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Chevrolet sales; catching bear cubs now taboo

The following excerpts from The Millerton News were compiled by Kathleen Spahn and Rhiannon Leo-Jameson of the North East-Millerton Library.

June 14, 1934

‘About Millerton’; Thomas Flood of the Dutchess Auto and Supply Co., Inc., won the May district prize in a Chevrolet sales contest and is attending the Carnera-Bear fight and a banquet in New York City tonight as the guest of the Chevrolet Motor Company.

“Suitcase Simpson” Pays Another Visit; The midnight prowler with the gargantuan pedal extremities visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Masten one night the past week, and made away with a small quantity of groceries that had been left upon the kitchen cabinet. No report was made to the police.

‘Catching Bear Cubs Is Taboo This Year’; ALBANY, June 13 -The spring practice of catching bear cubs and then keeping them as possible money-making attractions is definitely taboo this year, according to advices [sic] from the Conservation Department today. Lithgow Osborne, conservation commissioner, announced there will be no licenses issued to keep bear in captivity. Furthermore, permission to possess them will not be given.

June 12, 1975

‘District Holds Annual Meeting’; Amid little citizen interest the Webutuck Central School District held its annual budget meeting Tuesday night at the high school.
Some 17 people, including district principals and teachers, attended the meeting and heard the Board present its 1975-76 budget of $2,960,417.27.

‘Town-State Rudd Pond Deal Could Be N.Y. First’; In a move unprecedented in New York State, the Town of North East and the Village of Millerton have agreed with the Stale Department of Parks and Recreation to take over the operation of the Taconic State Park at Rudd Pond for the next 4 months.

‘Methodists Hear Scofield’; Stewart Scofield Sr. spoke from the pulpit on Sunday, June 8, at the Millerton Methodist Church, assisted by Layleader Ellwood Franks.
The Variety Thrift Shoppe will be open at the church every Wednesday and Friday through the summer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The merchandise changes each week.

June 8, 2000

‘Dems Get Their Wish, Meeting Set For June 17’; NORTH EAST - For those who want to know more about what their town government is up to, mark your calendar.
According to Supervisor David Sherman, “all citizens are invited to come and meet their neighbors and community leaders in an informal gathering.”

‘Denny Pool Now Open For Season’; MILLERTON - Denny pool opened last weekend for the summer and will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on weekends only until Monday, June 26, when the normal hours will be: Monday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
Teen swim night will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Teen night participants must be entering seventh grade or higher.
Resident fees: Daily fees are $1 for ages 1-12; $2 for ages 13 and up. Full season individual pass for ages 1-12 is $25 and for ages 13 and up the fee is $35. Full season family pass is $75.

‘It’s National Dairy Month: Brothers Perotti Spotlighted’; MILLERTON - June is Dairy Month and a good time to salute some of our famous Dutchess County dairy farmers. The Eastern New York Holstein Club recently added to its prestigious Honor Roll three of the Perotti “boys.”
John, Bob and Jim Perotti of Millerton are three of the five sons of Doris and Frank Perotti and all three are dairy farmers. John and Jim are on the home farm with their mom and dad and Bob is on the upper farm.
Besides being outstanding dairy farmers, these three brothers have put in many years of volunteer service to the community.
John has been a long-standing member of the Webutuck School Board along with serving on the town Planning Board, Dutchess County Farm Bureau Board and Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board as well as others.
Bob is the chairman of the Millerton Coop (Agway) Board. He is past chairman of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Agriculture Program Committee and a longtime member of the Dutchess County Dairy Committee.
Jim has been a volunteer fireman for years and currently serves on the New York state Holstein Board. He has helped many youngsters show their dairy cattle all around the county.

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