canal, the world’s largest manmade waterway, required ten years to build at a cost of 287 million dollars. Construction began in 1859 and finished in 1869.
Bodley High honors roll lists 242 students in second marking period
Fulton reports G. Ray Bodley High School principal Carl Rowland announced 141 students earned high honors and 101 earned regular honors for the second marking period. The list names numerous students across both categories, reflecting broad scholastic achievement at the district school.
Elderly Woman Dies After Hit and Run in Caledonia
An 80 year old woman was fatally injured by a hit and run motorist Friday while attempting to cross New York 5 in Caledonia village 20 miles southwest of Rochester. Mrs Jeffie M Dewey of Avon Road was pronounced dead at a Rochester hospital.
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Caledonia
N. Y
Rochester
Jeffie M. Dewey
Avon Road
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Michael Tassell
Patti Tassell
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