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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1965
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Robert Seabury and family promote Reader's Digest article about people failing in conversations and how to improve dialogue by following rules. It notes the September issue emphasizes enriching life through better talk.
An improved denture powder pasteeth promises firmer placement of upper or lower plates without slipping. It is alkaline and does not sour, helping prevent plate odor and freshening breath. Available at drug counters nationwide.
Mrs Frank Green hosted a birthday gathering for her daughter and a farewell party for her son Richard who departs for Case Institute in Cleveland Ohio next Wednesday. Guests included Mrs Gilbert Buck and family from Easton and Mr and Mrs Elmer Phillips. Charles Werger of West Sand Lake visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Merritt Carpenter while Ann Church and friends vacationed in Wildwood Atlantic City New Jersey.
The article recalls ancient use of petroleum by Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, and Americans. It notes two New York lawyers forming a Pennsylvania company and Colonel E L Drake drilling near Titusville. On Aug 27 1859 he struck oil at 69 1/2 feet, yielding 8 then 20 barrels daily. It marks the birth of the oil industry and a rush to fuel lamps with petroleum. The piece ends noting four great oil regions and the US supplying about 60 percent of world petroleum.
A playful challenge asks how to transform the word Shoe into Clip in four steps by changing one letter per move. Tomorrow's newspaper promises the answer and a prize, with winners announced as Joanne Obermiller of Somerdale Ohio.
A boy asks for a hard pencil for a stiff exam while a clerk discusses pencil hardness. The boy’s mother questions a zero score as the son explains the teacher’s moon star substitution for misgrading.
Halfmoon Fire Co and Mansfield Hose Co with auxiliaries join Firemen Day Saturday at Schaghticoke Fair. They will attend the Saratoga County Firemen Association convention in Corinth on Labor Day. Halfmoon delegates: Theodore Parent Leopold Saborin from Halfmoon. Clifford Seguin William Bryans from Mansfield.
Mrs Paul Bethel chairs the Pomona Grange committee as members prepare for tomorrow night’s meeting at Grooms Corners with officers to be elected. The annual subordinate granges picnic is set for Sunday at Saratoga Spa State Park. The local grange meets again on Sept 28. Lyle Bornt, son of Donald and Mrs Bornt of Halfmoon Drive, is a patient at Leonard Hospital after surgery.
Theodore Bielawski 33 of 704 East Tulane Street Lubbock Texas was arrested for petit larceny after allegedly taking $60 from Eugene Boiani of Schenectady at a Troy hotel He pleaded guilty before Justice Daly and agreed to restitution to Boiani A New Britain Conn warrant charging abandonment of wife and children also pending Bielawski was held for New Britain authorities.
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