Mechanicville zoning hearing ties vote on ordinance
At a public hearing in Mechanicville the proposed zoning for residential business and industrial areas faced objections from attorney Jo seps Romano representing Domenica Alvazo owner of the back block at Park and South Second Avenue. The measure passed 4 to 2 with amendments to extend the business district toward First and South Second Avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechaniccific City
Atty
Joseeps. Romano
Besiston. Spa
Domenica
Alvazo
Park and
South Second Avenue
Romano Gaid
Witman Howland
Arates
Rowland
Exkerson
Hawley
Harvey
Mary Cassidy
John L .Moore
Apxelo DeCregente
L. C. Purdy
Schenectady
Purdy
Eckersom
Gustave C. Bouener
New York State Electric & Gas Corp
Howard J. Reilly
Commissioner of Accounts
Damiano Fantauzzi
South Central Avenue
Homer Eckerson
Frear's Store to Close At 4 P M August 28
Frear's Store will close at 4 PM on August 28 due to employee activities. The event will be a gathering for W H Frear & Co staging plant workers and their families at Airport Inn on Campbell's Highway. The Employees Association officers lead planning with Michael J Pivan as president and other volunteers arranging entertainment and reservations.
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W. H. Frear & Co
Ace
Airport Inn
Campbell's Hiney
Employees’ Association
Michael J . Pivan
Louise B. Barber
Rosella Saunders
Harry Beresford
William Phillips
Roth Craver
Community News Highlights Verday Residents and Local Events
Local notices summarize Verday residents traveling to New York Lake Luzerne and Binghamton visits. Military service updates include Charles Wagar and Albert Smith at Fort Dix. Verday Improvement Association plans a town entertainment night August 23 at the Civic Center to raise funds for rebuilding efforts. Details cover committee members and upcoming dining room repairs.
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Saginaw
Mich
Charles Wagar
Albert Smith
Fort Dix
General Electric Co
Scnenectady
Verdey
Henry Russell
Verdey Improvement Association, Inc
Verdoy Civic Center
Association
Joan Sellers
Wiliam Cox
J. H. Witte
Howard Dill
Arthur E. Broadbent
Pronunciation notes on penicillin and a soldiers letter offer
A column discusses penicillin pronunciation, noting stress on the third syllable and the common error "peniSS-Ein." It also advertises Frank Colby's souvenir letter to a son, inviting readers to request a free copy via self-addressed mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Origen
Frank Colby
Colby
Compassion for Wounded Must Be Kept In Check
A wartime domestic editorial urges women to balance compassion for returning injured servicemen with a demand for normalcy. It argues pity should not define how veterans are treated at home and stresses their need to resume ordinary life and work with dignity and respect.
Killed in Action Corps Elliott Believed Saipan Front
Mr and Mrs George H Elion of Hudson Falls were notified by the War Department that their son Corp Lee Ebion was killed. The telegram signed by Lieut Gen Veedergrift said details of the burial and time could not be revealed. He is believed to have served in the South Pacific likely Saipan, aged 22, with a brother Lansing Eliott and four sisters Agnes Evelyn Marilyn and Ann also listed as survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Elion
Poplar Street
Hudson Falls
War Department
Corp
Lee Ebion
A. Veedergrift
Marine Corps
Corporal Elliott
South Pacific
Saipan
Lansing Eliott
Naval Training Center
Sampson
Agnes
Evelyn
Marilyn
Ann
Handling War Wounds and Society's Pity
A reflection on how pity from strangers and relatives affects wounded service members. It argues pity can harm more than help and urges restraint in expressing sympathy as troops are repatriated home.
Fill Her Up Order Costs Farmer in Paris Wisconsin
A Wisconsin farmer tries to stock up for a picnic by paying for beer at a tavern with a keg and requesting as many glasses as the can will fill. The scene unfolds with a barter style exchange as he aims to supply beverages for the gathering.
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Paris
Edgar ‘Conuntyfarmer
Svegalion
Focal Tavern
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Mechanicville
Caorp
Glenn Purdy
J. Burton Herrick
J. Ward Montgomery, Jr
George Paren
Boy Scout Troop
Hemstreet Park
Wilton
Sidney W. Hewitt
Selective Service Board 362
Hilda Whbur
Stiflwater
John Walsh
James E. Phinney
Ursula Fitegerald
Mabel Bean
Pertonal
Melarenthas
Saratoga Lake
James Clayton
Savy
Ire
Helen Clayton
Sergt William Farrell
Fort Jackson
S.C
Beatrice Farrell
Francis J. Rivers
New York City
New York County
Saratoga Bprings
Patrick J. Kenny
John Callahan
Newport
Fort Adams
SB. 1
Earl C. Whitbeck
Mechanicvite Recreation, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Lions* Club
Army and Navy
Arthur L. Smith
Landau's
W. T. Grant
Mechanicvite Jewish Welfare Board
Serafino Aurigemmid
Hugh Haddleton
Louis Kurs
Mead Building
Park Avenue
New York State Electric and Gas _Corp
American Sons
Italy Hall
James Baker
Gold Foots
Clifton’ Park
Round Lake Road
Anual Clams
Knights of Columbus
Burton’s Grove
Schaghticoke
Jona Keegan
Lieut
Harrison B. Tordoff
Priyn Hill
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Tordoff
Harry F. Tor
Powhatan
Bellaire
Ohio
Tom Boich
Clifford Hess
Mike Berdimus
Herman Albus
Frear’s
Ferday
New York
Joseph Chernicek, Jr
Lake Luzerne
Birk
Howard Brand
Binghamton
William Cox
George Dight
Donald
Willsboro Bay
Lake Champlain
H. A. Cleve
Ormond Beath
Els
Edward Swatting
Walter S. Clark
Town of
Colonie
City of
Rensselaer
Ealm
Louise Beauty
Shelton Wave
Smihe
W. T. Grants
Grants
Troy
Albany
Amsterdam
Nat Bree
Pruggist
Saint-Nazaire
Sassain Bezata
Portheast
Hosigsterg
Norts Caroting
Virginia Croste
Stuarts Health Institute
Fourth St
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