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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1976
Page
4
The Record invites readers to mail in a coinword puzzle with clues like warm mittens and old wooden spools. Entries include numbered word pairs such as mitten mutton and den din, plus a note on travel, demolition, and classic terms.
This notice explains eligibility for the Coinword contest open to all except Times Record employees and relatives. It outlines entry methods, submission deadline, prize of 25 dollars weekly, rules on multiple winners, no mail on postcards, and final judge decisions. All entries become property of the paper.
In Bennington District Court the arraignment of Seymour R. Brooks on charges including rape of a 19 year old Hoosick Falls woman was postponed due to a conflict of interest involving Brooks defense lawyer David S. Putter. Justice George N. Fienberg appointed a Windham County PD to replace Putter. Brooks, held in Rutland Correctional Facility on $15 000 bail, faces Vermont charges of rape aggravated assault with a knife aiding concealment of stolen property and fugitive from justice from New York.
A 1970 Mercury owned by James Brady of Stow Avenue Troy caught fire on Route 7 in Potter Hill at 3 30 pm. The Hoosick Fire Department prevented the blaze from reaching a nearby storage building on Walter Griffin’s property. A second brush fire behind the Darfler garage on Route 7 at 3 45 pm was quickly extinguished.
Hoosick Falls residents discuss spring themes at Hoosick Grange with readings by Mrs. Wilfred Knapp and Bible quiz won by Mrs. Mable Hewitt. Plans discussed include Dr Phillip Martinez Day in May, a May 1 bus trip to Montgomery County, and a May 14 county exchange in Brunswick. The next meeting is April 26 focusing on April birthdays.
Two children were injured in a two car crash at Harwood Hill Road and Route 7 in Bennington. Teddy Garrison eight from Pownal sustained head injuries and was moved to Albany Medical Center from Putnam Memorial Hospital. Wanda Garrison ten also from Pownal received bruises and was released. The other driver was Steven Parfomchuk twenty from Eagle Bridge and Lee Belville nineteen from Pownal was the other passenger in the car Belville drove. Police say failure to use caution at the intersection caused the crash. No arrests were made and investigators continue.
Hoosick Falls Hoosick Lions Club elected new officers at Delaney's Hotel. Robert Farrara became president and John Keough was named first vice president alongside Wade Hayden as second vice president and Charles L. Robson as third. Secretary is William Tudor and Norman Lane serves as treasurer.
HOOSICK FALLS The Catholic Daughters of America will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall of the Immaculate Conception Church. Final plans will be made for the April 28 banquet at the Paradise Restaurant. Mary Alice Scott, regent, will preside at the meeting.
Eight boys and two leaders from Boy Scout Troop 63 of Hoosick Falls joined a three day camp at Camp Wakpozines sponsored by the Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club. Scouts earned citizenship in the community and second class rank, with additional merit badges for skiing and art.
A brush fire at Anthony Davendonis home on Pine Hill Road drew the West Hoosick Fire Department Monday morning at 11. Neighbors reported grass and trees ablaze as the department requested nine firefighters from Hoosick Falls, but West Hoosick crews contained the fire before arrival. Cause undetermined. A separate grass fire Sunday on Eddy Road, caused by uncontrolled burning, scorched land owned by Stephen Griffing of West Hoosick.
A mutual aid fire caused total loss to the Rensselaer County highway department garage on Route 67 near Johnsonville Monday night. Five firefighters were injured when a gas tank exploded. Fire companies from Johnstown, Buskirk, Valley Falls, and Wes Hoosick assisted under Johnsonville chief Brian Warren as investigators begin the cause.
In Hoosick Falls a residents group met at Kenneth Bakers home to seek ways to curb underage drinking. Proposals include a village curfew and parental fines, with a private meeting with law enforcement set for April 26.
Hoosick Falls Senior Citizens Center hosts Part II of a two part series on car care. From 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday in the Center parking lot Rocky Patie will lead the program focusing on battery tires cables spark plugs oil parts and radiators.
Hoosick Falls officials from the town board planning board and the committee for Concerned Citizens will meet April 21 at 7 30 p m at the State Armory on Church Street to discuss revisions of subdivision regulations and building codes State and county department representatives have been invited to participate.
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