Suspicious Fire Destroys Barn In Pittstown
A blaze at the former Robert Peiser farm on Peiser Hill Road Pittstown was ruled suspicious. Firemen from Raymertown with aid from Speigletown Melrose and Center Brunswick fought the fire that destroyed a barn milkshed hay and equipment. Deputy Flanigan and Sheriff’s officials investigated with no known cause.
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Rensselaer County
Sheriff's Department
Robert Peiser
George Stevens
Melrose
Raymertown
Raymond L. Bornt
Speigletown
Center Brunswick
Joseph Flanigan
Peiser
Red Cross Will Recruit This Week
Mrs. Marion J. Danaher of Troy heads the Rensselaer County Red Cross recruitment for volunteers on the second floor of the Red Cross Chapter house at 1712 5th Ave. Sessions run tomorrow and Wednesday from morning until 5 pm. Volunteers are sought as drivers pianists entertainers and time donors for bingo and other activities. Programs include therapy and service at the Veterans Admin Hospital in Albany St. Vincent Home for the Aged Nightingale Nursing Home in Troy and the New York State Training School for Girls in Wynantskill with staff: Gloria P. Wilson Maureen Danaher and Sarah J. Wolfe.
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Marion J. Danaher
Troy
Rensselaer County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
5Th Ave
Veterans Administrative Hospital
Albany
St. Vincents Home For the
Nightingale Nursing Home
New York State Training School For Girls
Wynantskill
Danahers
Gloria P. Wilson
Maureen Danaher
Sarah J. Wolfe
Found Dead. Wife Died Month Ago in Clifton Park
Fred Lambert of Cemetery Road Clifton Park was found dead in bed Friday by neighbor. Saratoga County coroner Dr. William Warner listed natural causes. Lambert, a retired Alco Products employee of Schenectady, had no immediate survivors. Body sent to Noonan Funeral Home Mechanicville for funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lambert
Cemetery Road
Clifton Park
Helen
William Warner
Saratoga County
Lambert
Alco Products Inc
Schenectady
Noonan Funeral
Mechanicville
Youth Arrested After 90 MPH Chase Near Defreestville
North Greenbush Police chased Gary L. Leonard, 18, of East Greenbush at 90 mph from the Defreestville lights along Route 4 toward Routes 9 and 20. He appeared before Justice Francis P. Gardinier Sr and was fined $50 for speeding. Officers Charles Gundrum and Michael Danaher made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Greenbush
Lexus
Gary L. Leonard
Park Dr
East Greenbush
Defreestville
Leonard
Justice of the Peace
Francis P. Gardinier Sr
Charles Gundrum
Michael Danaher
Rensselaer County Welfare Share Hits $437,270
Rensselaer County’s welfare allotment for October totals $437,270, drawn from $73,851,000 in anticipated welfare expenditures to fund 65 state social service districts. The figure, 80 percent of the federal and state share, includes $39,166 in federal funds, announced by State Comptroller Arthur Levitt. Other counties report Albany $709,963 Saratoga $120,830 Schenectady $347,350 Washington $132,810 and Warren $149,564.
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Rensselaer County
Arthur Levitt
Albany
Saratoga
Schenectady
Washington
Warden
Watervliet Polls Open Tomorrow For Registration Drive
Watervliet polls will be open tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for voters to file Permanent Personal Registration forms. Additional hours run Saturday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and October 9–13 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Last day to register is Saturday October 14 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Currently 58 percent of eligible voters are registered.
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Watervliet
Watervnlet
Blaze Charred Rensselaer Garage at 343 Whiteview Road
A one story frame garage at William Urban 343 Whiteview Road Wynantskill was damaged by fire at 3 27 a m yesterday origin undetermined. The blaze in the rear corner caused considerable damage. Auto outside was unharmed. Nearby garage and residence escaped. Fireman Ward Reardon received a hand cut and treated at Samaritan Hospital. No damage estimate given.
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William Urban
Whiteview Road
Wynantskill
C. Ronald Wilson
Urban
Ward Reardon
North Greenbush
Samaritan Hospital
Pittstown Democrats Hear Dwyer at Raymertown Dinner
About 100 people attended a Pittstown Democratic dinner meeting at Raymertown Lutheran Church Hall Saturday. Chairman Thomas White presided. guests included John J. Purcell and M. Andrew Dwyer. Dwyer spoke on the duties of a dispatch attorney and Hayner Bornt discussed the town’s program. Several Schaghticoke candidates attended, including Harkness, Ralston, Mitchell, Phelps, Boyko, Russo, and Rehern.
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Pittstown
Raymertown
Luthern
Thomas White
John J. Purcell
Rensselaer County
M. Andrew Dwyer
Dwyer
Hayner Bornt
Schaghticoke
Paul Harkness
Richard Ralston
Joseph C. Mitchell
Judith Phelps
Michael Boyko
Daniel Russo
Harold Rehern
Vermont Youth Injured As Car Flips Over
Keith Jelley a 19 year old from North Pownal Vermont was treated at Samaritan Hospital after a dirt road accident in Pittstown. The car left the road struck an embankment and rolled trapping him. Passersby freed him and he was transported by Hoosic Valley Rescue Squad ambulance. He is believed to have a fractured pelvis.
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Keith Jelley
North Pownal
Samaritan Hospital
Pittstown
Rensselaer County
John R. Middlebrook
Jelley
Hoosie Valley
Troy Area Weather Forecast Bright and Sunny
Weather officials forecast sunny conditions for the Troy Area with highs near 75 to 90 as residents head to polling places. Temperatures will climb from morning into early afternoon with mild winds and some clouds possible later in the day.
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Troy Area
Troy
Weather Bureau
Green Island
Obituaries and funerals proceed in Troy area region
A list of obituaries and funeral notices from Troy area communities reports the deaths of Leo J Gunther 64 of South Troy and Edith S McLean 80 of Hoosick Falls along with multiple services, interments, and survivors. Other notices include Miss Alice A Ryan with services in Cohoes and Mrs Gertrude Carr 77 of Taborton. Numerous funerals for John L Matthews Eugene Garrow Norman Swartout Esmond and Alyce McDonald are noted with church services and cemeteries in Greenwich Elmwood and Hoosick Falls.
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Leo J. Gunther
Edith S. McLean
Edith Smith McLean
Francis Sr
Hoosick Falls
Eden Park
Gunther
Troy
South Troy
General Motors Corp
Albany
St. Lawrence's
Helen Poland
Paul A
Anthony J. Gunther
Theresa S. Gunther
John J. Gillick
Gertrude Carr
George R. Carr
Taborton
Samaritar Hospital
Carr
Conrad Malkmes
Gertrude Schumann
Zion United Church of Christ
Woman's Guild
Floyd Woods
Russell Candler
Gearldine Carr
Zion's United Church of Christ
John L. Matthews
Greenwich
Stevens and Thompson Paper Co
Middle Falls
Albany Veterans Hospital
Matthews
Bennington
Liberty Post
American Legion
Helen Donah
Plattsburgh
George Matthews
Long Island
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Greenwich Cemetery
Mr. Esmond
Jesse C. Esmond
Mason Funeral Home
Benjamin H. Ashton
First Presbyterian Church of
Maple Grove Cemetery
Jordan Allows Students to Study in Soviet Union
Amman Jordan education ministry announced a first group of eleven students will study in the Soviet Union as King Hussein begins a four day visit to Russia this week. The move marks the kingdom’s cooperation on higher education with the USSR for Jordanian nationals.
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Russia
Amman
Jordan
Soviet Union
Education Ministry
Hussein
Registration window details set for October deadlines
Dates and hours for voter registration are outlined: additional days on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and October 9 to 13 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The final deadline is October 14 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Registrants should note the extended hours across these dates.
Palenville Woman Killed In Accident
A Palenville woman, Anne M. McDowell, 48, died after a car she rode in collided with a parked dump truck on Malden Avenue in Catskill. The collision occurred as the car, driven by her husband Robert W. McDowell, 49, failed to negotiate a left turn. She died at Green County Memorial Hospital at 5:10 a.m. less than five hours after the crash.
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Palenville
Malden Avenue
Catskill
Anne M. McDowell
Green County Memorial Hospital
Robert W
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Karls
Rex Morgan, M.D
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Priscilla
Issen
Bebey
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Segan
Jane Arden
Oreanwaie
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Hing
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Nina
Chipper
Clavia
Ferd
Nana
By Frank King
Skeezi
By Mik
Joseph Bunche
Riverhead
Spiegletown
Bates’ Grove
Flanigan
Oakswood Avenue
Sheriiff James Kelley
Blaze Chars Rensselaer Garage
Vermont
Odiluaty Faerae
Alice A. Ryan
Jackson Avenue
Cohoes Memorial Hospital
Miss Ryan
Cohoes
St. Patrick’s Academy
St. Bernard's Church
North Mills
William P
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Mr. Garrow
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Fonda
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Lansingburgh
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Gerald
Harlan Spooner
Robert Barber Jr
Elmwood Cemetery
Mr. Evans
Mr. Swartout
Norman Swartout
Henry J. Scherer
Grace Methodist Church
James T
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Charles F. Nold
Mr. Scherer
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Hidley Rd
Merl
Canam
St Mary’s Hospital
Maine
Henry H
Harold R. Canam
Riverview Funeral Home
Second Ave
104Th St
David Reese
Christian Missionary Alliance Church
Elmwood Hill Cemetery
Mr. Moore
George E. Moore
Eighth St
Doran
Thomas §. Evans
Kenneth G. McCullen
Fred A. Woelfersheim
George H. Richards
William F. Olin
Oakwood Cemetery
Shellard
Robert E. Shellard
Bryce Funeral Home
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Frederick E. Thalmann
Edward, Russell
Herbert Snyder
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Edward J. Morrell Jr
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