Fort Ontario Guard to Guard Fort Ontario Exhibition
A Fort Ontario Guard will join the living museum exhibits this summer at Fort Ontario Oswego with daily ceremonies and drills. The program models Civil War era practices and aims to enhance historical presentation through community support and ongoing Foundation fundraising.
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Fort Ontario
Wallace F. Workmaster
State Education Department
William H. Green
Heritage Foundation of
Oswego
Fort Ontario Guard
Workmaster
Heritage Foundation
Green
County Products On Display At Leighton School
Oswego County Manufacturers' Exhibit extended to Friday evening at Frederick Leighton school from 7 to 9 pm. Forty two industrial exhibitors from Oswego County show diversified products, including Acme Plate, Ames Iron Works, Nestle, Niagara Mohawk, NY Central, Port of Oswego Authority, and more. The free exhibit is open to the public.
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Oswego County
Oswego
Frederick Leighton School
Acme Plate Corp
Ames Iron Works
Armstrong Cork Co
Birdseye
General Foods
Black Clawson Co
Borden's Farm Products
Brenemen-Hartshorn, Inc
B.W.B. Foods, Inc
City of
Nestle Co. Inc
New York Central Railroad
New York Telephone Co
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Northern Steel Corp
Osted Manufacturing Co
Oswego Candy Co., Inc
Oswego Castings Corp
Oswego County Telephone Co
Oswego Electrotype Co
Port of Oswego Authority
RCF Com- Tronics, Inc
Sealright-Oswego Falls Corp
State University College At
Backus Family Sells Lumber and Coal Operation in Mexico
Mexico Woodbury Lumber replaces Mexico Lumber and Coal Co Inc in the Mexico area. Ralph Woodbury of Glens Falls buys the local shop from the Backus family, who have run it since 1937 and 1961 transfers. Woodbury, nicknamed Rapid Ralph, owns multiple lumber firms and plans aggressive regional expansion.
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Mexico
Woodbury-Mexico Lumber
Mexico Lumber & Coal Company Inc
Ralph Woodbury
Glens Falls
New York
R. A
Jay W. Backus
R. Austin Backus
Jay Backus
Woodbury
Rapid Ralph
Adirondacks
Far West
Woodbury Lumber Corp
Woodbury Whitesboro Lumber Corp
Football Roots of Two Baseball Stars Revealed
Don Owens and Jim Davenport played football at Mississippi Southern. Bubba Phillips of the Cleveland Indians served as quarterback on the same team.
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Don Owens
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Davenport
San Francisco Giants
Mississippi Southern
Bubba Phillips
Cleveland Indians
American Stores Becomes Acme Markets Name Change
American Stores Company stockholders approved changing the corporate name to Acme Markets, Inc. The new name takes effect immediately as sales for the current fiscal year run ahead of last year with 50 new stores planned, while some older locations will close.
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Philadelphia
American Stores Company
Acme Markets, Inc
Paul J. Cupp
Comany
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Washington, D. C
California
Alpha Beta Acme
L. A. Johnson Dies a Pioneer in Grocery Field
Laurence Ayres Johnson 73 of Syracuse and founder of Johnson Super markets was found dead in a Bronx motel. He faced a million dollar libel suit and was excused from testifying due to health. A notable merchant and historian, Johnson helped shape early American country store trade.
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New York
Laurence Ayres
Larry) Johnson
Broad St
Syracuse
Bronx
Johnson
New York City
Savanah
Wayne County
Johnson Supermarkets
Victory Supermarkets
Norwich
Mississippi River
Treasury balance and debt figures as of June 23
Treasury cash position shows a balance of 9.599 billion dollars. Fiscal year deposits amount to 99.139 billion while withdrawals total 104.465 billion. Total national debt stands at 297.880 billion dollars.
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Washington
The
Treasury
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