Childhood recollections from local residents
A mosaic of memories from area residents includes Betty King recalling a kitten lost to a truck, Selma Volinsky’s solo New York trip at age ten, Leora Simmons describing a family picnic with a blind horse, Joy Olney cherishing country school picnics, and Victor Saay recalling winning a dog naming contest with an English springer spaniel.
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Leora Simmons
Beech Sr
Proprietress
Simmons Restaurant
Joy Olney
Marcellus R.D
Victor Saay
W. Kennedy Sr
New Vic Players
Herald-Journnal
Clare Luce calls Truman a gone goose at GOP convention
Clare Boothe Luce branded President Truman a gone goose to a Republican crowd in Philadelphia. She urged Americans to support a Republican next president, faulted postwar U.S. foreign policy, and attacked Truman as dull while praising Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg for the nomination.
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Truman
Mrs
Clare Luce
Philadelphia
Clare Boothe Luce
Roosevelt
Russia
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Connecticut House
Amnesty Offered Filipino Rebels
The Philippine House approved amnesty for the Hukbalahap rebels in Central Luzon following the surrender of Huk leader Luis Taruc. The decree frees about 50 000 peasant followers from rebellion sedition and arms charges but requires surrender of arms within 20 days after approval.
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Manila
Luzon
Philippine House
Senate
Huk
Luis Taruc
PSC Extends Gas Curbs and New-Service Ban
The Public Service Commission in Albany has extended until May 1, 1949 the restrictions on selling natural and mixed gas for heating. The order renews the ban on extending service to new customers due to ongoing natural gas shortages, with a hardship clause allowing new service if life or health is at risk.
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Albany
Public Service Commission
P.S.C
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Peggy McCarthy
S. Salina St
Betty King
Lincoln, Ar
Selma Volinsky
Irving Ay
Howard Clothes, Inc
New York City
Gresswoman
Henry Wallace
Wampun
Boodle Boys
Big City
Harry Truman
PSC
Saratoga Spring
Saratoga
Vichy
Saratoga Springs
Modess
Ashby DE LA Zouche
England
Frank Johnson
America
Arthur B. Frost
Jeweler
Warren St. Onondaga Hotel
Syracuse
M &S Products. CO. Inei:wineband
B. Damtzen
C. Venus Foundation
Second Fleet
A. Carter
B. Carter
C. Carter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!