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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1959
Page
27
A clipped weather note reports yesterday was cloudy and windy with hot temperatures. Sunrise today is at 8 29 a m and sunset at 7 13 pm EDT, providing a concise daily daylight reference.
Miss Betty Ann Hoffman of Clums Corners has been awarded the National Commercial Bank and Trust Co scholarship for Rensselaer County. The Lansingburg High School senior and Troy High School alumnus will attend Plattsburg State Teachers College to study home economics, praised by County H Agent Kenneth Bell for scholastic merit and likely continued study.
Rosenthal discusses a Music Journal article by Herman J. Rosenthal, Troy music teacher, on music’s therapeutic use in mental and physical distress. It cites historical notes from King Saul and 1995 scientific tests linking lively music to heart activity and soft music to mood, noting music’s preventive role in medicine.
Fragmented birth and memorial notices list several names and hospitals with dates in 1959 to 1999. Includes Susan Beth Beaudain at St Marys Hospital and Willa Fitzgallen, William Albert Jr., and others, plus memorials for Gratton, Fonk, and Flynn families across Bellevue Samaritan and Teonard/BF Canandaigua regions.
The Trojan Post Auxiliary held its first 1955 60 season meeting at 1 Glen Ave with President Mrs Margaret Mc Grath in charge. Plans were made to honor Gold Star Mothers at a dinner at Hay Ryan's Homestead on Oct 7 at 2 30 p.m. Mary Lafferty chairs. Members will participate in the Uncle Sam Baracte. Mc Grath will lead a delegation to the department conference at the Sheraton Ten Eyck Albany Oct 18 9 a.m. A guest speaker and luncheon will be open to all post members. The group will attend the Hudson Mohawk Counties Council meeting Sept 27 at Pottersville. The auxiliary backs Boys Club welfare activities and reported a hospital and social work bulletin. The next regular meeting is Oct 14 at the post.
A Canadian and U.S. effort is urged to canalize the Richelieu River linking the St. Lawrence to Lake Champlain as a navigable waterway. Richelieu River development would shorten travel between New York and Montreal, with cross border talks and a meeting in St John planned to build a united bloc.
The Albany Diocesan Council of Catholic Registered Professional Nurses will hold its first executive board dinner meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Clare's Hospital Schenectady. Attendees from the Troy Deanery include Mrs Daniel J. O'Neil and others. reports and plans for the annual diocesan dinner Sept 24 at Mohawk Valley Country Club are discussed. Miss Anne Houck of Washington DC will be guest speaker.
YWCA Valle Falls NY hosts first meeting of the season with a tray luncheon at 1 p.m. Former and prospective members invited. Information from Jeaner Wilshere, adult activities director. Also contains obituaries and funeral notices for Sauer, Van Bergen, Weaver, and Teaver with service details and interment plans.
New York State will enroll 2,795,000 pupils in public elementary and high schools this year, a 0.13 percent rise over last year, according to Education Commissioner James B. Allen Jr. Private and parochial enrollment is expected to rise from 604,431 to 631,000. Allen urged greater state aid and shifts in financing to balance property taxes with school funding as birth rates remain high. The current state budget provides 695 million dollars in aid, with total public education costs estimated near 1.6 billion for the 1958-59 year.
Weather officials say a cool spell moves into the Troy area easing the recent extreme heat. Highs drop from around 95 to 70s with overnight lows in the 50s by Saturday. The U S Weather Bureau in Albany forecasts fair skies and cooler conditions through the weekend.
Mayor John Purtell crowns Norma Hunter Miss Troy at Proctor's Theater for the Uncle Sam and Histories Celebrations. The four day program includes a Youth Day field event at Knickerbacker Junior High, with 25 activities led by Troy High coaches. Coca Cola supplies refreshments. prizes announced at noon tomorrow. Tickets available at Hendrick Hudson building.
Registration underway for fall adult activities at the YWCA led by Eleanor Wilshere. Week of Sept 21 features Sewing and bridge Monday, dancing Tuesday, millinery and upholstery Wednesday, Folk Dance Club Thursday, with new rug making starting Sept 28. An exhibit of hooked rugs set for Sept 24–25 follows, and the Dursery opens Sept 30 with morning and midweek hours.
A county grand jury absolved patrolmen John G. Shelton and Melvin R. Weaver of wrongdoing in the shooting of William Brown 24 of Albany. Brown fled when questioned about a knife threat. doctors testified bullets hit him from the back. NAACP had criticized the incident as unjustified and tensions in Albany’s South End rose. Mayor Corning had called for an investigation.
Parker School PTA delegates selected at a Pittstown meeting with Mrs. Nicholas O'Neil and Mrs. Edward Birmingham chosen to attend the Parent Teacher Convention in Albany Cel. 19 021. Room mothers for each grade appointed and plans made for a October membership drive. Refreshments were provided by the executive committee.
Troy lodge plans a Sunday parade with two fronts motorcade mounted troops and a marching platoon in the Hudson-Champlain parade. Exalted Ruler Kenneth Davis announced at the first meeting of the season that members and past officers will march with Catholic Central High School band led by Thomas Sage. Sage will receive an individual citation for his role in Troy's Year of History celebration. Refreshments will be served bullet style at the lodge after the parade.
A toddler climbed a three and a half foot fence and fell into a ten foot deep portable pool in the back yard of a Colonie home. The child, Tracey Meyers, died at Ellis Hospital after artificial respiration and ambulance transport. Coroner ruled accidental asphyxiation by drowning. Continued on page 20.
Chief James W. Doherty announced a parking ban along 2nd Street from Tyler Street north to Franklin Square from 10 a.m. Sunday to permit the Hudson Champlain celebration parade. Cars found parked after 10 a.m. will be towed with no exceptions. area residents have been advised.
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