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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1959
Page
20
The Troy Record reports a mild to warm week for Troy and vicinity with temperatures averaging above normal. Rain is expected today and again at the weekend, but will be spotty and exceed a half inch in most sections is unlikely.
A Troy Supreme Court jury returned a no cause verdict in a $90,000 suit brought by Mrs. Margaret Glick and her husband, Emory Glick, against the Darkmouth Development Corp and others. They alleged injuries from a newly built property at Dunn Garden Apts. The jury deliberated from 1:45 pm to 5:34 pm. The defendants’ counsel included Thomas J. Delaney.
Yesterday was clear with warmer air. Sunrise at 6 42 am and sunset at 6 53 pm in EDT.
A Rensselaer County mother, guardian ad litem for her seven year old son Richard LaMountain, was awarded 600 by Judge DeForest C. Pill. The suit named Theodore Kunicki and Lillian Kunicki as defendants after the boy was struck Aug 3 while crossing 8th Street. injuries included neck and shoulder contusions and nerve system effects.
In memoriam notices recall loved ones and family members who passed away in September 195x. Wording honors the deceased, mentions relatives such as spouses, children, siblings, or in-laws, and expresses enduring remembrance. The fragmentary text lists several names including Richard, Catherine Opalka, Nellie Kulpa, and Catherine Opalka again, with dates and heartfelt lines.
Obituary notices recount the deaths of Cy Water and Della Boivin with surviving relatives listed. Details include funeral arrangements at J Gregory Nealon & Son and services at St Bernary Church. Call times and interment dates are noted amid family connections.
The Vigilal District Chapter of the National Association of Railway Women will select delegates and discuss the District Convention in Richmond, Va. on Oct WA. A social Saturday afternoon will be hosted by Mrs. Eleanor Kelvington at 2425 10th Ave Waterwich, billed to start after a brief business meeting outlining plans for coming months.
Multiple card of thanks items express gratitude to doctors nurses and community helpers after deaths. Names include Josephine Prefare Fulmer and Mrs A D Moore with family members Walter Marpe and Charles Moore. Organizations honored include Rescue Squad St Marys Hospital John H Clinton Funeral Home and various local businesses.
Fragments mention BERNACKI and BREWER families with references to wife, daughters, and children. The text shows partial names, kinship terms, and memory phrases such as loving memory and father, with scattered dates and notations. The damaged lines resemble a personal remembrance page rather than a complete obituary.
Jury selection ends as 12 jurors and two alternates are seated in the Leroy B. McGuiness case at Hensselger County Supreme Court. Opening statements set for this morning after trial adjourned to allow defense request for a 16 year old boy’s examination by Albany Hospital psychiatrist Dr Walter A Osiniske. McGuiness, 57, of Hoosick Falls, was indicted April 1957 for a felon morals offense involving a 9 year old girl. Asst Dist Atty John E Burke leads the prosecution with Atty Adames J Reilly assisting. defense counsel are Joseph J Martin and Abbott H Jones.
Fort Edward resident Hoy Penue, 22, of 13 Culver St, Fort Edward, suffered back and righting injuries when his rear vehicle went over an embankment while avoiding a dog on a Route near Fort Edward. He was taken to Glens Falls Hospital in good condition.
The estate of Julia Wood Blackington of Hoosick Falls, who died in Paris last year, was appraised at $118,084 with $105,414 net after deductions. Major beneficiary is Waller A. Wood of Far Hills New Jersey who receives $3,000. The will, written in Paris in 1953, honors Wood and 43 other beneficiaries. Executors are her nephew Walter A. Weed and the National Commercial Bank and Trust Co of Albany.
Hudson Mohawk Valley Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation becomes a United Fund agency. Funds support research for a cure and purchase of medical equipment for local children affected by the disease, which damages lungs and pancreas and is often fatal before adolescence.
Siena College opens registration for fall semester undergraduate day and evening programs. Seniors and juniors register tomorrow 8 am to noon and 7 to 4:30 pm, evening students 7 to 8 pm. Sophomores sign up Thursday and freshmen Friday. Graduate school registration Thursday and Friday 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 1 am.
Howard Wygans of Albany and Stanley Knapek of Woodbridge were given suspended sentences and $500 fines each after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the federal government in a railroad ticket racket. Six co-defendants await trial as authorities cite unpunched tickets passed to middlemen and redeemed at Albany station, with the group allegedly netting up to 5100,000 in a year.
Three new singers join the Troy Vocal Society after auditions at the YMCA. Kenneth H. Bame, John McKinney, and Russell Schott join under conductor Dr Elmer Tidmarsh. The mass concert with Mohawk Hudson Valley groups is set for October 17 at Troy Music Hall.
iDoy Claws Boy nine Ted Clark of 430 8th St was treated at St Mary's Hospital last night after a dog clawed him in the abdomen in front of his home. He was taken to the hospital by patrolmen David McClure and John Withkowski in a police radio car and released after treatment.
More than fifty members of religious civic and alter Troy organizations attended a public meeting on local bingo procedures. John L. Coney of the State Lottery Control Commission explained who may run games and licensing rules. Sanford Epstein distributed instruction booklets.
The ninth annual West Sand Lake Methodist Church fair and auction start at 10 Saturday. Highlights include midget auto races at 2 pm, indoor auctions at 1 pm, and a Doris Gauch Twirlletes demonstration at noon. Cochairs Mrs. David Murdock and Robert Palligan oversee booths with handmade crafts, baked foods, plants, records, and refreshments.
Two millinery classes start tomorrow night at Troy MICA led by Miss Eleanor Witshere with Miss Lillian Graham. Classes run nine weeks with upholstering sessions from 7:30 to 9:30 pm under Mrs. Lulu Middleton. Registrants should bring an old chair to learn basic operations and refinishing furniture.
Frederick Landau famed as the Boy Wonder musician died Sunday after a long illness in Lawrence Hospital Bronsville He performed as a child in Troy and studied in Belgium under Eugene Usays He served with Toscanini Herbert and led with the Metropolitan Opera Company NBC Symphony Orchestra Survived by wife five sons two brothers and seven grandchildren Funeral at Stayd Funeral Home Bay Side Queens with Masonic Bethlehem Knights Templar rites and interment in Philadelphia
City Court Judge Matthew J. Dunne approves a $900 settlement for Maygueride Jourdan and her infant son John Kell in a July 27 1958 accident near Rio Alps. Leon T. Martes is named defendant. Infant receives $700 for injuries. mother gets $200 for derivative claim. Plaintiffs represented by David Rosenfeld. Medical affidavits provided by Dr. Fred F. Arbright and Dr. Fred S. Schwarz.
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