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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1950
Page
2
East Greenbush Nassau Kiwanis heard H T Gallagher of the Mate Social Security Board as principal speaker at this week’s meeting. Eighteen Rene selaer Club visitors attended. Ladies night is set for Tuesday May 9.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo near Colorado Springs highlights a collection of 250 specimens. Founded with the Pomar Foundation backing, the private facility sits at high altitude and features exhibits tracing life from 600 million to 25,000 years ago. Annual feed and operating costs are offset by patron donations and nominal visitor fees.
Admission fees apply daily except on Spencer Henrose birthdate. Manzer notes monkeys need care as patrons visit the monkey house. Monkeys dine on seedless grapes lettuce and tomatoes. The zoo houses four chimpanzees a young male gorilla two elephants and diverse carnivores including lions tigers and a Kodiak bear. Snakes once present were removed due to mountain climate. The cog railway offers views of Colorado Springs and the plains from the zoo grounds.
Earl F. Baldwin Sr of 1451 Second Street was found dead in bed yesterday morning by his wife after illness at 3 am. The Dunn Memorial Bridge guard died of natural causes per Coroner Matera. He leaves wife and son Earl Jr. Funeral from the Rockefeller Funeral Home with burial in East Greenbush Cemetery.
Samuel Dymond 88 of Stephentown died suddenly yesterday morning at his Garfield residence. Coroner Maatera ruled natural causes. He was born in Stephentown and lived in Garfield, operated a farm, and attended the Federated Church. Funeral details announced with Rev. Kenneth Wait officiating. Interment in Garfield Cemetery.
In Baltimore a fireplace reveal exposed three baby skeletons believed buried over 25 years. Marie Plage found the remains after tearing a mantle gap, one wrapped in a 1921 date paper, another in a 1923 date paper. Police and Dr. William Kammer investigated and the bones were sent to the morgue.
Word has reached of the death in an air crash at Corpus Christi Texas of Lt Kenneth Brown U S Naval Air Corps son of Mr and Mrs Kingsley Brown of Detroit former residents of this area His mother is the former Miss Alicia Mambert of Collins Avenue this city His maternal grandparents were the late Alvin E Mambert Troy Jawyer and Mrs Mambert now in Detroit Paternal grandparents were Mr and Mrs John and Jean Calhoun Brown of Waterview Lieutenant Brown recently graduated from the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis and was on his last flight in his air training when the crash occurred. He is survived by his parents a brother Kingsley Brown and a sister Miss Jean Brown both of Detroit.
The funeral of Mrs. Dudley G. Lester wife of the Saratoga Vichy Spring Co president will be held at 3 30 p m today from the residence 125 Lake Avenue Saratoga Springs She died Monday and was awaiting her daughter Miss Nancy Lester who was returning from Germany where she serves as a recreation director for the U S Army Special Services A move is under way to dedicate a room in the new Saratoga Springs public library in memory of Mrs Lester.
A Mosinee Wisconsin report describes a staged communist takeover planned for May 1 with seizure of a local newspaper churches and police offices. National Guardsmen would simulate a militia and set up inspection posts while a replica Communist youth group tours the town to mimic the regime.
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson told a University of Virginia audience that the United States can win the Cold War without surrendering democratic freedoms. He pledged military strength for ultimate success and warned against matching Russia tank for tank, saying strength should come from quality, spirit, and prudent spending with possible budget increases.
R. Sullivan proposes to bring prisoners to court with grooming facilities in the Charles Street jail area including a barber shop and a beauty parlor. He argues women suffer disadvantage if they cannot present their best appearance in court.
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