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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1969
Page
7
The Tamarac Senior French Club led by Mrs. Livingstone visited St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany to study Gothic architecture.
At multiple area hospitals in late December 1969, families welcomed several sons and a daughter. Notable entries include David Anthony Abate born December 14 at Naval Hospital San Diego to HM3 Michael Abate and Clara Contofanti, and James Daniel Benjamin born December 24 at Leonard Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. David Benjamin. More births follow at Samaritan and St. Marys hospitals with twins, single births, and newborns named Michael O Connor David Scott Mary Elizabeth Phelan Joseph III and others.
James Bauer expresses gratitude to newspaper customers on Glen and Standard Avenues for their generosity during the past year.
A collage of bereavement notices and funeral details for residents and relatives across Troy and surrounding towns. Names include Beatrice Walton, Loren Burdick, Patsy Christopher, Bernard Fitzpatrick, and many others with dates, service times, and burial locations listed for December 1969 and related years.
The fourth 1969-70 installment of state motor vehicle tax receipts allocates $39,365 to Rensselaer County, $3,249 above last year. Total statewide distribution of $4,717,138 was reduced 5 percent by a Legislature-approved adjustment, as explained by State Comptroller Arthur Levitt. Other nearby counties receive Albany $106,229. Saratoga $30,133. Schenectady $47,088. Washington $16,074. Warren $15,822. Columbia $18,993, all higher than their 1968 quarters.
Lauriston A. Wilcox 81 of Pownal Vermont a World War I veteran and charter Bennington Post American Legion member died Thursday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a short illness Born in North Pownal he graduated from Bennington High School and taught an adult Bible class at the United Methodist Church of Pownal He was a member of the Bennington County Farm Bureau Survivors include his wife Myrtle Gardner two daughters Mrs Arthur B Murphy of Bennington and Mrs Richard Wentink of La Jolla California a sister Mrs Harold Campbell of Chappaqua and three grandchildren The funeral will be 2 30 p m Sunday from Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Bennington with Rev David Hubbard officiating Entombment will be in Park Lawn Cemetery Chapel Bennington
Loren L. Burdick 62 of Petersburg died suddenly while shoveling snow at his mother's Berlin home. Coroner cites natural causes. He leaves a wife Julia Jones and 6+ children, plus a sister and grandchildren. funeral by M. Barber in Petersburg with interment at Meadowlawn Cemetery.
Troy and surrounding areas faced a major snow emergency with 14.5 inches additional snowfall. Quigley said 19 pieces of equipment and about 55 city workers kept main streets clear, rotas kept around the clock plowing, ambulances stationed at hospitals, and police and taxis aiding medicine delivery as telephone outages and road hazards persisted.
A near blizzard snarled Troy streets as motorists abandoned stalled vehicles. Most towed to a lot by Central Station, with many blocking driveways and prompting numerous parking complaints. An erroneous emergency call sent responders to Crockett Avenue. crews later to Kennedy's Garage as repairs continued.
Notices for Mosher Ramundo Robertson Scanlon and related family members list deaths on Dec 24 and 25 1969 with funeral details. Mosher dies suddenly at Leonard Hos ital. Ramundo dies at Colonie. Robertson dies in Cambridge. Scanlon dies in Guilderland. Requiem Masses and church services scheduled. calls and burial plans noted.
Two separate Friday incidents left two people with injuries. William Soultanian 69 treated and released at Samaritan Hospital for leg and back injuries after jumping snow piles and colliding with James R. Russell 24 in Pawling Avenue. Paul E. Rockwell 45 refused treatment after whiplash from a rear collision on River Street with Glenn Bold 27.
Obituaries detail funeral arrangements for Alfred Seil Helen Phalen Nellie Stewart and Grace Zeller. Services set from T L Cassidy Quandt Bowen Styles funeral homes with calls Sunday and Monday prior to interment at Hudson View Cemetery St Marys Church and Van Rensselaer Manor mentioned.
Mrs. Mabel Liddle Knowlton of RD Buskirk died Friday at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge after a brief illness. She lived in Buskirk 18 years and belonged to Eagle Bridge Methodist Church. Survived by husband Lloyd L Knowlton two children Martha Baker and Lloyd L Knowlton a sister Louise Dutcher four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday from Charles A Ackley Funeral Home Cambridge with Rev Oswald Muller Interment Island Hill Cemetery Buskirk in the spring.
Shenendehowa Junior High School student council presented a Christmas wreath to Dr. Edwin E. Dunmire, superintendent of schools, as part of their annual project.
Rensselaer County will get 446 798 from New York State as part of 24 199 907 in quarterly per capita municipal aid. State Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced the distribution, noting a 5 percent cut from normal grants statewide.
About 50 youths aged 8 to 17 joined Army Cadets to shovel out snow near fire hydrants in the South Troy area from Washington Street south. Cadets adviser Edward Os good led the effort, with Capt. Edgar Twiss noting the volunteers who aided during the Friday snowstorm.
Cornell economist Prof. Kenneth L. Robinson projects a slow start to 1970 with inflation and rising unemployment but no lasting recession. He predicts consumer spending on non durable goods will rise, food demand modest, state local government spending up about 10 percent, and car demand easing while defense costs stay high despite Vietnam settlement.
The funeral of Malcolm R. McGowan of 19101st St Troy and Time Shop Watervliet was held Friday. Services were at Walter E Healey Funeral Home and St Francis de Sales Church with Rev Dominic Ingeniie officiating. Bearers were John Polanski Henry Lemmon Harold Bassett and Basil O'Shea. Interment followed at St Mary's Cemetery Troy with Father Ingenie officiating.
The Tamarac High School Math Club toured the computer center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute under the guidance of Mrs. J. R. Thompson.
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