Minetto Students Craft Lanterns From Printing Plates
Minetto school third and fourth graders repurpose aluminum printing plates into colonial style lanterns for a crafts fair. Students Paul Miner and Cindy Perry display lanterns created from old lates, raising over $1,000 for a trip to Upper Canada Village and a visit to Fort Henry in Kingston Ontario.
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Paul Miner
Cindy Perry
Minetto School
Lates
Thealladium Times
Minetto
Upper Canada Village
Oswego Man Mentioned in Great Potato Bust Story
Harold W. Collins from Oswego is noted in a national magazine issue about the Great Potato Bust but played no major role. The article highlights Houston, Illinois, and other figures while downplaying Collins' involvement.
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Oswego
Harold W. Collins
Know Your Fireman Lieutenant John Darling
Lieutenant John Darling of the Oswego Fire Dept has 29 years of service since joining December 22, 1947 and was promoted March 5, 1970. He attended multiple safety and inspection courses and is married to Dorothy Hesser with five children. He also refused to reinstate contracts during a large potato trading scheme involving Jack Simplot and the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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John Darling
Oswego Fire Dept
Ordenance School
Scott Air Pak
Dorothy Hesser
New Y Mercantile Exchange
Simplot
Collins
Savannah, N.Y
Time”’ Magazine
Francis Cutro
Leutenant
Conway Nominated for Oswego Supreme Court Seat
Gov. Hugh L. Carey nominates former Oswego mayor John O C Conway to fill the late Justice Edward F Crawford in the Fifth Judicial District. The six year term runs to age 70 with possible extension beyond retirement age depending on health. The nomination now goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation.
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John O.C. Conway
Supreme Court
Fifth Judicial District
Edward F. Crawford
Oswego
Conway
Carey
New Yor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Oswego County
Henry A. Hudson
Watertown
State Police Probe Burglary and Bad Check Incidents
State police continued investigations Monday into two burglaries and a bad check case. The Bettinger Mobil Service Station in Central Square lost $250 from a safe after a break in between June 6 and June 7. Camp Howard Boy Scout Camp on Churchville Road saw a break in between May 30 and June 6 with property missing and mess left behind. Sheldon Pratt and Scoutmaster Edward Howard, both of Liverpool, were identified in connection with the scout incident. In Hastings, Wade Rusch, 34, was arrested on five counts of bad checks totaling $350 and remanded to jail with July 6 reappearance set.
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Pulaski
BCI
O. Honors
D.B. Grossman
Bettinger Mobil
Central Square
Camp Howard
Churchville Road
Happy Valley
Parish
Sheldon Pratt
Boy Scouts
Edward Howard
Liverpool
Wa! Rusch
Mallory Trailer Park
Hastings
Rusch
Robert Apgar
Oswego County
Rossman
Oswego County Clerk Racks Up May Fees Totals
Oswego County Clerk David R. Wilcox recorded May fees totaling 20 451 01 with motor vehicle fees 10 816 50 and items like searches 2 180 uniform commercial code 1 749 50 deeds 1 661 50 mortgages 922 and other services 710 51 in the month.
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Oswego
David R. Wilcox
Dimeland Kids Booth Chalks Up St Johns Festival
The St Johns Spring Festival features a five-booth Dimeland for children on church grounds at West Third and Erie Streets. The three night program offers food, fun, door prizes, religious articles and handmade items like Afghan blankets, hats and balloons.
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Dimeland
St. John’s
West Third and
Erie Sts
Theamily
Bill Flynn
Asheville Gunboat Delayed Arrival at Oswego Harbor
The USS Asheville (PG-84) arrival in Oswego is delayed with no new time set. The patrol gunboat was to have a two day open house starting today and ending Wednesday afternoon.
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Asheville
Oswego
YN 1
Eugene Ratigliano
Ratigliano
Board Increases Ontario Outflow
The Inter national St. Lawrence River Board of Control raised Lake Ontario outflow by 5 000 cfs to 345 000 cfs at noon marking the highest discharge since 1973. Excess water spills through Long Sault Dam as lake level sits 247.5 feet, about 19 inches below the unregulated level.
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Chicago
Ill
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Lake Ontario
International
Long
Sault Dam
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Jack Simplot
MacDonald
Hugh L. Carey
Democratic Party
State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Dad
S.m.l.xl
Frank G. Wells
Midtown Center
Board
Ontario
PTL
West Bridge Street
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