City Receives Bids To Convert School 5 Building
Bids opened by the City of Troy for Phase One of converting the former School 5 on South Avenue into a city hall. Fane and Demers submitted the low bid of 78,600 with Duscan and Cahill at 86,715 and Alex Machnick at 88,480, Frank F Aptolick at 83,500. Architect Harrison and Mero will review. completion targeted for March 1 with expansion plans for remainder of the project. Mayor Fitzgerald led the bid opening with officials noting estimates around 90,000.
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City of
Troy
School 5
Sth Avenue
Fane & Demers
Duscan & Cahill
Alex Machnick
Frank F. Aptolick
William R. Harrison
Harrison & Mero
Harrison
Edward A. Fitzgerald
Five Contests Mark GOP Town Caucus in Poestenkill
The Poestenkill GOP caucus drew about 450 voters with James Saville winning the supervisor nomination 240 to 192 over Harry Hall. Edward F. Showers led a three way race for town highway superintendent 211 to 111 to 110 over Robert Hoffay and Edward Naylor. Earl Davis was renominated justice of the peace. Elwin Flint led for councilman 234 to 188 over Ivan Hall. Charles Houser won renomination for supervisor four years 232 to 178 for Francis Roberts. Donald Gutbrodt beat George Backhaus for assessor 264 to 143. Gordon Hall renominated tax collector. Aretta Barringer unopposed for town clerk. Earl E. Miller did not seek renomination.
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Poestenkill
James Saville
Justice For the Peace
Harry Hall
Elwin Flint
Ivan C. Hall
Charles Houser
Francis Roberts
Donald Gutbrodt
George Backhaus
Gutbredt
Backhaus
Gordon Hall
F. J. Shortell Expires Suddenly in Chestertown
Frank J. Shortell former president of Monarch Motor Freight Co died suddenly in Chestertown after a heart ailment. He served on the Rensselaer County Civil Service Commission since 1941 and led trucking industry groups. Funeral from J.W. Burns Sons Inc. Monday at 9 a.m. with Mass at Our Lady of Victory Church.
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Monarch Motor Freight Co
Chestertown
Mr. Shortell
Rensselaer County Civil Service Commission
Rensselaer County Court House
Troy
Cohoes
St. Bernard’s School
Monarch Motor Freight
Code J Authority
New York State Truck Assn
Shortell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Troy Lodge of Elks
Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Victory Church
Fifth Avenue
Our Lady of Victory Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Lions Plan Blind Seal Drive This Fall
Troy Lions Club members met to organize the annual Blind Seal drive in the first week of November. David W. Heer chairs the effort with John J. Stak as cochairman. The group will send 15 000 solicitations to raise funds for sight conservation locally, including St Peters School glasses and Christmas baskets for the blind, plus support for the eye bank of the Light Conservation Society.
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Troy Lions Club
Hendrick Hudson
David W. Heer
John J. Stak
Cochairman
Lions Club
St.Peter's School
Eye Bank
The
Light Conservation Society
Kenneth Hickok
P. Noel.Hepp
Clarence G. Simmons
John A. Hallman
Maurice K. Grape
Arthur Bibb Jr
Jay N. Howe
George E. Mullin
Yom Kippur Observance Begins Across Local Temples
Yom Kippur starts at sunset with services led by Rabbi Julius K Gutmann at Third Street Temple and by Rabbi Jacob S Cohen at Temple Beth El and other congregations. City students invited as guests. Kal Nidre melodies mark the eve services. sermons address universal questions of faith and spiritual discipline.
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Troy
Third Street
Julius K. Gutmann
Temple Beth el
Sth Ave
Shalaray Tephilah
Division St
Beth Israel Bikur Cholim
Rivier St
Jacob S. Cohen
Gutmann
Joseph H. Levy
Schlesinger
Robert McCormick
Edwina 5
Rummell
Helen Parkis
H. Townsend Heister
Third Street Temple
Myra’ Buchman
Naomi Gorkis
Karen Levy
Bernard Malnekoff
Alice Mintzer
Robert Sidman
Peter Blassberg
Joseph Rosenholtz
Temple Brotherhood
Gustave Lurie
Former Carriage Manufacturer Ransley Dies at 91 in Troy
Thomas Ransley, 91, longtime owner of Ransley Coach and Carriage Manufacturing Co., died after a long illness. An English immigrant who settled in Troy as a boy, he later served as eastern representative for S. and S. Hearse Manufacturing Co. Survived by three daughters Deborah and Marion in Troy and Mrs John Peirano of Westwood plus son Thomas Ransley III. Private funeral Monday at Bryce Funeral Home with Oakwood Cemetery interment.
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Ransley
Fiora Nethaway
Deborah Ransley
Marion Courtney
Troy
John Peirano
Westwood
N.J
Thomas Ransley III
Bryce Funeral Home
Sth Ave
Jin Oakwood Cemetery
Wynantskill Kiwanis hears student report on summer recreation
Wynantskill seventh grader Wynantskill Mehne spoke at the Kiwanis meeting at Wisk's Tavern on supervision of the Wynantskill summer recreation program. Thomas Wells introduced the speaker under the Boys and Girls committee auspices with Sand Lake visitors.
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Douglas Mehne
Kiwanis Club
Wisk’s Tavern
Mehne
Wynantskill
Thomas Wells
Sand Lake
Troy
East
Youth Receives 8750 Settlement for 1953 Injury
Supreme Court Justice James Gibson approved a total 8750 settlement for John Blair 19 of Sherwood Park through his father Andrew Blair in a claim against Allen Duke and Robert Nesnick. Blair suffered a compound fracture of the left leg Oct 24 1953 after a car collision. 7300 covered injuries and 1250 for medical and hospital expenses.
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Route 20
Supreme Court
James Gibson
John Blair
Andrew Blair
Rensselaer
Allen Duke
Robert J. Nesnick
Duke
Nesnick
Memorial Hospital
Albany
Zweig &Mexl
Murphy, Aldrich, Guy,Broderick & Simon
Justice Gibson
Julio Nardacci
High St. Albany
Barbara Macera
Rose Lynch
Lawrence Street
Rensseilaer
Melville Fisher
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis National Kids Day events planned
The Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club announced National Kids Day activities led by Stanley Fifield and William Radits. Children gather at 1 p.m. at the Athletic Field to join softball kickball and football sections with separate courts and refreshments served around 3 p.m. More than 1300 youths expected amid 700 hot dogs and soda.
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Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club
Stanley Fifield
William J. Radits
Cochairmen
Henry Wielt
Town of Hoosick
Relatives To Share Five Estates In Rensselaer County
Five estates pass to relatives as letters of administration or testamentary are issued by Surrogate Maurice D Isenberg. Minnie E MacFarlane of Troy dies Sept 5 in Sanford Maine leaving under 3000. Jessie E Diggery receives life use. Charles Diggery and Alice B Jones named remainder men. Wager Taylor Howd Brearton attorneys. Cosimo Rossi of Troy dies July 23 leaving real property about 8000. four daughters named as beneficiaries Elizabeth Zaccaro Lena R DeMarco Joan Valentine Inez Wagslaf. Anthony P Cioffi attorney. Alice F Marshall of Troy dies Sept 9 leaving 1900 personal and 10000 jointly owned real. John A Marshall 69 4th Ave. estate represented by Mackrell Ranney Rommel. Anna M Vertone of Troy joined Aug 28 leaving 9500 personal and 12000 real. Theodore Vertone husband 205 2nd Lt Anna Verdile 297 White View Rd Jennie Rotondi 19 Detroit Ave daughters. Raymond T Finnan attorney. Anna E Bussey of Troy dies July 15 leaving 1000 personal. heirs William B Bussey Edward M Bussey Lizetta Coffey 55 Ford Ave. Mackrell Ranney Rommel represents estate.
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Rensselaer County
Iso
Maurice D. Isenbergh
Minnie E. MacFarlane
Troy
Sanford
Maine
Jessie E. Diggery
Charles Diggery
Alice B. Jones
Wager
Taylor, Howd & Brearton
Cosimo Rossi
Elizabeth Zaccaro
Lena R. DeMarco
Christie St. Joan
Valentine
Highland Ave
Inez Wagslaf
Christie St
Anthony P. Cioffi
Alice F. Marshall
John A. Marshall
Tth Ave
Hotel and Restaurant Union Plans 19th Annual Dance
The 19th annual dance of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union will be held Tuesday Oct 11 at the Hotel Trojan. Lawrence Wilhelm, president, named Nick Campas as general chairman. Assisting him are Arthur Lawrence Thomas Maguire Sr Mrs Eva Nowak and others.
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The
iHotel and Restaurant Employes Union
Trojan
Lawrence Wilhelm
Nick Campas
Arthur Lawrence
Thomas Maguire Sr
Eva Nowak
Julia Ashley
Mary Scott
Angeline Safaras
Michael Pomiber
Ann Foy
James Chiefari
Union
Ferry St
Schuylerville Drum Corps Elects Staff and Plans By-Laws
The Schuylerville Green Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps met in Legion rooms and elected staff including vice president Robert Farrell secretary Eldridge MeEchron and treasurer Vernon Towns. A new president was postponed to the next meeting while a constitution and by laws committee was formed.
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Green Sabers
Legion Rooms
Robert Farrell
Eldridge MeEchron
Vernon Towns
Dan Mulvihill
Robert
Fcolm Farrell
James Perotta
Arthur Almy
Joseph Gamache
Carlo
Wool mothproofing method after washing by researchers
Melbourne wool industry researchers developed a treatment that preserves mothproofing of wool fabrics even after washing. The breakthrough promises durable protection for wool products against moth damage across processing and daily use.
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Melbourne
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