Relative price rise frames as savings for housewives
Albany broker Joseph McDermott told Mechanicville Rotary that U S food spending declined from 26 percent of income in 1947 to 18.1 percent, leaving more for autos TVs and leisure. He argued processing gains free wives from prep work, reduced prices help food merchants, and foreign comparisons show Russia and France devote more of income to food than the United States. He noted independent grocers now hold about 55 percent of food sales after tough years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph McDermott
Albany
Mechanicville Rotarians
Housewives
England
France
Russia
Winners In Wednesday Bridge At Mechanicville Post
16 pairs played at the Peters Purcell post building on Saratoga Avenue Mechanicville. In North South first were Miss Mary Hunt Mechanicville and Mrs Edgar Stillman Latham, second Mr and Mrs Ronald Harvey Albany, third William McGraw Schenectady and George Held Albany. In East West first tied Mr and Mrs Josef Mueller Stillwater and Terry Overgaard Sydney and Ken Pruyn Mechanicville, third Miss Gertrude Noonan and Mrs Kathryn Noonan Mechanicville. Tuesday afternoon game drew 12 pairs with North South first Mrs Edward Wall Menands and Mrs Francis Stark Schenectady, second Mrs Pearl Siegal and Mrs Mary Brownheim Albany. East West first Mrs Sigrid Simon and Mrs George Farr Schenectady, second Miss Elizabeth OBrien Corinth and Miss Katherine Powers Saratoga Springs. The Tuesday game at STAM Hall is the club master point game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward, Wall
Menands
Francis Stark
Schemectady
Pearl Siegal
Mary Brownheim
Albany
East West
Sigrid Simon
George Farr
Schenectady
Elizabeth O’brien
Corinth
Katherine Powers
Saratoga Springs
Stam Hall
Troop 39 Boys Win Awards At Scout Camp
Thirteen boys of Scout Troop 39 at Mechanicville spent a week at Scout Camp Saratoga. Ten earned first class rank led by Mike Komoroske Tom Komoroske Steve Sally Lee Thrane Bob Chauvin Phil Gandron Peter Byrne Joe Connors Paul McDonald and Gene Phelps. Sally Chauvin and Phelps earned merit badges for cooking and swimming respectively. The troop received the long handled axe award with Scoutmaster Al Crouse directing and Larry Komotroske assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout Troop 39
Mechanicville
Scout Camp
Saratoga
Mike
Tom Komoroske
Steve Sally
Lee Thrane
Bob Chauvin
Phil Gandron
Peter Byrne
Joe Connors
Paul McDonald
Gene Phelps
Sally
Chauvin
Phelps
al Crouse
Larry Komotroske
Rotary Picnic To Be Conducted By Mechanicville Club
The Mechanicville Rotary Club will hold a family picnic at Phim Brook Fish and Game Club grounds Stillwater Center on Wednesday. President Joseph Ianiello announced no noon meeting next week due to the event and attendance at the picnic will count toward member attendance. A picnic supper will be served at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante L.girolami
C.S.A
Church of the Assumption
Mechanicville
Plum Brook Fish and Game Club
Stillwater Center
Michael J. Ennello
The
Game Protective Organization
Mechanicville Rotary Club
Phim Brook Fish and Game Club
Joseph Ianiello
Transmission line break darkens city for 13 minutes
A break in a 34,500 volt transmission line south of Mechanicville cut power for about 13 minutes at 5 p m Wednesday. Service was restored quickly by switching to another line. only the city area appeared affected. Emergency crews of the New York State Electric and Gas Corp under James Diskin investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
New York ‘State Eléctric’ and Gas Corp
James Diskin
Crime After Blackout Hits Mechanicville Laundromat Coin Machine
During Wednesday night's power outage in Mechanicville, suspects rifled a coin machine at the North Central Avenue Laundromat. Patrolmen Tripp and Daley found the damaged machine and notified the caretaker. Amount stolen not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
North Central Avenue
Donald K. Tripp
John Daley
Line damage near Galante paper mill prompts outage response
Supervisors worked until 4 a.m repairing line damage reported near the Galante paper mill just outside the south city. Officials said the cause was not yet determined and investigations continued. Mechanicville firefighters stood by with Assistant Chief Murphy at police HQ ready to supply auxiliary power and emergency units if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galante Paper Tea
South City, Inc
Mechanicville
Joseph Murphy
Ahearn Rescue Squad
Police Chief Warns Lock Parked Cars
Police Chief Henry C. Arnold of Mechanicville urged locking parked cars yesterday to prevent petty thefts. He warned unattended vehicles invite thieves to steal purchases and break into glove compartments and stressed that locking cars aids in protecting the vehicle itself. John Shields of 713 Chestnut St reported a wallet taken from his glove compartment. he said no money was inside but his license and papers were.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Arnold
Mechanicville
Arnold
John Shields
Chestnut St
New York State Electric & Gas Plans $25 Million Bond Sale
New York State Electric & Gas Corp proposes selling a $25 million issue of first mortgage bonds. President William A. Lyons says bids will be competitive on Sept 19, pending registration and regulatory approvals. An AA rated $25 million issue due 1997 was sold at 5.54 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Electric, & Gas Corp
William A. Lyons
New pamphlet guides discharged veterans on benefits
Charles Osborn Jr. of the Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency announces a pamphlet titled Checklist for Recently Discharged Veterans. The guide explains eligibility for benefits and notes an option to convert servicemen group life insurance to an individual policy within 120 days without examination. Returning veterans are urged to visit Mechanicville or Saratoga Springs City Hall for guidance and counseling on all veterans benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Osborn Jr
Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency
Osborn
Mechanicville
City Hall
Mechaniccville
Service Agency
Saratoga Springs City Hall
Constitutional Convention Faces Voting Age and Powers Showdown
A convention proposed amendment could let the Legislature set voting age, while a preliminary judiciary article hints at solving court fusion by statute. Delegates warn of sharp shifts in stance and lawmakers resist voting on lowering the age, with Assemblyman Kelleher urging a clear 18 or 21 decision for voters.
Millions of Junked Cars Spark National Concern
Washington AP report says the national junked auto total is nearer nine million than earlier estimates up to 40 million. Bureau of Mines official William A. Vogely notes the figure comes from a recent survey and warns the junkyard problem is a visible public concern as cars decay. Garden Club of America renews attack on bill boards urging Congress to set safety and scenic standards for federal roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Mines
William A. Vogely
Bureau
Mineral Resource Development Division
Garden Club of America
Thomas M. Waller
Bedford Hills
N.Y
Senate
U.S
Congress
Park Band Concert Scheduled in Prospect Park
The City of Troy and Local 13 sponsor a Sunday 2 to 4 pm band concert at Prospect Park funded by the Performances Trust Fund. Director A Olin Niles leads a program including Star Spangled Banner, Bye Bye Birdie overture, Circus Extravaganza, Pieces of Eight, Morning Noon and Night in Vienna, Hello Dolly, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Troy
American Federation of Musicians
Performances Trust Fund
Prospect Park
A. Olin Niles
Vienna
Joyce
Williams Professor Moves to Columbia University
Frank MacShane associate professor of English leaves Williams College to become chairman of the writing division in Columbia University’s new graduate writing program. A Harvard 1949 graduate with a Yale master and Oxford PhD he taught at Berkeley and was a Fulbright at Tribhuvan University in Nepal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
MacShane
Williams College
Columbia University
New Graduate Writing
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Williams
Berkeley
University of California
Tribhuvan University
Katmandu
Nepal
Court Rejects Coppolino Review Plea
The 2nd District Court of Appeals denied Dr. Carl Coppolino’s plea to review a lower court order denying bond while he appeals his second degree murder conviction for his wife Carmela’s death. Coppolino has been jailed at Raiford after Judge Lynn Silvertooth refused to throw out the conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeland
Fla
2Nd District Court of Appeals
Carl Coppolino
Coppolino
Bond
Cappolino
Carmela
Raiford
Lynn Silvertooth
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North Main ST
J, H, Maloney
Peters- Purcell Post
Saratoga Avenue
Mary Hunt
Peters Parcell
Saratoga Ave
Rodine
Gee Rodine
Congress Street
New York
Darkens
Capitol
By Bob Fulco
Gus Poleto
Order of St. Sebastian
National Catholic War Veterans
CWV
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
D.C
Life Magazine
Science Library
Joseph V. Foa
Edward Speno
Nassau County
Rensselaer County
Crooked Lake
Speno
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Brooklyn Democratic Project
Barbara Heyman
Skidmore College
Learn To Swim
Troy Recreation Department
Record Newspapers
First St
Knickerbocker
South End
Rebert Hall
Tommuait
Latham
Ontario St
Schen
Church St
Guilderland
Western Ave
Route 20
Karner Road
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