Troy Area dealers report strong February sales surge
Auto firms in Troy report excellent February volume driven by the George Washington Birthday sale and open houses. Optimism grows for March, with balanced inventories and a wide selection of new and used cars. Key staff attend training sessions, awards events, and new personnel join the Hickey Ford and Bumstead teams while others, including John Morgan, lose a foreman to the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Area
George Washington
Ralph Russon
Chevrolet
Tarrytown
Herman Messick
Holiday Inn
Saratoga
Bill McBride
Jack Halton
Bill Zullo
Society of Sales Executives
Syracuse
John Morgan
Jimmy Casale
John Dayton Sr
Georgia
Don Brogin
Moe Lewis
Bob McKay
Sam Francis
Charlie McCarthy
Mike Spink
Bill Hogan Sr
Harry Kelly
Onkill
Byrne
Ford Mercury
Mechanicville
Tony "Decker
Ed Plummer
Lea Kellogg
Frank Gagliardi
Hickey Ford
Jack Green
Hickey
Troy Auto
Bob Carpenter
J&j Attle
Brad
Cooney Motors
D. E. Cohen
Jack Bailey
Boght Corners
Nemith
Tom
Troy Tom
George Wells
Claude Williams
Grant's
Auto Center
Hoosick Street
Knowles
Pontiac
Joe McCabe
Owie Cartwright
Bumstead
Wally Riddell
Nemith’s
Frank Dodgson
Gene Pratt
Boston Store Teen Board Tours New York City
Boston Store Teen Board members toured New York City on an all day visit hosted by Ingenue Magazine. They explored how teen fashion magazines source trends and viewed showrooms of two teen fashion manufacturers to preview spring and summer fashions. The trip was sponsored by Boston Store with Myrna Stephenson coordinating. Mary Jo Consuelo, buyer, and Robt Hammer, advertising assistant, accompanied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Teen Board
New York City
Ingenue Magazine
Myrna Stephenson
Sportique
Teen
Mary Jo Consuelo
Robt, Hammer
James L Allen Joins Prentice Hall as Field Rep
Gets Book Post James L Allen of Cohoes joins Prentice Hall college book division as a field representative in Rochester He holds a B A from Siena College and is now set to promote college texts and related materials in the upstate New York region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Allen
Cohoes
College Book Division
Prentice-Hall, Inc
Rochester
Mr. Allen
Siena College
Borden's Plans Ad Campaign For Margarine
The Borden Foods Company announces a monthly newspaper ad campaign during 1967 promoting Borden's New Danish Margarine with a 4 cents off consumer incentive. Advertising emphasizes finer flavor and economy.
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Borten Foods Company
Borden
Social Security questions answered on age proof and benefits
A reader asks about proof for age when filing for benefits, with guidance favoring birth or baptism certificates. If unavailable, prior public records such as census, school, vaccination records before age 11 may suffice. The column also explains extended care protection for nursing home stays and clarifies death benefits when the deceased worked in covered jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Watervliet
No. Troy
Michael Davis Plans Expansion Across the Nation
Michael Davis, president of Michael Davis Associates operators of Mike's Submarines and Roast Beef Sandwich Drive Ins, announced to employees a move from Buffalo to Pittsfield and a 62 unit expansion by year end next year. The business posts over 4.5 million in gross sales this fiscal year and has acquired properties in Ft Lauderdale and Miami with talks on Rochester and Long Island for coast to coast service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Davis
Rochester
Long Island
Fire Auxiliary Plans Public Auction at Vischer Ferry
The Vischer Ferry Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary announces a public auction on Saturday June 10 with cochairmen Nancy Jette and Ethel Jerome. Ann Terremzini becomes corresponding secretary replacing ill-quitting Richard Olsen. Kitchen committee chair Bernice Burnes cites need for small kitchen articles and tables. A supper meeting is set for March 20 at 7 pm with chair Marcia Bailey and assistants Margaret Bulson Barnes and Gail Croteu.
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Vischer Ferry Volunteer Fire Company
Nancy Jette
Ethel Jerome
Cochair
Ann Terremzini
Richard Olsen
Bernice Burnes
Marcia Bailey
Margaret. Bulson
Barnes
Mra
Gail Croteu
Conference of State Farm reps at Concord Hotel
Mr and Mrs Dominick A vLanni of Troy attended a three day conference at the Concord Hotel Kiamesha Lake for State Farm sales and service representatives from New Jersey Maine Massachusetts KipahER Vermont and New York.
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Dominick A. vLanni
Streamview Lane
Troy
Concord Hotel
Kiamesha Lake
State Farm Sales and Service
New Jersey
Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Yor
Mutual funds under White House spotlight and SEC reform push
President Johnson devotes a full page of his message to mutual funds prompting Congress and the SEC to fast track reform proposals. The SEC report released last December urged changes to save shareholders money and curb fund managers profits, while funds push back amid lobbying and quiet industry stance. Awaited proposals from the SEC intensify pressure on both House and Senate committees as hearings loom and headlines are likely for investors.
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Securities & Exchange Commission
Congress
SEC
Johnson
Washington
LBJ
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Senate Banking Committee
White House
Jersey
Capitol
House
Congressional
Episcopal Pilgrimage Planned Across Diocese
The Episcopal Diocese of Albany will send Rt. Rev. Allen W Brown and Rt. Rev. Charles B Persell Jr on a 25000 mile pilgrimage visiting 19 counties and 150 parishes. They will stay two to three days per parish meeting vestry Sunday school officers workers children groups and shut ins. Theme Brotherhood Know Your Neighbor aims to stimulate thinking toward future problems and better clergy laity understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Diocese of
Albany
Allen W. Brown
D.D
Charles B. Persell Jr
Brown
Truth in Packaging law stirs debate on consumer protections
Five years after Hart's push for Truth in Packaging the Fair Packaging and Labeling Law moves through Congress with major provisions on net weight servings and value comparisons. Debate centers on slack-fill and whether the law truly aids consumers as Hart and Magnuson push for stronger standards while industry seeks practical standards and transition plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hart
Michigan
Congress
Hart
Sen
Warren Magnuson
Washington
Mark
United States
Ma- Congress
Peng Yaan
Senate
Hill
United Ae
Wwe
Industry
Ing
New Lebanon School Head Gets Post on NY Teachers Panel
Michael W. Storonsky, longtime New Lebanon Central School math and science teacher and former administrator, is named to the New York State Teachers Association Commission on Professional Practices. A Rensselaer native, he has held multiple civic roles in Colonie and Loudonville and lives with Pauline Felock and their four children at 15 June Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael W. Storonsky
New Lebanon Central
Commission On
New York State Teachers Association
Rensselaer
Storonsky
State University
Plattsburgh
Albany
New Lebanon Central School
Roessleville School
Colonie
East Nassau Central School
National Education Association
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Sons
Watervliet
PTA
New Lebanon
Tell Me Why Whales and Their Useful Byproducts
Short piece explains why whales matter including oil from blubber spermaceti ambergris ivory and leather from skin. Notes mammals adapted to ocean life with warm blood blubber and blowholes. Includes a comic box and a contest mention with winners Marei Dahl 21 Vista California and Karen Denais 12 St Albert Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marei Dahl
Vista
California
Karen Denais
St. Albert
Alberta
Meeting To Discuss Head Start Program In Rensselaer County
Area residents invited to a special 8 p m meeting at Sand Lake Presbyterian Church to organize a year round Head Start program through the Office of Economic Opportunity in Rensselaer County. A committee will be chosen from attendees and outreach aims to expand services in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Economic Opportunity
Rensselaer County
Sand Lake-Poestenkill
WSCS
Averill Park Methodist Church
Jane Borden
Marie Vigus
Thelma Barnum
Edith Harris
List Yard
Scouts Celebrate Spring Lake Centenary Found by Scouts
In Spring Lake Michigan the village marked its 100th birthday on Sunday. Two Boy Scouts seeking a merit badge uncovered the centennial date in a dusty town volume, surprising local fathers who hadn’t known the milestone.
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Data Spring Lake
Mich
UPI
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Buick
Troy Air Park
Poest
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Westvaco
West Virginia
Pulp and Paper
William A. Doyle
Secret
Margaret Dana
Pead Amma
Uomo
By A. Leokum
Mother Owl
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Father Owl
Jextra
Overill Park
L. H. Histor
York
St. Henry’s Elementary School
Joseph Lazarony
Conrad J. Hofelich
Harold Shreiner
Charles Kirlen
Martin Buckley
John Tuster
Mary Griswold
Myrtle Clifford
Richard Carpentier
Averill Park
Sand Lake
Presbytery
Methodist Church
National Mission Committee
Mansé
St. Henry
St. Henry's School Convent
Our Lady of Rostary
Cory
Fom Cory
Cory. Coffee Service Plan, Inc
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Harold' O.' Santee
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