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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1949
Page
5
A note from the Chester club reports a rare department of a meeting belt and new members admitted to the Ladies Auxiliary on Wednesday October 12 by the section chief of the volunteer group.
Louisiana offers homesteading on tax forfeited land with five years of living and cultivation. Veterans may shorten the period. land up to 160 acres possible, but minerals stay with the state. The process includes notices to redeem prior owners and requires proof of residence and improvement.
The sheriff offers the property for sale with state seizure as fallback if bids fail to meet assessed value. The owner has three years to redeem, else the land may go to state tax sale. Some properties went to the state in hard times, though few ad judications recently. A homesteader’s land patent may still carry risks to title.
State Street Church announces a series of Wednesday noon organ meditations led by Mrs Elizabeth Riggs Conklin minister of music and organist of the Fifth Avenue State Street church The first recital features selections by Alexander Russell Rowland Leach Ca Joseph Ca Bach and Robert Schumann with a 12 15 to 12 45 time frame The public may attend all or part of the half hour and entries may come and go as they wish The program continues each Wednesday in October
Alexander Hickey longtime Athens resident and river pilot died Sunday night at Hopewell Manor. He served over 46 years on Hudson boats including the Night Line and Hudson River Day Line and piloted the Hendrick Hudson. At 21 he commanded the Berkshire on its maiden voyage as the youngest pilot.
Rose Terran of Schenectady stood on a step ladder in her garage when the overhead door nearly fell on her. Neighbors answered the alarm and she was taken by free ambulance to a local doctor's office after the spring snapped and struck her right hand.
Independence Massachusetts reports President Truman plans a high fence around the summer White House to deter curious visitors. Secret Service officials say the fencing will be a deterrent and may include electric rockers controlled remotely, encircling the residence within two weeks.
Norman J. Gray Jr., 20, Nassau, under indictment for assault on a 2 year old in the Town of Nassau, will undergo a mental examination at the County Jail Friday. Judge Herbert D. Hamm names Dr. George K. Butterfield and Dr. William Wadler to perform the test. report due Monday when case is called in City Court.
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