Bound Volumes, Hometown History

July 25, 2024

90 YEARS AGO

An endeavor to introduce a new code of ethics for German business is one thing for which Adolf Hitler deserves credit. E. Lewis B. Curtis, head of the History Department at Oneonta State Normal School said in conversation yesterday. Other achievements of the Hitler regime that Mr. Curtis mentioned were the administrative unification of Germany, and a start at breaking up the large landed estates of East Prussia. Dr. Karl J. Arndt, head of the German Department at Hartwick College, stated that the recent “purge by blood” of the Nazi Party involved far less violence than did the suppressing of the recent Austrian revolt by Chancellor Dollfuss. Both professors agreed that Hitler was untactful and had gone to extremes, but that he was absolutely sincere in his efforts to serve the best interests of the German people. Dr. Arndt called attention to the fact that Hitler had begun his work among university students and had many university graduates in responsible positions, though the Chancellor himself was not a graduate.

July 1934

70 YEARS AGO

Jane Marie Molinari, daughter of Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. Joseph P. Molinari, has been awarded the Thomas More scholarship to pursue graduate studies in chemistry at Fordham University. Miss Molinari graduated last June from Marymount College, Tarrytown, with a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude. This is not the first scholarship won by Miss Molinari. She was graduated as Valedictorian of the class of 1950 from Oneonta High School and won scholarships from both New York State and Cornell University. During her high school career, she served as editor of the student publication “The Echo.”

July 1954

40 YEARS AGO

State Lottery Director John D. Quinn said Tuesday he has raised the jackpot for Wednesday’s Lotto drawing from $15.5 million to $20 million because of booming ticket sales. “If this jackpot doesn’t get hit it will go to $25 million on Saturday,” he declared. He said buyers were snapping up Lotto tickets at the rate of $500,000 an hour on Tuesday and it’s going up. Quinn said that, “if won by a single winner, it would be the largest jackpot prize in the world. The lucky individual would receive 21 annual payments of $952,000 each.”

July 1984

30 YEARS AGO

For at least 40 years the Family Service Association made its home in Wilber Mansion. This month it moved to 275-277 Chestnut Street. “We need to be on the first floor,” said Executive Director Mary O’Connor. “If we are on the ground floor we can provide better services.” The new quarters are handicap accessible and can be reached conveniently by public bus transportation. As well as clothing, the association provides limited medication and prescription assistance, limited transportation support, a 20-week course for new parents, and referral to other services. More than 500 families use services provided by the association annually.

July 1994

20 YEARS AGO

A $115,269 grant from the National Science Foundation will buy laboratory equipment for the Biological Field Station of the State University College at Oneonta. Thomas Horvath, assistant professor of biology will serve as project director and Willard Harman, director of the Biological Field Station on Otsego Lake will be co-project investigator for the award which is titled “Acquisition of Laboratory Equipment for Long-Term Water Quality and Watershed Management Projects. The funds will go to furnish the field station with a multi-sample auto-analyzer and a microscope workstation.

July 2004