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The Historians Podcast 2023 fund drive is at the midpoint and we’re $900 below where we should be. If you can, please make a donation today toward our $7000 goal. Help us provide more history programing on Old Fort Johnson, songs of the American Revolution, the Wild West and much more.
Donate online at https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-historians-podcast or send a check made out to Bob Cudmore to 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302. You may give anonymously and donations large or small are appreciated.
Dave was the second of four brothers. His brother Dan drowned in the Mohawk River in 1947; his brother Randy died in an accident while serving the U.S. Air Force.
Growing up in Fort Johnson and an apology
By Bob Cudmore
Constant reader and frequent contributor David Edward Noyes, 92, of Evergreen, Colorado, has passed away.
Dave was born in 1931, the son of Harold and Edwina Gerling Noyes. He was the second of four boys and grew up in Fort Johnson.
Dave said when he was a child, adults in Fort Johnson provided children lifetime values by deed and example and maintained an active community.
He recalled commercial institutions in Fort Johnson such as Whalen’s grocery store, Huen’s gas station, Sweet’s furniture store and Tollner’s ice cream shop.
Dave was the second of four brothers. His brother Dan drowned in the Mohawk River in 1947; his brother Randy died in an accident while serving the U.S. Air Force.
Dave attended Fort Johnson grammar and junior high schools.
The Fort Johnson Athletic Association produced top speed skaters in the 1940s including Hank Flesch, Don Talmadge, Gene Gage, George Hare and Ted Ellenwood, Jr.
Dave described himself as one of the “run of the mill” skaters in Fort Johnson, winning a few medals along the way. He kept skating until knee and hip replacement surgeries in 2000.
Dave learned to fly at the Carpet City Airport at Midline Road and Route 107 in Perth. The local airport flourished in the late 1940s.
Dave was in the Air Scout program in 1947. The curriculum officially included only pre-flight activities, but Dave and his fellow Scouts actually flew planes with local World War II veterans as instructors.
The Scouts wore powder blue uniforms and had World War II surplus gear at the airport including a miniature jet engine.
“Firing it up was quite impressive,” Dave said. “Pleasant memories, great learning experience.”
Dave worked on footballs for Collette’s in Amsterdam as a high school student. He was paid in cash, some of which went into his bank account, Dave said, “With amount entered via ink pen (still have those bank books).”
He graduated in 1949 from Wilbur H. Lynch Senior High in Amsterdam and went on to the SUNY College of Forestry and Environmental Science in Syracuse.
He entered the US Army in 1952 and served with an armored division in Germany. After military service he resumed his college studies and graduated with honors. He married Mary Ann Gawron of Amsterdam, who survives him, in 1956.
Dave joined the Johns Manville Corporation as a research engineer. His career took him to the world headquarters of Johns Manville in Denver. He retired in 1994 as a manager of environmental affairs.
The village of Fort Johnson is slated to formally dissolve on the last day of this year, becoming a hamlet in the town of Amsterdam. The town will become responsible for public works in Fort Johnson. Residents voted 90 to 23 to dissolve the village in a referendum late last year.
Dave’s daughter, Julie Matern, said, “Dad did know about this; although he understood the logic of it, he was disappointed/saddened by the absorption of his ‘little burg.’ Not a big fan of consolidation in general.
“I am happy to report his childhood home is in the best shape it’s been in 40 years.”
An apology
In a letter to the editor Mark Gibbons of Niskayuna properly criticizes me for using the word “immigrant” in a recent column to describe a person who had moved from Puerto Rico to New York State.
Mr. Gibbons correctly points out Puerto Ricans are American citizens as Puerto Rico is a U. S. territory. I apologize and regret the error which, as Mr. Gibbons writes, unfortunately “adds to this misguided notion” that “Puerto Ricans are foreigners, not American citizens.”
Monday, June 26, 2023-Story behind the story-Dave Noyes growing up in Fort Johnson; plus an apology. Monday story about 6 minutes.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023-From the Archives of Focus on History from the Daily Gazette-Amsterdam’s unforgettable day.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023-From the Archives- Episode 44, January 23, 2015 Richard Norton Smith author of “On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller.”
Thursday, June 29, 2023-From the Archives of Focus on History from the Daily Gazette-Summer in Amsterdam years ago.
Friday, June 30, 2023-Episode 481--Chris Wimmer is author of The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
About 20 Years Ago Bob went back on The Radio in The Mohawk Valley, and then about 10 years ago...
One Man Show (Bob Cudmore slide show with music One Man Show written by GOD and Tom Staudle, performed by 2 members of the Tom Staudle choir (Windows Movie)) written 10-27 thru 10-31-2014
The Historians Out West this Week
Episode 398- John Boessenecker, author of Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West's Most Notorious Woman Bandit.
Mohawk Valley Weekend Weather, Sunday, June 25, 2023
65 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:06AM
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Sunday, June 25, 2023
Daily Gazette
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EDITORIAL: Legislature left some vital matters unresolved
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By Bob CudmoreThe Historians Podcast 2023 fund drive is at the midpoint and we’re $900 below where we should be. If you can, please make a donation today toward our $7000 goal. Help us provide more history programing on Old Fort Johnson, songs of the American Revolution, the Wild West and much more.
Donate online at https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-historians-podcast or send a check made out to Bob Cudmore to 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302. You may give anonymously and donations large or small are appreciated.
Dave was the second of four brothers. His brother Dan drowned in the Mohawk River in 1947; his brother Randy died in an accident while serving the U.S. Air Force.
Growing up in Fort Johnson and an apology
By Bob Cudmore
Constant reader and frequent contributor David Edward Noyes, 92, of Evergreen, Colorado, has passed away.
Dave was born in 1931, the son of Harold and Edwina Gerling Noyes. He was the second of four boys and grew up in Fort Johnson.
Dave said when he was a child, adults in Fort Johnson provided children lifetime values by deed and example and maintained an active community.
He recalled commercial institutions in Fort Johnson such as Whalen’s grocery store, Huen’s gas station, Sweet’s furniture store and Tollner’s ice cream shop.
Dave was the second of four brothers. His brother Dan drowned in the Mohawk River in 1947; his brother Randy died in an accident while serving the U.S. Air Force.
Dave attended Fort Johnson grammar and junior high schools.
The Fort Johnson Athletic Association produced top speed skaters in the 1940s including Hank Flesch, Don Talmadge, Gene Gage, George Hare and Ted Ellenwood, Jr.
Dave described himself as one of the “run of the mill” skaters in Fort Johnson, winning a few medals along the way. He kept skating until knee and hip replacement surgeries in 2000.
Dave learned to fly at the Carpet City Airport at Midline Road and Route 107 in Perth. The local airport flourished in the late 1940s.
Dave was in the Air Scout program in 1947. The curriculum officially included only pre-flight activities, but Dave and his fellow Scouts actually flew planes with local World War II veterans as instructors.
The Scouts wore powder blue uniforms and had World War II surplus gear at the airport including a miniature jet engine.
“Firing it up was quite impressive,” Dave said. “Pleasant memories, great learning experience.”
Dave worked on footballs for Collette’s in Amsterdam as a high school student. He was paid in cash, some of which went into his bank account, Dave said, “With amount entered via ink pen (still have those bank books).”
He graduated in 1949 from Wilbur H. Lynch Senior High in Amsterdam and went on to the SUNY College of Forestry and Environmental Science in Syracuse.
He entered the US Army in 1952 and served with an armored division in Germany. After military service he resumed his college studies and graduated with honors. He married Mary Ann Gawron of Amsterdam, who survives him, in 1956.
Dave joined the Johns Manville Corporation as a research engineer. His career took him to the world headquarters of Johns Manville in Denver. He retired in 1994 as a manager of environmental affairs.
The village of Fort Johnson is slated to formally dissolve on the last day of this year, becoming a hamlet in the town of Amsterdam. The town will become responsible for public works in Fort Johnson. Residents voted 90 to 23 to dissolve the village in a referendum late last year.
Dave’s daughter, Julie Matern, said, “Dad did know about this; although he understood the logic of it, he was disappointed/saddened by the absorption of his ‘little burg.’ Not a big fan of consolidation in general.
“I am happy to report his childhood home is in the best shape it’s been in 40 years.”
An apology
In a letter to the editor Mark Gibbons of Niskayuna properly criticizes me for using the word “immigrant” in a recent column to describe a person who had moved from Puerto Rico to New York State.
Mr. Gibbons correctly points out Puerto Ricans are American citizens as Puerto Rico is a U. S. territory. I apologize and regret the error which, as Mr. Gibbons writes, unfortunately “adds to this misguided notion” that “Puerto Ricans are foreigners, not American citizens.”
Monday, June 26, 2023-Story behind the story-Dave Noyes growing up in Fort Johnson; plus an apology. Monday story about 6 minutes.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023-From the Archives of Focus on History from the Daily Gazette-Amsterdam’s unforgettable day.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023-From the Archives- Episode 44, January 23, 2015 Richard Norton Smith author of “On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller.”
Thursday, June 29, 2023-From the Archives of Focus on History from the Daily Gazette-Summer in Amsterdam years ago.
Friday, June 30, 2023-Episode 481--Chris Wimmer is author of The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
About 20 Years Ago Bob went back on The Radio in The Mohawk Valley, and then about 10 years ago...
One Man Show (Bob Cudmore slide show with music One Man Show written by GOD and Tom Staudle, performed by 2 members of the Tom Staudle choir (Windows Movie)) written 10-27 thru 10-31-2014
The Historians Out West this Week
Episode 398- John Boessenecker, author of Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West's Most Notorious Woman Bandit.
Mohawk Valley Weekend Weather, Sunday, June 25, 2023
65 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:06AM
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Sunday, June 25, 2023
Daily Gazette
Support Local Journalism
To subscribe https://dailygazette.com/subscribe/
Paper-Paper, On-line and e-edition
When Credibility Matters
EDITORIAL: Legislature left some vital matters unresolved
It’s actually a good thing that the state Assembly didn’t do much when it returned to Albany last week to…
It’s actually a good thing that the state Assembly didn’t do much when it returned to Albany last week to…
https://dailygazette.com/
RecorderNews
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald Make Us A Part Of Your Day
https://www.leaderherald.com/