Cohoes Community Center Dedication Set On Remsen Street
After six years of planning and fundraising the Cohoes Community Center on Remsen Street opens at 11 a.m. with remarks by Louis J. Buchman and Mayor Virginia B. McDonald. A cornerstone ceremony follows with the late Dr. James E. McDonald’s coffin flag, then a harvest ball at 7:30 p.m. Membership fees, health club rates, and construction history are outlined, with executive director Obert A. Gullie coordinating events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Remsen Street
Louis J. Buchman
Virginia B. McDonald
James E. McDonald
Stein
Women’s Auxiliary
George Trahan
McDonald
Edate
Center
Dept. of
Urban Development
Model Cities Jam
Illion
Obert A. Gullie
Phy
Pes City
Citizens Party Plans Campaign for Cohoes First Ward
The Cohoes Citizens Party of the First Ward schedules a Sunday 8 p.m. meeting at 10 Cascade St. to finalize plans for campaign activities. Topics include the Wednesday motorcade at 6 30 p.m. and rally at the PAA Hall on Willow Street at 8 p.m. Also discussed is the October 23 dinner dance at St Patrick's School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes Citizens Party of
First Ward
Cascade St
PAA
Willow Street
St. Patrick’s School
Obituary for Joseph J. Majewski of 93 Saratoga Street
Funeral services for Joseph J. Majewski of 93 Saratoga Street were held at the Interval Funeral Home and St. Michael’s Church. A Mass of Resurrection was celebrated by Rev. Francis M. Nowakowski and Rev. Boleslaus M. Watroba. Grandsons Joseph Jojo Jr. and Stanley Jojo attended, with services in Waterford officiated by Fa z Olszewski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Maki
Saratoga St
Ifgterald Funeral Home
St. Michael’s Rch
Francis M. Nowakowski
Boleslaus M. Watroba
Parers
Wereseph Jojo Jr
Stanley, Ham
John Jojo
Frankowski
Thomas Voightment
St. Michael’s Every
Waterford
Faz Olszewski
Mass Schedules for Cohoes Parishes Highlight Weekend Services
Local churches in Cohoes list weekend Mass times and weekly schedules. St Agnes St Bernard St Joseph St Marie St Michael St Nicholas St Patrick Sts Peter and Paul St Rita Sacred Heart present daily and Saturday masses with varying noon and evening slots. Clergy include Rev Charles C Smith Rev Francis G Jams Rev Joseph J Robitaille Rev Lionel A Guillaume Rev S F Olszewski Rev Paul J Pascavage Rev John F Waldron Very Rev Vladimir Andrushkin Rev Edward N Leroux and Rev others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Agnes
Charles C. Smith
St. Bernard’s
Francis G. Jams
St. Joseph’s
Joseph J. Robitaille
St. Marie’s
Lionel A. Guillaume
St. Michael’s
S. F. Olszewski
St. Nicholas
Paul J. Pascavage
St. Patrick’s
John F. Waldron
Sts
Bourgeois Urges Albany County Charter Referendum
Incumbent Citizens Party legislator Paul A. Bourgeois urged Albany County voters to consider a charter form of government in a referendum. He noted county budgets rose from about 17 million to 51 million since 1964 and said local governments increasingly rely on the county for help. A charter committee was proposed to study an up to date system before a referendum. Alderman John J. Gillie discussed registration days and campaign strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Bourgeois
Citizens Party
Albany County
Third Ward
Main Street
Bourgeois
John J. Gillie
Catholic War Veterans Meet To Elect Officers
The auxiliary to the Immaculate Conception Post will convene at 8 p.m. Monday at Mrs. John Berlin's home. President Mrs. Beatrice Fitzgerald will lead as officers are elected for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception
John Berlin
Beatrice Fitzgerald
VFW Post Meeting Set for Sunday in Watervliet
Com. Francis J. LaVallee of Cohoes Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, announces a meeting Sunday at 2 30 p m at the VFW post located at 729 Broadway Watervliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. LaVallee
Cohoes Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Post
Broadway
Watervliet
Improvement Pace Underway in Cohoes Neighborhood Program
Mayor Virginia B. McDonald reports rapid progress on contract number one in Cohoes Neighborhood Improvement Program. Sunset Park area work targets Vliet Summit and Johnston while Harmony area fronts Front School Mohawk and Cataract Streets with street repairs lighting brick paving and new sidewalks. Grants from HUD State DHCR and Cohoes Model Cities Fund support the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Ward
Cohoes
Virginia B. McDonald
Sunset Park
Vliet Street
Summit Street
Johnston Avenue
McDonald
Harmony
Front Street
School Street
Mohawk Street
Harmony-Orchard Park
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Rosary Altar Society Marks 100th Anniversary
Rev. Thomas W. Phelan will be principal speaker at the Rosary Altar Society dinner for St. Lawrence Church. The 100th anniversary event moves to Germania Hall with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 9 a.m. celebrated by Most Rev. Edwin B. Broderick. Centennial observances begin Saturday at 9 a.m. with a Mass for deceased members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Phelan
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rosary
Edwin B. Broderick
Albany
William D. Collins
China Marks 22nd National Day With Observed Changes
Tokyo AP reports China celebrated its 22nd National Day with a festive mood in Peking and major cities but omitted the usual government statements. A parade and fireworks were canceled for economy reasons amid rumors about Mao and leadership stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
China
Japan
Kyodo News Service
Peking
Chou
Teng Ying-chao
Party
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Tien An Men
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Lin Piao
Soviet Union
Mechanicville Youth Center Drives Petitions for Post Office
Mechanicville joins a petition drive to restore federal priority for the planned post office. John M. Lenihan of the Urban Renewal Agency says 15 youth center members recruit volunteers to gather signatures as petitions lag. Mayor Fascia supports a large petition to signal local demand for the new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
U.S
Savings and Loan
John R. Fascia
Urban Renewal Agency
Open House at Cohoes Senior Citizens Center
The Cohoes Senior Citizens Center at 96 Mohawk Street schedules an open house from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday. Master of ceremonies will be Very Rev George F. O'Brien with a Silvertops choral performance. Refreshments will be served and club members and friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes Senior Citizens Center
Mohawk St
Elizabeth Phoenix
George F. O’brien
Troy
Diocesan Health and Social Services Dept
Silvertops
Salvation Army Offers Personal Aid Hotline
The Salvation Army of Cohoes at 78 Oneida St offers a "helping hand" personal aid telephone service for people needing help with drug or alcohol problems unwed mothers missing persons or spiritual legal or marital counseling. Contact Cohoes Salvation Army offices for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army of
Cohoes
Oneida St
Helping Hand
Floyd Thayer
Thayer
Salvation Army
Cohoes Churches Schedule of Sunday Services
Local churches list Sunday worship times and services for First Baptist United Church Boght Reformed St Johns Episcopal Full Gospel Salvation Army First United Methodist and St James Methodist with ministers and schedule notes including Sunday school and church school start date October 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Vaughn B. Lewis
United Church
John L. Robertson
Boght Reformed
Theodore H. Thielpape
St. John’s Episcopal
Canon J. Alan di Pretoro
Ucharist
Ted Kellis
Salvation Army
Floyd Thayer
Salvation Meeting
GOP Women Plan Food Sale in Mechanicville
Finance Commissioner Anthony M. Luciano announces the Women’s Republican Club will hold a food sale Friday October 8 at the Republican headquarters in the former Fusco barber shop on Park Avenue. The sale opens at 10 a.m. with homemade pastries and dishes. Antoinette Brano leads the event with her committee and donations may be left at the headquarters. Plans for a city-wide election dinner were discussed at the Doyle and Pickett offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony M. Luciano
GOP
Mechanicville
Women’s
Republican Club
Republican
Fusco
Park Avenue
Antoinette Brano
Dist. 4
Doyle and Pickett
Mayor criticizes Westvaco for seeking large tax cut
Mechanicville mayor and council oppose a proposed 52 percent reduction in the 822 500 assessment on Westvaco’s idle mill. Westvaco tax manager Gordon A. McKean argues the price paid in the 1.2 million M 7 Paper asset deal supports a lower fair market value. Officials warn against inequitable taxes while noting the mill’s idle status and impact on budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westvaco Corp
Mechanicville
John R. Fascia
Westvaco
Frances K. Bahan
Bahan
Gordon A. McKean
Westvaco M-7 Paper Inc
McKean
M-7
Mechanicville Mill
Stillwater
Schaghticoke
Mechanicville appoints state mandated city assessor
Mechanicville City Council named J. Frank Keiley of Albany as assessor at 3600 dollars yearly after an unannounced special meeting. The appointment, effective immediately, follows state rules requiring a six year term and creates a local board of review to handle taxpayer grievances on Grievance Days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
John R. Fascia
Accounts Department
Frances K. Bahan
J. Frank Keiley
Albany
Kelly
New York
Fascia
Kelley
Commissioner of Accounts
Slo Pitch Team Finals Announced
The Stillwater Halfway House Team clinched the Slo Pitch league title with a 9-6 comeback over Dyer Brothers, finishing 15 wins 3 losses for the year and adding a Schuylerville tournament crown and a Johnsonville tourney win. Top contenders Hilltop of Johnsonville and Palmieri's Arco State vie for second ahead of Hillcrest Fire Company. Members include Bob Overacker, Dave Marsh, Butch Lilac, Steve Sluti, Ray Doty, Rich Sparano, Jerry Petronis, Mike Scelsi, Mark Bergeron, Ricky Brown, Bob Maher, Dave Bochette, Dave Roberts, and Mike Leamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater Halfway House
Stillwater
Dyer Brothers
Hilltop
Johnsonville
Palmieri
Arco State
Hillcrest Fire Company
Halfman
Schuylerville
Bob Overacker
Dave Marsh
Butch Lilac
Steve Sluti
Ray Doty
Rich Sparano
Jerry Petronis
Mike Scelsi
Mark Bergeron
Ricky Brown
Bob Maher
Dave Bochette
Dave Roberts
Mike Leamy
Church Notices in Mechanicville
Local church listings for Mechanicville include St. Luke's Episcopal and Church of the Assumption with Sunday Mass times and confessions, Highway Tabernacle Assembly of God with 9:30 a.m. school and 10:30 a.m. service, Victory Baptist with 10 a.m. school and 11 a.m. service, St. Paul’s with multiple Saturday masses and Sunday times, Memorial Baptist noting joint Sept services with First Presbyterian, United Methodist with 8:45 a.m. service and 11 a.m. worship, plus a 5:30 p.m. MYF bowling event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Methodist
John B. Columbus
St. James
Church of the Assumption
Alfred J. Monte
USA
Highway
Victory Baptist
John A. Harvey
St. Paul’s
Ernest J. Autch
Memorial Baptist
Presbyterian Church
Memorial Fire Dept Service and Church Activities in Mechanicville
The Mechanicville Fire Department holds its annual memorial service at 1 30 p m Sunday at First Presbyterian Church with host pastor Rev Donald K Lundgren and fireman chaplains Rev Leonard H Bass and Rev George Kaulfuss assisting. The day also features a Cooperative Sunday School session at 9 30 a m, adult Bible class led by Dr. Lewis Bassett, a Presbyterian Session meeting at 10 30 a m, nursery care, a 6 30 p m covered dish supper with hymn sing, and a Billy Graham film preview with social time inviting all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville Fire Department
First Presbyterian Church
Donald K. Lundgren
The
Presbyterian Church
Leonard H. Bass
United Methodist Church
George Kaulfuss
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Cooperative Sunday School
Memorial Baptist
First Presbyterian Churches
Lewis Bassett
Church Office
Billy Graham
Mechanicville Elks Host State Golf Match
The Mechanicville Lodge of Elks will host a state golf match against Saratoga Springs Elks at Mechanicville Country Club Hemstreet Park Sunday. Earl Rooney, event chairman, says 20 men from each lodge will participate with 1 p.m. tee off. Refreshments and a buffet dinner follow at Mechanicville Elks Home on Park Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville Lodge of Elks
Saratoga Springs Elks
Mechanicville Country Club
Hemstreet Park
Earl Rooney
Mechanicville
Elks Home
Park Avenue
Northampton student Uriah Richards enrolled in MIS program
Northampton Mass. Uriah Richards son of Mr and Mrs David Richards of 262 Boght Road Cohoes is enrolled as a degree candidate in the management information systems program. He is a 1971 graduate of Shaker High School Latham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uriah Richards
David Richards
Boght Road
Cohoes
Management
Northampton
Mass
Shaker High School
Latham
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Gerald O'Neil
St. James United Methodist Church
Ribbon
Citizens Party Group
Mr. Majewski
Deitcher’s Inc
Remsen St
Eehoes
N. Va
Yel
VFW
Roo
Jlly
Communist China
Chou En-lai
Foreign Ministry
Radio Peking
Tung Pi-wu
Li Hsien-nien
Chi Peng-fei
Youth Center
Drive For Petitions
Margaret Maloney
Mildred Zabek
M. Rose Grignon
Malvina Deschamps
Mildred Smith
Edith McCarty
Anna MacNeary
Bertha Miron
Elizabeth Crow
Patrick Cunningham
Andrew Cetnar
Mayor Chides Paper Firm
Sandy Steves
Chester Steves
Pruyn Hill
Munson School For
Visalie
Calif
Miss Steves
Mechanicville High School
State University College At
Geneseo
Slo
St. Luke’s Episcopal
Fire Dept. Schedules Memorial
Elks
Mainstream Human Resource Center
Mohawk ST. Cohoes
Boston
Willies
New Community Center
Vischer Ferry
Crescent Rd
Riverview Road
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