Mechanicville Independents Capture Saratoga County Title
The Mechanicville Independents won the Saratoga County Babe Ruth League championship, defeating Greenwich 15-6 at the high school field to seal a 2-0 playoff sweep. John McBride pitched seven strong innings with six strikeouts, while Michael Mone paced the offense with four hits and two doubles as the team finished 13-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville Independents
Saratoga County
Greenwich
Bob Murphy
Saratoga
Maurice
Moe” Maloney
Mechanicville
John McBride
Michael Mone
Independents
Anthony Fiacco
George Wichelas
Vincent Luciano
Steven Dawes
McBride
Former Area Man William J Weaver Succumbs After Illness
William J. Weaver RD 1 Buskirk died Sunday at Leonard Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Mechanicville, lived there until 16 years ago, worked as a crane operator for West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co, and attended St Monicas Church Johnsonville. Survived by wife Helena Reddy and sister Mary Sipperly. Funeral from John P Noonan Funeral Home Mechanicville to St Paul the Apostle Church with a 9 am Requiem High Mass. Burial in St Johns Cemetery Schaghticoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Weaver
Buskirk
Leonard Hospital
Mechanicville
William and Mary Weaver
Weaver
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
St. Monica’s Church
Johnsonville
Helena Reddy
Pumper 2 Crew Battles Grass Fire Near Warsaw Avenue
Firemen from Pumper 2 of the Mechanicville Fire Department were summoned at 6 30 p m Saturday to a grass fire just outside the city limits off Warsaw Avenue near the railroad tracks. They returned at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pumper 2
Mechanicville Fire Department
Warsaw Avenue
Fire at Central Little League Park Rapidly Extinguished
A fire in an old coal chute behind Central Little League Baseball park near Swift Street started from Box 521 at 5 p.m. Friday. It was quickly put out with two booster lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Street
Wriday
Cefalo 88 Dies. Mechanicville B M Employe
Carmine Cefalo 88 of 93 Saratoga Ave Mechanicville died Saturday after a long illness at Coolridge Acres Nursing Home Lansingburgh He retired from the Boston and Maine Railroad where he was a maintenance employee He was born in Italy resided in Mechanicville 58 years and belonged to Church of the Assumption and Sons of Italy He is survived by a son Sal Cefalo six daughters 15 grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services set from De Marco Funeral Home and Church of the Assumption with a Solemn Requiem Mass and interment at St Pauls Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmine Cefalo
Saratoga Ave
Mechanicville
Boston & Maine Railroad
Coolridge Acres
Lansingburgh
Italy
Railroad
Church of the Assumption
Sons of Italy
Amelia Fusco
Sal Chefalo
Miami
Fla
Thomas Moylan
Cohoes
Anthony Ercolino
Brooklyn
Frank Miazga
James Spann
Pine Bluff
Ark
John Palmer
Joseph Restino
Bennington
de Marco
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Bridge Club Winners Named in Mechanicville Event
Mechanicville Stillwater Duplicate Bridge Club held a master point game at the Masonic Temple drawing 24 pairs. North-South winners were Rose Melton and son Murray Schenectady first, Marjorie Gunther Delmar and Francis Stark Schenectady second, Nathan Sidman Troy and Alan Collins Mechanicville third. East-West winners were Anthony Prindle Schenectady first, Ronald Havey Albany second, Betty Anderson Greenfield Center and Betty Kaye Saratoga Springs third. A full week of games is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville-Stillwater
Masonic Temple
Rose Melton
Murray
Schenectady
Marjorie Gunther
Delmar
Francis Stark
Natham Sidman
Troy
Alan Collins
Mechanicville
Anthony Prindle
Ronald Havey
Albany
Betty Anderson
Greenfield Center
Betty Kaye
Saratoga Springs
No One Hurt As Cars Collide On South Main Street
No injuries were reported after a two car crash on South Main Street Mechanicville Saturday shortly before 6 p.m. Mrs M W Pills worth 50 of 104 Ida Street Troy drove a 1963 sedan south blinded by the sun and struck the left rear of a car owned by Le Roy Watts of RD 2 Schaghticoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Mechanicville
M. W. Pillsworth
Ida St
Troy
le Roy Watts
RD 2
Schaghticoke
Local musician John J. Pender Jr joins USO Air Force tour
John J. Pender Jr., a noted area musician and Siena College graduate, left for a USO tour of Air Force bases. He travels via Greenland Labrador and Puerto Rico, with stops in U S bases. Pender wrote many songs including Gimme Mercy which ranked in Detroit and other cities. He is the son of John and Mrs. Pender of 594 4th St. his father is active in local government and civil service unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Pender Jr
U.S. Air Force
Greenland
Labrador
Puerto Rico
United States
Penders
Siena College
LaSalle Institute
Gimmie Mercy
Detroit
Chicago
Miami
West Coast
John Pender
4Th St
Pender
Common Council
Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co
Civil Service Employes Association
Peace Corps Rider to Ethiopia Miss Deecher Heads Abroad
Miss Susan T. Deecher of 341 Spring Ave leaves tonight by jet for Ethiopia to join the Peace Corps. She will work in community development and health education after eight weeks of training at the University of California in Los Angeles. Deecher, a Catholic Central High School and Champlain Valley Hospital School of Nursing graduate, has served at Samaritan Hospital and will join health program volunteers in teaching medical theory and aiding hospital staffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan T. Deecher
Spring Ave
Ethiopia
Peace Corps
Marie Deecher
William Deecher
University of California In
Los Angeles
Miss Deecher
Catholic Central High School
Champlain Valley Hospital School of Nursing
Plattsburgh
The
Samaritan Hospital
Unadilla Unit to join Marine Midland via merger plan
Unadilla National Bank will become an office of Marine Midland National Bank of Troy after a merger agreement. The plan, subject to stockholder and regulatory approval, would issue 24 750 Marine Midland shares for 4 500 Unadilla shares and create a local advisory board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unadilla National Bank
Unadilla
Marine Midland National Bank of Troy
Livingston S. Latham
Chester F. Millhouse
Troy
Baldwin Maull
Marine Midland Corporation
Marine Midland Bank
Amsterdam
Argyle
Cohoes
Corinth
Green Island
Latham
Plattsburgh
Rotterdam
Salem
Speculator
Marine Midland Banking
Otsego County
Stag Rod and Gun Club Clamsteam Plans Staged at Speigletown
The Stag Rod and Gun Club will host a clamsteam Sunday at Speigletown grounds. President Jack Dougherty Jr. says events start 1 p.m. with chowder and hot dogs, steam at 4 30 p.m., dancing 8 to 11 p.m., games and archery for all ages. Reservations due tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speigletown
Bates Grove
Jack Dougherty Jr
Edward Blair
James Yetto
Morbus
Steam
Wiley Gilcrest
Thomas Purtell
Club
Stag Day Golf Times Scheduled at Troy Country Club
Greater Troy Chamber of Commerce stag day tees off at Troy Country Club with John B. Groom as chairman. Starting times list players alphabetically from 8 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. with groups of four for each interval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Troy
Bill Flint
Paul Valella
Andy Jadles
Claude Freisner
Ed Kennedy
John Valente
Bill Finlan
al Colaneri
Bruce Rigg
Larry Dewey
Clarence Daniel
John Groom
Dave Weisberg
Fred Anderson
Walter Murray
George Weiss
John Christopher
Edmund Bennett
William Everton
Joseph Hourigan
Earl Spritzer
Ed Frieberg
Leo Picard
C. E. Hockford
J. F. Baker
George Porter
Frank Minehan
Barker House
C. Robert Sherwood
John Mabin
Paul Pouchak
Henry Bessette
Frank Bacher
William Palmer
Herve Larche
Charles Southard
Bernard Mintzer
Joseph Valente
Frank Clemente
William Lurie
Lester Newman
Merrill Warren
Jack Humann
William McGrath
Edward Anderson
Art Mace
James Larson
John Clark
Bill Kelly
Tarantino
James Cleary
Ray Dumser
Robert Nold
Robert Walsh
James Whalen
Ed. Sullivan
Don Adelberg
Thomas Thomas
Kagel
Bill Engster
Bill Fagan
Ace Levonian
Jack Doughney
Jim Patrick
Dan Smith
Ken Johnson
J. Goldman
Whit Gilligan
Sam Rosenblatt
Tom Shafer
A. Ettleson
W. Burns
A. Shepper
B. Richards
E. Ziegler
Bob Hussey
Gene Doerr
Judd Groff
George Laird
Bailey Cadman
Dan Giovanetti
James Fitzgibbons
Elliott Foster
Halfmoon News and Community Notes
Halfmoon residents host visitors from Clearwater Belfast and Amsterdam. The Halfmoon Grange meets at 8 p.m. with master Harry Faulkner presiding and refreshments by the Service and Hospitality Committee. Welfare officer Jesse DeVoe announces surplus food distribution Wednesday at Halfmoon Town Hall from 6 to 7 p.m. Bring containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Woodin
Jacques
Dixie
Clearwater
Fla
Lorenzo Fafard
Halfmoon
Grange Hall
Harry Faulkner
Olive Swatling
Jesse DeVoe
Clifton Park
James Crozier
David
Elizabeth
Joan
BOAC
Belfast
North Ireland
Earl Bell
F. F. Pipito
Amsterdam
Authorities Probe Twin Hay Fires Near Sharpe Road
North Greenbush police and Rensselaer County Sheriff with Wynantskill fire officials investigate two hay pile fires on Sharpe Road off Route 66. Witnesses saw a black sedan with red markings nearby before each blaze, first at 12 25 a m and second at 9 55 p m. Fire crews also answered a brush fire at Pinewoods Avenue Extension with possible link to the hay fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Greenbush
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department
Wynantskill
Sharpe Road
Route 66
Eagle Mills
Mountain View
Pinewoods Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Maloney
B.&m
City Ice and Fuel Co
Babe Ruth
LL Park
Cefalo
B&m Employe
Air Force
Troy Bank
Rod and Gun Club
Coradian
Troy Store
Kroehler
Berkline
Duran
Daystrom
Kelvinator
Frigidaire
Scotchgard
Stoneville
Jamestown
Bassett
Village Square
Edison
PRIDE
Peterson
River Street
Franklin Square
Watervliet —Corner
3Rd Ave
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