Purcell Chosen Chairman of Rensselaer County Democrats
John J. Purcell was elected chairman of the Rensselaer County Democratic Committee at Broadway headquarters. Officers include Donald C. Bowes as vice chairman and Leon W. Hope as secretary. The group discussed fall campaign plans and state convention participation in Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Purcell
Rensselaer County Democratic Committee
Broadway
Purcell
Democratic
Donald C. Bowes
Leon W. Hope
Hope
Troy
Thomas A. Louden
Thomas V. Kenney
Edward Murray
Buffalo
Frank D. O’connor
Weather Hourly Temperatures Report
Yesterday's summary notes cloudy hot and humid conditions with hourly temperatures. Sunrise at 5 56 a m and sunset at 8 04 p m Eastern Daylight Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.D.T
Area Hospitals Report Multiple 1966 Births
Birth notices list several families welcoming: Jeffrey Robert Vivona at Albany Medical Center. Shawn Michael Brant at Samaritan Hospital. Patricia Kelly Clement at Cohoes Memorial. Peter Joseph Durkee at St Marys. Michael Neal Keefe at Samaritan. Richard Frederick Kirk. Steve Elliott March. Robert Walker Jr Miller. Robert Francis Ruisecki. Thomas Joseph Vautrin. Edward Patrick Walsh Jr. Names include parents, former surnames, and hospital locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Robert G. Vivona
Jeffrey Robert
Bivona
Marilyn J. Hanley
Samaritan Hospital
Joseph R. Brant Jr
Shawn Michael
Frederick
Joseph
Thomas
Robert
Robin Ann
Brant
Patricia Carney
Troy
Clement
Cohoes Memorial Hospital
Joseph E. Clement
Patricia Kelly
Ernest Joseph
John Thomas
Kathleen Donnelly
St. Mary’s Hospital
Peter P. Durkee
Peter Joseph
Francis Christopher
John W. Keefe
Michael Neal
John Patrick
Keefe
Patricia Sanderson
St. Mary's Hospital
Robert W. Kirk
Richard Frederick
Kirk
Susan LaRose
Robert W. Miller
Robert Walker Jr
Robert Rusiecki
Robert Francis Jr
Christopher Robert
Rusiecki
Iris LaMarch
Vautrin
William Vautrin
Thomas Joseph
James
Catherine
Mary Ann
Deborah
Edward Walsh
Edward Patrick Jr
Family thanks for support after Ruth A. Cusack’s death
The Cusack family expresses gratitude to bear ers relatives friends neighbors priests and Rosary Society of St Josephs Green Island Police and Fire Departments Leonard Curtin Post American Legion Zak Inc John A Manning Paper Co Montgomery Ward and Co for flowers Mass cards rides and many kindnesses during their bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth A. Cusack
Rosary Society
St. Joseph's Church
Green Island
In Loving Memory Messages Aug 10
A collection of memorial notes dated Aug 10 from family members for Bertha M Arnold James W Banker Antoinette Delduce Michael F Kahn and others. The lines express love loss and remembrance across multiple relatives with dates around 1955 1965 and 1964 and include signatures from children siblings and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha M. Arnold
Henry
George
James W. Banker
Sistibrother
Helen
Ronnie
Roger
Antoinette Delduce
Michael Faile
Rockefeller Will Speak Upstate in GOP Campaign Swing
Gov Rockefeller addresses Rotarians swimmers and teens in a Saratoga War ren and Hamilton Counties tour. He speaks at Glens Falls Rotary Club noon in Hotel Queensbury then Lake George Beach brief appearance. Seaplane to Speculator Moffatt's Beach mid afternoon then Saratoga Lake by car to Gideon Putnam Hotel reception. At 6 p.m. he speaks at Skidmore College School of Politics for teenagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Saratoga
Warren
Hamilton
Glens Falls
Saratoga County Republican Committee
Skidmore College
School of Politics
GOP
In Memoriam Pokeda And Related Notes
Commemorative notices mark anniversaries of Pokeda Kathleen Lois Sanvidge Delia Beacy Leah Treacy Margaret Wyhowanyas and others. Families remember mothers aunts nieces and grandmothers with messages of love and faith on these dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia Beacy
Bechard Joseph E death notices from Cohoes area
Obituary notices list Joseph E Bechard of Waterford died with funeral 9 am Thursday from Dufresne Funeral Home and St Ann's Church Solemn Requiem Mass. Patrick J Costello of Bennington VT died at St Marys Hospital Aug 6 1966 with funeral from Herbert Spain Funeral Home and St Patrick's Church. Louise Strychay widow of Michael Czerwonka obituary with funeral 8:30 am Wednesday at Gorski Funeral Home and 9 am St Michaels Church. Gerald F Donovan dies at V A Hospital Albany funeral at Looby Funeral Home and St Bernard's Church with 9:30 am Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bechard
Joseph E
Waterford
Yvonne Morin
William Roberts Jr
Leo Dalpe
Roland J. Bechard
Troy
Alex Morin
Albany
Lucy Derocher
Leon Durivage
Joseph Daley
Latham
Oscar Bechard
Dufresne
Columbia St
Cohoes
St. Ann’s Church
Costello
Patrick J
St. Mary’s Hospital
Charlotte Searles Costello
Agnes R. Grimm
Mary Costello
Bridget Costello
Ann Costello
Nora McGarvin
St. Michael's Cemetery
Donovan
V. A. Hospital
Gerald F. Donovan
Helen Eagen
John J
Albina Allard
Wiliam R. Eagen
George
Loretta) Potter
Garden City
Mich
Gordon IL
Grant Potter
Looby Funeral Home
Remsen
Howard Streets
St. Bernard's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Ground breaking set for Riverview Garden Apartments Troy
Construction begins on the $1,000,000 Riverview Garden Apartments on Delaware Avenue in Hillsview Heights Troy. The 124-unit garden complex will have air conditioned units and varied bath and kitchen sizes to fit families, with six buildings ready for occupancy by year end. Project owners Edward Adiman and Murray Rosen attend the ceremony with Mayor Lawrence D. Meyer and councilmen Louis Rizzo and Frank Popp, plus architect F A Evans Jr. and contractor Joseph Mack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview Garden
Delaware Avenue
Carroll Hill School
Hillsview Heights
Troy
F. A. Evans Jr
Joseph Mack
Edward Adiman
Murray Rosen
Hempstead
Long Island
Lawrence D. Meyer
Frank Popp
Louis Rizzo
Moody 4-H Tractor Champion Advances to State Competition
Teenager Moody of RD 3 Troy has been named Rensselaer County 4-H tractor operating champion. At Tamarac School grounds he won the county contest and now competes August 31 at the New York State Exposition in Syracuse. Moody, 17, is the son of Donald and, farmed Eagle Mills, a nine year 4-H member with two tractor project years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Moody
RD 3
Troy
Rensselaer
Eagle Mills
Syracuse
Moody
Tamarac
Elwood H. Hacker
Rensselaer County
United States
Cooperative Extension Service
American Oil Foundation
Virginia
Richmond
Young Moody
Donald Moody
Heat and humidity ease with scattered storms forecast
The weatherman says a few more hours of hot, humid weather will give way to cooler conditions. Today’s high will be in the 80s under mostly cloudy skies with a chance of scattered thundershowers. Tonight cooler with low 60s. tomorrow less humid and fair to partly cloudy with a near 80 high.
Obituary notices from Samaritan and area Aug 1966 deaths
Multiple obituaries from Samaritan Hospital area announce deaths of Angela Geraci Harry Harbour Bernard Hess William J Keleher Sophia Muraski Paul J Lattimore and others. Services include Solemn Requiem Masses and interments at local cemeteries with residences and funeral homes listed. Survivors include spouses children and grandchildren with addresses in Troy Watervliet Latham Menands and Albany. Arrangements by local funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbour
Watervliet
Harry A. Harbour
Mary Margaret Jenkins
Harry E. Jacks
Menands
William Gentner Jr
Decatur, Ga
Donald Casey
St. Petersburg
Fla
William A
Robert A
Albany
Margaret FE. Harbour
J. Gregory Nealon and Son
Fourth Ave
Paul Symanski
David Allen
Latham
Robert F. Dufresne
Old London Road
St. Ambrose Church
Keleher
William J. Sr
Laura Hawley
William J. Jr
George E
Lester Wolfe
Anthony M. Pafundi
Hubert FE
Bossleman
N. Y
Margaret A
William F. Keleher
Michael Novak
Richard Wolfe
J. W. Burns’ Sons, Inc
Fifth Avenue Funeral Chapel
St. Mary's Cemetery
Kokernak
Sophia Muraski
John Kokernak
Edward
Cecilia
Joseph
James Muraski
Oneida
Edward Muraski
Cohoes
Parker Bros
Broadway
Immaculate Conception
Lattimore
Paul J
Mildred J
Wagner
Crawford
Wilfred
Mildred) St. Onge
J. Paul
George W
George R
Beverly
Mrs. Turner Dies On Way To California
Mrs. Alzadie P. Turner of 264 Ninth Street died Sunday morning in Wellington Kansas aboard a train en route to Los Angeles California where she planned a vacation with daughter Mrs Creola Williams and three grandchildren. Survived by five sons two daughters and many relatives funeral services will be held Friday at Bethel Baptist Church with interment at Elmwood Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alzadie P. Turner
Ninth St
Wellington
Kan
Los Angeles
Calif
Creola Williams
Troy
John
Charles
Carrol Williams
Charles Turner
Bethel Baptist Church
Willadell Carradine
Katie Watson
Henery L., Fitzgerald
Frank J
William A
Karl T. Turner
Jennett Allen
Inez Johnson
Lucille Gibbs
Roslyn Burell
Montgomery
Ala
Theodore
Fitzhugh Burrell
Louisville
Stoswester Burrell
Benjamin M. Sturges
Fifth Ave
Allen A. Stanley
Elmwood Hill Cemetery
Trippler Hospital
Hawaii
Jo-Anne Phipps
Cuger Grove
Tedh
William Sickles
U. S. Air Rices
Wynaneskill
William
Deborah
Joseph
Ike Phipps
Sugar Grove
Barnett Funeral Home
Turner
Kansas
Alzadie P. Burrell Turner
Henry L., Fritsgerald
Earl T. Turner
Roslyn Burrell
Stormester Burrell
Alabama
Frizehugh Burrell
Wicks
Mary Pedgiins Hospital
Cambridge
Alewin E. Wicks
Flysaneatt Road
Easton
William Wicks
Flynn Brothers
Greenwich
Gardner Earl Crematory
Wilbur
Samaritan Hospital
Rownald G. Wilbur
Pawling Ave
Margaret Hall
Walton E. Snyder
Watervliet
William J. Carney
Himes Funeral
Oakwood Cemetery
Apollo Lodge 13
F&am
Funeral Home
Terrace Place
Yearsley
Mary Geisel
Thomas Sr
Schuyler BE. Yearsley Sr
Schuyler Kk. Jr
Kenneth J. Yearsley
Charlene Marie Yearsley
Harold A. McLean
Nassau
Edward McLean
Texas
Purcell Bros
Philip J. Purcell
Jackson
Third Sts
St. Michael's Church
Girl 14 Injured In Bicycle Fall At Garden Court
Kathy Smith, 14, of 139 Hoo sick Street, was treated at St Marys Hospital for head and right shoulder injuries after a bicycle fall at Garden Court and Stannard Avenue. Ambulance Service Corp. transported her. she was released after treatment. Patrolmen Foy and Blake investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Smith
Hoosick St
St. Mary's Hospital
Garden Court
Stannard Avenue
Ambulance Service Corp
William J. Foy
Thomas Blake
Radio Patrol
Obituary notices from Albany area death announcements
Several obituaries dated Aug 1966 from Albany and nearby towns list Helen Wilber McDermott Mary A O Neil Erminia C Sebastian Jo Anne Phipps Alzadie P Burrell Turner and others. Details include addresses funeral homes church services host locations and interment at local cemeteries with viewing times and arrangements.
Well-known Republican Mason Dies in Troy
Rownald G. Wilbur 75 prominent Troy Republican official and Mason dies after brief illness in Samaritan Hospital. longtime district committeeman and former park superintendent, World War II veteran, active in many Masonic bodies and Troy civic groups. Funeral at Himes Funeral Home with interment Oakwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rownald G. Wilbur
Troy
Samaritan Hospital
Rensselaer County Welfare Department
Surplus Foods
Park Bureau
Wilbur
Gretchen Memorial Monument Co
Francis A. Kelley
DAV
Troy Post
American Legion
Troy Rotary Club
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Apollo Chapel
F&am
Troy Delta Bodies
AASR
Albany Sovereign Consistory
SPRS
Apollo Chapter
RAM
Bloss Council
R&sm
Apollo Commandry
Oriental Temple
Aaonms
Ivan Grotto
Troy Shrine
Bethlehem Star Chapter
CBS
Margaret Hall
Walton E. Snyder
Watervliet
William T. Carney
Himes Funeral Home
Pawling Ave
Garnet O. Wright
Mt. Ida Community
Albany State Students to Attend Planning Conference
Eight incoming Albany State University freshmen from the Troy area will attend a two day planning conference on campus today and tomorrow. Local students listed include Evel yn H Williamson Norman E Bagley Bernard W Bourdeau Daria R Volk Larry R Lenhart Carol L Ellsworth Sara toga Springs Robert S Corrigan and Sally A Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany State University
Troy Area
Evelyn H. Williamson
101St St
Troy
Norman E. Bagley
Congress St
Bernard W. Bourdeau
Cataract St
Daria R. Volk
Saratoga St
Cohoes
Larry R. Lenhart
Mile Sa
Loudonville
Carol L. Ellsworth
Daniel Road
Saratoga Springs
Robert S. Corrigan
Ballston Ave
Ballston Spa
Sally A. Gilmore
Schuylerville
Menands Water Line Break Repaired
Work crews repaired a water main break in Van Rensselaer Boulevard Menands restoring service to hundreds of residences. The break occurred while a construction crew worked on a nearby highway and part of the detour road washed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Rensselaer Boulevard
Menands
Escapee Joseph Healey Captured In Lake George Motel
A 25 year old escapee from the Dutchess County Jail was arrested at a Lake George village motel after a police stakeout. Healey and companion Sanford escaped May 1, were identified in a burglary investigation, and Healey surrendered at 12 10 p m. He faced three burglary charges and was arraigned in Guilderland. He had been linked to other Lake George area burglaries and possession of a stolen 1961 hardtop sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
Lake George Village
Joseph R. Healey
Fishkill
Healey
Walker Sanford
Lake George
W. C. Kiernan
BCI
South Glens Falls
Hudson
Justice of the Peace
George Bigsbee
Guilderland
Howard Johnson
Stuyvesant Plaza
Westmere
Rt. 20
Quaker Springs Establishes New Fire Reporting Number
Residents in the Quaker Springs Fire District may now report fires at 584 8484. Chief John Peck announced the system links a central office to all public emergency reporting lines so fire officials can listen and communicate to avoid past confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Springs
John Peck
Peck
Girl, 16, Taken Ill In Congress Street
Patricia A. Seabury and a 16 year old girl were taken to Samaritan Hospital after suddenly falling ill on Congress Street near Ferry Street. Ambulance personnel and radio patrol officers responded and the patient was listed in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Street
Patricia A. Seabury
Grandview Ln
Wynantskill
Samaritan Hospital
Ambulance Service Corp
Ferry Street
Robert Hayden
Raymond T. White
Radio Patrol
K of C to Discuss Kiddies Day Picnic Plans
Grand Knight James T. Ryan calls all Troy Council K of C members and Troy Columbiettes to a 7:30 p.m. meeting to finalize arrangements for the Kiddies Day Picnic on Saturday August 20 at Camp Pie Zee formerly Carrolls Grove. Paul E. Wright reports more than 300 children expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Council
K. of C
Troy Columbiettes
James T. Ryan
Ryan
Camp Pice-Zee
Carroll's Grove
Paul E. Wright
HVCC To Receive Steel Bids Today
The Hudson Valley Community College board will receive sealed bids until 3 p.m. for structural steel to be used in its building program. Bids are opened in the president’s office in Guenther Hall and must include certified checks equal to 10 percent of the bid total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Hudson Valley Community College
Guenther Hall
James J. Fitzgibbons
County Farmers Must Carry Compensation
Farmers in Rensselaer County with a cash payroll over $1 200 annually must carry Workmen s Compensation Insurance after Oct 1. The rule, announced by Extension agent Donald A Thompson, applies to four farm types with varying premiums per $100 of payroll and offers unlimited liability protection for employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County
Donald A. Thompson
Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension
Rockefeller
New York State Insurance Dept
Thompson
Rensselaer County Extension Service
Agricultural Division
Post Office
Troy
Colonie Stage Presents How To Succeed With Vallee In Lead
Colonie Summer Theater opens a week run of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying led by veteran star Rudy Vallee as the top executive. Gary Krawford Dillon Finch and Sheila Sparr headline a solid cast with Lois Zetter and Ann Johnson delivering strong supporting turns. The production earns praise for its witty book, sharp satire, and crisp ensemble work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonie
Abe Burrows
Jack Weinstock
Willie Gilbert
Finch
Rudy Vallee
Gary Krawford
Rosemary
Sheila Sparr
Ann Johnson
J. B
Vallee
Dies Of Injuries From Farm Mishap
John Mulica a 53 year old resident of Kinderhook died at Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson from injuries in a farm accident at Stuyvesant Falls. He was born in Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mulica
Kinderhook
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Hudson
Stuyvesant Falls
Poland
Directors Set Meeting of Rensselaer Soil and Water District
Directors of the Rensselaer County Soil and Water Conservation District will meet Monday August 15 at the Wynantskill Post Office. The business session is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County Soil and Water Conservation District
Wynantskill
Mr. Keleher Dies At 76 In Troy
William J. Keleher Sr. 76 of 149 1st St. Troy died at St. Mary's Hospital after a short illness. A Ford machinist, he was a St. Mary’s communicant and Holy Name Society member. Survived by two sons George E. and William J. Jr., a stepson Lester Wolfe, two sisters, four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Keleher Sr
1St St
Troy
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Mary's Church
Holy Name Society
Keleher
Ford Motor Co
Green Island
Laura Hawley
George E
William J. Keleher Jr
Lester Wolfe
Anthony Pafundi
Hubert E. Bessleman
Watervliet
Collins Construction Wins Bethlehem Road Contract
The D. A. Collins Construction Co. of Mechanicville has been awarded a 743 891 dollar contract to widen Long Lane in Bethlehem Albany County to 22 feet for about two miles. The bid was the winning choice among three submitted to the State Dept of Public Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Collins Construction Co
Mechanicville
Long Lane
Bethlehem
Albany County
State Dept. of Public Works
Hay Fever Relief Counts Reported in New York Area
A pollen count of 2 was recorded in Troy yesterday adding relief for hay fever sufferers. Other area counts were Mechanicville 1 Albany 0 Plattsburgh 0 Schenectady 0, with seven or more indicating a hay fever day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Mechanicville
Albany
Plattsburgh
Schenectady
18.5 Mile Northway Stretch To Open In Adirondacks
Governor Rockefeller will officiate ceremonies marking the opening of 18.5 miles of the Adirondack Northway on Aug. 41. The new section between Warrensburg and Pottersville expands total Northway length to 117 miles. A further 61 mile segment from Pottersville to Keeseville will begin construction next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Warrensburg
Pottersville
Keeseville
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Democrats
Durkee
Bellefont Hospital
Pennsylvania
Steve L. March
Steve Elliott
Ibs
Ozs
March
Gail E. Mahar
Miller
Russecki
Cusack
Arnold
James W. Benne
Dad
Carol
Jane
Anker
Delduce
Dillon
Kehn
Jamee Kehn
Shirley
Memoriam
Pokeda
Rose Pokeda
Mother
Mary and
Kate
Sanvidge
Kathleen Lois Sanvidge
Margaret
Helen, Bessie
Treacy
Sete
Sara
Leah
Marion
Gordie
Jimmy
Wyhowanyas
Margaret Wyhowanyas
Mary
Geraci
Angela Geraci
124Th St
Joseph Geraci
Henry E. Kalski
Francis A. Geraci
Natalie M. Geraci
Joseph J. Geraci Jr
Gloria A. Geraci
Salvatore Geraci
Jennie Catone
New York City
Washington, D. C
Conecetta Teritto
Pittsburgh
Our Lady of Victory Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Francis Miner
California
O’neil
Mary A
16Th St
Edward F. O'Neil
Mary O'Neil
Timothy Gary
Defreestville
William B. Neiles
William Neiles Jr
Erminia C. Sebastian
Barton Ave
Hoosick Falls
James Sebastian
Italy
Leo J. Mahar
Main St
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mason
K. of
HVCC
Vallee Good
By Howard Healy
Lois Zetter
Bob Jennings
Mr. Keleher
Collins Construction
Northway
Zibro’s Clothing
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