Democrats To Hold Tea Saturday in Troy Hotel
The Democratic Women’s Club of Rensselaer County plans a membership tea and reception for candidates this Saturday from 2 30 to 5 30 p m in the Joseph Jefferson Room at the Hotel Troy. Co chairmen Mrs Anthony M Pafundi and Mrs William Lyons named additional committees and the group will meet Wednesday at Democratic headquarters to finalize plans.
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Democratic Women’s Club
Rensselaer County
Anthony M. Pafundi
William Lyons
Cochairmen
Joseph Jefferson
Troy
Thomas A. Bowen
John J. Purcell
Gertrude
M. Moore
Lyons
Marie Spain Cullins
Thomas Gallagher
Marcella McLaughlin
Jacob Levine
Iseline Madden
Philip Casey
Thomas B. Hulihan
William G. Kennedy
Joseph Martin Sr
Democratic
Waterford
Saratoga County
Waterford Town Hall
Democratic Club
John Cassidy
Tironi’s
Robert ‘5 Cronin
Glens Falls
Senate
Robert “Mitchell
Saratoga Springs
Cassidy
James Dowd
George ‘Curtin
William Olin
Richard Doody
Charles
Taylor
Leo Duclos
Grochmal
Lester G. VanDerwerken
Cornell Named Republican Senate Candidate In 31st District
White Plains AP article reports George W. Cornell of Scarsdale chosen to replace the late Pliny W. Williamson as Republican candidate in New York's 31st senatorial district for the November 4 election. Cornell, 62, a New York City lawyer and Westchester County supervisor, was selected Monday by district Republicans. Williamson died last Tuesday. Democratic-Liberal candidate is Lythery M. Spector of White Plains.
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White Plains
George
W. Cornell
Scarsdale
Pliny
W. Williamson
Cornell
New York City
Westchester County Board of Supervisors
Williamson
Lvithery M. Spector
Hilton Engaged To Oil Heiress Hilton Engaged To Oil Heiress
Conrad N Hilton Jr. and Patricia McClintock announce engagement for November 26 at a family dinner. Miss McClintock, 18, is Trester student at Finch College. her Tulsa father is Frank G. McClintock. Hilton, 31, was once married to Elizabeth Taylor.
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New York
Conrad Nicholson
Nicky) Hilton Jr
Conrad Hilton
Patricia McClintock
the Colony
Miss McClintock
Horace Schmidlapp
Finch College
Frank G. McClintock
Tulsa
Hilton
Elizabeth Taylor
Frederick H Grimm for Rensselaer Welfare Commissioner
Fred H Grimm pledges full time integrity and efficiency as candidate for Rensselaer County Commissioner of Welfare. Siena College veteran with civil service and business experience urges voters to choose Row C Pointer 12.
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Fred H. Grimm
Rensselaer County
Fred H, Grimm
Siena College
Waterford mobilizes drive for United Community Fund
Waterford will open its United Community Fund drive with a mass meeting at Town Hall led by chairwoman Mrs. J Lionel Landry. A Troy United Fund rep will brief volunteers on aims and operations as local groups are invited to participate. The town also plans a second immunization clinic at Waterford High School for preschoolers.
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Waterford
United Community Fund
Town Hall
J. Lionel Landry
United Fund
Troy
Landry
Waterford High School
N. P. Peckham
Pricella Wade
Elizabeth ‘Shine
Pamela Gomes
Battle Looms Over Permanent Voter Registration in County
In Rensselaer County a dispute over permanent personal voter registration PPR heats up as the tentative 1959 budget lacks funding. GOP push for adoption faces possible delay amid cost estimates up to 200 000, while Democrats threaten action if PPR is omitted again. Authorities say they have not been officially notified.
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Rensselaer
Board of Supervisors
PPR
Brahan
James M. Brahan
Board of Elections
Sand Lake
Westchester
Nassau
GOP
Troy
Nickel Plating Emerges as an Industry in the 1870s
The text notes nickel was costly in 1843 and hard to obtain in pure form. It states nickel plating did not become established as an industry until around 1870, marking a shift in usage and availability of the metal.
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Quebec
Cardinal Roncalli Finds Mission in Venice and Moral Guardrails
The future pope, then Cardinal Roncalli, shepherds Venice with a focus on spiritual service over politics. He opposed casino moves near St. Mark's Square, curtailed tourist attire, and urged churches to bar scantily clad visitors. He toured the city, shared humor, and expressed longing to return to Venice after the Rome conclave.
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Hamlet
Venice
Cardinal Roncalli
Lido Beach
St. Mark's Square
Bergamo
St. Mark’s Church
Pius XI
Rome
Six Area Youths Enlist In Army At Troy Station
Six youths from Troy and nearby areas enlisted at the U S Army Recruiting Office in Troy. Five left Monday for basic training with one due Friday. Grimes will study guided missiles after Troy High School and HVTS. Shanley goes to NIKE Hercules Missile School. others receive various assignments.
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Troy
U.S. Army
James K. Grimes
7Th Ave
Timothy Weatherwax
Covell Ave
Saratoga Springs
Gary W. Rushford
1St St
Charles E. Galligan
Cohoes
Wilber L. McDonald
Spring Ave
Eugene P. Shanley
Sth
Grimes
Troy High School
HVTS
Weatherwax
Saratoga High School
Rushford
Army Security Agency
Galligan
Cohoes High
McDonald
Shan‘Jey
CCHS
Nike Hercules Missile School
Argyle Families and Visitors Chronicle Local Moves and Events
Argyle residents note moves to farms and homes new and old. Mrs Anna McWhorter recovers from a fall while several guests visit local families including the Richards and McAuley households. Colleen Gould had a Halloween themed birthday at grandparents’ home. A sequence of showers and meetings marked by Mrs Richards and the Emmerson Chapter observers concludes with a New York report of a local lodge event and the 25th anniversary of the Anna B Mall Missionary Unit celebration.
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Ralph White
J. Coleman Pendergass
Anna McWhorter
Robert Esses J
Andrew
Leola ‘Richards
Cossaguna
Lena Weir
Fort Edward
LeRoy Nichols
Stanley Ovilt
Glens Falls
David
K. Bain
Barbara, Belly
Doris McDougall
Judy McDou
Albany
John Piester
Mary E. Reid
Adamsville
D. F. Reid
Clarence Palm ‘Er
Hudson Falls
Weston K. Mitchell
Waterloo
Perry Henry
Troy
Birger Lundberg
Easton
Colleen Gould
Jay Mumbalo
Rae Richards
William Stott
John Sweet
Raymond Roods
Emmerson
OBS
Lawrence Dennis
Grand Chapter
OFS
New York
Roscoe Ellis
Anna B. Mall
Argyle United
Escaped patient sparks multi-state highway chase
Thomas Honsinger, 27, an escaped Hudson River State Hospital patient, led a high speed pursuit from Troy to Cropseyville and beyond as police from New York Massachusetts and Vermont hunted him. The 1952 Chevrolet theft tied to Fishkill sparked a wild chase risking a head on collision with a school bus before Honsinger vanished near the Massachusetts line.
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Troy
Petersburg
Cropseyville
New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
Thomas Honsinger
Ferry St
Hawthorne
Pawling Aves
John Comitale
Honsinger
Comitale
Honsiger
Howard Campbell
Thomas McInerney
Hensinger
Presbyterian Church Forms New Missionary Societies
Mrs. Ellis spoke on the church founding of new missionary groups with charter members Mrs. Bert Tefft, Mrs. Leslie Bain, Mrs. Lawrence Bain and Mrs. John Durkee, each receiving a recognition gift. Letters came from former members in Bedford Ohio Sharon Pennsylvania Rochester Delmar Glens Falls and Hudson Falls. Special music by Joyce Durkee and Phyllis Kinney.
Queen Opens British Parliament in Ceremony of Modern Pageantry
Queen Elizabeth II opened a new session from the Lords dropping a televised ceremony era with a diamond tiara and silver lace dress. The monarch urged disarmament aims as Britain and Western Europe watched a record audience. For the first time four women sat in the Lords, reflecting changes to include female peers.
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London
Elizabeth II
Britain
House of Lords
Western
Europe
Buckingham
Parlia
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