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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1976
Page
3
A reading shows a coinword puzzle with clues and entry rules from The Record. Contest deadline 5 p.m. Tuesday May 11 and prize details 25 dollars weekly. Readers may submit by mail or in person to The Times Record COINWORD editor Troy New York 12181.
The Town of Hoosick Grange held an April birthday themed gathering led by Mrs. Charles Cornell. Readings on April birthdays, a vegetable guessing game, poems, and historical articles were shared. Members including Barbara Baker and Rena Sabin spoke, with closing thoughts by several officers. Charles Filkins and slides from England were shown. their son Charles W. Filkins III serves in the air force. Master Wesley Hall presided as Omer Brenenstuhl received a 25 year silver star membership certificate. Legislative chair N. Clifford Cottrell read Grange Digest articles. Refreshments followed served by Mrs. Waldo Cipperly and committee.
State and federal authorities removed hog cholera quarantines from Barnstable Plymouth Suffolk and Essex counties in Massachusetts removing movement restrictions on swine for the first time in two months. Remaining quarantines affect four Massachusetts counties and two New Jersey counties.
Hoosick Falls lecture by historian Henry W. Bragdon at Hoosac School examined whether the American Dream is dead or waning. He traced optimism in the 1950s 60s under Kennedy and noted disillusionment after Vietnam assassinations and Watergate. Bragdon outlined four core ideals of the dream and discussed student beliefs in work politics and national example.
Hoosick Falls High School Alumni Association plans the 108th anniversary with a July 3 banquet at the Troy Germania Hall Association. Norma Cunningham hosts. Class of 1951 contact Sandy Hayden Ben Schneider and Tom Wysocki. Class of 1966 represented by George Starr. Invitations go out in June.
Rensselaer County announces driver tests will resume on June 4 and be offered every Friday as demand continues. Clerk Edward A. Vielkind notes the program was well received in Hoosick Falls and nearby towns Stephentown Berlin Petersberg Grafton and Pittstown. Applicants signed up in Troy may request Hoosick Falls testing by mailing their appointment sheet to the county Motor Vehicle Department. Tests in Hoosick Falls occur across from the Post Office.
Two separate gasoline spills occupied Hoosick Falls Fire Department units within hours. On Sunday 7 p.m. a Ford station wagon with Massachusetts plates shed fuel on John Street. responders washed the area. Monday at 7:46 a.m. a tank under a car owned by Eric Scott of Argyle broke loose at Main and Classic Streets. the scene was cleaned and no injuries reported.
The National Commercial Bank and Trust Co. will sponsor a breakfast and business seminar Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Hoosick Falls Country Club. Program chairman is Harry T. Hebbard, a bank vice president. About 150 area businessmen were invited. Speakers include Victor J. Riley Jr., William H. Cummings, John M. Lang, Peter A. Farrell, and Michael S. Welsh.
The Reynolds Gilchrest Memorial Rink will serve as an outdoor youth center starting May 10 with a game room. Hours are weekdays 7 to 9 PM and weekends 7 to 10 PM. Activities include swimming trips to Grafton State Park starting June 25, golf at Hoosick Falls Country Club from June 28, wrestling at Hoosick Falls Central School from June 8, and archery at the rink from July 267.
A new Hoosick Falls telephone directory is being distributed this week with over 3700 listings in 72 pages. About 4200 directories will reach customers in two weeks. the guide includes emergency numbers for fire police ambulance and doctor, plus new inside front cover format and expanded area code map with time zone.
Cambridge Central School presented Oliver with an enthusiastic audience and a large cast. Tim Witten and John Kane stood out as Fagin and Dodger, while John Franklin as Oliver and Karen Koziol as Nancy delivered strong performances. The show runs again May 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium.
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