Rensselaer Youth Wins Baseball Trip
William Steward 13 of Rensselaer is guest this week at the Mickey Owen Baseball School in Miller Missouri after being chosen as one of nine winners from 100000 entries in a national contest. He is son of Mr and Mrs Wilton Steward of Ring Street and a Fort Craile School student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Steward
Rensselaer
Montgomery Ward
Mickey Owen
Miller
Wilton Steward
Ring St
Fort Craile
W. R. Burns
Troy Area
Stan Musial
Ward
Owen
Bill
Firemen Busy Most Of Night In Rensselaer
Rensselaer firemen answered three calls from 8:15 p.m. to 3:15 a.m. Responders included Pumpers 2 4 and Truck 1 for a rubbish fire at 1203 Broadway. A malicious false alarm at Church and 2nd Streets followed. A third call on Columbia Street and Aiken Avenue damaged a 1961 sedan owned by Richard C. Bishop. Police investigated all three incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Terrilli
Broadway
Church and
2Nd Streets
Columbia Street
Aiken Avenue
Richard C. Bishop
Catskill Ave
Hampton Manor
Rensselaer
Obituaries of Mildred Wuerdeman and others in Rensselaer area
Obituary notices report Mrs Mildred M Wuerdeman wife of Hugh J Wuerdeman Sr of 8 Castleton Ave East Greenbush died after a brief illness in Samaritan Hospital Troy She was a Norwich native long resident in Rensselaer and nearby She was past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of Bradley Lodge Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and a communicant of St Johns Church Survived by husband two sons a sister and nine grandchildren The funeral will be from Lyons Funeral Home Rensselaer to St Johns Church for a Requiem High Mass Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Also noted are the deaths of Mrs Elizabeth Bonacker and Mrs Frances Parrotta with funeral details and interment listed followed by the funeral of Mrs Catherine V Kane Mara with services at St Johns Church and interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred M. Wuerdeman
Mildred M. McQuade Wuerdeman
Hugh J. Wuerdeman Sr
Castleton Ave
East Greenbush
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Norwich
Rensselaer and
Bradley Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
St. John’s Church
William Ll. Wuerdeman
Rensselaer
Hugh J
Pete) Wuerdeman
Willian Sullivan
Amsterdam
William J. Lyons
Washington Ave
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Elizabeth D. Bonacker
Elizabeth Bonacker
Lillian Domery
William A. Bonacker
Broadway
St. Peter's Hospital
Albany
John Casazza
Catherine V. Kane Mara
St. John's Church
Arthur J. Reilly
Edward Mara
Richard and
Daniel Kennedy
William Faulkenheimer
Arraigned in London killings of three detectives
John Edward Witney 36 was paraded into West London Court under heavy guard and arraigned on murder charges in the slayings of detectives Christopher Tippett David Stanley Wombell and Geoffrey Roger Fox. Held without bail for a hearing August 23, the case sparked Britain's largest manhunt as police chased two other suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Edward Witney
West London Court
Witney
Shepherd’s Bush
Scotland Yard
Britain
Christopher Tippett
David Stanley Wombell
Geoffrey Roger Fox
Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Paris France Maternity Allowance Rules Expanded
Paris authorities outline an interval fixed maternity allowance for firstborns to under 25 year old mothers within two years after marriage. The policy also grants an allowance for each birth occurring within three years of the preceding birth.
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Paris
France
Dirksen Seeks Housing Rights Compromise in Senate
Senate leader Dirksen drafts a substitute for the open housing clause of the House civil rights bill proposing a two year federal study. Javits opposes the substitute while Ellender backs separate housing study. Russell and Mansfield warn a vote hinges on Dirksen’s stance to halt a filibuster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Dirksen
Ers
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Big City
Len Allen J. Ellender
D-Law
Richard B. Russell
D .Ga
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Jury Studies Two Cases On Firearms
The Rensselaer County grand jury reconvened after a week’s recess and reviewed two misdemeanor cases of illegal firearms possession by out-of-state motorists arrested on Route 7 in Brunswick. Defendants John E. Thurlow of Albuquerque New Mexico and John E. Meissner of Contoocook New Hampshire faced the charges. Evidence was presented by Assistant District Attorney William J. Doyle Jr. The grand jury is not expected to report findings until early next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer
Contoocook
N.H
Asst. Dist. Atty
William J. Doyle Jr
Wasted Time Costly To U S
The House Space Committee says government scientists waste about 150 million dollars yearly seeking already known facts. It passed a bill authorizing roughly 18 million dollars annually to collate and publish standard reference data for scientists and engineers in government and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House Space Committee
House
Senate
To Return Home From UNH Summer Session
Robert McCarthy of Fox Hollow returns home Friday after spending the summer enrolled in the University of New Hampshire’s 44th annual summer session which opened on June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McCarthy
Fox Hollow
University of New Hampshire
Arsenal Club Plans Dinner-Dance At Watervliet Arsenal
The Watervliet Arsenal bx Servicemen's Club will start its season with a dinner-dance and officer installation at the arsenal restaurant October 1. Dinner at 7 p.m., dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Officers to be installed include Daniel Webster president and others. Ex-servicemen meet October 14 at the restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watervliet Arsenal Bx Servicemen's Club
Arsenal
William Clancy
Thomas R. Ratigan
Daniel Webster
Richard Elmore
Mr. Ratigan
William Vautrin
Roland Morand
John Finan
Thomas Lyons
John Fine
Givney Tops Captains Exam In Troy Police Test
John J. Givney scored 98.6 on the May 21 civil service exam for police captain, leading seven others who passed in the Troy Police Bureau. No vacancies exist for captain. one for Juvenile Bureau and one as training officer. Public Safety Commissioner Sanvidge will name appointments after review with the passers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Givney
2Nd Ave
Troy Police Bureau
Edwin J. Bloomer
Albert F. Prezio
Public Safety
John J. Sanvidge
Givney
Madison Square Garden Hosts First Six Day Bicycle Race
New York reports the United States first six day bicycle race held at Madison Square Garden in 189_. Competitor Plugger Bill Martin won after riding 1466 miles across the event.
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New York
America
Madison Square Garden
Bill” Martin
Pre Registration Opens at Russell Sage College
The evening division of Russell Sage College invites pre registrations from new and former students ahead of the official start date of September 1. Registrants can secure courses and preferred schedules. Albany office hours are from 8 30 a m to 6 30 p m at 258 State St. and 9 a m to 4 p m at the Russell Sage College campus. Offices close Saturdays until Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage College
Albany
State St
2Nd
Ferry St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parrotta
Francesco Parrotta
Sterling-Winthrop Co
Thomas A. Sherwood
St. Agnes’ Cemetery
Menands
Mara
Javits
U.S
Arsenal Club
John Givney
Howard H. ‘Campbell
Crockett Ave
George T. Butler
Sherman Ave
Joseph V. Elgeiser
College Ave
Euclid Ave
Joseph B. West
North Lake Ave
Donald F. Gibbs
9Th Ave
Robert F. Kane
6Th Ave
Quillon Suede
Stanley
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