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Newspaper
Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1959
Page
4
Frank Eldridge 60, of Tubac, Arizona, was running to catch a bus when his leg became trapped between rails of a cattle guard. Friends struggled, then Sheriff’s Deputy Abe Truillo sprayed with lard to loosen and free the limb.
The Oswego Junior Chamber of Commerce unveiled the second annual Christmas Gift Show to run November 5 6 and 7 at the New York State Armory. General chairman William Green aims to surpass last year’s inaugural success as 17 merchants seek booth space already.
The National Board of Directors of the United Junior Chamber of Commerce adopted 1959-60 activities at Tulsa in March. New names replace old terms and two equal programs, Community Development and Chapter and Individual Development, emphasize internal chapter growth and external information dissemination.
In Paris Kentucky Mt Carmel Church youth held a Bible marathon with thirty two readers taking 15 minute turns. They completed the reading in 69 hours and 14 minutes.
Will Pierce past president of the Oswego Jaycees has been unanimously elected president of Operation Oswego. The group aims to attract new industry to Oswego by clearing 48 acres donated by Niagara Mohawk Power Co for an industrial park. Bull Ring leads demolition and soil removal efforts with three local excavators, as Pierce and his committee map a broader development plan.
The speaker urges Oswego to pursue a reliable industry that will hire locals. They propose building a facility and leasing it to the industry, and insist that even with the St. Lawrence Seaway in place Oswego should not wait for opportunity to arrive but actively bring it in.
Dry onions by the quart and gladholi will be featured Saturday at the Oswego Public Market located at the former Water Department garage on West First St. Market hours are 6:30 to noon. Vegetables include cabbage bears carrots tomatoes potatoes cucumbers radishes and string beans. Eggs cost 40 to 60 cents per dozen. African violets geraniums double rose bud begonias and other plants available. Baked goods include cookies 23 cents per half dozen banana bread and brown bread 35 cents per loaf white bread 30 cents per loaf. Ruffled doilies aprons pillow cases 1.50 to 3.50 1.50 to 2.50 and handkerchiefs with tatting 1.50 to 2.50.
Kurt Weill musical that has run here almost five years has grossed over two million at the box office. It is the first off Broadway enterprise to reach such a gross. The show paid off its investment after 16 weeks and has remained in profit since.
A note highlights a large fruit packing shed in Yacerville California as the world's largest of its kind. It also notes that San Francisco handles one fifth of the global coffee imports, underscoring the area's regional trade significance.
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