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Oneontans protested for peace before WWII
Backtracking: Neahwa Park has history of Veterans Day remembrance
A ceremony is set this week for Veterans Day in Neahwa Park. It will be amid a construction scene for the new Memorial Walkway, but nevertheless historic, as it was 50 years ago this November that Neahwa Park became the new site of Veterans Day events in Oneonta. It was to dedicate the familiar obelisk monument to represent all veterans' organizations.
Backtracking: City mayor's college ties go back a century
Tuesday's mayoral election in Oneonta was certainly well-represented by our two colleges in the city. A former Hartwick College president, Dick Miller; a current student at the State University College at Oneonta, Jason Corrigan; and Erik Miller, a graduate of SUNY Oneonta, were vying to become Oneonta's 20th elected mayor. Dick Miller won the race.
Backtracking: Former senator called Norwich home for years
When it comes to politics, no matter how popular you may be, sometimes you just can't win them all. Back in 1954, if you'd asked then U.S. Senator Irving M. Ives about this, he would've told you such a statement was true. It was that year when Ives, who called The Heartland of New York his home, lost in a tight race for governor of New York to W. Averell Harriman.
Backtracking: Little Greene man found fame as a traveling act
If a person was extremely tall or exceptionally tiny in stature, chances of their getting into show business back in the 1870s were there for the taking. A Greene native, Francis Flynn, became a showman of demand by age 4. Francis was 23" tall, weighed 12 pounds and toured by the name of General Mite.
Backtracking: 'Wick changes in 1954 included buildings and Citizens Board
It was a busy year of events on the campus of Hartwick College in 1954. The community's leaders and citizens became more involved in the college's role in Oneonta's life. A brand new women's dormitory opened that autumn, named after a prominent Oneonta couple. Another building, the very first one built in 1928, got a name change.
Backtracking: Teachers' college faced crowded conditions
College students across the nation in the 1950s had their share of pranks, such as finding out how many could fit into telephone booths. I'm sure some students at the Oneonta State Teachers College were up to that challenge in this city.
Backtracking: Economic and social changes came to Oneonta in 1979
Recession was a word in the daily vocabulary. College students rallied to vote in their “gown towns.” Houses and Oneonta’s “Chinese Wall” needed and got help, and music at the nightclubs and on the radio was changing. It was October 1979 here in The Heartland of New York.
Backtracking: Merchants' event drew crowds 100 years ago
One thing you cannot call the numerous merchants and organizations working to make downtown Oneonta successful these days is lazy. Downtown has plenty of competition with stores outside the city limits, so making the extra efforts to attract people to the old business district is essential.