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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1955
Page
3
Sen Olin D Johnston said 250 million dollars could be saved by cutting waste in the Post Office Department. He urged action at the Associated Third Class Mail Users meeting and announced a Senate committee probe into inefficiencies and ways to improve service.
Florence M. Salazar collapsed during her brother in law John Barr's funeral in San Rafael California and died after being aided by two funeral directors as mourners looked on.
An ad urges homeowners to replace old furnaces with natural gas, promising maintenance relief and constant warmth. It claims over 109 000 Upstate New York families already use gas heat as the cleanest, most dependable option and offers a free changeover estimate from Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
About 100 members of the D and H Railroad Square and Compass Club traveled to Oneonta for their annual fall gathering at the Masonic Temple. They planned the next annual meeting in Troy and a possible return to Irem Temple in Dallas. George E. Vaughan, president, welcomed attendees and William Brodie served as toastmaster at dinner.
Edward W. Schulz, 26, of Marcy was killed when his car plunged down an embankment on Route 49 the Rome Utica road after a test drive or test incident reported by AP.
President Eisenhower's message was read to 15,000 delegates at the Eastern Star 28th triennial assembly in Washington. The event featured a flag cavalcade of 46 states and nine foreign countries and saw Mary Jane Truman honor the flag.
John Craign Powers 86 longtime Rochester banker died Monday at Genesee Hospital He was a vice president and director of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co and chairman of the advisory committee to the board of directors Powers began in banking in 1892 after graduation from Harvard University
Philadelphia AP report says Dist. Atty. Cash arrested Milton Schwartz and wife Rosalie on charges of abortion resulting in death of Doris Jean Ostreicher. Warrants allege abortion death conspiracy and perjury. the couple were taken from a West Philadelphia home for questioning.
The 48 year old man and his wife refused to answer questions pending consultation with their attorney William A. Gray. They were briefly jailed, released on $5,000 bail each, and ordered to appear tomorrow noon before Magistrate Elias Myers in the same Small courtroom where Mrs. Gertrude Silver was found not competent to face charges.
Mrs. Silver was released on $1,500 bail after being charged as an accessory to the death of her daughter. Her lawyer and physician recommended institutionalization in a mental hospital until she is deemed fit to stand trial, with arrangements to place her in an institution shortly.
A strong quake rattled Algiers, a city of 400000, with initial reports giving no details on property damage. The report notes uncertain origin, while a stray reference mentions Mexico in relation to cowboy lore from National Geographic Society.
An empty motorboat was found ten miles from shore in Lake Erie. Timothy Ellis, 21, of Silver Creek, reportedly used the boat for a fishing trip and did not return. State police launched a search after his father reported the Dartmouth College student missing Sunday night. The boat was found by a fishing tug crew with an empty gas tank and three unused life preservers.
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