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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1959
Page
4
Albany The Troy Common Council and similar bodies in other cities are empowered under a Governor approved bill to treat certain ordinance violations as off enses. The bill, sponsored by Sen. William P. L. Candon, expands local authority on enforcement and licensing matters.
In 1958 the United States sold about 160 million dollars worth of electric incandescent bulbs, rising from roughly 10 million ten years earlier, reflecting a substantial sales increase.
A State leader addressed a Troy audience at the first UCS legislative forum on social welfare mental health and youth issues. Beekman Pool executive director urged coordination between public agencies and private groups to expand hospital costs coverage and mental health services while stressing private solutions and gradual reform.
A battered weather item recalls Blissard Buried Town seventy one years past with notes of a heavy snowstorm. The report mentions forties to subzero readings around distant lakes, forecasts of more snow, and warning of a Midwest storm moving toward the area.
A discussion on employing youths with emotional stability for specific jobs, emphasizing socialization in training. It highlights collaboration among State Education, Mental Hygiene, Social Welfare, and local agencies along with private groups and parents. The Youth Court Act is cited for rehabilitation, with criticisms of punitive measures and parental responsibility for damage.
Washington FBI Director J Edgar Hoover charged that delinquent parents are largely to blame for the growing menace of youth crime. In a caustic editorial he said the public overlooks many adult culprits and warned society has substituted indulgence for discipline and money for morals.
Col Walter M. Tisdale announces Capt. Stephen H H Rochford named adjutant and chief of administrative services at Wa tervliet Arsenal succeeding Capt. John M. Shipley who becomes chief of the inspection branch. Rochford, a 1943 Army veteran, served in France Holland Belgium and Germany in World War II and later in Korea and Japan. He has held posts at Aberdeen Proving Ground and in France with the Communications Zone.
Rep. Harmon, a 15 year veteran from Muncie, says he will not resign or back a recall despite pressure from voters who want him impeached. He discusses pay, his porch office arrangement funded by the government, and a post office matter under review with Postmaster General Sumnerfield.
Chicago producers of shortening used nearly 53 million pounds of lard in December, up 13.06 million from November and 22 million from October, as cheaper lard prices lower costs. For the year ending September 30, lard use fell to 442 million pounds from 626 million the prior year, with prices at two year lows.
Ulster County grand jury indicted Morgan D Ryan Kingston Albany County resident Jenest Stending formerly Kingston public works superintendent Voorhisville and Austin J Boyd Mackengack Nu on conspiracy to pay bribes and offering bribes in road oil materials deals. The charges relate to kickbacks and bribes alleged while Stending supervised public works and owned stock in Ulster Lithu minous Carth. The trio appeared before State Supreme Court Justice Henry Clay Greenberg for arraignment.
In Albany the Appellate Division refused to consider a request for a certificate of reasonable doubt for Edwin W. Ashby, the Ulster County commissioner convicted of perjury in the inquiry. The court allowed Ashby's attorney to pursue the certificate in State Supreme Court, while other defendants faced bail adjustments and trial dates.
A fragment describes ladies and knights wearing armor for foundation purposes. It notes a fashionable 18 inch slender waist and steel plated body molds as style, suggesting period shallow waist constriction and armor use in noble settings.
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