Spelling Championship Set At Averill Park Central
Winners of classroom contests at Averill Park Poestenkill and West Sand Lake will vie for the district spelling championship at 3 30 pm today during a PTA meeting at West Sand Lake School. A district trophy will be awarded with Herford A Smith superintendent serving as spelling master. A mock contest between class champions and parents will precede the event.
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Averill Park
Poestenkil
Westland Lake
Averill Park Central
West Sand Lake
Winer
Herford A. Smith
Jurors Drawn For Rent Case In Troy City Court
A panel of prospective jurors reports at 10 am in Troy City Court to hear evidence in Mildred O Melia versus Frederick O Melia over $30 alleged rent and possession of 30 111th Street. O Melia claims ownership since Dec 28, 1948, while O Melia denies tenancy and argues the matter is eviction, not a summary proceeding.
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Atx
Mildred O'Mella
Frederick O'Mella
Troy City
111Th Street
Elmer M. Rasmussen
Rensselaer County Court House
Ann E
Second Street
Carolyn H. Curry
Hawthorne Avenue
Frank L. Roche
Tibbits Avenue
Francis M. Delorme
Thirteenth] Street
Richard Wulf
Elizabeth L. Snyder
Park Boulevard
Anna B. Connors
First Avenue
Kurt Pade
Centerview Drive
Mildred O’melia
Mackrell & Ranney
Frederick O'Melia
W. Joseph Shanley
Mildred O'Melia
Frederick A. O'Melia
Congress Won't Pass Rankin Bill, Kearney Predicts
Bernard W. Kearney of the New York district predicts Congress will not pass the Rankin Bill in its present form. He plans amendments to limit pensions to World War I veterans or require honorable discharge certificates. He doubts WWII veteran pensions will be acted on for decades. A separate note reports a Rebekah District meeting at Raymertown LOOF Hall to discuss 48 new lodges, with Bernice Hayner presiding.
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The
Record
Washington, D. C
Bernard W
Pat) Kearney
Dist
New York
Satur
Congress
Rankin
House
Veterans’ Committee
D.-Miss
Kearney
New York Republican
Rensselaer Rebekah
Lo.o.f. Hall
Raymertown
At & P.m
Itum Lodge
Bernice EL Hayner
Wally Preside
Former Troy Residents Copson Family Linked To Justice Dept Case
Neighbors recall Judith Copson born in New York City and a Barnard College graduate. Her parents Samuel and Bertram Coplon, toy maker, lived in Troy previously and now reside in Brooklyn. The family, long noted for charity visits, expresses shock and sorrow as authorities accuse Judith Copson of stealing U.S. government information.
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Judith Copson
Justice Department
U.S
Troy
United Press
Samuel Coplon
Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn
Bertram G. Coplon
East 89Th Street
Manhattan
Santa Claus
Adirondacks
New York
Troy City
Washington Street
News Services
Judith Coplan
New York City
Barnard College
Bertram Coplan
Miss Coplon
Miss Copson
Troy Dog License Delinquency Sparks City Prosecution
About 400 dog owners in Troy did not obtain licenses, with City Clerk George H. Goodwin warning the delinquent list will be turned over to City Court for summons. A $10 fine plus license price may apply, and dogs without licenses could be confiscated after ten days under state and humane society contracts.
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Troy
George H. Goodwin
State Department of Agriculture
Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society
Edward Hicks Federal Worker Dies at 64
Edward M. Hicks, a longtime U S Corps of Engineers employee at the Bond Street federal locks and a former Train Pont V F W commander, died Saturday at 784 River Street. A World War I veteran and former sergeant in the Second U S Paneora, he lived in the Thirteenth Ward. Survived by five brothers and one sister, the funeral is set for 1 am at his brother Arthur W Hicks’s home and 9:30 am at St Patrick’s Church with a solemn Requiem Mass. Burial will be in St Peter's Cemetery.
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Edward M. Hicks
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Federal Locks
Bond Street
V.F.W
River Street
William and
Catherine McMahon Hicks
U. S
St. Patrick's School
St. Patrick's Church
Holy Name Society of the Church
Thirteenth Ward
Lig«ster Thomas Denise
Sisters of St. Joseph
St. Anne's Convent
Albany
Arthur W
Louis G
Francis J
Davidr
John J. Hicks
Arthur W. Dicks
St. Peter's Cemetery
Taxicab licenses and driver IDs issued under city ordinance
Police Chief Frank B Kendall reports a new Troy ordinance requiring cab licenses and driver identification. Last week began line testing with a deadline of March 15. Each cab must display a municipal license and windshield sticker, while drivers receive yellow ID buttons.
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Troy
Frank B. Kendall
Police Bureau of Identification
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Chase & Sanborn
NEW Chase & Sanam
Ford
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Goodfyear Service
Fourth St
Ferry
A. J. Smith
Mgr
Service
Hidley Hicks
Wynantskill
Mary Ann Fields
Jane Little
George Kruczinicki
Elsie Behnke
Francis Bonesteel
Catherine Fields
Charles Little
Harold Miller
William Little
Thomas Clickner
Nagie Allie
Fred Blaume
Michael Fields
Breslaw’s
Remsen ST. Cohoes
River ST
Copson
Judith
Ater
Dogg
Anthony Wayne
Washington
Edward Hicks
Faderel Saving, and Loan
Mutual Savings and Loan Association
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