Southern Rensselaer Legion Post Breaks Ground for Quarters
Ground was broken this week on the Nassau Post American Legion headquarters site on Nassau’s John Street West. Evacuation work finished Thursday night and the foundation is poured. The one story forty by sixty foot building will include a basement recreation room kitchen rest rooms and a main floor auditorium. The property was bought from Abe Richards with parking and outdoor playgrounds planned. Norman E L Waters heads the fundraising planning committee.
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Nassau Post
American Legion
John Streal
Nassau
Abe Richards
Post
White
Norman EL Waters
Castleton PTA Plans Music Program for May Meeting
The Castleton Parent Teacher Association executive committee met at the school with Thomas Dwyer presiding. The group voted for a school glee club musical act at the May 16 meeting and planned a talk by Gerrit C. Bol on Western Culture.
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Caavieton
Axsocia Hon
Thomas Dwyer
Glee Club
Gerrit C. Bol
Castleton Union School
Thoas
Page Mattice
Larry Davis
Vivian J. Ingalls
Mra
Robert Ewing
Dorothy Ontrander
Castletown Dodgers Edge Castleton in H V League Tilt
Coxsackie Athens defeated Castleton 6 to 1 as five hits and three errors in the first inning broke open the game. Tito Diaz pitched well for Coxsackie Athens while Waridon suffered early trouble. Castleton drops into a tie for fourth in the Central Hudson Valley League.
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Castitton
Coxsackiehens
Community dance and May Fellowship Day programs in area churches
Dance leaders and church groups hosted a Luther Community Club square and round dance in Sharrve tonight while a May Fellowship Day at East Greenbunch Methodist Church featured area Rensselaer Council of Church Women members. Speakers, a film, and four discussion groups covered Families First, family relations, child development, juvenile delinquency, and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Richard
John Trossbach
Luther Community Club
Freedom
East Greenbunch Methodist Church
Rensselaer
Gustave Bernstrom
Bernstrom
Winshurst
Rerhans
Harold £. Pangburn
Robert Cooper
Asa N. Leake
Fletcher V. Lehman
Howard L. Golf
Townsend Finch
Memorial Day Rites Planned at Castleton Village Board Meeting
The Castleton on Hudson Village Board calls local organizations to a Monday meeting to outline plans for Memorial Day exercises. Castleton Post American Legion executive committee meets later that day under Commander Victor Goodall.
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Caatleton-on-Hudaon
Casleton Post
American Légion
Victor Goodall
Hair Grooming Studied By Home Bureau
"Better Hair Grooming" was the topic of a Luther Home Bureau meeting on a Wednesday. Mrs Ruth Johnson led the lesson, Mrs Clifford Lewis presided, at Mrs Wyld's Millers Corners home, with Miss Worrie Hager to present a follow up on "Tailored Finishes" at 8 pm on May 18 at Mrs Elwood Brooks's Luther home.
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Luther Home Bureau
Ruth Johnson
Ted
Clifford Lewis
Wyld
Millers Corners
Mies Woriie Hager
County Home Bureau
Jesson
Elwood Brooks
Luther
East Greenbush Theme Program Planned with Local Grange
The Theme Program will be hosted in East Greenbush by the Taconics abb ey Grange Stephentown with Mrs Louise Wagar and Misses Elizabeth Kemp and Laura Newkir serving refreshments after the event.
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East Greenbush Granze
Taconics
School 12 Pupils Present Variety Show
Students at School 12 staged a two part talent show for parents. The Junior Variety featured many names including William DeRoca and Mickey Farrinston while the Senior Variety listed performers such as Joan MacDonald and Thomas Minere.
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Y Pm
Andte
Mise Mary Nuxent
Bazush
Mre Maregnet Raynes
Schont
Sudents Pavepating
Ain
William DeRoca
Mickey Farrinston
Jack Lettsky
Gaoy St
Beatie
Teen Henge
Joan MacDonald
Thomas4
Minere Jena
Guta
Grace
Jaoer Maton
Aurehuy
George Heyhenak
Ford Strike at Rouge Plant Paralyzes Workers Across Gates
About 5,900 pickets peacefully surrounded Ford facilities as union and plant management clashed over a speed up and production standards dispute. UAW Local 600 led talks while the Rouge and Lincoln Mercury plants idled thousands, with 62,000 of 85,000 striking workers leaving their posts. Negotiations stalled, workers sent home, and a formal investigation delayed to Monday.
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Th Brigge Manufacturing Company
Ford
Mionale
Dennety’s
Hegen
International Union Committee
U.alw
Ransembly
Key Rouge
UAW
Walter Reuthert
Holy Communion for St. Joseph's Green Island
The Holy Name Society of St. Joseph's Church will receive Holy Communion in a body at the 7:30 a.m. mass tomorrow. The Women's Society of Christian Service at the Methodist Church elected officers: Mrs. Burton L. Denel president, Nell Laird vice president, Mrs. James Bryce recording secretary, Mrs. George Williams corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Alfred Lindin treasurer.
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Holy Name Society of
St. Joseph's Church
Women's Society
Women’s Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Burton L. Denel
Nell Laird
James Bryce
George Williams
Alfred Lindin
St Marya
Grace Episcopal
Wesleyan Methodist
Northside
Young Peoples Society
Presbyterian
Westminister Fellowship
Methodist
St. James Church
Cohoes
Church services and schedules for area parishes
Local church notices list services and meetings for First Presbyterian St Mark's Episcopal Methodist St Joseph's in Cohoes. Details include times speaker topics and class and youth meetings led by Rev Henry D Sith Rev Daniel T Hin Rev Fred C Bennett and Rev William J Martin with nursery primary and Sunday school arrangements.
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First Presbyterian
Henry D. Sith
Presbyterian Church
Henry D. Smith
Marty
Donald Marin
St. Mark's Episcopal
Daniel T. Hin
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Thomas Carroll
Methodist Church
Fred C. Bennett
Fred C
William J. Martin
St. Joseph’s Church
Maeterlinck Dies Famed Belgian Author
Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck famed for The Blue Bird died at 78 after a career noted for poetic works and operatic adaptations. He spent years in Europe and the United States, arriving in New York in 1940 with his wife.
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Parla
Maurice Maeterlinck
Nice
Prana
Maeterlinck
Mont Camous
Ilha
Claude Dehuasy
Madterninck
Paris
United States
New York
Philadelphia Opera Co
New York Harbor
Shirley Tempter
Maetertinck
Beautous
Georgette le Blanc
Selysette Dahon
West German State To Form Federal Police After July 13
The four zone united Germany plan calls for a federal police and law enforcement body to be created without delay to guard frontiers and coordinate crime inquiries with international impact. Communist delegate Max Reimann objected as Adenauer urged order. Approval by state legislatures will complete the move for 45,000 Germans in the west.
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Germany
Max Reimann
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Union
CDU
Amann
Reimann
Adenauer
Tom
Federal
Highway Deaths Rise Sharply in State in Early Months
State Motor Vehicles Bureau reports a 47 percent jump in fatalities for January and February, totaling 230 deaths versus 190 a year earlier. Commissioner Fletcher notes severe weather and higher mileage contributed, calling the increase a warning for drivers to exercise caution on highways.
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State Motor Vehicles Bureau
Chiflond J Fletcher
New York Motorista
Fletcher
Agarn
Manier
Asphalt Supply Struggles Rise in Vene Ersta Tement
Fragmentary report notes efforts to secure asphalt supplies amid refinery shortages. text references demand pressures and attempts to stabilize distribution to pertinent sectors. The piece also hints at rising energy concerns and public consumption trends.
Letters Granted For Two Estates Of County Residents
Letters of administration were granted in Surrogate's Court for the estates of Sophia L. Dupont and Angeline Fenimanino. The estates include real and personal property with an estimated value of 7000. Distributes listed include siblings, nieces, nephews, and other relatives with addresses in Troy Green Island and nearby areas. Attorney Sophia Dupont of Troy represented the estates. Washington DP Stephen T Saris attended the cabinet meeting as a voting member.
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Surrosate
Troy
Sophia L. Dupont
Angeline Feniamino
Papera Mediath de Constase
Wiham A. Dapent
Waterfond
Helen McGarry
Josephine Meg
Callan
Meres
Grant Rapide
Mach
Thomas Meehan
Noyaen
Tres
Emma M Reppert
Nines
George Streat
Green Dedland
Margaret M. Levine
George Street
Green Island
Harold
Walter
Drving
Tinetan
Washington
Stephen T Saris
Nee
Obituary Notices From Troy and Green Island
Deaths of Elisabeth Wickware and several others are reported with funeral details. Survivors include Michael and Vicki Wickware, widowhood of William Wickware, and services set at Manon Chapel and St. Josephs Church. Additional notices cover J Adelard Dupont, Stanley Titus, Anna McLinden Schumann, Margaret Valaquate, and Jacob Oatman with interments in St. Marys and Elmwood Hills Cemeteries. Local survivors span Troy Green Island Watervliet and Schenectady communities.
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Elisabeth J. Wickware
Houth Birent
Waterford
Leonard Hopital
Long Winens
Blis
Bloomfield
Conn
Elisabeth J. Talbot
Troymont
Second Presbyterian Church
Melvin C. Wickwere
Pittsfield
Michael W
Vicki K. Wickware
Pittsfeld
Manon Chapel
Second Avenue
George Borthwick
Adaling
Oakewood Cemetery
Charles Fiarquene
Cora Rollock
Samuel Dayton
Grace
Eva Marquette
Troy
Marys Cemetery
Jacob Oatman
Susan Carpenter Oatman
Dames &Treet
Green Island
St. Mary's Hospital
Ernest ©. Wheeler
Michael Urran
Helen
Harriet Oatman
John McBain
Broadway
Watervliet
St. Joseph's Church
Waterford Gets Old Bridge Sign Preserved in Museum Record
Mrs. John Knickerbacker donated a century-old sign from the Union Bridge linking Waterford and Lansingburg. Town historian Col. Sydney ER. Hammersley arranged the transfer, to be housed with Waterford memories in the Town Museum. The sign warns in archaic prose of a one dollar penalty for passing too fast.
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John Knickerbacker
Waterford
Broad Street
Ferry Street
Théodore Burr
Archtruss
Samuel Shelly
Mohawk Valley
Ford Motor Co
Green Island
Morgan Lewis
Alga
Our
Reading
Coust
Tonic Chapter of Eastern Star Meets for Mother's Day Observance
The Tonic Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will meet Monday at 6 PM at the Masonic Temple to observe Mother's Day. Mrs. Dorothy L. LeVan and Milford E. Frontworthy will preside, with Mrs. Blanche Fairfield as social chairman.
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Tonic Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Dorothy L. LeVanworthy
Milford E. Frontworthy
Blanche Fairfield
Military Funeral Held For Soldier Wham Dales
Full military honors were accorded at the funeral of TS Wham Dales killed in Luxe. Interment followed at St Jean Baptiste Cemetery after a solemn requiem mass at St Patrick’s Church officiated by Reverend Harvey Thoms yan. Mourners included Raymond Warner and others. the veteran’s mother Mrs William F Dales attended.
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TS Wham Dales
Luxe
Wiliam McQuenn
William F. Dales
Praderick Ferris Named Director of Information Service
Praderick J. Ferrz Ferris, son of John Ferris of Troy and former Heatly High School social studies head, completed two years graduate study in social welfare at Columbia University and will receive a Master’s in Social Work. He becomes director of the Information Service of the Greater New York Fund after prior service in the Army including two years in the Mediterranean.
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Praderick J. Ferrz
164
Lighth Street
John Ferris
New York School of Soci
Work
Columbia University
Ferris
Heatly High School
Green Inland
Greater New York Fund
Mr. Ferris
St. Mary's School
Catholic Central High School
Troy
New York State College For Teachers At
Albany
Mediterranean
U S Denies Spain Pact Links as Gromyko Talks Continue
The article reports Russia’s Gromyko alleging Spain could be a future military base and accuses Western powers of pressuring Madrid. It notes U S opposition to a Polish UN ban proposal on Spain treaties and mentions Latin American diplomatic questions and UN missions in Madrid.
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Spain
Chan Gurnfy
Jamies AL Farley
Soviet Union
Gromoko
U.S
United States
Marion Evans Named President of Troy Moose Women
Marion Evans was named president of the Moose Women bowling group in the Troy Chapter. At the Women of the Moves bowling banquet held Wednesday night at Otto’s Restaurant Latham and Orner announced Rita Sayer as vice president, secretary, Florence Williams as treasurer, and Rajah Resiance as sergeant at arms. Prizes were awarded for team and individual honors including high single, high average, and other contests. guest of honor Trev Chapter senior regent spoke on roses and decor.
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Marion Evans
Trev
New York Doctors Tout Prisco Drug for Polio Pain Relief
Three New York physicians report Prisco rapidly eases pain and muscle spasms in polio patients at Kingston Avenue Hospital in Brooklyn. The drug, taken orally or injected, blocks sympathetic nerve pathways to reduce pain, with patients aged 13 to 45 showing notable improvement in sleep, appetite, and mobility within days.
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Boffalo
New York
Prisco
Dra. Eoni Smith
David J
Brook
Philip Rosenblatt
Brooklyn
New York State Medical Society
Kingston ‘Avetide
Europe
Ives Presses for Social Security Extension to Hospital Workers
Senator Irving M. Ives replied to Edward H. Pattison that he favors a broader social security program. The discussion centers on extending old age benefits to workers in hospitals and state and county institutions, including facilities like the Marshall Infirmary in Troy.
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Ives
Troy
Record Newspapers Bureau
Washington, D._C
Irving M. Ives
Edward H. Pattison
Marshall Infirmary
Ae Eaid
Pattison
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Veuma Loomis
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Minnie Mulholland
Katherine Martin
North Creek
John Lodge
St. Patrick's
Warrensburg
Margaret Valaquate
Canada
Schenectady
Robert F. Moore
Vaiaquate
St Paul's Episcopal Church
James Vaiaquate
Lyis Cunneen
Nelsie Goyer
Stephen Dwyer
Fonda
Elmwood Hills Cemetery
J. A. Dupont
J. Adelard Dupont
Erensway
Sacred Heart of Mary Church
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George T. Quinnivan
Arthur Row
Joseph Decker, Jr
Redence
Thomax
Harret Mawes
Tite
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Zion Lodge
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Delamenn Methodist Chine
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Gioversie
Harry W. Schumann
Humane Society
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Secret Heart Church
That City
Tr. Wilmer
Raines
Paine Stree
Geran Island
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Australia
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Trojan
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