La Roche couple marks 25th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Leo J La Roche of 20 Carey Ave Hoosick Falls observed their 25th wedding anniversary with a dinner dance at the Cambridge Hotel Saturday night. The event, planned by daughter Mary Haynes and sons Lea and Michael, drew nearly two score relatives and friends including maid of honor Mrs Robert Lewsey and bridesmaid Mrs John Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo J. la Roche
Carey Ave
Hoosick Falls
Paul Kenneth Haynes
Robert C. Lewsey
John Shaw
Lewsey
Shaw
Lionel Marcaux
George Crawley
la Roche
Morethy Crawley
Bennington
Wood Flong Corp
Albany Felt Co
Hoosick Falls Mat Squad Begins Busy Wrestling Season
Varsity football coach Richard Turi takes over as wrestling coach at Hoosick Falls Central, guiding about 40 boys. Four seniors graduated. key weight classes to fill include 138 147 154 and heavyweight. Season opens with Greenwich Dec 9 at 2 pm, then Schuylerville, Washington County matches, holiday tournaments, and a January schedule leading to the Adirondack Community Cadette sectional tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Turi
Hoosick Falls Central School
Turi
Washington County
Schuylerville
William Miller
Hoosick Falls
Greenwich Central School
Schusterville
Columbia
Seatia
Hoosick Walls
Greenwich
Glens Falls
Vmonsick Falls
Mt. Pleasant
Southlens Falls
Hoosick Falls Lodge Plans Memorial Service and Activities
The Hoosick Falls Lodge of fice meets today at 8 pm to finalize plans for a memorial service this Sunday at 38 p.m. Other business includes appointing committees for Christmas and New Year activities. A charity social is scheduled for Saturday with Richard Fairbanks as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Richard
Fair.banks
Immunization Clinic Listed For Today
An immunization clinic will be held today from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hoosick Falls Branch Office of the Rensselaer County Department of Health at 145 Main St. Parents facing financial hardship are encouraged to use local facilities. Vaccines for polio, whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, smallpox, and measles are given per schedule. Infants may begin the series, and booster doses are recommended for children five and older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County Department of Health
Main St
Town GOP Women Set Party Plans
The Town of Hoosick Women Republican Club plans a Christmas party tonight at 7 p.m. at the Hotel Cambridge. Mrs. Victor Sluzas is general chairman and Miss Edith Gigel will organize games and a swap. Entertainment includes humorous readings by Mrs. Almon W. Hewitt. Guest speaker is Mrs. Theodore Buckley of Cambridge, president of the Washington County Republican Women’s Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of Hoosick
New York
The
Woman's National Farm and Garden Clubs
Kiwanis Club Program On Religion In American Life
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club will host a noon meeting with a film strip presentation and a discussion titled Your Community For Better Or Far Worse. Don Southward is program chairman. The program is part of Religion in American Life with emphasis Live Your Faith Light The World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Kiwanis Club
Don ‘Southward
Mrs Carolyn Black Visits Winchester Thanksgiving Weekend
Mrs Carolyn Black of 34 River Street spent the Thanksgiving weekend with her son and daughter in law Paul and Mrs Paul Black in Winchester Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Black
River St
Paul Black
Winchester, Masa
Plane Missing From N Adams Found Crashed
A single engine Cessna 40 was found crashed on a railroad line near Twin Mountain New Hampshire. The body of a man was inside, not immediately identified. Officials said no flight plan was filed and the pilot, possibly Air Force Reserve Major Patt Knages of Toledo, Ohio, was believed to be the sole occupant.
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Twin Mountain
ONAL
North Adams
Mass
Whitefield
Whitefield Airport
Federal Aviation Agency
Air Force Reserve
Patt Knages
Toledo
Ohio
Mendes-France’s Widow Succumbs in Paris
Mrs. Moerre Mendes-France, widow of former French premier, died yesterday after a long illness in Paris. She supported her husband during his rise to power, marrying him soon after he became a deputy and aiding his ascent to the premiership in 1954.
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Paris
CADP
Moerre Mendes-France
Mendes France
French National Assembly
Alice of Premer
One Hurt As Vehicle Hits Girder
A 27 year old Troy woman injured when her car skidded on ice and struck a bridge girder at Campbell's Avenue and English Avenues. She was taken to St. Mary's Hospital by Ambulance Service Corp for X-rays with injuries to ankles chest and neck. Police noted the car hit a steel roadway bridge girder between Project Road and English Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Judith A. Maguire
Desson Ave
St. Mary's Hospital
Service Corp
Campbell's Avenue
Campbell's
English Avenues
Project Road
English Avnue
On This Day In History November 28 1967 Highlights
United Press notes key events from 1520 Magellan's Pacific entry to 1958 first full range ICBM test and 1963 Cape Canaveral renamed Cape Kennedy. Also mentions 1956 US concern over Soviet arms to Syria and a Thought for the Day by George Washington on constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Magellan
Pacific Ocean
United States
Syria
Cape Canaveral
Cape Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
George Washington
Southern Yemen Proclaims Independence
The National Liberation Front and the South Arabian army formed a government for the Southern Yemen Peoples Republic after British troops withdrew from Aden. The new state covers 12,000 miles and about one million people, amid rivalry between NSLF and FLOSY for control.
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Aden
National Liberation Front
NILE
Yemen Peoples Republic
Britain
NSLF
Dhebate
Front For the Liberation of
LaRose Named to Leonard Hospital Board
William T. LaRose, president of W. T. LaRose & Associates, appointed to the Leonard Hospital Board of Managers to fill the term of Eric A. Bulledge. A native Trojan with ties to Delaware and Hudson Railway, Cluett Peabody, Montgomery Ward, and General Electric, he has led regional civic efforts and earned 1960 Man of the Year from the Greater Troy Area Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ‘T. LaRose
W. T. LaRose & Associates, Inc
Leonard Hospital
Verett J. Decker
Eric A. Bulledge
Stylee
Mr. LaRose
Delaware and Hudson Rairoad
Cluett, Peahall & Co., Inc
Montgomery
Greater Troy Area Chamber of Commerce
Bus Drivers Plan Delayed Safety Strike in LA
Bus drivers in south-central Los Angeles postponed a threatened safety strike after a union grievance committee met with Police Chief Reddin and city officials. A task force of 200 plainclothes and uniformed officers will ride buses, with up to 30 more motorcycle officers patrolling routes. Sheriff Pitchess reports extra deputies to curb lawlessness after a rise in robberies and violence since January, including a driver shot and other attacks.
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Los Angeles
APY
Brotherhood of Railroad
Kenneth R. Moore
Thomas Reddin
Reddin
Rededin
Peter J. Pitchess
Westereny
County Court Sets Five Trial Terms For 1968 Schedule
Rensselaer County Court will hold five trial terms in 1968 with juries, each term two months long. Judge John T. Casey announced the schedule approved by Supreme Court Justice Russell G. Hunt. First month for criminal cases and second for civil. opening dates include January 3, March 4, May 6, September 9, and November 7. Special terms on all Tuesdays, July and August by appointment. A grand jury will be summoned for the September term as authorized by the AzpeHate Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselace
En ‘Tire
John T. Casey
Supreme Court
Russell G. Hunt
Casey
AzpeHate Division
Blind Troy Man 97 Attends Kenwood Retreat
William Schongar of Troy aged 97, longtime newsdealer and former The Record distributor, attended a retreat at the Academy of the Sacred Heart Kenwood. He helped with services, guided by his son and once by George Shoemaker. The event, hosted by the Kenwood Braille Association, drew 75 blind attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schongar
Troy
Lold Time Newsdealer
Record Newspapers
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Kenwood
Kenwood Braille Association
Schongar
Mother McCall
George Shoemaker
bin Schongars
Shoemaker
Ile
Noted Magician Promotes Max-Pac Coffee in Troy Area
Felix Greenfield known as Marvelous Max travels to the Troy area to promote Max-Pac coffee from Maxwell House. He has appeared on major TV and radio programs, performed for blind children, and entertained at the White House for Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Greenfield
Marvelous Max
Troy
Maxwell House
Mr. Greenfield
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Hunters Shot By Owning Dogs In Nebraska
The Nebraska State Game Commission reports two hunters have been shot by their own dogs since the hunting season began. In one case a loaded shotgun in a pickup was discharged by a dog stepping on the trigger, injuring a 1 year old hunter in the elbow. In the other incident a hunter, trying to lure a pup to pheasants, stepped on a trigger, firing the shotgun into his own foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neh
Nebraska State Game Commission
Nebraska
Vietnam Veteran DeVoe Reassigned to Beale AFB California
Lt Col Robert C DeVoe USAF is reassigned to Headquarters 456th Strategic Aerospace Wing Beale AFB California after a year with the 14th Air Commando Wing Vietnam where he flew 149 combat sorties and earned five oak leaf clusters on his air medal. He is son of Wesley E DeVoe former Saratoga County Sheriff and Mrs DeVoe of Mechanicville NY. He will complete 28 years as an officer in August 1969. He recently visited his parents before returning to California for the new assignment.
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Robert C. DeVoe
U.s.air Force
Sarasota County
Wesley E. DeVoe
DeVoe
Ballston Spa
Wille
456Th Strategic Aerospace Wing
Beale Afb
Calif
14Th Air Commando Wing
Vietnam
Commandos
105Th Infantry
New York National Guard
Troy
Europe
U.S
Tapei
Taiwan
Korea
Mechanicville
Army Air Corps
California
Plan Friends of Library Association meeting planned
A special meeting of the Friends of the Library Association will be held at the Mechanicville District Public Library on South Main Street at p.m. tomorrow to discuss forming the group. Rev. David Seipt and Mgr Seipt outline aims to improve communication, support library needs, and create cultural educational programs benefiting the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Library Association
Mechanicville District Public Library
South Main Street
At & P.m
David Seipt
Mgr Seipl
Couple Wed Eight Years After Proposal in Ohio
In Cincinnati AP report Mr and Mrs Clarry V Spidle marry on a honeymoon outing eight years after his first proposal to Mary C Seymiller in 1909. Seymiller headed Deaconess Hospital nursing school retiring 1964. Spidle an agricultural researcher bought a farm near Tiffin Ohio married and raised five children before his wife died. They renewed their romance in Allentown Pennsylvania then wed Saturday night.
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Cincinnati
Clarry V. Spidie
Spidie
Mary C. Segmiller
Miss Seymiller
Deaconess Hospital
Spidle
Tiffin
Ohio
Bridge Club Winners Announced in Mechanicville Stillwater
North-South winners were Willis Barnet and Albany partner first, Malcolm McMartin and Harry Shapiro second, and Shapiro with McMartin third. East-West winners were Mary Decker and Edgar Stillman first, Mary Hans and Margaret Blossom second, with Deliza and Pruyn third. 16 tables played in the charity game. $128 sent to the American Contract Bridge League charity. Master Point game to be held this afternoon at Peters Purcell Post rooms in Mechanicville.
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Mechanicville-Stillwater
Duplilcate
Willis Barnet
Albany
Malcolm McMartin
Harry Shapiro
Johnstown
Shapiro
McMartin
Mary Decker
Glens Falls
Edgar Stillman
Latham
Mary Hans
Margaret Blossom
John Deliza
Schenectady
Kenyon Pruyn
Mechanicville
Thomas Peterson
Delmar
Richard Lesser
Unit To Discuss Truck Purchase At Fire Dept Meeting
A special meeting of the Whillcrest Fire Department in Malt Moon will discuss purchasing a utility truck. The session at the Mechanicville Clifton Park Road firehouse starts at 7 30 p m with Thomas McBride presiding. all department members are invited.
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Whillcrest Fire Department
Maltmoon
Mechanicville-Clifton Park Road
Thomas McBride
Home Bureau Plans Two Christmas Craft Lessons
The Paper City Home Bureau at Memorial Baptist Church Mechanicville offers two lessons this week. Today Mrs Senatte R. Ostrander and Mrs Edward Itzpatrick teach a Christmas Tree Skirt. Tomorrow Mrs Erwin DeVoe teaches Santa Brandy Snifter Dish.
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Paper City Home Bureau
Memorial Baptist Church
Mechanieville
Senatte R. Ostrander
Edward Itzpatrick
Erwin DeVoe
Pasa
Police Recover Two Stolen Cars During Weekend
Mechanicville police recovered two stolen vehicles over the weekend. A car missing from the Conerly Garage lot on North Central Avenue was found abandoned on Brick Yard Road north of the city. A taxi stolen near the Viall Avenue taxi stand was discovered with front-end damage near the Boston and Maine Railroad yard area west of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Conerly
North Central Avenue
Brick Yard Road
Viall Avenue
Boston & Maine Railroad
Woman Hurt In Two Car Accident In Mechanicville
Mrs. Sandra D Ambro 27 of Schaghticoke was taken to Leonard Hospital Troy with knee injuries after a two car crash at North Central and Park Avenues Mechanicville at 10 50 p m Sunday. She rode with John D Ambro 28, whose car collided with Peter Marinella 41 of Mechanicville. Police say D Ambro car headed north on North Central while Marinella car moved east on Park Avenue. A separate two car crash on North Main Street near Joyce s Tavern 3445 ppm Sunday involved Larry Koisen 16 and Melvin J Bove 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra D'Ambro
RD 2
Schaghticoke
Leonard Hospital
Troy
North Central and
Park Avenues
Mechanicville
John D’ambro
Peter Marinella
Broadway
Melvin J. Bove
Park Place
Funeral for Lawrences Miller Held in Mechanicville
The funeral of Lawrences Miller of Gleason Alley Schenectady and former Mechanicville president who died Wednesday was held Saturday at Dunn Funeral Home Mechanicville. Rev. David Seipt officiated. Burial followed at Hudson View Cemetery with pallbearers Donald Offenbacker William Offenbacker Burt Colvin Ralph Thompson Stephen Luce and Charles Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrences Miller
Gleason Alley
Schenectady
Mechanicville
Dunn
Mechaniceville
David Seipt
First’ Presbyterian Church
Hudson View Cemetery
Donald and
William Offenbacker
Burt Colvin
Ralph Thompse
Stephen Luce
Charles Wheelers
Mechanicville Booster Club to Screen Football Game
The Mechanicville Booster Club will show a Saratoga Springs High School football game at 8 p.m. today in the senior high school cafeteria. The event invites supporters to attend and celebrate the team’s season.
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Mechanicville
Saratoga Springs
Scafeteria
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