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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1958
Page
13
Arthur Levine of Albany was injured when a spider crawling up his leg made him lose control on Route 43 in Detroit ville. The car overturned into a ditch. Levine and his brother Robert 14 were treated at Albany Hospital and released.
Veterans Administration officials in Albany say about 1,500 widows of Confederate veterans may now be eligible for federal pensions. The VA has located two living Confederate veterans, Walter W. Williams and John Salling, who have begun claims. Widows must file applications. no official rolls exist and benefits are not automatic.
The text questions if irregular periods cause functional disorders and mental and physical suffering. It mentions Humphreys 721 a homeopathic preparation sold without prescription and its alleged influence on periods and health.
The text notes eligibility for the same pension benefits as Union counterparts, with monthly amounts like $101.59 or $135.45 for the helpless or blind. Widows under 70 receive $40.04 and over 70 receive $85. If married to a Civil War veteran during service, she is entitled to $75 a month, per Mr. Walsh.
The Jesuit Retreat House at Glenmont reports record six month layman attendance with 266 making their first weekend retreat. Albany Diocese totals exceed 6,000 laymen over 12 years. January to June saw 22 weekend retreats averaging 40 men. 18 more weekend retreats are planned for the year bringing the total to 40.
Approximately 100 Hayner family members are expected for the sixth annual reunion of the Hayner Family Assn at Gilead Lutheran Church in Center Brunswick on Route 7. C Willis Hayner of Troy will oversee the program after a noon basket picnic, with Clifford N Hayner of Rochester presiding at the business session and presenting new family charts. Prizes will be awarded to the youngest and oldest members and to the member traveling the farthest.
Protest petitions from Greenwich residents surround the Academy and Bleeker Street fire station as a 10 horsepower 12 horn general alarm siren is approved for the Community Center. The $997 unit will rise over 50 feet and replace the old siren on a platform. half its cost is to be reimbursed by the federal government.
The International Union of Electrical Workers will push for a guaranteed annual wage in negotiations with General Electric this fall. John M. Callahan of Schenectady announced at Atlantic City that 100,000 GE employees across 72 plants will be represented. The demand targets the five year contract reopening on Oct. 4, offering 80 percent of take home pay or 65 percent of gross pay, whichever is larger, plus a $2 weekly depen dent payment for laid off workers. Also noted is a U.S. Civil Service exam for Tool & Gage Designer at Watervliet Arsenal with pay from $2.65 to $2.83 per hour.
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