Johnsonville Fire Co Celebrates Solh Anniversary Parade
The Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Co marked its solh anniversary with a street parade and firemen contests drawing hundreds despite heat. Judges included Arthur Malm and Charles Stover. Kenneth Ogden served as MC. Slingerlands won best women line. Speigletown best marching band. farthest distance trophy went to Slingerlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Co
Valley Falls
Arthur Malm
Charles Stover
Schaghticoke
William A. Moon
Kenneth Ogden
Johnsonville
Melrose
Center Brunswick
Buskirk
Trojan High Steppers
Speigletown Speigleaires
Slingerlands Volunteer Fire Co
Albany County
John J. Leary
William R. Browne
William Maloney
Spei
Boght Community Fire Co
Colonie
F. B. Peck Hose Co
Waterford
Speigletown
Slingerlands
Boght Community
Peck Hose
Averill Park
Bucket Brigade
Raymertown
Rensselaer County
Weather snapshot with warm Saturday forecast
The report notes pleasant conditions and warm Saturday weather. Yesterday appeared hot with high humidity. Sunrise is 5 54 a m and sunset 8 08 p m EDT.
Born Dowling Dowling A Daughter Christina Marie
At Samaritan Hospital on August 6 1966 Mr and Mrs Thomas Dowling welcomed daughter Christina Marie Mrs Dowling is the former Jean Watson Ellis At Samaritan Hospital August 2 1986 Mr and Mrs Louis Ellis Jr welcomed son Keith Michael 8 lbs 11 ozs Mrs Ellis is the former Lorraine Bullett Hepp 1966 Mr and Mrs Donald F Hepp welcomed daughter Karen Anne 7 lbs 14 ozs sister to Donald Joseph Mrs Hepp is the former Kathleen Maloney At Samaritan Hospital August 4 1966 Mr and Mrs M Eric Neils welcomed daughter Lynn Cheryl Mrs Neils is the former Suzanne Collins Woodworth At Piedmont Hospital Atlanta Ga August 2 1966 Mr and Mrs Donald D Woodworth welcomed daughter Bronwyn Mrs Woodworth is the former Kerry Pendleton of Philadelphia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samaritan Hospital
Thomas Dowling
Christina Marie
Dowling
Jean Watson
Louis Ellis Jr
Keith Michael
Ellis
Lorraine Bullett
Donald F. Hepp
Karen Anne
Donald Joseph
Hepp
Kathleen Maloney
M. Eric Neils
Lynn Cheryl
Neils
Suzanne Collins
Woodworth
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Ga
Donald D Woodworth
Bronwyn
Kerry Pendleton
Philadelphia
In Loving Memory of George F Ryan Sr and Obituary Notes
A memorial notice recalls George F Ryan Sr who died August 8 1955 and lists family kept memories. The piece includes obituaries for Bennetts Brady Costello Doring with funeral details, residences and church services. Several relatives are named with addresses and service times in Cohoes Waterford and Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Ryan Sr
Mrs. Jane M. Brady Dies Beauty Shop Owner in Troy Area
Mrs. Jane M. Brady 48 of 793 Fourth Ave proprietor of Jane's Beauty Shop in Lansing burgh died Saturday at Leonard Hospital after a sudden illness. Born in Detroit she lived in Troy Area 25 years. She was a communicant of St. Augustine's Church and member of LaSalle Institute Ladies Auxiliary and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Survivors: husband Matthew A. Brady and son Matthew Brady both of Troy. Funeral Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Purcell Brothers Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Augustine's Church Requiem High Mass. Interment St. Joseph's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane M. Brady
Fourth Ave
Jane
Lansingburgh
Leonard Hospital
Brady
Detroit
Mich
Jane Millbower
Troy
St. Augustine's Church
Ladies Auxiliary
LaSalle Institute
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
Matthew A. Brady
Matthew Brady
Purcell Brothers
Philip J. Purcell
Jackson
Third Streets
St. Joseph's Cemetery
CYO Swimming Awards Granted at Troy Day Camp
The Troy Area CYO Day Camp awards swimming certificates to beginners Mary Tucci and others, with Hilary Horan presenting. Intermediate and advanced swimmers recognized include Mary Jane Hines Keith Costello Nancy Hines Marian Lyons Sharon Donahue Wendy Swanson Sheila Miller and John Spino. Rev. Joseph W. Connally and Richard Osanian direct the two week session. reservations remain possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Area
CYO
Joseph W. Connally
Richard Osanian
Marion Babyak
Hilary Horan
Brian Fennessy
Dennis Smolinski
Tom Nero
Frank Colarusso
Mike Fennessy
Mike Nagle
Mark Donahue
Tim Callahan
Scott Grinell
Lynn Grinell
Ed Rifenburg
Mike Holman
Mary Tucci
Paul McClure
Leo Pasatore
Mary Jane Hines
Keith Costello
Nancy Hines
Marian Lyons
Sharon Donahue
Wendy Swanson
Sheila Miller
John Spino
Mr. Doring Dies After Long Illness
Frederick J. Doring of Corliss Park and former Rototiller Co. operator died after a long illness. He was born in South Troy and lived in North Troy. Survived by wife Margaret, daughter Mrs. Palladino, son Frederick J. Doring Jr., and six grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday with Requiem High Mass at St. Augustine's Church. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederickson
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Claude E. Frederickson
River St
Hoosick Falls
Mattie Stevens
Marjorie Frederickson
Albany
Harold S
Eagle Mills
Richard
North Greenbush
Clifford Frederickson
Robson
Main St
Pittsfield
Mass
Hess
Bernnard R. Hess
Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham
Laurin Hess
Laurin R
Kenneth Dodge
Paul Symanski
David Allen
Robert F. Dufresne
Old London Road
St. Ambrose Church
Lalli—Esperia
Culver Road
Rochester
N.Y
ex-Co. Mer
Troy Joint Board
Troy Joint Board Amagamated Clothing Workers
Victor A
Joseph
Anthony Pastore
Filomena Calitri
Anna Pastore
Carmella Cassata
Thomas
Assunta) Falzone
Falvo Funeral Home, Inc
North Goodman St
St. Salome’s Church
Frederick J. Doring
Corliss Park
Rototiller Co
South Troy
Mr. Doring
St. Joseph's Church
North Troy
St. Augustine’s Church
Margaret McCabe
Nicholas Palladino
Defreestville
Frederick J. Doring Jr
Troy
William A. Toohey
Second Ave
St. Augustine's Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Albany County
Leo Sorel
A. F Crary
D. L. Thornton
W. R Cox
L. E. Moyer
J. Reiners
W. F. White
Troy Youth 9 Injured At Pool
A 9 year old boy, Mark Bauer of 602 Fourth Street, was treated and released from Leonard Hospital after head injuries at the South Troy Pool. Police said he attempted a flip into the water and struck his head on the pool side, suffering lacerations and contusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Bauer
Fourth St
Leonard Hospital
South Troy
NASH and Pryor Obituaries From Watervliet
Notices announce deaths of William H. Nash and Peter H. Pryor in Watervliet with funeral details from Parker Bros Memorial on Broadway. Mary Martha Sweeney and George T. Waters also mourned with funeral services and interment plans noted. several family members listed.
Schenectady Man Drowns In Hudson River Incident
A 21 year old Schenectady man Leon Lefoy of Albany Street drowned yesterday in the Hudson River near Fort Edward after jumping from a motorboat. A boat companion attempted a rescue but failed. the body was recovered in 25 feet of water mid river.
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Schenectady
Leon Lefoy
Albany St
Hudson River
Fort Edward
Glens Falls
Lefoy
I M Smith Broadcasting Leader Dies at 56 in Transit
Frank M. Smith chairman and CEO of Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp. died of a heart attack while returning from Durham North Carolina to Pleasantville. He helped launch WROW and WTEN and expanded to eight major cities. Survived by wife Lisa a son Randall a daughter Helen Wieser and three grandchildren. Funeral set for tomorrow at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Smith
Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp
Durham
N.C
Pleasantville
Smith
Harmon Duncan
WROW
WTEN
United States
Los Angeles
Detroit
Cinerama Corp
Lowell Thomas
Lisa
Randall
Helen Wieser
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Madison Avenue
73Rd Street
New York City
Tours At SPAC Free To Public
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center will offer daily guided tours at no charge through the festival, except Wednesdays and Sundays. Tours depart Route 50 box office at 12:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. to introduce visitors to the $4 million center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Douglas Wheeler
Burglar Loots Home Freezer in Troy Kitchen
Troy police seek a thief after a burglar forced open a cellar door at Edward J. Layden on Sixth Avenue and stole hamburger from a freezer soda from a refrigerator and candy from an overhead cabinet. Patrolman George Costello and William D. Maloney investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Edward J. Layden
Sixth Ave
George Costello
William D. Maloney
Three Area Students To Get Degrees At Miami University
Three Troy area graduates will receive bachelor degrees at Miami University Oxford Ohio next Sunday. Walter Andersook of Cohoes earns a bachelor of arts, David George Jordan of Rensselaer a bachelor of science, and Gary Leigh Cuddeback of Glens Falls a bachelor of arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Area
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Walter Andersook
Columbia St
Cohoes
David George Jordan
East St
Rensselaer
Gary Leigh Cuddeback
Ridge Rd
Glens Falls
Huston Receives Master of Science in Computer Science
Thomas Michael Huston son of Mr and Mrs Ralph E Huston of Broadview Terrace earned a Master of Science degree in computer science at summer commencement exercises held Saturday morning at the University of Missouri Rolla in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Michael Huston
Ralph E. Huston
Broadview ‘Terrace
University of Missouri Rolla Missouri
Three Area Educators In Project On The Middle School
Troy area educators join a five day study of The Middle School at Albany State University. About 60 school administrators and 25 guests attend with Dr. Thomas Curtis directing as the conference covers administrative arrangements and early adolescent education concepts. Participants include Supts Howard VerGow Edward Diamond and principals Ruth Nugent Raymond Agudo Bernard Welch Vincent Spatare Morrissy Patricia and others from Troy area districts. Brubacher Hall hosts the workshop sponsored by the university with State Education Department support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Area
Albany State University
State Education Department
Thomas Curtis
Howard Ver Gow
Lansingburgh
Ruth G. Nugent
Edward L. Diamond
Polish Jubilee Mass Draws 7000 at Auriesville Shrine
Seven thousand persons attended ceremonies at the Shrine of North American Martyrs in Auriesville to mark the 1000th anniversary of Polish Christianity. A pilgrimage Mass was recited in Polish with a sermon by Very Rev. Ladislaus Pelczynski and a procession led by Most Rev. Stanislaus J. Bryzana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auriesville
Ladislaus Pelczynski
Marian Fathers
Poland
Most Rev
Stanislaus J. Bryzana
Buffalo
Police Probe Attempted Arson On 307 First St
Troy detectives investigate an attempted arson at a vacant two story building at 307 First St. The fire was started by lighting a stack of papers on the rear porch. No damage occurred. Owner is Louis Guertin. Investigator is Charles F. King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
First Street
First St. Bn
Eugene MecNearney
Louis Guertin
Middleburg St
Charles F. King
Rensselaer
Joseph Cataldo
Main St
Donald Gardner
First St
Cataldo
Herbert Carey
Leslie Court
Loudonville
Albany
Clinton Avenue
Carey
Lexington Avenue
Colonie
Albany Police
Gardner
Albany Medical Center
Robert Livingston
Former Trojan Aids In Heroic Rescue Of Two Airmen
A former South Troy resident aboard a U S Air Force Albatross rescued two downed airmen in the Gulf of Tonkin after their F105 was hit. Pilot Captain Edward P. Larson and co-pilot Captain Kevin A. Gilroy ejected and were saved amid heavy anti-aircraft fire and surrounding enemy islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Troy
U. S. Air Force
Gulf of Tonkin
North Viet Nam
Raymond J. Wedro
Air Force
Edward P. Larson
Puyallup
Wash
Kevin A. Gilroy
Menlo Park
Cal
Hanoi
Larson
Gilroy
Haiphong
Gulf
Navy
Ralph H. Angstadt
San Antonio
Tex
Robert S. Morita
Chicago
Albatross
Woman driver escapes serious injuries after crash on Fly Road
Mrs Irene L DiSanto of Albany lost control near Fly Road North Greenbush traveling west on 66 feet into a ditch then back onto the road for 105 feet striking Charles Gundrum of Troy and traveling 255 more feet before another ditch exit. She and her three children were treated at Samaritan Hospital and released. Gundrum and his two children were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Greenbush
Irene L. DiSanto
Morris St
Albany
Fly Road
DiSanto
Charles Gundrum
South Road
RD 4
Troy
Gundrum
Fly
Steven
Michael
Muscular Dystrophy Benefit Carnival Scheduled
A neighborhood carnival for muscular dystrophy relief will start at 1 30 p m tomorrow at 4 Sterup Drive RD 1 the Looney residence. Kathleen Looney eight is ringmaster aided by Eileen Stephens nine Maria Smith nine and Marlene Zampier eleven. Proceeds go to the MD drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Looney
Sterup Dr
Kathleen
Ringmaster
Eileen Stephens
Maria Smith
Marlene Zampier
Celebration Leaders Plan Brunswick Committee Formation
The Rensselaer County 175th Anniversary Celebration executive committee led by Thomas Branen will meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Brunswick Town Office to form a Brunswick town committee. The move aims to establish a countywide network of official groups with Brunswick residents invited.
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Rensselaer County
Thomas Branen
Brunswick
Area automobile crashes claim multiple lives in region
A string of fatal and injury crashes across Albany and surrounding towns left ten dead and several seriously hurt. Notable deaths include Hess of Latham and Anderson near Vischer Ferry, with victims tied to local businesses and churches. Police and sheriffs investigated, and drivers faced charges or were treated for injuries.
Transistor Radio Theft and Garage Burglary Reported
Troy police investigate theft of a $50 transistor radio from Richard Duteaus home and a burglary at the River Street garage. Investigators Costello Blake and Masselli Burns report no items missing yet on inventory review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Richard Duteau
Sixth Ave
George Costello
Thomas P. Blake
William Sherry
Troy City
River St
Nicholas Maselli Jr
Joseph L. Burns
Van Cliburn Delivers Golden Tone at SPAC
Van Cliburn wowed about 12 000 listeners at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with Rachmaninoff Concerto No 3 in D minor and a flawless Philadelphia Orchestra performance under Eugene Ormandy. The concert opened with Rachmaninoff Symphony No 2 in E minor showing ensemble precision and expressive solos from Concertmaster Norman Carol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Orchestra
van Cliburn
SPAC
Rachmaninoff
Spa
Ormandy
Norman Carol
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Gletown
Paul Messick
Edward J. Zapf
Sylvester Close
Stephentown
Bryan Warren
Carl Mason
IN Memoriam
Ryan
Bennett
Saratoga Ave
Bessie I. Clute
Harold W Bennett
John V. Bennett
Boght Corners
Brockwell Calder
G. J. Daigneault
Mohawk St
Robert F. Trost
First Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
the Leonard Hospital
Matthew A
Matthew
Jay) Brady
St. Patrick's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Doring
Fred J
William A Toohey
114Th Street
Second Avenue
River Street
Congress St
Hilltop Bowl
Hartwell S. Day
Douglas Hudson
James E. Harriman
Republican Club
Harold Harriman
Clifford Stevens
Pryor
Watervliet
Peter H. Pryor
Josephine Mahar
Francis J
Dobbs Ferry
Fred M. Owens
Donald L. Pryor
Charles J. Assini
Niskayuna
Peter H. Pryor Jr
Howard Birch
John He. Clinton
Washington Park
Third Street
St. Mary's Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Waters
George T. Waters
Watervilet
Marion J. Melilvaine
Mary Lynn Waters
Kenneth J. Waters
Charles A. Waters
Bowen Funeral Home
Sixth Street
Fifth Avenue
Hudson
I. M. Smith Broadcasting
Trojan
By Carl Beck
Wedro
Marion Millington
James Millington
119Th St
Nobato
Calif
Zigmund Wedro
South Gate
Viet Nam
David J. Kaiser
Arcadia Road
Kaiser
James Bacon
Cortland Pl
F. Dufresne
Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
Anderson
Crescent-Vischer Ferry
Jerome CC
van Vrenken
Vischer Ferry
Evelyn van Vranken
Clifton Park
Thomas W. Young
Esperance
Saratoga County
Snyder
Miss Varone
Miss Noble
Saugerties
Anne Noble
Theresa Raskoski
Delaware Avenue
Kingston
Benedictine Hospital
Karen Noble
Perks
Ann
Tanzi
Greene County
Tannersville
By Howard Healy
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