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ler.aspwts sfori. . Mtirig : is' lievement— >f fire and g Uie yean . V ^oropanled. y are. the.. Madelyn,; ^V d wilt is'aitrus- E*r-~------ - MGfeE NEWS .MORE FEATURES s/^ R E R l d r U R E l ■ . .'' i . ~ - - ‘I'''' I FREEPORT FREEPORT'S : : OFFICIAL y a n n i v e r s a r y NEWSPAPER BALDWIN MERRICK ROOSEVELT ' m Yoar. Ho.89 - . ‘ FHEEPORT. N.Y„ THUBSD&Y. HOVEMBEH 14. 1963 CENTRPER COPY ^ MEET OUR MERCHANTS LEarles e o x i C EycnOTHAYf A FOR CHARITY, THAT IS! i g e , fE f Yeterams'^Day Pr^ram Held The Village Board Conference Room in the Freeport Municipal Building. was _the scene Monday morning of an impressive Vel- y erans'-Day- program. Promptly at 11:00 a.m. Taps was sounded by FVeeport High School ^Ctolors y/ere posted bylhe Color Q u a rt; o i the - :wmia(n ,, Clinton .§tory.;;Post .No.;.:3^S't r t l i r t u r t ^ ^ ot dlgnitaxira then: foUcnrtd; 'Se^ lectioira-: b y , lh,e i^pys^^’d^GirU' 9P» E ... Leon Weisniahi of-. Lebri-Charles Cuhtohi Tailors, 51 ■ Church' \ Handling outstanding-British,. Scotiish, and Italian fabrics; Lfebn '^eism an been a friend ------------------------------------——— - ot^-professional pebplej^octdraV dentists, layers=-oyer the years. His custom made.:“Ladies'Suits” aife talked about throughout Long --- _7 -|ih. addition, the Leon-Gharles iiTO makes the uniforms for the - pbfsonnel of American Airlines, Ttans-Wp_rld_ Airiines,_and_East- e^- Airlines. Thus Leon’s crafts* nianship is on display_all over the / country, artd_aEound the wmrid. iA-former Vice President of the (Continued op page. 9) ■siich .as bowlihg,;:oi: golfy .origarf- \dening Leon likes nothing better after a trying day at his shop to sit and relax at home with thei .reaoing of, a;rgood‘and Jnteresting-:^ In this regard, he lists as his favorite authors WiUiam- Shake speare and-County Lev Nikolae vich Tolstoi, the famous Russian, noveltist, . philosopher arid mys tic,,.When asked to name his fa vorite book, Leon had no hesita tion in namhig the Holy Bible, which he reads as often- as pos sible. ' -------- A_persoriable gentleman, with deep-set eyes!, Leon~-Weisman is‘ . justly .f^ioud of hisIiSl year,^ld. same-time a mrember of the^EBB, sdri7who, as Pfe.-B€raie-Weisrrian, 'Spent five years in -the. U. S. Marine Corps; wm , a,topJ)ase- hall- ster with the /L<eathernecks, and volunteered v to .remain ; in 'Korea if .the\ need arosej • ^ o n and his wife Shirley, are among the,^ most respepted mem bers of the Freeport Conmuriity. IQWanis Club, and now newly elfebted-President of that organi- ^ i a t l o n , Leon Weisnvan is .also , v^ry-activie in the Congregation B*hai“ Israiel, locat<^ 7 :jon . North B ^ i e w Avenuer^Lebir is at xhe: juS tV i^bud of hisIiSl year,^] ■ same-time a m-ember of tKe^EBesJ — Cjiub of Freeport; *ihe knights* 9 .f ' pylhias, and the Sunrise Lodge V'of Masons. . ' ' , ;Where other ftieri have hobbies MAILEMLY WITH GHRISfMAS STAMPS Freeport J l _ S ^ Band buglet Gordon Maynes sounds. at V b tetans^^y firogtam, as; M y Scharman. atends at , attenlion. FHS band members haTOrbeen tendering tois tribute at major intersections in the Village for 28 y«ari. , ; at 8:30 p.m’./is the' time. The-Freeport Elks Clubhou^ oh WMt- Merrick Rd. is the place. , _,1 ___ ___ . ' Chairman Lyman Duryea, a Trustee of the Freeport hodge, tickets, -which are priced at $7.50 ■* With time' running shcrl, Dur yea has appealed to all Elks and local residents for their support. Tickets, or a Booster for any amount-, are available from Mr. Diirpea, at the Clubhouse. Proceeds from the Charity Ball will go directly to the Social and Community Welfare Fund. Last year this Fund provided Thanks giving turkeys and ba.'tkets with all the trimmings for 63 needy families, in Freeport and iho surrounding communities. Cocktails will be served from \8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. There'will be continuous dancing._to the music of Bill Colman and His O rchestra until 2:30 a.m. subject of-the: ne:d yegula^ bpen^meetingfpf the Frebport-^^ttoens’ Advisory Committee for Educatwn a t 9 |>.Th. .m Tue^ay, November 26, in the.Litttoslheatre ^ ’thei'SV eM ^ Sbnior H i ^ School.; Dr. Hubert Burris, Dean p f tHe-SbhboI of Education of Ho&tra' University, arid Professor. Lester ' Rosen.thal,-.Chaij?nah of .the. Der partment of Secondary Educatloii at Lbng.lsland Univeratty, wiU be ■fVitt miiicf •' . •—:-r- I-\ ii Hi : bSE; CHRISTMAS SEALS — g w a i i a r B W irU jiy Dls9ai9$ A S s iatrtt|4 » r * ~ ’ stores who ar* m e m b w of Ibo T r e M r f l^ennacy A si»aM * » close at 2p>jn. oa SiihdayVp The Professor of PhUosepby at Ford- .ham University .will-moderate the .discussion which v w ill center DRUG STORE NOTICE T l» Btokter r h « m « T . MB h ; Main-SL. ,Fre>Pptb wBl runaiii opea latop u n ^ 10 p ^ this 8un- IN THE SPOTLICHT HON. EDWAHD J . SPEHO, N. v T S S i Benalor Edward J.-Speno was born in Syracuse, the son of'Mr. and Mrs, -James Speno.-He was educated in Auburn, graduating fronr-Holy. • Family HigirSchpoI in 1938. ____ _ __ _ ' A. graduate of Niagara University, he_received.Jiis\t'^=®'^^8” ®~.- from Cornell Lawl^chool^ He -servedres Navy—faeuteht -Sr. Gr, during World War 11. Since 1952\^ ----- JL j .; ---- he has been engaged in the gen eral practice of law in Mineola. In 1962 he was chairman of the Nassau County Cancer Crusade,; and served as Special Gifts Chair-r. man in 1960. 'i Ed Speno was a founder and-', director of O n tral Island Mental.). Health Association; director of the Nassau County Cerebral*. P ^ y Association; a founder and. Conner chairman of ’East Mea dow’s Inter-Faith Council; a, ■foriner chairman of East Mea--| dow’s Citizen’s Committee for^ Public Schools; was Na5sau| (Chairman for Sister Kenny Foun dation Campaign in 1958, arid for several years chairman .for the International Ball for the benefit of Boy’s Town oMtialy. . He is a former chairman of Long b lin d ’s -C e n tfa;P is^rtT > f j i ' I Boy Scouts of Ami^ica of E a s t^eadp w C h am b trjiif; Coni- S m ^ w a r d J. S p M is con- ’ gralutoled by Gov. VfkUoa • ■Rockefeller. 1 ^ ' - ' ■ Ifnembership-activiti^ hwdude'.ttie. ;j I American /Legion,.; Veterans of f-. 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