July Fire Department Report from Hoosick Falls
The Hoosick Falls Fire Department reported five July calls all by telephone including three car fires one lumber fire on Spring Street and a mutual aid Bar-B-Que fire on River Road. Firemen on eight hour shifts handled 105 police radio calls and 30 Rescue Squad calls while custodians checked alert systems at five banks and manufacturers. Truck No. 2 stood at the Country Club for the July 3 fireworks display. Howard F. Wright, chairman, submitted the report to the Village Board monthly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Spring St
River Road
Country Club
Village Board
Howard F. Wright
Vogler Serves as First Sergeant With 205th Armor Unit
Charles R. Vogler of 3 Albany Street a clerk at the U S Office is serving as first sergeant with Company C 205th Armor New York Army National Guard during their two weeks stay at Camp Drum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Vogler
Albany St
U.S
Co. C
205Th Armor
New York
Parishioners Bid Farewell To Pastor Wesley Miles
Nearly 200 parishioners and friends attended a farewell tea for Rev. Wesley P. Miles of First United Church Presbyterian and his family. George H. Holbrook accepted gifts on behalf of the community, while the United Women's Society and TC Class presented keepsakes. The Miles plan to fly to Athens Greece on August 28 where Mr. Miles will teach English at Athens College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Wesley P. Miles
First United Church, Presbyterian
George H. Holbrook
Miles
United Women’s Society
Andrew
Athens
Greece
Athens College
Mr and Mrs Con quest Return From Vacation
Mr and Mrs Charles Con quest arrive back at their North Hoosick home after a vacation spent in Syracuse and the Finger Lakes region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Conquest
North Hoosick
Syracuse
Finger Lake
Funeral for Mrs Ball at Immaculate Conception Church
The funeral for Mrs. Charles E Ball 72 of 333rd St was held Saturday from the Rob son Home For Funerals and the Church of the Immaculate Conception A Requiem Mass was said by Rev George Callaghan OSA who also conducted the committal in St Marys Cemetery Hoosick Falls Honorary bearers included Atty William G Bannon Joseph E Buckley John J Hughes Warren P Gooding and Maurice P Shea Active bearers were Henry A Blomquist Francis Early Charles H Hawks Daniel J Shannahan Edward A Shea and Jeffrey J Shea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E Ball
Robson
Henry A. Blomquist
Francis Early
Charles H. Hawks
Daniel J. Shannahan
Edward A. Shea
Jeffrey J. Shea
Sheldon family reunion at Middlebury Inn noted
Mr and Mrs Henry R Shel don and daughter Mrs Marie Hine of North Petersburg attended the Sheldon Association family reunion at the Middlebury Inn in Middlebury VI The group also visited the Sheldon Museum as part of the activities.
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Henry R. Sheldon
Marie Hine
North Petersburg
Sheldon Association
Middlebury Inn
Middlebury
Sheldon Museum
Sherwood Chosen For London Trip
A Hyattsville Maryland resident and former Hoosick Falls High School student A Wiley Sherwood was elected by the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics to attend the 100th anniversary of the Royal Aeronautical Society in London in September. Sherwood, RM E from RPI 1935 and MS from Univ of Maryland, heads the Maryland aerospace department, and chairs the Washington Chapter with about 2200 members.
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Wiley Sherwood
Hyattsville, Md
Hoosick Falls
RPI
Washington, D.C
American Institute of Areonautics and Aeronautics
Royal Aeronautical Society
London
England
Arcane
Mr. Sherwood
Sve
Univ. of
Maryland
Department of
Aerospace Engineering
Washington
Sherwood
A. W. Sherwood
Miss Bruinhilde Hellenkamp Returns to Germany
Miss Bruinhilde Hellenkamp left Sunday to return to Dusseldorf Germany after spending a year with her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Albergine at 53 Classic Street She was a guest at a dinner party Saturday night hosted by Mrs Ruth Dean of 9 McCaffrey Street Gifts were presented to her during the evening She has been employed at the Vogue and Vanity Women s Shop in Bennington VI
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruinhilde Hellenkamp
Dusseldorf
Germany
Ruth Dean
McCaffrey St
Hellenkamp
Edward Albergine
Classic St
Vogue & Vanity
Bennington
Miss Hellenkamp
Stereo Smoking Triggers Fire Called to 4th Avenue Home
Firemen were called at 1 30 p m yesterday to 336 4th Ave where a stereo phonograph began smoking in the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Giroux. The machine was unplugged before the fire crew arrived and inspected the unit before leaving to quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Ave
Raymond Giroux
Personal Income Hits New High in July
Washington AP report shows personal income rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 579.7 billion in July despite an airline machinists strike and auto plant shutdowns for model changes. Wages and salaries increased by 2.8 billion, offsetting declines in other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Moon Orbiter photographs lunar edge as countdown to main shots begins
In Pasadena NASA engineers report Lunar Orbiter circling the moon and preparing for the first televised pictures from the craft. The mission aims to map an equatorial 3 000 mile strip with over 300 photos to locate nine potential Apollo landing sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
America
Lunar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Orbiter
Babcock Lake Group Holds Swim Meet
The Babcock Lake Property Owners Association held its annual swim meet at the Lake Beach with Joseph Houlihan as chair and Robert Armitage as cochair. Fifty competitors entered 21 races. awards went to multiple junior life saving and intermediate winners as well as beginners, with a synchronized swimming display to close and a senior life saving demonstration led by David Friedman and Richard Hogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock Lake Property Owners’ Association
Lake Beach
Joseph Houlihan
Cochairman
Robert Armitage
Richard Hogan
Jean Anne McCoy
Roseanne Shover
Nancy Sleasman
Mary Beth Wallace
Marilyn Wallace
Thomas Farnam
Hogan
Robert Oscarman
Albert Postle
John Wallace
Armitage
Thomas Beaumont
Thomas Fox
Fred Grimm
Edward McDonald
Frank Shover
George van Bramer
Houlihan
Thomas McCoy
Jeannette Manning
Norman Canfield
David Armitage
Kathleen Bonesteel
Terry Myers
Joseph Lamont
Lynlee Cochrane
Michelene Fox
James Armitage
Robert Beaumont
David Pyndus
Marsha Canfield
Mark Grimm
Julie Butkas
Tom McDonald
Bryan Pyndus
Jean Brown
Helena Fox
Tim Moore
Michelle Viau
Helene Fox
Michael Manning
Cindy Farrell
John Barrecchia
David Viau
Peter Viau
Maria Bianchi
Colleen Meaney
Scott Casey
Bill God
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Main St
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Fire Dept
Camp Drum
Goodby
Peerless
London Trip
Babcock Lake Group
John Bonesteel
Colleen Casey
Phoenix
Agilon Panti-Hose Reg
Peerless Company
Orson
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