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News from the Past in Memory of Harry A. Sturges

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In memory of Harry A. Sturges

News Herald – October 3, 1924 – F.E. Bleezarde, Publisher

Coeymans:

  • The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M.E. church met in the chapel on Wednesday afternoon to sew for their annual fair. A covered luncheon was served, which was much enjoyed.
  • Mrs. Alred H. Rennie, state treasurer of the New York State Mothers’ Congress and Parent-Teacher Association, will attend the annual convention in Poughkeepsie next week.
  • A great improvement has been made to the lane between Westerlo and Church Street in the vicinity of the property owned by Oscar Austin by the relaying of the sidewalk.
  • The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society held their annual meeting in the home of Mrs. G. Coddington on Church Street on Friday afternoon of last week and elected: Mrs. Frank Ziegler, president; Mrs. S.M. Cole, vice president; Mrs. Arthur Hagerty, secretary; Mrs. M.E. Reid, corresponding secretary; Mrs. F. Sutton, treasurer and Mrs. T.T. Briggs, pianist.
  • Medical inspection of the pupils of the grammar grades and high school was conducted this week by Dr. M.S. Reid.

Ravena:

  • Front-page headlines of the News-Herald: “Ravena and Coeymans Will Open Big $25,000,000 Railroad Project” followed by “Entire Force of Skilled Mechanics, Clerks, Foremen, Superintendents, Conductors, Brakemen, Dispatchers and Yard Master Shear will Move from the Ravena Yard to Selkirk October 15. Big Yards, Round Houses and Shops with Yard Almost Completed. Largest Railroad Venture in the World.”
  • Perry DeBacco has broken ground for a one-story concrete bock building on Main Street.
  • The trustees of the Ravena Public Library wish to thank the W.C.T.U. for the ten dollars given for the purchase of new books.
  • The Fort Orange Society orchestra will furnish music for the dance at Community Hall next Thursday evening. The committee in charge of arrangements includes Percy Rockefeller, LeRoy Hoag, Howard Stahl and Ralph Hallenbeck.
  • On account of the illness of Miss Laurella Butler, teacher, the school in district No, 4 has been closed this week.

Coeymans Herald – October 2, 1889 – S.H. & E.J. Sherman, Proprietors

  • The Lotta has been chartered to take the Masons to New Baltimore Friday evening.
  • There are a number of parties trying to purchase desirable lots on which to build residences.
  • Oyster and clam boats will shortly begin to arrive in port loaded with their succulent cargoes.
  • The room adjoining Willis’s dentist office has been leased for a club of young men.
  • Will Griffin had a finger smashed while coupling cars in the railroad yard one-night last week.
  • A cart horse at Walsh & Hardwick’s brick yard backed off a 20 ft. embankment on Wednesday and was killed.
  • We hear a great deal about labor reform, but there seems to be a greater need about reforming some of those fellows who don’t work.
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