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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1966
Page
9
The forecast for Troy and surrounding area shows temperatures near normal with little daily change. Precipitation expected Monday total near half an inch. Daytime highs in the upper 70s to 80s, overnight lows mostly upper 50s to 60s. Sunrise 5 59 a.m. Sunset 8 00 p.m. DST.
Births reported from multiple Albany area hospitals. Nancy Ann Dingley arrives to Mr and Mrs Joseph T Dingley with mother Lucille Hebert. Dawn Marie Dunham born Aug 10 1966 to Paul F Dunham and Amelia Lewyta Watervliet. Elaine Theresa Purcell born Aug 11 1966 to Joseph K Purcell and Mary Grace Flanigan. Arthur C LaFleur III born Aug 7 1966 to Arthur C LaFleur Jr and Jane Burton Boyntonville. Terence Patrick Smarrow Jr born Aug 11 1966 to Terrence P Smarrow and Joyce Anderson Troy. Kristin Eve Winglosky born Aug 9 1966 to William Winglosky and Jo-Ann Powers.
The family of the late Henry T. Gombel expresses gratitude to bearers relatives friends neighbors and Armour sales force for flowers Mass and sympathy cards. Special thanks to St. Peter's Hospital Albany North Greenbush Ambulance Services staff. The family of the late Anastasia Lublanecki thanks friends neighbors and relatives for kindness during illness and after death. Appreciation extended to Cohoes Memorial Hospital clergy bearers car donors Mass ecards floral offerings and all who assisted.
A collection of memorial verses for Henry P. Brehm who died August 14 1965 and family tributes for Mrs Henry Brod Raymond L Brown Lawrence Hoffman and others with poems about loss and remembrance.
A ceremony unveiling a memorial to Saul Gordon is scheduled for Sunday August 14 1966 at 2 pm in Beth Tephilah Cemetery Bring Avenue Troy New York. Relatives and friends are invited.
About 450 New York Army National Guard members depart the Troy Armory for a two week summer field tour to Camp Drum. Col. Helmut J. Haag leads the convoy with 50 vehicles and several serial commanders. average highway speed 35 to 45 mph.
Rev A King Wise of First Baptist Glens Falls will address the 34th annual American Baptist Men of New York State conference at Colgate University Hamilton starting August 26. Theme One Message One Mission. Speakers include Rev H Victor Kane and Rev George L Earnshaw Jr. The three day meeting features extended recreation campus tours and closes with a Communion service. The conference delegates program will be presented by the men’s chair.
Obituaries notice list includes Olive Acker of Troy at Samaritan Hospital on Aug 11 1966 and Rita Ball of Hoosick Falls who died Aug 10 1966 along with several other Cohoes Albany and Cambridge residents. Funeral details give multiple service times and interment locations including Oakwood Cemetery St Marys Cemetery and St Nicholas Cemetery with churches noted. Local funeral homes Bryce Robson Dufresne Marra are cited and homage requests accompany several waives of flowers or donations to historical society.
Preliminary negotiations between General Electric Co and members of the International Union of Electrical Workers may be postponed again as the union seeks secrecy and limits on employee contact. The National Labor Relations Board has asked for a court decision to order a bargaining committee including seven other unions. GE rejects withholding information but agrees no public statements claim the union waived positions. GE’s contract with IUE and other unions expires Oct. 2. IUE seeks to name its own negotiating team to include other unions for better liaison.
Notices list several obituaries and funeral arrangements for Aug 1966 including Joseph Lauronzo of Riverside Mechanicville and others in Cohoes Troy Albany and Clifton Park. Details cover survivors burial calls and service times with locations at Dunn Funeral Home A G Boivin's Sons Funeral Home St. Patrick's Church and Stillwater Union Cemetery.
New Yorker OConnor signals win in 24 hours and names possible running mates Nickerson Nas sau Howard J Samuels but hints he prefers Samuels He attacks Rockefeller bossism and calls for tuition free SUNY and no sales tax He notes pledged delegates in Madison Oneida and Schenectady counties and expects undecided Democrats to back him if Kennedy stays neutral
Three horse trail systems covering nearly 50 miles of Adirondack wilderness will open to the public September 1. Conservation Commissioner R Stewart Kilborne notes the trails were developed in the last year as part of interior use programs. Riders must provide their own mount and equipment and use good planning. The Cold River region in southern Franklin County hosts the longest 32 mile main trail around Seward Range with a 16 mile inner loop and lean-tos along the route.
Death notices from Aug 1966 list R Emmett Ryan Bertha Gardner’s widower and father of several. Julia M Simmonds widow of Charles A Simmonds. Anna Emelia Merkle mother and sister. Neal Sunkes father of Robert Sunkes with services pending. Details include funeral homes Looby and Bryce and cemetery interments.
Weather officials say unstable conditions have stabilized after two rainy days. Thunderstorms causing tree damage and power outages in outlying areas will yield to sunny skies today and tomorrow with daytime temps in the upper 70s to low 80s. The NYS forecast notes possible rain Monday but through Wednesday tempera tures remain near normal with little variation.
The Hillsview Heights Carrolls Hill Homeowners Association schedules its final unofficial meeting Monday at 7 30 p m at Carrolls Hill School. James A Stalker announces the bylaw adoption will grant official status with a permanent officer slate and a board of three directors to be elected. Only enrolled members may vote.
Governor Rockefeller announced Homer P. Dearlove of Hudson Falls is named to the Adirondack Community College Board of Trustees yesterday. Dearlove joins the college’s governing body to oversee regional education.
The Troy Recreation Department reports 7 594 area youngsters visited 17 parks last week, down 3 394 from the prior period amid midsummer heat. Krear Park led with 1 500 attendees, followed by Prospect Park 1 150, Canal Avenue 899, and Knickerbocker 632, with numerous park monitors and events listed throughout the week.
At SPAC in Saratoga Leontyne Price sang three selections with an encore earning a standing ovation. Price showcased Knoxville Summer of 1915, Ernani involami and Summertime with brilliance, while conductor Thomas Schippers led the Philadelphia Orchestra in Rossini and modern Barber pieces, signaling a fresh 20th century program forthcoming.
Thomas W. Dushane 17 of Third Street Cohoes was arrested by Officer Charles O Kenski for speeding and driving with a junior operator license after dark on Second Avenue between 123rd and 124th Street. Cash bail was posted for Police Court morning appearance.
Firemen from Box 274 were alerted at 9 58 p m yesterday to F Jacobson and Sons Inc Jay and River Streets by chimney smoke but found no blaze. The incident ended without flames.
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