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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1958
Page
14
Amid turbulent campaign chatter, candidates press tax and budget claims, promising to trim waste and boost efficiency. Kenneth Keating and labor-backed critics spar over spending, while Republicans attack civil rights rhetoric and voter enthusiasm. Mayoral and Nassau figures join the charge as voters prepare for forthcoming elections.
Veteran commercial photographer Bert Hoice will be honored Saturday November 8 by Vear Connell of the United Commercial Travelers at a dinner at the TOOT Mall on 112th Street. A veteran photographer, Bert Boye, recently retired with his wife at Melrose.
The obituary notes Benjamin Lannigte's funeral at Ed adi and lists many relatives and mourners. Memorials mention Mary Le Mall and Virginia Muyster, with services at St Luke's and Greenwich Methodist Church. The piece covers multiple deaths, burial details, and church ceremonies, including Bere ast Park Cemetery and Cambritee Road, plus references to related services and honors.
The article reports Pope John XXIII’s coronation and a focused sermon on peace and freedom. It notes his appeal for divine guidance, solidarity with persecuted Catholics, and hope for a return to spiritual unity amid global tensions. It describes the ceremony, attendance of cardinals, and the pope’s emphasis on religious liberty.
The Rockefeller and Harriman families topped campaign money amid disclosures. Mary Rockefeller contributed 8000, while Gov Hinwell’s wife and daughters gave 3000 each. State law limits spending on statewide races, with unlimited sums from relatives allowed. Howard Harriman and Rockefeller reported expenses of 4108 and 11177 respectively, as the Liberal and Socialist groups filed their statements.
The speaker questions GOP ties to local bosses and cites alleged Republican machine tactics in county politics. Supporters for Democratic candidates, including Frank Levin and Kenneth Keats, funded diverse committees with significant sums as party unity aims to counter Republican influence in the county.
Reports describe the Vatican reshuffle under ailing leadership with Pope Pius XI guiding new cardinals into key roles. A secretary of the conclave and other clerical figures are named to fill gaps in the College of Cardinals as the church anticipates a January consistory and reestablished cardinal strength after recent losses.
The aging pontiff remains in his small studio within the palace chambers as rumor swirls about a possible successor. A lone Saint’s picture hangs near the entrance beside portraits of Pius the Eighth and Saint Mark’s works. The pope keeps simple meals and a modest routine, living among French speakers and a library containing a history of Venice in French.
The article describes an expanded Explorer program for high school and college youths supported by diverse sponsors. It highlights updated aims such as citizenship, fitness, social and outdoor service experiences, plus new options like science, conservation, photography, seamanship, and emergency services, with access to experts and equipment through specialty posts.
Hudson accuses Purcell and the Republican alliance of dictatorship within Rensselaer County politics. He condemns Purcell’s control of city government and council, cites the Union Station fiasco, traffic jams on Congress Street, and delays in presenting the 1959 municipal budget. He argues Democratic leadership favors party bosses over qualified members and urges voters to reject both parties.
Two lawsuits settled and one discontinued following a collision between an automobile and a bakery wagon owned by Charles Freihofer Baking Co. The suits involved Parker Sisson, Hugh A. McGowen, and William Noonan with representations by Shantey and Shanley. Trial slated for October term in Rensselaer Supreme Court over October 3, 1987 incident, with total damages cited at $80,000.
The Loyal Order of Moose and its Ladies auxiliary plan a Halloween costume party at the Lounge by the river. Raymond Merchants announced at the regular meeting that the public is invited and that Caliua Orchestra will play from 9 PM. Party chairmen and officers were named, with George Sleashiwn directing decorations and Mrs. Shutay Seabury handling the kitchen. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 8 PM.
Fourteen Lieut Tih hls Cartels cadets will be honored Saturday night as a dinner program marks retiring workers from private industry employment. Veterans of World War I, they served with Co. D of the 13th Infantry Regiment. The program, in the Chasan Bits, will be under the direction of Joseph Hernich. S. Slattery will be faster as ceremonies proceed.
The Soviet press denounces the Nobel Literature Prize awarded to Pasternak as politically motivated and antisoviet, while the physics prize to Cherenkov, Frank, and Tani is framed as a scientific achievement. Pravda argues the literature prize distorts Russian thought, and calls the science award timing suspicious.
Mrs Catherine Pople president of the trea chapter at the New York State Nursing Home will attend the Westchester chapter installation of officers Thursday at Tappan Hill Tarrytown.
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