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May 27, 1982

May 27, 1982 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Bulletin

Date: Thursday, May 27, 1982

Description: Vol. 43 No. 13 2199th Consecutive Issue

Price: Twenty cents

Scope: Franklin Square, West Hempstead, Malverne, Valley Stream, Elmont, Garden City South

Points of Interest:

  • National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) award Medal of Honor to Paul Van Wie
  • Rotary Beginnings Part 5 by Victor Witz
  • Memorial Day remembrances and events
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Peggy Kerrigan
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • You and Your Health by Thomas Olsinski
  • Election of Sewanhaka Class Officers for 1982-1983 school year
  • Washington to You by Senator Al D’Amato
  • Boy Scout news
  • Assemblyman George Madison Reports
  • Franklin Square Historical Society by Virginia Gerbe
  • Democratic Doings by Henry Zimmern
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Dorothy Tripp
  • Alva T. Stanforth Junior High honor roll

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Franklin Square couple donates funds to provide a Coronary Care room at Franklin General Hospital
      • Pictured: Mr. Murray Schneider; Theresa Gressert, R.N., Franklin General’s Acting Nursing Director; Joyce McGuinness, R.N., Head Nurse of Franklin’s Coronary “Step-Down” Unit
  • Page 3:
    • Inter-Faith Communion Breakfast at the West Hempstead Fire Department
      • Pictured: Ronald Magarie, Fire Company President; Peter King, Nassau County Comptroller; John D’Alessandro, Fire Chief; Ralph Nicholes, Deputy Chief
  • Page 4:
    • Winners of the Sewanhaka Social Studies Essay Contest
      • Pictured: Rainer Burger; Dennis Laboc; Glenn Hausen; Deborah McGahy; Eric Rice
  • Page 7:
    • Town Citation honoring the Citadel Chapter of B’nai B’rith at the Franklin Square Jewish Center
      • NOTE: Due to a mistake in the paper, the caption for this photo is on page 13
      • Pictured: Rita Rapp, installing officer; Anita Stein, past president; Thomas Gulotta, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Leah Berger, President; Marian Weiner, installing committee member
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Dena Foster, New York Hemisphere pageant state finalist
    • Second Annual Celebration of Solidarity between the Jewish and Italian-American communities in Franklin Square, sponsored by the Commission for Social Justice of the Sons of Italy and the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
      • Pictured: Kurt Kelman, Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith; Congressman Raymond McGrath; Matthew Nizza, Commissioner of Social Justice
  • Page 8:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Daniel Shultz, Sewanhaka High graduating student
  • Page 9:
    • Troop 93 recipients of the Catholic Religious Scouting Award, “Ad Altare Dei”
      • Pictured: Douglas Girgenti; Richard Colvin; Anton Bruchhauser; Quentin Girgenti, Religious Awards Counselor
  • Page 12:
    • The Franklin Square Chapter of the Homemaker’s Council volunteer for Goodwill
      • Pictured: Homemaker’s Council members (unnamed)
  • Page 13:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Mary Nee, Carey High senior
    • Second Annual Celebration of Solidarity between the Jewish and Italian-American communities in Franklin Square, sponsored by the Commission for Social Justice of the Sons of Italy and the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
      • NOTE: Due to a mistake in the paper, the caption for this photo is on page 7
      • Pictured: Judge Ralph Yachnin; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Matthew Nizza, Commission for Social Justice Chairman; Thomas Gulotta, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Judge Sol Wachtler; Joseph Montemarano, Sons of Italy Grand Venerable- State President; Congressman Raymond McGrath; Assemblyman George Madison; Assemblyman Dean Skelos
  • Page 14:
    • Nassau Blazers Scouting Award Dinner
      • Pictured: Charles Jeffords, Dinner Chairman; Josie Mirabelle; Commissioner Joseph Mirabelle
  • Page 16:
    • The New York City Opera performs “Hansel and Gretel” for Franklin Square elementary school students
      • Pictured: “Hansel and Gretel” performers (unnamed)

Filed Under: Franklin Square Bulletin Tagged With: 1980s, 1982

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