Cohoes Public Schools Reopen With Half Sessions Then Full
Cohoes schools start the new term with half day sessions for grades and high schools today focusing on registration. Full sessions begin tomorrow with precise morning and afternoon hours. Supt. Dr. F Herrick Conners calls staff meetings and notes faculty changes at Abram G Lansing school and new bus routes for Lansing and Van Schaick Island pupils.
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Cohoes
F. Herrick Conners
Conners
Abram G. Lansing
United Traction Co
Lansing
Saratoga Street
Columbia
James Streets
van Schaick Island
Ontario and
Mohawk Streets
Mohawk Street
Bridge Avenue
Park Avenue
Delaware & Hudson
Moose Plan Special Unit Meeting in Cohoes
A special meeting of the Committee of Cohoes Lodge of Moose is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. to finalize plans for a testimonial dinner honoring Francis H. Shannon state Moose president. The Moose and Women of the Moose will combine for the supper preceding the regular Women of the Moose meeting.
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Cohoes
Cochairman
Contentment Legion
Pittsfield
Mass
Mitchell la Marre
Cohoes Lodge
North Moose
Funeral for Joseph H Jolicoeur Held at Cohoes
The funeral of Joseph H Jolicoeur a Watervliet Arsenal machinist for 17 years was held at 9 a m from A G Boivin Sons funeral home Cohoes and 9 30 a m from Sacred Heart Church A solemn requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev Raymond J Robert with deacon and subdeacon from nearby parishes The Gregorian Funeral Mass was sung by the junior choir and organist Mrs Henry Lambert played at the recessional Delegations from the U S Army the Arsenal and local fraternal and veteran groups attended The son QM2 Raymond J Jolicoeur is stationed at the U S Naval Reserve Training Center Albany Burial was in St Josephs Cemetery Waterford with Rosary at the funeral home Sunday night.
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Joseph H. Jolilcoeur
Bridge Ave. Cohoes
Watervliet Arsenal
A. G. Boivin
Congress St
Cohoes
Sacred Heart Church
Raymond J. Robert
Augustin J. Suprenant
St. Anne’s Church
Northside
Adrien J. Bechard
St. Marie’s Church
Henry Lambert
Beauregarde
William Busher
Leo Forget
Armand Marion
George Roy
Lawrence Roy
Raymond Roy
U.S. Army
Sisters of the Holy Names
U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center
Albany
Jolicoeur
QM 2
Raymond J. Jolicoeur
Conseil la Salle
l'Union St. Jean- Baptiste d’Amerique
Local No. 383
National Federation of Federal
Robert
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Waterford
Rod Gun Club to Sponsor Youth Hunting Safety Classes
The Cohoes Rod and Gun Club begins a Wednesday night series for youths aged 4 to 21, from 7 30 to 9 30 p m, with tests. In cooperation with the National Rifle Association and New York State Conservation Department, instructors include Philip Duclos Alvin Van Sleet Robert Bellerose Ronald Charbonneau and Walter Forman. A different group attends weekly, with girls invited as well as boys.
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Cohoes Rod and Gun Club
National Rifle Association
New York State Conservation Department
Cohoes
Philip Duclos
Alvin van Sleet
Robert Bellerose
Ronald Charbonneau
Walter Forman
Obituary for Mrs Anna M Phillips Mincher
Funeral services were held for Mrs Anna M Phillips Mincher wife of James D Mincher of West Crescent on Saturday. The service took place yesterday at 2 pm from Jennings Funeral Home 174 Mohawk Street Cohoes led by Rev Jasper E McIntyre pastor of West Crescent Methodist Church. Bearers were Walter and Albert Phillips Harmon Potts and Howard Bell. Interment followed at Crescent Union Cemetery.
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Anna M. Phillips Mincher
James D. Mincher
West Crescent
Jennings Funeral Home
Mohawk St. Cohoes
Jasper E. MclIntyre
West Crescent Methodist Church
Walter and
Albert Phillips
Harmon Potts
Howard Bell
Crescent Union Cemetery
Giant shock tube aids Air Force blast studies at Gary
The Armour Research Foundation built a 150 foot long 6 foot diameter shock tube in Gary Indiana to simulate bomb blasts. It allows testing on larger scale building models and advances understanding of blast effects for the Air Force.
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Gary
Ind
Armour Research Foundation
Air Force
Parochial Schools Open This Morning in Cohoes
Parochial schools for grade pupils and Keveny Memorial Academy begin with half sessions today and tomorrow. Full day classes start Monday Sept 12. Masses held today before openings. St Michael's new nine classroom building with cafeteria highlighted. Largest school St Agnes with about 540 last year. other parochial schools keep similar hours and dates to public schools.
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Keveny Memorial Academy
Cohoes
St. Michael's Parish
Sigmund F. Olezewski
St. Agnes
Joseph A. Franklin
St. Joseph's
Sacred Heart
St Marie’s
St Patrick's
St. Peter and Paul’s
Chicago Sets U.S. Beef Consumption Per Person Record
Chicago reports per capita beef consumption reaching a record high of 80 pounds in the United States last year. The figure reflects nationwide dietary trends and meat demand.
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Chicago
United States
Paris cafe terraces lose space to curb car parking on Champs Elysees
Paris authorities limit cafe table depth to five meters to free sidewalk space for cars and parking. The ruling, not effective until January, triggers protests from restaurateurs and cafe owners who warn of tourism and economic losses and potential job cuts.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
Seine Department
Gardons
Restaurant Association
France
M. Francois
Restaurateurs’ Association of France
Canal of Venice
Fouquet’s
Colisee Terrace
Tea House of the August Moon Falters in Japan Run
Kabuki Za hosted the American play Tea House of the August Moon as a bilingual production about Okinawa's occupation. Only about 35 percent of 2500 seats sold, despite 46,000 attendees overall. Japanese critics denounced the translation and staging, though manager Tetsuo Saito plans to recoup losses through future runs.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
John Patrick
U. S
Okinawa
Kabuki Za
Saito
Europe
America
Average Norwegian farm sizes reveal small holdings
The report notes Norway's average farm spans four acres of arable land and only a few exceed 100 acres, highlighting the prevalence of tiny holdings across the country.
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Oslo
Norway
Kashmir Receives All Weather Rail Route Under Banihal Project
Work by 20 German engineers drills a two mile and a half tunnel under Banihal Pass to drop the Srinagar to India highway to 7 300 feet. The Barese and Kunz project costs over 6 300 000 dollars with first tunnel due Nov 30, 1956 and the second a year later. It will cut 30 miles off the motor route and provide a year round road for military reinforcements.
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Srinagar, Kashmir
Kashmir
India
Indian Subcontinent
Banihal Pass
Himalayas
Srinagar-to-India
Barese and Kunz
Srinagar
Banihal
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
United Nations
Pathankot
Asia
Two Way Radios Aid Racing Car Drivers
In Daytona Beach Florida two way radios were tested on racing cars. Drivers and pit crews can warn of dangers, report fuel or repair needs, and reduce hazards at speeds over 100 mph.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
British Toy Book Mimics Animals With Squawker Device
A London exhibition by a British maker shows a children's book where each page features an animal that, when pressed, emits the animal sound through a hidden squawker device. The sound mechanism sits between the pages.
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London
Harvests per Farm Worker Rise Over Decades
United States acreage harvested per farm worker climbs from about 21 acres in 1880 to 2 acres in 1940 and nearly 47 acres in 1950. By 1980 projections suggest this figure may reach 56 acres per worker.
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New York
United States
Duke Hopes Ruth Mark Stands For Baseball Legend
Dodgers star Duke Snider says he hopes Babe Ruth’s 60 homer record stands for ever. Teammate Carl Erskine fears parks and owners could help someone break it. Snider adds he would like it to be his own if surpassed but Ruth's record means too much to the game.
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Brooklyn
Ruth
Dodgers
Duke Snider
Carl Erskine
Snider
Parachute Airs Memories of 1919 Blimp Escape
White haired Henry Wacker of Goodyear recalls the battered parachute he used when he escaped a burning blimp over Chicago in July 1919. He notes the chute is scorched and still cherished as a safety relic.
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Akron, Ohio
Henry Wacker
Wacker
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
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Eleanor Lewis
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J. H. Jolicoeur
Rod, Gun Club
George E. Rashid
Grosse Point
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U.S
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Argyle
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