Briton Receives 2912 Seashells From Zanzibar Firm
Mitcham England Bryan Bainbridge a 29 year old security guard asked a Zanzibar firm for shells to decorate his flat. Instead he received 2912 pounds of shells aboard the Purnea at London Docks with a $308 freight bill and possible $84 customs duty. He plans to store them at a friend's garden until sold and worries about finding buyers.
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Mitcham
England
Bryan Bainbridge
Zanzibar
London Docks
Bainbridge
Character Club Official Visits Troy
William H. T. Buckley of New York City chief character of the International Character Club spoke at a luncheon in Rensselaer to re‑activate the local chapter and bid farewell to charter member Louis E. Fonda who leaves for the West Indies. Buckley urged affability to ease today’s dissention. Guests came from New York Rochester and Boston. local arrangements were by William J. Kelly and Morris Rosenthal.
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William H. T. Buckley
New York City
International Character Club
Troy
Buckley
Rensselaer
Louis E. Fonda
West Indies
Fonda
Character Club
United States
Europe
New York
Rochester
Boston
William J. Kelly
Morrris Rosenthal
City Reveals 1966 Street Improvement Progress
City Engineer Conrad P. Hoffman reports Troy's 1966 street program progress. Parkview Court paving is finished, Morrison Avenue sub-grade about 75 percent complete and expected to finish in two weeks barring bad weather. Clark Avenue and Mason Avenue sub grades done, Stanton Avenue about one third complete, Delaware Avenue just started, and paving on Second Avenue set to begin next week. Sewer bids for Lee, Raid, Warren and Joseph Streets to open Friday.
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Conrad P. Hoffman
Troy
Parkview Court
Hoffman
Morrison Avenue
Clark Avenue
Mason Avenue
Stanton Avenue
Delaware Avenue
Second Avenue
119Th
123Rd Streets
Lee
Raid
Warren
Joseph Street
Judge Scolds Son In Court
In Fairbanks Alaska Judge William Taylor admonished his son attorney Warren Taylor for outbursts in court saying such behavior is inappropriate. The judge stressed he hoped not to have to admonish again during proceedings.
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Scolds
William Taylor
Atty
Warren Taylor
Samuels Sees New York As National Playground
Howard J. Samuels a Canandaigua businessman and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful proposed reviving the barge canal system and other waterways to turn New York into a year round vacation playground. He urged expansions of beaches marinas camp sites and parks along with green bicycle and hiking routes and a recreation authority to fund projects with low interest loans. He called for studies of the Chenango old Erie and Delaware and Hudson canals and more roadside rest areas with amenities.
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New York
UPI
Howard J. Samuels
Canandaigua
New York State
Samuels
Long Island Sound
Lakes George
Champlain
Lakes Erie
Ontario
California
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C
Chenango
Old Erie
Delaware and Hudson
New York City
Westchester County
Red Cross Volunteers Host Parties for VA Hospital Patients
Rensselaer County Red Cross volunteers held two events at Albany Veterans Administration Hospital. Mrs. A. Frank Bentley chaired volunteers. a 2:30 to 3:30 social hour with coffee and cookies followed, and a quarterly canteen-led party. Entertainment featured The Sandpipers with Andrew Gliosco and other performers.
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Rensselaer County
the Red Cross
Veterans Administration Hospital
Albany
A. Frank Bentley
Arthur Comeau
Laura Caldwell
Louis Catone
Bentley
Valley Falls
J. L. Heslin
James Danaher
John
Sandpipers
Andrew Gliosco
Foster Goodale
James Nelaney
Two Arrests After Saratoga Accidents Reported
Saratoga Springs police investigated three weekend accidents resulting in two driver arrests. A Monday 8 a.m. collision at York and East Avenues involved E. W. Heinmiller and Mrs. Winifred Marty with multiple injuries, and Preston Dalaba was charged with reckless driving and drunken driving after a Broad Street crash. Raymond Ranberg faced leaving the scene after a Woodlawn Avenue incident.
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Saratoga Springs
York and
East Avenues
E. W. Heinmiller
Albany
Winifred Marty
New York City
Paul Cassier
William Carley
Heinmiller
East Avenue
Marty
York Avenue
Saratoga Hospital
Henry Heinmiller
Gertrude Heinmiller
Gertrude Davis
Kathleen Heinmiller
Preston Dalaba
RD 2
Gansevoort
Broadway
Anthony Scavone
Dalaba
Edward L. Brehm
Cohoes
Raymond Ranberg
Kratz Elected President Of Maryland Baptist College
C Eugene Kratz of Dallas has been elected president of the new Southern Baptist Maryland Bible College in Walkersville Maryland. He will lead the college as it opens under Baptist affiliation.
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Dallas, Tex
C. Eugene Kratz
Dallas
Southern Baptist College
Maryland Baptists College
Walkersville
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Frontiers OF Science
Earth
Moon
Brighton Beach
Fairbanks, Alaska
Red Cross
Ranberg
Spa City
Woodlawn Avenue
Joseph Braim
Woodlawn Ave
Robert Harrington
Peerless Company
Transeason
Orion
Ashley
A. A .N R Jr
B. Alison Ayres
C. Stanton
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