Reestablished In Area Surplus Food Program In Saratoga County
Saratoga County resumes participation in the federal surplus foods program after a hiatus last April. County Commissioner Joseph V. Gemmill said ten commodities including meat products will be available and stored at Ballston Spa with distribution and pickup by county and city welfare units. A July 24 deadline was set for town and city applications, with distribution planned for late August and strict accountability for every item received from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga County
Public Welfare
Joseph V. Gemmill
Virgs Roca
Gemmitt
County Welfare Department
Ballston ,Spa
Ballston Spa
Gemmitu
Own
Mechanicville
Saratoga Springs
Gemmill
Feads
Fire chief offers transport to parade veterans in Saturday event
Mechanicville Fire Chief Jack Callanan announced the department will arrange transportation for older firemen who wish to join Saturday's convention parade. Those unable to march but wishing to participate should call and give their names and addresses at Union Supply Co. before Friday noon.
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Mechanicville
Jack Callanan
Union Supply Co
Funeral Rites Held For Miss Geddes
Funeral services for Miss Mary Geddes who died Saturday a week before her birthday were held yesterday afternoon at the Duna Funeral Home in Mechanicville. Rev. J Ralph Davie of Memorial Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery at Schaghticoke. Bearers were John Striubel Stanley McMilleh Charles W Steves and Roy Beckwith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Geddes
Duna Funeral Home
Park Ave
Mechanicville
J. Ralph. Davie
Memorial Baptist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Schaghticoke
John. Striubel
Stanley McMilleh
Charles
W. Steves
Roy’ Beckwith
YMCA Camp Enters Second Week
Mechanicville YMCA Summer Day Camp enters its second week with 40 children from Mechanicville Greenwich Shenendehowa and Stillwater enrolled. Maurice A Crowell is camp director and YMCA secretary. Registrations remain open for three more weeks at Brown’s Beach Saratoga Lake under Robert J Marsh. Transportation from Shenendehowa and Greenwich districts is provided. Anthony Caringi now drives the camp bus with John Pitcheralle the prior week. About 82 children have enrolled for one or more weeks. Red Cross swim certification will be issued upon completion, with Connie Hill directing swimming instruction. Last week featured rainy day trips to Ellsworth ice cream plant and Saratoga Spa water bottling.
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Mechanicville
YMCA
Greenwich
Shenendehowa
Stillwater
Maurice A. Crowel
Brown's Beach
Saratoga Lake
Robert J. Marsh
Anthony Caringi
John Pitcheralle
Wasl
Marsh
Sihe
Red Cross
Connie Hill
Edison Club
Schenectady
Ellsworth
Saratoga Spa
Elks Club Roast Beef Party Planned in Mechanicville
Masses at the Church of the Assumption Mechanicville will be at 7 730 and 8 am this week with 6 30 am mass omitted. The Mechanicville Elks Club hosts a roast beef dinner at 6 30 pm followed by dancing and entertainment. Exalted Ruler Lawrence F. Rinaci will preside at the 11 pm toast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Assumption
Mechanicville
Dante L. Girolami
O.S.A
Elks Club
Joseph P. Gilheany
Lawrence F. Rinaci
Daughter visits son as mother sustains hip fracture
Mrs Emma Hewitt of 1125 Third Street Mechanicville fractured her left hip in a home fall on May 11. She was taken by Ahearn Rescue Squad Ambulance to Albany airport and flew to Park Forest New Jersey to convalesce at the home of her son Robert Hewitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Hewitt
Third St
Mechanicville
Ahearn
Albany
Park Forrest
Robert
Man Convalesces After Treatment at Samaritan Hospital Troy
Raymond Brooks of Bemis Heights employed at Sage Machine Shop in Mechanicville is convalescing at home after recent treatment at Samaritan Hospital in Troy.
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Raymond Brooks
Bemis Heights
Sage Machine Shop
Mechanicville
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Weekly Devotions at St Pauls Mechanicville Tonight
St Pauls Church in Mechanicville holds weekly devotions at 7 30 pm today featuring Litany Rosary Devotions to St Anthony and St Teresa and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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St. Paul’s Church
Mechanicville
St. Anthony
St. Teresa
Stephentown Church Sets Lord's Auction
The second annual Lord's Auction by the Stephentown Federated Church Men's Club will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Stephentown Methodist Church. The sale features antique furniture art tools bric-a-brac fancy work baked goods farm machinery and livestock. Refreshments will be served under the Ladies Aid Society. All proceeds go to the building fund for the new memorial annex to the Federated Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephentown Federated Church Men's Club
Stephentown Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Federated Church
Red Soldiers Ring Around Berlin With Military Ring
Bonn reports Soviet and East German forces have established a girdle around Berlin with about 67 500 troops and over 1 200 tanks in a ring stretching dozens of miles from the city. The ring aims to press diplomatic efforts and includes anti aircraft rocket bases at 25 and 86 miles from Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Soaviet
Berlin
Bonn Defense Ministry
Mechanicville Marine Corps veteran Hawley Waldron dies at 64
Hawley Waldron Sr. a World War I Marine Corps veteran and longtime Mechanicville resident, died suddenly at 44 Ensign Ave after a period of illness. He worked as a crane fireman at West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. for 35 years and was active in St Luke's Church and local fish and game clubs. Survived by wife Caroline Sipperly Waldron, eight sons, two daughters, three sisters, 23 grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements through T L Cassidy Funeral Home. Interment in Hudson View Cemetery will follow.
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Hawley Waldron
Marine Corps
Mechanicville
Ensign Ave
T.L. Cassidy
N. 2Nd SL
Hudson View
Babe Ruth Nine Wins Game In Tournament
The Saratoga County Babe Ruth League All Stars beat Arbor Hill District 10 4-2 at Rotterdam. Donnie Aldrich of Mechanicville pitched a four hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks for the win. Arbor Hill’s Bill Wormer also allowed four hits but his defense hurt him. The team, made up of Mechanicville Stillwater Hoosic Valley Greenwich and Schuylerville players, scored in the first fifth sixth and seventh innings to advance.
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Saratoga County
Arbor Hill
Dist
Rotterdam
Donnie Aldrich
Mechanicville
Bill Wormer
Arbor. Hill
Stillwater
Hoosie Valley
Greenwich
Schuylerville
Firemen Plan Post Parade Aqua Show at Mechanicville
Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Dugan said twenty eight acts will entertains viewers after the Hudson Mohawk parade. Reserved bleacher seats are set on the Mechanicville terminal dock with abundant standing room elsewhere. No admission fee. contributions requested. Headline act is Man Flying A Kite with a water skiier behind a power boat, plus Five Man Pyramid and Water Ballet among other acts.
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Hudson-Mohaytk
Mechanicville
Joseph Dugan
Mechanicville Terminal
Dugan
School Ride Requests Due Aug 1
Mechanicville School District requires parents seeking transportation to parochial or private schools within 10 miles to file formal requests by August 1. Supt. Michael T. Griffin notes requests must be signed by a parent or guardian and include the child’s name, current grade, and intended school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Michael T. Griffin
Convention Trophies In Window Display
A window full of trophies to be awarded to marchers in Saturday's Hudson-Ato hawk Firemen's Assn convention parade is shown at Union Supply Co on Park avenue Mechanicville. The Mechanicville Fire Dept. adds a trophy for the Saratoga County unit with best overall appearance in line. This Memorial trophy honors the late David Bahan, former D. E. La Dow Steamer and Hose Co. vice president active in the drive for the convention in Mechanicville.
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Hudson-Atohawk Firemen
Union Supply Co
Mechanicville
Rev J R Davie Returns Home After Vacation
Rev J Ralph Davie pastor of Memorial Baptist Church returns home Sunday after a two week vacation with Mrs Davie at a summer camp on Otsego Lake. Stephen H Davie counseled at Pathfinder Lodge camp and will return to a junior high camp for 10 days. Mrs Davie heads to Mechanicville. Michael C Davie was driven to McGuire AFB for overseas Air Force assignment.
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J. Ralph Davie
Memorial Baptist Church
Rotarians Hear About Wine Cooking Lesson
Frank De Lorenzo will speak at the Mechanicville Rotary Club luncheon at St Luke's Episcopal Church Hall. He plans to show two short films titled Cooking Outdoors and Cooking a Wolf in a Hurry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank de Lorrenzo
Mechanicville
Rotary Club
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Hall
Garbage collections begin earlier in Me thanicville areas
Commissioner of Public Works Michael J. Finnello announced that in Me thanicville sections with Thursday Friday and Saturday pickups, residents should place containers out before midnight this week. The garbage detail will start at midnight on Thursday Friday and Saturday to finish quickly and keep streets clear during convention sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methanicville
Public Works
Michael J. Fnnello
Public Steak Roast Set By Plum Brook Fish and Game Club
The Plum Brook Fish and Game Club invites the public to its annual steak roast at Lub's Farm in Stithwater Center on Sunday. Tickets are available from club president Michael J. Ennetto or any committee member this week. The event will include the club’s usual games and entertainment.
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Plum Brook Fish and Game Club
Thelub
Riverside Fire Dept Meeting and Drill Today
The Riverside Fire Dept will hold a regular meeting at the fire house on East Street Mechanicville at 7 30 pm today. A practice fire drill is scheduled for 6 30 pm tomorrow with members asked to assemble at the fire house.
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Riverside Fire Dept
East Street
Mechanicville
Crossword Puzzle Answers From Yesterday’s Pursie Across
Puzzle text lists numerous clues and partial answers including names, numbers, and objects. The scattered OCR yields a garbled crossword with entries for across and down clues such as Roman goddesses and musical instruments, plus misread items like May and Siberia. The readable parts indicate a standard puzzle page with across and down entries and a bottom showing a few easier short clues.
Driver License Renewal Forms Mailed From Albany
Renewal forms for operator licenses expiring September 30 will not be stocked in the Troy Motor Vehicle Bureau due to a new state system. Deputy county clerk C Russell Van Zandt said forms will be mailed from Albany Aug 1 to Aug 10, with IBM processed cardboard forms used for renewals. Original licenses will still be issued locally and renewals will be validated by the Troy bureau.
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Motor Vehicle Bureau
Court House
Troy
State Departement of
Motor Vehicles
C. Russell van Zandt
van Zandt
Albany
IBM
van Zand
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Girl Receives $750 Award For Injuries
A Troy court approved a $750 settlement for Janet Carol Eaton 20 daughter of Mrs Dorothea Eaton of 215 Pawling Ave arising from a Feb 14 1959 auto collision on Jacob Street near 17th Avenue. The award covers $6000 for injuries and $150 for medical expenses. Defendants were Howard Finch owner and Edward C Finch driver. Dr John R. Coughlin Jr attested back strain and nervous shock. Seymour Fox represented Miss Eaton.
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Supreme, J Court
Herbert J. Hama
Troy
Imi
Janet Carol Eaton
Dorothea Eaton
Pawling Ave
Miss Eaton
Jacob Street
17Th Avenue
Howard 5
Finch
Edward C. Finch
St. Mary's Hospital
John RR. Coughlin Jr
Seymour Fox
Niagara Mohawk Free Entry Contest at Ralphs Troy
Free entry blank for Niagara Mohawk contest at Ralphs warehouse Troy. Located at 284 10th Street near Heasick, on the Ware house block along 10th Street. Entry details indicate a promotional sweepstakes for customers in the Troy area.
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Niagara Mohawk
Ralph's
10Th St
Heasick
Troy
Arbit Furniture Co opens at 137 189 River St corner State
Niagara Mohawk free entry blank promotion appears in the notice draft. The text lists a firm named Arbit Furniture Co at River Street intersection with State Street and hints at a free entry form for Niagara Mohawk. The fragment provides address cues but no clear event date or outcome.
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Arbit Furniture Ge., Inc
River St. Cor
Niagara Mohawk
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Stephentown Church
Mr. Waldron
Babe Ruth
J. R. Davie
A Renee
Weare
Sean Gop
Rongun
Ea Isietais
Navanake Krench
J. M. Fields
Benson‘s
Congress ST
Bryant
Congress
Niagara
TOR OY
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Oweg Fryer
Cocker
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Lath
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Scissor Sea
Berk
Marm
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