Blood donors urged for Mechanicville blood mobile drive
Last call for blood donors issued by Mechanicville Chapter of the American Red Cross for today’s five hour visit of the region’s blood mobile. Volunteers willing to give a pint toward the free blood replacement program should call Extension 35 at West Virginia Tub & Paper, Co. Morris 7311 during office hours. The drive at Mechanicville High School gym runs from 12:30 p m to 5 p m. The board reported the 80 appointments quota had not yet been met. The chapter serves Stillwater Halfmoon Clifton Park and parts of Malta and Hemstreet Park. Contact Supl of Schools Michael T. Griffin for blood replacement needs.
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Mechanicville
American Red Tress
West Virginia
Tub & Paper, Co
Morris
Board of Director
Stillwater
Halfmoon
Clifton Park
Malta
Hemstreet Park
Rensselaer County
Supl
Michael T. Griffin
Court Dismisses Mechanicville Man’s Lawsuit
Supreme Court Justice Paul J Graves dismissed a 25000 suit by Miranda of Mechanicville against Boston and Maine Railroad. The jury was directed to render a verdict of no cause of action after evidence about knee and back injuries from slipping on oily debris in Mechanicville in August 1956. Trial drew Earl Gallup for the defendant and J Joseph Murphy for Miranda.
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Paul jGraves
Ballston ‘Spa
Feedin‘and
Miranda
Mechanieville
Boston & Maine Railroad
Amt Turther
Mechanicville
Ily Sivas
Walter Benham Retires From Westvaco Mill
Walter Benham of 36 Newman Ave Mechanicville retires from the Jaca plant of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co after 35 years service. A native of Mechanicville he joined Westvaco in 19 7 2 and was an A lead burner with the pulp mill mechanics department. He has a son Walter and a daughter Mrs Fred Hosley plus eight grandchildren.
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Walter Benham
Newman Ave
Mechanicville
Jaca
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
Benham
Westvaco
Fred Hosley
Public Spaghetti Supper At St Luke's Church Mechanicville
Three people at St Luke's Church Mechanicville sponsor a public spaghetti supper on Thursday September 25 at the parish hall. Servings start 5 30 p m and continue until all patrons are accommodated.
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Church Circle
St. Luke’s
Mechanicville
Ivarish. Hall
Miss Mari Witkop Enters Albany College of Pharmacy
Miss Mari Witkop of Mechanicville daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Witkop has entered Albany College of Pharmacy for a four year course in medical technology. She was a member of Mechanicville High School’s June graduating class and served as a junior year delegate to the annual Girls State.
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Mari Witkop
Mechanievilly
Bernard Witkop
2Nd Ave
Albany College of Pharmacy
Choir Rehearsal and Socials At Local Churches
Readable fragments describe senior choir rehearsal at Wirst Methodist Church Mechtite ville and a Mechanicville unit’s public socials resuming today at the firehouse on Saratoga Avenue. Plans for next year are to be discussed.
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Wirst Methodist Church
Mechtiteville
Mechanicville
Ak Megiorind
GK Neilson Mose Ca
Mechanicville Fire Department
Saraptaga Avenue
New Officers Chosen at Mechanicville PTA Meeting
New officers and teachers were introduced by US PTA of Mechanicville at the season’s first meeting. Eva Fitch, president, outlined a program featuring a talk by Mrs. Warren B. Horton, a humorous film strip “So This Is PTA,” and baby photographs.
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US Pta
Mechanicville
Eva Fitch
Warren B. Horton
PTA
Bobbie
Etana
Fitch
Rolins Trower
Kinrergarten
Masine Os
Mider
Dorothy DiBeln
Uit
Ast
Ruth Swingle
Phyllis Sleves
Horton
Joan and Jenkins Me
Moirs
Sunits
Albany
Henstreet Park Fire Auxiliary Banquet Plans
The Henstreet Park Fire Auxiliary announced plans for its annual banquet to be held Saturday October 11 at Vironl's Restaurant on the Waterford Road. Mrs. Mary Jane Ingraham led the meeting and Lorraine Bartholomew reported on event arrangements. Estes and Norva Ingraham presented the nominating slate, with officers to be chosen at the October meeting. Two new members joined as the auxiliary and refreshments were served.
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Auxiliary
Cefréshoents
Third Man Arraigned In Burglary
Wilfred Fitzpatrick aged 19 of 204 Ferry Street was arraigned in Troy Police Court on burglary and grand larceny charges. He was returned from Lexington Kentucky by detectives and a plainclothes officer, held on adjournment to obtain counsel. He is one of three charged in an August 17 burglary at the Tibbits Cadets’ rooms in the Chasan Building, where more than $1,000 in cash was taken. The case awaits grand jury action as other suspects and details are reviewed.
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Wilfred ¥. Fitzpatrick
Ferry St
Troy
Fitzpatrick
Lexington
John J. Noonan
Plains
Thomas M. Kennedy
PRY
Druy Police
Ferry Street
Tibbits Cadets
Chasan
First Methodist Church
2Nd Ave
Myron Webster
Belly Gailor
Henry Vash
Mexican State Requests Troops to Fight Floods
Federal troops were asked to aid Guanajuato as floods from the Lerma River threaten Acanbaro and 10 towns. Heavy rains broke last week and continued, leaving about 10,000 homeless. Rail city damage, farms submerged, and reports of nine drownings.
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Mexico City
Guanajuala
Acanbaro
Lerma
Solis
Yurkria
To Honor Retiring Fire Chief Arthur B Kiley
Arthur B Kiley to be honored at a testimonial dinner Saturday September 27 at the Albia Tavern marking his retirement as Mountain View Volunteer Fire Chief after a decade of service. Walter Smith chairs the event sponsored by the fire company with guest speaker John J Leary Jr Rensselaer County fire coordinator. Reservations with Mr Smith at 19 Packer Ave close Tuesday.
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Arthur B Kiley
Pam
Albia
Mountain View
Walter Smith
Tiley
Cancer Fund
Hudson-Mohawk Volunteer Firemen’s Assn
Rensselaer County Fire Chiefs Assn
Hiley
Mountain View Volunteer Firemen
John J. Leary
Rensselaer
Smith
Packer Ave
Navy promotes Chief Petty Officer R E John at Albany station
Robert E John a diet machinist mate in the U S Navy was promoted to chief petty officer yesterday at the Navy Recruiting Station in Albany He has 18 years of naval service and is married to Marjorie Vosburgh of Troy Their son Robert Jr is 13 The John family lists many naval relatives including chief petty drivers and a master sergeant in the Washington Armory Albany location details from service records and biographical notes.
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Robert E. John
U.S. Navy
Navy
Missonr
Naval Base
Long Beach
Cali
Trini
Albany
Naval Recruitg Station
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
New London
Conn
John
Marjorie Vosburgh J
Troy
Robert Jr
Philippines to Get US Loan for Agricultural Development
The United States and the Philippines have signed an agricultural development agreement enabling a loan of 5,200,001 dollars. The funds are to aid economic development in the Philippines and will be provided under modified terms of the existing arrangement. The loan is to be disbursed in June 1957 to support slated projects.
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Philippines
Lown
Manila
API
United States
Ippines
Ganinlry
France
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