Pastor As Delegate To Meeting In Mechanicville
Rev Taylor Light interim pastor of Memorial Baptist Church Mechanicville was elected a delegate to the American Baptist Convention in Pittsburgh Pa at the recent quarterly business meeting. The convention will be May 17 to 21. Lewis Bassett was designated to represent the church at Colgate Rochester Divinity School Corp meeting May 22. Marion Tilly church clerk reported for the pulpit committee in chair absent John Tashjian. Olin J Salmon presided. prayer led by Mr Light. hymn led by Mrs Senatte Ostrander with Mrs Harold Webster assisting. refreshments served by the Women’s Society under Mrs Sue Van Volkenburg and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Light
Memorial Baptist Church
Mechanicville
American Baptist Convention
Pittsburg
Lewis Bassett
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School Corp
Marion Tilly
John Tashjian
Olin J. Salmon
Light
Senatte K. Ostrander
Harold Webster
Women's Society
Sue van Volkenburg
Feast of the Ascension Masses at Church of the Assumption
Special Feast Day observance at the Church of the Assumption in Mechanville with Masses at 5 and 6 p.m. for the Feast of the Ascension, and regular Masses at 6 7 and 8 a.m. per Rev. Dante L. Girolani. Confessions at 7 p.m. and devotions Friday at 7 30 p.m. Holy Day obligations require attendance. First Friday Masses at 6 30, 7 and 7 30 a.m. Holy Communion at 6 15 a.m. for workers.
Westvaco Safety Mark At 60 Days
Westvaco officials announced that the West Virginia pulp and paper plant in Mechanicville reached 60 days with no lost time injuries as of 7 am Saturday. To celebrate, sifts will be distributed to all mill workers today tomorrow and Thursday. Mill manager George Hoover congratulated the workforce on the safety milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Mechanicville
Westvaco
George +. Hoover
Develop a Better Sleep Pattern for Wellness
Doctors link tension fatigue and low spirits to poor sleep habits and offer practical steps to build a wealthier sleep pattern. The May Digest features this guidance among 42 articles and features, encouraging readers to adopt healthier nightly routines.
Reading Clinic For Teachers Set Today
A reading clinic will be held for teachers at Mechanicville Middle School at 3 p.m. today. Teachers from primary to sixth grade will attend. The event is cosponsored by Scott Foresman and features Miss Aline Higgins and Charles Welsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville Middle School
Scott, Foresman Book Co
Aline Higgins
Charles Welsh
Scott, Foresman
Vincent J. Spatara
Bridge Play Draws Twenty Pairs At Mechanicville
Twenty pairs attended the Mechanicville Stillwater Duplicate Bridge Club game at Mechanicville Mansion Temple. In North-South, winners were first Mrs Mabel Cook and Dr Maxwell Finkel of Schenectady, second Mr and Mrs Stephen Schneible of Saratoga Springs, third Mr and Mrs Willis Barnet of Albany. In East-West, winners were first Mrs Hilda Hewitt of Stillwater and Dr Allen Gifford of Troy, second Mrs Emily Rapaport and Mrs Mars Brownheim of Albany, third Miss Mary Hans and Mrs Margaret Blossom of Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville-Stillwater
Mechanicville Masonic Temple
Mabel Cook
Maxwell Finkel
Schenectady
Stephen Schneible
Saratoga Springs
Willis Barnet
Albany
Hilda Hewitt
Stillwater
Allen Gifford
Troy
Emily Rapaport
Mars Brownheim
Mary Hans
Margaret Blossom
Rescue Squad Takes Three To Hospital
Three emergency calls kept Mechanicville's Ahearn Rescue Squad busy Saturday afternoon. Joseph Murphy and Mrs. Mary Grace Izzo were taken to Albany Memorial Hospital after a tree fell during clearing on Seventh Street. Frank Volpe was transported to Leonard Hospital in Troy after a fall near his Maple Street home. Mrs. Del Darian was rushed to St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady after a heart attack on River Road below Hemstreet Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Ahearn Rescue
Joseph Murphy
Mary Grace Izzo
Albany’ Memorial Hospital
Izzo
Seventh Street
Leonard Hospital
Troy
Frank Volpe
Maple Street
del Darian
River Road
Hemstreet Park
St. Clare’s Hospital
Schenectady
No One Hurt As Vehicles Collide In Park Avenue Crash
No injuries reported after a collision between a car driven by Ralph A. Burk of 94 North Washington Street Hemstreet Park and a Mechanicville post office vehicle driven by Martin Callahan on Park Avenue near the Masonic Temple at 10:50 a.m. Saturday. Police said Burk’s car was westbound while the postal truck was eastbound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Burk
North Washington St
Hemstreet Park
Mechanicville
Martin Callahan
Park Avenue
Masonic Temple
Burk
St Paul’s Church screen film on development fund drive
Motion pictures shown before Masses at St Paul’s Church Mechanicville as Most Rev Edward J Maginn Albany Diocese Apostolic administrator narrated a 15 minute film strip outlining fund use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s
St. Paul's Church
Mechanicville
Edward J. Maginn
Albany Catholic
Senior Dante Club To Plan Events Tonight at Sons of Italy
A meeting of the Senior Dante Club will discuss Actively programs at 8 p.m. today in the Sons of Italy clubrooms on Saratoza Avenue Mechanciville. Mrs Josephine De Crescente the newly elected venerable will preside. Hostesses will be Mrs Asstuta Bucei Mrs Dominick Parente and Mrs Thomas Fri ello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante Club
Sons of Italy
Saratoza Avenue
Mechanciville
Josephine de Crescente
Asstuta Bucei
Dominick Parente
Thomas Friello
Mechanicville School District Election Today
Voters in the Mechanicville School District go to the polls from noon to 9 p.m. at the former Blakeman library in the middle school to fill two education board seats and two library trustee positions. Eligible residents who voted in the last general election or registered during the April 13 14 enrollment period may cast ballots. Four candidates seek education board seats: Hawley Harvey, John Phelps, Guy Coreno, and John Salvadore. Library trustees will feature two candidates: Frank De Lorenzo and Maurice A. Crowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Blakeman
North Main Street
Board of Education
Mechanicville District Public Library
Education Board
Hawley Harvey l
John Phelps
Hemstreet Park
Guy Coreno
John Salvadore
Mechanieville
Frank de Lorenzo
Maurice A. Crowel
J. Ralph Davis
Hillcrest Fire Unit Quenches Brush Blazes
Hillcrest Fire Department of the Town of Halfmace handled two brush and grass fires in Mechanicville over the weekend. Friday at 6 30 p m crews fought a blaze between yards of Boston and Maine and Delaware and Hudson railroads using 400 feet of booster line and equipment. Saturday at 10 a m another alarm along railroad tracks east of McIoons Crossing required 200 feet of booster line with tanks and brooms. Chief Edward Russell directed both operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Fire Department
Halfmace
Mechanicville
Boston
Maine
Delaware and Hudson
iCoons Crossing
Edward Russell
Bookmaking Case Goes To Grand Jury
The case of Joseph Basilicato, 39, 2112 4th Ave Watervliet, was moved to the Rensselaer County Grand Jury for presentment after being charged with bookmaking in Troy Police Court. Joseph Harris represented Basilicato, and Dist. Atty. M Andrew Dwyer Jr. appeared for the people. three motions to dismiss were denied. Basilicato remained in $1,000 surety bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Basilicato
4Th Ave
Watervitet
Troy
Rensselaer County
Grand Jury
Joseph Harris
Albany
Basilicato
Andrew Dwyer Jr
Timothy J. Fo.garty
Harris
Dwyer
Fogarty
Cancer Fund Drive Slated Thursday
The Cancer Fund collection will be held at Hem street Park at 7 p.m. Thursday. Hemtreet Park firemen will canvass house to house and residents are asked to light porch lights to show support. Alber Canonica, department president, calls five members to report at the firehouse at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for their assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Fund
Hemstreet Park
Hemtreet Park
Alber
Canonica
Stephentown Ladies Aid Plans Church Events
At a Stephentown Federated Church meeting the Ladies Aid Society outlined activities including hosting the Hill and Valley Church Women Council at Hancock Mass Baptist Church with Rev H Douglas Pierce speaking on How Can All Share and Mrs Guy Payne showing slides from the Far East. Reservations were taken for a 12 30 luncheon. The group will donate sandwiches and cookies for a May 25 silver tea at Canaan Congregational Church and participate in fund raising for area churches. A first project will be a food sale in October. Missionary chair Mrs Rudolph Knaack noted years in the 30,000,000 church fund over three decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Stephentown
Hil
Valley Council
Lebanon Valley
Memorial Hall
Hill and Valley Council of Church
Canaan Congregational Church
Sociew
Rudolph Knaack
Window Broken Report Attributed To Night Vandalism
Gordon Kirkland reported to Troy police at 6 10 a m yesterday that someone broke a rear window of his 1959 Nash car parked in front of his home Sunday night. The circle will meet today at 10 30 am in Memorial Hall for devotions and walk on props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Kirkland
Brunswick Rd
Troy
Kirkland
Memorial Hall
Knagek
World Service
Canzer Fund
Lansing Burdick
Bertrand Olton
Knaack
Rotrude MacVeizh
Jay Lind
Pierce
Olton
Erma Graham
Burdick
Faces Charge Of Forgery Second Degree
Frank C. Foster, 24, of Troy, appeared in Troy Police Court before Justice Fogarty charged with second degree forgery. Detectors arrested him on a complaint by James W. Michalek who says Foster forged the complainant's name to a $20 check. Foster, assigned Public Defender Thomas J. O'Connor, requested a preliminary hearing set for Thursday. Foster was remanded to Rensselaer County Jail as Asst. Dist. Atty. James B. Canfield represented the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Foster
Troy
Timothy J. Fogarty
Foster
James W. Michalek
Washington Place
Thomas J. O'Connor
Rensselaer County
Asst
James B. Canfield
HVCC aims to finish new building by Sept 30
Hudson Valley Community College moves to complete its first of three buildings in a 2.747 million expansion by fall to add classroom space. Bids were advertised for the classroom laboratory building and vocational facility at 467 thousand dollars. bids open May 12 at 8 p m with Joseph F. Humes handling bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Valley Community College
Milice
Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors
Joseph F. Humes
HVCC
Board of Supervisors
Weacre
Faculty-Student Association of the College
Bloodgood Promoted to Lance Corporal at Naval Hospital
Barry Bloodgood, son of Mr and Mrs Withiam Bloodgood of Vischer Ferry Road, rises to lance corporal on Tuesday. He is stationed at the Naval Hospital at St Albans. Clifton Park fire warden announces no open fires without a permit, obtainable from wardens Male and Ordie Shippey of Vischer Ferry, Howard Barrett of River View Road, or Burton Primette of Route 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Bloodgood
Withiam Bloodgood
Vischor Ferry Road
Bloodgood
Naval Hospital
St. Albans
Albert Male
Clifton Park
Male
Ordie Shippey
Vischer Ferry
Howard Barrett
River View Road
Burton Primette
Case Adjourned in Walters Driving Without License Case
Ronald C Walters of 1948 Oneida Street faced charges of driving without an operator's license. The case was adjourned until today in Trey Police Court before Judge Timothy J Fouarty. Walters was remanded to Rensselaer County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald C. Walters
Oneida St
Trey
Timothy J. Fouarty
Walters
Rensselaer County
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Hillcrest
Grand
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Brownie Troop 478
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North Greenpush
Mary Carter
Nancy Valley
Janice Severson
Roberta Buckley
Stephentown Aid Society
Achoeey
Ashline
Averill Park
L. H. Hill
Addie Ashline
Senior Citizens Club
Sand Lake- Poostenkill
Airs
Dorothy Gilbert
Mabel Gardner
Lena Hallock
Margueritte Clickner
Green Mountain College
Poult‘mey
Clickner
Mountain View Avenue
West Sand Lake Methodist Church
Roger A. Day
Thomas Cipperly
4-H Leaders Association
Cap Jal
Alps
James J.fitzgibbons
Central
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