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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1976
Page
2
Monday to Sunday editors note outlines submission details for readers in Troy New York. The column answers questions on collectibles, autographs, appliance refinishing, belts for a reel to reel recorder, hot piccalilli relish, whittling, and bionic fiction versus real life.
One Berlin man is jailed and another hospitalized after a shooting on Route 22 in Berlin. Leonard Johnson, 29, was charged with first degree reckless endangerment after allegedly firing a 30-30 rifle at Donald Becker, 18, who was struck by shot fragments. Becker is listed in satisfactory condition at Samaritan Hospital. Johnson awaits further court action at Rensselaer County Jail.
A Troy woman who pleaded guilty to welfare fraud was sentenced to partial restitution and 30 days in the Rensselaer County Jail on weekends. Geraldine Martin 22 of 49 Ingalls Ave received two years and 11 months probation after paying 300 and awaiting 319 more. Osgood 32 of 71 Middleburgh St was sentenced to six months in county jail on weekends for two DUI felonies. Hoosick Falls collision involved Leverette LeBarron 66 and John E Rose 29 with light damage. State Dept officials report embassy staff may have higher white cell counts after microwave exposure but flu could explain readings.
HOOSICK FALLS The Little League begins field cleanup workshops this Saturday morning with continued efforts at night. Players should turn in last year’s uniforms at the firehouse as soon as possible.
Rensselaer County Executive William Murphy decries a costly fragmented welfare system and urges action. He cites Medicaid as the largest driver, with costs rising from 4.5 million in 1971 to 9 million today, and proposes a single state Medicaid agency, a welfare data computer system, and local input on medical rates.
The Hoosick Falls Town Lions Club hosts a Mother's Day pancake breakfast at National Commercial Bank on Main Street. Servings run 7 AM to noon with all you can eat. tickets from club members or at the door. Chairman Jack Bakaitis. Funds support glaucoma clinics, Easter penny hunt, Christmas tree sales, summer baseball, and Santa visit.
HOOSICK FALLS The Elks Auxiliary will hold its annual officer installation Saturday with a 6:30 p.m. reception and 7:30 p.m. dinner. Husbands and guests are invited to join in dancing after the meal.
Michael S. Welsh told about 110 area businessmen at a breakfast seminar by National Commercial Bank and Trust Company that Hoosick Falls remains a stable and healthy industrial center. Bank executives discussed local loans, mortgage activity, and the bank’s community role and electronic funds transfer plans.
Mechanicville a mother daughter banquet will be held at 5 p m Saturday at Highway Tabernacle 90 River Road Mechanicville A covered dish supper will be followed by a skit by the Sun day School Miss Loretta Castaldi a missionary to Italy will be the guest speaker On Sunday Mothers Day mothers invited to attend Sunday School Gifts to each mother during the 10 30 a m morning worship service
Semifinalists are announced for Coinword Puzzle No 109 with 52 names listed as contenders. They must identify five keywords to claim a $2 525 jackpot. winner, if any, to be announced Saturday. Named contestants include Alcid Family Troy Debbie Baird Cohoes Corina Bakaitis Hoosick Falls Gail Beaudoin Troy Holly Jean Becker Mechanicville Joyce Beatty Cohoes Helen Benson Cohoes C A Bonesteel Troy Michael Bonnier Troy Wilson Brownell Hoosick Falls Edith Cary Schaghticoke Mrs George Chatfield Hoosick Falls Anthony Ciarlone Jr Troy Mrs W Crowther Mechanicville Colleen Curran Troy Agnes Davignon Troy Dolores Finkle Waterford Mercy Fitzgerald Cohoes T L Ford Troy 3 Gapp West Sand Lake R T Gendron Troy Josie Haughney Troy Betty Hubbell Waterford Jane L Hughes Nassau Karen Hunt Eagle Bridge Robert S Hydorn Troy Don Kaiser Saratoga Pat Kelly Troy Florence Leach Troy Bertha Little Troy J J Long Jr Troy M Lucas Cohoes H and M Messick Troy L McGovern Green Island M S and D Michon Waterford Mr and Mrs J Moore Troy Ernest Nadler Troy Marcia O'Brien Hoosick Falls Louis A Peluso Mechanicville Anne M Rivest Troy Ray Roberts Troy Olaf Sarauw Troy Sue Sawyer Cohoes Patrick Scarati Mechanicville Sophie Siemiatowska Ballston Lake Carol Smith Watervliet Janet Smith Troy A Swiger Cohoes Louis R Vautrin Green Island Mrs Grace Warmt Poestenkill Karen and Lena Wright Waterford P Yachwak Troy.
Schodack town zoning board approved several new signs and structures at routes 9 and 20 and nearby properties. approvals included Peasedale Farms lots signs and Wood Hut showroom building, Curtis Lumber free standing sign, Mills Peterson restaurant and bar expansion, and private cabins on Brookview Road. A public hearing on Gary Aldrich and a second hearing for Thomas Hansen were adjourned to June 3.
Police reported a juvenile was detained after a back window at Grossman s Lumber was broken at 7 22 p m A parent reported the incident and may face court action. A boat in drydock at the Yacht Club on Broadway lost tools and other items during a prior break in. A group of youths were seen throwing darts at a Human Resource Center door. A car was sprayed with black paint on Hoags Court Road and several false alarms were scanned at Van Rensselaer Elementary and at Seventh and Chestnut Streets.
Pantomime titled Mask Magic and Mime from Periwinkle Productions will benefit the Schodack Central Council on the Arts. It features Jack and Gardela and is set for May 15 at 1 p.m. at Maple Hill High School. Jack is a former pupil of Marcel Marceau and recently worked on a movie with him.
Albany resident Edwin Cruikshank aged 38 of Lincoln Road was charged with second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument after Hoosick Falls police and state police investigators tied him to forged checks stolen from a Hoosick Falls business. He allegedly forged checks worth 180 dollars. Cruikshank was arraigned and jailed in Rensselaer County awaiting further court action.
Washington AP report notes stronger civilian job prospects and a slump in interest in military service among youths. Maj. Gen. Eugene Forrester says the Army’s new survey shows rising confidence in economic futures and declining enlistment interest despite meeting quotas since 1974 recession.
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