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08-21-25
135 YEARS AGO: Local: A “Reception of College Men,” to which about 300 invitations were issued, is being held at the rooms of the Y.M.C.A. this Wednesday evening. It promises to be one of the most pleasant local social events of the season. Among recent college graduates and present students in and near this village, and who will probably be present, are: Cornell, Charles I. Thayer and Charles H. Parshall; Hamilton, John B. Hooker, Jr.; Hobart, Horace C. Hooker; Princeton,…
90 YEARS AGO: A big army bomber flew itself over a triangular course today. Only at the take-off and landing did the pilot put his hands on the controls. Army Air Corps officers hailed the feat as “successful automatic radio navigation.” But, the engineers emphasized there is no thought of sending huge bombing planes, crewless, to rain death upon an enemy in any future war, even though England’s little “Queen Bee” planes have demonstrated that unmanned aircraft can be flown…
CONCERT—7 p.m. “Electronic Music/New Media.” Featuring Patrick Rost, keyboard and electronics, Barbara Siesel, flute and video, and John Colonna, piano. Dunderberg Gallery, 118 Marion Avenue, Gilbertsville. (607) 783-2010 or https://www.facebook.com/dunderberggallery/…
Anne Dewell, 82, of Cooperstown, New York passed away peacefully on August 12at her home on Fish Road, surrounded by beloved friends, family and flower gardens. Her husband, Robert, was by her side. Anne was born May 27, 1943 at The Princeton Hospital in Princeton, New Jersey, daughter of Gerhard and Erna (Koestler) Fankhauser. She was a devoted daughter, sister, mother, aunt and grandmother. She grew up in Princeton, graduated from Princeton High School, and earned a degree in French…
