Watervliet Knights Plan Shrine Pilgrimage Bus Transport
About 100 Watervliet residents join the New York State Knights of Columbus pilgrimage to the Shrine of the North American Martyrs at Auriesville. Joseph P. Halpin reports a chartered bus is full and a second may be arranged with a 9 pm deadline for bus reservations. Mass is at 12 30 p.m. and the shuttle leaves Waterview at 9 a.m. Passengers board along the route via 3rd Avenue Broadway and 19th Street.
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Watervliet
New York
Halpin
Joseph G. O'Connell
Watervliet Council
Broadway
Waterview
3Rd Avenue
19Th Street
Ukrainian American Citizens Club Meeting In Watervliet
The Ukrainian American Citizens Club of Watervliet will meet at 7 30 p m to draw up a fall and winter activities calendar. John D Spink president urged all members to attend the meeting at the club quarters 25th street and South avenue.
Mothers Club Set to Meet at Mt Carmel School
The Mothers Club of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School will hold its first fall meeting at 7 30 p.m. Monday in the church hall. Mrs Joseph Riccitelli is the newly elected president and will lead the gathering urging all members to attend.
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Mothers Club of
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Church Hall
Joseph Riccitelli
City Bids On Sidewalk And Curb Projects T
Watervliet City Council heard bids from four area contractors for extensive sidewalk and curb work citywide. Bids were compiled for concrete curbing on multiple streets and for substantial sidewalk replacements and placements, with O’Hare Brick Work Co and Di Giulio among bidders.
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Watervliet
Nicholas J. Norlville
Hugh F. Donnelly
9Th Street
O'Hare Brick Work Co
Waterview
John DiGiulio
Albany
M. Gallo &1. Son
Troy
Cicarelli
J.troy
Local paving bids and extra work listed by city engineer
The record lists multiple contractors DiGiulio Gallo Ciccarelli with bids and extras. Extra excavation by Frank Reis includes per cubic yard rates and totals. Extra concrete and run-of-the-bank gravel are priced by city engineer with line items for O Hare O'Hare and each contractor.
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DiGiulio
Gallo
Ciccarelli
Frank Reis
O'Kare
O'Hare
VEW Women Plan Essay Contest In Watervliet
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Watervliet City Post VFW elected Mrs Mildred Beattie chairwoman of the annual schoolchildren essay contest. Julie Jones was appointed cochairman. Irene Smith, the unit president, was given a farewell party as she moves to Kingston. A booklet This Is Your Life was presented detailing her activities. Jennie Nash and Ruth Valente were named bake sale chairs for later this month.
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Watervliet City Post
VFW
Mildred Beattie
Julie Jones
Cochairman
Irene Smith
Kingston
Jennie Nash
Ruth Valente
WCTU To Meet At Mizpah Union Home
The Mizpah Union of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will gather at 1 30 p m today at the home of Mrs Harry Cooper.
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WCTU
Harry Cooper
Formosa Posts Trade Deficit in 1954
Formosa reports 1954 exports about 97.8 million dollars, down from 129.9 million in 1953 and 119.5 million in 1952. Imports, aided by U S assistance, total 110.2 million, about 10 million more than 1953, yielding a 12.4 million dollar trade deficit due to lower sugar and rice exports.
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Taipei
Formosa
United States
William A. Dumbleton Awarded Penn Assistantship
William A. Dumbleton son of Mr and Mrs Stephen J Johnson of 58 Mt Pleasant Ave has been awarded an assistantship to the University of Pennsylvania for graduate study in English literature toward a Ph D He is a La Salle Institute graduate who earned B A and M A from Albany State Teachers College and has taught English at the college for two years.
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William A. Dumbleton
Stephen J. Johnson
Mt. Pleasant Ave
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia School
LaSalle Institute
Dumbleton
Albany State Teachers College
Legion Post Plans 1000 Member Drive and Club Activities
Noble Callahan American Legion Post aims to raise its membership to 1,000 in the latter part of the month aligning with the October fiscal year start. If reached, this would beat the 1954-55 total of 830. The meeting also covered the annual clam bake, a testimonial for junior baseball champions, civilian defense, and resumption of the post dart league.
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Noble
Callahan American Legion Post
Post
Daniel O. Purcell Jr
Legion
Jackson D. Dennis
Ralph DeLina
William F. Brennan
DeSina
Leo Turgeon
Clams
Filuta’s Grove
Vandenburg
Campbell Avenues
Joseph E. Abbott
Civil Defense
Legion Rooms
Boston Albany Freight Service To Be Resumed
The Boston and Albany Railroad reports freight service between Boston and Albany is expected to resume early next week after flood disruption. Passenger trains remain out of service over the 54 mile Worcester to Springfield segment due to damaged roadbeds. Repairs may take several days as work continues.
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Boston
Albany
Boston and Albany Railroad
Worcester
Springfield
Members Drive Plans Made By Engineers
Efforts to raise Mohawk-Hudson Chapter Plant Engineers membership were launched at a Hotel Troy meeting. James Armstead chaired a round-table discussion with engineers from Troy Watervliet Green Island Albany Rensselaer and Schenectady. Charles Felter recorded suggestions to form a formal drive plan.
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Mohawk-Hudson
Troy
James Armstead
Watervliet
Green Island
Albany
Rensselaer
Schenectady
Charles Felter
W. and v. E. Gurley Co
South County 4-H Plans Weekend Fair at Castleton Grounds
The Scho-Valley 4H fair in Southern Rensselaer County runs Saturday and Sunday at the Castleton Red and Gun Club grounds. 154H clubs participate with events including judging at 10 am, drum corps at 2 pm, junior tractor driving 3 pm, dance and dress revue at 9 to 12 pm, and Sunday features senior tractor driving, concert by Schodack Central Band and Glee Club, Kiwanis awards, and antique autos from Automobileists of the Upper Hudson Valley.
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Rensselaer County
Castleton
Kiwanis Clubs
East Greenbush-Nassau
Schodack Central School
Kiwanis
Automobilists of
Upper
Hudson Valley Inc
Pauline Snook
Schodack Center
Holdings Small Istanbul
There are few large landowners and few landless farmers in Turkey. The average farmer owns one or two plots of land and his oxen and sheep.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Green Island Troop Meeting and Local Notes
Green Island Girl Scout Troop will meet Tuesday September 20 at 7 p m at the Hudson Avenue Methodist Church. Mrs Florence Waldron and Miss Celia Gardner at 81 Albany Avenue and William Gardner of Watervliet have returned home after visiting Mrs Waldron's brothers Charles and Bart Smith of Westport. Grace P Wilkie continues school tax collection at the village office from 10 a m to 2 p m daily except Saturday 10 a m to 12 noon. Pennsylvania loses 30000 people to emigration per year.
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Hudson Avenue Methodist
Persenal
Florence Waldron
Celia Gardner
Albany Ave
William Gardner
Watervliet
Waldron
Charles and
Bart Smith
Westport
Grace P. Wilkie
7 700 Pedestrians Die in 1954 New York Traffic
Traffic accidents killed 7 700 American pedestrians during 1954, highlighting severe dangers on urban streets and urging improved safety measures for pedestrians and drivers alike.
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New York
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