Playground Attendance At 16 Sites Up 2283
By Henry Buck Troy Recreation Department reports an increase of 2,283 children visiting 16 playgrounds last week, totaling 7,233 participants up from 4,950. Ideal weather and growing interest in programs boosted attendance. Kinlock Park led with a Halloween contest and multiple activities supervised by designated monitors.
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Troy Recreation Department
Lowing
Corliss Park
120Th Street
412Th Street
Knickerbocker
Riley Park
Prear Park
Beman Park
Canal Avenue
School
Geer Field
Sheridan Avenue
Kinlock Park
Prospect Park
Taylor Apts
Ahern Apts
David DeBonis
Bernadette Stallmer
Mary Pustay
Patty Wood
George
Joseph Pustay
Donna Teffis
Ahern Apriis
Theresa Phelan
Charlotte Jones
Joey Darone
Tammy Gipe
Alice Buker
Gail Elia
Sharon Harrison
Dawn Phelan
Theodoric Elia
JoAnne Castle
Gerard Glass
John Campana
Mike Cole
Robin Baldwin
Jim McKeever
Nancy Wilkinson
Miss Wilkinson
Nick Waugh
Ron Dukes
Bernie Convers
Joe Underdue
Pete Lindly
Ed Shoemaker
Carol, Pilbeam
Theresa Ruditis
Bill Catanzarito
Bill DeRose
Martha Ann Morrissey
Harold Turner
Joan Kerwood
Mark Mason
Mary Turney
Beatnik
Carol Pillbeam
Queen
Jacqueline Donnelly
Patrick Bruno
Terry Manning
Maury
Jacque Spratt
Lyon Lewis
Patrick Cioffi
Anthony Vish
Kathy Bruno
Tina Sheehy
Marty Mahar
Patty Margola
Jimmy Miner
Patty Hynes
Erin McMahon
Kathryn Guthier
South Troy Pool
Noted Cambridge Banker Weller Dies at 73
Samuel E. Weller, 73, a longtime Cambridge Valley National Bank official since 1922, died after a brief illness at Mary McClellan Hospital. A former Cambridge mayor, he held multiple roles including cashier, vice president, president and director. Survived by wife Grace Morrison and a brother Theodore G. Weller. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at Ackley Funeral Home with Embury Methodist Church ministers. Interment Woodlands Cemetery.
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Samuel E. Weller
Cambridge
Cambridge Valley National Bank
Mary McClellan
Weller
Mary McClellan Hospital
Embury Methodist Church
Cambridge Valley Lodge
F&am
Cambridge Valley Chapter
CES
Woodlands Cemetery Association
Maxson Post
Legion
Grace Morrison
Theodore G. Weller
Clear
Road Job Bids To Be Opened In Clifton Park
Bids for reconstructing Clifton Park Center Road from Vischer Ferry Road to Litterly Road will be opened at 7 p m at the town office on Monday before the regular meeting, Supervisor Martin L Jewett presiding. Specifications for about two miles were drawn by the county highway engineer and recommended by the county highway superintendent. Completion is expected by summer end. Moe Road resurfacing from Route 146 to Grooms Road by town crews is finished except for ditching along the roadway.
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Clifton Park Center Road
Vischer Ferry Road
Litterly Road
Martin L. Jewett
Clifton Park High Way
John G. Peck
Peck
Moe Road
Route 146
Grooms Road
Petersburg church picnic at Cherry Plain Conservation Camp
The Petersburg Baptist Church and Sunday School will hold its annual picnic at the Conservation Day Camp in Cherry Plain on Friday July 21. Activities begin at 3 p.m. with supper served at 6 p.m. The event is led by Mrs. Helen Peters and Mrs. Bertha Walters with about 50 children attending the local swimming program. Nearby residents David Bonesteel and others are mentioned with assorted trips and family updates.
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Petersborg
Cherry Plain
CCC Dem
David Bonesteel
Stratton Mountain Scout Reservation
Elmer Jones
Walter Jones
Keith Jones
Sherri McCart
Lake Cos Saguna
Petersburg
Helen Peters
Bertha Walters
Petersburg Methodist Church Hall
Steven Fyfe
Local monitors tallied by Dell and London Bridge names
In the tally from the Dell and London Bridge area, monitors listed include Kelly Shield Kathleen Chapman Susan Wollman Mike Corrigan Michelle Warner Susan Chapman David Bashford Donna Norman Mary Kirwin. The fragment notes multiple individuals credited in the count.
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Dell
London Bridge
Kelly Shield
Kathleen Chapman
Susan Wollman
Mike Corrigan
Michelle Warner
Susan Chapman
David Bashford
Donna Norman
Mary Kirwin
New Albany Hospital Names Dr Kraft as Director
The New York State Department of Mental Hygiene named Dr Alan M Kraft of Denver as director of Albanys 500 bed psychiatric hospital project. Kraft, 42, will also join Albany Medical College as psychiatry professor and in September 1968 become chair and chief psychiatrist at Albany Medical Center. He currently leads Fort Logan Mental Health Center and is on leave from Harvard Medical School for community health studies. The July 27 start dates, $28 500 salary, and future duties at Albany are outlined as Rockefeller era plans for regional mental health facilities.
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Albany
N. Y
Kraft
Fort Logan
Denver
Harvard Medical School
State Post
Rockefeler
Edwardsen To Crown MD Queen at Aug Pageant Dance
Miss Muscular Dystrophy pageant in Queensbury Inn Glens Falls Saturday Aug 12 at 8 p m with master of ceremonies Bill Edwardsen of WGY Schenectady. Contestants 18 to 22 single residents of Warren Washington Clinton Essex or Hamilton Counties. Winner receives trip to New York City Jerry Lewis Telethon and other gifts. Cochairs Mrs Mary Lou St John and Gerald Solomon.
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Bill Edwardsen
WGY
Schenectady
Queensbury Inn
Glens Falls
M.D
Warren
Washington
Clinton
Essex
Hamilton
New York City
Jerry Lewis
Mary Lou St. John
Glens Falls Adirondack Area
Robert L. Edwards
Gerald Solomon
Upstate Areas Get Grants For Sewage
Operation and maintenance grants totaling 390480.51 have been approved for 16 sewage treatment facilities under New York State Pure Water program. Governor Rockefeller announced grants to Glens Falls 9621.68 and Bolton Toton 2702.37. Grants repay one third of plant costs to meet Health Department standards and are renewable.
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New York State
Rockefeller
Glens Falls
Toton
Bolton
Health Department
Obituary notices of Abbott English and Bryant deaths
Maurice Abbott of Cohoes formerly of 364 First Street Troy died after a lengthy illness at St. Mary's Hospital. Nephew William R. Abbott and niece Mrs. Donald Backeus survive him. Funeral from Purcell Funeral Home Tuesday at 9, Requiem High Mass at St. Joseph's Church, interment at St. Peter's Cemetery. Bertha E English 80 of Hinckley Ill died in Poughkeepsie after a long illness. Daughter Miss Alice Karnaghan survives. Funeral at 10:30 Monday from Garrett Funeral Home Greenwich. interment Greenwich Cemetery. Mrs Bryant funeral held at Morris and Stebbins Funeral Home with interment at Elmwood Hill Cemetery.
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Maurice Abbott
Cohoes
First St. Troy
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Joseph’s Church
Troy
William R. Abbott
Donald Backeus
Daniel D.purcell
Pawling Ave
St. Peter's Cemetery
Bertha E
Hinckley
Poughkeepsie
Centenary Methodist Church
Greenwich
Salem Street
Alice Karnaghan
Garrett Funeral Home
Grenwich
Lewis Powell
Bottskill Baptist Church
Greenwich Cemetery
Bryant
Bertha Bryant
Morris and Stebbins Funeral
Nelson J. Ludberg
St.Baas Episcopal Church
On This Day In History July 13 1967 Highlights
United Press International notes July 13 as the 196th day of 1967 with 169 remaining. Rembrandt born in 1608. 1912 US triumph at the Olympics led by Jim Thorpe. 1942 meat shortages hit Eastern cities. 1945 Italy declares war on Japan. 1964 Goldwater Nixon ticket nominated. Terence quote on lovers' quarrels as renewal of love.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Rembrandt
U. S
Jim Thorpe
Italy
Japan
Sen
Barry Goldwater
William Miller
Eugene Arico Hoosick Falls Resident Dies
Eugene Dominick Arico 67 of 13 Munsell St Hoosick Falls died yesterday at Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington Vt after a long illness Born in Italy came to Hoosick Falls at age 12 Formerly employed by Specialty Insulation Manufacturing Co Hoosick Falls Also worked as a cook at Ocean Grove N J for 15 years Member of Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks and the Sons of Italy Survived by wife Irene Dooley several cousins nieces and nephews Funeral services Monday at 9 am at Leo J Mahar Funeral Home 43 Main St Hoosick Falls and at 930 am at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Requiem High Mass Interment in St Marys Cemetery Hoosick Falls
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Eugene Dominick Arico
Munsell St
Hoosick Falls
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Arico
Italy
Specialty Insulation Manufacturing Co
Ocean Grove
Nwt
Recreation coupons valid at multiple Troy pools
Registrants at least eight years old must fill this coupon and return it to the registrar's desk at Prospect Park Swimming Pool or mail it to the Troy Recreation Department. Coupons are also accepted at Knickerbocker and South End pools.
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Prospect Park
Troy
Parade Plans Completed for Schaghticoke Centennial
Fire Chief William Moon led a Schaghticoke Centennial Committee meeting at the Charles Waldron Post. Treasurer Clarence Iverson reported progress and announced a public supper in August to offset expenses. A souvenir brochure by Richard Lohnes will be sold late August. Parade chief Leslie Ransom set Oct 7 noon parade from the post to the fair grounds at Routes 40 and 67 junction in Rensselaer County. Philip Caird of the Fair Grounds Association sits on the Centennial Advisory Committee.
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William Moon
Schaghticoke Centennial Committee, Inc
Charles Waldron
American Legion
Clarence Iverson
Centennial Committee
Richard Lohnes
Leslie Ransom
Fair Grounds
Rensselaer County
The
Fair Grounds Association
Philip Caird
Centennial Advisory Commiittee
Elmer Condon Dies Father of Troy Women
Elmer A Condon 81 of al John St Johnstown father of two Troy women died Thursday night at Johnstown Hospital after one day as a patient Born in Cobleskill he lived in Johnstown nine months a machinist last employed at a Queensman NY brick company Retired March 1966 Survived by widow Daisy Dupuis Condon two daughters Mrs John D Gorman and Mrs Carl Christian both of Troy a stepdaughter Mrs Helen Young Johnstown eight grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral 10 am today at family home Rev James E Morton officiating Interment Saturday 12 30 Albany Rural Cemetery with Morton officiating
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Elmer .A. Condon
al John St. Johnstown
Troy
Johnstown Hospital
Mr. Condon
Cobleskill
Johnstown
Queensman
St. Lawrence County
Daisy Dupuis Condon
John D. Gorman
Carl Christian
Helen Young
James E. Morton
Albany Rural Cemetery
Morton
Valley Falls Community Notices and Visits Around Town
Valley Falls residents report travel and homecomings including Ruth Overacker and Theresa Lutz visiting relatives in Plattsburgh and New York. Sgt Valade’s family remains in town while he serves in Vietnam. Donald Jenness finishes Air Force tour as Dwight McGee returns from Korea. Churches announce guest preachers and mass schedules at Valley Falls Methodist and Our Lady of Good Counsel Church with daily Mass times and religious instruction.
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Noel Smith
Herbert Stokes Sr
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Theresa J. Lutz
New York
Leslie Gifford Jr
Michael Connolly
Wimira
Leslie Gifford
Joseph Valade
Hawaii
Valade
Sgt
Vietnam
Donald Jenness
Carl Jenness
U.S. Air Force
Dwight McGee
Dwight McGee Sr
Korea
Kenneth Cary
Ross Wilber
California
George Morris
Melanie
Nixon
N.J
Arch McClure
William Gambee
Jimmy
Scott
Michael
Lake Winnipesaukee
Magnus, Petrie
Montreal
Province of
Quebecc
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Valley Falls
Lawerence J. Gerrity
C.S.A
Rensselaer Death Inquest May Be Reopened
Rensselaer County District Attorney M. Andrew Dwyer Jr plans to reconvene the coroner's inquest into the death of 23 year old Marguerite Battista. Dr Milton Helmern previously favored ligature strangulation and homicide. Witnesses and an additional expert are sought.
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Ronald Stutz
Rensselaer
Richard M. Carney
Anthony IE. Matera
Dist
Atty M. Andrew Dwyer Jr
Accused Child Killer Bound Over For Sept Trial
Albert R. Rock 24 of Plattsburgh was bound over to a Clinton County Grand Jury for Sept 6 on a first degree murder charge in the death of six year old Laura Connors. He was arrested April 22 by Saratoga Springs police after an earlier arrest for outraging public decency. The Connors girl was found under a rock in a Peru sand pit former residence of the accused. Rock is jailed in Clinton County.
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Albert R. Rock
Plattsburgh
Laura Connors
Schuyler Falls
Clinton County
Robert Cashaw
Rock
Saratoga Springs
Connors
Peru
Orders Curb On Speeders In Burden Lake Area
Sheriff Harold E. Harriman declared a campaign against speeders in the Burden Lake region. Deputies will monitor the road from Averill Park to Millers Corners and the Burden Lake Road via Sheer Road, focusing on excessive speeding reported at various times.
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Harold E. Harriman
Burden Lake
Averill Park
Millers Corners
Burden Lake Road
Sheer Road
Community events in Grafton and area
The Learn to Swim program runs August 7 and 8 at Lake Elizabeth with applications at Kenneth Vanderhoef and Larry Jensen homes. A Kids Day is planned August 3 at Saratoga State Park with bus transport at 9 a.m. and return around 4 p.m.. bring lunch. A dance sponsored by the Grafton Youth Commission is set for July 28 at the new Elementary School with music by the Midnight Raiders.
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Lake Elizabeth
Kenneth Vanderhoef
Larry Jensen
Grafton Youth Commission
Saratoga State Park
Kenneth Vanderfoel
Guptills
Buelah Baker
New Elementry School
Midnight Raiders
Helen Ann Nugent
William Nugent
Foreign Language League
France
Villard de Lans
Reims
Rome
St. John Francis Regis
Maases
King Opposed Lottery Sales Bill in New York
Rep. Carleton J. King, R Saratoga Springs, voted against a bill to bar banks from selling lottery tickets. The measure passed 21 to 11, with King saying it would cripple the New York lottery until a new system is devised and that federal action would overstep state rights. Rep. Daniel P. Button was absent.
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Carleton J. King
Saratoga Springs
King
Troy Area
Daniel P. Button
Albany
Nation Sees Cooler Air Across The Center And East
The Associated Press reports a broad cool spell, lowering afternoon temperatures to the 60s and 70s across the midsection to the Gulf States and toward the Atlantic Coast. Rain was light in most areas though southeast and coastal states saw light showers. Desert Southwest stayed hot near 100 degrees as record July lows were set in several cities including Broken Bow Nebraska Detroit Michigan and St Louis Missouri.
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Associated Press
Gulf States
Atlantic Coast
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Desert
Broken Bow
Neb
Detroit
Mich
St. Louis
North Dakota
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Fire Partially Damages House In Colonie
An abandoned house on Wil ber Street off Virginia Avenue in Colonie was partially destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin yesterday afternoon. The Midway Fire Department was dispatched about 4 35 p m and the blaze was confined to the east section. Patrolman Raymond Krolak investigated.
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Wilber Street
Virginia Avenue
Colonie
Midway Fire Department
Raymond Krolak
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