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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1958
Page
12
fragmentary passage references finances and stores with mentions of debts and lending but contains many garbled words. The readable items include amounts like 54,000 and references to stores and a few possible entities such as American Natural Gas. The exact events, dates, and full names are unclear.
A reader debates selling in profit and moving to safer holdings amid a chaotic market. The letter mentions diversifying with Diversified Oy and Mining and American States OU stock, asks for valuation help, and weighs risk versus growth with two chosen issues. The writer notes a mortgage debt and plans to invest 3,300 while seeking growth and emergency savings.
United Auto Workers reached a settlement ending a large strike at Chrysler plants. About 44,000 workers had been idle across 18 Detroit facilities, with 80,000 others affected nationwide. Local management will set return schedules as plants resume operations.
New York AP reports a down day on the stock market after a space satellite milestone. Major sectors show gains and losses with telecoms and airlines among movers. The Dow edged down while volume fell from Thursday as bonds drifted and profit taking weighed on prices.
The county board debated building department funding asking for clearer explanations on why extra staff is needed due to illness and absenteeism. A separate vote appointed John Hill to fill the unexpired term as superintendent of soldiers and sailors burials, with Raymond Delaney receiving minority support. The meeting adjourned after holiday greetings and a brief gavel adjournment until July 2.
Twenty three AEP freshmen in Naval ROTC were awarded appointments by Secretary of the Navy after national competitive exams. The ceremony at the Troy Building was led by Capt. Nilson P. Watkins. Appointees include William Webster and Randall March among others from various towns and states. A chimney fire on an adjacent brick building caused no damage.
Pacific Army headquarters reports Okinawa facing its worst drought in 16 years. The army will deploy water tank trucks delivering 36,000 gallons daily to civilian populations.
A series of obituary notices from Hoosick Falls and nearby towns details the deaths of Mrs. Atti Miatiac Carney Mahat 81. Mrs. Thora Aleman. Mrs. Mary K. Hopp. Irving Bollong. Budlong and Mrs. Blanche Carrier. Each item notes birthplaces, survivors, and funeral arrangements including dates, times, and locations at local churches and cemeteries. Interments are planned in St. Mary's, Greenwell Cemetery, Sideon Cemetery, and Evergreen Cemetery, with services led by designated pastors and funeral homes in Troy, Greenwich, Bennington, and surrounding communities.
Contained garbled radio notes describe a Soviet style space achievement and a U S response. Eisenhower praises the moment while officials note the Atlas rocket and large satellite mass, with global headlines and mixed reactions from Moscow to Europe.
The burst of cold air spread from the Dakotas and Minnesota toward Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio Valley, and into the Great Lakes and New England. Snow covered parts of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and New England, with bitter winds and heavy cloudiness across the southern Plains and Northwest.
The article compares Soviet and American space efforts with estimates of payloads and capabilities. It notes Sputnik 11 and 13 payloads, discusses use of ICBMs for orbital launches, and mentions U S progress from Vanguard to Atlas and future manned missions.
Brunswick Grange celebrated Christmas with a program of songs readings and recitals at a regular meeting led by presiding officer Mrs. Prances Kane. Mrs Hazel Christensen organized the party with Mrs Dorothy Hohe steel and Miss Barbara Runsteo presenting poems and titles such as When Christmas Time Is Near and These Are the Days. The event closed with Santa Claus is Coming to Town as a supper was served under Donald Dohestuel and Mrs Bisie Bonestel supervision.
Details reveal Wickham, resident of Northor at No. Nertor in Schuyler County, nominated by party leaders to abandon current post and join private sector. He has long background in agriculture, banking, insurance, and dairy spread, with 400 acres of cherries, peaches, and grapes. Wickham and wife and two sons and daughter live in Corning area. Moose Party Tonight hosts Christmas party at River Street hall with dancing and guest attendance.
The third Indilel Rensseladt County 441 Club Depl hosts fruit and pie demonstrations on Tuesday December 30 at Redeemer Lutheran Church near Mystery Street and Ard Avenue. Girls 10 to 14 may enter fruit demonstrations while 14 and older may bake cherry or apple pies. Eligible 4-H members must apply at the 4-H Club offices on the second floor of the Post Office by Tuesday December 29. County home demonstration work overseen by Kenneth Kalj Bell, 4H Club agent.
A housewife reports two youths entered her Bel Harbor Heights apartment while she collected mail. One flashed a knife and demanded money, then struck her, though she suffered no injuries. The incident involved $1,000 in jewelry and $50 in cash. Also notes a junior rifle group Christmas party at the White House today.
In a fragmentary description a gopher moves backward while its guide points the way and the animal appears to respond to a trailing halo effect. The odd action is noted in a battered text snippet with unclear context and defining imagery.
A high school concert yesterday featured a large program from the music department. About 1239 students participated across three segments including dance band pieces such as The Bells of St Mary and Allams Beach, along with mixed chorus performances and holiday carols under the direction of Miss Palrivit Miller and band leadership by Michael Saeha.
A Brooklyn boy pilot Ventified dies in a snowstorm crash into Cantoniers Mountain near the state prison. A Great Neck student, 7, Janine Peters, was hospitalized in critical condition after the blue white plane bound from Tulle bargh missed a barn on the Clinton State Prison farm. The pilot radioed he was lost before crashing. rescue teams removed the injured girl and the pilot from the wreckage.
William Ty McCarthy and associates petition the court to terminate the 1088 order and bar further contempt proceedings while Goldfine faces federal scrutiny. Trials set for March 18 amid appeals over subpoenas and access to internal records, with bonds posted and long-time political ties noted.
Police said two young sons Stephen 10 and Martin 13 were found dead with throats slashed at the Bromley home in Surrey. Their mother Diana Brum was severely injured with deep throat wounds and hospitalized. Detective officers questioned her at the bedside.
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