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pREEFOS MEMGRlAt LIBRARY
FREEBORi: H.T'
11520
FREEPORt'S
Original
OFFICIAL
"NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEKLY" NEWSPAPER
FREEPORT BALDWIN I^ERRICK ROOSEVELT
29tl» Tear, No. 10 FHEEPORT. N. Y.. THURSDAY, JULY 2. 1864 " . PMCEs FIVE CpNTS'PER GOPy.
FFD SPONSORS GALA
FIREWORKS AND FIREMANICS
SHOW AT FREEPORT MUNICIPAL
STADIUM ON FOURTH OF
^ 1964 SHOW BHiGER &
p*w."?»*fia?
BETTER & STREAJWLrNED
By EDDIE VASIL
Tills Saturday, the Fourth of July, 1B04, will mark the lOtli
year of the greatest family show ever presented in this section of
Long Island . . . It's the Annual Fireworks and Plrennanics Show
sponsored by the Freoport Fire Dcpt. and presented at the Proo-port
Municipal Stadium.
Louis Medaglia, . 1st Deputy
Chief, 1964 Fireworks Show Com-mittee
Chaiiman, and John
Sutherland, 2nd Deputy Chief
and Co-chairman, of this year's
spectacular, Jointly anounced
that all plans have Ijeen completed
and finals reheai-sals have
been held, and the 1B(54 Freeport
Fire Dept. Fireworks-Firemanics
than ever.
They also announced that this
year's show fa packed with new
features and aurgtjsca. It will be
a atreamlinod production packed
with action for young and old
from the start to the breath-taking
finish.
%
THE SPIRIT
The 1004 Fourth of July Show
Show will be bigger and belter has bjBen scheduled to bo one
half hour shorter in running time ——
THE FREEPORT FIRE
DEPARTMENT STORY
By CLINTON fi, METZ
' ^ Bolls at e.ach firehouae to ring out alarms were standard equipment
in the beginning, but gave way to sirens sounded electrically
from ;lhe Police Station,
The present Fue Meadguarlers on North Main Street was
built in lh*B early laSBs. Engtee Company I and Hose Company
2 Riainfaiii tbeix> cquipRient and meeting places there, as they
will coatinue to do when B new Fire He»dv>arterg is completed
sodh on Broadway.
The Fire Council, which makes recommendation to the Mayor
and Village Trustees, underwent an important change in 1907, UntU
that year the wardens representing each company had bean appointed
from the ranks.of residents generally by the Village Board, but
a change was made so that wardens had to be members of the
companies they represented, Tbe Council consists of the Chief, both
Deputy Chiefs and two wardens elected from each unit,
i ? Although our Fire Dfpi- was not orgBnizad until 189d, "the
I Iboys" who met at Captsia Bills' PatteHon's Excebior Markal
Ideeided in 18?4 that JPteejKnt bad grovn big enough ia need «t
( (Continued on Page 4)
for the convenient and comfort
of the thousands of famiUes who
bring their children to celebrate
the Fourth of July in a safe and
sane way amid on atmosphere
filled with laughter, surprises
and a spirit of friendliness.
Spending July 4th with friends
and family has become an annual
tradition with thousands and
thousands of people from tiie
south ^oro. The show progi-am
not only features one of the finest
fireworks shows ever displayed,
but it also includes many exhibitions
of the latest flremanic
(Continued on. page 12)
Village Hail Will
Be Closed July 3
"Due to t ^ fact thai the Village
employees wffl.lMwe a day
oH on FrMar. Jfuly 3- *1» «>•»
before Independence Day. the
Municipal Building will be ch»-
e d , ••,; . .
THE 3 CHIEFS
PRIZE-WINNING
OF THE
I •• sir*
Photo above ihows Ihe three lop ofUceri of the Freeport Fire
DepJ, who are proudly exhibiting the Iroiftlea won by our prtae-winning
fireflghton. From left to light are LoaU Medaglia, Ul
Deputy Chief., FFD Chief Pawl Falcone and 2nd Deputy Chlel
John Soiitbexland.
, ^^_ ^^....
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | The-Leader_1964-07-02 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L & M Publications, Inc. |
| Contributors | Scanned by Imaging & Microfilm Access, Inc. (Bohemia, NY 11716) |
| Date | 1964 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without written permission of the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520 or email: frreference@freeportlibrary.info |
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