Hoosick Falls Kiwanians recall 1952 village jubilee
Howard Haynes recalls the 1952 Hoosick Falls Jubilee as the village readies for a 150th anniversary celebration. A five day festivity featured Kangaroo Court parades, pageants, souvenired plates and a 1,200 plus audience for the largest parade.
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Hoosick Falls
Howard Haynes
Haynes
Lynn Chapman
Chapman
J.B. Rogers Producing Co
Ohio
James Earl Percy
Wilton escapee captured after freight train chase
Eugene J. Harper a 28 year old Wilton prison escapee was captured Tuesday night in Hoosick Falls aboard a Boston and Maine freight car. He faces escape and weapon charges after being seized by the Rensselaer County Sheriff with Hoosick Falls Police and State Police. He was remanded to jail without bail and likely to be returned to Wilton prison.
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Hoosick Falls
Wilton
Boston & Maine
Mechanicville
Rensselaer County
River Street
Harper
Sheriff's Department
New Siena College Seminar Probes Capital District Business
Siena College hosts a major seminar titled Does New York Mean Business to tackle economic growth in the Capital District. A special 9:30 a.m. press conference is planned for Thursday at the college to discuss the program. Petersburg boards meet at Veterans Memorial Hall Thursday evening with the town board at 7 30 and the Youth Commission at 8.
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Loudonville
New York
Siena College
Joe Orzechowski
Orzechowski
New York State
Capital District
Petersburg
Veterans Memorial Hall
Petersburg Youth Commission
Family Weekly kitchen dream halted. guidance offered
Hot Line letters discuss a dream kitchen photo was a set and not a real design. Readers are advised to contact kitchen remodelers for reproductions and to seek specific appliance handles, bus charter info, and parts for old tools. Further notes mention Ottawa Kansas manufacturing and a departed Mall Tool Co. affected parts.
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L. S
Wynantskill
J. J
Mechanicville
Mall Tool Co
Chicago
Sugar substitutes in canning and SSI in North Carolina
Readers ask if Sweet and Low can substitute for sugar in pickling and if SSI or welfare exists in North Carolina. Extension agent says substitutes lack preservation, so can foods without sugar and add substitutes before eating. For move to NC, contact NC Department of Social Services and local Social Security offices for specifics.
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Times Record
Troy
N.Y
North Carolina
Social Security Board
New York State
North Carolina Department of Social Services
Raleigh
N. C
Albany
Duclos must lose eight pounds to keep police job
East Greenbush Patrolman Thomas C. Duclos fights a state weight rule tied to his eligibility list. He has until May 13 to reach 190 pounds after initially being weighed at 210, with town officials resisting dismissal and noting the force’s training and staffing costs.
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East Greenbush
Thomas C. Duclos
Rensselaer
State Civil Service Commission
David Lockman
Michael van Vorts
Rensselaer County Civil Service Commission
Duclos
Rensselaer County Civil Service
Gerald Minehan
State Supreme Court
Civil Service Commission
van Voris
John M. Burns
van Vorts
Chief Burns
Fraud publicity shrinks welfare rolls in Albany County
Publicity about two fraud convictions in Albany County welfare caused 78 people to drop from public assistance in three weeks. Social Services Commissioner John Fahey said four weekly drop offs are normal and noted ongoing investigations. Officials worry eligible residents may avoid applying due to fear of punishment and plan to warn judges to reassure legitimate claimants.
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Albany
Albany County
Albany County Social Services
John Fahey
Fahey
Social Services Committee
E. David Duncan
Duncan
Albany Police Court
Reminiscences of St Marys Parish Clinton Heights
Cradle of St Marys parish 1927 tale recalls era before Vatican II and strict rules. Stories cover dances with beer on tap at St Marys Hall and a dramatic transfer of Monsignor Brennan, plus a Mafia miscue at a raffle and Fr John Phillips tape sermons.
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Thorugh
Clinton Heights
Monsignor Brennan
St. Mary's Parish
Msgr
Brennan
John Phillips
St. Mary's
Father Phillips
Schenectady
St. John’s
Rensselaer
Vermont ex-aides return to normal life after Salmon era
Four months after serving as key aides to Governor Thomas Salmon, Joseph Jamele Norman James and Robert Wilson return to civilian life in Vermont. Jamele gardens and substitutes at a high school, James edits The Waterbury Times, Wilson works for C R Wood Corp., and Salmon resumes private law practice. They describe the move as a welcome shift from a pressure filled administration to a quieter personal life and family time.
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Vermont
Salmon
Bellows Falls
Jamese
James
Wilson
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Forrest Willis
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Kiwanis Club
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Joanne Smith
Family Weekly
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Barbara — Troy
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Consumer Services Person
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Shea
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Ottawa Manufacturing Co
Averill Park
A. S. — Cohoes
Southern Security
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By Betty Groner
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St. Mary’s
Matthew M. Brennan
Holy Name Society
St. Mary's School
Hampton Avenue
Hampton Manor
Columbia Turnpike
Melvin Roads Post
Roadrunner
Legion
Joe Moore
St. Mary’s Hall
Turing
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Msgr. Brennan
Roland Thompson
Mafia
Jack Quinn
Pinehurst Avenue
Phillips
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Jamele
Thomas Salmon
Norman James
Waterbury Times
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C.R. Wood Corp
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