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The Post-Star from Glens Falls, New York • 10

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10 Post-Star, Glenn Falls. N.Y. Thursday, Oct. 31, 19BS I i I foot iipiapios Tho Forecast for 7 rn. EST, Oct.

31 it so Hoh Temperatures v'- Showers Ran Flurries Snow Nntinnnl The National Weather Service forecasts 1 miiunui showers today in much of the South and Outlook extending into Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mild Halloween evening forecast if j) 1.1; Ay if -9 'f! FRONTS: Warm CokJ-- Occluded --w Stationary change through tonight. It will be milder Friday and highs will be in the 50s. Moisture from the remains of Hurricane Juan will slowly move north during the remainder of the week. There's a chance that rain from the disturbance will reach western New York Friday, but elsewhere it will remain dry.

On Saturday, the rain will move further east. There were lots of clouds across New York state Wednesday as a weak disturbance moved through. CENTRAL NEW YORK Today: Mixed clouds and sunshine. High in the mid 50s (11 to 14 C). East winds 5 to 15.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 40 (4). Friday: Becoming mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of a shower or two. High 60 to 65 (15 to 18). Thursday, Oct.

31, 1985 Sunrise 6:28, Sunset 4:48, Friday's Sunrise 6: 29 The moon: last quarter, Oct. new moon, Oct. 13 first quarter, Oct. 20; full moon, Oct. 28.

Wednesday's high 45 7 Wednesday's low 23 (-5C). Precipitation None (for the 24-hour period ending 8 p.m. Wednesday). frnwiiinlh A workman cuts the pavement at Bank uiusaiium Square in preparation for installing new WOrU brick crosswalks. Monty Calvert photo) Warren County women sought for training Warren County is recruiting interested women to attend a new series of training classes for displaced homemakers that starts Nov.

12. The program, which is being offered free of charge to Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties by the Schenectady Community Action Agency, makes the training available to women who have been out of the job market raising families but who now must find jobs, either because of divorce or death or because they are single parents on welfare. William Resse, director of the Warren County JPTA (Job Training Partnership Act) Office told the Federal Programs Committee of the Warren County Board of Supervisors Tuesday that the county currently is seeking women interested in taking part. There will be a group of 15 women who attend the classes for 25 hours a week for six weeks. They will be helped to discover what their skills are and what jobs and training are available locally.

More information is available from the JPTA office. Resse said there also are openings in most other JPTA programs, including On the Job Marjorle E. Glrard Marjorie E. Girard, 82, formerly of 88 Warren Glens Falls, died Wednesday (Oct. 30, 1985) in Hallmark Nursing Center, Queensbury.

She was born Dec. 19, 1902 in North River. She was employed for many years at Westmount Infirmary, Queensbury. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church, Glens Falls.

Mrs. Girard was predeceased by her husband, Ralph Girard, and a son, Jerald Girard. Survivors include: a son, John Girard of Glens Falls; eight grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren. Services will be at the convenience of the family, and there will be no calling hours. Arrangements are under the direction of the James F.

Singleton Funeral Home, 314 Bay Queensbury. John Comiskey SARATOGA SPRINGS -John G. Comiskey, 78, of 58 VanDam died Wednesday (Oct. 30, 1985) at Glens Falls Hospital after a long illness. Born July 14, 1907, in the Town of Northumberland, he was the son of Thomas and Catherine Flynn Comiskey.

He was a graduate of St. Peter' High School and a member of the Church of St. Peter. A veteran of World War II, he was employed at the Saratoga Vichy Bottling Plant for more than 50 years, retiring in 1975. Survivors include: a sister, Catherine Hawthorne, and a brother, David H.

Comiskey, both of Saratoga Springs, and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Church of St. Peter. Burial will be in St.

Peter's Cemetery. Friends may call at the William J. Burke and Sons Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. The family has asked that memorials be in the form of contributions to the Church of St.

Peter Repair and Renovation Fund. Mary Jane Washburn WEVERTOWN Mary Jane Washburtf, 94, of Route 28N, died early Wednesday morning (Oct. 30, 1985) at Adirondack Tri-County Nursing Home in North Creek following a long illness. Born April 12, 1891, in Bakers Mills, she was the daughter of Albert and Francelia Dalaba Morehouse and the widow of Fred Washburn, who died in 1935. A lifelong resident of the Wevertown area, she counted knitting and sewing among her hobbies and enjoyed gardening.

Survivors include: three daughters, Beatrice Moffitt, Francelia Dunkley and Mrs. Dale (Lillian) Millington, all of Wevertown; four sons, Clifford and Cassius Washburn of Salem and Erwin and Aussie Washburn of North Creek; a brother, Gasper Morehouse of Greenfield Center; 22 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Maynard D. Baker Funeral Home, 114 Main War-rensburg, with the Rev.

Daisy Allen, pastor of the Sodom Community Church, officiating. Interment will follow in the Bates Cemetery in Johnsburg. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Joseph A.

Baratto CAMBRIDGE Joseph A. Baratto, 75, died Wednesday (Oct. 30, 1985) in Mary Mc-Clellan Hospital, Cambridge after along illness. He was born Oct. 22, 1910 in Whitehall, son of the late Anthony and Clara Messina Baratto.

Mr. Baratto had been employed by the Wood Flong paper mill of Hoosick Falls. He was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church, Cambridge. He was a 45-year member of the Hoosick Falls Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Survivors include: his wife Helena Keyser Baratto, of Cambridge; two sons, Albert J. Baratto of Stephentown, and Gerald Baratto of Beaumont, Texas; a daughter, Phyllis C. Baratto of Cambridge; a brother, Albert Baratto of Cambridge; three sisters, Lena Powell of North Bennington, Mary Williams of Hoosick Falls and Anna Bell of Cambridge; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Charles A.

Ackley Funeral Home, Cambridge and 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Cambridge.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad. Harold L. Jandro WHITEHALL Harold L.

Jandro, a native of Whitehall, died Wednesday (Oct. 30, 1985) at his home following a long illness. He was 87. Mr. Jandro was born on Sept.

13, 1898 in Whitehall, son of Fred A. and Melvina Jandro. Mr. Jandro was a retired foreman for the Champlain Silk Mill and for the New York State Department of Transportation. He lived at 10 Pauline St.

A communicant of Notre Dames des Victories Church, he was a member of the Whitehall Chapter of the Knights of Columbus No. 276. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday in Notre Dames des Victoires Church.

Burial will be in our Lady of Angels Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Jillson Funeral Home 46 William St. Catherine ML Staley HADLEY Catherine M.

Staley, 95, died Tuesday (Oct. 29, 1985) in the Saratoga County Infirmary, Ballston Spa, after a long illness. She was born March 21, 1890 in Troy, daughter of William N. Bradt and Mary Wilson Bradt. She lived her early years in Schenectady before moving to Hadley, where she lived on First Avenue for many years.

She was "employed a number of years by the Luzerne Glove factory. Mrs. Staley was predeceased by her Harry K. Staley, who died in 1976. A son, Charles Gapp, died in 1984.

Survivors include: two daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Betty) Swan-son of Corinth, and Mrs. John (Marion) Bailey of Green Island; a son, Walter L. Gapp of Glenville; several stepsons; several grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Friday in the Densmore Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Danny Sears, pastor of the Victory Baptist Bible Church, officiating. Interment will be in Park View Cemetery, Schenectady. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Victory Baptist Bible Church, South Corinth, in care of Rev. Sears. Walter West SHUSHAN Walter West, a self-employed trucker, died Wednesday (Oct. 30, 1985) at Mary McClellan Hospital, Cambridge, after a long illness. He was 72.

Born in Greenwich on March 13, 1913, he was the son of Ira and Abbe Austin West. Mr. West was a member of the Washington County Pony Association. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Bentley West; two sons, Raymond and Stanley West, both of Shushan; four sisters, Mabel LaVallie of Casselbury, Leta Alexander of Cambridge, Cora Alexander I of Shushan and Mary Cassidy of Shushan; eight grandchildren, a great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m.

Friday at the McClellan Funeral Home, Salem. The Rev. Fergus Cochran, pastor of the Shushan United Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Salem. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.

today at the funeral home. The family has suggested that memorials take the form of donations to the Salem Rescue Squad, and that flowers be omitted. Robert I. Barnes GREENWICH Robert I. Barnes, a 25-year resident of the Town of Greenwich, died Wednesday morning (Oct.

30, 1985) at his Lowber Road home following a brief illness. He was 45. Mr. Barnes, born in the Town of Fowler on Oct. 12, 1940, was the son of the late Robert A.

and Violet Fuller Barnes. Mr. Barnes was a carpenter and a member of the carpenter's union. He lived in the hamlet of Bald Mountain. Survivors include: His wife, Karen Nelson Barnes; two daughters, Amy Barnes and Cathi Barnes; a son, Robert Barnes, all of Greenwich; two sisters, Mrs.

Rodger (Mary) Aldridge of SchuyTerville and Mrs. Kenneth (Lillian) Simmons of Gouverneur; a brother, Richard Barnes; two nieces and two nephews. Services will be held at the convenience of the family at the Flynn Brothers Funeral Home, 80 Main by the Rev. Jeffrey Matthews, pastor of Schuylerville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in FuUerville Cemetery.

There will be no calling hours. The family has suggested that memorials take the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society. The Associated Press Sunshine and milder temperatures will make today ideal for early trick-or-treaters this Halloween, according to the National Weather Service in Albany. There'll be more sunshine today than there was on Wednesday. However, most of the sunshine will be in upstate New York.

High temperatures in the bulk of the area will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s. There'll be little temperature GLENS FALLS AND UPPER HUDSON VALLEY Today: Lots of sunshine and near seasonable temperatures. High around 50 (10 C). Northeast winds 5 to 10. Tonight: Some clouds.

Still a bit cool. Low near 30 (-1). Friday: A mix of clouds and sunshine. A bit warmer. High in the mid 50s (11 to 14).

ADIRONDACKS Today: Partly sunny. Near seasonable temperatures. High near 50 (10 C). Light winds. Tonight: Some clouds and continued cool.

Low 20 to 25 (-6 to -4). Friday: Considerable sunshine. On the mild side. High in the mid 50s (11 to 14). The Associated Press The temperatures given are those for the preceding day, while the accompanying sky forecasts are for today.

HI Lo Pre Ollk Albany 47 26 cdy Albuquerque 66 42 cdy Amarillo 60 39 cdy Anchorage 20 05 clr Ashevllle 52 44 79 rn Atlanta 52 48 rn Atlantic City 59 39 rn Austin 69 57 .01 cdy Baltimore 59 35 rn Billings 63 38 cdy Birmingham 60 57 .14 rn Bismarck 55 22 cdy Boise 55 33 clr Boston 50 36 cdy Brownsville 79 64 cdy Buffalo 49 34 rn Burlington, Vt. 46 27 clr Casper 87 25 i cdy Charleston C. 69 59 rn Charleston WV 67 48 06 rn Charlotte, NC 53 44 i Cheyenne 64 32 cdy Chicago 56 36 rn Cincinnati 55 48 33 rn Cleveland 53 45 .01 rn Columbia, C. 82 50 08 rn Columbus. Oh, 53 42 .10 rn Concord.

NH. 51 24 clr Dallas-Ft Worth 62 54 ,01 cdy Dayton 54 45 02 rn Denver 70 32 clr Des Moines 58 42 cdy Detroit 51 43 rn Duluth 46 20 cdy El Paso 70 45 cdy Evansville 52 49 1.39 rn Fairbanks -02 -08 cdy Fargo 53 20 cdy Flagstaff 63 30 clr Grand Rapids 53 31 rn Great Falls 59 38 cdy Greensboro, C. 55 45 .35 rn Hartford 51 27 cdy Helena 57 21 cdy Honolulu 85 73 clr Funeral FRANCIS FEDERICE Services for Francis Federice, 9:30 a.m. today. Regan and Denny Funeral Home, 94 Saratoga South Glens Falls.

Mass of Christian burial to follow at 10 a.m. in St. Michael's Church, South Glens Falls. Burial, St. Mary's Cemetery, South Glens Falls.

Bearers: Gerald Fitzgerald. John Donahue. Frank Mineo. James Whalen. ELIZABETH MAE KERL HOOSICK FALLS Services for Elizabeth Mae Kerl.

11 a.m. today. Maple Grove Cemetery. Hoosick Falls. CHARLES SCOTT WHITEHALL Mass of Christian burial for Charles Scott, 9:30 a.m.

today. Notre Dame des Victoires Church. Burial. Greenmount Cemetery. Bearers: Francis Munger, David Wescott.

John Lansing, William Golden, Edward Benway and Clem Delorme. MARION KETCHUM LaMAY 3 ia.1 of Christian burial for Marion Births reported at Glens Falls Hospital were: A son to Christina Marie and Marco Rivera, 46D Henry Hudson Townhouses, Glens Falls, at 9:01 a.m. on Oct. 20. A son to Georgia and Samuel McMaster, 206 Ridge Glens Falls, at 10:30 p.m.

on Tuesday. Indianapolis 55 47 .02 rn Jackson. Ms. 61 59 22 cdy Jacksonville 81 64 .02 cdy Juneau 38 34 rn Kansas City 56 41 cdy Las Vegas 83 51 clr Little Rock 55 52 1.17 cdy Los Angeles 68 61 clr Louisville 55 48 .77 rn Lubbock 62 43 cdy Memphis 60 56 .35 rn Miami Beach 85 77 cdy Midlnd-Odessa 63 45 cdy Milwaukee 52 39 rn Mpls-St Paul 51 31 cdy Nashville 60 52 .37 rn New Orleans 76 68 .11 cdy New York 55 41 cdy Norfolk.Va. 66 54 rn North Platte 57 18 cdy Oklahoma City 58 49 .05 cdy Omaha 50 35 cdy Orlando 88 69 .03 cdy Philadelphia 59 35 rn Phoenix 88 61 clr Pittsburgh 50 43 .02 rn Portland, Me.

50 28 clr Portland. Or. 55 43 ,11 clr Providence 52 31 cdy 63 48 rn Ftapicf City 65 28 cdy Hano 65 41 clr Richmond 65 44 rn Sacramento 67 48 clr St Louis 60 46 rn St Pete-Tampa 81 72 .08 cdy Salt Lake City 68 43 cdy San Antonio 72 61 cdy San Diego 69 61 clr San Francisco 66 53 clr San Juan.P.R. 85 74 cdy St Ste Marie 55 36 cdy Seattle 53 45 .04 cdy Shreveport 58 56 2.66 cdy Sioux Falls 52 22 cdy Spokane 48 29 cdy Syracuse 47 28 cdy Topeka 54 43 cdy Tucson 88 53 clr Tulsa 59 50 .01 cdy Washington 61 33 rn Wichita 52 45 cdy Wilkes-Barre 49 30 rn Wilmington. Oe, 57 34 rn Well dug for watering at Cronin High Rise Training, job programs for youths still in school and clerical training.

The Federal Programs Committee also heard a report from James Baker of the Office for the Aging on meals programs for the elderly. Baker said that in all of the county's programs except Johnsburg and Bolton, 62,971 meals were served in the first three quarters, an increase of about 5 percent from last year. This includes meals served at congregate sites and home-delivered meals. In the supplemental program at Johnsburg and Bolton, 13,931 meals were served, 9,241 at Johnsburg and 4,690 at Bolton. Baker said he had estimated an average of about 45 meals a day at each site when the new programs began.

For the first three quarters, Johnsburg averaged 49 meals a day and Bolton, 26. Louis Spelman director of the Office for the Aging, said his department is getting ready for this winter's Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). He said the county probably will be authorized to start taking applications from those needing help with their fuel bills in November or December. -SHEILA NASON authority to keep watering even when as happens some summers the use of city water is barred for that purpose. It also will save the authority money by reducing its use of metered city water, Del Signore said.

The authority also approved a project at LaRose Gardens Epartments for resurfacing walkways and other areas. Del Signore said that because of an oversight the authority did not vote on this before, although the project is completed. The authority had discussed the firoject previously, but no reso-ution is recorded in the minutes. The project, bid and payments were approved Tuesday. Pat Celeste Contractor Inc.

was the sole bidder and did the work for $10,058. Del Signore said Crandell Associates gets $900 for preparing bid specifications and related work. There was a discussion vandalism problems at LaRose. Del Signore said Cronin was affected by the power outage in Glens Falls and Queensbury Tuesday, and the backup generator failed to come on automatically. It was started manually, he said, and the problem will be investigated.

-ROBERT CONNER NEW YORK (AP) The numbers drawn Wednesday night in New York's Lotto 48 game were 11, 20, 28 31, 33, and 41. The supplementary number was 25. ALBANY (AP) The winning number picked Wednesday in New York's Daily Number lottery game was 5-9-1. The "WinFou" number was 6-7-0-4. The Glens Falls Housing Authority will be able to irrigate its land around the Robert Cronin High Rise next summer, whether or not the city imposes water restrictions.

The authority had a 480-foot well dug in back of Cronin this year by Gus Breault of Whitehall for about $3,500. The pump was installed by Richard Leise of North Argyle for $1,900, and that bill was approved for payment at a meeting of the authority Tuesday. Augustus Del Signore, executive director of the authority, said the well was not ready for use this year. The system is now being shut down for the winter. He said the well will enable the St.

Mary's ushers plan giveaway A fund-raising giveaway will be conducted Sunday during the Giant Garage Sale at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The basket of cheer fund raiser is sponsored by the Ushers Association of St. Mary's Church in Glens Falls. Besides the basket, a case of wine will be given away. Proceeds will be used for the Association's programs, which includes a gift to the church to be used during liturgies, according to Association secretary Carl F.

Kritz. Prize winners will be announced at the Association's annual dinner, scheduled Friday, Dec. 6. There will also be a special giveaway a Kodak instamatic camera at the Civic Center Sunday. Notices Ketchum LaMay, 9:30 a.m.

today, St. Mary's Church, Warren Street, Glens Falls. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. South Glens Falls.

Bearers: Frank O'Keefe, Pat Murray, Harry Morse, Ray Giblin, Edward Bethel and Thomas Wade. STANLEY E. WILCOX Services for Stanley E. Wilcox, 3:30 p.m. today, Carleton Funeral Home, 68 Main Hudson Falls.

Burial in Moss Street Cemetery, Kingsbury. EARLE V. COONEY SCHUYLERVILLE Mass of Christian burial for Earle V. Cooney, 9:30 a.m. today, Notre Dame de Lourdes Church.

Burial in Notre Dame de Lourdes Cemetery: DONALD W. PARKHURST WILTON Services for Donald W. Parkhurst, 10 a.m. today, Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Saratoga Springs. Burial in Union Cemetery, Fort Edward.

in A daughter, Jeanelle Marie, to Mary and Kenneth Collyer, 15 Bonner Drive, Queensbury, at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday. A daughter, Kathleen Marie to Maureen and Donald Lilley, Lake George, at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15..

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