High Scout Honors Won By Brothers Cameron
Two Greenwich brothers Hugh and David Cameron earned Eagle Scout ranks in Troop 27 under Ernest Weeks. Hugh, 17, with 46 merit badges, and David, 14, with 22, add Palms and Ad Altare Dei medals. Col. John M. Brooks received the Legion of Merit. local clubs and church groups announce meetings.
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Hugh
David Cameron
Hugh W. Cameron
Greenwich
Greenwich Central School
David
Greenwich Central
Ernest Weeks
Mr. Weeks
Paul Schneible
Richard Henley
George Booth
Order of Arrow
Explorers
August Fess
New Jersey
Wakpominee
Mohician Council
Cameron
Fort Edward
Whitehall School Board appoints acting superintendent
Whitehall Central School Board of Education names Frank Stevens acting superintendent of schools. Stevens, retired Argyle Central School supervising principal, previously named coordinator of screening for a new superintendent. Louise Riley resigns as elementary school office clerk effective Sept. 1. Various local visits and social notes follow, including Morris King family in Hanover and Alaska birthday party for Page EB Cole.
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Whitehall Central School Board of Education
Frank Stevens
Scheois
Stevens
Argyle Central School
Louise Riley
Leonard Foster
Miami
Fla
George O'Connell
Hanover
Mass
George King
Page EB. Cole
Melvin Day
Bethel
Alaska
Dana Cole
Averill Park
Adirondack College To Have New Home Campus Opens in Glens Falls
Adirondack Community College will open a $4.5 million seven-building campus on Bay Road in Queensbury near Glens Falls, with September classes and late October dedication. The two-county college, begun in 1961, serves Warren and Washington Counties and sits on 141 acres donated by Glens Falls Insurance. The project is funded by a federal grant and equal shares from the counties, with 900 students enrolled this fall and similar totals projected.
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Marilyn Nascn
Adirondack Community College
Bay Road
Glens Falls
New York State
Henry T. Moore
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Boards of Supervisors
Warren
Washington
Griffin Lumber Co
Hudson Falls
Ouuer
UL One Meigner
Bay, Road
Queensbury
Glens Falls Insurance Co
Adirondack Construction Corp
Milton L. Brandell
Adirondack
Tisenhart
Paul Lindh
Alexander W. Miller
John Goetz
Merritt E. Scoville
Charles Wright
Homer Dearlove
Truck Fire Confined To Generator in Clifton Park
A dairy and ice cream truck owned by Edward Lingel and Brian Lifford caught fire about 7 p.m. yesterday at the corner of Ioe and Englemore Roads in Clifton Park. The fire damaged only the truck’s electric power generator. Fire Chief John Ward and the Vischer Ferry Fire Company arrived but the driver extinguished the blaze with sand. four trucks and twelve firefighters returned to the station at 7:30 p.m.
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Edward Lingel
Brian Lifford
Lifford
Ioe
Englemore Roads
Clifton Park
Vischer Ferry Fire Company
John Ward
Salem church notices detail meetings and appointments
Salem fishing and game club meets at the Battenkill clubhouse Thursday with invites extended to the Washington County Coon and Cat Club and Conservation Department. Rev Allen Brown Sr presides as Dr Ralph Phelps Memorial AME Zion Church pastor in Saratoga Springs leads a chicken barbecue Saturday from 5 PM. Arch ie Garrity contact for details. Emma Laing Hospital in Granville lists Riddick as a patient.
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Salem Fish and Game Club
Battenkill
Washington County Coon and Cat ‘Club
Conservation Department
Allen Brown Sr
Ralph
Dyer A. Maxwell
Phelps Memorial Ame Zion
Adirondacks
Saratoga Springs
W. J. Walls
East Hebron
New York
AME Zion Church
Buffalo
Brown
Toom
Archie Craig
Harold
Garrity
Bronx
Mount Vernon
Schenectady
Guy Guthrie
West He-n
Waterford Citizens Seek Municipal Swim Pool Plan
Waterford moves to establish a municipal swimming pool as a key platform plank. Hafenstein notes a 1955 Town Board defeat of a 142 500 pool referendum due to funding, suggesting state and federal grants could cover up to 75 percent. A new grant hopeful will be paired with potential referendum after site options are reviewed.
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Waterford
Hafensteiner
Justice of the Peace
Charles S. Taylor
Taylor
Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund
Waterford Town Board to Meet at Town Hall
The Waterford town board will meet today at 7 30 p m at the Town Hall. Supervisor Charles Taylor will conduct the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Charles Taylor
Waterford Senior Citizens Meet Today and Tomorrow
The Waterford Senior Citizens will gather at the town hall center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for two days of activities and socializing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Town Hall
Stiles Promoted in Korean Army Service
Richard A. Stiles son of Mr and Mrs Lee Stiles of Greenwich promoted by the Army from Private first class to Specialist Fourth Class. He is stationed in Korea with the 51st Original Battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Stiles
Lee Stiles
Greenwich
Korea
Youth Council Plan Free Block Dance Friday Night
The Waterford Youth Council will hold a free block dance for Waterford youths Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Eighth Street playground. President Mrs Grace Rivage announced the event with music by the Sound Tracks.
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Waterford
Eighth Street
Grace Rivage
Baseball Activities Continue at Garrett Field This Week
Baseball action continued at Garrett Field with the Knick s defeating Clinton Lodge 7 to 5 in a Junior division game. Bob Williams pitched for the winners with Dan Fontaine gaining credit, while Fred Shear had three hits and Harry Ferguson and Dan Fontaine doubled. Johnny Smith contributed in the field. For Clinton Lodge, Vince Cicchinelli and Rick Fontaine worked the battery, with Fontaine adding a single. Joe Mike Degnan added a double and a single, and Don Gilbert recorded two singles. In a Midget division game, Knights of Columbus defeated Lion s 9 to 1, Dave Maggs pitched with Matt Higgins catching, and Mike Magin led K of C with a triple, a double and a single. Don Mason added two singles. Jacques Rivette pitched for Lion s, with Ken Graham catching, and Rivette added a double. In a tight American Legion vs Dunn s Paint game, Legion won 4 to 3 as Tom Garrity struck out 11 and Jim Dalton caught. Garrity relieved Jim Bryce in the first inning. Wayne Vallee hit two doubles to lead Legion. Dan Caruso and Jack Reardon were Dunn s battery. Don Harwood led the losers with a double and a single, while Chris Magin delivered a two run single in the fifth.
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Garrett Field
Knick
Clinton Lodge
Bob Williams
Dan Fontaine
Fred Shear
Harry Ferguson
Johnny Smith
Vince Cicchinelli
Rick Fontaine
The
Lodge
Joe Mike Degnan
Don Gilbert
Knights of Columbus
Lion’s
Dave Maggs
Matt Higgins
K. of C
Mike Magin
Don Mason
Jacques Rivette
Lion's
Ken Graham
Rivette
Cause
American Legion
Dunn
Legion
Tom Garrity
Jim Dalton
Garrity
Jim Bryce
Wayne Vallee
Dan Caruso
Jack Reardon
Don Harwood
Chris Magin
Navy Faces RPI And Dayton In Senior League Week
Waterford Youth Council's 8th Street program schedules Navy against RPI today and Navy against Dayton on Thursday in the Senior Basketball League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford Youth Council
Navy
RPI
Dayton
Rites Conducted For Miss Ostigny
The funeral of Miss Eugenie F. Ostigny was held yesterday at the Quandt Funeral Home Waterford and St. Marys Church Waterford with a Solemn Requiem Mass by Rev. Arthur G. ORourke 0.5.4 and Rev. Francis A. Farsaci 0.5.A. bearing pallbearers included Robert Ostigny Richard Ostigny Luke Tario Andrew Boldish Raymond Hart and Joseph Cicchinelli. Interment followed at St. Marys Cemetery Waterford with Father ORourke officiating.
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Eugenie F. Ostigny
Quandt Funeral Home
Waterford
St. Mary’s Church
Arthur G. O'Rourke
Francis A. Farsaci
Robert
Richard Ostigny
Luke Tario
Andrew Boldish
Raymond Hart
Joseph Cicchinelli
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Father O'Rourke
Rivet Dies After Brief Illness in Waterford
Harvey A Rivet aged about 68 died Sunday after a brief illness. A native of Quebec he lived most of his life in Cohoes and Waterford. He worked 43 years as a machinist for the D and H in Colonie before retiring in 1965. Survived by his widow Mary Smith a son Harvey J Rivet four sisters and two brothers. Funeral tomorrow at 8 am from his son's home 18 Berkley Ave Cohoes and from St Marys Church Waterford with a Requiem High Mass at 8 45 am Interment in St Josephs Cemetery Waterford.
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Amato Eae
Saratoga Ave
Waterford
St. Emelie de Energie
Quebec
Canada
Rivet
Cohoes
Colonie
St. Mary’s Church
Mary Smith
Harvey J. Rivet
Joseph Guerin
Andrew Boldish
Troy
Edward O'Connor
Francis Baillargeon
Maurice Rivet
Frank Rivest
Wynantskill
Berkley Ave
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Two Stolen Vehicles Recovered by Waterford Police
Patrolman James Remington recovered two stolen vehicles Sunday night for Waterford Police. Yves LaForest's car, reported stolen Friday, was found in Riberdy's Grove at 54 Clifton Street. A blue truck from an unidentified area carnival company was located behind the Mohawk Paper Mill and appears to have been in an accident with an unknown vehicle.
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James Remington
Waterford
Youth Hurts Saving Dogs From Fire in Lansingburgh
A 11 year old youth was injured yesterday afternoon at 554 First Ave while rescuing two dogs from a fire. Mark C. Miller of 537 Second Ave was treated at Leonard Hospital for hand and scalp lacerations, requiring thirteen stitches, then released. Firefighters led by Battalion Chief Joseph Stasack extinguished the blaze in a rear one story addition. the cause was undetermined. Police listed George Osborn as occupant. Miller’s rescue on the second floor is cited. Additional fire calls at Lincoln Ave and Fulton Street produced minor damage and a mistaken alarm, respectively.
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Lansingburgh
First Ave
Mark C. Miller
Second Ave
Leonard Hospital
Ambulance Service Corp
Battlion
Joseph Stasack
George Osborn
Miller
Adam Nowakowski
William C. Gille
Radio Patrol
Lincoln Ave
Charles Terry
Joseph Wade
Making Habits Work For You in Digest August
A psychologist offers practical habit changing tips in Reader's Digest August Digest feature. The piece outlines steps to adopt healthier routines, reduce risky behaviors, and build lasting discipline using simple daily actions and realistic goals.
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Reader's Digest
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U.S. Army
John B. Brooks
E. V. D. Murphy
Fort Riley
Kaw
Brooks
First Infantry Division
University of Missouri At
Kansas City
John Jr
Barbara and
Denisa
Lillian Gravlin
Mary McClean
Cambridge
WSCS
Eastern Methodist Church
Elizabeth Wright
Sally Nutty
Twentieth Century Club
Carl Babemehr
Whitehall
Myrtle
DeLora
Andrew Epifanio
Brooklyn
Mary Epifanio
Charles Kilburn
Rutland, Vt
Richard Harmon
Adirondack College
State University of New York
Community College Law
Rockefeller
Charles R. Eisenhart
John Skellie
Jackson
H. Hudson Barton
North Creek
Theodore Buckley
Durward Weaver
Warrensburg
Salem
W. D. Grahamr
Pupsi-Cola Ambany Betting Co
Ine
Gets Spa Church
William Birch
Ahern Apartments
Leola Palitsch
Gratton
Birch
Republic Steel Co
Estella M. Bailey
Dorothy Peppin
Joanne Fontaine
Sr. Citizens
Stiles
Youth Council
Game Today
Tokyo
Japan Woolen Goods Importers Cooperative Association
Ostigny
H. A. Rivet
Harvey
Fulton Street
Fifth Avenue
New York Plate & Window Glass Co., Inc
Arrow Glass Company, Inc
State ST
Schenectady, N.Y
Office of
New York Plate Glass
South Pearl Street
Albany, N.Y
George Klein
Arrow Glass
Arrow Glass Company
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
American-St. Gobain Glass Co
Mississippi Glass Co
Arcadia
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Ford Motor Glass Co
Kawneer Co
Western
Massachusetts
Vermont
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