Timber Fever Pits Charcoal Burners Decline in Area
In Rensselaer County charcoal burning by farmers is waning while distributors ship chemically produced charcoal from Virginia. The scene shows an early pit lit by Charles Teal atop Taborton Mountain with Joe Timber, a 60 year burner, preparing to fill bags at his farm. Also notes social visits and military postings in the region.
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Rensselaer County
Virginia
Charles Teal
Taborton
Joe Timber
Taborton Mountain
New York
Pennsylvania
du Pont
Horton and
Speculator
Charcoal Burning Falters in Upstate Towns
In Taborton Stephentown and Graf ton charcoal pits fade as farmers abandon the practice. Virginia and chemical charcoal from retorts now supply much of upstate New York, with wartime demand depleting scarce supplies. Elder burners like Joe Timber note shifting jobs to Troy area plants, signaling a vanishing local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell E. Morrell
F. M. Wheeler Coal
O, Inc
Virginia
Watervliet
General Electric Co
Troy
Green Island
Cohoes
Waterford
Taborton
Visits by Ithaca and Poestenkill Residents Recounted
Johnsonville residents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Heald of Ithaca visited friends there recently. Mr and Mrs Raymond Lapp of Poestenkill were guests of Miss Morell. Mrs Celia Imrie has returned home after a three week vacation with her daughter and family in Oreland Pa. Mr and Mrs Harold Bee have returned to Oreland Pa after visiting Mrs Parshall mother Mrs Celia Imrie. Beverly Salisbury William Quidgeon Jo-Anne Tate Theodore Tate and John Becker, members of the Junior Westminster Fellowship of the Presbyterian Church, have returned home after a week at Pine Haven Camp on Lake George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Heald
Ithaca
Raymond Lapp
Poestenkill
Miss Morell
Celia Imrie
Oreland
Harold Bee
Parshall
Beverly Salisbury
William Quidgeon
Jo-Anne Tate
Theodore, Tate
John Becker
Fishing trip for Buskirk Carl D Herrington
Buskirk Carl D Herrington left Thursday for a weekend of fishing in the Adirondacks. Mr and Mrs John MacMurray of Grafton were recent guests of Mr and Mrs George Sprague. Mrs Ruth Guile who accompanied Mrs Belva Derby to Boston to visit Mr and Mrs Roswell Derby has returned. Mr and Mrs William OHara of Boston who have been guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Buckley returned Saturday to their home. Mrs Belle Merlo had as her resident guests her daughter Mrs Matsko of North Carolina her niece Mrs Albert Hall and Mr Hall of New York and her granddaughters Helen and Janet Allen of Cohaes.
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Clifford Test
Gail
Richard Butler
Mechanicville
Donald Golden
U.S.N
U.S.S. Coral Seas
France
Spain
Turkey
Portuga
Francis Williams
Frank E
Antolick
Anna
Loretta Hyland
Valley Falls
Fred Hodgson
Verona
N. J
Florence Gutteridge
Edward D. Ralston
Buffalo
Ral‘ston
A. J. Armstrong
Hamlin’ Coleman
Haddock Lake
Rosemary ‘Vincelette
Mary Wiliams
Pegsy O'Connor
Rita Crowin
Belle Merlo
Matsko
North Carolina
Albert Hall
Mr. Hall
New York
Helen
Janet Allen
Cohaes
Mechanicville High announces 9 to 9:30 am registration
Mechanicville High School principal F Wayland Bailey says junior and senior registration will run tomorrow from 9 to 9:30 am in the high school building with six 15 minute periods to follow. regular sessions resume the next day. Bailey and guidance counsellor Mrs Helen Lamb will be at the school all day Tuesday to confer with parents and pupils. A faculty meeting will be held at 8 am in the study.
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F. Wayland Bailey
Mechanicville High Seal
Bailey
Helen Lamb
Local notices from Burtonwood and surrounding areas
Dr Nathaniel Pulver arrived in Burtonwood England to join the U S Medical Air Corps. He is husband of former Miss Shirley Fivel who with her son Gene stays with her parents Abe and Mrs Fivel at 74 South Main Street. Granddaughter Sandra Eldridge birthday party noted. Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson and sons returned to New Haven Conn after visiting Russell Robinsons Poultney Street. Laura Kelley celebrated her 97th birthday at daughter Nancy Perry’s William Street home with a decorated cake by Ada Bartholomew. Emma Guerin of Williams Street is home after a fall. Dr Edward V Farrell treats her and X rays show a possible fractured right wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Pulver
Burtonwood
England
U. S. Medical Air Corps
Pulver
Shirley Fivel
Gene
Abe Fivel
South Main Street
Sandra Eldrige
Richard Johnson
New Haven
Conn
Russell ‘Robinson
Poultney Street
Laura Kelley
Nancy ‘Perry
William Street
Ada Bartholomew
Emma Guerin
Williams Street
Edward V. Farrell
Whitehall and Troy Visitors and Travels Note
Whitehall resident Mrs. Minnie Fountaine visits sister-in-law Mrs. Carrie Fountaine in Troy. Mrs. Mary Brooks of Manchester VI travels here due to her mother Mrs. Mary Walsh’s death. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Burley return from Babcock Lake after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ather. Mrs. F B Pittinger of Scarsdale guests Irene LaFountaine Champlain Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Souter leave for Indianapolis to spend a month with Dr. Martha Souter. Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Collins return to Worth Lake Michigan after visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Rowaz. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abaire return from Troy where they attended the Poultrey Street event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Fountaine
North Street
Carrie Fountaine
Troy
Mary Brooks
Manchester
Mary Walsh
A. L. Burley
Babcock Lake
Louis Ather
F. B. Pittinger
Scarsdale
Irene LaFountaine
Champlain Avenue
Charles Souter
Wheeler Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Martha Souter
Walter W. Collins
Worth Lake
Mich
William Rowaz
New Device Tests Drivers Tunnel Vision
Philadelphia scientists unveil the Periometer at the Franklin Institute to test motorists for tunnel vision. The electronic device places miniature figures on both sides of a driver's line of sight and records responses as movement is detected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Pioneer Memorial Aetna Insurance Company
Pioneer names carved on Medicine Hat museum walls
Medicine Hat Alberta authorities reveal eighty pioneer names have been branded into the glass and stone walls of the new museum, marking a lasting tribute to early settlers and community founders. The ceremony drew local residents, historians, and city officials.
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Medicine Hat, Alta
New Medicine Hat Museum
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Congress St
Troy Mechanicvne
Personal Finance Company of
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Vals News
Ymca City
Motor Pool Garage
Gene Siciliano
Motor Pool
Ellsworth Hotel
Baxters Tavern
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Ellsworths
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Gaxters Tavern
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Central Dairy
Whitehall
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Berk Ray Corp
River and
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Silhouette
Lyons
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