Oldest Hoosick Falls Resident Dies
Edgar Leonard the oldest resident of Hoosick and the oldest Mason in the United States died Tuesday at Hoosick Falls Health Center where he had been a patient. He was born August 18 1886 in Hoosick Falls and lived there all his life. He served as village president and was a director of local savings and loan and former First National Bank official. He held railroad posts and helped with mail delivery for decades. He attended many World’s Fairs from 1876 through 1939. Survivors include son Dr Walter A Leonard sister Evalyn Wilcox six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 7 pm at the First Presbyterian Church Hoosick Falls with interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Edgar Leonard
Hoosick
United States
Hoosick Falls
Hoosick “Ralls
van Rensselaer Lodge
Walter A Wood Pass
G& A FR
Zed
Presbyterian Sunday School
Leonard
Ofice
Mary E. Jones
New York City
Philadelphia
Walter A. Leonard
Cambridge
Evalyn Wilcox
Williamstown
Mass
First Presbyterian Church
Mark Ketley
Hoosick Falls Methodist Church
Harold Harmon
Maple Grove Cemetery
Hoosick Falls Activities Highlight Local News Blitz
Farmers received dairy feed payments totaling about 10500 dollars from the County Agricultural Conservation Committee with checks averaging. Hoosick Falls Implement Co. staff and local members including George Masick George Bovie and Miss Blasche Cipperly attended the distribution. First Baptist Church midweek services resume. Driver licenses renewed by Deputy Clerk Peter Storer. Elks club dances planned with Dame's orchestra. Kiwanis members viewed a War Department combat film at the Elks Club. St Marys Auxiliary officers to be elected at Immaculate Conception parish hall. Edward Barlow Jr fined ten dollars for unregistered vehicle and no license. Miss Anta OHearn wedding shower hosted at St Stanislaus Hall with about 125 guests. Continuous Irish dance performances and solos were presented.
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Tser County Agricultural Conservation
Hoosick Falls
First Baptist Church
Peter Storer
Elks’club
Dame's
Steve Fleming
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club
Elks
War Department
St Mary's Auxiliary
Immaculate Conception
Megs
Edward Burns
Edward Barlow, Jr
Justice of the Peace
Arthur i Waite
Eagle Bridge
White Creek
A. H. Clough
Cambridge
Anta O'Hearn
William ‘Fl Cronin
St Stanislaus’ Hall
Bliss
Anna Stanton
George Laurson
Frances Nowak
Guy Milliman
Fenn
A. Murphy
Thomas Monahan
Eleanor Murphy
Ars
Leo Mulvihill
Stanton
Mary Gannon
Anna Dealer
Mart O'Hearn
Miss O'Hearn
Monaghan
Valley Falls News and Socials Report
Harrington left for Poughkeepsie on Monday. The Rospe family will move into their new home this week. Mrs. Stover returned from Albany where she visited Mrs. Buckley. Mr and Mrs Lohnes returned from New York after a weekend trip. The All-American Bridge Club enjoyed by Mrs Wright Barber at Melrose. Winners were Mrs Sharpe Mrs Foster and Mrs Sproat. Girl Scouts resume meetings Fridays at 7 pm in Community Hall. Officers listed for three month terms: Carkaard Griggs Spigner Frisino Winchell Briggs.
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Valley Falls
James. Harrington
Poughkeepsie
Angelic Rospe
Peter L. Stover
Albany
William Buckley
Carl W. Lohnes
New York
All-American Bridge Club
Wright Barber
Melrose
Lintheon
Lorraine Briggs
Local Notes on Residents and Visitors
Schuylerville resident Wesley Hudson Jr formerly of Grangerville is at Saratoga Hospital for a minor operation and now lives in Saratoga Springs. Mr and Mrs WE Shaver and Mrs George Haas dined with Mr and Mrs Clayton Vanderwerker and family of Gatsevoor t. Pvt Ray S Larmon of Aberdeen Proving Grounds is on a ten day furlough at his Round Lake home visiting his parents Mr and Mrs A Rey Larton in Grengerville.
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Wesley’ Hudson, Jr
Grangerville
Saratoga Hospital
Hudson
Saratoga
Springs
WE. Shaver
George Haas
Clayton | Vanderwerker
Gatsevourt
Ray S. Larmon
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Round Lake
Death of Soldier Ends Tulsa Case
Phil Kennamer closes a long case linked to the 1934 Thanksgiving shooting of John F. Gorrell. The paratrooper, once charged in a clemency saga, was killed in action in France on August 1. He had testified about clemency conspiracies during visits to Oklahoma in 1933.
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Tulsa
Phil Kennamer
Coutire
John F. Gorrell
War Department
Franklin E. Hennamer
Gorrell
France
Kesnamer
Ween
Kennamer
Oklahoma
Bishop Duffy Dies After Brief Illness in Buffalo
Bishop John A. Duffy, head of the Buffalo Catholic Diocese, died at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. He had previously served as bishop in Syracuse from 1933 and as vicar general of Newark. Born in New Jersey, he studied in Rome and was ordained there.
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Bufals
John A. Duffy
Buffalo
Mercy Hospital
Duffy
Syracuse
Neware
Nu J. Dine Cpse
Fea NJ
Rome
Gorrell’s shooting death investigated in Tulsa case
The record notes Gorrell’s body found in a Tulsa car at midnight after a quarrel with Kennan who surrendered to the sheriff. Kennan testified he used Gorrell’s pistol in self defense while denying kidnapping motives in the Tulsa incident.
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Troy Record
Edward D. Burksins
Bebe
Tulsa World
College
Gorrell
Tulsa
Sherif
Jas Abe Lldar
Kennan
Gorrel
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