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February 21, 1980

February 21, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, February 21, 1980

Description: Vol. 40 No. 51 2081st Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

Scope: Franklin Square, Elmont, West Hempstead, Garden City South

Points of Interest:

  • Rev. Greninger announces retirement from Ascension Lutheran Church
  • Nassau County seeks to eliminate unnecessary traffic devices
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Engagement announcement for Carol Jean Valley and Craig Hollis
  • Alva T. Stanforth Jr. High news
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Congressman Wydler announces funding for Adelphi coal-oil research
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Wydler’s Washington by Congressman John W. Wydler
  • Local school news
    • Sewanhaka High School; Franklin Square schools
  • Rotary Ramblings by William J. Wildermuth
  • Birth announcement for Marci Nicole, born to Ann Gluckson Robert Gluckson
  • Boy Scout, Cub Scouts, and Girl Scouts news
  • Music in Review by Adriel Bettelheim
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Lions in Action by Dr. h. Russell
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Films covered: Just Tell Me What You Want
  • Elmont Memorial High School plans exciting week for exchange students
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Rev. Reed A. Greninger, Ascension Lutheran Church
    • Children from Poland who received open heart surgery at St. Francis Hospital return home
      • Pictured: Wanda Styn; Lukacz Styn; Marcemka Stebowska
  • Page 7:
    • NOTE: Due to a mistake in the paper, the first photo and caption are incorrect. The correct photos with correct captions are in the February 28 issue.
    • Owners of Tricky Business magic and illusion store on Hempstead Turnpike
      • Pictured: Mario Gonzalez; Lucy Gonzalez
  • Page 8:
    • Gardenia Park Civic Association meeting
      • Pictured: John Lima, President; Assemblyman George Madison, guest speaker
  • Page 9:
    • Warrant Officer from Franklin Square at Active Training Duty at the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona
      • Pictured: W.O. Lewis Loven, USMCR

Filed Under: Franklin Square Bulletin Tagged With: 1980, 1980s

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