Traditional Fireworks Set For Assumption Fete
The 68th annual Feast of the Assumption will be observed today by the Church of the Assumption and Italian societies. Four masses are scheduled at 6, 7, 8, and 9 a.m with a solemn high mass. a 6:30 p.m. Mass concludes the day. Fireworks display by American Fireworks Co. of New Jersey starts at 11 p.m. on Hulin Heights grounds atop Viall Avenue hill. A parade forms at Williams and Grove Streets led by two bands with parish children and Italian Fraternal Society members marching in white and blue.
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Church of the’ Assumption
Hulin Heights
Viall Avenue Hill
American Fireworks Co
New Jersey
Viall Avenue
Paper Mill Resumes Operations in West Virginia
The Mechanicville mill of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. resumed full operations yesterday after a week shutdown due to insufficient orders. The first sheet came off the machines shortly after 8 a.m. Officials noted no significant startup problems. Many employees returned from layoff or vacation as the mill reopened.
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Mechanicville
West, Virginia
Boston Area Pastor Dies at 68 in Massachusetts
Mechanicville native Rev. Earl B. Van Zandt 68 of Chestnut Hill Brookline Mass died Friday. He led Fourth Presbyterian Church of South Boston and was a Metropolitan Life life underwriter. Survived by wife Genevieve Morrison daughter Jane and stepson Arthur Sundell. Memorial service held at his South Boston church.
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Mechanicville
Earl B. van Zandt
Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Mass
van Zandt
Fourth Presbyterian Church of
South Boston
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Mechanicville High School
Union College
Princeton University
Boston University
Greater Boston
New England Synod
Presbytery of Boston
Metropolitan
Hayden Planetarium
Genevieve Morrison
Jane W. van Zandt
Arthur Sundell
Dr. van Zandt
South
Boston
Mr Scanlon Feted by Bos ton Railroad Union Aides
John Scanlon general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Boston was honored at a testimonial dinner by the Mechanicville B M local chapter at Joyce's Log Cabin Restaurant. He received a plaque and a desk set for secretary Miss Virginia Moore of Lowell. Local officers and honored guests from Lowell Fitchburg and Hechadleville attended.
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John &. Scanlon
Brotherhood of Railroad
Boston
Mass
B&m
Joyce
Log Cabin
Mechanicville
Scanlon
Virginia Moore
Lowell
Leo Reilly
Hechadlevile
Aul
Miss Moore
Yo ‘Moore
Grand Lodge
Police Probe Break-In At Saveway Market
Police investigate a break-in at Saveway Market south of Mechanicville after closing hour. Officers report an unsuccessful attempt to peel a bias occurred, with beer bottles found at the scene.
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Guarare
Akin
Saveway
Mechanicville
Mrs Walsh Dies Widow of Mechanicville Man
Mrs Mary Relihan Walsh of 19 Saratoga Ave Mechanicville died suddenly Sunday at St Mary's Hospital Troy She was native of Mechanicville taught piano for many years and served 25 years as organist at Church of the Assumption Funeral is set for 8:30 a.m from John Noonan Funeral Home and 9 a.m at St Paul's Church.
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Mary Relihan Walsh
Saratoga Ave
Mechanicville
William Walsh
St. Mary’s Hospital
Troy
Dennis Relihan
Walsh
Church of the Assumption
St. Paul’s Church
John Noonan
Park Ave
St. Paul's Church
Motorcyclists Crash Into Dog Near Waterford
Two Willow Glen brothers, Paul Wonchanko 18 and William 16, were injured when their motorcycle struck a dog on the Waterford Mechanicville Road about two and a half miles south of the city. Both were admitted for X rays and listed in fair condition. Authorities described the incident as taking place around 6 30 a m yesterday.
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Willow Glen Brothers
Waterford - Mechanicville
Paul Wonchanko
William
Fire Auxiliary Plans Goblin Party Event
The Fire Auxiliary will sponsor a children's Hallagen party for the Haliajoon Department. In charge are Mrs Patricia Burke, Mrs Patricia Babenis, Mrs Helen Johnson, and Mrs Helen Hopeck. Roman F Johnson has been named secretary of the fire department succeeding John Hopeck Jr who resigned.
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Haliajoon Department
Patric CIA
Burke
Patricia Babenis
Helen Johnson
Helen Hopeck
Roman F. Johnson
Fire Department
John Hopeck Jr
Retired School Aide Miss Barrow Honors Private Rites
Private funeral services will be held this morning from Ma har and Son Funeral Home in Bennington Vermont for Miss Henrietta J Barrow aged 84 a retired school teacher. Barrow died Sunday at her residence 643 Main Street Bennington She was born in Brooklyn and came to Bennington Her only survivor is her sister Miss Dorothy Barrow with whom she resided
Funeral for John Kowalski Held in Mechanicville
Funeral services for John Kowalski of RD 1 Mechanicville were conducted Saturday morning at T. L. Cassidy Funeral Home with Rev. Jordan Cole officiating. Bearers included Peter Rupitsky Gregory Sorako Steve DeMilo Adam Chlopecki Chester Cieplela and Joseph Gniewek. Interment followed at Hudson View Cemetery.
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Mr. Kowalski
John Kowalski
RD 1
Mechanicville
T. L. Cassidy
Jordan x Cole
Schuylerville
Good Guys Keep Winning Streak in Girls Baseball Clash
The Mechanicville Lassia Girls' baseball team lost 3-0 to the Pruyn Hill Good Guys on Minute Man field. The undefeated Good Guys, seven games strong, aim for their eighth and ninth wins this week with games against Vanderheyden Hall and Clifton Park. Elizabeth Ponzillo allowed four hits for Mechanicville. Cathy Sullivan gave up eight for the winners. Mary Jean Zeppetelli and Linda Palmer shared catching duties, while Eileen Pickett drove in one run and her sister Margaret drove in the other. Errors hampered Mechanicville’s effort.
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Mechanicville Lassia
Recreation Department
Pruyn Hill
Minute Man Field
Good Guys
Vanderheyden Hall
Troy
Clifton Park
Mechanicville High School
Elizabeth Ponzillo
Imound
Cathy Sullivan
Mary Jean Zeppetelli
Linda Palmer
Eileen Pickett
Margaret
Agreement On Water Use OK'd
An agreement tentatively lets Defreestville Fire Department access Washington Avenue near the monastery to use a city hydrant. Residents feared pool filling, but Fire Chief Donald Lessoe said boosters are the only intended use after fires or emergencies.
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Defreestville Fire Department
City of
Rensselaer
Washington Avenue
Tenth Street
Defreestville
Donald Lessoe
Flushing Road
Esquire
Hunt Fails For Science Instructor At Van Rensselaer
Superintendent Joseph V. Reilly said the board approved a plan to hire a new science teacher but no candidate has come forward. He noted the district also seeks one more elementary teacher and that area administrators report shortages in science and instrumental band instruction. The board plans opening sessions after school starts, around September 11, while railroad negotiations continue for Moorehoose 24 acres near Maiden Lane bridge for the new high school.
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Joseph V. Reilly
van Rensselaer High School
Reilly
Lotis
Dutcher
New York Central Railroad
Moorehoase
Maiden Lane Bridge
Police Bullet Kills Youth After Burglary in New York
WHITE PLAINS N Y AP A youth 18 was shot and killed by a policeman while fleeing after a store burglary. Donata Rabasco of Thornwood identified as the dead youth. Two younger boys 16 and 17 were captured with Rabasco in River Park Food Market Greenburgh Town. Patrolman William Hawkins fired the fatal shot as officers surprised the trio. The younger boys were held on burglary charges with bail set at 800 each.
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Plains
N.Y
ANB
1Donata Rabasco
Thornwood
Rabasco
River Park
Greenburgh
iPolice
William] Hawkins
Imag
Red Chinese Ship Defies Port Order in Genoa Protest
In Genoa the Red Chinese freighter Li Ming refused a port order to leave, staging a Mao Tse-tung book reading, placard display, and a deck protest with singing, table tennis, and an accordion. The crew of 50 remained aboard as officials debated next steps.
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Genoa
Italy
Mao Tse-tung
Ku Fu-shan
Rites Held For Wife Of Patrolman In Rensselaer
The funeral for Mrs. Henrietta Myers Spath wife of a Rensselaer school patrolman was held at 8:45 am from William J Lyons Funeral Home and 9:30 am at St John s Church with a Requiem Mass by Rt Rev Msgr Arthur J Reilly Interment was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery She died Friday at her home after a long illness Survived by husband two daughters a sister and 15 grandchildren
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Henrietta Myers Spath
Rensselaer
William J. Lyons
Washington Ave
St. John's Church
Arthur J. Reilly
Holy Sepulchre
Three False Fire Alarms Probed in Eastland Park
Pumper 4 answered a still alarm shortly before 5:30 p m Sunday for a car fire on Highland Avenue Eastland Park but responders found no fire. A woman placed the call on the official fire alarm line. The false report adds to two Saturday calls and several prior incidents this month. Fire and police officials are redoubling efforts to identify those responsible.
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Eastland Park
Highland Avenue
South Street
Aiken Avenue
Broadway
Travy Street
Lewiston man dies after fall at home
John Benham, 67, of Lewiston near Niagara Falls, died yesterday at St. Marys Hospital from injuries suffered Friday in a fall at his home.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
UPI
John Benham
Lewiston
Firefighters Quell Debris Blaze in Rensselaer
Rensselaer firemen were dispatched at 5:53 a.m. yesterday to a debris fire at the foot of Tracey Street. Pumpers 2 and 4 responded to a box alarm and were on scene for over 30 minutes. Cause under investigation by police.
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Rensselaer
Tracey Street
Gansevoort Man Faces Traffic Charges
Joseph J. Mattfeld, 25, of Gansevoort, appeared in Troy Police Court before Justice Timothy J. Fogarty charged with driving a motorcycle without a license, registration, or insurance. He pleaded innocence and was remanded to Rensselaer County Jail in lieu of $1,500 cash bail or $3,000 property bond after arrest near Congress and Fifteenth Streets.
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Gansevoort
Joseph J. Matfeld
Troy
Timothy J. Fogarty
Mattfeld
Rensselaer County
Congress
Fifteenth
Boy 13 Killed In Syracuse Area Car Crash
David Herbig, 13, of Onondaga Hill near Syracuse, was struck and killed by two cars Sunday near his home. Police reported the boy’s death in a suburban setting, with investigators reviewing the accident details.
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Boy
Syracuse
UPI
David Herbig
Onondaga Hill
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Peterson
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