Four Wills Admitted To Probate In Rensselaer County
Surrogate A Franklin Mahoney admitted four wills to probate. John M. McDowell of Rensselaer left $5,000 in personal property to widow Mary A. McDowell with executrix duties given. Jessie M. Blanshaw of Troy left under $5,000 with two friends as beneficiaries. Bruno Carl Thiele of Cropseyville left under $5,000 with Mildred F. McChesney as executrix and sole beneficiary. Margaret Sturm of Schodack died Jan 2 with more than $2,500. brother John J. Sturm executor and sister Mary Elizabeth Sturm at $2,500. Attorneys listed for each estate.
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Rensselaer County
A. Franklin Mahoney
John M. McDowell
Rensselaer
Watervliet Arsenal
Mary A. McDowell
Chestnut St
Millen, Segal & Bartlett
Mildred F. McChesney
Cropseyville
William E. Smith
Margaret Sturm
Schodack
John J. Sturm
Forcing two bids versus weak two bids in bridge
A discussion of old fashioned two heart forcing two no trump responses versus weak two clubs. It explains how three no trump can be too strong for some hands and shows the tactical shift to two clubs as a catch-all forcing bid leading to a three no trump contract. Tomorrow's note previews a related North hand.
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East
Bridge quiz: responder with two hearts and three hearts raise
In the auction West North East South after 1 diamonds double Pass, you as South hold O54 YK 154 Q10654 &52. You bid two hearts to show four card major and plan a later natural bid. If partner raises to three hearts, decide the next move.
Automobile fire alarm sounded in Rensselaer at 5:30 p.m.
Firefighters from Pumpers 1 3 and Truck 1 responded to Needless Alarm Box 25 at Broadway and 2nd Ave. Saturday and found a battery cable burned in William Idon’s car at 4 Ferry Street. No fire damage occurred and the line was cleared at 5:36 p.m.
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Broadway
2Nd Ave
Rensselaer
William Idon
Ferry St
Dinner Honors Miss Phillips at Sim and Co
Employees of Sim and Co Inc honored Miss Helen Phillips at a dinner Thursday night at the Holiday Inn noting 25 years of service in the china department. About 26 people attended and Edmund Moore president presented a gold watch on behalf of the staff. Fred R. Bull, president emeritus, who led the china department when she joined, was among the attendees.
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Employes of
Sim and Co., Inc
Helen Phillips
China Department
Holiday Inn
Miss Phillips
Edmund Moore
Sim
Fred R. Bull
School Board Meeting Tonight Agenda Highlights Changes
The Rensselaer Board of Education will meet at 7 30 p m at city hall with John J Malone presiding. Superintendent Joseph V Reilly says the agenda includes recommendations from Englehardt Englehardt and Leggett on school needs including a new high school and possible abandonment of elementary Schools 2 and 3.
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Rensselaer Board of Education
City Hall
John J. Malone
Joseph V. Reilly
Englehardt, Englehardt & Leggett
East Greenbush Prepares Disaster Training Class
A Red Cross course for volunteer Disaster Shelter Managers is scheduled today and February 14 at East Greenbush Junior High School. Dirk S Brady notes the town’s Internal Disaster Preparedness Plan is developing. Samuel Bateman will lead the instruction.
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Red Cross
East Greenbush
Dirk S. Brady
Albany Area
Samuel Bateman
Schenectady County
National Disaster
Mrs Alma Mayhew dies survived by large family
Alma M Mailoux Mayhew 81 of 28 Sherwood Ave Clinton Heights died Saturday after a brief illness. Funeral from Gordon Funeral Home East Greenbush at 8 AM then St Marys Church Clinton Heights at 9 AM with interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery East Greenbush. Survived by three sons Alfred William Rudolph. five daughters Richards Eighnor Hankle Chitty Stark. a brother Lucius Morin. 26 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Obituary notes Canadian born native of Warwick Quebec.
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Gordon Funeral Home
East Greenbush
Alma M. Mayhew
Mailloux
Sherwood Ave
Clinton Heights
St. Mary’s Church
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Mayhew
Ernest E. Mayhew
Warwick
Quebec
Canada
Alfred
Rensselaer
William
Rudolph Mayhew
Richard Hanley
Eugene Eighnor
Coxsackie
Andrew Hankle
East Schodack
Lewis Chitty
Glens Falls
Gerald Stark
Albany
Troy Tot Injured In Fall At Home
Patrick Warden one year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Warden of 27 McClelland Ave Troy and grandson of Mayor and Mrs John H Warden of Renesselaer was injured yesterday in a fall at his parents home He was taken by ambulance to Smarati an Hospital Emergency Room for treatment of a slight laceration to his forehead treated and released.
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Patrick Warden
Charles W. Warden
McClelland Ave
Troy
John H. Warden
Renesselaer
Ambulance Service Corp
Smararitan Hospital
Outing Scheduled By Church Youth
The Baptist Youth Fellowship of First Baptist Church will enjoy an outing and swim party Saturday. The group plans a tobogganing daytime event at Methodist Farm Crooked Lake and an indoor swim party in the evening at Crooked Lake Hotel. Rev. Robert B. Huntley and William R. Browne coadvise.
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The
Baptist Youth Fellowship of
First Baptist Church
Methodist Farm
Crooked Lake
Robert B. Huntley
William R. Browne
Board of Deacons
Schenectady County Receives State Urban Renewal Grant
Schenectady County one of two in New York to benefit from Urban Renewal Administration grants to the State Department of Commerce. The county including Niskayuna will get 104202 dollars to aid local growth. The other recipient is the Town of Sodus in Oswego County.
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Schenectady County
State Department of Commerce
Niskayuna
Sodus
Oswego County
McNally Dinner Reservations Close
Reservations closed today for a testimonial dinner honoring Clarence A. McNally veteran political leader and former mayor who retired December 31. Mayor Erastus Corning 2d of Albany will be principal speaker with toastmaster Charles G. Maloy, former Rensselaer mayor.
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Kapps-in-the-Hollow
Rensselaer
Clarence A. McNally
Erastus Corning TI
Albany
McNally
Charles G. Maloy
Rensselaer Fire Training Session Set for Thursday
The Rensselaer Fire Department plans a training session for Pumper 4 at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Fifth Street station. Francis A Reilly will teach with foremen Howard Adams Lawrence Maskell and Brandt Huhn assisting.
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Pumper 4
Rensselaer Fire Department
Fifth Street
Francis A. Reilly
Howard Adams
Lawrence Maskell
Brandt Huhn
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General Aniline & Film Corp
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Wallace G. Clarke
Joseph T. Scambellari
International Chemical Workers Union
Simon
Troy Tot
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General Electric
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